Jan. 24, 2015 . Larry Marquez Tell me some of your favorite on-air personalities and email me your favorite radio moments at ewashington@wdiv.com. A Detroit radio legend. Where did Joe Bacarella jr go when he left the radio business? They found that voice in Marc Avery. The list consists of 66 members. 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. No. Required fields are marked *. He might have been the DJ doing the sign-off at the time with the song you had mentioned. By Hi Henry, thank you for your WXYZ comments. Recently Lepidi won a Gracie Award for her interviews with artists such as Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, Adele and many others. For many at the station it only served as reminder who it was who still owned the station. The added new voices on 1270 became the newest household names. DETROIT, November 28 WXYZ radio. Send 4 copies of 45s and 2 copies of LPs to program director Bruce Still, 20777 W. Ten Mile Rd., Detroit, Michigan 48219. Thank you, Chuck. In a city whose reputation was built on wheels, the music blasting from our four-wheeled entertainment centers and the men and women who brought it to us as our audio emcees hold a special place in Detroit's collective memory. "I think that's one reason we're all coming together, for him," Shutty-MacGregor opines. Anyways, it has been great going down memory lane. By years end, WXYZ was now a slight 24 from the previous 22% they held in 1965. Active on Twitter, Calvert provides the history of rock n roll and the influence it still has today. Although I never met him, I listened to his__ Saturday Night Oldies Party__ every week-end on Magic 95 WMJC-FM from 1982 until 1987. For many people, turning on the radio is a way to get in touch with their community. The fact he can be with us and wants to do this is very special. 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. iHeartMedia Detroit's - Doers In The D. Latest Stories. He passed away long before I was born but has always lived as a legend in my mind and heart. 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. Everything was so exciting as great personalities and music lit up the airwaves. 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. Catch them every Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to noon on 760 WJR. 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. AUGUST 14, 1961, Detroit Radio: 1963 JFK Assassination Coverage, MOTOWN 60s SNAPSHOT MEMORIES: GLADYS KNIGHT, IT WAS DECEMBER 1967: WHEN WE LOST OTIS REDDING, A WXYZ 50S DETROIT RADIO LEGEND: MICKEY SHORR, WKNR TOP 31 DETROIT KEENER HITS: THIS WEEK 06/1968, RECORD WORLD | THE TOP COUNTRY SINGLES and TOP COUNTRY LPs: JANUARY 1966, RECORD WORLD | 100 TOP POPS and 100 TOP LPs: JANUARY 15, 1966, RECORD WORLD | DOZIER, HOLLANDS: THEYRE THE TOP . Mojo, Spike and Shannon are the main personalities of the morning show that established legacy segments like War of the Roses and the various Phone Scams. In between was a singular mix of conservative and libertarian talk, occasional health and fitness insights and rightist certitude that made Mark Scott one of the highest-rated and in some circles, most-hated radio voices in Detroit during the 1980s and '90s. But the problem about network programming was still there. In the late sixties did Radio Detroit have a disc jockey named Dave Dawson. The new Keener Sound was by then fast retaining the largest rise in total market share in Detroit radio history. All of DJs were a pleasure to work with. been many years,but I thought Don Zees theme song was an 0. Such latter-day legends as Jim "J.J." Johnson, Doug Podell, Allan Wilson, and Frank Beckmann are expected to make an appearance as well. Earlier on, these entertaining WXYZ radio programmings were heard on many stations through the Mutual group across the U. S. and Canada. Channel 955 is the #1 Top 40 radio station in Detroit, MI, serving all of Southeast Michigan. Website. Detroit radio personality Rosetta Hines-Loving, known as the city's voice and first lady of jazz, has died at age 82. Now Fred Wolf, Paul Winter, Marc Avery, Steve Lundy, Pat Murphy, Barney Stutesman (Traffic Copter) and Don Zee are all in Heaven. Catch them every Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to noon on 760 WJR. My compliments to Jim Feliciano and the MCRFB staff for this terrific site. A Detroit radio legend. Longtime metro Detroit radio personality and pioneering rock jockey John O'Leary was found dead at his Highland Park home, according to local media reports. Well here it is, this is who they are. 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. "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 radio station was owned by the Black Masons of Detroit, said Perkins in an interview with the. 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. 