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Tag: WBLS
Chuck Leonard on 98.7 KISS FM WRKS-FM New York | October 1983
Radio Station: 98.7 Kiss WRKS-FM New York Frequency: 98.7 MHZ Format: R&B/Urban This aircheck features longtime New York radio personality Chuck Leonard, “The Best That Ever Did It And Got Away With It,” as he would often say. During his over 40-year career in broadcasting, Leonard worked virtually every shift and played all styles of…
Frankie Crocker on WBLS 107.5 New York | September 1972
Radio Station: WBLS New York Frequency: 107.5 MHZ Format: R&B Frankie Crocker, “The Chief Rocker,” began his radio career at WUFO Buffalo, while studying pre-law at the University of Buffalo. His smooth, on air style soon had New York City calling. Frankie took a job at New York’s R&B station, 1600 WWRL. After a few years, WMCA wanted him,…
Vaughn Harper, 107.5 WBLS New York | November 1980
Nicknamed “The Velvet Voice,” Vaughn Harper was a major pioneer of the smooth and soulful “Quiet Storm” R&B/blues/jazz format at 107.5 WBLS that became popular at Urban stations across America in the early 1980s. Before radio, basketball was Harper’s first love. He was a fifth-round draft pick for the Detroit Pistons in 1968, but his basketball…
Sergio Dean,107.5 WBLS New York | September 1983
Sergio Dean was one of those unsung heroes of NY radio. He came to New York after programming ZBF in Bermuda. He spent almost 30 years on air in New York, with much of that time in morning or afternoon drive. He started at WWRL in the 1970s as Program Director & AM drive. He…
Wendy Williams, 107.5 WBLS New York | 2003
It may seem like talk show host, Wendy Williams, just popped up on TV out of nowhere, but she had a quarter century of radio experience that helped launch her TV career. She began her radio career in 1984 as an intern for Matty in the Morning, at Kiss 108 WXKS in Boston. Wendy…
Frankie Crocker Tribute, 98.7 Kiss WRKS New York | October 2000
Frankie Crocker, “The Chief Rocker,” began his radio career at WUFO Buffalo, while studying pre-law at the University of Buffalo. Crocker’s smooth, on air style soon had New York City calling. Frankie took a job at New York’s R&B station, 1600 WWRL. After a few years, WMCA came calling, and Crocker did evenings there until…
Frankie Crocker, 107.5 WBLS New York |1974
Frankie Crocker, “The Chief Rocker,” began his radio career at WUFO Buffalo, while studying pre-law at the University of Buffalo. His smooth, on air style soon had New York City calling. Frankie took a job at New York’s R&B station, 1600 WWRL. After a few years, WMCA came calling, and Crocker did evenings there until…
