WFIL Boss Jock Montage, WFIL 56 Philadelphia | 1960s-70s
From the mid 1960's, to the mid 1970s, Famous 56 WFIL was on fire in Philadelphia. The station was played everywhere. The WFIL Boss Jocks seemed bigger than life!…
Gary Shepherd, Power 99FM WUSL Philadelphia | September 1983
Gary Shepherd was a staple on Philly R&B radio, from the 1960s, covering the Philadelphia riots after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., through 2007. He…
WFIL 56 Philadelphia – 20th Anniversary Reunion | September 18 1986
Philadelphia's pop powerhouse of the 1960s & 70s, Famous 56 WFIL, continued to play the hits it made famousas an oldies station from 1983 to 1987. Golden…
Steve Ross, 92X WXTU Philadelphia | January 1, 1984
In 1973, Philadelphia's WIFI 92 instituted a high-energy Top 40 format known as the Boogie Format with the slogan "Let's Boogie." It Philly's first live FM Top 40 station.…
George Michael on 56 WFIL Philadelphia | November 1970
Long before he arrived at WABC New York to create nighttime energy, George Michael was a very popular night burner at Famous 56 WFIL…
Ross Brittain, WTRK Electric 106 Philadelphia | October 1986
What if Mike Joseph, the architect of the Hot Hits format, tried to compete against his own station? In Philadelphia, we didn't have to wonder. We heard it first…
Billy Burke, Hot Hits 98 WCAU-FM Philadelphia | November 27 1981
Pure, uncut, Hot Hits! This is what the Hot Hits Format sounded like when radio consultant Mike Joseph installed the format on 98 WCAU-FM in 1981. Lots of energy,…
Al Bandiero, 92.5 WIFI Philadelphia | June, 1977
"WIFI 92 WITH THE SUMMER OF FM" Courtesy of Contributor Ellis B. Feaster! Some time ago, we were told that Al Bandiero was concentrating on his television career these days.…
