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Bill “Butterball” Crane on 1450 WVON Chicago | August 1967

By Ellis Feaster December 31, 2021

WVON 1450 Chicago - Bill “Butterball” Crane - August 1967 This aircheck featured Chicago’s longtime R&B station, 1450 WVON. WVON was a "heritage" R&B station serving Chicago's black community,…

Ken Gilbert Interviews Eddie Money: 97.1 WZRT “Z97” Rutland VT | January 22, 1997

By Steve West December 29, 2021

Back in 1997, Eddie Money was coming to Vermont... that's news in and of itself! Ken Gilbert is caught here, interviewing the artist known for the hits, "Two Tickets To…

Linwood “Cuzzin Linnie” Henderson on Soul 73 KKDA Dallas | May 7 1993

By Ellis Feaster December 27, 2021

KKDA Soul 73 Dallas - Linwood “Cuzzin Linnie” Henderson - May 7 1993 Courtesy: Robert Nicholson Linwood “Cuzzin Linnie” Henderson spent 50 years on the radio in Dallas.…

Gus Saunders, 680 WNAC Boston | June 16, 1961

By Steve West December 27, 2021

Unlike many of Boston's "historic" radio stations, the story behind WNAC and it's personalities isn't quite as well documented as 680s later incarnation as Top 40 formatted WRKO. We know…

Frank Kingston Smith, 98.5 WROR Boston – The Tall Ships Arrive! | May 30, 1980

By Steve West December 26, 2021

Here's a real quick aircheck recorded by contributor Julian Porter, who was in Boston around this time period, recording radio in the Boston area. This was tagged on to the…

Jean Shepherd & The Red Ryder BB Gun (A Christmas Story), 710 WOR New York | December 24 1974

By Ellis Feaster December 24, 2021

WOR 710 New York - Jean Shepherd - Red Ryder (A Christmas Story) - December 24 1974 Jean Shepherd was a writer, humorist, satirist, actor, radio raconteur, TV…

Gary Byrd on 1600 WWRL New York | May 1973

By Ellis Feaster December 20, 2021

WWRL 1600 New York - Gary Byrd - May 1973 Courtesy: Rob Frankel Through the 1960s, 70s, and into the 1980s, New York’s 1600 WWRL was the AM R&B…

Rob Johnson on FM98 WJLB Detroit | September 1984

By Ellis Feaster December 17, 2021

WJLB FM98 Detroit - Rob Johnson - September 1984 Courtesy: Steve Apel This aircheck featured Detroit’s longtime R&B station, WJLB FM 98. WJLB started out as an…