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John Records Landecker on 89 WLS Chicago | October 1972

 WLS 89 Chicago – John Records Landecker – October 1972 John Records Landecker is a radio legend. His radio career spans more than 50 years! His contributions to music radio were so widely respected, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland saw fit to feature him in their radio exhibit. John has entertained radio audiences in Michigan (WOIA, WERX, WTRX, WILS), Philadelphia (WIBG),…

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#89 #890 #Chicago #John "Records" Landecker #wls

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Scott Shannon Career Timeline Aircheck, WCBS-FM 101.1 New York |1960s-2010s

 WCBS-FM 101.1 New York – Scott Shannon Career Timeline Aircheck – 1960s – 2000s  1480 WABB Pensacola, WMAK Nashville, WQXI Atlanta, 1580 WPGC Washington, Q105 WRBQ Tampa Bay, Z100 WHTZ, Pirate Radio KQLZ Los Angeles, 95.5 WPLJ, & WCBS-FM are all on this radio aircheck featuring stops on Scott Shannon’s radio history over the years since the mid 1960s. After almost 40 years on New York…

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#101.1 #1580 WPGC Washington #95.5 WPLJ #New York #Pirate Radio KQLZ Los Angeles #Q105 WRBQ Tampa Bay #Scott Shannon #WABB Pensacola #WCBS-FM #WMAK Nashville #WQXI Atlanta #Z100 WHTZ

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Hal Brown on 860 WAMO Pittsburgh | 1969

 WAMO 860 Pittsburgh – Hal Brown – 1969 Courtesy: Robert Nicholson In 1956, AM 860 WAMO, launched an R&B format to serve Pittsburgh’s African American community. WAMO picked up an FM simulcast in 1960. The full time AM/FM simulcast lasted until the late 1960s, when the AM continued to crank out the R&B hits, while the FM did R&B, Talk, Oldies, and even Underground Rock. Over time,…

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#860 #FM #Hal Brown #Pittsburgh #wamo

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Bill Lenke (Bill Lee) on 96 WTIC-FM Hartford | December 31 1977

 WTIC-FM 96 Hartford – Bill Lenke (Bill Lee) – December 31 1977 Back in 1977, 96 WTIC-FM flipped to a CHR/Top 40 format, from it’s easy listening format, & hasn’t looked back since. It is considered the first Hot Hits station, programmed by Mike Joseph. Over the years, the station evolved to a more traditional CHR station, and they kept that going until around 1994, after…

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#96.5. 96 #Bill Lee #Bill Lenke #Hartford #WTIC-FM

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Gary Owens & The Music Guy Show on AFRTS Saigon | August 1967

 AFRTS Saigon – Gary Owens – The Music Guy Show – August 1967 From the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service, Saigon, South Vietnam. The Music Guy Show with Gary Owens was broadcast on Armed Forces Radio & Television to give servicemen & women a musical taste of home. Middle of the road music, comedy bits, and of course Gary Owens (of Laugh-In fame). Not very much Rock & Roll in the…

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#AFRTS #Gary Owens #saigon #The Music Guy Show

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Nancy Plum, KTNQ (1020) "Ten Q" Los Angeles | January 27, 1979

Photo courtesy of Nancy Plum A box of tapes arrived in the mail in January.  I was a bit surprised, but then remembered that Nancy Plum had promised to send some airchecks a little over a year ago.   Here’s the first of dozens of donated airchecks.  It’s Nancy Plum herself on Ten-Q from what I feel was one of the best time periods for Top 40 radio.   Interestingly enough, that same day I was…

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#1020 Los Angeles #KTNQ #Nancy Plum #Ten-Q

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The 3 Little Pigs on The Power Pig, Power 93 WFLZ Tampa | February 1991 

 WFLZ Power 93 The Power Pig Tampa – The 3 Little Pigs – February 1991 Dr. Don Carpenter and Jack Harris with Marc Chase. One of Tampa Bay’s most outrageous morning shows, on one of the most Outrageous radio stations, The Power Pig WFLZ. At this point, the Power Pig is about a year & a half old in it’s mission to chase WRBQ-FM Q105 out of it’s CHR format. It took about another 2 or 3…

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#Dr. Don Carpenter #Jack Harris #Marc Chase #Power 93 #Tampa #The 3 Little Pigs #The Power Pig #wflz

