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…
WXKS-FM Boston, Kiss 108 is one of the most listened to radio stations in New England. The one time Disco outlet, turned CHR, has been a market leader since…
It’s March 1984. You're in New York, as you tune around the radio dial. This recording is an example of what you would have head. I was driving around New…
Nicknamed “The Velvet Voice,” Vaughn Harper was a major pioneer of the smooth and soulful “Quiet Storm” R&B/blues/jazz format at 107.5 WBLS that became popular at Urban stations across America in…
Long before Alan Colmes hosted Hannity & Colmes on Fox News, Alan spent decades on the radio, mostly in New York. His radio career took off when WABC hired…
On June 19, 1984, I was walking around Boston, from the Harbor, to Copley Place. I had never been to Boston, so I was soaking everything in, from the historical…
As a young kid in the 1970's, I would lie in bed at night, with my transistor radio next to my ear, listening to clear channel stations from around the…
In 1983, WNBC was riding high in the ratings! Before Z100 arrived, it was the #1 contemporary music radio station in New York. WNBC’s format in the years 1983-1986 was…