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. NO. By April, after talking to Fritz that he should hire him immediately, Alan had Joey Reynolds making the move over to the Motor City. NJ/PA/WV/IN/IA/CO/TN/MI/VA only. The station management impressed the ABC brass in New York to drop many of the local shows and transcend to a more modern sound. Beckmann spent 48 years behind the microphone as the constant voice from the golden tower of the Fisher Building. at WIXY. In 2003, Ryan Seacrest took over the American Top 40 program. . He was 58. Does anyone else remember Carl Zetterberg, and I dont mean the Red Wing player? There was the legendary broadcasts from the Walled Lake Casino, Club 182 and more . Still can be heard on WNIC and seen on Fox 2 Detroit, the media personality has been juggling both radio and TV since 2004. 1 in the ratings, they became a heavy influence for record sales in Detroit. I'm proud of my past. Immediately after the war years, in 1946, the station was sold and was purchased by the American Broadcasting Network in New York. Johnson will also continue serving as the station's midday show host, weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. My wife passed away in 2001 but I still remember her fondly when I think about Club 1270 and the Walled Lake Casino. The top news/talk station in the city will now have the following hosts in these time slots. Few deejays had the special connection with the listeners and the artists that Regen did. After working at WJLB, The Love Bug relocated to Washington D.C. A man with many talents, Simpson began his television career in the early 80s. Required fields are marked *, A LOOK BACK INTO WHAT MADE THIS STATION GREAT, as one of the most storied and oldest broadcasting institution in Detroit or for that matter, the entire country. A diehard Spartan, Valenti has been a radio commentator in Detroit since the early 2000s. Wondering if Tom Dean is still around. These historic radio broadcasts were produced locally from the stations annex-studios, located at the former Mendelson building on East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit. There was some sentiment for holding this final reunion in 2020. By the latter part of 1965, there was several changes in the WXYZ line-up. In a group of items I won at an auction there was an unused round sticker for the WXYZ 1270 Batman Club. That in 1966 the listeners instead. Next year marks the 100th anniversary of Detroit's WWJ-AM, indeed the 100th birthday for radio itself. M o r e T o p 4 0 Y e a r s T h e 6 0 s. But by late-summer of 1964, WJBK was out of the Top 40 business. It was during this time WXYZ was then battling Storer-owned WJBK and RKO Generals CKLW for the Top 40 crown in the Motor City. June 16, 2015 / 7:29 PM / CBS Detroit. Photographs by Beth Hoxie, Detroit Radio Personalities, Past and Present, FGI Detroit 75th Anniversary: Diamond Jubilee Fashion & Awards Gala, Urban League of Detroit & Southeastern Michigan 57th Annual Guild Gala. In early April, 97.1 The Ticket personalities Dennis Fithian and Ryan Wooley revealed on Twitter that they had been cut from the station because of financial reasons. I think he knew those days were over and he had no desire to go back. It was expected of us. That in 1966 the listeners instead wanted more of the music. 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. DAHMER was the interim night jock on the station for the past several weeks and has worked on the air in a variety of markets, including WEST PALM BEACH, FL, KANSAS CITY, and GRAND RAPIDS, MI. Detroit broadcast legend Frank Beckmann retires after nearly 50 years, The first disc jockey to play a techno song on the radio. "His. ROBERT WESOLOWSKI ET. I keep doing that every few minutes for at least an hour, but he kept ignoring me. Always live on the free Audacy app. Former CKLW personality Daryl B. The event honored Sonny Eliot, the late Ernie Harwell, Specs Howard, Dick Purtan, and Robin Seymour. Besides being an on-air personality, Kasem was a voice actor for Shaggy in Scooby-Doo and was a narrator for NBCs national promotional announcements from 1977 to 1981. Is Detroit artist Jonathan Harris on his way to going viral again? Starting in 1969, Dick has worked 51 years in radio news. "It's going to be a lot of fun," Seymour says. Legend has it Berry Gordy used to bring a Motorola car speaker into the Hitsville, U.S.A. studios so the Motown Records releases he was mixing would play especially fine over a dashboard radio. 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. The disc jockey has interviewed big names like Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and members of Queen. Relive many of the classic 60s WXYZ Detroit Sound (some 40-plus total!) Once one of Detroit's most popular radio duos, the two spl. He did radio for 25 years in Detroit, and he kept adding friends along the way, as he built a fantastic reputation. Originated out of Windsors 89x in 2001, the radio show has been making listeners laugh for two decades. There will be so many positive vibes coming in, I think that's the main thing. Russell McNamara Host, All Things Considered Russ McNamara is the host of All Things Considered for 101.9 WDET, presenting local news to the station's loyal listeners. HEY BRUCELAVOIE IT WAS LEE ALAN(ON THE HORN) CREAM OF THE CROP UNTIL 12 OCLOCK YOU LEFT OUT THE IMPORTANT WORD ON(THE HORN) HAVE SOME OF HIS OLD ON THE AIR SHOWS IN MY OLDIES COLLECTION INTERESTED THANKS, MICHAEL, __ TRIBUTE to a FRIEND __Sorry to say it took SEVEN YEARS for me to hear of