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. Robin Ophelia Quivers (born August 8, 1952) is an American radio personality, author, and actress, best known for being the long-running news anchor and co-host of The Howard Stern Show. Currently can be heard across Michigan and Ohio out of Detroit, Grand Rapids and Toledo. Besides doing on-air work, Calvert also worked for Sony Music Corporation as a local and regional promotion and marketing manager. Always live on the free Audacy app. From being an on-air broadcaster for both radio and television, best-selling author and journalist. As part of Seymour's first trip to Detroit in more than a decade, he is scheduled to appear from 3-5 p.m. Thursday in Studio A at the Motown Museum, 2648 West Grand Boulevard, to greet tour visitors and answer questions. Just curious what era it may have been from.. Absolutely loved Lees personality, voice and humor in the early 60s. I was looking for it on line but no such luck. at WIXY. I would be very curious if anyone knows anything about my grandfather, Lawrence Larry Kelley. 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 New Radio 13 popularity on the radio dial. 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. dave@dptv.org Peter Whorf 10a to 3p, weekdays Peter Whorf came home to Detroit in 2019 when he joined WRCJ as host of Midday Music. Still prime on WXYZ radio since coming back to Detroit from New York in 1947 was Johnny Slagle. Bob Wojnowski (@bobwojnowski) August 2, 2020 Next year marks the 100th anniversary of Detroit's WWJ-AM, indeed the 100th birthday for radio itself. 1-844-BUY-RADIO; 100.3 WNIC Detroit's Variety - 80's 90's & Today Kristina. ", That bond will be acknowledged. That in 1966 the listeners instead wanted more of the music. Eighty seven-years ago, according to, the station spawn birth in the Detroit area under the calls, WGHP was once a charter member (of 16 stations) that aired the first, program in 1927. While he did not start his career in Detroit, Kasem learned his chops on the west coast in the 60s. By the latter part of 1965, there was several changes in the WXYZ line-up. History Radio Personalities Active or From Detroit It's our love and passion for the music." 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. A Detroit radio legend. Watch CBS Detroit Weekdays at 4 p.m. Lee Alan left momentarily, came back again, this time working in the WXYZ television studios. Brooke Allen will continue in middays from 10am-2pm ET. My Mother listened to Fred Wolf every morning. And two years later I could not have sold The Lee Alan School of Broadcast Arts to him, and 10s of thousands of people may never have experienced the excellent school it has become under his direction at The SPECS HOWARD SCHOOL. No longer were the deejays allowed to play whatever, The top 40 formula at WXYZ was now growing in popularity on the Detroit radio dial. Gibb was a teacher in Dearborn Public Schools for many years. 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. Then there were reports about how 97.1 The Ticket was asking for volunteers to take a pay cut in order to avoid further layoffs. And WXYZ had the most popular disk jockey in all of Detroit during that time both radio and TV Ed McKenzie. He hardly ever went live on the air. Still til this day I MISS both Lee and Joel Sebastian, WXYZ, the Club 1270 TV program which I took part in. He was 82. He was 58. WWJ recently celebrated 100 years of being a radio station. Persistence paid! A bit later he moved over to WOMC. He used to golf with him at West Shore in Grosse Ile. But Lee Alan, onetime star at WXYZ-AM and longtime local media production owner now living in Florida, pushed to have the event moved up and opened to the public. [1] He is the former host of the Stoney and Wojo radio show on WDFN in Detroit, Michigan until it was canceled on January 20, 2009. I will soon be releasing the Audio Book version of my book, Turn Your Radio On. Dunbar got his start in college at Michigan State, where he did play-by-play football for East Lansings WKAR. and ask do you need a live band somewhere? The on-air personality can also be heard nationally and locally on the Church of Lazlo show. The Detroit Free Press reports police . Starting in 1969, Dick has worked 51 years in radio news. He started out doing sports before he branched into talk radio. Relive many of the classic 60s WXYZ Detroit Sound (some 40-plus total!) Birmingham won the game. What does the letter say? According to the Detroit Historical