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…
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…
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…
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…
Salute to American Radio, BBC Radio 1 London | July 4 1976
In the mid 1960s, there was nowhere easy for British youngsters to listen to rock ‘n’ rollers like The Beatles, The Who and The Rolling Stones. Commercial radio wasn’t yet…
Hot Rod Hulbert, 1340 WHAT Philadelphia | April 1954
It seems that over the years, so many of the pioneers of early R&B radio have been forgotten about. We may know the names Jocko, & Rosco, but there were…
Gerry Bledsoe, RL16 WWRL New York | January 1 1977
R&B formatted WWRL New York featured some very big names pass through it's doors from 1964 to 1982: Reggie Lavong, Hal Jackson, Hank Spann, Bobby Jay,…
