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Bruce Morrow’s Return, FIRST SHOW, 77 WABC New York | September 5, 2020
Station: WABC New York Frequency: 770 khz Format: Talk This aircheck features New York City’s Legendary radio personality Bruce “Cousin Brucie” Morrow, on his first night back at the radio station that made him a legend, 77 WABC. He started in New York radio min 1959 at WINS, but Cousin Brucie became synonymous with rock…
Chuck Leonard, 77 WABC New York | August 3, 1979
This aircheck goes back to the final few years of MusicRadio 77 WABC. We find a lively Chuck Leonard playing the hits of ’79. WABC seemed to play a lot of Disco music in 1979, but by the time of this aircheck in late summer 1979, the stations seems to be starting to play fewer…
Ron Lundy on Musicradio 77 WABC New York | Jan 1979
It’s the“WABC Disco Era!” Many people consider this the beginning of the end of Musicradio 77 WABC. In December 1978, the new Disco 92 WKTU defeated WABC in the Arbitron ratings. It was the first time an FM station had beaten WABC. Around the country, FM radio stations were beginning to overtake AM music stations,…
Dan Ingram, 77 WABC New York | December 1978
It’s December 1978. Many people consider this the beginning of the end of Musicradio 77 WABC. Right around the time of this aircheck, WABC was days away from being knocked off of it’s perch at the top of the ratings. The new Disco 92 WKTU will defeat WABC in the Fall 1978 Arbitron ratings…
Dan Ingram, 77 WABC New York | May 4 1982
This is kind of a bittersweet aircheck. It’s from the final week of MusicRadio 77 WABC. At this point in WABC’s history, you can feel the changes coming to the station. You had a sports talk show in the evening, Alan Colmes, who would soon become the station’s morning host, doing talk overnight, and…
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 to sports broadcasting. There just so happen to be an opening for a weekend sports anchor on WABC-TV Channel 7 and that as they say…
Charles McCord Says Good-Bye, Imus In The Morning, 77 WABC New York | May 6, 2011
For almost 40 years, Charles McCord was wingman for Don Imus, on the popular “Imus In The Morning” show, On WNBC, WFAN, & finally WABC. Many listeners thought Charles served only served as newsman on the program, but he was so much more. On the air, McCord joins in on the show’s banter. He delivers…
Peter Bush, 77 WABC New York | January 1 1982
This aircheck is from WABC’s final few months as a music station. By this point, WABC had evolved into an Adult Contemporary station, that played quite a bit of gold, going back to the mid 1960s. Peter Bush is featured here. He was one of the jocks brought in for WABC’s final years, along…
