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Tag: 1961
Paul Williams, 1230 KNUZ Houston | December 12, 1961
20 minutes and 34 seconds of KNUZ is a real time-trip back to 1961, to an authentic broadcast featuring DJ Paul Williams.
Gus Saunders, 680 WNAC Boston | June 16, 1961
Unlike many of Boston’s “historic” radio stations, the story behind WNAC and it’s personalities isn’t quite as well documented as 680s later incarnation as Top 40 formatted WRKO. We know that Gus Saunders did news on WNAC for a time and we know from this aircheck that Roy Leonard was heard doing morning drive, although…
Rex Miller, 1380 KWK St. Louis | August 18, 1961
“This is the Rex Miller Program, the only radio show to ever be reviewed in an obituary column!”
Fenway (J.J. Jeffrey) on 1510 WMEX Boston | September 13 1961
Radio Station: WMEX Boston Frequency: 1510 kHZ Format: Top 40 This aircheck features longtime New England radio personality, Fenway, hosting mornings at WMEX Boston. There were three (at least) “Fenways” on WMEX Boston in the morning at that time: J.J. Jeffrey (heard on this aircheck), who later became known as Melvin X Melvin on WMEX,…
Johnny Barrett on WKBW 1520 Buffalo | July 24, 1961
**LISTENING OPTIONS FOLLOW DESCRIPTION BELOW** We don’t do it often, but the audio quality is so good on this that we take you back to 1961 for this pristine audio of WKBW in the early days of it’s Top 40 format. KB really WAS the biggest thing to ever happen to Buffalo! This aircheck proves…
Ken Knox on 1190 KLIF Dallas | January 4, 1961
Courtesy of George, a trader who provided this via our sister site Radioinsight.com, here is a PERFECT recording of Ken Lock on KLIF, back in the very early days of Top 40 radio! KLIF, of course, was the Gordon McLendon station in Dallas, at this point competing with crosstown KBOX for the Top 40 crown.…
Murray The K, 1010 WINS New York | March 17, 1961
Here’s something given to us a few years ago by Contributor Ray Bozzanca, recorded onto one of his reels. The audio quality is not that good but the historical value certainly IS! Listen for old Dodge car commercials, pimple cream commercials… lots of live ads, live promotions of Murray the K’s upcoming live appearance on…
Dan Ingram, 77 WABC New York | July 16, 1961
It’s the SWINGIN’ sound of 77 Radio in New York! From the earliest days of WABC’s Top 40 format and one of Dan Ingram’s first broadcasts, here’s the beginning’s of what would become one of the most popular Top 40 stations in broadcasting history. This opens with a promo for Herb Oscar Anderson’s morning show,…