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Larry Yount on WRFM Stereo 105 New York | March 31 1974

 WRFM Stereo 105 New York – Larry Yount – March 31 1974 Beautiful music air checks are hard to come by, so I am happy whenever I find one. This aircheck features New York’s Stereo 105 WRFM. The station started with the format in 1968, and it ran through the early 1980s, when beautiful music stations fell out of favor. The aircheck features Larry Yount. -Ellis     From the Ellis B Feaster…

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#105.1 #Larry Yount #New York #Stereo 105 #WRFM

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Brother Love (Ken Reeth) on FM 106 WAMO Pittsburgh | 1968

 WAMO FM106 Pittsburgh – Brother Love (Ken Reeth) – 1968 In 1956, AM 860 WAMO, launched an R&B format to serve Pittsburgh’s African American community. WAMO picked up an FM simulcast in 1960. The full time AM/FM simulcast lasted until the late 1960s, when the AM continued to crank out the R&B hits, while the FM did R&B, Talk, Oldies, and even Underground Rock. Over time,…

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#105.9 #Brother Love #FM106 #Ken Reeth #Pittsburgh #wamo

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Howard Stern on WNBC 66 New York | September 2 1982

 WNBC 66 New York – Howard Stern – September 2 1982 This aircheck is from Howard’s very early days in New York, before Robin Quivers, before Boy Gary, before the pack. It’s Howard with just his newsman. (Sorry about the audio quality. I still thought it was worth sharing, because there is not a lot of Howard out there from his first few weeks on NBC.) Back in the 1980s, when…

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#66 #660 #New York #wnbc

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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 in the weekend-long events. The first…

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#98.1 #Banana Joe Montione #Philadelphia #Radio Greats Reunion #WOGL

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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 on the air in the…

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#98.1 #Doug Jocko Henderson #Philadelphia #Radio Greats Reunion #WOGL

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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 in the weekend-long events. The first…

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#98.1 #George Michael #Philadelphia #Radio Greats Reunion #WOGL

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Harvey Holiday with Joey Reynolds on 105.3 WDAS-FM Philadelphia | July 7 1974

 WDAS-FM 105.3 Philadelphia – Harvey Holiday with Joey Reynolds – July 7 1974 From the Alan Tolz collection In 1971, 105.3 WDAS-FM changed from it’s Progressive Rock format, to a Progressive Soul format. The station played a mix of Album R&B, Funk & Soul. They called the format Black Rock. One of the jocks from the Progressive Rock days, stayed with the station, as Music Director,…

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#105.3 #harvey holiday #Joey Reynolds #Philadelphia #WDAS-FM

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Greaseman on DC-101 WWDC Washington | August 1987

 WWDC DC101 Washington – Greaseman – August 1987 Doug Tract, better known as The Greaseman. He is truly a one of a kind radio personality. In an era of 3, 4, & 5 person morning shows, Grease would make radio comedy gold, all by himself. The Greaseman pseudonym originated while he was in college. Grease has said in an interiview, “In those days of top 40, everybody who was on the…

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#101.1 #DC101 #Doug Tract #FM #greaseman #Washington #WWDC

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Bill Lenke (Bill Lee) on 96 WTIC-FM Hartford - December 31 1977

 WTIC-FM 96 Hartford – Bill Lenke (Bill Lee) – December 31 1977 Back in 1977, 96 WTIC-FM flipped to a CHR/Top 40 format, from it’s easy listening format, & hasn’t looked back since. It is considered the first Hot Hits station, programmed by Mike Joseph. The station evolved to a more traditional CHR station, and they kept that going until around 1994, after fighting with competitor…

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#96 #96.5 #Bill Lee #Bill Lenke #Hartford #WTIC-FM

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Rick Dees on WHBQ 560 Memphis | June 2 1977

 WHBQ 560 Memphis – Rick Dees – June 2 1977 From The Java Joel Murphy Collection Before he was cranking out the hits at 102.7 KIIS-FM Los Angeles, and before he was rockin’ the Southland on 93 KHJ, Rick Dees spent several years waking Memphis. This aircheck features Rick on 56 WHBQ Memphis, doing his thing. If you’ve never heard him in Memphis, you’ll probably notice that the show sounds…

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#560 #Memphis #Rick Dees #WHBQ