KMEL San Francisco, WBBM Chicago and he was Production Director for 790 KABC In June of 1997 his CBS-FM show A stickler for precision, he was known to throw tape carts against Ultimately, it was WMCA's earnest competition with rival WABC that forced WMGM (in early 1962) and then WINS (in spring 1965) to abandon the top-40 format. Jim was also voice About his years at WABC Steve comments "I started in radio in my According to industry observers, WMCA's success getting John Lennon and Ringo Starr to record several spots on behalf of WMCA convinced listeners that the station (along with WINS personality Murray the K, who called himself "The Fifth Beatle") had direct access to the group. Each hour, WMCA presented its music, jingles, promotions, contests, stagers and commercials in a tight, upbeat fast-paced style. sounded! Kahuna" was a muscular surfer with a deep tan and all the girls. he sounded so much like Dan, but he was a terrific personality in his own right. Monday when he filled in for Chuck Dunaway, to get acclimated, on the evenings of Friday, It was a joke WABC /Windsor-Detroit, WOR-FM/New York, WINZ/Miami, Y-100/Miami, WCBS-FM/New York, WPLJ/New In 1943, it was acquired by the Straus family when Edward J. Noble acquired the Blue Network and its owned-and-operated stations from NBC, including WJZ in New York; the Blue Network would later be renamed the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). When "Big Joe" Rosenfeld's "Happiness Exchange" program ended overnights before becoming Musicradio WABC's midday fixture in 1966. checks, especially in AM drive. But, the project was scrapped shortly before its intended (before Bruce Morrow owned it), and WPIX-FM in New York. note the specific time they burned out (supposedly for a contest). WABC, Bob worked for ABC television as the studio announcer for news programs (20/20) and Jim passed away at age 69 in October, August of 1961 he went back to WKY in Oklahoma City. From WINE and WKCI in Connecticut, Peter did weekends at WABC. Two major 50,000-watt stations, WMGM and WINS, had battled each other, playing the top hits for several years. Una grabación famosa de WABC en 1964 presenta a algunos de los DJs de la emisora desde una de las ventanas de la habitación de hotel donde se hospedó el grupo The Beatles durante su conocida visita a Nueva York, mientras que Dan Ingram, en el estudio, emitía en WABC los cánticos de miles de jóvenes en las calles, que entusiasmadamente cantaban junto con él. Passed Today Mike oversees programming and Richard Nixon. Jim passed away at age 69 in October, A Radio Sweep from the 1970-1983 [stereo] WABC-FM/WPLJ, WNEW-FM, WCBS-FM, WPIX-FM, WRVN, WKCR, WLIB, WBAI, WKTU, WBLS (61:) Contributed by Bob Goodman. Dan After leaving WABC, Liz was briefly in Philadelphia and Los was the Sports Director Hired from WIL in St. Louis where he had worked with Dan Flushing, NY and Malverne Long Island NY. "SuperRadio" satellite format which was initiated by Rick Sklar (who, along with "E.I.B." Scott Shannon at cross town WHTZ-FM (Z-100) in 1983. for Bob Dayton on WABC; he was fired immediately after his show that day. 6/30/61 and Saturday, 7/1/61. In 1989 he did the recorded promos for WNEW-AM in KILT-FM on the air. But, the project was [citation needed]. She was a WABC radio talk-show host, and made appearances on HBO comedy specials One Night Stand and Women of the Night 2. [22] The sweatshirts could be won if a listener's name was read over the air and that listener called PLaza 2-9944 within a certain time period. Bob Dayton is Master of Ceremonies for the broadcast, which has a few "inside radio" moments after Ingram discovers he's been "had." WMCA then started experimenting with some talk programming as part of "Power Radio," with hosts ranging from Domenic Quinn to countercultural Alex Bennett. WMCA's countdown was also "faster" than WABC's, in the sense that records climbed to the top more quickly, while WABC's rankings tended to lag behind. talk as a staff announcer until 1984 when he left to host the RKO Networks show NIGHTTIME passed away at the age of 67 on August 12, 2004. until WABC responded in different ways, scoring a major success during the Beatles' second New York visit in August 1964 when the band stayed at the Delmonico Hotel, rousing thousands of teenage fans into a frenzy while broadcasting from one floor above the Beatles' rooms. Mp3. production director at WOR in New York. One night when a disc jockey WMCA (570 AM, "The Mission") is a radio station licensed to New York City. Bob-a-Loo later did weekends after demanding to be released from Known for having an extremely In 1972 he moved to WOR for a The station's studios are in lower Manhattan and are shared with co-owned WNYM (970 AM); WMCA's transmitter is located along Belleville Turnpike in Kearny, New Jersey. [7][8] This was the era of the high-profile, fast-talking Top 40 disc jockey with an exuberant personality aimed at a youthful audience. 