My Mother listened to Fred Wolf every morning. We also saw many fine acts at the Casino.
The fact he can be with us and wants to do this is very special.
and ask do you need a live band somewhere?
When first starting out in Detroit, the personality hosted Jay Towers and the Morning Revolution for six years.
Dunbar got his start in college at Michigan State, where he did play-by-play football for East Lansings WKAR. The format was changed. Elizabeth Washington is a Digital News Editor and has been with Local 4 News since April 2022.
Fact is that changing the format was the specific move that insured the failure of Martin and Howard. I wrote the Birmingham winning football score and the opponents losing score on a piece of paper and held it against the glass in front of his face, hoping he would announce it.
Starting his career at 15, the Detroit native learned his radio skills and established his on-air personality. He was hired with the hopes in retaining the older Wolf audience, while at the same time appeal to a younger audience being drawn to the. in our Aircheck Library, here. The single-monikered DJ was a co-host on the Channel 955 (WKQI-FM) show along with Mojo and Shannon Murphy.
been many years,but I thought Don Zees theme song was an Cameron's recent shows have developed a cult-like following in one of the most active discussion threads on the Michigan Radio and TV Buzzboard. Even ex-Detroit Tiger Denny McLain, whom you may recall once hosted a successful morning-drive talk show on WXYT-AM, has RSVPd. Originated out of Windsors 89x in 2001, the radio show has been making listeners laugh for two decades.
According to the Metro Times, Mojo said on air this morning that the show would not continue to do pranks without Spike.
One last thing. Wjr occupies studios and offices on his show was still on in Cleveland last I heard Meet the group awesome!
We knew when the dance was over when Lee played Since I Fell For You by Lenny Welch. "I think the added element of the fans will be very interesting," says Jo-Jo Shutty-MacGregor, famed as the first female helicopter traffic reporter in North America on Windsor's CKLW-AM and widow of the station's legendary "20-20 News" anchor, Byron MacGregor. "Lee first proposed the idea back in March when Robin's book came out," says Michael Seltzer, the retired marketing executive and radiophile who helped produce both Seymour's book and the previous reunions. Dick and Tom Ryan were a hoot with their many cast of characters (Captain Dirty, Granny Styvers and boyfriend Leo Millar, Clayton Harris from the Mount Clemens 7 to 11, Dr. Bigilby, Reverend Moly, etc) and his put on calls were a riot. Banks was on-air for 30 years for an urban radio format. "Because it hasn't been done this way before. I have a letter from Jack McCarthy if anyone would care to have it.
Similar memories long before we went to Specs-8 transistor radio Zenith under the pillow from 10-12, Lees opening theme was Plink went the strings of my heart (At least thats my memory) And yes, Sinatras Cant get started to close and into Don Zee.
Cool to have Lee still knocking around.
According to the Billboard trade publication dated. 3113 Archer Ave Starting in 1969, Dick has worked 51
and turned CKLW into the BIG 8.
Where Detroit Comes to Talk! Regards Lee Alan.
At the station, there were those who were beginning to feel their efforts moving forward for a larger audience share was by now, possibly, being hampered by all the network programming fed into the Detroit affiliate out of New York. I remember many of the broadcasters. After graduating from Eastern High, Hines-Loving got her start in radio as an engineer at WGPR (107.5 FM)and later moved on to WJZZ where she worked throughout the 1970s.
By 1958, there was a strict playlist with a more contemporary music format to follow.
I did the commercial logs and billing. Marc Avery, 6-10; Steve Lundy, 11-2; Dave Prince, 2-6; Lee Alan, 7:15-10; Danny Taylor, 10-1; Pat Murphy, 1-6 AM. "Her career was her life, she just loved music," said her son MirLoving. My sister was also on the show as was the members of the Shades of Blue who had the record OH HOW HAPPY in 1966.
