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Category: Jackson MS
Harry “Bud” Nelson on 1300 WRBC Jackson, MS | 1972
WRBC 1300 Jackson – Harry “Bud” Nelson – 1972 1300 WRBC was one of the Top-40 stations serving Jackson, Mississippi, in the 1960s & 70s. One of the legendary jocks who worked behind the WRBC microphones, was Harry “Bud” Nelson. Nelson’s long radio career included on-air and later PD at Top 40 68…
Composite, 62 WJDX Jackson MS | Early 1970s
“I’d like to play this song for Henry Kissinger… he’s having some trouble getting his act together“ Curator’s Notes: Hot off the presses from Contributor Rob Grayson is this clean and mostly high quality recording of 62 JDX back in the early 70s. My guess without asking would be around 1973 or so, as the…
Johnny Apollo, 1590 WWUN Jackson MS | 1968
Recording Date: 1968 (Exact Date Unknown) Station: 1590 WWUN (WHYT/WZRX) Jackson, MS (defunct) Format: Top 40 Branded: “W-One!” Featured Air Personality: Johnny Apollo (Gary Burbank) (WAKY/CKLW/WLW) Contributor: Rob Grayson (WHBQ/WKTQ/WMQM/WJDX/WMPS/WMC/WMC-FM/WKNO-FM/WKNO-TV) Aircheck #1,582 I tell ya, they all over the place tonight, we got winners, and winners, and winners and music… Curator’s Notes: Here’s…
Walt Grayson, 1590 WWUN, Jackson MS | 1974
Date of Recording: 1974 (Exact Date Unknown) Station: 1590 WWUN (WYHT/WZRX) (Defunct) Jackson, Mississippi, USA Format: Top 40 Slogan(s): “Rock 159”, “W-One” Featured Air Personality: Walt Grayson Contributor: Rob Grayson (WHBQ/WKTQ/WMQM/WJDX/WMPS/WMC/WMC-FM) Airchexx Entry: 1,478 (jingle)…That was our Singing Rubber Band, betcha didn’t know that. It took years to train him! Comments: Contributor Rob Grayson writes:…
Dennis Jon Bailey, 620 WJDX Jackson MS | 1976
Date of Recording: 1976 (Exact Date Unknown) Station: 620 WJDX (WJDS) Jackson, Mississippi, USA Format: Top 40 Featured Air Personality: Dennis Jon Bailey (WJDX/WRKO) Contributor: Rob Grayson (WHBQ/WKTQ/WMQM/WJDX/WMPS/WMC/WMC-FM) Airchexx Entry: 1,476 …Gonna go back to the days when revolution was COOL! Comments: Contributor Rob Grayson writes: “From before WRKO, and long before he won a…
QuickChexx: Bob Gray, 620 WJDX Jackson, Mississippi | 1976
Our friend and Contributor Rob Grayson was, indeed, in Jackson MS before landing his prime gig at 56 WHBQ Memphis. Sent in with no fanfare or description, this is, nonetheless, the first recording of music radio in the deep south, and it really shows that talent and good programming was heard all over the nation…
