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Tag: 1969
Bob Wilson, 1410 KQV Pittsburgh | January 9, 1969
We never know where these airchecks come from, but whoever traded this to Big Apple Airchecks recorded this with a microphone in front of a radio speaker. No, the quality isn’t the best, there’s tape white noise and the whole recording suffers from low fidelity, but considering KQV WAS a major Top 40 station in…
Bob Bolton, 79 WQXI Atlanta | August 1969
Back in April of 2012, we posted this fairly short aircheck of Bob Bolton from contributor Karl Phillips’ collection. Now, I’m building the YouTube video version of our airchecks and this just went up. “Airchexx Classic Radio” is our OFFICIAL YouTube Channel. You can access the channel via this link. Meanwhile, view this aircheck below.…
Art Pallan, With Loran Mann Newscast, 1020 KDKA Pittsburgh | December 1969
KDKA 1020 Pittsburgh – Art Pallan – News: Loran Mann | December 1969 Courtesy: Doug Allen Art Pallan spent decades on air in Pittsburg. From the time he was a kid, he knew he wanted to be on the radio. When he graduating from high school, Pallan took an office job with Procter &…
The Best of Dan Ingram, 77 WABC New York | The Early Years: 1966-1974, Part 1
**WARNING: Contains material that may be offensive to some in our listening audience** Here’s the reason for the warning. At the time of these recordings, the things that were said were totally appropriate and acceptable for the time. However, society has moved on and some things heard on this tape may sound offensive to younger…
Fred Winston on 1410 KQV Pittsburgh | January 10, 1969
Fred Winston is best known as the midday personality on WLS (AM) Chicago at various time periods during the 1970s
Dan Ingram, 77 WABC New York – May 1969
Radio Station: WABC New York Frequency: 770 kHz format: Top 40 It’s 1969. The last 12 months have been very turbulant. We went through the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., & Robert Kennedy. We had just finished with the presidential election of 1968. Vietnam was raging, & Big Dan and WABC offered us a diversion from all…
“Soul Sound” Sonny Hopson on 1340 WHAT Philadelphia | 1969
Station: WHAT / Philadelphia Frequency: 1340 khz Format: R&B Philadelphia’s 1340 WHAT was known for innovation. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, “WHAT became the first U.S. radio station to hire a full-time black announcer in 1945, the first to program a regular show featuring a black woman as hostess and the first station in the…
Tommy Wright, KIKX 580 Tucson | March 29, 1969
Along with Tommy Wright, toward the end of this aircheck is a full newscast anchored by Lyle Dean.
