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Bob Dayton on WPIX-FM 102 New York | May 1972
WPIX-FM 102 New York – Bob Dayton – May 1972 From the Mike McCann Collection For some people, when they hear the name Bob Dayton, they automatically think of the the guy who was fired from WABC in 1965, when he commemorated the twentieth anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, by playing The Crests…
Ron Lundy on 77 WABC New York | March 3 1981
WABC 77 New York – Ron Lundy – March 3 1981 Back in the late 1960s, into the 1970s, New York’s 77 WABC was the most listened to station in the nation. The music was tightly programmed, and it had some of the best air personalities in the country. Dan Ingram, Harry Harrison, Johnny…
The Founder’s Blog: The Way I See It, #1
With everything going on around me (tons, when you’re about to close on a home), I’m still thinking about WCBS 880. People are still WRITING about WCBS 880. Eventually, the noise will calm down and everyone will go on about their business. It’s too bad that radio companies don’t make decisions based upon the reaction…
Dan Ingram, 77 WABC New York | November 4, 1961
This one goes back nearly to the beginning of what would be one of the most famous Top 40 radio stations in the world. Dan Ingram held down Afternoon Drive on WABC for most of the 22 years of it’s existence as a music station, and here you can listen to how he sounded in…
77 WABC Tribute Show on WNEW-FM 102.7 New York | May 26 1982
WNEW-FM 102.7 New York – 77 WABC Tribute Show – May 26 1982 – Parts 1 & 2 May 10, 1982, was the day the music died. That was when Musicradio 77 WABC dropped it’s music format, and moved to a talk radio format. A couple of weeks later, WNEW-FM aired a…
Bob Dayton 1500 KBLA Los Angeles | June 13 1967
KBLA 1500 Los Angeles – Bob Dayton – June 13 1967 For some people, when they hear the name Bob Dayton, they automatically think of the the guy who was fired from WABC in 1965, when he commemorated the twentieth anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, by playing The Crests “16 Candles.” It was…
Bob Dayton on 101 WCBS-FM New York | July 1978
WCBS-FM 101 New York – Bob Dayton – July 1978 For some people, when they hear the name Bob Dayton, they automatically think of the the guy who was fired from WABC in 1965, when he commemorated the twentieth anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, by playing The Crests “16 Candles.” It was an…
Bob Cruz on 77 WABC New York | February 26, 1980
WABC 77 New York – Bob Cruz – February 26 1980 Most jocks are hired because of how they sound, or what they can do on air. 77 WABC hired Bob Cruz for a very different reason. Cruz was hired because of WHO he sounded like. The Story goes something like this. WABC Program…
