WKNR-AM BACK ON THE RADIO: GARY STEVENS!

**WKNR RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS**

**WKNR-AM 1310 * 1964 * GARY STEVENS**

Gary Stevens WKNR aircheck date: Friday, July 17, 1964

Gary Stevens’ last show on WKNR was Saturday, March 27, 1965.

WKNR, KEENER: SWEENEY AND STEVENS! APRIL 25, 1998

THE MOTOR CITY RADIO REUNION, NOVI, MI. 1998: Two Keener Key Men of Music, Frank 'Swingin' Sweeney with Gary Stevens, April 25, 1998. You can hear these two WKNR legends talking Detroit radio during the second hour of audio below, WOMC's 'Motor City Radio Reunion' broadcast, hosted by Dick Purtan and Tom Ryan. — **THE MOTOR CITY RADIO REUNION, NOVI, MI. 1998**: Two Keener Key Men of Music! **Frank ‘Swingin’ Sweeney** with **Gary Stevens**, April 25, 1998. You can hear these two WKNR legends sharing of their respective Detroit radio memories in the ’60s, during the second hour of audio featured below today, WOMC’s ‘Motor City Radio Reunion’ broadcast, hosted by *Dick Purtan* and *Tom Ryan*.

PRESS IMAGES FROM DETROIT RADIO’S PAST! WKNR ’65

Gary Stevens stands before a Miller Rd. I-94 billboard (Dearborn), February, 1965. His model wife is pictured on the billboard Chrysler ad, seen over Stevens right shoulder. — **GARY STEVENS stands in front of a Miller Rd., I-94 billboard, Dearborn, February, 1965. His model wife is pictured in the billboard Chrysler ad, seen here over Stevens’ right shoulder.**

WKNR-AM BACK ON THE RADIO: GARY STEVENS!

**WKNR RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS**

**WKNR-AM 1310 * 1965 * GARY STEVENS**

Gary Stevens WKNR aircheck date: Saturday, March 27, 1965

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Gary Steven’s last show on WKNR. Stevens’ first show upon his arrival to New York’s legendary WMCA was Thursday, April 8, 1965.

POST WKNR: GARY STEVENS SPELLS ‘CASH’ FOR WMCA

New York City WMCA radio ad. WMCA and Gary Stevens represented by Robert E. Eastman, Co. 1966. (Click on image 2x for largest view). — **New York City WMCA radio ad. WMCA and Gary Stevens represented by Robert E. Eastman, Co. 1966.** *(Click on image 2x for largest view).*

Photo courtesy: mrpopculture.com/

A WMCA GARY STEVENS ’65 FLASHBACK!

GARY STEVENS * April 24, 1965 * WMCA 570 * NYC

Gary Stevens aircheck audio courtesy musicradio77.com/

WMCA NYC: A FAREWELL MESSAGE BY GARY STEVENS!

The New York Daily News, Friday, August 30, 1968. — **The New York Daily News** Friday, August 30, 1968

A WMCA GARY STEVENS ’65 FLASHBACK!

GARY STEVENS (ex-WKNR) * April 8, 1965 * WMCA 570 (Stevens’ First Show) New York

Gary Stevens aircheck audio courtesy musicradio77.com/

A MCRFB GARY STEVENS POSTSCRIPT

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GARY STEVENS, ONE OF THE LEGENDARY WMCA “GOOD GUYS,” having signed on April, 1965, did his last radio gig on ‘Fabulous 570,’ Thursday, September 18, 1968. Prior, Gary Stevens was one of the most popular jocks in Detroit while on WKNR “Keener 13” from November 1963 through March 1965.

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ALSO: For an extensive Gary Stevens feature previously posted (February 18, 2013) on Motor City Radio Flashbacks, see ‘GARY STEVENS: FROM JOCK TO DOUBLEDAY EXECUTIVE‘

WHEN GARY STEVENS WAS LAST ‘FAB’ ON WMCA 570!

**A WMCA GARY STEVENS ’68 FLASHBACK**

GARY STEVENS (ex-WKNR) * September 13, 1968 * WMCA 570 New York

Gary Stevens aircheck audio courtesy musicradio77.com/

WKNR’S GARY STEVENS ON TOUR ABROAD . . . JANUARY 23, 1965

A MCRFB news brief:

WKNR Gary Stevens Embarks on European Tour

WKNR Gary Stevens 1964. — Gary Stevens WKNR 1964.

Gary Stevens, WKNR (Detroit) afternoon deejay, is currently on tour in Europe and England along with his wife Peggy. Tour will include stops along the way to London, Paris, Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Stockholm.

Plans includes a visit with the Beatles in the U.K. as well. During the trip, Stevens will be shooting film for his daily WKBD-TV dance show on Detroit’s channel 50.

(Information and news source: Billboard; January 23, 1965).

From the MCRFB aircheck library, featuring:

WKNR-AM: WKNR – Gary Stevens – December 1964.mp3