Dick Kernan was my boss. Music News Kevin Gates Details X-Rated Kink: 'That's Beautiful' Jan 14, 2023 Music News THE RIFF, AUGUST 1998, PROGRAMMING THE DETROIT AM RADIO DIAL: JANUARY 12, 1967. While he did not start his career in Detroit, Kasem learned his chops on the west coast in the 60s. Detroit's Hip-Hop & R&B Dr Darrius 97.9 WJLB's Big Show featuring Future, Jeezy & More! I have that same picture and no clue who they are. Back in the late 60s, it was a pleasure to work with Chuck Fritz, Joe Bacarella and Marty Greenberg while I was at Grey Advertising Detroit as we tried to build the WXYZ Radio audience. Radio personalities are very popular and the success of a radio channel is largely dependent upon the popularity of the radio personality who host its programs. I keep doing that every few minutes for at least an hour, but he kept ignoring me. On top of working at WJR and having his own talk show, The Frank Beckmann Show, Beckmann also was the announcer at the Big House for the University of Michigan and for the Detroit Tigers. There will be so many positive vibes coming in, I think that's the main thing. The ABC-owned station now found itself heavily competing against WKNR and CKLW for a greater market share they once dominated in recent years. Skeletons in my closet? In early April, 97.1 The Ticket personalities Dennis Fithian and Ryan Wooley revealed on Twitter that they had been cut from the station because of financial reasons. I will soon be releasing the Audio Book version of my book, Turn Your Radio On. By 1958, there was a strict playlist with a more contemporary music format to follow. THANK YOU Lee for putting the rumors to bed. This site brought back many memories when DETROIT was a FABULOUS city. His . NJ/PA/WV/IN/IA/CO/TN/MI/VA only. Bill Drake made the BIG 8 happen. Now heading forward well into the early 1960s, the 1270 top 40 notables would comprise of great air names as Fred Wolf; Joel Sabastian; Paul Winter; Steve Lundy; Don Zee; Fred Weiss; Dave Prince and Lee Alan. So instead of dropping the outdated programming they added more. In the late sixties did Radio Detroit have a disc jockey named Dave Dawson. Over on the radio dial, interspersed between network news and commentaries, music shows and local programming, WXYZ brought Detroiters Ozzie and Harriet, Corliss Archer and Big Time Boxing on Friday nights. January 18, 2023 ~ 760 WJRs Jeff Sloan tells Paul W. as the inflation numbers come down small businesses will need to adjust to continue to make money. Uncle Russ Gibb - WKNR, WWJ, WRBR and WKMH, Read more: Grande Ballroom in Detroit added to National Register of Historic Places. WXYZ 1270 in 1966. . From interviewing Bruno Mars to dressing up as a leprechaun at Rosie OGradys, having a morning show and was live on Saturday nights from Luna. Although I never met him, I listened to his__ Saturday Night Oldies Party__ every week-end on Magic 95 WMJC-FM from 1982 until 1987. Thank you, (This WXYZ feature was updated November 28, 2016). By then WXYZ radio held down a huge Detroit audience over the competition for market share. WWJ recently celebrated 100 years of being a radio station. 1 in the ratings, they became a heavy influence for record sales in Detroit. ITS DAVE PRINCE . Cannot remember the year. at WIXY. Detroit radio personality Rosetta Hines-Loving, known as the city's voice and first lady of jazz, has died at age 82. January 18, 2023 ~ Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget at The Heritage Foundation Policy Analyst David Ditch, talks with Kevin about the financial state of families in America. Happy to say, as of today, Sunday, September 15, 2019 I (and as moderator/administrator for the site) I viewed today the site stats in the dashboard panel for this WXYZ thread and WordPress Jetpack showed this article has had 6,019 hits since tabulating this post beginning in 2016. Wondering if Tom Dean is still around. Tom hosted various shifts at the station with his last being mornings at the station, leaving in late 1960 or early 61. It has all those voices in it for all to hear again. January 18, 2023 ~ Honigman Law Leader of Investigations and White Collar Defense Practice Matthew Schneider, talks with Guy Gordon about the latest of the classified documents that were found in President Bidens garage. The Lone Ranger, all local creations that had me glued to the receiver. Among the changes, WJR has added Sean Baligan to its morning show alongside Paul W. Smith, former 950 WWJ anchor Tom Jordan and television reporter Kevin Dietz debuted this week in the 9am-12pm slot, and longtime WNIC and WMGC morning host . Marc Avery, 6-10; Steve Lundy, 11-2; Dave Prince, 2-6; Lee Alan, 7:15-10; Danny Taylor, 10-1; Pat Murphy, 1-6 AM. Greater Media Detroit announces longtime radio on air personality Ken Calvert will be officially retiring as the Co-Host of the WCSX-FM Morning Show in the Motor City. Regards Lee Alan. Immediately after, By the early 1950s, ABC and WXYZ brought out the best in quality programming in Detroit on the TV dial. I have a picture of a musical group of 7 people. Besides being an on-air personality, Kasem was a voice actor for Shaggy in Scooby-Doo and was a narrator for NBCs national promotional announcements from 1977 to 1981. Add to your list of deceased Tom George of WJBK. Rumors spread that he was intoxicated and fell asleep at the wheel. Meanwhile, WXYZ, gained two percentage points from the 5 CKLW lost within a year. Management, the entire radio staff and Lee Alan, now as program