the passing of a Detroit radio legend on June 23rd, 2010 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Lee if you read this=you and Purtan were two of the reasons I got into this crazy business back in 1974ouch that was a long time ago. Add to your list of deceased Tom George of WJBK. He hardly ever went live on the air. This site brought back many memories when DETROIT was a FABULOUS city. These are some of the most famous black Radio DJs on the planet. Douglas, born Howard Douglas Morrison on May 6, 1915, worked as an announcer on WMBC-AM 1400 beginning in 1937 on the "Flying Cloud Quintet" broadcast. Regards Lee Alan. Brooke Allen will continue in middays from 10am-2pm ET. holy smoke! Wagner, whose vast music knowledge and wry sense of humor are familiar to classical music fans from his 17 years at WQRS-FM in Detroit, is program director and music host for 90.9 FM. One last thing. I have a letter from Jack McCarthy if anyone would care to have it. Detroit, MI 48202. (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. Always live on the free Audacy app. THANK YOU Lee for putting the rumors to bed. He was a big fan of Detroit radio and of this site as well, and he contributed much here and I often wondered, from time to time, why we have not heard from Jim for quite some time now. A true lover of the oldies, BOTH of these guys will be remembered and MISSED! I wouldnt have become a Detroit Tigers fan (since 1966!) 7 . He's been an avid listener of WDET since he moved to Metro Detroit in 2002. Simulcast with WXYZ-AM. First concertBoston at Cobo Hall. While the Detroit radio station was ABC parent-owned at the time, the button concept was dual inasmuch as a promo while pushing their new (at that time) ABC-TV series Batman both on WXYZ-AM radio and WXYZ-TV television here in Detroit. Besides radio and music promotion, Gibb also hosted his own TV show Russ Gibb at Random which was aired locally. That it should be dropped. One should never say never where Detroit, media, and egos are concerned, but all signs point to this indeed being the final radio roundup: The planning and logistics involved in pulling off such an event are becoming more grueling; Millie Felch Coffey, one of the driving forces with Seltzer, Dick Kernen of the Specs Howard School of Media Arts, and broadcast chronicler Art ("Radio's Best Friend") Vuolo behind previous reunions, died in June, and while Seymour will be the oldest Detroit radio legend in attendance, his contemporaries aren't far behind. By then WXYZ radio held down a huge Detroit audience over the competition for market share. DETROIT, November 28 WXYZ radio. I will soon be releasing the Audio Book version of my book, Turn Your Radio On. Eighty seven-years ago, according to Wikipedia, the station spawn birth in the Detroit area under the calls WGHP on October 10, 1925. (WWJ) -- WWJ Newsradio 950 listeners will be hearing some familiar voices in new time slots, as Detroit's top news station announced a new anchor lineup Thursday, effective immediately. and ask do you need a live band somewhere? He said he would pick a song and dedicate it to my girlfriend at a certain time. and on the television side Club 1270 was gaining Detroit audience popularity asJoel SabastianandLee Alanintroduced the hottest WIXIE hits on WXYZ-TV. Copyright 2023 ClickOnDetroit.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. My compliments to Jim Feliciano and the MCRFB staff for this terrific site. Connections Detroit City in Michigan, United States List Gallery Activity 1. My Mother listened to Fred Wolf every morning. The station was then sold in 1930 to the, In the 1930s and 40s, WXYZ created and brought Detroit and the country great radio programming such as, popularized nationally through Mutual affiliated stations after its premiere on WXYZ in 1933. . It is still available, here. The end of a Detroit broadcasting legend. Rogers spent three decades in radio, mostly in the Detroit market, but also with stops in Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. Respectfully, David Olsen. 1,716 talking about this. "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. "I gave him my two cents based on our years of planning and promoting these events, but Lee is Lee and he's always wanted to do it this way.". Thank again, Dave, sharing with us precious memories you having shared. Persistence paid! All in Detroit, his hometown. Thank You. No longer were the deejays allowed to play whatever they wanted to play. WWJ-AM (WWJ Newsradio 950)/Detroit is announcing a new anchor lineup, effective immediately. Joey, THANK-YOU for your service to the USA! Skeletons in my closet? I graduated high school in 1966 and all we listened to was Lee Alan (the Horn), Joel Sabastian, Dave Pince and Robin Seymore The Bird. 6 Dr. Daddio. The same article mentions what it believed to be the salaries of select Detroit (then)-leading media personalities: Dick Purtan $5M, Drew & Mike $2M each, Chuck Gaidica, $1.2M, Carmen Harlan $1M+, John Mason $1M. Lepidis personality on and off air is as colorful as her hair. "Jim Johnson is one of the most well-known radio personalities in Detroit, with . One night he informed his followers what actually happened. Then, on Halloween Eve of 1963 the KEENER onslaught began. GOD Bless you BOTH! WJR News Director Dick Haefner is one of the most recognizable news voices in Detroit. According to the Detroit Historical Society, the station was founded by the Scripps family, which founded the Detroit News. Following Towers hosted a show at WXYT with Bill McAllister. More Robin Quivers. for a greater market share they once dominated in recent years. Sign up for our events newsletter. Now with WRIF, the morning show can be heard on 70 radio stations across North America. BIRMINGHAM (CBS RADIO) - The mysterious personality behind the late-night 'Pillow Talk' radio music show has died. 