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Ken Gilbert, WAQY “Wacky 102” Springfield MA | July 4, 1981

Nov 21, 2022

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Ken Gilbert has had a long career in radio, all of it in the New England region. Ken is best known for doing middays at WAQY Springfield in it’s top 40 incarnation as “Wacky 102” and at WDRC AM-FM Hartford in its top 40 and Oldies iterations.

Ken Gilbert, 102.1 WAQY Wacky 102 FM Springfield Mass | Summer, 1980

Jan 15, 2021

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Steve West

in *Airchexx By Region, 102.1 WAQY, Ken Gilbert, Paul DiMarco, Springfield MA

You have to listen to experience the momentum that Wacky 102 had, every break, every time!

Rick Kelly & Glenn “FM” Stevens, 102.1 WAQY Wacky 102 Springfield Mass. | December, 1979

Jan 1, 2021

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in 102.1 WAQY, Glen Stevens, Paul DiMarco, Rick Kelly, Springfield MA

**LISTENING LINKS FOLLOW DESCRIPTION BELOW** Over the years, it’s been increasingly difficult to obtain recordings of the old Top 40 station that preceded WAQY‘s Classic Rock format. Known as “Wacky 102”, the station was known for its personalities and (at least for a time), it’s automated Top 40 format. We’ve held on to this aircheck…

Gary Bridges, 66 WNBC (Stereo) New York | November, 1985

Dec 8, 2020

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Steve West

in 660 WNBC, Gary Bridges, New York, Paul DiMarco

Gary Bridges was one of a large staff of known personalities, some of whom listeners had grown up with. Personalities such as Don Pardo (the voice of many of WNBC radio and television’s promotions), Soupy Sales, who had been around in the 1950s and on television, Imus, who by this time was already an institution…

Southern New England Reverse Composite, 1983-1978

Nov 9, 2020

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Steve West

in 102.1 WAQY, 1360 WDRC, Don Brooks, Hartford, Jack Lawrence, Paul DiMarco, Steve Skipp, WDRC-FM

…This part opens up with Jack doing the outro to Boston – Long time and then just cooks from there!

Brad Michaud & the JB105 Top 35 Countdown, 105.1 WPJB Providence | 1981

Oct 22, 2020

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in *Contributors, 105.1 WPJB, Brad Michaud, Paul DiMarco, Providence

JB105 is a HOT rocking station at this point. The first thing you’ll notice is that most of the music is uptempo. The second thing is the station’s processing was juiced so that it was loud.