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Note also how he doesn't accept the role of a guest who's supposed to be quiet most of the time - he really takes over the show. In the summer of 2002, Don K. Reed's long-running Sunday night Doo-Wop Shop program was cancelled. Dan sits in with Ron Lundy and they have some fun together, including making fun of Bruce Morrow. "Jack" picked up on the mayor's comments, making jokes about his quip, "Hey, Mayor Bloomberg. Dan Ingram last appeared on CBS-FM on Sunday, June 8, 2003. And later in 1970, he was doing weekends on WNEW-FM. One ongoing feature was a countdown of the top 500 songs of all time, as voted by the station's listeners. Following Scott Shannon announcing his retirement from WCBS-FM, co-host Patty Steele moves on from the 101.1 FM New York City morning show to consider all current and future options. Jay joined WCBS-FM as the host of the popular Hall of Fame and Top Twenty Countdown shows. Contributed by Rob Frankel via his RadioMaven77 postings on Mixcloud. Initially, the internet-only station was DJ-less like Jack FM on the analog 101.1 and HD1 station; in between songs, the station played jingles plus pre-recorded voice overs done by their production director. At 4:30p.m., the station stunted with a 30-minute montage of lines from various movies and other sources. (And scroll down to find where Zach does it again 20 years later and still sounds as great.). The station even hit number one overall in the ratings on at least several occasions during the 1990s. Joe McCoy left the station shortly thereafter and was replaced by Dave Logan. Prior to 2016, WCBS-FM used JAM Creative Productions, Inc. for their jingles. Thanks to Rob Frankel's postings on Mixcloud, this is a restored aircheck of the supposed first edition of the Lewis & Clark expedition with Bob Lewis (and Steve Clark). This is an interesting aircheck of Dan on WCBS-FM as Dan was yet to be hired as a regular personality at the station. We hear Issac Hayes, 3 Dog Night, Grand Funk Railroad and other hits of the era. Earlier today, legendary radio personality Scott Shannon -- heard for almost a decade every morning on New York City's WCBS-FM with long-time co-host Patty Steele, entertainment reporter Brad Blanks, and a whole crew of returning "Big Show" friends -- has announced his decision to retire from daily morning radio on Friday, December 16. The format change to live jocks actually took place October 20th. [citation needed] In February 2008, Howard Cogan was replaced by Pat St. John as the pre-recorded voice of the Jack character on WCBS-FM HD2 and ilikejack.com. CBS-FM of that era was a fairly light station compared with WNEW-FM and WABC-FM. Recognizing the controversy of the sudden change, on June 14, 2005, the station announced that it would be unique among those with the Jack format in that it would occasionally include '50s and early '60s songs in its rotation as well as songs by performers like Frank Sinatra that are normally not part of the Jack format, though a later Web update retracted this, and songs from before the late '60s were no longer played. He was known as the 'Morning Mayor'. In 1969, WCBS-FM launched a freeform rock format, which was becoming increasingly popular, and all other CBS-owned FM stations followed suit. He also appeared on internet oldies radio stations and hosted concerts. Gossert's show was generally broadcast on Sunday evenings, a perfect time for this nostalgia. On May 7, 2008, the Jack branding was dropped from WCBS-FM HD2 and was just called 101.1 HD2 or WCBS-FM HD2 due to the end of a licensing agreement with the owner of the Jack name and slogan, Sparknet Communications. Several people announced the passing of Don K. Reed on Facebook. Morgan died of lung cancer in 1998. . Here is audio from the WCBS Appreciation Site of Gordon's first Newsradio 88 broadcast in the 5:00 am hour with anchorman Steve Porter on August 28, 1967, the very first hour of the all-news operation, which was actually heard on WCBS-FM because a plane crash had destroyed the AM transmitter tower. The station broadcast "Jack FM," an automated adult hits format, from June 3, 2005, to July 12, 2007. Bob was born April 3, 1937 putting him at the center of early top-40 radio. And then Bobby comes on and entertains us with even more of a distinctive personality. [3] On November 1, 1943, the callsign was changed to WABC-FM[4] for Atlantic Broadcasting Company, the former owner of CBS's AM station (no relation to the present-day WABC). I don't want to discuss the Jack fiasco, but WCBS-FM has used a strategy to attract younger listeners by playing . Our hosts cover all that matters to you. While CBS shareholders retained a 72% ownership stake in the combined company, Entercom was the surviving entity, separating WCBS radio (both 101.1 FM and 880 AM) from WCBS-TV. In addition to her six years at WPLJ and her recent stint at Q92, Leamy served as co-host of Woodman in the Morning on Pamal Broadcasting CHR K104.7 WSPK, and as morning co-host of CJs Playhouse with Annie on iHeartMedia CHR 96.1 Kiss FM WPFK, both in Poughkeepsie. 