In the early to mid 1980s, many AM stations were struggling to reinvent themselves as many listeners had migrated to FM. Some stations were moving towards News, Talk, or Sports. Some were trying different[…]
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Vaughn Harper on WBLS 107.5 New York | October 1983
Nicknamed “The Velvet Voice,” Vaughn Harper was a major pioneer of the smooth and soulful “Quiet Storm” R&B/blues/jazz format at WBLS that became popular at Urban stations across America in the early 1980s. Before[…]
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Radio Luxembourg: 50 Years | December, 1983
This is the story of a European broadcasting legend.
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Jay Thomas, 92.3 WKTU New York | September 1, 1983
The station at 92.3 has a rich history, going back to 1948 when it first signed on in the 48 mHz band. Since 1985, the station has more or less been some form of hard[…]
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Bob Campbell, WNVZ Z104 Norfolk VA | December 8, 1983
…My lips are turnin’ blue just thinking about it! You’ll notice the audio quality isn’t as good as it could be, but heck, the tape is what, 17 years old! Sometimes one wonders how tape[…]
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A Tribute to B. Mitchel Reed: 95.5 KLOS Los Angeles | March 19, 1983
Shortly after the death of B. Mitchel Reed, KLOS‘ Gail Murphy hosted a live tribute to the legendary deejay, featuring recorded interviews and a couple of very short samples of his earlier work. Apparently, there[…]
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Uncle Johnny, 107.3 WRQX Washington DC | December 26, 1983
Date of Recording: 12.26.1983 Station: 107.3 WRQX Washington DC, USA Format: Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR) Featured Air Personality: “Uncle Johnny” Walker (WWCO/WRBQ-FM/WRQX/WZOU/WXXL/WSHE/WQJQ/WMGF/WSIG) Contributor: Robyn Watts Comments: Back to the day after Christmas, 1983 for a[…]
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Steve Bleecker, WJBQ (98 JBQ) Portland, ME | July 1983
Description by Steve Bleecker: Harry Nelson had recently come from KFRC, and I got the call to “get my ass” (his words) to JBQ to do mornings! Almost as soon as I arrived… he left[…]
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