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Dale Dorman, WXKS-FM Medford/Boston (Kiss 108 FM) | May 1, 1999
What teens, do you suppose, knew that in 1999, one of their favorite DJs was in his 50s? On the occasion of Uncle Dale’s passing in 2014 at age 71, at the time of this aircheck, he was at the tail end of a 20+ year run as the Afternoon Drive jock at Boston’s “Kiss-108…
Jim Davis, 93/KHJ Los Angeles | 1976
Forget about Boss Radio. KHJ had a LOT going for it in the mid-70s, if nothing else, the programming and voice brilliance of Charlie Van Dyke at the helm of an L.A. legend. It’s difficult to outline the politics of radio in Los Angeles in this era. The staple KHJ jocks that listeners were used…
Sunny Joe White, WXKS-FM Kiss 108 Medford/Boston | November, 1989
Date of Recording: 11.xx.1989 Station: 107.9 WXKS-FM Medford, Massachusetts, USA Format: CHR Featured Air Personality: Sunny Joe White (1954-1996) Contributor: Robyn Watts Comments: In the history of Boston radio, perhaps no other Program Director was as successful or famous as “Sunny” Joe White. Hired by Ritchie Balsbaugh to launch Disco “Kiss 108” in 1978 from…
The End of an Era: 104.1 WBCN Boston Says Goodbye, Part 1 | August 8, 2009
Date of Recording: August 8, 2009 Station: 104.1 WBCN (WBMX) Boston, Massachusetts, USA Format: Rock (Modern Rock/Active Rock) Featured Air Personalities: Charles Laquidera (WBCN/WZLX), Bradley Jay (WBCN/WZLX/WBZ) Contributor: Jeff Lehman Comments: With very special thanks to contributor Jeff Lehman, we are proud to be the only place to chronicle the end of an era: A…
Charlie Van Dyke, 93 KHJ Los Angeles | January 24, 1972
Date of Recording: 01.24.1972 Station: 930 KHJ Los Angeles (KHJ/KKHJ) Format: Top 40 Featured Air Personality: Charlie Van Dyke (WLS/KHJ/WRKO/others) Contributor: Bob Gilmore …with Charlie Van Dyke, the new kid on the block… Comments It’s possible that this might be CVD’s first show on KHJ. This is typical of what KHJ was evolving into in…
Dennis Jon Bailey, 620 WJDX Jackson MS | 1976
Date of Recording: 1976 (Exact Date Unknown) Station: 620 WJDX (WJDS) Jackson, Mississippi, USA Format: Top 40 Featured Air Personality: Dennis Jon Bailey (WJDX/WRKO) Contributor: Rob Grayson (WHBQ/WKTQ/WMQM/WJDX/WMPS/WMC/WMC-FM) Airchexx Entry: 1,476 …Gonna go back to the days when revolution was COOL! Comments: Contributor Rob Grayson writes: “From before WRKO, and long before he won a…
J.J. Jeffrey, “Famous 56” WFIL Philadelphia | May, 1970
Date of Recording: May, 1970 (Exact date unknown) Station: 560 WFIL Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Featured Air Talent: J.J. Jeffrey Aircheck Entry: 1,428 Comments: …It’s a MILLION DOLLAR WEEKEND, but when you’re with me, you get it with interest! WFIL shared similarities with New York City’s WMCA. They were right next to each other on the dial.…
Arnie “Woo Woo” Ginsburg, 1510 WMEX Boston | December 12, 1965
Date of Recording: 12.12.65 Station: 1510 WMEX Boston, Massachusetts Featured Air Talent: Arnie Ginsburg Aircheck Entry: 1,427 Comments: When radio listeners in Boston think of early Top 40 radio in their city, they don’t think of WRKO. The early days were dominated by different stations. In Framingham there was 1200 WKOX, which did a faux-Drake…