That in 1966 the listeners instead. Do miss his special kind of humor. (This WXYZ feature was updated November 28, 2016). Walt Garrison Family, Schoolmate and I were both dancers on Club 1270 was gaining Detroit over. He is truly a legend and the Detroit listening area was truly blessed to experience a one of a kind. Kasem passed away in 2014. I was a young teen when WXYZ was the top station.
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"Her career was her life, she just loved music," said her son Mir Loving.. 1 in the ratings, they became a heavy influence for record sales in Detroit.
He came from WCAR the low rated good music station and was able to convince ABC to concede. WGHP was once a charter member (of 16 stations) that aired the first CBS Radio Network program in 1927. It was a small station.
A Detroit radio legend.
The name itself would come to be one of the most popular and recognized names ever in 60s Detroit radio history. Visit our, WJR Announces Multiple Staff and Lineup Moves, Dollar Bill Lawson To Retire From Mornings At WDXB Birmingham, Brody Smith Joins Katie & Company As Producer, Ya Girl Nikki & NTEG To Host Mornings At Boost Radio, After 33 Years, Todd Cavanah Departs Audacy Chicago, KCCL Sets K-Hits Celebration Ahead Of Format Change, Cox Promotes Jodi Rainey To VP/National Sales. Two kids, two cats, two dogs and deep love of classic rock: Donielle Flynn is a busy woman. On Sept. 25, Detroit Radio Personalities, Past and Present,
2, 1966, Alan stated remember when Lee played since I Fell for you Lenny. My wife passed away in 2001 but I still remember her fondly when I think about Club 1270 and the Walled Lake Casino.
Ill never forget new DJ Weird Beard coming on the dance show for the first time and being out of control wild.
Such fledgling local acts as Bob Seger, the Rationals, and virtually the entire Motown stable, from Martha and Marvin to Stevie and Smokey, crossed the Detroit River to receive their first television exposure on the show. I think he knew those days were over and he had no desire to go back.
WebCameron's show also has included regular appearances by Detroit area sports and media personalities like Ray Scott, Denny McLain, Jerry Green, Rich Kincaide, and Mark Wilson. I have a letter from Jack McCarthy if anyone would care to have it. All of DJs were a pleasure to work with.
Following Towers hosted a show at WXYT with Bill McAllister. by Lenny Welch Bet after Tommy Fury Defeats Jake Paul Boxing!
Simulcast with WXYZ-AM. "It was just the idea that we had a program that for seven years brought the kids together," says Seymour, who chronicles the experience in his new book The DJ Who Launched 1,000 Hits with co-author Carolyn Rosenthal. Among the changes, WJR has added Sean Baligan to its morning show alongside Paul W. Smith, former 950 WWJ anchor Tom Jordan and television reporter Kevin Dietz debuted this week in the 9am-12pm slot, and longtime WNIC and WMGC morning host Jim Harper to host a Saturday morning show. Joel Sabastian left WXYZ for the Windy City that year. They are in front of a WXYZ mic.
The top 40 formula at WXYZ was now growing in popularity on the Detroit radio dial. NO. In 2003, Ryan Seacrest took over the American Top 40 program.
Currently, WJR occupies studios and offices on His show was still on in Cleveland last I heard. A new voice is coming to the new morning drive co-anchor on WWJ News Radio 950. In the 1930s and 40s, WXYZ created and brought Detroit and the country great radio programming such as Eddie Chases popular Make Believe Ballroom and as well, serials such as the legendary The Lone Ranger, popularized nationally through Mutual affiliated stations after its premiere on WXYZ in 1933. Detroit Radio Personalities, Past and Present. One program stands out as it was quite daring for the timehaving a discussion after the birth of another daughter about not having the Y chromosome wanting to know where or how he could get it.
Despite the lowest ratings of the top 3, WXYZs The Marc Avery Show held the No.
Special programming: Don McNeill Breakfast Club 10-10:55 a.m. M-F. Lou Gordon Comments, 2-minute commentary, 6:25, 9:25 a.m., 12:05 p.m. M-W-F. Call Board-Dick Osgood, drama-critic with interviews, 9:30-10 a.m. Sun. Did it against WKNR just the way we could of. Now riding on its new-found successes, WXYZ evolved into playing more of the mainstream pop hits, rock n roll and current popular album themes being played around the country in the modern radio era. Programs such asWild Bill Hickok, Supermanand The Cisco Kid.
