John Summers, AM 1190 KLUV Dallas | 1998
The Mighty 1190 AM in Dallas is a legendary frequency. It was the Gordon McLendon Top 40 powerhouse KLIF in the 50s & 60s. Fairchild Industries kept KLIF going as…
Neil Fox, 95.8 Capital FM London | July 1994
Until the 1970s, the British airwaves belonged almost exclusively to the BBC. However, the British government eventually decided to open the country’s radio environment to commercial stations in 1972, and…
Don Cannon, WIFI 92 Philadelphia | 1981
In 1973, Philadelphia’s WIFI 92 instituted a high-energy Top 40 format known as the Boogie Format with the slogan “Let’s Boogie.” It Philly’s first live FM Top 40 station. It…
Jerry Williams with Guest Larry King, WRKO 680 Boston | March 28 1990
Something a bit different. An unscoped hour of a legendary talk show host, on a legendary station, 68 WRKO Boston. Jerry Williams was one of the originators of the…
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…
Steve Scott, 1190 KLIF Dallas | October 19 1977
1190 KLIF Dallas, is a station steeped in history. It's owner, Gordon McLendon, is credited, along with Todd Storz and Bill Stewart, with the creation of Top 40 radio. Back…
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…
Wendy Williams, 107.5 WBLS New York | 2003
It may seem like talk show host, Wendy Williams, just popped up on TV out of nowhere, but she had a quarter century of radio experience that helped launch…
