Sunday, November 27, 2011

WFIL Philadelphia Survey Aug 28 1967

Another jammin' survey from Famous 56, at the height of the 60s music explosion. Click to enlarge, or right click and open in new window for the largest versions.






Thursday, October 6, 2011

Wolfman Jack at WLAC Nashville

Brian Mason of WLAC sent in this shot of the Wolfman sitting in the WLAC-AM car, "The Honker", in the late 70s.





Monday, October 3, 2011

WKZL Winston-Salem Andrew Gold Contest

Back in 1976, Andrew Gold released his album, "What's Wrong With This Picture?", which ended up producing his breakthrough hit, "Lonely Boy." Elektra Records started a radio station contest across the country, asking listeners to spot the 43 things wrong on the album cover. Here's a large scan of the cover, see how many you can find. As always, click to enlarge, or control click to open in a new window.

WKZL Nick Archer Apr 27 1977 Andrew Gold Winners by cranched

 Bonus! Click above to listen to the contest winner announced on WKZL by Scott Derringer (Chuck Holloway) and Nick Archer on April 27 1977. Thanks for listening and drive carefully!

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

When Satellites Attack! CKLW Radio Promo



When faced with the imminent reentry of the Skylab satellite, the promo department at CKLW hired legendary announcer Paul Frees to voice their promo for the "I Survived Skylab" hard hats the station was giving away. When's the last time you heard a promo this good on your favorite station?


Thursday, September 15, 2011

WMAK Nashville Survey October 19 1969

WMAK survey from 1969. Jock Joe Sullivan later started his own concert promotion company, Sound 70. Click to enlarge, survey courtesy of Wes Green.



WFIL Philadelphia Survey May 27 1968

Another classic WFIL survey, click to enlarge.





Tuesday, August 16, 2011

WRCP Philadelphia Surveys September 25 & October 2, 1967

More from Philadelphia's Country Giant of the 60s, WRCP. Click to enlarge.