Society, the on-air personality American Top 40 program was broadcasted on over 1,000 stations across the nation in the late 80s. My compliments to Jim Feliciano and the MCRFB staff for this terrific site. WXYZ 1270 in 1966. By then WXYZ radio held down a huge Detroit audience over the competition for market share. Simulcast with WXYZ-AM. Cumulus Media News/Talk 760 WJR Detroit has announced multiple staff additions made over the past several months as it completes its lineup restructuring.. Jason Scott (pictured) is promoted to mornings and will co-anchor with Roberta Jasina from 5-10am ET. Harris Dead At 31 Jan 16, 2023. . According to his, An icon for Detroit rock radio, Calvert served the Motor City airwaves for over 40 years. And of course, Lee Alan was on as well during that timeline as well. Thanks! Blakes Orchard and Cider Mill hosts new event with tropical drinks, ice sculptures, and barbecue, Limp Bizkits Wes Borland sues ex-wife for saying he kicked her out of Detroit home. Meanwhile, during a short stay in Cleveland in early 1966, Lee Alan discovered the sound of. We truly enjoy hearing from everyone! The Detroit native was a newspaper sportswriter and columnist for 36 years, including at the Detroit Free Press for six . 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? 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. 0. It brings back great memories! My compliments to Jim Feliciano and the MCRFB staff for this terrific site. 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. In a comparatively short space you have captured a great deal of the essence of the battle for ratings that took place in the 60s. According to his. While he's this list's lowest earner . Besides radio and music promotion, Gibb also hosted his own TV show Russ Gibb at Random which was aired locally. It had no color line. Finally, he reported the score, and I wrote Thank You on the paper, got on my bike and rode home. Required fields are marked *. on Rogers spent three decades in radio, mostly in the Detroit market, but also with stops in Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. He had a show on Detroits WXYZ doing human interest stories during the 1940s and also did some voice acting work on radio in the 1950s. These are some of the most famous black Radio DJs on the planet. Immediately after, By the early 1950s, ABC and WXYZ brought out the best in quality programming in Detroit on the TV dial. 100.3 WNIC is the most listened-to station in Detroit, Michigan. By this time WXYZ radio had begun its fierce battle going full force head-to-head for top ratings going against Detroits top-rated WJBK 1500. More great information can be found in Dick Osgoods book: WYXIE Wonderland if you can find a rare copy. The above featured Detroit radio guide was clipped, saved, and digitally re-imaged from the credited source by Motor City Radio Flashbacks.. A MCRFB Note: Glancing over the above Detroit radio guide, it bears noting CKLW had Dusty Rhodes competing for the morning drive going against WKNR's own Dick Purtan.Both Rhodes and Purtan were Cincinnati's WSAI-AM radio personalities during a time in . Her show is nationally syndicated in 15 markets across the nation. One night he informed his followers what actually happened. It's just going to rub off on everybody who comes.". Is he still around? According to the Detroit Historical Society, the station was founded by the Scripps family, which founded the Detroit News. If you dont listen to the radio but are on TikTok, you may recognize Bru. Driving myself crazy!! Keep Jammin'. I believe the first televised performance of My Girl by The Temptations was done on our show. Rich in history as one of the most storied and oldest broadcasting institution in Detroit or for that matter, the entire country. Now with new alternative moves towards capturing better ratings in the market, much of the old ABC network programming was being replaced while diverting some attention to the music of the times. Our drummer would call Joel Sabastian etc. For the latest on Lee Alan today, go to his website blogroll and click on Lee Alans blog. He was in a trailer which had one end of it surrounded with glass, and that is where Mr. Wolf was sitting as he did his broadcast. With the Fred Wolf era gone and out of the picture, Fritz extended his sights in search for a younger (but calmer, more contemporary) voice in filling the morning void. at WXYZ was finished, over and was done. Towers has been in the Detroit market since 1999. GOD