Herb Kent, 1450 WVON Chicago | April 1970
Herb Kent, "The Cool Gent," spent decades on air, most of that time in Chicago. His radio career started in 1940s, and went right to the day he died in…
Big Mack, Z93 WWWZ Charleston | April 28 1988
Charleston, South Carolina's WWWZ, 93.3 FM, launched on May 10, 1974 with a freeform format. The station broadcast from a mobile home in Summerville, SC. The station was referred…
George Michael, 77 WABC New York | April 1979
George Michael, WABC's night burner, initially turned down the offer to join WABC Radio. PD Rick Sklar and others involved came to know that George was interested in moving on…
Jerry Williams, Chicago Riot Coverage & MLK Tribute, 78 WBBM Chicago | April 5 1968
Something a bit different. An aircheck of a legendary talk show host, on a legendary station, 78 WBBM Chicago. Jerry Williams was one of the originators of the 2-way talk…
Jack Diamond, WRQX Mix 107.3 Washington | April 28 1997
Longtime D.C. radio host, Jack Diamond began his radio career at the age of 16 when he was a junior in high school, at WINX, a Top-40 radio station in…
Davey D, KCCN FM 100 Honolulu | April 17 2009
If you have never been to Hawaii, you’ll find radio is a bit different in the 50th state. In addition to the radio formats you’ll find on the US…
Big Mack, 1250 WTMA Charleston | April 30, 1982
For many years, 1250 WTMA was a Pop powerhouse in Charleston. WTMA flipped to a Top 40 format in the early 1960s and was hugely successful. As the late…
Hot Rod Hulbert, 1340 WHAT Philadelphia | April 1954
It seems that over the years, so many of the pioneers of early R&B radio have been forgotten about. We may know the names Jocko, & Rosco, but there were…
