— Friday, July 2, 1971 —
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DETROIT FREE PRESS
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— In Memory of George Griggs —
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Above WKNR music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate
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— In Memory of George Griggs —
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Above WKNR music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate
KEENER KEY MEN OF MUSIC * Happy New Year! * DECEMBER 1967
—NEW YEAR’S EVE 1967 BEST WISHES FROM THE KEENER KEY MEN OF MUSIC—
Dick Purtan * Ted Clark * Jerry Goodwin * Bob Green * Scott Regen * J. Michael Wilson * Steve Robbins * Dave Forster * Bob Harper
* BOB GREEN PRODUCTIONS *
A special THANK YOU to Bob Green (Bob Green Productions, Houston, TX) for providing this memorable WKNR 1967 holiday audio memory with Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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— In Memory of George Griggs —
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— In Memory of George Griggs —
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Above WKNR music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate
WKNR * THE VOICES of KEENER * DECEMBER 1965
—SEASONS’ GREETINGS 1965 FROM THE VOICES of KEENER 13—
Phillip Nye * George Hunter * Dick Buller * Ed Mullen * Eric Smith * John Maher * Dick Purtan * Ted Clark * Jerry Goodwin * Bob Green * Scott Regen * J. Michael Wilson * Jim Jeffries * Paul Cannon
From all the Keener Key Men . . . Merry Christmas!
* BOB GREEN PRODUCTIONS *
A special THANK YOU to Bob Green (Bob Green Productions, Houston, TX) for providing this (wonderful!) WKNR Christmas 1965 audio memory with Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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— In Memory of George Griggs —
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—THE BEACH BOYS COMES TO DETROIT! —
WKNR promoted the Beach Boys very first concert appearance in Detroit, at the Olympia Stadium, Saturday, November 28, 1964.
Just one month earlier, the Beach Boys also completed their first feature film appearance on the T.A.M.I. Show. A concert hosted by Jan & Dean covering two-nights in October before a live crowd at the Santa Monica Civic Center, featuring top stars Lesley Gore, James Brown, Chuck Berry, Supremes, Marvin Gaye and more.
The T.A.M.I. Show, featuring the Beach Boys, made its ‘Electrovision’ debut on the big silver screen in New York City, November 21, 1964, the Saturday prior the west coast band’s first concert in Detroit.
— In Memory of George Griggs —
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Above WKNR music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate
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— SIGN UP TO WIN A BRAND NEW 1966 GTO! —
A 1966 Pontiac GTO contest giveaway! This was the second of three Pontiac GTOs WKNR would give away in the 1960s. The station gave away their first Pontiac GTO in March 1965, and their third (and last) Pontiac GTO was given away in December 1966, a brand new 1967 GTO!
The above photograph, showcasing the special Tom McAn 1966 Pontiac GTO, also captured a euphoric leap of Keener deejays — pictured here all wearing Tom McAn ‘GTO’ shoes, likewise, advancing promotion as well the shoemaker’s ‘GTO’ brand for their latest footwear to go with the special car giveaway (exclusively through WKNR) in December 1965.
The photograph ultimately would find its way on the cover of the WKNR ‘Oldies But Goodies’ album, Volume II, which WKNR released, early-1966.
(Photo L-R: Jerry Goodwin, Dick Purtan, Scott Regen, Jim Jeffries, Bob Green, J. Michael Wilson, Paul Cannon, Ted Clark)
— In Memory of George Griggs —
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Above WKNR music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate
