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Greaseman on 94.1 WYSP Philadelphia | March 20 1994
WYSP 94.1 Philadelphia – Greaseman – March 20 1994 From the Steven Green Collection Doug Tract, better known as The Greaseman. He is truly a one of a kind radio personality. In an era of 3, 4, & 5 person morning shows, Grease would make radio comedy gold, all by himself. The…
Bobby Rich on “The Top FM 106” WWSH Philadelphia | February 28 1984
WWSH The Top FM 106 Philadelphia – Bobby Rich – February 28 1984 Back in the 1980s, the 106.1 FM frequency in Philadelphia struggled to attract an audience. It started the decade as WWSH Wish FM 106. It had a Beautiful Music/Easy Listening format with a sizable audience, but Cox radio, who owned…
Terry Young on Hot Hits 98 WCAU-FM Philadelphia | 1983
WCAU-FM Hot Hits 98 Philadelphia – Terry Young – 1983 In 1981, Many radio programmers thought Top 40 radio was dying, or already dead. Many Top 40 stations, who were primarily on AM radio, were sounding more like Adult Contemporary stations. They were kind of soft, low energy, and, kind of dull. in…
Dick Clayton on 610 WIP Philadelphia | August 28 1973
WIP 610 Philadelphia – Dick Clayton – August 28 1973 Courtesy: Alan Tolz This aircheck features Dick Clayton on 610 WIP Philadelphia. Metromedia’s WIP was an MOR stations, that performed very well in the Delaware Valley. The format was very similar to it’s sister station WNEW 1130 in New York. Dick Clayton hosted…
Hy Lit on 92.5 WIFI Philadelphia | 1973
WIFI 92 Philadelphia – Hy Lit – 1973 In Philadelphia, there is one name that stands out at the dawn of Rock & Roll… Hy Lit! Hyski was the man who brought Rock & Roll to the Delaware Valley, and played it uptown, downtown, cross-town, here there, almost everywhere. Hy Lit became an…
Ken Garland, 610 WIP Philadelphia | Summer 1973
WIP 610 Philadelphia – Ken Garland – Summer 1973 Courtesy Alan Tolz Born Irvin Kalman Goldstein, Ken Garland was 610 WIP’s longtime morning man, from the 1960s, through the 1980s. Garland’s first radio job in Philadelphia was with WIP, in 1966. Two years later, he replaced “The Morning mayor” Joe McCauley as…
“Humble” Harvey Miller on Radio 99 WIBGPhiladelphia | Wednesday March 15 1961
WIBG 99 Philadelphia – Harvey Miller – Wednesday March 15 1961 Courtesy: Dan McKeown If you grew up during the glorious days of AM radio in Philly in the 50s and 60s, “Wibbage,” Radio 99 WIBG WIBG was king in the 1950s through mid 60s until WFIL took that lead away. This aircheck features…
Doug Henderson & Mimi Brown on 105.3 WDAS-FM Philadelphia | Dec 1983
WDAS-FM 105.3 Philadelphia – Doug Henderson & Mimi Brown – December 1983 In the early 1970s, Philadelphia’s WDAS-FM switched from a “Progressive Rock” format to “Progressive R&B.” “Progressive” in early ’70s radio lingo meant “album-oriented.” Just as progressive rock stations were trying to do the opposite of the AM Top-40 stations, the progressive soul…