98.7 KLUV FM Dallas! Harry's first day at WCBS-FM. When WCBS-FM was relaunched in July 2007 Don came back to host the radio greats show on the last Sunday of every month. On Air Personality WCBS-FM Dec 1993 - Dec 1995 2 years 1 month. . I wrote an article titled Spotlight on Don K. Reed i n this journal in February 2009. The heartbreaking news was spread on social media but no official sources confirmed the news . Next were audio-clip montages of music, movies, television shows, and events for each year from 1964 through 1979 followed by a single montage, similar to the aforementioned, which paid homage to the entire decade of the 1980s, with WCBS-FM jingles interspersed between. In January 2001, they stopped playing currents and 90's hits on the overnight, dropping them altogether. Audacy classic hits WCBS-FM New York (101.1) has recruited a second personality with Big Apple radio experience for its post-Scott Shannon plans for morning drive. The station's studios are in the combined CBS Radio facility in the Hudson Square neighborhood of Manhattan, and its transmitter is located on the Empire State Building.. WCBS-FM was one of the first notable oldies stations in the country, with the format dating back to July 7, 1972. John Foxx, who was an afternoon host in the market at the former WPLJ, will take over the 6-10am morning show helmed by Shannon since 2014, starting in February. Because CBS-FM was such a heritage station, the format didn't go over well in NYC. PROMOTION: The WCBS-FM Rock Jocks: Bobby Wayne. The station also had cut specialty shows such as Bobby Jay's Soul Of The City on Wednesdays, Thursday Night 60's, Friday night's Heart & Soul of Rock & Roll, Monday Night 70's, and Bobby Jay's late night Saturday show Jukebox Saturday Night. Note the diversity of the music which combined music that you might hear on AM along with select album tracks, not completely unlike what you might hear on CBS-FM today, but with more non-single album tracks: Bob Dylan, The Carpenters, Al Kooper, the Grateful Dead, Carol King, James Taylor, the Rolling Stones, Donovan, Carly Simon, the Beatles, Joe Cocker, the Doors, etc. Here's a great aircheck of Jocko Henderson from the sixth Radio Greats Reunion Weekend of June 1998. Bayley (Bob Elliott from WOR-FM), Les Turpin, Bob "Bob-A-Lew" Lewis also briefly joined the WCBS-FM "freeform" format. The oldies format on WCBS-FM continued to be a success. It takes less than 60 seconds for Lewis to demonstrate more personality than one hears on radio today in a week. Audacy classic hits WCBS-FM New York (101.1) has recruited a second personality with Big Apple radio experience for its post-Scott Shannon plans for morning drive. Dick Bartley's syndicated Classic Countdown airs on Sunday nights from 7 to 11 p.m., followed by the Classic Dance Showcase hosted by Joe Causi from 11 p.m. to midnight. WCBS-FM was one of the first notable oldies stations in the country, with the format dating back to July 7, 1972. In addition, the station broadened their format to include select hits from the 1990s, up to about 1999. Master of Arts - MA (Communications) Skills. The 80s hits, along with the collection of enduring 70s, have an undeniable appeal to a younger audience . When FM radio split from AM radio simulcasting in 1966, Bob saw the potential of working in a freer creative environment and started doing the only weekday live show on WABC-FM in April of 1967. After an incredible broadcasting career that has spanned over four decades, much of that time spent in New York City, radio legend Scott Shannon has decided to retire from his Big Show morning show on Audacy's WCBS-FM. WCBS-FM also played a moderate number of adult standards from the rock era. Here's a short aircheck from the end of Norm N. Night's last show on WCBS-FM. It's studios are located within the CBS Broadcast Center in midtown Manhattan & the transmitter is located on High Island in the Bronx, New York (the antenna is shared with WFAN). [29] On January 2, 2013, WCBS-FM HD3 flipped to CBS Sports Radio. He first appeared on CBS-FM around July of 1972. We all remember "Bob-a-Loo". ), AIRCHECK: Cousin Brucie - Bobby Jay [stereo]. Formats were changing quickly, but by October of 1967, he was doing a one-hour show on Saturday nights called, "Some Trust In Chariots" with music producer Tom Wilson doing a show before him and Chuck Leonard and Dan Ingram each doing one hour shows after him. Since then, WCBS-FM has consolidated its position as a market powerhouse - a tribute to Program Director Jim Ryan and veteran city DJs like Dan Taylor, Broadway Bill Lee and Joe Causi. The channel continued to feature an adult hits format until December 21, 2012, when it was dropped and replaced with a simulcast of WCBS. Bob was a DJ on many NYC stations including WMGM, WINS, WABC-FM, WNEW-FM and WCBS-FM. Now with a population of over 4.8 million people, it has grown beyond being the nation's capital to become a fascinating city in its own right. The station even began to de-emphasize the phrase 'oldies' in promotion of the station.[13]. For a few months he gave up his midday airshift. The popular Jay is heard Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and Wednesday . The following week, Dan Daniel took over on Saturday and Pat St. John "sat in" for Ingram on Sunday, but Ingram never returned. Earlier today, legendary radio personalityScott Shannon -- heard for almost a decade every morning on New York City's WCBS-FM with long-time co-host Patty Steele, entertainment reporter Brad Blanks, and a whole crew of returning "Big Show" friends -- has announced his decision to retire from daily morning radio on Friday, December 16. ", "It's time to take a break, so on Friday, December the 16th, I will retire from CBS-FM right after we finish up the year the way it should be, with our live broadcast for the kids at Blythedale Children's Hospital. In retrospect, they seem like completely different eras. AIRCHECK: Radio Greats Reunion Weekend: Murray the K. 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