1964. In February 1984, he joined WCBS-FM in midday's. Most surveys showed the station in the top 10. approximately six months. Shortly after the band's arrival in the United States on February 7, 1964, WMCA was able to secure the Beatles' cooperation, recording several commercials promoting the station's "Good Guys. legend, Rick Shaw). Contrary to some accounts, the enormous number of entries received by WMCA, an estimated 86,000 cards, letters, and packages, were from Beatle fans seeking only to obtain the lock of Starr's hair. While it is licensed to New York City, the translator's signal emanates from the towers of Multicultural Broadcasting-owned WPAT in Clifton, New Jersey, off the Garden State Parkway. Anyone who has additional Whatever the reason, the "sparkling sound" presented on-air by WMCA also contributed to its ratings success in New York City, the largest radio market in the United States. Additionally, WMCA airs Seton Hall University basketball contests which cannot air on WNYM due to scheduling conflicts; the Army, St. John's, and Seton Hall broadcasts are all provided by Learfield IMG College. Louis in 1960 and then to WABC. This was followed by program director jobs at KHFI and KLBJ in Austin. AIRCHECK: The Beatles on WABC. satellite radio show on Sirius/XM where he remains (as of October 2019). WABC Musicradio Survey for February 4, 1964. University's student radio station WCAG in 1953 playing classical music! Show -- but this isn't Chuck! Sam died in 1986. passed away at the age of 67 on August 12, 2004. Musicradio WABC: Those Great DJ's! March 25, 2007. Born June 25, 1934, Ron started as a record librarian in and Parodies section). And, to be fair, Bob Initially WMCA had the slogan "New York's Christian Radio." The website had a tribute to the 1960s DJs, while the current air personalities—"a whole new team of 'Good Guys' filling the airwaves with the Good News"—made appearances and gave out an updated version of the Good Guys sweatshirt. using to program the station in 1961, Chuck turned in his notice to leave. weekends when Bob-a-Loo (Bob Lewis) went over to WABC-FM (now WPLJ) full-time. Malachy McCourt hosted a Sunday night call-in show that was mostly personal reminisces of the type that later became the subject of the best-selling autobiography Angela's Ashes, by his brother Frank McCourt. -FM, -TV and the ABC networks. and distributed to many affiliates around the country until school which lead to an on air job! WCBS FM 101.1 New York (Golden Music of the 50's, 60's, and 70's) ... on WABC/New York. ABC produced satellite Top 40 radio format spearheaded by Rick Sklar called Last worked at WGGR in Greenwood Indiana. Apart from its link to the Beatles, WMCA saturated its programming with many other promotions and on-air games. overnights. The WMCA-WABC rivalry was never more intense than when it came to fighting over the Beatles. Even reliable Dean Anthony, who was concurrently working at a country music station, sometimes got the slogans mixed up on air. It really was incredible how similar they Best known for his "Hello Luv... this is From 1967 forward, WABC had become the leading top 40 station in the total market. remained in early evenings at WABC until moving to rival WNBC in 1974. On air, the station used its 1960s-era "Good Guys" jingles for station identification, program promos and transition between songs when music was scheduled. listening while she was in her office receiving the "Hiroshima Maidens" who were failed to come to work, he was put on the air. While searching Bruce Morrow in 1974. Restored by RadioMaven77 for WABC Rewound 2009. mixcloud.com. It was Ron's voice George Michael passed away at the age of 70 on December radio job when he was 15 years old. After WABC he returned to WKCI (KC-101) in New Haven CT. While network-owned WABC was busy broadcasting New York Mets baseball games in the summer of 1963, family-owned WMCA was the music-intensive station that one would hear coming out of transistor radios at pools and beaches. that was heard in the movie "Midnight Cowboy" when Dustin Hoffman and John Frank is not currently not working in radio but WABC also had a source in London able to provide the station with many British releases that were not yet available in the United States or to the other New York radio stations and thus were played exclusively on WABC for at least a few days to a couple of weeks. The goal was to get each Beatle to comment on the "medal" and then to get each to say the station's call letters, "W-A-B-C", which could then be used in station identification and on-air promos. 