Author: Ellis Feaster
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Don Imus, John Lennon Tribute on 66 WNBC New York | 1981
When we think of Don Imus, we normally think of outrageous stunts, rants, & hi-jinks. But you’ll hear a different Imus on this short 66 WNBC aircheck, as Imus […]
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Jerry Blavat, WCAU-FM Solid Gold 98 Philadelphia | 1972
In 1960 when starting his broadcast career at WCAM in Camden N.J., across the river from Philadelphia, Jerry Blavat was already a local celebrity. Blavat was one of the teenage […]
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Richard Hawkins, Hot Hits 98 WCAU-FM Philadelphia | July 1984
Before the birth of what’s known today as WOGL, 98.1 was home to a heritage set of call letters and a trademarked hot Top 40 format which graced a dozen […]
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Dan Murphy on AM 880 KIXI Seattle | March 1996
Seattle’s AM 880 KIXI, is a unique radio station. It’s an AM station, playing music, and it still shows up in the ratings. Back in the 1990s, KIXI had a […]
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Lee Paris, on Rock of the 80s i92, WIFI Philadelphia | June 1983
Back during the early 1980s, mainstream Rock acts dominated Album Oriented Rock (AOR) radio, leaving very little room for the emerging New Wave & Punk Rock artists, like Depeche Mode, […]
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Jessica Walker, 101.3 KDWB Minneapolis | April 1990
Since 1984, 101.3 KDWB-FM has been playing the hits! It continued the tradition of it’s AM counterpart, 63 KDWB, of being the Twin Cities Top 40 station. It was home […]
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Q Morning Zoo, Q105 WRBQ Tampa | March 1988
In 1981, when two radio vets came together, something magical happened! Scott Shannon & Cleveland Wheeler started a morning radio revolution, when they lauched The Q Morning Zoo, on Q105, […]
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Chris Tarrant, 95.8 Capital FM London | October 9 1996
Until the 1970s, the British airwaves belonged almost exclusively to the BBC. However, the British government eventually decided to open the country’s radio environment to commercial stations in 1972, and […]
