In 1970, Don Imus went to work at WGAR in Cleveland, before hitting it big in New York City at WNBC. Imus had bounced through a few smaller markets in California, before getting the call to come to Cleveland. It was at WGAR, Imus created some of his comic characters, like Judge Hangin’, Brother Soul, …
Here is an aircheck of 98 WGCL Cleveland from it’s early days. It had a CHR format from 1970 to 1986. It had moderate success, but with WMMS being such a dominant station, WGCL often struggled. This station composite from 1974, features J.R. Nelson, Bob North, Chris Bailey, Shotgun Tom Kelly, & Skip O’Brien….
Pete “Mad Daddy” Myers was one of the most unique radio personalities, from the golden age of Rock & Roll radio. He drove around Cleveland in a pink Pontiac wearing a Dracula cape, which helped to create the visual of the Mad Daddy image. On air, his style might be described as “Gothic…
Courtesy of Big Apple Airchecks, Here’s a more recent aircheck of the late Chuck Collier (May 6, 1947—September 22, 2011) than some others available on this site. Chuck is heard very much in his element here on Country 99-5 WGAR during PM drive. While Collier began his career as a Top 40 Deejay, for more…
“What a pain in your assets!” Curator’s Notes: Every time I hear an aircheck of WGAR from the late seventies, it’s always tight, the jocks funny and the music is right on the mark. One would expect no less from the flagship station of Nationwide Communications – you know, the insurance company.. Now,…
