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[…]
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Category: 107.5 WBLS
Vaughn Harper on WBLS 107.5 New York | October 1983
Nicknamed “The Velvet Voice,” Vaughn Harper was a major pioneer of the smooth and soulful “Quiet Storm” R&B/blues/jazz format at WBLS that became popular at Urban stations across America in the early 1980s. Before[…]
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New York Area Radio Dial Scan | November 1983
It’s November 1983, and it’s the weekend! You are driving around New York, as you tune around the radio dial. This recording is an example of what you would have head. I was driving around[…]
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New York City Afternoon Drive Radio | Friday Oct 28, 1983
It’s Friday October 28, 1983. Your heading home, in New York, after a busy Friday, as you tune around the radio dial. This recording is an example of what you would have head. I was[…]
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Frankie Crocker on WBLS 107.5 New York | Late 1970s
WBLS New York has one of the longest running musical formats on air, on one station in the Big Apple. It’s R&B format began in 1972, and has been going strong ever since. It was[…]
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QuickChexx: Chuck Leonard, 107.5 WBLS New York | Summer, 1989
Contributor Robyn Watts struck gold sending these countless editions of “California Aircheck” tapes to us here at Airchexx! Featured here is a QuickCheck – under five minutes scoped of the late Chuck Leonard (WABC, WRKS,[…]
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