Curtis W Hansen didn't use his last name on 13 Waves or KC101-FM. His name is legendary. Best known for putting WEBE 108 on the air, Curtis is heard here…
Listen to this and I think you'll agree. Friendly Floyd was remarkably consistent and sounded very much the same from his early days on the air, to his final days at 88.9 WJMJ Hartford.
In honor of the late Floyd Wright, here's a very short aircheck scope of he and Curtis W on KC-101 shortly after the station's 1979 debut. Courtesy of Contributor Bob…
Alton Irwin had an interest in radio from a very young age, as you'll hear Russ DiBello tell us. He went by many names over his long career, including Cliff Kenyon, Smokin' Willie B Goode, Willie B, Mike Rivers and Gnarly Charlie. He was the ultimate nighttime screaming DJ that always wanted to connect with his listeners and have fun doing it at the same time.
This composite begins in Hartford at 106.9 WCCC (Then known as top 40 "Triple C"), then moves along in succession to 13 Waves New Haven, KC-101 New Haven, JB-105 Providence, HitRadio 103 WHTT Boston, HitRadio 95 WPLJ New York, Z100 New York and Y-100 Miami.
Another radio great has left the planet, and with him, many sad friends. As reported by his daughter, Alton Irwin, better known as Gnarly Charly and Smokin' Willie Bee Goode…
Contributor Russ Oasis provided this creative and somewhat humorous sales presentation of the old WNHC. We're not entirely sure where this came from, but it appears to have been produced…