director were convinced the right formula was now in place moving forward for 1966. WJR News Director Dick Haefner is one of the most recognizable news voices in Detroit. Even ex-Detroit Tiger Denny McLain, whom you may recall. Thanks! Birmingham won the game. The added new voices on 1270 became the newest household names. . Still prime on WXYZ radio since coming back to Detroit from New York in 1947 was Johnny Slagle. Legend has it Berry Gordy used to bring a Motorola car speaker into the Hitsville, U.S.A. studios so the Motown Records releases he was mixing would play especially fine over a dashboard radio. Remember Nights with Alice Cooper? I would be very curious if anyone knows anything about my grandfather, Lawrence Larry Kelley. Hi Donna, I am so sadden to learn, today after reading your comments here, in 2022, that Jim Heddle had passed away in 2018! The WXYZ line-up in late 1965 consisted of some of the greatest radio voices heard on Detroit radio during that time. Music, news, in-depth conversations, and laughs are what you hear while listening to the "Mason and CoCo In The Morning . I will announce it, and how to get it on my Face Book Page. My wife passed away in 2001 but I still remember her fondly when I think about Club 1270 and the Walled Lake Casino. Living near Traverse City, Michigan. He came from WCAR the low rated good music station and was able to convince ABC to concede. No. My sister married one of the members from the group. I believe the first televised performance of My Girl by The Temptations was done on our show. I still hope the despicable members of that family responsible are still Incarcerated. A Southfield High School graduate, the former WDRQ radio personality learned his skills at his high school radio station. Towers has been in the Detroit market since 1999. Then there were reports about how 97.1 The Ticket was asking for volunteers to take a pay cut in order to avoid further layoffs. He invented the phrase: DODGE DEPEND ON IT. The following week I listened to him until I ran out of signal just this side of Des Moines, Iowa. Meanwhile, WXYZ, gained two percentage points from the 5 CKLW lost within a year. Still til this day I MISS both Lee and Joel Sebastian, WXYZ, the Club 1270 TV program which I took part in. By the latter part of 1965, there was several changes in the WXYZ line-up. . Then Id listen to the 11:55 newscast and the first ten minutes of Don Zee with his zombie theme Tarantula by the Tarantulas. Tell me some of your favorite on-air personalities and email me your favorite radio moments at ewashington@wdiv.com. Here listed below is the ABC network programming line-up on WXYZ for a typical broadcast day, according to Billboard, July 17, 1965: WXYZ: 5,000 watts. Similar memories long before we went to Specs-8 transistor radio Zenith under the pillow from 10-12, Lees opening theme was Plink went the strings of my heart (At least thats my memory) And yes, Sinatras Cant get started to close and into Don Zee. but included is detective gil hill of beverly hills cop, weatherman sonny eliot, lee iacoca, michigan state police officer bill brandt, john kelly & marilyn turner of wxyz-tv, ollie fretter of. Another page in Detroit radio history had been turned. Hello for a greater market share they once dominated in recent years. Rich in history as one of the most storied and oldest broadcasting institution in Detroit or for that matter, the entire country. Jim Seymour, now 94 and living in Texas, was twice named national "Disc Jockey of the Year" and was said to possess an uncanny knack for spotting up-and-coming talent for Swingin' Time. The fact he can be with us and wants to do this is very special. In a city whose reputation was built on wheels, the music blasting from our four-wheeled entertainment centers and the men and women who brought it to us as our audio emcees hold a special place in Detroit's collective memory. His tenure is, Gene Fogel s illustrious career at WJR began in 1971. Reply to me adeernest@umich.edu Russell McNamara Host, All Things Considered Russ McNamara is the host of All Things Considered for 101.9 WDET, presenting local news to the station's loyal listeners. Radio 1270 became the hottest commodity on the radio dial for local music venues and dance entertainment. Cool to have Lee still knocking around. Odds/lines subject to change. Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States. He had been at CKLW for a number of years and worked in Cincinnati and Detroit radio before joining The Big 8. Age: 70. Banks was on-air for 30 years for an urban radio format. I graduated high school in 1966 and all we listened to was Lee Alan (the Horn), Joel Sabastian, Dave Pince and Robin Seymore The Bird. So Thank you for remembering ! I listened He was also the voice of the University of Michigan hockey team briefly in the 1980s. Thank You. Detroit radio was special, as were the personalities. 6 Dr. Daddio. But it was also during this time the stations own commitment to recapture a higher market share, seemingly came to an impasse, a standstill in the ratings. Channel 955 is the #1 Top 40 radio station in Detroit, MI, serving all of Southeast Michigan. 1 in the ratings, they became a heavy influence for record sales in Detroit. Still can be heard on WNIC and seen on Fox 2 Detroit, the media personality has been juggling both radio and TV since 2004. Playing Classic Rock at WCSX for everyone in Detroit Rock City is a dream come true. . 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