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Alan Colmes with guest Cousin Bruce Morrow, 66 WNBC New York | January 1987
Long before Alan Colmes hosted Hannity & Colmes on Fox News, Alan spent decades on the radio, mostly in New York. His radio career took off when WABC hired him for the morning drive slot. He was billed as “W. Alan B. Colmes,” & replaced Ross & Wilson. He spent time on air at…
Ron Lundy on Musicradio 77 WABC New York | Jan 1979
It’s the“WABC Disco Era!” Many people consider this the beginning of the end of Musicradio 77 WABC. In December 1978, the new Disco 92 WKTU defeated WABC in the Arbitron ratings. It was the first time an FM station had beaten WABC. Around the country, FM radio stations were beginning to overtake AM music stations,…
Dan Ingram, 77 WABC New York | December 1978
It’s December 1978. Many people consider this the beginning of the end of Musicradio 77 WABC. Right around the time of this aircheck, WABC was days away from being knocked off of it’s perch at the top of the ratings. The new Disco 92 WKTU will defeat WABC in the Fall 1978 Arbitron ratings…
Dan Ingram, 77 WABC New York | May 4 1982
This is kind of a bittersweet aircheck. It’s from the final week of MusicRadio 77 WABC. At this point in WABC’s history, you can feel the changes coming to the station. You had a sports talk show in the evening, Alan Colmes, who would soon become the station’s morning host, doing talk overnight, and…
Peter Bush, 77 WABC New York | January 1 1982
This aircheck is from WABC’s final few months as a music station. By this point, WABC had evolved into an Adult Contemporary station, that played quite a bit of gold, going back to the mid 1960s. Peter Bush is featured here. He was one of the jocks brought in for WABC’s final years, along…
Dan Ingram, 77 WABC New York | January 22 1979
The dreaded “WABC Disco Era!” Many people consider this the beginning of the end of Musicradio 77 WABC. In December 1978, the new Disco 92 WKTU defeated WABC in the Arbitron ratings. It was the first time an FM station had beaten WABC. Around the country, FM radio stations were beginning to overtake AM music…
Dan Ingram’s early days at 77 WABC New York – August 1962
Dan Ingram on 77 WABC was always entertaining, always clever, and always fun to listen to. In this aircheck, it’s summer 1962. Pre-Beatles, pre-Beach Boys, & pre-giant ratings, but WABC was well on it’s way to become the New York Powerhouse we all remember. Even here in the early days of…
Random Dan Ingram Bits, 77 WABC New York | 1967-1969
For may, the “glory” years of 77 WABC New York, were from 1966 to 1972. In the ratings, the station was untouchable. The station was so popular that many stations around the country molded themselves after WABC. Dan Ingram was in the drivers seat, getting New Yorkers home from work every day.…