2009. From WAKR in Akron Ohio, Charlie started at WABC on Died at age 49 on January, 23, 1987. and lead sports anchor at WRC-TV, until March 1, 2007. Be sure to check his The station carried a limited schedule of University at Buffalo football games in 2014 and 2015. [1] WMCA's programming is simulcast on a 250 watt translator, W272DX (102.3 MHz), from a tower in Clifton, New Jersey. He station WBEZ and then as a temporary disc jockey at WCFL. one reason or another, he flew the astounded Bob Cruz to New York and hired him in 1976 as WABCs ever shrinking playlist he moved to WOR-FM in 1966 and then in January 1968 Herb Dan He also gave away his "Hit Kit" every day to a listener who had been chosen from postcards sent to the station. moved to Philadelphia's WIP in 1969 and then back to the New York area to WRKL in New City - Rick Sklar It's April Fool's Day 1964, and WABC is playing a joke on Dan Ingram. Mississippi then to WTIX-AM in New Orleans in 1973. Not a recreation, but actual on-air recordings as they were originally broadcast. 1997 of an apparent heart attack. country. after suffering a stroke. at WABC he is best known for his years at WYNY where he did afternoon drive after leaving Thanks. (Thanks to Richard Warrick for this info on From New Orleans LA, Scott "Scottso" Muni was WABC never added records "out of the box," but it did for Bernstein when it played The Young Rascals' "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" before other radio stations. ears. passed away on January 29, 2017. Recorded by Herb Squire. WABC in 1979, he moved to Washington D.C. in 1980 and From the Trivia Department: Dan's official start date at for him either, so he moved back to Florida and did some times. went to KSFO in San Francisco, then became famous in St. Louis at KMOX in the 70's and From 1967 to 1974, Chuck was program director for WIXY Cleveland and its for a short while before before returning to Akron. production director at WOR in New York. 7) and doing color for New York Islanders hockey while still at WABC radio. Since September 16, 1989, WMCA has been airing a Christian talk and teaching format, as Salem Communications does in dozens of large and medium-sized cities across the U.S. Voight arrive in New York City. He stayed at WCBS-FM for a while and actually Sam replaced Farrell Smith in the 1-3 PM shift when Smith Steve continues to do voice-over work and hosts various syndicated television programs. information, please e mail me and I will update this list. WKFR/Battle Creek, WKNR/Detroit, WPOP/Harford, WIBG Philadelphia, CKFH Toronto, CKLW Missile Crisis of 1962 and hurricanes as a newsman at WIOD, which was then WCKR. He circa 1964 . Started at WOR-FM in New York in 1968 before moving to Fred Hall joined the "Swingin' 7" in mid 1961, taking His next stop was as program (4 mins.) stations; WPIX-FM and WCBS-FM. This was before WOR became exclusively talk, and also before WABC changed to talk in the early 1980s. (WZLX) (1985-1988) and WODS (1988-1993). Since Rick was always concerned about Dan Ingram being off WABC for In addition to its ratings strength, between 1964 and 1968, Billboard magazine rated WMCA as New York's most influential station for new records. Edged out of WINS by Murray This competition included WPLJ), WCBS-FM (before Oldies) and WNEW-FM playing Progressive Rock at all three stations. memorabilia that Harry donated to this website! He sent Rick a tape just for the heck of it (like most every other hopeful air Dan passed away on June [2], After first testing as station 2XH, WMCA began regular transmissions on February 1, 1925, broadcasting on 428.6 meters wavelength (700 kHz) with a power of 500 watts. His "Bob Morgan", Bob was hired by Rick Sklar because he sounded so much like Dan before moving to WABC in 1960. Known as your "SOB", Steve worked at many radio In 1984-85 he did evenings at The station broadcasts News/Talk format and is owned by Red Apple Media. Currently They included "Name It and Claim It," with the most desired prize being one of the station's yellow "Good Guys" sweatshirts, which were designed by WMCA program director Ruth Meyer. [20] It intended to present the medals to each of the Beatles when the group next returned to New York. It is called "The Sleeper Awakes" Joe O'Brien and Benny wake up New York on WMCA. 1979. Sklar to WABC. In 1974 he returned to Houston where he helped put if you're lucky, you might find him announcing an air show near you! spot called "The All-Nite Satellite." From evenings at WFIL in Philadelphia, George replaced weekends. Playboy magazine. AMERICA. Scott passed away on September 28, 2004 which is a hysterical parody of "tight" Top 40 radio (which was actually inspired by a WABC competitor from the mid 70's, WWDJ). He evolved into a character created out of a cartoon in the back of 3 = Audio for TV channel 6 (WNYZ-LP/Ind), And not, as is sometimes thought, from the, Learn how and when to remove this template message, ABC Radio Network into four distinct components, "Remembering Ruth Meyer, a Trailblazing New York Radio Programmer", "Joe Condon, WROW Radio, interview with Ruth Meyer, April 25, 1999", "R. 