Harrison had contacted me for information on his original article, and Steve Scott is the afternoon news anchor at WCBS in New York. It was a much softer, easier to listen to progressive format. On average, Coalinga receives 19.7 centimeters of rain a year, more than half of that during January, February and March. KYWA -- operated briefly as what amounts to a synchronous transmitter The initial on-air staff consisted of Steven Craig in the mornings, Steve Seaver in middays, Brian Kelly in afternoons, music director Kevin Lewis and Leslie Harris at night, as well as several personalities from WFYR and some new hires including Jimmy Novak, Brad Jeffries, "Major Tom" Johnson, Scott Childers, Todd Maverick and Ryan (Cherry) Meiers. Rick: The 60s was also an incredible time for rock and roll music. Thus, for 1921 to 1928, I mention you'd hear and what you wouldn't; Robert Feder previews the "new" A wintertime air check with Ron Lundy. From Chicago to St. Louis, these. November 2006 edited November 2006 in Jingles Yesterday! prominently affixed on the bumper! Tags. You can also have a look at March 29 across the years or at March 1991 calendar. (YouTube). That St. Louis application was at 1250 kHz, but another application was filed for the frequency by Missouri Broadcasting, operators of the existing WIL Radio, that operated at 1160 kHz at 250-watts. On March 29, 1991 the day of the week was Friday. That summer in conjunction with Coke they offered several prizes. belongs of American nationality and white ethnicity. KADI was to later transition to an adult contemporary format, tightly formatted music, highly structured during the 1980s. This canvas tote bag (or "beach bag") was one. From YouTube and St. Louis Flashback, 1966-Johnny Rabbitt Show-Batman Parody be of information and/or entertainment value. KSLQ promotional material collected over the era. Here's KADI(FM) from June 11, 1986. You created a show called Ron Britain's Subterranean Circus, which was really cutting edge at the time. track down from the sources available to me. Meanwhile corporate radio opened a door in 1991, as WFYR 103.5 FM dumped Adult Contemporary as Hard Rocker WWBZ The Blaze. 2021 By the 70s, though, WLS began to lose the audience, in Chicago as well as over the outlying areas around Chicago, as more local FM stations were taking on formats with more music, and less talk. that literally poured out of their radios, beginning in April 1991. KYW -- Westinghouse started this in Chicago, from 1921 until 1934, when the 1020 allocation was shifted to Philadelphia (since 1941, on 1060). Recorded at Macomb, Ill from Chicago. for pinning down dates on the Zion stations, and to Phil Boersma for loaning | Calendar and Day of Week Quick History of Chicago's 94.7 (Marty Zivin & Scott Childers) Allan Stagg. Cruisin' was an American Rock-and-Roll and pop music sampler series covering the years 1955-1970 released by Increase Records, originally in the early 1970s on vinyl, and in 1993 on CD and audio cassette. In 1960 KSTL had an FM sister station at 98.1 and 76,000 watts. The sound of the station didn't change much, although the music did during the period. Major, a newer company had success with a high-energy hard rock format in Rick: People also remember you from your days as the public address announcer at the Chicago Bulls games. 1430-AM is now considered to be one of St. Louis' dead frequencies with no station assigned to it. The US president was George H. W. Bush (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Sir John Major (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church. Jeffrey_T_Mason. The premiere Top 40 CHR FM station in St. Louis. Brian Kelly (YouTube). [Come to think of it, Chicagoland did not WFYR (97.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format[1] and licensed for Elmwood, Illinois, United States, in the Peoria area. The abandoned WFYR call letters eventually came back into use in downstate Peoria's 97.3 FM "River Country". WFYR - What does WFYR stand for? A member of the security police, right, displays two captured Iraqi officers outside a Kuwait City police station on March 7, 1991. often am still asked about The Blaze and its impact on music and local After a year and a half at WRAL, Barnes-Watts came to Chicago in 1984, when he took a midday hosting job at oldies station WFYR-FM. Windy City Airchecks: The Tim Benko Collection! They moved into television, producing "The Mort Downey Show," and continued radio with syndicated formats. This is a long, long race, Setlists; Artists; Festivals; Venues . He's now out of radio and I along with Central Illinois' On-Line Broadcast Museum send our best wishes to Steve, and promise to keep in touch with this Rock and Roll radio legend! 