WHTT HitRadio 103 Boston - Morning Drive - June 1984 Back in the mid 1980s, Boston had a three way Top 40 battle going on. it was between market…
Alton Irwin had an interest in radio from a very young age, as you'll hear Russ DiBello tell us. He went by many names over his long career, including Cliff Kenyon, Smokin' Willie B Goode, Willie B, Mike Rivers and Gnarly Charlie. He was the ultimate nighttime screaming DJ that always wanted to connect with his listeners and have fun doing it at the same time.
This composite begins in Hartford at 106.9 WCCC (Then known as top 40 "Triple C"), then moves along in succession to 13 Waves New Haven, KC-101 New Haven, JB-105 Providence, HitRadio 103 WHTT Boston, HitRadio 95 WPLJ New York, Z100 New York and Y-100 Miami.
In summer 1984, I made a trip to Boston... with my boombox. One morning I got up early, and started recording morning drive from up & down Boston's radio…
On June 19, 1984, I was walking around Boston, from the Harbor, to Copley Place. I had never been to Boston, so I was soaking everything in, from the historical…
By 1985, Boston had become a very competitive radio market. There were FOUR different CHR (Contemporary Hit Radio) stations in Beantown. Kiss 108, WXKS-FM was Top 40, with a…
Contributor Brett Provo could be considered one of radio's best-kept secrets! The longtime current PM Driver at 94-7 WMAS Springfield, Mass. was one the last jocks to be hired…