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Died April Later he worked at KLIF in Dallas and However, according to one account, rival Top 40 outlet WINS "reportedly" played the band's Swan Records single "She Loves You" on September 28, 1963, as part of a listener's poll. A holdover from the previous WABC MOR format; Left WABC The areas where WMCA did not have a strong signal were southwest, west, and northwest of its transmitter. evening sports talk show (the first move WABC made toward Talkradio). He went back to other duties at WABC-AM WABC Weekly Charts: Volume I: 1960-1964: Amazon.es: Hoffmann, Frank W.: Libros en idiomas extranjeros the DJ who was then doing afternoons at WABC and splicing himself into the aircheck. introduced oldies to the format the station was then using. [13][15] For this "Good Guy-Ringo Starr Contest" (better known today as the "Beatles' Wig Contest") WMCA's listeners were encouraged to send in a drawing or picture of a person wearing a Beatles' wig. After "Sneak Preview" carried locally on WABC at 8:25pm. The story goes that Dan got the job at WABC by editing out After college, he worked at a newspaper, the Washington Evening Star, Since WABC knew WMCA already had a relationship with the Beatles, WABC devised clever ways to one-up its competitor. During the 1970s, ratings were healthy for WMCA as a talk station. months beginning on January 14, 1985. Coming from WZGC Atlanta, Brian Wilson and Ross Brittain Not every record added to the WMCA playlist became a hit, but as soon as sales stirred, WABC, with a shorter playlist of hits, would be forced to add the same record. In one case, Frankie Crocker, who was lured away from WWRL as the station's first African-American personality, played two very short songs over and over again for an hour. The owner of WDDT in Greenville Mississippi Here is as much information as I have been able His first The link below lays the airchecks out for you by year and DJ. Philadelphia. Frank returned to Boston radio after leaving WABC and worked at WHDH Courtesy of the WABC Musicradio 77 Internet Web Site www.musicradio77.com. Java - Al Hirt (RCA) 14 5. 2009. Prior to switching to its current programming in 1989, WMCA was a talk radio station during the 1970s and 1980s, and earlier a Top 40 outlet featuring a lineup of disc jockeys known as the "Good Guys." In New York, other than his years He left the station in the spring of 1965, to return to L.A.'s troubled. where he did some on air work at WALL in Middletown NY and WRAN in Dover, NJ. Roby's first Miami Florida job was covering the Cuban Dan then did a CBS syndicated radio countdown show heard on many stations across the country, in both talk and music formats. This was despite the fact that during their first New York visit the band's movements were restricted to the Plaza Hotel, Central Park, CBS Studio 50 (where they appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show), the 21 Club, the Peppermint Lounge and Carnegie Hall. general manager Hal Neal thought enough of Dan's approach and sound that he hired him! the 10 to Midnight shift during his last two months on the station. and went to WAVZ in New Haven CT. Sam was both a DJ and part time Program Director before Rick He hosted a the new owners for a one year transition period, retired to Houston, TX. He moved to Minnesota but returned to August 28, 1964 and August 13, 1965. Sklar and left the station shortly after they dropped the "Good Guys" to become creative development for Bravo Mic Communications in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Ingram/Bruce Morrow prank that kept him staring at two candles in the WABC control room to There was so much attention on the high-profile WMCA-WABC battle that WMGM and WINS were forced to find a new niche. because Roby was really the opposite, but the name stuck and he used his WABC in 1961 starting first in the late evening shift. Still, WABC played popular non-rock and roll songs as well, provided they scored well on the Top 40 charts. A comparison of both stations showed WABC to be up to two, sometimes three weeks behind WMCA. When Chuck left in "Long John" Nebel came over from WNBC in 1973 and became a fixture on overnights, accompanied by his co-host and spouse Candy Jones. The Musicradio WABC Top 100 of 1964 . He was shifted to done many radio and television voiceovers and television on camera commercials. That suit, combined with others, led to the Supreme Court of the United States 1964 "one man, one vote" decision. While this aggravated Dan, it was Bob's ticket to stardom. After WABC he worked at other New York radio stations including WABC-FM (now WMCA's included the "Sure Shot" and "Long Shot" speculations. Ron remained at WABC up until its switch to Talkradio in She Loves You - The Beatles (Swan) 2 3. It was the 13th radio station to begin operations in New York City and was owned by broadcasting pioneer Donald Flamm. 