WNEW-FM 102.7 New York – 77 WABC Tribute Show – May 26 1982 – Parts 1 & 2
May 10, 1982, was the day the music died. That was when Musicradio 77 WABC dropped it’s music format, and moved to a talk radio format. A couple of weeks later, WNEW-FM aired a two hour tribute to WABC.
It featured many former WABC air personalities, including Cousin Brucie, Bob Lewis, Herb Oscar Anderson, Chuck Leonard, and WNEW-FM’s own Scott Muni. You’ll also hear long time WABC Program Director, Rick Sklar, with some behind the scenes insight into the station. It was a touching tribute for one radio station to do for another. -Ellis
WNEW-FM 102.7 New York - Tribute to Murray The K - August 2 1982 Courtesy: Rob Frankel Murray Kaufman, known to his many listeners as *Murray the K*, was an influential New York City playing Rock & Roll during the 1950s, '60s and '70s. During the early days of…
WNEW-FM 102.7 New York - Tribute to Murray The K - August 2 1982 (Part 2) Courtesy: Rob Frankel Murray Kaufman, known to his many listeners as *Murray the K*, was an influential New York City playing Rock & Roll during the 1950s, '60s and '70s. During the early…
"You need a nice, hot, cup of coffee Curator's Notes: Perhaps the only thing that would make this absolutely perfect, as airchecks go, would be if it was unscoped. Technically, I could probably get away with that, since songs recorded before 1972 don't require royalty payments. One day…
Since 1979, Ellis has been on the radio, mostly hosting morning radio shows across the country, from Philly to Salt Lake City, Tampa to Seattle, and for the last 25 years, has been waking Orlando & Daytona Beach.
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