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Tag: WRKS
Frankie Crocker on WBLS 107.5 New York | Late 1970s
WBLS 107.5 New York – Frankie Crocker – Late 1970s Back in the early 1970s, many African Americans in New York felt the radio stations were not addressing their concerns, or covering issues they were concerned with. Several Black leaders in New York decided to do something about it, by getting together, pooling resources,…
Jose Guzman 98.7 Kiss WRKS-FM New York | October 7 1981
WRKS 98.7 Kiss New York – Jose Guzman – October 7 1981 From the Java Joel Murphy Collection This air check features two month old WRKS, 98.7 KISS FM with Jose Guzman, who did evening in the early years of the station. 98.7 Kiss was one of New York’s leading Urban Contemporary stations, from…
Charlie Berger / Sonny Taylor, 98.7 KISS WRKS-FM New York | October 1983
Radio Station: WRKS-FM New York Frequency: 98.7 MHZ Format: R&B/Urban This air check features two years old WRKS, 98.7 KISS FM With Charlie Burger & Sonny Taylor. At the time, 98.7 Kiss was the new R&B station, taking on format leader, 107.5 WBLS. Since 1980 Charlie Burger worked at Many NY stations including FM 99…
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…
New York City Radio Dial Scan | June 1984
Back in June 1984, I was hosting an afternoon radio show in Atlantic City, NJ. To help make me better on the radio, I would make trips to New York City and record the radio stations there, hoping to learn from them. I would tune up & down the dial, trying to record as many…
New York City Radio Dial Scan | March 1984
It’s March 1984. You’re in New York, as you tune around the radio dial. This recording is an example of what you would have head. I was driving around New York, and just tuning up & down the dial, and recording what I head. You’ll hear many of the big players, like 101.1 WCBS-FM, Z100…
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…
Bobby Rich with special guest Meat Loaf, 98.7 WXLO 99X New York | October 5, 1978
Bumper Morgan is the first voice you hear on this hour-long scope, then Bobby Rich starts off this particular show, in his words, “broadcasting from a brand new studio that’s never been used before”.
