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Harvey Holiday with Joey Reynolds on 105.3 WDAS-FM Philadelphia | July 7 1974
WDAS-FM 105.3 Philadelphia – Harvey Holiday with Joey Reynolds – July 7 1974 From the Alan Tolz collection In 1971, 105.3 WDAS-FM changed from it’s Progressive Rock format, to a Progressive Soul format. The station played a mix of Album R&B, Funk & Soul. They called the format Black Rock. One of the jocks…
Harvey Holiday with Joey Reynolds on 105.3 WDAS-FM Philadelphia | July 7 1974
WDAS-FM 105.3 Philadelphia – Harvey Holiday with Joey Reynolds – July 7 1974 From the Alan Tolz Collection In 1971, 105.3 WDAS-FM changed from it’s Progressive Rock format, to a Progressive Soul format. The station played a mix of Album R&B, Funk & Soul. They called the format Black Rock. On of the jocks…
Harvey Holiday with Joey Reynolds on 105.3 WDAS-FM Philadelphia | 1974
WDAS-FM 105.3 Philadelphia – Harvey Holiday with Joey Reynolds – 1974 Courtesy: Alan Tolz In 1971, 105.3 WDAS-FM changed from it’s Progressive Rock format, to a Progressive Soul format. The station played a mix of Album R&B, Jazz, Funk & Soul. They called the format Black Rock. On of the jocks from the Progressive…
Doug Henderson & Mimi Brown on 105.3 WDAS-FM Philadelphia | Dec 1983
WDAS-FM 105.3 Philadelphia – Doug Henderson & Mimi Brown – December 1983 In the early 1970s, Philadelphia’s WDAS-FM switched from a “Progressive Rock” format to “Progressive R&B.” “Progressive” in early ’70s radio lingo meant “album-oriented.” Just as progressive rock stations were trying to do the opposite of the AM Top-40 stations, the progressive soul…
Philadephia Top 40 & Urban Afternoon Drive Dial Sweep | October 1983
Back in October 1983, I recorded Philadelphia’s FM Top 40 & Urban stations. This is from that cassette tape. Stations in this aircheck include: WXTU New 92 (Mike Brophy) 105.3 WDAS-FM (Doug Henderson, son of Jocko Henderson) WWSH The Top FM 106 (Bobby Rich) WUSL Power 99fm (Jeff Wyatt) WCAU-FM Hot Hits 98 (Billy Burke).…
Joe “Butterball” Tamburro Tribute on 105.3 WDAS-FM Philadelphia | July 29, 2012
In Philadelphia, WDAS AM & FM was the R&B powerhouse. From the 1950s, on AM 1480, & from the early 1970s on 105.3 FM, WDAS was the place to go for R&B, Soul, & Gospel. For decades, the man responsible for the programming on the stations was Joe “Butterball” Tamburro. He started a a sales…
Jerry Wells, 105.3 WDAS-FM Philadelphia | October 1983
In the early 1970s, Philadelphia’s WDAS-FM switched from a “progressive rock” format to “progressive R&B.” “Progressive” in early ’70s radio lingo meant “album-oriented.” Just as progressive rock stations were trying to do the opposite of the AM Top-40 stations, the progressive soul stations were trying to be the opposite of the AM R&B stations,…
Gary Shepherd, Power 99FM WUSL Philadelphia | September 1983
Gary Shepherd was a staple on Philly R&B radio, from the 1960s, covering the Philadelphia riots after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., through 2007. He was usually on air hosting morning or afternoon drive. He held down shifts at WUSL Power 99 FM, 1310 WSSJ, & 100.3 WRNB. But he…
