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Martin Block WABC December 1960/WNEW-AM June 1940

Long before The WABC All Americans and the WMCA Good Guys there was Martin Block. He, along with Al Jarvis in Los Angeles, are recognized as radio's first DJ's. Martin's DJ career started by accident in a way. WNEW-AM was covering the 1935 trial of Bruno Hauptmann and asked Block to go into a studio with a stack of records to fill the time during court breaks. That was the start of The Make Believe Ballroom and an almost 20 year reign for Block at WNEW-AM.

While very little recorded material of Block at WNEW-AM can be found there is this one rare clip. This is a live jam session from June of 1940 on Martin's show. It features Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Gene Krupa, Count Basie, Coleman Hawkins and others. The talent all piled into one studio at one time shows the popularity and power Martin Block had.

Cut Time - 13:10

The second cut on this CD features Martin Block closing down the Make Believe Ballroom in 1960 on WABC. Block left WNEW-AM in 1954 to move to WABC. That later made for an odd on air mix in the late 1950's when WABC featured both Martin Block and Alan Freed.

This is an unscoped final quarter hour of The Make Believe Ballroom. Block shares some looks back at some of the superstars of music and shares a look forward as he says "Goodbye."

Cut Time - 16:26

Total Time - 29:36
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Alan Freed WINS 1955/WABC 1959

This is a great example of Alan Freed who brought Rock & Roll to radio.

The first cut brings you the man when he was on top of the world. This is a 58 minute unscoped example of Alan Freed on WINS in March of 1955 after Freed had been in NYC for six months. He talks up the music, bangs on the console in time with the music and does what he did best...promote Rock & Roll, his upcoming show at The Paramount Theater and the record labels. Among the many interesting points is Freed playing BB King's new record and Stan Z. Burns serving as Freed's announcer. Burns survived the switch to news by WINS ten years later.

The second cut lasts just under 17 minutes and features Freed shortly before the payola scandal blew up in his face and took him out. You'll hear how Alan sounded on WABC in 1959. During the bulk of the day, WABC was easy listening but at night it was Rock & Roll time with Alan Freed.

You will notice that it's a very different Alan Freed at a very different sounding WABC.

This is one of the most valuable audio documents of what radio was to Rock & Roll at the start and what Alan Freed did to make it all come together.

Total Time - 75:55

Frankie Crocker WMCA 1969

Before he became a superstar of Disco Radio in the 1970's and Urban Radio in the 1980's, Frankie Crocker was one of the Good Guys on WMCA. He was also one of the first Black DJ's, along with Chuck Leonard on WABC, in what was a White Top 40 radio world.

This unscoped one hour CD features Frankie hosting his nightly WMCA Instant Play Show. While the concept was simply take people's calls on the air and play what they ask for, the passion that people had for WMCA and the passion Frankie had for his listeners all come through big time.

This time was also an interesting one for WMCA. After some experimenting with the format they had brought back The Good Guy theme. This was also the homestretch for music on WMCA since 1970 saw them switch to talk.

This is a great example of what live and exciting nighttime radio was all about.

Total Time - 58:03

Joe O'Brien WMCA December 21, 1960

Here's an unscoped example of how morning radio sounded in NYC and how one station was going against the soon to be new leader.

This CD features WMCA morning man Joe O'Brien. Along with the hits of that day, you'll hear the news, traffic and commercials from that time. The first thing you'll notice is how much more relaxed the WMCA sound was at this point. WABC joined the Top 40 battle just days earlier with their fast pace yet the Good Guy sound had yet to develop at WMCA. Actually the Good Guys was a phrase that was first used by WABC and later lifted by WMCA.

Total Time - 58:58
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Jack Lacy WINS 1958 and 1962

Here's a rare example of one of the early Top 40 NYC DJ's.

This is an unscoped example of the work of Jack Lacy on WINS.

The first cut features Jack Lacy on WINS on October 10, 1958. Alan Freed had left to go to WABC and the Top 40 sound was a mixed one because of the wide range of music that made the Top 40.

