WJR RADIO 760: GREAT ‘VOICES’ OF THE GREAT LAKES!

**WJR-AM 760** *J. P. McCarthy 1965 (credit: Greg Innis Collection)*

**WJR-AM 760** *Jimmy Launce 1965 (credit: Greg Innis Collection)*

**WJR-AM 760** *Bob Reynolds 1966 (credit: Greg Innis Collection)*

**WJR-AM 760** *John Bell 1966 (credit: Greg Innis Collection)*

**WJR-AM** *Gene Elsey 1967 (credit: Greg Innis Collection)*

**WJR-AM 760** *Mike Whorf 1967 (credit: Greg Innis Collection)*

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

A special THANK YOU to Detroit radio historian Greg Innis for donating recently these WJR radio personalities photos (1965-1967) — archived here — Motor City Radio Flashbacks.

A WJR DETROIT RADIO ’65 NEWSPAPER AD FLASHBACK

Monday, March 29, 1965

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: WJR

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‘BROADCASTING,’ 1961: A DETROIT WJR 760 RADIO AD

**A ‘BROADCASTING’ WJR 760 AD PAGE RIP**: *October 16, 1961 (click image 2x for largest view)*

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‘BROADCASTING,’ 1962: A DETROIT WJR 760 RADIO AD

**A ‘BROADCASTING’ WJR 760 AD PAGE RIP**: *July 16, 1962 (click image 2x for largest view)*

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WJR-AM BACK ON THE RADIO: BUD GUEST!

**WJR RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS**

**WJR-AM 760 * 1960 * BOB GUEST**

WJR-AM 760 ‘GUEST HOUSE‘ w/BUD GUEST

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A special THANK YOU to “mr_ed01” for recently providing, by permission, Motor City Radio Flashbacks his unscoped, stellar audio, WJR Bud Guest aircheck from 1960. From nearly 57 years ago, this ‘Guest House’ program was broadcast live from the Michigan State Fairgrounds, Michigan State Fair, on WJR-AM-FM, Wednesday evening, 09/07/60.

PRESS IMAGE FROM DETROIT RADIO’S PAST: WJR, 1951!

PRESS IMAGE FROM DETROIT RADIO’S PAST: WJR, 1963!

**DETROIT FREE PRESS** *Friday, August 02, 1963*

BROADCASTING’ 1965: A DETROIT WWJ 950 RADIO AD

A ‘BROADCASTING’ WWJ 950-AD PAGE RIP: January 18, 1965 (click image 2x for largest view) — **A ‘BROADCASTING’ WWJ 950-AD PAGE RIP**: *January 18, 1965* *(click image 2x for largest view)*

JIM HAMPTON’S 2016 ‘ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS’ ON WJR

STARTS TODAY — 3 P.M. — ON 760 WJR

SEASON‘S GREETINGS DETROIT!

JIM HAMPTON

H E L L O A G A I N, J I M H A M P T O N H E R E . You know, after working as an air personality at WXYZ, WJBK and WCAR in Detroit, I moved to WLS as Production Director. One of my assignments was to create a 12-hour Christmas special that the station could play and give the entire staff the Holiday off.

After I moved to Los Angeles to work in radio syndication, among the thousands of programs I produced were numerous Christmas specials. There were short-form features, long-form specials and 24 hour formats.

In addition to great Christmas music, all of the programs I produced were filled with special features, stories, comedy, the amazing comments of little children, and, of course, interviews with everyday people and superstar celebrities.

The program content includes Contemporary and Classic Christmas songs. From Mathis to Crosby, from Whitney to Barbra, and from The Ronettes to Jose Feliciano.

Plus, there are numerous vignettes about how Christmas customs came about, lots of celebrity drop-ins (Clint Eastwood, Natalie Cole, Johnny Mathis and many more), Tom Murphy (otherwise known as “world-famous” Tom Murphy offers his Holiday anecdotes, there are old radio clips from classic performers of the 40’s (Jack Benny, Bob Hope, George Burns & Gracie Allen, to name a few), and the delightful, heartwarming and honest voices of little children reflecting on their favorite day of the year.

All in all, for 2016, it is an extended 18-hour Holiday celebration for the whole family. It just may become the soundtrack of Christmas get togethers from now on. Hope you will join me this Saturday, Christmas Eve, through midnight into Sunday, Christmas Day for this special 2016 holiday event on Detroit’s 760-AM WJR. (For dates and hours please see the above Original Christmas 2017 ad).

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Written, produced and hosted by Jim Hampton, ‘AN ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS’ can be heard from anywhere in the world. Listen Live over iHeart Radio, wjr.com, and of course throughout the Midwest on News/Talk 760 WJR.

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