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Category: 107.5 WBLS
Frankie Crocker on WBLS 107.5 New York | Late 1970s
WBLS 107.5 New York – Frankie Crocker – Late 1970s Back in the early 1970s, many African Americans in New York felt the radio stations were not addressing their concerns, or covering issues they were concerned with. Several Black leaders in New York decided to do something about it, by getting together, pooling resources,…
Frankie Crocker on 102 KUTE Los Angeles | 1979
KUTE 102 Los Angeles – Frankie Crocker – 1979 From the Rob Frankel Collection. Frankie “Hollywood” Crocker was a legendary New York radio air personality & Programmer. Frankie began his career in Buffalo at the AM Soul powerhouse WUFO. In the mid 1960s, New York came calling, & Frankie landed at R&B formatted WWRL,…
New York City Radio Dial Sweep | February 1984
New York Radio Dial Sweep Radio Aircheck – February 1984 This aircheck features New York Radio stations I recorded on a road trip in 1984. You’ll hear WHTZ Z100 (Ross Brittain), 107.5 WBLS (Vaughn Harper), 92 WKTU (G. Keith Alexander), WCBS-FM 101 (Dick Heatherton), WPLJ Musicradio 95 (Hollywood), WSKQ 620 Super KQ.…
Frankie Crocker on WBLS 107.5 New York | September 1972
Radio Station: WBLS New York Frequency: 107.5 MHZ Format: R&B Frankie Crocker, “The Chief Rocker,” began his radio career at WUFO Buffalo, while studying pre-law at the University of Buffalo. His smooth, on air style soon had New York City calling. Frankie took a job at New York’s R&B station, 1600 WWRL. After a few years, WMCA wanted him,…
New York City Radio Dial Scan | June 1984
Back in June 1984, I was hosting an afternoon radio show in Atlantic City, NJ. To help make me better on the radio, I would make trips to New York City and record the radio stations there, hoping to learn from them. I would tune up & down the dial, trying to record as many…
New York City Radio Dial Scan | March 1984
It’s March 1984. You’re in New York, as you tune around the radio dial. This recording is an example of what you would have head. I was driving around New York, and just tuning up & down the dial, and recording what I head. You’ll hear many of the big players, like 101.1 WCBS-FM, Z100…
Vaughn Harper, 107.5 WBLS New York | November 1980
Nicknamed “The Velvet Voice,” Vaughn Harper was a major pioneer of the smooth and soulful “Quiet Storm” R&B/blues/jazz format at 107.5 WBLS that became popular at Urban stations across America in the early 1980s. Before radio, basketball was Harper’s first love. He was a fifth-round draft pick for the Detroit Pistons in 1968, but his basketball…
Sergio Dean,107.5 WBLS New York | September 1983
Sergio Dean was one of those unsung heroes of NY radio. He came to New York after programming ZBF in Bermuda. He spent almost 30 years on air in New York, with much of that time in morning or afternoon drive. He started at WWRL in the 1970s as Program Director & AM drive. He…
