ALAN's HIDEAWAY "Episode 2"

 

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On his syndicated radio show from the 1980's. Alan brings us music from his personal library of hits from the mid 20th century. A few Broadway classics and some big hits from the 1970's on this episode. Songs by Polly Bergen, Richard Kiley, Linda Ronstadt, Matt Monro and others.

WOLFMAN JACK "WDGY"

 

1965 Wolfman Jack, whose national rock show is blasted from the 250,000-watt XERF in Acuña, Mexico, buys KUXL, an R&B station in Golden Valley, (Hudson, MN). Jack relocates to Minnesota and begins recording his show at KUXL, shipping his tapes to Mexico each day.

CASEY KASEM "American Top Forty"

 

July, 24, 1971. Kemal Amin "Casey" Kasem (April 27, 1932 – June 15, 2014) was an American disc jockey, actor, and radio personality, who created and hosted several radio countdown programs, notably American Top 40. He was the first actor to voice Norville "Shaggy" Rogers in the Scooby-Doo franchise (1969 to 1997 and 2002 to 2009). Kasem began hosting the original American Top 40 on the weekend of July 4, 1970, and remained there until 1988. He would then spend nine years hosting another countdown titled Casey's Top 40, beginning in January 1989 and ending in February 1998, before returning to revive American Top 40 in 1998.

WOLFMAN JACK "WNBC, New York City"

A few minutes of highlights skimmed from an air check of the Wolfman Jack Show on WNBC. Wolfman was paid handsomely to join WNBC in New York in August 1973, the same month that American Graffiti premiered, and the station did a huge advertising campaign in local newspapers stating that the Wolfman would propel their ratings over those of their main competitor, WABC, which had "Cousin Brucie" (Bruce Morrow). The advertisements proclaimed, "Cousin Brucie's Days Are Numbered", and thousands of small, tombstone-shaped paperweights were distributed that said, "Cousin Brucie is going to be buried by Wolfman Jack". After less than a year, WNBC hired Cousin Brucie, and Wolfman Jack went back to California to concentrate on his syndicated radio show, which was carried on KRLA-Pasadena (Los Angeles) from 1984 to 1987.

AMERICAN TOP 40 "Top Songs 1971"

 

This episode has been published and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available. January 3, 1972. Casey Kasem brings us the top songs of 1971.

DJ AIR CHECK "WTMR, R Alan Campbell"

 

Christmas 1968 in the Delaware Valley on WTMR 800khz. Lee Scott, newsman, R Alan Campbell DJ on "the board". ABC Entertainment Network for the Philadelphia area. History: The station began operations in the late 1940s as WKDN. It was originally owned by Ranulf Compton, and was a 1,000-watt, daytime-only station that broadcast middle-of-the-road music. WTMR's power had been increased to 5,000 watts. The call letters became WTMR after the station was sold to Tommy Roberts in 1968. WTMR History | Campbell was working in the Delaware Valley at WDEL, WTMR and in the late 1960’s announcing at WPBS on Domino Lane (Roxborough antenna farm) working with Pat Landon, John Trent and Jack O‘Reilly. He worked for a few years at WFLN at 8200 Ridge Pike when the classical AM and FM station was an affiliate of NBC. He occasionally filled in at other area stations. He moved south for health reasons in the mid 1970s when he joined the radio staff at WFLA-AM-FM-TV (NBC) in the Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL market.

JIM AMECHE TIME "Gloria Lynne"

 

This episode has been published and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available. Fifteen minutes with Jim from 1950s.

AMERICAN TOP 40 "Christmas Countdown"

 

December 12, 1970 Casey Kasem's three hour Christmas Countdown.

DJ AIR CHECK ALAN FREED "WINS NYC"

A 90 minute air check (poor quality) of The Alan Freed Show on WINS, New York City in April of 1955. WINS eventually became an around-the-clock Top 40 rock and roll radio station, and would remain so until April 19, 1965, long after Freed left and three months after he had died—when it became an all-news outlet. Earlier, in 1956, Freed had hosted "Alan Freed's Rock 'n' Roll Dance Party"

ANDY MANSFIELD SHOW "1958 ep847"

 

Andy turns back the clock on this episode for AFRTS.

JIM AMECHE TIME "Night and DAY"

 

From 1950 Episode 73 an excerpt of the Jim Ameche DJ show.

