Ed Baer, 57 WMCA New York | 1964
Ed Baer spent more than a 50 years on New York area stations, including as a “Good Guy” on WMCA, (Dan Ingram helped Ed land the WMCA gig!) followed by…
Frankie Crocker, 107.5 WBLS New York |1974
Frankie Crocker, "The Chief Rocker," began his radio career at WUFO Buffalo, while studying pre-law at the University of Buffalo. His smooth, on air style soon had New York City…
Jean Shepherd Halloween Show ’72, 710 WOR New York | October 31, 1972
Jean Shepherd, is probably best known to many as the writer, & the narrator of the holiday classic, "A Christmas Story. Jean was a master story teller. Every night, on…
Zacherly’s Halloween Special, 101 WCBS-FM New York | October 31 1984
In 1958, John Zacherle arrived in New York city, and launched his scary alter-ego, Zacherly on WABC-TV. Dick Clark nick-named him "The Cool Ghoul."He became a…
Bob & Ray FINAL SHOW, 710 WOR New York | April 30 1976
In 1946, Bob Elliott was a disc jockey on Boston's WHDH, and Ray Goulding a newscaster on the same station. They would often visit with each other while on the…
Don Imus Does Billy Sol Hargus, 66 WNBC New York | 1982
It was at KUTY, in Palmdale, California, where Don Imus began his on-air character Billy Sol Hargus, a radio evangelist named and inspired by preacher Billy James Hargis. The bit…
Dave Charity & WPLJ’s Transition from ROCK to TOP 40, 95.5 WPLJ New York | July 1983
In early 1983, longtime Rock stalwart, 95.5 WPLJ, began a slow transition from Album Oriented Rock station to a Top 40/Contemporary Hit Radio format. When word started spreading around the…
Pat St John, Power 95 WPLJ New York| July 1987
Pat St. John was a New York City radio fixture for 42 years. on the air with WNEW-FM, WAXQ and WCBS-FM, and for many, they remember him best for his…