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By early 1963, after coming on board the ABC-owned and operated station in February the previous year, Lee Alan, with the Lee Alan Show was by then pulling in a phenomenal 40 per cent share of the Detroit audience during the early evening and night time hours, according to a 1963 Hooper radio survey. Then, on Halloween Eve of 1963 the KEENER onslaught began. Happy to say, as of today, Sunday, September 15, 2019 I (and as moderator/administrator for the site) I viewed today the site stats in the dashboard panel for this WXYZ thread and WordPress Jetpack showed this article has had 6,019 hits since tabulating this post beginning in 2016. Hopefully, we can keep this website going for many years, thanks to Mr. Alans kindness. WebThe trio of artists widely cited as the founders of Detroit Techno, Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, and Derrick May have all made mention of Mojo's influence on their musical development, [9] as have second generation Techno artists like Richie Hawtin (Plastikman), Jeff Mills (The fm98 Wizard) and Carl Craig [citation needed] . He loved reminiscing about many of the people you have listed on this site.
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If memory serves, Bob Beasley and I were fired the same day at WEXL by way of a memo at the end of our shifts in the commercial live copy note book.
When WXYZ insisted that I recommend hiring Martin & Howard we all knew that with the size of that investment at stake the station would back off and drop the mainstream audience format we had going.
ABC affiliate. Lee Alan. Bill Drake came here, and turned CKLW into the BIG 8. It had no color line. Reply to me [email protected]
For more than 23 years, it has been a dream come true to entertain you.
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Tragically, his engineer on that very show, Tom Knight ( Margellar) would meet a violent death on June 5, 1997.
So, Watch How You Drive That Automobile Now..And Dont You Dare Turn It Into a Couple of Tons of Deadly Weapon. I was so proud and honored that Lee actually took the time to read the e-mail personally. Art Regner. I have been remembering back to when I was working at WXYZ radio in 1966 til May 1967. Paul W. Smith, who recently celebrated his 25. Remember Nights with Alice Cooper? He invented the phrase: DODGE DEPEND ON IT.
Over on the radio dial, interspersed between network news and commentaries, music shows and local programming, WXYZ brought Detroiters Ozzie and Harriet, Corliss Archer and Big Time Boxing on Friday nights.
and on the television side Club 1270 was gaining Detroit audience popularity asJoel SabastianandLee Alanintroduced the hottest WIXIE hits on WXYZ-TV. He was identified by Ebony magazine in 1947 as one of only 16 black disc jockeys in the country. The stations playlist now comprised mostly the nations most popular records from the Billboard charts, and by 1962 WXYZ was center stage of what was happening in and around town. Her name is Donna and she is a very wonderful lady," wrote the Detroit radio legend, who is known as the city's funny, unflappable voice for 45 years. In May 1922, the station went from being known as 8MK to WWJ.
"I think that's one reason we're all coming together, for him," Shutty-MacGregor opines.
After working in the biz for 58 years, reports show that Perkins retired from radio this year.
He did Sunday night segway on Mix 92.3, I am writing to ask if you know where former CKLW-WNIC radio personality Johnny Williams is today? And of course, Lee Alan was on as well during that timeline as well.
In 2010, Towers landed with WNIC and has been on air with the Jay Towers in the Morning show. The stations playlist now comprised mostly the nations most popular records from the Billboard charts, and by 1962 WXYZ was center stage of what was happening in and around town. Also, according to the Billboard issue dated above, WXYZ was now ranked third at 22% below CKLWs 34% and WKNRs 44% share of the Detroit market overall, in that order.
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Banks was on-air for 30 years for an urban radio format. "Because it hasn't been done this way before. I have a letter from Jack McCarthy if anyone would care to have it.