WOGL 98.1 Philadelphia – Doug “Jocko” Henderson – Radio Greats Reunion – April 1993
Courtesy: Robert Nicholson
WOGL has been Philadelphia’s Oldies/Classic Hits station since Fall 1987. WOGL has staged two extensive reunions of popular Philadelphia DJs from the 1950s – 1970s. The former jocks were flown into Philadelphia and guest-hosted and reminisced live on the air in the weekend-long events. The first reunion took place April 23 – April 25, 1993 and included George Michael, “Banana Joe” Montione, Frank X. Feller, Jim Nettleton, Dr. Don Rose, Dan Donovan, Brother Love, Joe Niagara, Dean Tyler, Jerry Blavat, Hy Lit, George Woods, Joe Grady, Ed Hurst, Don Cannon, Ken Matz, Jay Cook, Dave Parks, John Landecker, and J.J. Jeffrey. The second reunion, May 10 – 12, 1996 included many of the same personalities.
This aircheck features Doug “Jocko” Henderson. In his radio days, Jocko was renowned for his rhythmic patter and for riding the rails. He spent seven years commuting by train each workday between New York City and Philadelphia, where he hosted top-rated radio shows. In the 50s, 60s, and 1970s, He spent time on air at WOV & WADO in New York, and WHAT & WDAS in Philadelphia. In later years, he came back for radio reunions on WCBS-FM & WOGL. -Ellis
From the Ellis B Feaster You Tube Radio Aircheck & Classic TV Channel.