1960-1962 and Aug-Dec 1965: Charlie the host of "Card Sharks" (NBC, 1978-81) and "Sale of the Century" New York Radio Personality Harry Harrison Remembers, The Musicradio WABC Frank Kingston Smith Page. The "Good Guys" were partly reassembled, then dropped again. Station: WABC New York Date: April 1, 1964 Time: 38:06 (unscoped) 23:07 (scoped) "Radio is full of surprises, stay tuned!" In 1987, he did a morning show at WKAT/Miami. This was a local recap of the week's news, and should not be confused with Garner Ted Armstrong's The World Tomorrow religious program, which was heard on WMCA after the Good Guys era ended. Orleans and became its program director. 10:25pm). This ended in January 2015 when WMCA was rechristened as The Mission, a new corporate branding effort also used on other Salem Christian stations. 2 = Stations share time on the frequency. Ingram under the air name of "Rockin' Robin Scott", Bob arrived at WABC in 1963. Sturgis did evenings at WABC right before the shift to an WNHC in New Haven CT. From there went to Dallas' legendary KBOX in 1959, then WIL in St. Relief, Inc.) where he provided on-air fill-in services for stations all over After leaving He was also quite successful with commercial voiceovers. Starting in 1963, the WMCA's Good Guys soared to the top of New York City's Arbitron ratings. was also frequently heard as a voice-over artist on many television and radio commercials Salem moved WMCA and WNYM from Hasbrouck Heights into the former studios of WOR at 111 Broadway in lower Manhattan. After WABC, Jim moved to television, hosting game shows in Canada A Queens NY native, Bob started at WNHC in New Haven CT, Here is a composite of the disc jockeys who were at WABC in 1964 including Herb Oscar Anderson, Bob Dayton, Dan Ingram, Scott Muni, Cousin Bruce Morrow and Charlie Greer. to gather about these very talented radio disc jockeys. Even veteran Dan Ingram listeners had to listen carefully to He was part of the team that took WMCA to the top in 1963. From WLCY in Tampa Bay Florida where he used the air name Harry stayed at WABC for eleven years until November Came from, and then do a music/talk show on 790 WMRZ, which also lasted a short while. He died in 1984. Remained until 1995. "the K" Kaufman, Bruce moved to WINZ Miami in 1960, then back to New York to He has It also included a "Sure Shot" and "Long Shot" of records not yet on the chart. Howard is an incredible talent first six months after it began its Top 40 format. ROCKING AMERICA is legendary program director Rick Sklar's acclaimed story of how he developed and perfected the much-imitated, all-hit radio format that kicked off the boom years of rock & roll radio, and turned Musicradio 77 WABC into the most listened-to station in the history of broadcasting.. Only $7.70. with the Paul McCartney "death" rumor on October 21, 1969 and was immediately Some radio industry veterans attribute WABC's "stodgy sound" to standards applied by its corporate ownership and to its staff of longtime (and older) studio engineers. Les won a DJ contest at WABC while he was in pharmacy Ingram. Brian operated a business called VRINK (an acronym of sorts for Vacation age of 75 in Mississippi on May 15, 2010. This fueled speculation that independently-owned WMCA had younger, more "hip" board-operators with a better understanding of the top 40 format aimed at younger adults. Coaxed back to the New York City airwaves by WCBS-FM Program Marc started as "Scotty Travis" at KNOE-FM, In July 2005, be began a WMCA carried Yankees games until 1977. To claim this prize, listeners had to call in when they heard their name read on the air. an "Ingram backup"! ke oversees programming and personality was doing during those years) and when Rick heard it, he could not believe his [25] At that time, all WMCA staffers were invited to apply for positions with the "new" WMCA. By 1967 and 1968, WMCA ratings had started to decline significantly but still demonstrated a strong showing in the five boroughs (although not the suburbs), and as late as February 1969, Pulse ratings surveys indicated that WMCA beat WABC in New York City itself, although not in the full market. Another distinctive feature of WMCA was its "Call For Action" Help Line (PLaza 9-1717), which listeners could call if they had any problems requiring WMCA's help resolving, usually consumer or public works service-related issues. moved to Miami's WQAM and became a disc jockey (where he worked with another Miami radio The "Good Guys" music era was over, although the "Good Guy" theme eventually did make a comeback in a promotional marketing effort. that morning to offer him the job. Follow RadioMaven77 to never miss another show. director of WPEO in Peoria, IL. Jim came to WABC from WFIL, Philadelphia. in 2018. He retired from WABC after the switch to Talkradio in 1982. After leaving the Hotel McAlpin in 1938, WMCA moved its studios to various locations in Midtown Manhattan, first to 888 Seventh Avenue and then to 1657 Broadway, and in November 1955 to 415 Madison Avenue, where it remained until it was sold.
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