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WCAU-FM Hot Hits 98 Philadelphia – WCAU-FM Hot News – November 27, 1981

By Ellis Feaster February 26, 2020

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,…

Freddie Colon, Hot 97 WQHT New York | Summer 1989

By Ellis Feaster February 25, 2020

WQHT Hot 103 launched in 1986 on 103.5 FM when Top 40 WAPP (Adult Oriented Rock format) went off the air after trying to compete with WHTZ & WPLJ.…

“Long” John Wade, 56 WFIL Philadelphia | August 1970

By Ellis Feaster February 20, 2020

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…

Imus in the Morning, 66 WNBC New York | February 5, 1982

By Steve West February 9, 2020

I'd like you to compare Don Imus here with his performance three years later in 1985. This was a period of change for Imus.

Andy Barber, KULF 79 Houston | June 1979

By Ellis Feaster February 7, 2020

Houston's 79 KULF had a 12 year run as an Adult Contemporary station, from 1970, until 1982. At one point, it was the home to the long running Stevens…

Walt “Baby” Love, 66 WNBC New York | Final Show, August 19, 1977

By Steve West February 6, 2020

God most surely has blessed Walt "Baby" Love with talent and passion all of his life.

London & Engelman, K-West 106 KWST Los Angeles | March 1982

By Ellis Feaster February 4, 2020

The KWST call letters and "K-West 106" name, first appeard on the in 1969. KWST had a beautiful music format, until January 1, 1975, when the station flipped to…

John Mack Flanagan, KCBS-FM 97 San Francisco | November 27 1981

By Ellis Feaster February 3, 2020

John Mack Flanagan was a west coast radio legend. He spent nearly 40 years in broadcasting, much of that time in Top 40 radio. Flanagan was on the air…