Bless you BOTH! I remember a program called Squeaky & Jitters? The WXYZ line-up in late 1965 consisted of some of the greatest radio voices heard on Detroit radio during that time. There are so many talented DJs who have made their mark in Detroit. His influence was so strong that he started the Paul is Dead rumor in 1969. "Jim Johnson is one of the most well-known radio personalities in Detroit, with . "And afterward, we're going to party till the cows come home.". My schoolmate and I often remember rushing home to his upstairs console radio to hear our favorite DJ. A true lover of the oldies, BOTH of these guys will be remembered and MISSED! (WDIV) Editor's note: If you grew up in the Detroit area in the 1980s, you probably remember "Count Scary," a character played by Detroit radio personality Tom Ryan, who appeared on. Jim All in Detroit, his hometown. The Last Great Detroit Radio Reunion takes place from 1-6 p.m. Saturday at the Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Avenue, Novi; 248-348-5600; suburbancollectionshowplace.com. Those days and memories will forever linger, never to be duplicated. Dick has been an award-winning newscaster, reporter, and news director at five stations. Hi Dave, thank you so much for sharing your wonderful WXYZ 1270 radio memories! Which Jack McCarthy? His last on air work was for a small radio station in Marysville, Oh. She also delivers traffic and weather for theFrank Beckmann Showeach day. "We all admire him, appreciate him, and want to pay respect to someone who has had great variety in his life but stayed in one market. Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door. These numbers represent the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. 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. Theme Song? Lee Alan also had written, composed and produced the music for the new Personality-Plus jingles package (click highlighted reference for audio) for the stations new sound for 1966. He Was Also An Overnight DJ For WXYZ, Prior To the CKLW Stint (He WAS on Monday Night Football from 1970-1981 but he NOT HOWARD COSELL broke the news of John Lennons assassaination in 1980! And WXYZ had the most popular disk jockey in all of Detroit during that time both radio and TV . Even ex-Detroit Tiger Denny McLain, whom you may recall. My brother, Jim Heddle, who frequently went by Big Jim Edwards on air, worked at various radio stations in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Flint, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Tucson, Arizona, and quite possibly I have left some out since I did not have his photographic memory re: Oldies rock &roll among other topics. THE RIFF, AUGUST 1998, PROGRAMMING THE DETROIT AM RADIO DIAL: JANUARY 12, 1967. I read your posting and was moved by your remembrances of Club 1270 and the Casino. 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. Martin and Howard were hired . Just as we had outlined. Rogers was at CKLW in 1972 and '73. George Noory Talk Radio Host Overview: George Ralph Noory (born June 4, 1950) is a radio talk show host. John Mason energizes the morning drive in Detroit every weekday from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.. His morning radio show, "Mason & Coco in the Morning," is a hometown favorite and has a large and. Wed pack up and go. The format was changed. A Southfield High School graduate, the former WDRQ radio personality learned his skills at his high school radio station. So instead of dropping the outdated programming they added more. Connections Detroit City in Michigan, United States List Gallery Activity 1. Thank you Larry and may God Bless NJ/PA/WV/IN/IA/CO/TN/MI/VA only. In July 1967, Tom was stationed downtown with his Michigan Air National Guard unit. Thankyou! WJR News Director Dick Haefner is one of the most recognizable news voices in Detroit. Detroit Auto Show; Go Great Lakes Bay Podcast; Great Lakes Post; HealthWatch With Dick Haefner; Plante Moran Money Minute; Pod Suey; Powering Michigan's Future; Pure Michigan Tour; Pure Michigan AG Tour; Pure Michigan Golf Tour; Rising Stars; WJR Road Show With Paul W. Smith; WJR Travel Club; WJR 100; Women Who Lead; NEWS. Harris Dead At 31 Jan 16, 2023. . They were honored as "Broadcast Personalities of the Year" by the Country Music Association in . . And it would unfold just as I had predicted., After just two weeks going into 1967, it was apparent the top 40 run at WXYZ was finished, over and was done. "This was the way the Motown sound really