WGCI 107.5 Chicago - Yvonne Daniels - December 1988 Courtesy: Ola Jay This WGCI Chicago aircheck features the legendary Yvonne Daniels. In 1973, she was the first female…
KUTE 102 Los Angeles - Frankie Crocker - 1979 From the Rob Frankel Collection. Frankie “Hollywood” Crocker was a legendary New York radio air personality & Programmer. Frankie began…
WWRL 1600 New York - Gary Byrd - January 1 1975 Courtesy: Rob Frankel Through the 1960s, 70s, and into the 1980s, New York’s 1600 WWRL was the…
Radio Station: WBLS New York Frequency: 107.5 MHZ Format: R&B Frankie Crocker, “The Chief Rocker,” began his radio career at WUFO Buffalo, while studying pre-law at the University of Buffalo. His smooth,…
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…
It may seem like talk show host, Wendy Williams, just popped up on TV out of nowhere, but she had a quarter century of radio experience that helped launch…
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…