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Category: Philadelphia
Wynn Moore, 96.5 WWDB Philadelphia | 1978
Philadelphia’s WWDB 96.5, was one of the first FM talk stations in the country. From 1975 till 2000, Philadelphia’s daily pulse – politics, food, sports – thumped on WWDB. The initial lineup of talk show hosts included Wynn Moore, Sid Mark (who also hosted Sinatra shows “Friday with Frank” and “Sunday with Sinatra”) Irv Homer,…
Jerry Wells, 105.3 WDAS-FM Philadelphia | October 1983
In the early 1970s, Philadelphia’s WDAS-FM switched from a “progressive rock” format to “progressive R&B.” “Progressive” in early ’70s radio lingo meant “album-oriented.” Just as progressive rock stations were trying to do the opposite of the AM Top-40 stations, the progressive soul stations were trying to be the opposite of the AM R&B stations,…
Launch of Oldies Format, 56 WFIL Philadelphia | September 2 1983
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! It seemed like they were at every event in Philly. Parades, sporting events, high schools, and of course at every WFIL event. Some of these names are still talked about today, like Jim…
Howard Stern Talks About The Stern-DeBella Feud, WYSP Philadelphia | October 1993
It was ugly… It was mean… It was cringeworthy… And it all happened live on the radio. If you were in New York or Philadelphia in 1986, you would have had to live in a cave to miss the bloody battle that had ensued on the radio when WXRK New York’s Howard Stern’s morning show…
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, lots of forward momentum, quick jock raps, and nothing but the hits with it’s short, currents only playlist. The format was reminiscent of some of…
“Long” John Wade, 56 WFIL Philadelphia | August 1970
Philadelphia’s Famous 56 WFIL, the Delaware Valley’s Pop Powerhouse, was the home of many broadcasting legends. Jim O’Brien, Dr Don Rose, George Michael, Jim Nettelton, Dick Heatherton, Frank Kingston Smith, & the jock featured on this aircheck, Long John Wade. Wade landed in Philly from Hartford’s WDRC in late 1966. He worked on air…
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 automated with the voice of Jim Nettleton intro’ing or backselling everything 24/7; in 1972, the station began it’s evolution to a totally live sound, by…
Station Profile, 56 WFIL Philadelphia 1972
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! It seemed like they were at every event in Philly. Parades, sporting events, high schools, and of course at every WFIL event. Some of these names are still talked about…
