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Banana Joe Montione on The Radio Greats Reunion on 98.1 WOGL Philadelphia | April 1993
WOGL 98.1 Philadelphia – Banana Joe Montione – Radio Greats Reunion – April 1993 WOGL has been Philadelphia’s Oldies/Classic Hits station since Fall 1987. WOGL has staged two extensive reunions of popular Philadelphia DJs from the 1950s – 1970s. The former jocks were flown into Philadelphia and guest-hosted and reminisced live on the air…
Doug “Jocko” Henderson on The Radio Greats Reunion on 98.1 WOGL Philadelphia | April 1993
WOGL 98.1 Philadelphia – Doug “Jocko” Henderson – Radio Greats Reunion – April 1993 Courtesy: Robert Nicholson WOGL has been Philadelphia’s Oldies/Classic Hits station since Fall 1987. WOGL has staged two extensive reunions of popular Philadelphia DJs from the 1950s – 1970s. The former jocks were flown into Philadelphia and guest-hosted and reminisced live…
George Michael on The Radio Greats Reunion on 98.1 WOGL Philadelphia | April 23 1993
WOGL 98.1 Philadelphia – George Michael – Radio Greats Reunion – April 23 1993 WOGL has been Philadelphia’s Oldies/Classic Hits station since Fall 1987. WOGL has staged two extensive reunions of popular Philadelphia DJs from the 1950s – 1970s. The former jocks were flown into Philadelphia and guest-hosted and reminisced live on the air…
Terry Young on Hot Hits 98 WCAU-FM Philadelphia | September 25 1981
WCAU-FM Hot Hits 98 Philadelphia – Terry Young – September 25 1981 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…
Richard Hawkins, Hot Hits 98 WCAU-FM Philadelphia | July 1984
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 so markets from 1977-1986. Mike Josephs’ “Hot Hits” format revolutionized the way the Top 40 format was presented. “Hot Hits” was so tight, Josephs’…
Don Cannon, WIFI 92 Philadelphia | 1981
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 many years. When 98.1 WCAU-FM debuted its Hot Hits format in October 1981, which caused WIFI’s ratings to fall as WCAU-FM quickly grabbed most…
Big Ron O’Brien, 98.1 WOGL Philadelphia | February, 2004
This is the first of what appears to be dozens of original recordings featuring Big Ron O’Brien.
WCAU-FM Hot Hits 98 Philadelphia – WCAU-FM Hot News – November 27, 1981
In 1981, radio consultant Mike Joseph installed his Hot Hits format on WCAU-FM in Philadelphia, and that began the 1980s Contemporary Hit Radio revival. Hot Hits was fast paced, lots of forward momentum, quick jock raps, and nothing but the hits with it’s short, currents only playlist. The format was reminiscent of some of…
