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Author: Ellis Feaster
Chuck Buell on 610 KFRC San Francisco | May 7 1974
KFRC 610 San Francisco – Chuck Buell – May 7 1974 Courtesy: Robert Nicholson This aircheck features Chick Buell on KFRC from 1974. Chuck Buell is known for his smooth, comfortable, concise & relatable style on air. He was one of the youngest major market drive time radio personalities at the time. In…
Hy Lit on 92.5 WIFI Philadelphia | 1973
WIFI 92 Philadelphia – Hy Lit – 1973 In Philadelphia, there is one name that stands out at the dawn of Rock & Roll… Hy Lit! Hyski was the man who brought Rock & Roll to the Delaware Valley, and played it uptown, downtown, cross-town, here there, almost everywhere. Hy Lit became an…
Harvey Miller (Humble Harve) 93 KHJ Los Angeles | 1969
KHJ 93 Los Angeles – Harvey Miller – 1969 This aircheck features the mighty 93 KHJ in Los Angeles, and Humble Harvey Miller. Miller began his career in the Philly area. He eventually landed a gig on Philadelphia’s Top 40 monster, 99 WIBG, where he was on air from 1958 until 1962. He…
Barney Pip on Radio 10 WCFL Chicago | September 1 1967
WCFL Radio 10 Chicago – Barney Pip – September 1 1967 This aircheck features Barney Pip on WCFL Chicago. Barney was on WCFL from 1965 until 1970. Barney was the king of nighttime radio in Chicago, during the radio war between WLS and WCFL. With his high-pitched (some might say shrill) voice, he was…
Bill “Butterball” Crane on 1450 WVON Chicago | August 1967
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, launching in 1963. WVON featured great air personalities like Moses “Lucky” Cordell, Herb Kent “The Cool Gent”, E. Rodney Jones, Joe “Youngblood” Cobb, Pervis Spann,…
Linwood “Cuzzin Linnie” Henderson on Soul 73 KKDA Dallas | May 7 1993
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. Cuzzin Linnie came to Dallas in 1960, where he was an announcer for KKSN-AM 730, which would later become KKDA-AM. It was hard to cross…
Jean Shepherd & The Red Ryder BB Gun (A Christmas Story), 710 WOR New York | December 24 1974
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 & film personality. He was a master story teller, who would take bits and pieces from his own life, and weave tales of his youth.…
Gary Byrd on 1600 WWRL New York | May 1973
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 leader. With a fast pace, slick jingles, & hip on air personalities, the station sizzled. Some of the jocks who worked st WWRL include, Bobby…
