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72 Hours of Radio – From the Naugatuck Valley Region of Connecticut | March 12, 2019 – Part 1

By Steve West November 15, 2019

One of your founder's hobbies is scanning the FM band looking for "DX". This particular day, the band was a dud. And, the entire recording was a mistake.

Ed Baer, 57 WMCA New York | 1964

By Ellis Feaster November 6, 2019

Ed Baer spent more than a 50 years on New York area stations, including as a “Good Guy” on WMCA, (Dan Ingram helped Ed land the WMCA gig!) followed by…

Frankie Crocker, 107.5 WBLS New York |1974

By Ellis Feaster November 3, 2019

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…

Jean Shepherd Halloween Show ’72, 710 WOR New York | October 31, 1972

By Ellis Feaster October 31, 2019

Jean Shepherd, is probably best known to many as the writer, & the narrator of the holiday classic, "A Christmas Story. Jean was a master story teller. Every night, on…

Zacherly’s Halloween Special, 101 WCBS-FM New York | October 31 1984

By Ellis Feaster October 30, 2019

In 1958, John Zacherle arrived in New York city, and launched his scary alter-ego, Zacherly on WABC-TV. Dick Clark nick-named him "The Cool Ghoul."He became a…

Bob & Ray FINAL SHOW, 710 WOR New York | April 30 1976

By Ellis Feaster October 29, 2019

In 1946, Bob Elliott was a disc jockey on Boston's WHDH, and Ray Goulding a newscaster on the same station. They would often visit with each other while on the…

Don Imus Does Billy Sol Hargus, 66 WNBC New York | 1982

By Ellis Feaster October 28, 2019

It was at KUTY, in Palmdale, California, where Don Imus began his on-air character Billy Sol Hargus, a radio evangelist named and inspired by preacher Billy James Hargis. The bit…

Dave Charity & WPLJ’s Transition from ROCK to TOP 40, 95.5 WPLJ New York | July 1983

By Ellis Feaster October 25, 2019

In early 1983, longtime Rock stalwart, 95.5 WPLJ, began a slow transition from Album Oriented Rock station to a Top 40/Contemporary Hit Radio format. When word started spreading around the…