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Don Imus, John Lennon Tribute on 66 WNBC New York | 1981
When we think of Don Imus, we normally think of outrageous stunts, rants, & hi-jinks. But you’ll hear a different Imus on this short 66 WNBC aircheck, as Imus presents a tribute to one of his musical heroes, the late John Lennon. He does awesome job saluting the former Beatle. It’s rare to hear…
Don Cannon, WIFI 92 Philadelphia | 1981
In 1973, Philadelphia’s WIFI 92 instituted a high-energy Top 40 format known as the Boogie Format with the slogan “Let’s Boogie.” It Philly’s first live FM Top 40 station. It performed fairly well for many years. When 98.1 WCAU-FM debuted its Hot Hits format in October 1981, which caused WIFI’s ratings to fall as WCAU-FM quickly grabbed most…
Charles McCord Says Good-Bye, Imus In The Morning, 77 WABC New York | May 6, 2011
For almost 40 years, Charles McCord was wingman for Don Imus, on the popular “Imus In The Morning” show, On WNBC, WFAN, & finally WABC. Many listeners thought Charles served only served as newsman on the program, but he was so much more. On the air, McCord joins in on the show’s banter. He delivers…
Don Imus, 1220 WGAR Cleveland | May 1, 1971
In 1970, Don Imus went to work at WGAR in Cleveland, before hitting it big in New York City at WNBC. Imus had bounced through a few smaller markets in California, before getting the call to come to Cleveland. It was at WGAR, Imus created some of his comic characters, like Judge Hangin’, Brother Soul, …
“Long” John Wade, 56 WFIL Philadelphia | August 1970
Philadelphia’s Famous 56 WFIL, the Delaware Valley’s Pop Powerhouse, was the home of many broadcasting legends. Jim O’Brien, Dr Don Rose, George Michael, Jim Nettelton, Dick Heatherton, Frank Kingston Smith, & the jock featured on this aircheck, Long John Wade. Wade landed in Philly from Hartford’s WDRC in late 1966. He worked on air…
Don Imus, SportsRadio 66 WFAN New York on C-SPAN | January 7 1994
It’s one thing listening to a busy morning radio show. It’s another thing to watch it. It’s facinating to watch this video aircheck of Imus In The Morning, that ran on C-Span, back in 1994. It was a rare opportunity to not only watch Don & his crew do the show, but also gave us…
Don Imus Does Billy Sol Hargus, 66 WNBC New York | 1982
It was at KUTY, in Palmdale, California, where Don Imus began his on-air character Billy Sol Hargus, a radio evangelist named and inspired by preacher Billy James Hargis. The bit became very popular, so popular, that when Imus went to work in Cleveland, he took the character with him. In December 1971, only 3 years…
