Author: Ellis Feaster
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John Willis on WZOU 94.5 Boston | July 1988
Boston’s 94.5 WZOU came along in late 1984 from the ashes of Album Rocker turned Soft-AC WCOZ, and called itself 94-5 “The Zoo”. The station was in a Top 40 battle […]
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Jerry Wells, 105.3 WDAS-FM Philadelphia | October 1983
In the early 1970s, Philadelphia’s WDAS-FM switched from a “progressive rock” format to “progressive R&B.” “Progressive” in early ’70s radio lingo meant “album-oriented.” Just as progressive rock stations were […]
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George Michael, 77 WABC New York | April 1979
George Michael, WABC’s night burner, initially turned down the offer to join WABC Radio. PD Rick Sklar and others involved came to know that George was interested in moving on […]
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Jerry Williams, Chicago Riot Coverage & MLK Tribute, 78 WBBM Chicago | April 5 1968
Something a bit different. An aircheck of a legendary talk show host, on a legendary station, 78 WBBM Chicago. Jerry Williams was one of the originators of the 2-way talk […]
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Frankie Crocker Tribute, 98.7 Kiss WRKS New York | October 2000
Frankie Crocker, “The Chief Rocker,” began his radio career at WUFO Buffalo, while studying pre-law at the University of Buffalo. Crocker’s smooth, on air style soon had New York City […]
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Launch of Oldies Format, 56 WFIL Philadelphia | September 2 1983
From the mid 1960’s, to the mid 1970s, Famous 56 WFIL was on fire in Philadelphia. The station was played everywhere. The WFIL Boss Jocks seemed bigger than life! It seemed like they were […]
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Bob Sirott, FIRST SHOW on 720 WGN Chicago | January 6, 2020
You may remember Bob Sirott, from his days on 89 WLS Chicago, back in the 1970s. You can hear Bob on this WLS Composite from the 1970s. He was actually on WLS […]
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Howard Stern Talks About The Stern-DeBella Feud, WYSP Philadelphia | October 1993
It was ugly… It was mean… It was cringeworthy… And it all happened live on the radio. If you were in New York or Philadelphia in 1986, you would have […]
