DO YOU LOVE ME [INST.; AUDIO ENHANCED] * THE CONTOURS
SCOTT W. HOSTS! THE WKNR KEENER13.COM PODCAST
THE KEENER PODCAST * 04/06/06 * SCOTT W. RECALLS ’60s CLASSIC COMMERCIALS!
The Keener Podcast
—Classic Commercials—
As much as we’d like to deny it, those commercials we saw and heard in the 60s are as much a part of our consciousness as are the rock acts we listened to on WKNR. This week we bring back some of the most memorable ad themes of the Keener era. We also answer your requests for the Radiants, the Raiders and some 1970 reflections.
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— SCOTT WESTERMAN —
WXYZ ‘DETROIT SOUND SURVEY’ AM 1270: 07/04/1966
THE DETROIT SOUND SURVEY
— JULY 4, 1966 —
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This list is selected each week by WXYZ Radio from reports of record sales gathered from leading record outlets in the Detroit area and other sources available to WXYZ.
— The Jim Heddle Collection —
The above WXYZ chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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COCA-COLA ADS: THINGS GO BETTER WITH COKE! ’66
COCA COLA * THE VOGUES (1966) * THE COCA COLA CO.
COCA-COLA ADS: THINGS GO BETTER WITH COKE! ’65
COCA COLA * THE SUPREMES (1965) * THE COCA COLA CO.
COCA-COLA ADS: THINGS GO BETTER WITH COKE! ’67
COCA COLA * JAY & THE TECHNIQUES (1967) * THE COCA COLA CO.
NEW! CKLW 80 BACK ON THE RADIO: DAVE SHAFER
CKLW RECALLED on MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
CKLW-AM 800 * 1965 * DAVE SHAFER
NEW! DAVE SHAFER CKLW aircheck date: THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1965
* THE Mike Lockhart COLLECTION *
CKLW RADIO 80. 55 YEARS AGO TODAY
— ACKNOWLEDGEMENT —
A special THANK YOU to Mike Lockhart of Ferndale, MI., for sharing this 1965 CKLW audio memory with Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
WDRQ-FM 93: DETROIT ‘Q’ TOP 25 THIS WEEK! 07/07/75
WDRQ 93 FM
— 45 YEARS AGO —
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WDRQ-FM Top 25 singles for the week-ending July 1-7, 1975
The above WDRQ music chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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— In Memory of George Griggs —
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity and your continuous support.
Above WDRQ music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate
A LEE ALAN JULY 4TH. CELEBRATION: ‘THE AMERICANS’
A SPECIAL ‘INDEPENDENCE DAY’ NARRATIVE * LEE ALAN * LEEALANCREATIVE.COM (A)
A SPECIAL ‘INDEPENDENCE DAY’ NARRATIVE * LEE ALAN * LEEALANCREATIVE.COM (B)
HAVE A GREAT 4TH of JULY HOLIDAY!
— A Special THANK YOU to Lee Alan —
INDEPENDENCE DAY 2020
HAPPY 4TH! CHARLIE VAN DYKE’S TRIBUTE TO THE FLAG
—CHARLIE VAN DYKE—
THE FLAG
… Is it possible to wave the flag too much … provided of course, that you wave it with integrity….
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Charles Leo Steinle aka Charlie Van Dyke, first launched his career in radio broadcasting in 1966, as a nineteen-year old with the legendary KLIF 1190 in Dallas, Texas. By the early 1970s, and rapidly-rising in the industry known for his baritone pipes, his distinct voice behind the radio microphone would eventually carry him to major markets around the country.
Harnessed by Bill Drake for his RKO radio stable, stops would include morning drives at KFRC in San Francisco, KHJ in Los Angeles, a short stint at CKLW in Windsor/Detroit and then it was on to WRKO in Boston.
But it’s the Bicentennial Year. 1976.
Seemingly what was lacking was a narrative to commemorate the country’s bicentennial celebration for that year. And that’s when Van Dyke decided to step in.
According to Charlie Van Dyke, he had retained a particular speech his uncle had written and prepared for an oratory-speech contest while in high school. His mother, in adding to the Van Dyke story, had saved a copy of that award-winning speech. That narrative saved would become The Flag.
With minor changes in the lyrics, Clive Fox worked on the produced project for release through United Artists Records. Jimmy Haskell would provide the music behind Van Dyke’s saturated, patriotic salute he voiced-over in The Flag.
Today, while no longer in radio, Charlie Van Dyke continues to free-lance his voice talents for media markets in both radio and television affiliates across the country.
Charlie Van Dyke, we thank and salute you for your acclimated 1976 display and show for true-American patriotism!
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A MCRFB NOTE: Previously posted on Motor City Radio Flashbacks, February 5, 2012.
CHARLIE VAN DYKE * THE FLAG * JULY 4, 1976