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. He was much more into Sinatra and the standards.. Detroit Radio will never again be as exciting and fresh as it was in the 60s. Under Alans tenure as new station PD, Pat Murphy would move up in the afternoon time-slot on WIXIE, from the all-night hours. Never got paid, but it was a real blast. What ever happened to Dale Conquest I would like to send him an e-mail. And WXYZ had the most popular disk jockey in all of Detroit during that time both radio and TV Ed McKenzie. . No. The station management impressed the ABC brass in New York to drop many of the local shows and transcend to a more modern sound. But certainly not for any lack in trying. if it wouldnt have been for Dave Diles! "It didn't matter who they were or what they were or where they came from, and it just kept going and growing," he marvels. I have that same picture and no clue who they are. 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. ABC affiliate. Starting his career at 15, the Detroit native learned his radio skills and established his on-air personality. Your email address will not be published. I never talked to a nicer guy in my life while Joey was on the air. I loved all the comments about the early 60s WXYZs radio. Click here to learn more about his 3 million followers on TikTok. 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. I was so proud and honored that Lee actually took the time to read the e-mail personally. 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. Van Douglas was Detroit's first black radio star. Harris Dead At 31 Jan 16, 2023. . History Radio Personalities Active or From Detroit at WXYZ was finished, over and was done. Dick has been news director at WJR since 1989. Again, Donna, I am so sorry to hear this so late since his passing and I pray you and your family are doing well in 2022. https://mcrfb.com/?p=108973 WXYZ RADIO 1270! 1 pick for the mid-morning time-slot over Robin Seymour at WKNR, according to Billboards Radio Response Ratings in the same July 17, 1965 issue. Yet, the station found itself still mired at third in the top 40 market. Growing up in Dearborn, Gibb went to Fordson High School where he later taught at. Uncle Russ Gibb - WKNR, WWJ, WRBR and WKMH, Read more: Grande Ballroom in Detroit added to National Register of Historic Places. Midland Reporter-Telegram. But by the mid-50s WXYZ was in search of its own identity with ideas for newer audience appeal. iHeart and Radio One have used a national blueprint that shifts more toward syndicated programs and less toward local, for example. Earlier on, these entertaining WXYZ radio programmings were heard on many stations through the Mutual group across the U. S. and Canada. More great information can be found in Dick Osgoods book: WYXIE Wonderland if you can find a rare copy. Some had advocated openly to the station manager, Lee Alan among them, that network programming out of New York was killing the station. These historic radio broadcasts were produced locally from the stations annex-studios, located at the former Mendelson building on East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit. I remember Detroit radio back into the 1940s and for some reason the name of Carl Zetterberg came to mind. Rogers was at CKLW in 1972 and '73. Others remained. WNIC . Music format: Contemporary. Many major recording artists performed on the show and the majority of the MOTOWN acts were on. We told Chuck what was going to happen, but he and many others were convinced that nothing could ever topple the historic WXYZ. Meanwhile, WXYZ, gained two percentage points from the 5 CKLW lost within a year. I remember when Lee had his horrible car accident. Gibb was a teacher in Dearborn Public Schools for many years. Moving into the new year in 1966, more changes were in the wind for WXYZ. Tarantula by the Tarantulas ( instrumental ) From Business: 96.3 WDVD-FM is an adult contemporary-formatted radio station in Detroit. Detroit Country Music Station - WYCD-FM | 99.5 FM WYCD Win A Trip To A "Totally Private" Dan + Shay Performance News Eric Church is bringing his summer tour outside: 'See you in the season of sunshine' News Nile Rodgers, Kieran Hebden, Philip Selway detail touring experience for new book surrounding mental health News News News Podcasts Rob + Holly See more ideas about detroit, detroit area, motor city. Remember Nights with Alice Cooper? He was a blogger and chat host on mlive.com until signing with 97.1 in December 2009. Cool to