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John Zacherle, 95.5 WPLJ New York | Summer 1975
John Zacherle began his broadcast career as an actor at local WCAU-TV in Philadelphia, where he was hired as the host of the classic horror film show “Shock Theater.” He appeared as a horror host in a long black undertaker’s coat. Zacherle moved his act to New York City in 1959 and changed the name…
WPLJ 95.5 New York, End of WPLJ & Launch of K-Love | May 31 2019
May 31, 2019 was a day many New Yorkers will never forget. It was the day WPLJ went away. 95.5 WPLJ signed on the air in 1971 as an Album Oriented Rock station. By the late 1970s, the playlist had tightened a bit to New York’s Best Rock. WPLJ was very popular with that format.…
WPLJ Reunion Day, Pt. 5 feat. Race Taylor, Joey Kramer, Naomi DiClemente, Joey B., Lady Diana & Jamie Lee – 95.5 WPLJ New York | May 30, 2019
We’re up to Part 5 of Reunion Day. It’s the second hour featuring Race Taylor and Joey Kramer with special guests. This gets very emotional in spots. Joey B. calls in for his guest segment. At the end of that call, Race Taylor says, “Final thoughts”, and Joey loses it. The ladies… Naomi recalls being…
WPLJ Reunion Day, Part 4 feat. Race Taylor, Joey Kramer, Tony Banks & Heather O’Rourke | May 30, 2019
95.5 New York, WPLJ, Reunion Day, 2019, Race Taylor, Joey Kramer, Tony Banks, Heather O’Rourke, Pat St. John, the Big Montage
Todd & Jayde in the Morning, Reunion Day, 95.5 WPLJ New York – Part 2 | May 30, 2019
This particular aircheck is the continuation of Part 1. Because of that, we’re going to use the same write-up that we used in the first one… but before that, we’ve got a few descriptions of THIS aircheck. “Maybe we can get a job on WPLJesus” Highlights Here in this second hour of Todd & Jayde,…
WPLJ Reunion Day, Part 1 – Todd & Jayde in the Morning, Hour 1 | May 30, 2019
95.5 WPLJ‘s next to last day broadcasting as a commercial pop music station. It was reunion day, as the station invited back dozens of people who worked on air at the various format variations of WPLJ going back to it’s inception in 1971. There are balloons everywhere, celebrating all these people getting fired The end…
Celebrating 48 Years of WPLJ – Scott Shannon’s First Show – 95.5 WPLJ New York | April 11, 1991
Date of Recording: April 11, 1991 Station: 95.5 WPLJ New York City, New York Featured Air Talent: Michael Scott Shannon Contributor: Tony Impieri Date of Contribution: 8.05.16 Aircheck Entry: 1,424 Comments: “Smells like a ZOO in here!!” Honoring the legend that was WPLJ… Let’s remember the day that Scott Michael Shannon entered the CHR station…
Celebrating 48 Years – The WPLJ Time Machine looks back one last time! 95.5 WPLJ New York | May 26, 2019
“As hard as it is to believe, WPLJ will be going away on Friday, May 31,” according to a recorded message on the station’s Twitter page. “The format and personalities you’ve come to love over the years will no longer broadcast on 95.5.”
