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Tag: J.R. Russ
QuickCheck: J.R. Russ on VOA Europe | Sometime 1980s
Its not often we get something truly unique, but one of the short clips our new contributor, J.R. Russ sent in is of the same, heard on the Voice of America. Its very short but you can hear Russ mention different European cities, time zones, and the various stations and frequencies that listeners can tune…
J.R. Russ, WBSB B-104 Baltimore | November 1986
Description by Contributor J.R. Russ: “B104, WBSB, Baltimore, 1986. This was a #1 Station programmed by Steve Kingston. J.R. Russ, “utility infielder” for a couple years.” The days of this monster CHR are long gone, so enjoy this silice of PRIME mid-80s Top 40!
QuickCheck: J. R. Russ on WAVA Arlington VA | 1985
Longtime contributor J.R. Russ fits right in on this powerhouse CHR station. It’s vintage 80s on one of DC’s most legendary 80s stations! Who doesn’t remember WAVA? Ok, plenty of young people forgot. Chris Taylor would show them how it’s done, but he’s in Memphis. This is short, but memorable. And J.R. is GREAT here.
J.R. Russ narrates a WBUX Doylestown PA, Sales Demo | 1990
Used as a sales tool, this demo for WBUX 1570 AM, Bucks County, PA is well produced and does get right to the point, using a few air samples and a description of the station’s live, full service features. The format seems to be Top 40, and if so, would have been one of the…
QuickCheck: J.R. Russ on 1230 WECK Cheektowaga NY | Undated
Here’s a very young J.R. Russ on Buffalo suburban WECK. The recording is distorted, probably due to the receiver being tuned slightly off frequency. It’s interesting to note that this station, while likely not trying to compete with then powerhouse WKBW, is playing some of the same music. WECK is still around today. RadioTime.com lists…
J.R. Russ, last night show on WTRU Muskeegon | Undated
For his final act (literally), new contributor J.R. Russ is heard doing his finale on WTRU. Here’s another old-line AM Top 40. This one sounds like it’s from the late 70s sometime. 6 minutes, scoped, in glorious 10k wide AM mono. For our listeners, what frequency was this and is the station even around these…
