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Author: Ellis Feaster
Ken Clifford, 1480 KLEO Wichita | 1974
For over 2 decades 1480 KLEO cranked out the hits in Wichita. It’s top40 journey began in 1958. The station battled with KWBB for young listeners in the 1960s. The “big 1480” was the more famous of the two AM stations. KLEO attracted huge ratings throughout the 1960s & 70s. Even in the late ’70s, KLEO still…
Scott Shannon, 95.5 WPLJ New York | March 13 1992
By 1991, Michael Scott Shannon had done just about everything you could do in radio. He had been on air at legendary stations like WMPS in Memphis, Nashville’s WMAK, & Quixie in Dixie, WQXI Atlanta. At WRBQ Tampa, Shannon, along with partner Cleveland Wheeler, developed the morning zoo radio format. He programmed WPGC in D.C.,…
Johnny Scott, The Big 13 KYNO Fresno | February 8, 1968
For many, The Big 13 KYNO, is where it all began. In the 1960s, KMAK was the big Top 40 station in Fresno. Gene Chenault, owner of KYNO thought his station could beat KMAK. He knew KMAK was good, so KYNO had to be even better. Chenault, along with program director, Bill Drake created a…
Dave Collins, 99 FM KNUS Dallas | October 19 1977
The calls, KNUS FM 99, in Dallas first appeared in the summer 0f 1966, as a Progressive Rock station. It was part of the legendary McLendon group of station. Gordon McLendon is widely credited for perfecting the commercially successful Top 40 radio format, during the 1950s and 1960s. By 1971, the station had morphed into…
Paul “Fat Daddy” Johnson, 1400 WWIN Baltimore | July 1966
Paul “Fat Daddy” Johnson, the “300-pound King of Soul,” was a popular Baltimore R&B radio personality. He often wore a long cloak and an Imperial Margarine crown when making appearances. He’d often say, “Hear me now! From the ghetto through the suburban areas comes your leader of rhythm and blues, the expected one – Fat Daddy,…
Ellis B Feaster, WWKA K92FM Orlando | October 2000
Over the past few years, I have had several people ask, why don’t you post airchecks of yourself on air. Well, here you are. It’s me doing afternoon drive on Country formatted K92FM, WWKA Orlando, before going back to mornings a few years later. This station was a bit of a challenge for me because…
End of Electric 106 & Eagle 106 Launch, WTRK & WEGX Philadelphia| March 13 1987
In the 1980’s, Philadelphia’s 106.1 FM seemed cursed. No matter what Cox Radio put on the frequency, nothing seemed to work. In 1981, it was WWSH Stereo 106, playing a mix of Beautiful Music & Soft Adult Contemporary. It had an audience, but that audience was older than station management wanted. 1982, The format was…
Danny Bonaduce, Eagle 106 WEGX Philadelphia | 1989
We all remember little 10 year old Danny Bonaduce starring as Danny Partridge on the popular TV series The Partridge Family. After the show ended, Danny’s life took a downward spiral. Acting rolls dried up. Danny had to leave home because of domestic problems. By the time Danny was in his 20s, drugs & alcohol…