IRA COOK SHOW "Vikki Carr and Louis L'amour"

 

DJ Ira Cook plays some pop records from the mid 20th century including one of Vikki Carr's  songs called "Miss America" in this episode for AFRTS. Guest interview with Louis Dearborn L'Amour (March 22, 1908 – June 10, 1988) who was an American novelist and short-story writer. His books consisted primarily of Western novels (though he called his work "frontier stories"); however, he also wrote historical fiction (The Walking Drum), science fiction (Haunted Mesa), non-fiction (Frontier), as well as poetry and short-story collections. Many of his stories were made into films. L'Amour's books remain popular and most have gone through multiple printings. At the time of his death almost all of his 105 existing works (89 novels, 14 short-story collections, and two full-length works of nonfiction) were still in print, and he was "one of the world's most popular writers".

DJ Air Check "Alan Freed, excerpts"

 

Here are several edited excerpts of Alan Freed on the air in the early 1950s. At the end you will hear his brief farewell to fans following the payola scandal of that time. Alan Freed was not the one individual responsible of accepting “payola”, however he was among the many most visibly linked to the promulgation of rock n’ roll. Alan Freed has been credited with being the first to popularize the title Rock n’Roll in relation to this specific music style. On November 20, 1959, WABC fired Alan Freed over the payola scandal, which effectively ended Freed’s career as a DJ and force in the record business. On May 19, 1960, Freed and seven other radio figures were arrested and booked at a police station in Manhattan and charged with receiving a total of $116,850 in payola.

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PAYOLA

Arrest

DJ air check "Alan Freed WINS"

 

A poor reception air check of an hour of the Alan Freed Show on WINS 1010 New York City on March 22, 1955. Freed was hired by WINS radio in in September of 1954.. The following January he held a landmark dance there, promoting black performers as rock and roll artists. Within a month, the music industry was advertising "rock and roll" records in the trade papers.

WFCC FM Chatham, Mass (Cape Cod) - R. Alan Campbell

 

The station started broadcasting on March 24, 1987 from state-of-the-art facilities on Route 28 in West Chatham. In 1991, the station's offices and studios were moved to new facilities on Route 6A in Brewster. "Clear Classical" WFCC-FM was subsequently sold in 1992 to Dolphin Communications, owned by Allan Stanley. WFCC-FM was purchased by Charles River Broadcasting (then owners of Boston's WCRB) in 1996. Photo shows music host, Campbell left, with NPR's Mark Wagner outside the Brewster location in 1995.

DAVE GARROWAY SHOW "Mel Torme - Dick Powell"

 

From January 9, 1951 Dave Garroway record show on NBC Radio featuring record selections with vocalist Mel Torme and others and a chat with Dick Powell radio's Richard Diamond. David Cunningham Garroway (July 13, 1913 – July 21, 1982) was an American radio and television personality. When the United States entered World War II in 1941, Garroway enlisted in the U.S. Navy. While stationed in Honolulu, he hosted a radio show when he was off duty, playing jazz records and reminiscing about the old days back in Chicago. After the war, Garroway went to work as a disc jockey at WMAQ (AM) in Chicago. Over time, Garroway hosted a series of radio programs, such as The 11:60 Club, The Dave Garroway Show, and Reserved for Garroway. One oddity Garroway introduced on his radio shows was having the studio audience respond to a song number not by applauding, but by snapping their fingers. Garroway also worked to organize jazz concerts, creating a "Jazz Circuit" of local clubs in 1947, bringing back interest in this music genre. His fellow disc jockeys voted him the nation's best in the 1948 and 1949 Billboard polls. He won the award again in 1951.He was the founding host and anchor of NBC-TV's Today Show from 1952 to 1961. His easygoing and relaxing style belied a lifelong battle with depression. Garroway has been honored for his contributions to radio and television with a star for each on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the St. Louis Walk of Fame, the city where he spent part of his teenaged years and early adulthood.

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JIM AMECHE SHOW "Ghost Riders"

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Billy Vaughn recorded the 1958 theme for the "It's Jim Ameche Time" radio show. This excerpt of the DJ show is from 1960.

IRA COOK SHOW "AFRTS"

 

Transcription aircheck rom 1971. One of the AFRTS most popular DJs was Ira Cook whose personality comes shining through in every one of his recorded broadcasts; he is a white collared, narrow tie-wearing square, but he had an appreciation for popular music. BIOGRAPHY OTRCAT.COM

BOB ARBOGAST SHOW "November 2, 1951"

 

WMAQ CHICAGO Air check. Robert "Bob" Arbogast (April 1, 1927 – March 21, 2009) was an American radio broadcaster, voice actor, and television host.

BILL STEWART SHOW "AFRTS 313"

 

AFRTS had Bill Stewart in the 1960s and 70s. Stewart was a KLAC Los Angeles disc jockey in the 1960's. On his "Bill Stewart Show" he produced and announced more than 4,000 programs, many over AFRTS.