WJR-AM 760 was formerly a CBS Radio Network affiliate in Detroit, 1965. (To fully appreciate this TIME 1965 feature, click on image 2x for largest PC view). — MCRFB.COM
Author: Jim Feliciano
THE CBS RADIO NETWORK: NEWSWEEK AD|AUGUST ’67
WJR-AM 760 was formerly a CBS Radio Network affiliate in Detroit, 1967. (To fully appreciate this NEWSWEEK 1967 feature, click on image 2x for largest PC view). — MCRFB.COM
CKLW-AM BACK ON THE RADIO WITH: TOM CLAY!
CKLW HEARD 24/7 ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
CKLW * “Whatever Happened To?” * TOM CLAY * 1964
DJ TOM CLAY: “WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO” ‘MORE,’ ’64
TOM CLAY. In 1964, the widely-popular radio personality used to recite his composition, “What Ever Happened To,” occasionally, during his radio shows on CKLW radio. Adapted from the 1962 motion picture soundtrack album, Mondo Cane, this was the background instrumental music, track entitled, “More,” which originally Tom Clay selected to play while he read his self-authored piece to his large radio following here in Detroit.
Soundtrack music conducted by Ritz Ortolani and Nino Oliviero.
RITZ ORTOLANI ORCHESTRA * “More” * ‘MONDO CANE’ United Artists (USA LP; 1962)
FIRST EIGHTY YEARS: THE STORY OF WJR 760 IN DETROIT
‘WJR 760 THE FIRST EIGHTY YEARS’ * Mike Whorf * WJR-AM DETROIT (2012)
A SPECIAL THANK YOU!
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Motor City Radio Flashbacks would like to thank WJR’s Don Schuster for sharing with us this WJR radio 2012 commemorative program, ‘WJR 760 The First Eighty Years.’ Narrated by WJR’s Mike Whorf.
50TH| A KEENER 13 NYC REUNION W/ KEENER13.COM!
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A MCRFB Note: The ‘WKNR Reunion Celebration of 50th Anniversary of Station Launch’ took place at ‘The Redeye Cafe Restaurant,’ 890 7th Avenue, NYC, the weekend of June 14-15, 2014. A special thanks goes out to all our Keener13.com friends, Scott Westerman, Steve Schram, Bob Green, Scott Regen and all the WKNR “originals” for sharing with us your special ’50th’ Keener moments with us from NYC. Also. A ‘thank you’ to ‘The Michigan Broadcaster’ for providing the WKNR editorial (June 2014) MCRFB posted above. Keener LIVES 24/7 at Keener13.com —
For everything WKNR 24/7 relive the Keener experience only at Keener13.com!
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‘PILLOW TALK’ 100.3 FM: ‘ANGELA (THEME FROM TAXI)’
ALAN ALMOND’S ‘PILLOW TALK’ SHOW OPENER WNIC-FM 100.3
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Previously, Motor City Radio Flashbacks presented Alan Almond’s signature 12 midnight sign-off theme,“Summer Madness,” by Kool and The Gang, from Almond’s nightly ‘Pillow Talk’ radio show on WNIC FM 100.3.
Today, we feature “Angela (Theme From Taxi),” a track from Bob James’ 1978 LP, “Touchdown.” “Angela,” was the signature (8 p.m.) show opener on Alan Almond’s popular ‘Pillow Talk‘ show.
Heard 8 p.m.-12 midnight weeknights on WNIC-FM radio nearly 25 years, the 1980s and 1990s, and several years into the 2000 decade, Detroit.
“This is Alan Almond, and I want to welcome you with open arms to the first hour of Alan Almond’s ‘Pillow Talk,’ on 100.3 WNIC.”
“ANGELA (THEME FROM TAXI)” * Bob James * TAPPEN ZEE Records (1978)
WCAR DROPS NEWS FOR MOR FORMAT . . . OCTOBER 15, 1977
From the MCRFB news archive: 1977
DETROIT STATION MAKES SWITCH WITH ADULT CONTEMPORARY FORMAT
DETROIT — WCAR, the 50,000 watt station which has never reached any decent levels in programming the past several years, dropped its last effort — all news — last week and went to a personality adult contemporary sound under new owners Golden West Broadcasting. Golden West also owns such stations as KMPC in Los Angeles and KSFO in San Francisco. The format will target the 25-54 age audience under general manager Hugh Barr. Music mix will be MOR hits and oldies. The format was introduced Monday, October 3, at 12 a.m.
Staff lineup features Scott Wallace 5-9 a.m. from KAAY in Little Rock, Arkansas; Bobby Sherman 9 a.m.-noon, hails from KUGN in Eugene, Oregon; Mike Donahue noon-3 p.m., from TM Productions in Dallas where he was a writer and producer; Bob Vernon 3-7:30 p.m., comes from WABC in New York (formely also WJR in Detroit); Nick Fanaday 7-midnight from KWIZ, Santa Ana, California, and Candy Shannon midnight-5 a.m., who was also a news person at the station since January 1976. END
(Information and news source: Billboard; October 15, 1977).
WXYZ-AM BACK ON THE RADIO W/: JOEL SEBASTIAN!
WXYZ LIVES HERE 24/7 ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
From the MCRFB aircheck archives featuring: WXYZ-AM (’64) w/ JOEL SEBASTIAN
CLASSIC ‘PAMS’ RADIO JINGLES AS HEARD ON: WXYZ!
WXYZ ‘PAMS’ CUSTOMS 26D ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
From the MCRFB JINGLES archive: WXYZ-AM 1270 * “The Beatles!″ * 1964-1965