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Tom Collins, Philly 15 WSNI-AM Philadelphia | 1983

December 30, 2019December 30, 2019 Ellis Feaster1540 WSNI

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[…]

Irv Homer discusses The Rolling Stones, 96.5 WWDB Philadelphia | November 1981

December 30, 2019January 6, 2020 Ellis Feaster96.5 WWDB

Irv Homer was grouchy, a bit of a curmudgeon, and thought the world would be a better place if everyone did things his way. Philly loved him! Many considered him “the voice of the blue-collar worker.” From[…]

Danny Bonaduce, Eagle 106 WEGX Philadelphia | 1989

November 12, 2019October 27, 2019 Ellis Feaster106.1 WEGX

We all remember little 10 year old Danny Bonaduce starring as Danny Partridge on the popular TV series The Partridge Family. After the show ended, Danny’s life took a downward spiral. Acting rolls dried up.[…]

Hot Rod Hulbert, 1340 WHAT Philadelphia | April 1954

November 10, 2019November 10, 2019 Ellis Feaster1340 WHAT

It seems that over the years, so many of the pioneers of early R&B radio have been forgotten about. We may know the names Jocko, & Rosco, but there were so many others unique personalities[…]

Bob Garrett, “Hot Hits”(tm) 98 Now WCAU-FM Philadelphia | November 26, 1982

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 Steve West98.1 WCAU-FM

First, a little history. Before the birth of what’s known today as WOGL, 98.1 was home to a heritage set of call letters and a trademarked hot Top 40 format which graced a dozen or[…]

Gary Shepherd, Power 99FM WUSL Philadelphia | September 1983

September 27, 2019September 20, 2019 Ellis Feaster98.9 WUSL

Gary Shepherd was a staple on Philly R&B radio, from the 1960s, covering the Philadelphia riots after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., through 2007. He was usually on air hosting[…]

Debut of Z106 with Randall & Cooke, WZGO Philadelphia – July 1984

September 17, 2019September 6, 2019 Ellis Feaster106.1 WZGO

This is the start of CHR formatted Z106 WZGO Philadelphia from 1984, which replaced CHR Formatted WWSH The Top FM 106, which one year earlier Replaced AC formatted WWSH Wish 106, which[…]

Steve Ross, 92X WXTU Philadelphia | January 1, 1984

September 15, 2019September 5, 2019 Ellis Feaster92.5 WIFI

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[…]

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