started to happen on the show. ROBERT WESOLOWSKI Died: June 15, 2014 . iHeart and Radio One have used a national blueprint that shifts more toward syndicated programs and less toward local, for example. There was some sentiment for holding this final reunion in 2020. Don Zee worked the graveyard shift from midnight until 6 am, and always signed on with Dracula (Bobby Pickett), Elvira, and Trantula by The Trantulas. The ABC-owned station now found itself heavily competing against WKNR and CKLW for a greater market share they once dominated in recent years. All of DJs were a pleasure to work with. WXYZ was to become the first ABC-owned radio station to play Top 40 hits (or then labeled as Formula Radio) in the entire country. Music format: Contemporary. . Wolf, never one for the new limitations or restrictions, had been with the station since the early 50s. I loved all the comments about the early 60s WXYZs radio. When they were at the station, being number one was no big deal. Chuck, Johnny Williams is alive and doing well. Having gained ground, WXYZ and WJBK at times found themselves into a virtual ratings tie vying for the top 40 title on the dial, seemingly, with no end in sight. Share. We're Looking For the Hottest Unsigned Artist! Names on the pictures are Elmer Thompson,Jumbo, Jinny, Bob Long, Will Karson, Mel Karson, Paul ?Young. THANK YOU Lee for putting the rumors to bed. WWJ-AM (WWJ Newsradio 950)/Detroit is announcing a new anchor lineup, effective immediately. Ill never forget new DJ Weird Beard coming on the dance show for the first time and being out of control wild. "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. By late-summer 1965, the veteran morning-broadcaster, WXYZ, under the direction of Chuck Fritz, the 37-year old general manager at the station since 1963, was by then re-structuring the stations appeal for a younger audience. Memories From the Soundtrack of Your Life, A RETROSPECT INTO THE MAKING OF A GREAT DETROIT BROADCASTING LEGEND AND THE END OF A TOP 40 GIANT. Such latter-day legends as Jim "J.J." Johnson, Doug Podell, Allan Wilson, and Frank Beckmann are expected to make an appearance as well. Right back atcha, Robin. That in 1966 the listeners instead. Deposit bonus requires 25x play-thru. Under Alans tenure as new station PD, Pat Murphy would move up in the afternoon time-slot on WIXIE, from the all-night hours. 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. Then, on Halloween Eve of 1963 the KEENER onslaught began. Thanks to Cinema Lamont, a trio of Assayass films comes this month to Hamtramck. He invented the phrase: DODGE DEPEND ON IT. The three of us actually went to Chuck BEFORE Keener was launched while it was still WKMH. JANUARY 15, 1966, WRIF 101 FM: BACK ON THE RADIO! For many Detroiters, those soundtracks of our lives are likely to come rocking back this Saturday at "The Last Great Detroit Radio Reunion" from 1-6 p.m. at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. DEERNEST@UMICH.EDU. Since the format flip in 2018, Lepidi started The Julia Show in Chicago at B96. 1,716 talking about this. 26,147 talking about this. "We grew up here in Detroit and we can truly speak to our audience from the experience of listening because Detroit is a music town," Hill told me. The estimated total pay for a Radio Personality is $49,907 per year in the Detroit, MI area, with an average salary of $46,603 per year. The station was then sold in 1930 to the Kunsky-Trendle Broadcasting Company who changed the calls to WXYZ. Larry Marquez For more information, tickets, and a list of invited attendees, go to thelastreunion.com. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Vintage 2005 Dick Purtan WOMC Detroit Radio Personality Bobble Head Collectible at the best online prices at eBay! 7 . But pleas towards Fritz to persuade ABC in New York to drop network programming fell on deaf ears. A Detroit radio legend. No longer were the deejays allowed to play whatever they wanted to play. We told Chuck what was going to happen, but he and many others were convinced that nothing could ever topple the historic WXYZ. 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. On Sept. 25, Detroit Radio Personalities, Past and Present, was held at the Crowne Plaze Hotel in Novi. I did the commercial logs and billing. there was a strict playlist with a more contemporary music format to follow. Copyright 2020 Cumulus Media / Cumulus Media is an equal opportunity employer / AA. 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