“LET’S GET IT ON” (INSTRUMENTAL) * MARVIN GAYE * 1973
WKNR-AM BACK ON THE RADIO: J. MICHAEL WILSON!
WKNR RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
WKNR-AM 1310 * 1966 * J. MICHAEL WILSON (w/Rodney the Wonder Rodent)
NEW! J. MICHAEL WILSON WKNR aircheck date: Wednesday, November 16, 1966
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* THE JIM FELICIANO COLLECTION *
OPENING DAY! ‘BLESS YOU BOYS’ TIGERS MEMORY, ’84
CURTIS GADSON * 1984
A MCRFB Note: In 1984, besides being an actor, singer and composer, Curtis Gadson was WDIV Channel 4 special projects director when he cut this recording (he co-wrote), “Bless You Boys (This Is The Year).”
As well at the time, Gadson produced and was host to ‘Saturday Night Music Machine,’ broadcast on WDIV-TV in Detroit, 1983-1984.
“BLESS YOU BOYS!”
HARWELL. THE VOICE OF SUMMER’S PAST REMEMBERED
ERNIE HARWELL * 1984 – World Champs Again * ERNIE HARWELL’S AUDIO SCRAPBOOK
‘1984 – WORLD CHAMPS AGAIN’
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Besides the voice of Ernie Harwell, the various narratives you will hear throughout the entire audio book (or excerpts) is by Raleigh, N.C. sports broadcaster Gordon Miller. Occasional questions you will also hear is by veteran Duke University sports broadcaster Bob Harris.
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Ernie Harwell passed away on May 4, 2010. He was commonly known as “the voice of the Detroit Tigers” for over 40 years. He called his last Tiger game in Toronto, on September 29, 2002. In 1981, Harwell was awarded baseball’s most prestigious Ford C. Frick Award. He became only the fifth baseball broadcaster enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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THE VOICE of SUMMER REMEMBERED
(CD audio set availability, link: Ernie Harwell’s Audio Scrapbook 2009)
WKNR ‘KEENER 13’ BACK ON THE RADIO! BOB GREEN
WKNR RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
WKNR-AM 1310 * 1971 * BOB GREEN
WKNR 1971 ALSAC RADIOTHON
BOB GREEN WKNR aircheck date: Friday, April 30, 1971
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Bob Green, of Bob Green Productions, Houston, TX, for recently donating this WKNR aircheck to Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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THE BOB GREEN COLLECTION
WJLB 1400: ‘TIGERADIO’ FLAMING 30 CHART! 02/14/66
WJLB #09 * 02/14/1966
WJLB #10 * 02/14/1966
WJLB #11 * 02/14/1966
WJLB #12 * 02/14/1966
WJLB #25 * 02/14/1966
WJLB 1400 AM. 52 YEARS AGO
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A SPECIAL THANK YOU
In Memory of George Griggs
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Above WJLB music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
WJLB ’65 DETROIT RADIO: NEWSPAPER AD FLASHBACK!
Sunday, January 30, 1967
A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD
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DETROIT FREE PRESS: “’On Target!”
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WJLB ’65 DETROIT RADIO: NEWSPAPER AD FLASHBACK!
Friday, July 16, 1965
A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD
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DETROIT FREE PRESS: “’The Right Sound Today”
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DETROIT’S ROCK ‘N’ EASY 100.3 FM: THIS MONTH, 1978!
WNIC 100.3 FM. 40 YEARS AGO
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A SPECIAL THANK YOU
In Memory of George Griggs
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Above WNIC music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
MOTOWN MONDAYS: A MOTOWN ’60s NEWSPRINT AD
Sunday, February 19, 1967
A MOTOWN MONDAY NEWS PRINT BACK-PAGE
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A MCRFB Note: The Motown group at the bottom of the ad? The Underdogs
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