Terry “Motormouth” Young, Hot Hits 98 WCAU-FM Philadelphia | May 1983
If you grew up listening to Big Jack Armstrong, on one of the many stations where he worked, you may have thought... "I can do that!" But we all…
Jerry Blavat, WCAU-FM Solid Gold 98 Philadelphia | 1972
In 1960 when starting his broadcast career at WCAM in Camden N.J., across the river from Philadelphia, Jerry Blavat was already a local celebrity. Blavat was one of the teenage…
Richard Hawkins, Hot Hits 98 WCAU-FM Philadelphia | July 1984
Before the birth of what’s known today as WOGL, 98.1 was home to a heritage set of call letters and a trademarked hot Top 40 format which graced a dozen…
Terry Young, Valley Girl Stunt on WCAU-FM 98 Philadelphia | July 1982
Back in 1982, Hot Hits 98, WCAU-FM in Philadelphia, was the number 1 music station. Terry Young, "The Motormouth," owned teens around Philly. One night, he played the song "Valley…
WCAU-FM Hot Hits 98 Philadelphia – WCAU-FM Hot News – November 27, 1981
In 1981, radio consultant Mike Joseph installed his Hot Hits format on WCAU-FM in Philadelphia, and that began the 1980s Contemporary Hit Radio revival. Hot Hits was fast paced,…
Jingle Montage, WCAU-FM 98 Philadelphia | 1970s
WCAU-FM was America's pioneer all oldies radio station. In September of 1970, WCAU-FM converted to oldies from CBS's soft pop automated format, The Young Sound. The station was totally…
The Top 100 of 1982, WCAU-FM Philadelphia | December 31, 1982
the "Hot Hits" format in this form actually began in the planning stages as early as 1972.
Bob Garrett, “Hot Hits”(tm) 98 Now WCAU-FM Philadelphia | November 26, 1982
First, a little history. Before the birth of what's known today as WOGL, 98.1 was home to a heritage set of call letters and a trademarked hot Top 40 format…
