ira Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 The 50's and 60's were a MAGICAL time for D.J.'s and their wacky schtick as they connected with a post-war generation of kids like never before or since...They were our local "Oprahs"..(Hey they even gave away stuff too.)OUR giants were Cousin Brucie...and Murray The K.Who were yours?Here's Murray's famous "Ala-Bay" chant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockynrobyn1977 Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Dale Dorman- WRKO & Kiss108 - BostonMatt Segal- Matty In The Morning - Kiss108 - Boston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LobsterLvr Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Robyn you are SO right! Dale Dorman (during his RKO days) was the greatest. Also loved Ron Robin (spelt with an 'i', not a 'y') and Bud Ballou on WMEX, and Charlie Kendell on WVBF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlondeVelvet Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Danny Nevereath on WKBW, Buffalo. "Danny gets your fanny goin' in the mornin'." And of course: Wolfman Jack!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fresh Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 In the metropolitan New York region, there is no other DJ that was ever as popular as Cousin Bruce Morrow. He is an icon. He introduced the Beatles to America when they arrived in New York from England. No other DJ has touched so many peoples' lives as Cousin Brucie. Here's a little trip to memory lane: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspberrybelle Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 My favorite DJ's were my husband (now ex) who went by the names Scott James and The Wild Child and much later my son who went by his real name on top 40 stations. They are both in the technical engineering areas of television now. When I was a teenager there was a late night DJ that I really enjoyed listening to in bed with the lights out who played jazz; but I cannot remember his name. He had a very soothing voice and gave a lot of information about the artists that was very educational. Of course he was probably reading liner notes but I didn't know that at the time and was very impressed by his knowledge. I know that's not as exciting as naming the nationally known DJ's but there you are.Belle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reid C. Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Jim Carson, 1110 KRLA, LA Oldies. A Simi Valley boy, too! He used to come into the Honda dealer I worked at and I have run into him going out to dinner on numerous occasions. Small town and great minds? Who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 Eric has told me that Kid Leo of Cleveland was NOT his absolute favorite D.J. ...but in celebrating the power of D.J.'s in a bygone era...I have a GREAT excuse to segue into one of THE greatest songs ever written and sung about the power of radio once upon a happier time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 And then there were the "Teen Dance Shows" that weren't "Bandstand"..like this little ditty from L.A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fresh Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Clay Cole was big in the NY TV area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lori Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Back in the mid 80's, there was a DJ in our area named Jim Cassatt. I had a major crush on Jim and he was the nicest guy I could ever have known. He used to come into our card and gift shop and buy BILLBOARD magazine every time an issue came out. We always put it behind the counter for him so he'd always be sure to get his copy. He always had the sweetest smile and very polite. I miss Jim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missm Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 The radio I DJ i remember and loved the most was WOLFMAN JACK!! From the time I can first remember listening to radio (KRTH), the Wolfman was there. Right up until a few years after my eldest son was born (1982) he was on radio station XPRS and we would stay up together while I rocked the boy to sleep in the wee hours of the morning. I do miss the Wolfman and still clap for him from time to time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMMY TUNES Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 NYC 102.7 WNEW-FM Dennis Elsas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fresh Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 NYC 102.7 WNEW-FM Dennis Elsas Let's not forget the dearly departed Scott Muni, who began in the late 50's on WMCA 570AM as one of the original WMCA Good Guys, and then went to WNEW-FM 102.7 when it became the first big "album-rock" station here in NY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 I'm gonna stick with AM radio since it was the radio that was jammed to my ear when I was a young kid. I have to go with Cousin Brucie, Ron Lundy,and Harry Harrison. They were all part of 77 W-A-Beatle-C, in New York City! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECatw Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Our Good Guy Radio was WPGC! Harv Moore, Alexander Goodfellow, Dude Walker and Dino Del Gallo were a couple of the great ones here.That's back when all DJ's had the Big voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 GREAT stuff my friends!...They were part of a "Quiet Revolution"..talkin' to us in our bedrooms in our parents' homes..."Behind Enemy Lines". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fresh Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Starting around age 12, I cannot tell you how many nights I fell asleep with my little transistor radio(AM only!) next to my head as WABC-AM770 played. Such wonderful childhood memories, so simple compared to the kids of today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 Rob...Bruce Morrow...Cousin Brucie..was a genius.He understood the burgeoning phenomenon of Rock And Roll...and the connection between D.J. and teen.Even the phrase.."EEE-EEE!!! It's your Cousin Brucie"....He was and will always be family.He even had something called the"Pillow Talk Club".They'd send you a membership card to be part of the "Quiet Rock And Roll Revolution" that listened to Cousin Brucie with your transistor radio under your pillow in your bedroom when you were supposed to be aleep.Wonderful and more innocent days INDEED! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew C. Clark Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 The Big 6, 600 AM WTAC in Flint, Michigan was the first station to play The Who!! Johnny Cole, Fred "Boogie" Bryan, Gary Raymond among others did those duties back in the 70's decade till July of 1981 when it became a country station. There is a tribute page on Facebook so just write down WTAC & there you go. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Yes, Ira, those were mine too. I can, though, still remember my sister (who was 9 years older than me) listening to deejay Martin Block on WNEW on his Saturday program, "Make Believe Ballroom." He was a low-level employee there who pestered the station to let him spin records during down-time on the station. The bosses thought "Who wants to listen to someone spin records on the radio?" They said no, but he pestered till they relented and he pioneered the deejay thing, beginning in 1935. He left in 1954 (when I was 7) to go to the West coast, but returned to WNEW later. I remember listening to that program from the ages of 4-7. It was pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted March 19, 2011 Author Share Posted March 19, 2011 Darlene is talkin' 'bout a station...WNEW-AM...that lasted into the 70's...I believe...playin' Sinatra...Fitzgerald...Bennet...William B. Williams was their Big Gun...and in their time they even launched the career of one Gene Rayburn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fresh Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Ira, was it not WNEW-AM 1130 DJ Jonathan Schwartz who gave Sinatra the title "The Chairman of the Board"??? I always caught his Sinatra show on Sunday nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted March 19, 2011 Author Share Posted March 19, 2011 I'm not sure Rob.Interesting note...The world first became aware of Jonathan Schwartz whwn he would do his thing on WNEW-FM the Progressive FM Hippie Station...and he would weave wonderful stories.Later we learned that his dad was composer Arthur Schwartz..."That's Entertainment""..."Dancing In The Dark" (not Springsteen's)..."You And The Night And The Music"..and Jonathan..who grew up with many of the Greats of American Pop Music visiting his home..re-emerged...on WNEW-AM...and later on many other venues...as the ULTIMATE Sinatra-phile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fresh Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Ira, I could listen to him for hours and learn so much. These types of radio shows and their DJ's/hosts are an extinct species. Sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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