have Lee still knocking around. Its studios are in the former Panasonic building in Southfield, Michigan. That it should be dropped. Age: 70. Click here to read about Mark McKenzies experience with the format flip. Slagle initially came over to Detroit (WXYZ) from Cleveland in 1935. The on-air personality can also be heard nationally and locally on the Church of Lazlo show. During his career, Calvert was the public address announcer for the Detroit Pistons during the Bad Boys era. And we had a terrific time doing it.. . Tom's career in radio spanned more than four decades. Fred Wolf was doing a special broadcast on the following Saturday morning at a shopping center in Royal Oak, at the intersection of 13 Mile Road and Woodward Ave. After graduating from the University of Detroit, he began a successful radio career. Music has been an influence in Simpsons life from a young age. Yet, the station found itself still mired at third in the top 40 market. January 8, 2023 ~ Chuck The Inside Guy BreidensteinandKen The Outside Guy Calverly offer the knowledge and resources you need to make the home of your dreams a reality. 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. Am I wrong or just losing it ?p. 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 believe the first televised performance of My Girl by The Temptations was done on our show. rjw, Please send any info you have regarding Joe k. Bacarella and any lawsuits in which he was a participant. I read your posting and was moved by your remembrances of Club 1270 and the Casino. Why wouldn't I want to interact with people?". I loved it!. When first starting out in Detroit, the personality hosted Jay Towers and the Morning Revolution for six years. I lived in Birmingham at the time. The artists had an opportunity to perform where people could see them, and that's where it all started to happen. Jim Harper, who has been heard on Michigan airwaves intermittently for more than 40 years, announced his retirement today from his current post at WMGC (105.1-FM). 1-844-BUY-RADIO; 100.3 WNIC Detroit's Variety - 80's 90's & Today Kristina. Absolutely loved Lees personality, voice and humor in the early 60s. Chuck, Johnny Williams is alive and doing well. 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. Marie and Ed. She is a native Detroiter who grew up listening to news and music programming on Detroit Public Radio. Includes exclusive interviews, celebrity gossip, and much more. Radio 1270 became the hottest commodity on the radio dial for local music venues and dance entertainment. Highly-identifiable air personalities. Times reporters broadcast their interviews with prominent persons from the day's news. instrumental. By then WXYZ radio held down a huge Detroit audience over the competition for market share. Your email address will not be published. The new jingles custom were produced in Chicago byDick Marx Productions for Lee Alan and were beautifully sung for WXYZ by the famous Anita Kerr Singers. Detroit radio personality and author Steve Black is celebrating his 1,000th episode of his syndicated "The Chop Shop Guitar Show." (Photo by Scott Legato) When Steve Black began his syndicated . Jason Scott, previously an afternoon anchor, has been promoted to morning drive and will co-anchor with Roberta Jasina from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. on weekdays. THE LATEST FROM MARIE OSBORNE BACK TO HOSTS PAGE >>>, WJR News Director Dick Haefneris one of the most recognizable news voices in Detroit. March 13, 2020, 3:58 PM . Still at second overall in 1966, 3 of the CKLW share percentage points went to WKNR, who gained at 47 from a 44 previous. For more information, tickets, and a list of invited attendees, go to thelastreunion.com. at times found themselves into a virtual ratings tie vying for the top 40 title on the dial, seemingly, with no end in sight. In the 80s, The Electrifying Mojo who was considered the most mysterious DJ, played. Back in the late 60s, it was a pleasure to work with Chuck Fritz, Joe Bacarella and Marty Greenberg while I was at Grey Advertising Detroit as we tried to build the WXYZ Radio audience. In 1941, the . DAVID PRINGLE? Meanwhile, during a short stay in Cleveland in early 1966, Lee Alan discovered the sound of. Totally unbeknownst to us here, I am without words. Tom hosted various shifts at the station with his last being mornings at the station, leaving in late 1960 or early 61. Long-time Detroit sports radio host Mike Valenti has agreed to a "new long-term contract extension" with Entercom, which will keep "The Valenti Show" on WXYT-FM (97.1) weekdays from 2- 6 p.m. "I . Foster retired in April 2017, eight months after a mild stroke at age 57. Since the format flip in 2018, Lepidi started The Julia Show in Chicago at B96. His tenure is, Gene Fogel s illustrious career at WJR began in 1971. The suggested appointment for PD was approved by the ABC brass-heads in New York. Weekdays at 5 p.m. Weeknights at 7 & 7:30 p.m. Nightly at 11 p.m. Latest News Here are some MLK Day events happening in Metro Detroit Maine gets first Mega. 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. 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