The second cut features Lacy from July 9, 1962. You'll hear a difference in the music that WINS played but Lacy kept his easy style. This was quite a difference from the fast paced WABC yet it's said that Jack Lacy was the only DJ that Dan Ingram went up against who concerned him. You can listen for yourself.

This item has been electronically restored to the best possible condition considering the age of the source material. The results still create an enjoyable listening experience and exciting piece of NYC radio history

Total Time - 59:17
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Long John Nebel With Jackie Gleason WOR-AM November 1958

Here's a full hour example of one of the pioneers of talk radio from November 16, 1958.

Long John Nebel hosted an overnight talk show on WOR-AM (later on WNBC and WMCA) that focused on the supernatural. Nebel always took the position of a skeptic who was looking for information.

This CD features a show that featured Frank Edwards and author Gray Barker who wrote about the U.S. Government and UFO's. The third guest is comedian Jackie Gleason, who was a fan of the show and wrote an intro to a biography about Nebel. Gleason was only supposed to be on for a few minutes but he continued for the hour that you'll hear. Gleason took issue with Barker's writing and allegations.

One of the historic parts of this CD is that this was the first ever three way telephone call ever put on the air since all of the guests on this segment were on the phone.

The sound quality has been restored but does feature some medium quality periods. That doesn't take away from the fun and history of this CD.

Total Time - 63:00
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Long John Nebel WOR-AM March 1958

This show features Long John discussing UFO matters with Irv Tunick and Kenneth Arnold following a CBS television show where Major Donald Keyhoe had his closing comments cut off as he urged viewers to write to Congress about the need for open hearings on UFO's. Tunick was the writer for that TV show while Arnold, who is credited with coining the phrase Flying Saucers, was a scheduled guest for that show but refused to appear.

The audio quality of this program has been restored and proves to be a great example of how Long John approached and sold this topic to his audience.

Total Time - 56:00
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Long John Nebel WOR-AM February 1958

This is another example of Long John Nebel at work. This show featured Sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke along with Cortland Hastings, Charles Leedham and Major Wayne Aho. The topic of course was UFO's but the curve is that Clarke was a skeptic and was very willing to debunk those who thought otherwise.

The sound quality has been restored and repaired as best as possible. This was an overnight show on AM so there are moments of medium quality. That doesn't take away from the listening enjoyment.

Total Time - 46:14
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Gene Klaven WNEW-AM August 1975

This is an unscoped full hour of one of NYC Radio's legends Gene Klavan doing his morning show on WNEW-AM in August of 1975.

Gene Klavan was a mainstay at WNEW-AM, first as part of the team of Klavan and Finch and later on his own as you'll hear with this CD. Along with the timeless music, you'll also hear the newscasts, commercials and some of the smartest morning drive humor ever done.

What Gene Klavan did is pretty much now a lost artform. Here's a way to travel back and hear it forever.

Total Time - 56:47

Cousin Brucie WRAN-AM 1983

You certainly remember Cousin Brucie as a star on WABC and later on WCBS-FM. Do you remember that he once also owned radio stations. This one hour unscoped aircheck presents this rare memory.

Among the radio stations Bruce owned, one was WRAN-AM in Northern New Jersey. As was his habit in his early ownership days, Cousin Brucie would do some sort of regular show on his stations. This is what it all sounded like in 1983.

While Brucie is having fun being the Cousin Brucie you remember from NYC radio, it come across real unique with him doing his thing at what was a small market radio station. He does contests, but the prizes are far less than what you won with the WABC $25,000 button. He talks with listeners. He also shows his love for music and the radio that it's always been played on.

Just when you thought your Cousin Brucie collection was complete, along comes this special item. Don't miss out!

Total Time - 59:47

Break Up's And Blow Up's

Here's a short CD with some real tough to find classics.

This CD starts with an outtake from Casey Kasem during his American Top 40 hosting days. Casey is doing one of his long distance dedications concerning the death of a family pet. When he hears that the song that'll play before the segment is too uptempo he let's loose with a four letter word tantrum of monumental proportions. This is Casey Kasem as you've never heard him....and he wishes you never did. There are no bleeps on this cut so ask the kids to cover their ears!

