WKNR RECALLED on MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
WKNR-AM 1310 * 1970 * BILL GARCIA
NEW! BILL GARCIA WKNR aircheck date: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1970
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* THE JIM FELICIANO COLLECTION *
THE DETROIT SOUND: 5 CHARTS FOR AUGUST! 08/29/66
WXYZ 1270
— AUGUST 29, 1966 —
THIS MONTH 53 YEARS AGO
This list is selected each week by WXYZ Radio from reports of records sales gathered from leading record outlets in the Detroit area and other sources available to WXYZ.
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For the month of August — each week — Motor City Radio Flashbacks will feature all 5 weekly music charts WXYZ 1270 published in August 1966.
For last week’s featured WXYZ August 22, 1966 chart go HERE.
(The Jim Heddle Collection)
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14 DAYS FROM TODAY! WILL YOU BE THERE? 9/14/2019
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
GETTING CLOSER – THE ‘LAST REUNION’ – MEET & GREET
Sept 14 (1 – 6 pm)
Suburban Collection Showplace – Novi, Michigan www.leealancreative.com/reunion.html
Radio/TV – Authors – Music Professionals – Celebrities
They’re coming from 15 cities & 7 states. And this will be my very last time with you all.
We are only 14 days away —
The radio DJs, TV personalities, Authors, and Music Professionals will tell personal stories you’ve never heard before. Honoring Robin Seymour in person. What went on when the microphones were off? Remember the late Mickey Shorr? For the first time ever Mickey talks about Payola that he never was a part of . . . IN HIS OWN VOICE.
Paul Cannon. Jerry Goodwin. Bob Green and the original KEY MEN OF MUSIC will tell you how it started. . . why it died. The music. The sounds. The secrets . . . never before told in public . . . and never again.
All part of a great program come September 14. Hundreds of us in one place to meet, talk, hear and ask questions that will trigger precious memories.
And What about Bob Seger . . . come meet the man who has written The Bob Seger Story. After this . . . No more appearances for me . . . ever . . . but this one time will be our best. It will be remembered for decades.
Please be there with us. It is my hope you will be part of a sparkling and terrific live program. A special day filled with stories, memories, video and sound.
Bill Hennes, former CKLW program director, he will present the CKLW story, along with several of the great Big 8 names who will be there. Jo-Jo Shutty MacGregor. Super Max. Charlie O’Brien. Duke Windsor. Gary Burbank. Tom Shannon.
Yours truly will present the life and death of WXYZ-WIXIE, along with the original “All Night” Chuck Daugherty. Great Detroit radio remembered from long ago. Remember Joey Reynolds? Will be there as well.
In attendance will be over 40 celebrities. Meet them all personally. International recording star Jack Scott will be there, honoring 94 years’ young Robin Seymour, us, there along with all of us.
Our friend Charlie Langton from FOX 2 will be there covering it. We will shoot video for a TV special as well. And fabulous entertainment is slated for, what will ultimately be, a most memorable event.
As we draw closer to September 14, reservations are getting scarce. Remember. Not possible for this to ever happen again.
While you can — reserve a spot for you. A loved one. Invite a friend. Again, this special event will take place, Saturday Sept 14, at the famous Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi, Mi. (Program link highlighted; from the official Suburban Collection website).
Meanwhile, 14 days away and counting. Will you be there?
LEE ALAN
Sunday, September 1, 2019
See the celebrities and make reservations here:
www.leealancreative.com/reunion.html
A SPECIAL FEATURE PRESENTATION: THIS MONTH! 9/27
20 YEARS AGO. THE LAST GAME EVER AT THE CORNER
An EXCLUSIVE feature presentation. Going up, Friday, September 27. A day remembered. It was a special day in Tiger history.
You won’t want to miss it. Only on Motor City Radio Flashbacks
WJBK 1500 FORMULA ’40 SURVEY SOUNDS: 08/26/1957
— AUGUST 1957 —
WJBK RADIO 15
62 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
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The WJBK FORMULA 40 hits was compiled, tabulated and produced by Radio 1500’s Bob Martin and Rosemary McGann.
This survey was tabulated overall by each record’s popularity and its appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of WJBK Radio.
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Previewed for the week of August 26, 1957
Note: By year’s end, 1957, Casey Kasem was no longer at WJBK 1500. Kasem left Detroit for Buffalo’s WBNY, New York, in November 1957. To fill Kasem’s departure, Dan Baxter became the new replacement. Baxter was hired for the all-night shift on WJBK.
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— In Memory of George Griggs —
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
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Above WJBK music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
SUMMERTIME! CBS RADIO: GREAT AMERICAN SUMMER
— CBS RADIO NETWORK —
THE GREAT AMERICAN SUMMER
PRODUCED BY JIM HAMPTON. DRAPER & HAMPTON, INC., LOS ANGELES
Syndicated around the nation on the CBS Radio Network some thirty-eight years ago, Jim Hampton (WXYZ, WABX, WJBK, WCAR) recently pulled this special programming from his radio archives and provided this site with 6 hours of the ‘Great American Summer’ shows he produced in the early-1980s.
In these programs you will hear great memories, events, and many of the hits by artists whose records were heard playing on the radio during the summer months the year they were released.
Jim Hampton and Ken Draper (WCAR, WCFL;Chicago) — Draper & Hampton, Inc., Los Angeles — produced this special summer programming for the CBS Radio Network.
The opening theme song was sung by, written and produced by production director Scott Chapin. Special programming features written by assistant writer, Scott Paton.
Program hosted by the great Tom Murphy (WCFL)
Motor City Radio Flashbacks will feature more of CBS’ ‘Great American Summer’ throughout the 2019 summer months.
So look for them here (there is one hour left to go) . . . . meanwhile, enjoy what remains left of this summer. It is almost over! ?
Featured today the 5th of 6 memorable pops of the ‘Great American Summer’
Missed our 4th installment of the ‘Great American Summer’? GO HERE
A special THANK YOU to Jim Hampton (Palm Springs, CA) for sharing this CBS summer radio summertime memory with Motor City Radio Flashbacks!
NEW! ‘DRQ-FM BACK ON THE RADIO: JERRY ST. JAMES
WDRQ RECALLED on MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
WDRQ-FM 93 * 1977 * JERRY ST. JAMES
NEW! JERRY ST. JAMES WDRQ aircheck date: MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1977
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* THE GREG INNIS COLLECTION *
— ACKNOWLEDGEMENT —
A special THANK YOU to senior website contributor GREG INNIS of Livonia, MI., for sharing this WDRQ audio memory with Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
WDRQ BACK-PAGE DETROIT NEWSPRINT FEATURE: 1977
Sunday, March 6, 1977
A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE
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DETROIT FREE PRESS
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SWINGIN’ TIME’ AT THE FOX W/ ROBIN SEYMOUR: 1966!
Friday, July 22, 1966
A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD
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DETROIT FREE PRESS: ROBIN SEYMOUR / SWINGIN’ TIME
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SWINGIN’ TIME’ AT THE FOX W/ ROBIN SEYMOUR: 1967!
Tuesday, July 18, 1967
A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD
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DETROIT FREE PRESS: ROBIN SEYMOUR / SWINGIN’ TIME
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