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Greaseman on DC-101 WWDC Washington | August 1987
WWDC DC101 Washington – Greaseman – August 1987 Doug Tract, better known as The Greaseman. He is truly a one of a kind radio personality. In an era of 3, 4, & 5 person morning shows, Grease would make radio comedy gold, all by himself. The Greaseman pseudonym originated while he was in college.…
Harry Bud Nelson on 95.4 WZOU 94.5 Boston | March 7 1987
WZOU 94.5 Boston – Harry Bud Nelson – March 7 1987 For a while in the 1980s, Boston had a three-way Contemporary Hit Radio battle, between WXKS Kiss 108, Hit Radio 103 WHTT, and the station heard on this aircheck, 94.5 WZOU. One of the legendary jocks who worked behind the WZOU microphones,…
Chuck Leonard, WRKS 98.7 Kiss-FM New York | November, 1987
Courtesy of Big Apple Airchecks, here’s Chuck Leonard (WABC, WQEW)and a reasonably short scope (just a few breaks) of Mr. Leonard and a lot of historically significant advertisements. The imaging isn’t over the top here, but the music was certainly edgy for its time. If you remember 98.7 Kiss (they DON’T call it Kiss-FM here)…
Nancy Plum, KFI AM 640 Los Angeles | March 23, 1987
Every aircheck tells a story. What listeners remember years later isn’t always what the station sounded like at the time they remember. For me, the most memorable time at KFI was the “Amazin’ AM” Top 40 era, which basically ran from 1978-1984, part of those years in Stereo. But THIS version of KFI? Airchecks of…
Dale Parsons on the WNBC Time Machine | December 1987
By 1987, WNBC had figured out that the audience actually increased when the station started playing a regular diet of Oldies. What had started as an experiment earlier in 1987 by Big Jay Sorensen was given a green light to go semi-full time, Weekends and Overnights. The Time Machine, simply put, was a nearly perfect…
Alan Colmes with guest Cousin Bruce Morrow, on 66 WNBC New York | January 1987
WNBC 66 New York – Alan Colmes – Guest Cousin Bruce Morrow – January 1987 Alan Colmes had spent many years on New York radio. His radio career took off when WABC hired him for the morning drive slot. He was billed as “W. Alan B. Colmes,” & replaced Ross & Wilson. By the…
Howard Stern, WYSP 94 Philadelphia | February 1987
In 1985, Howard Stern, and his crew were fired from WNBC, as they were near the top of the New York ratings. It’s no surprise they were quickly scooped up by New York’s WXRK, 92.3 K-Rock. Howard did the afternoon show on K-Rock, as Jay Thomas hosted mornings. In a short period of time, Jay…
End of 1050 WHN / Launch of WFAN New York – Format Change. Dan Taylor & Suzyn Waldman | July 1, 1987
On July 1, 1987, America’s first all-sports station was born as Emmis Broadcasting launched 1050 WFAN in the nation’s No. 1 market. At the same time, a New York radio legend ended as 1050 WHN went off the air. Over 15 years, WHN had become a Country Music legend in New York city, with names on…