Cut Time - 1:24

A real quickie from Rick Dees is next. Dees has a little fun with Casey's tantrum by doing his own long distance death dedication.

Cut Time - :19

Cut three is one of the few, if only times Dan Ingram broke up on the air. This is the Brief Shower incident. Dan was reading the weather which included the phrase "brief showers." Cousin Brucie, who had gone shopping before coming in, was in the studio. When Dan said "brief showers" Brucie reached into his bag and started throwing the underwear he had bought at Dan.

Cut Time - :44

Music Radio 88? No...It was just a joke that the guys at WCBS-FM played on the folks at WCBS-AM. This cut features a gag promo that Ron Lundy and Cousin Brucie recorded featuring the announcement of "Music Radio 88." Just kidding!

Cut Time - 1:05

The final cut features Long John Nebel. He was one of the pioneer radio talk show hosts whose show resembled Art Bell's show of today in many ways. Nebel worked at WOR, WNBC and finally WMCA. His later years were as a syndicated show until his death in 1978. Larry King picked up the overnight radio slot after Nebel's death.

This cut from WNBC in 1972 starts innocently enough as Nebel starts to do a live read commercial as his studio of guests sat in. What Long John didn't realize until he started the read that it was an ad for an adult film called It Happened In Hollywood. What was supposed to be a sixty second live read became a four and a half minute break up classic. Listen close to the start as Nebel stutters as he read aloud the first mention that this is an adult film.

Cut Time - 4:35

Total Time - 8:05
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Joey Reynolds And The N-Copter Crash WNBC 1986

While this was a tragic event, this was also an example of how radio and listeners could touch and support each other.

This is an unscoped 1 hour CD aircheck of the Joey Reynolds Show on WNBC from what became a sad day in October of 1986. This was the day that the helicopter that reporter and show member Jane Dornacker was in went down into the water while Jane was doing her report on the air. This CD picks up shortly after the crash as Joey and the rest of the show members are trying to find out what was happening on the scene. As the hour moves along, the listeners come into the picture with their calls of information, fear, concern and support.

While radio today is often called too cold and corporate, this one hour shows that there was a time not too long ago when people cared and emotions drove the vehicle.

Total Time - 57:34
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WHN 1050 Country Switch To Sportsradio 1050 WFAN July 1987

The 1980's saw a lot of format flipping and switching on the NYC dial. This example features the end of a heritage country music station as it becomes the first ever all sports radio station in the country

1050 WHN flipped from easy listening to country in 1973. While music was dropped by one AM station after another, WHN (along with WNBC and WNEW-AM) managed to survive. Then in 1987 new owners announced the launch of this new all sports format

This unscoped CD features the last half hour of 1050 WHN as a country station with DJ Dan Taylor providing a very classy close to the music. That's followed by the first 45 minutes of 1050 WFAN. You'll hear host Jim Lampley who came from TV to do a daily show. You'll also hear Suzyn Waldman doing sports updates. Suzyn is now the radio color commentator for the Yankees.

This unscoped CD will let you relive some of the sports news of the summer of 1987. You'll also hear the many human and electronic goofs that happen when you launch a new station. For the ultimate radio trivia geek, this CD will give you, in it's entirety, the first ever listener call made to an all sports radio station.

Total Time - 76:00
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WNBC Retrospective October 1988

This is a 2 unscoped CD set of a special that ran on 66 WNBC the day it was to become Sportsradio 66 WFAN. This day marked the end of one of New York City's historic radio stations.

You'll hear the complete history of the 660 frequency in NYC. From it's sign on in 1926, the classic network radio shows in aired in the 30's and 40's, the local shows of the 50's, the hot talk format of the 60's and the music formats that took the station through the 70's to the end.

Some of the voices you'll hear include Imus, Howard Stern, Wolfman Jack, Cousin Brucie, Big Wilson, Frank Reed, Long John Nebel, Mort Sahl and so many more.

If you thought WNBC was just about Imus and Howard, this 2 CD set will fill you in on everything else 66 WNBC was all about.

Total Time - 90:00
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