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Tue, Sep 27 2011
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Hour 12
Harry Harrison, December 31, 1976. Originally from Chicago, Harry first worked at educational station WBEZ and then as a temporary disc jockey at WCFL. His next stop was as program director of WPEO in Peoria, IL. He moved to New York in 1959 first as a "good guy" in middays on rival WMCA and moved to WABC in 1968 after Rick Sklar offered him mornings. The story goes that Rick was on the warpath about getting time and temperature checks, especially in AM drive. During a staff meeting, he...
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Tue, Sep 27 2011
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Hour 11
Cousin Brucie July, 13, 1974 8pm. From Brooklyn, NY Cousin Brucie started at New York University's student radio station WCAG in 1953 playing classical music! His first professional radio job was at ZBM in Hamilton, Bermuda in 1957. In 1958 he moved to WINS New York as a producer where he met Rick Sklar, and got a chance to do an airshift during an AFTRA strike that kept the regular WINS DJ's off the air. Edged out of WINS by Murray "the K" Kaufman, Bruce moved to WINZ Miami in 1960, then...
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Tue, Sep 27 2011
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Hour 10
Cousin Brucie, July 13, 1974 6pm. From Brooklyn, NY Cousin Brucie started at New York University's student radio station WCAG in 1953 playing classical music! His first professional radio job was at ZBM in Hamilton, Bermuda in 1957. In 1958 he moved to WINS New York as a producer where he met Rick Sklar, and got a chance to do an airshift during an AFTRA strike that kept the regular WINS DJ's off the air.
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Tue, Sep 27 2011
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Hour 8
Jay Reynolds, October 8, 1974. From Indianapolis, Jay was the victim of the Dan Ingram/Bruce Morrow prank that kept him staring at two candles in the WABC control room to note the specific time they burned out (supposedly for a contest). Returned to Indianapolis after leaving WABC. Last worked at WGGR in Greenwood Indiana. Died of a heart attack at age 61 in March 1996.
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Tue, Sep 27 2011
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Hour 7
Dan Ingram, April 1, 1972. The DJ's DJ, Dan was born September 7, 1934 and grew up in Flushing, NY and Malverne Long Island NY. He started his radio career as a teenager at WNRC (now WVOX) in New Rochelle, NY, moved to WALK in Patchogue (Long Island), NY then to WICC in Bridgeport CT (under the name Rae Tayler... that really IS the spelling) then to WNHC in New Haven CT. From there went to Dallas' legendary KBOX in 1959, then WIL in St. Louis in 1960 and then to WABC.
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Tue, Sep 27 2011
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Hour 6
Dan Ingram, January 16, 1971The DJ's DJ, Dan was born September 7, 1934 and grew up in Flushing, NY and Malverne Long Island NY. He started his radio career as a teenager at WNRC (now WVOX) in New Rochelle, NY, moved to WALK in Patchogue (Long Island), NY then to WICC in Bridgeport CT (under the name Rae Tayler... that really IS the spelling) then to WNHC in New Haven CT. From there went to Dallas' legendary KBOX in 1959, then WIL in St. Louis in 1960 and then to WABC. The story goes that...
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Tue, Sep 27 2011
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Hour 5
Ron Lundy & Dan Ingram, November 14, 1970. Born June 25, 1934, Ron started as a record librarian in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee at radio station WHMM. One night when a disc jockey failed to come to work, he was put on the air. The owner of WDDT in Greenville Mississippi heard him and immediately offered him a job as a full time disc jockey the next day!
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Tue, Sep 27 2011
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Hour 4
Johnny Donovan 1974 & Roby Yound 1968 Started at WOR-FM in New York in 1968 before moving to WABC in 1972, Johnny did fill in work and an early afternoon (1-3PM) show. Johnny is still at 77 WABC as Production Director and is the studio announcer for Rush Limbaugh's "E.I.B." radio network. Johnny can also be heard doing voice-over work for various radio commercials.
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Tue, Sep 27 2011
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Hour 3
Dan Ingram & Bob Lewis 1964. The DJ's DJ, Dan was born September 7, 1934 and grew up in Flushing, NY and Malverne Long Island NY. He started his radio career as a teenager at WNRC (now WVOX) in New Rochelle, NY, moved to WALK in Patchogue (Long Island), NY then to WICC in Bridgeport CT (under the name Rae Tayler... that really IS the spelling) then to WNHC in New Haven CT. From there went to Dallas' legendary KBOX in 1959, then WIL in St. Louis in 1960 and then to WABC. The story goes that...
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Tue, Sep 27 2011
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Hour 2
Dan Ingram, March 1965. The DJ's DJ, Dan was born September 7, 1934 and grew up in Flushing, NY and Malverne Long Island NY. He started his radio career as a teenager at WNRC (now WVOX) in New Rochelle, NY, moved to WALK in Patchogue (Long Island), NY then to WICC in Bridgeport CT (under the name Rae Tayler... that really IS the spelling) then to WNHC in New Haven CT. From there went to Dallas' legendary KBOX in 1959, then WIL in St. Louis in 1960 and then to WABC. The story goes that Dan...
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Tue, Sep 27 2011
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Hour 1
Cousin Brucie October 1963 & Bob Lewis June 1965. From Brooklyn, NY Cousin Brucie started at New York University's student radio station WCAG in 1953 playing classical music! His first professional radio job was at ZBM in Hamilton, Bermuda in 1957. In 1958 he moved to WINS New York as a producer where he met Rick Sklar, and got a chance to do an airshift during an AFTRA strike that kept the regular WINS DJ's off the air. Edged out of WINS by Murray "the K" Kaufman, Bruce moved to WINZ Miami...
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Mon, Sep 26 2011
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Hour 9
Dan Ingram, April 1, 1971. The DJ's DJ, Dan was born September 7, 1934 and grew up in Flushing, NY and Malverne Long Island NY. He started his radio career as a teenager at WNRC (now WVOX) in New Rochelle, NY, moved to WALK in Patchogue (Long Island), NY then to WICC in Bridgeport CT (under the name Rae Tayler... that really IS the spelling) then to WNHC in New Haven CT. From there went to Dallas' legendary KBOX in 1959, then WIL in St. Louis in 1960 and then to WABC.
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