[Hawkwind]

WMMS Cleveland

[Bettiboop]

WQAM - Miami/Florida Keys

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[chuckinca]

Originally Posted by Talk Host

You are absolutely right. Super CFL. Dick Biondi, Barney Pip, Mort Crowley, Gene Taylor & Sam Hale and later Larry Lujack.

On our SR Prom trip in 1962, a special pullman car train from our town in the south Chgo burbs to SIU (southern illinois univ, GO SALUKI'S) about a 200 mile trip each way, Dick Biondi was the onboard DJ.
When was the last time someone rented a train! Found out years later it was paid for by the owners of the local bowling alley who had a son and an employee daughter in our class.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saluki

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WING 1410 AM Dayton OH. Gene (BY GOLLY) Barry, Steve Kirk

[BritParrothead]

Growing up in England, in the 60's, the radio stations for youngsters was awful!! We had the BBC Home Service, amd if we were really luck, on a Saturday they just might play some 'pop' music. Or as my father called it, 'rubish' Bless him I discovered Radio Luxembourg when I was about 12 years old, my parents would get so mad when they caught me listening, because I was supposed to be doing homework. The problem with radio luxembourg was that in England, it did not come on until 8m, the programmes were 15 minutes long, and there was advertising!! Unheard of in England at that time.

[eweissenbach]

in Kansas City. ..... "Worlds Happiest Broadcasters"... they had a big signal, as my cousins in Iowa listened to them also. They were top 40 back then, now they are one of the top sports talk stations in America - albeit on a different frequency. I also used to listen to WLS Chicago after dark when their signal took over.

[faithfulfrank]

WKBW in Buffalo NY....listening to Danny Nevereth..saving up to buy "KB Classics" albums.....

[Talk Host]

Originally Posted by eweissenbach

in Kansas City. ..... "Worlds Happiest Broadcasters"... they had a big signal, as my cousins in Iowa listened to them also. They were top 40 back then, now they are one of the top sports talk stations in America - albeit on a different frequency. I also used to listen to WLS Chicago after dark when their signal took over.

Do you remember Johnny Dolan "rolling with Dolan?" Johnny is a real close friend of mine. He is now retired and living in Northern California. He is one of the nicest guys I know and was a big inspiration to me as we worked together in Iowa at KSO.

[Talk Host]

Originally Posted by faithfulfrank

WKBW in Buffalo NY....listening to Danny Nevereth..saving up to buy "KB Classics" albums.....

Do you remember Clint Beuhlman? He retired in 1975. I was asked to if I wanted to replace him on 'KB. ( I was at WFBL in Syracuse at the time) I declined because I could not have succeeded trying to follow in the footsteps of a legend.

[faithfulfrank]

I think I do...!
"KB" was a big station...still is. The TV part, Channel 7 is still big....although Tom Jolls is not Commander Tom anymore.....but thousands of kids awoke to Commander Tom daily, back when we had Black & White TV with 3 channels...

Don't mean to go off topic...back to Radio!

Frank

[petenj]

I seem to remember a WMCA as well .

[gary42651]

``Wibidge`` WIBG out of Philadelphia

[eweissenbach]

Originally Posted by Talk Host

Do you remember Johnny Dolan "rolling with Dolan?" Johnny is a real close friend of mine. He is now retired and living in Northern California. He is one of the nicest guys I know and was a big inspiration to me as we worked together in Iowa at KSO.

I actually sang in a teen rock band and Dolan MC'd a "Battle of the Bands" that our band performed in. He treated me very nicely, didn't try to "big time" us. Dolan was the biggest thing in K.C. in the early 60s along with Phil Jay.

[Talk Host]

Originally Posted by eweissenbach

I actually sang in a teen rock band and Dolan MC'd a "Battle of the Bands" that our band performed in. He treated me very nicely, didn't try to "big time" us. Dolan was the biggest thing in K.C. in the early 60s along with Phil Jay.

Like any business, we in the radio business tended to get tired of what we were doing day in and day out. I had the good fortune of being very successful in the business, but I became weary of the daily grind.

Johnny Dolan, NEVER displayed any lack of enthusiasm. I just loved to watch him from the next studio while he was on the air. Every day, it was just like he was doing it for the first time. He loved it. He would laugh, get up out of his chair and give happy hand gestures and arm pumps. To this day, I can hear him laughing at himself as he told, on the air, "The World's worst Two Part Jokes."

I've got to say, it actually brings a tear to my eye, the emotion with which I remember working with and knowing Johnny. He is alive and well, enjoying his retirement with his wife Jan. Are you ready for this, Johnny is actually a "Door Greeter" at Walmart. He says that he is the town joke repository. Everybody who comes into Walmart tells him a joke.