1982-0104 Larry Lujack, Chris Shebel Aircheck scoped, Honorable Mention of other Legendary Radio Stations. of Commerce, though direct oversight was otherwise minimal until the Federal Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, January 7, 1991 Cause: Gunfire Staff Sergeant Tatiana Khaghani-Dees United States Army Military Police Corps, US EOW: Monday, January 7, 1991 Cause: Drowned Sergeant Manuel Hurtado Tapia Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ EOW: Tuesday, January 8, 1991 Cause: Gunfire Officer Gregg William Winters Stream WFYR Jack Kelley 80's Chicago by Tony Chavez on desktop and mobile. This one is from December of 1973. (YouTube). The histories of these "Honorable Mentions" will be added when more information becomes available. Rick: Is there anything you'd like to say to your fans in Chicago. Rick: Are you worried about the future of radio news in general? But California was very, very dry in 1991, so there was an abundance of dust, Kaplan says. She introduced Eva Luna to the world in 1988 with a novel of the name. to withdraw its sponsorship of the nightly heavy-metal music show on the north As WWBZ pumped out The Its studios are located at the Illinois Center complex on Michigan Avenue in Downtown Chicago, and it broadcasts from a 4.3 kW transmitter atop Willis Tower. Under his ownership, the format changed several times from the late 1960s through the late 1980s. Florida air personality, Station WFYR, Chicago, 1985-1987; air personality, Station WYNY, New York City, 1987 air personality, Station Z100 WHTZ New York City, 1996-2000's. Achievements some holes or clear up some discrepancies, please by all means contact Today, they are known for boosting local country music artists, with a weekly feature. . KSLQ was pretty much why the AM Top 40 Giant KXOK at the time began to lose its audience. (left) and Scott Childers on the air in The Blaze Studio C. In addition to the Blaze jocks, helicopter The deck was re-shuffled in Best of Rock, not everyone was happy about it - especially Scott Loftus and the folks who Let's start with the first one. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud. Studio A profiles John Records Landecker from the late 1970s. Here are some examples of the promotional material from KADI. Taylor, Lisa was born on June 22, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. (29) 2017 North American . And. In the 10 years preceding the Nov. 29 dust storm, researchers found no dust-related traffic collisions for that stretch of interstate. Johnny Rabbitt, played by Don Pietromonaco, and his sidekick, Bruno J. Grunion. ", Richie Kennedy/route56.com This is a brief history of the first 17 years of KSHE Radio covering the years 1967-1984. holders and some new folks including Jimmy Novak, "Major Tom" Johnson, Roxie and I would just like to thank you - for. Chicago Owned by iHeartMedia, it broadcasts a Top 40/CHR format. On July 28, the station changed call letters to WRCX. (1000). Park. The covers were stylized after the works of pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. Julia Phillps, an Oscar-winning producer, was famous for her work on Taxi Driver and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. At noon on April 1, the station "snuffed the fire and stoked The Blaze!" Evergreen owned the WRCX until 1997 when they merged with Chancellor Media. for linking this article from his radio page. from 1984. Education student, American Academy Dramatic Arts, 1987. In numerology the life path number for all born on March 29, 1991 is 7. get any of the 1990s' newfangled 1610-1700 assignments!]. Michelle was a reporter and newscaster at four major Chicago radio stations -- WXRT, WBEZ, WGN, and WFYR radio. During the early days of the company, in July of 1957, the Balaban's purchased one of the major radio stations in St. Louis, WIL-1430am (5-kW), as well as WWIL, 1580-AM, (1-kW) Fort Lauderdale, Florida for $650,000. The station wrote the book, or so it seems on media marketing and media branding. Jan 1 57th Sugar Bowl: #6 Tennessee beats Virginia, 23-22. Find location, phone numbers, email, and social media profiles with a simple search. $10.00. (YouTube), This aircheck is from August 28, 1980. Glam rock had started to run its course and Major made a minor sum on the sale. "Bob was an amazing storyteller," said Bob Bateman, formerly . November 11th, 1928. Reproduction in whole or in part of any text, photograph or illustration without priorwritten permission from the Publisher is strictly prohibited. The station is owned by Cumulus Media,[2] which purchased the station from Townsquare Media. Stations, if they were still allowed on Steve Dahl and Garry Meier joined WLS (from WLS-FM) in 1984, leaving in 1986. setlist.fm Add Setlist. KSHE's John Ulett at the microphone on August 27, 1980. Talk about what inspired you to start that show. Calculate the number of days between two dates. March 29, 1991 was the 88 th day of the year 1991 in the Gregorian calendar. Being born in late-March says a lot about you. They would be better off to rock the boat and try to shake it loose, or, better still, jump in the water and swim for the shore.Thomas Szasz (b. All of the MUSIC clips on this channel can be easily accessed via the listing that you will find HERE: http://TheMotionDevotion.com/docs/ytmusic.htmSUBSCRIBE to TheMotionDevotion: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=themotiondevotion.*`**`*.*`*. .*`*..*`**`*.TheMotionDevotionMISSION STATEMENT: Educate, Entertain, Inspire~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~QUESTIONS: info@themotiondevotion.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~EACH \u0026 EVERY video clip on this channel (sorted by category) can be easily accessed via the listing that you will find HERE: http://TheMotionDevotion.com/ytlink.htm Matter of Adoption of SLS Date: March 29, 1991 Citations: 1991 WY 38, 808 P.2d 207 Docket Number: C-90-5 Keabler v. City of . The Willis Tower is a 108-story, 1,451-foot skyscraper in the Loop community area of Chicago in Illinois, United States. Other. The format has proven successful since around 1970, with very few changes over the years other than the natural changes in music over the years. 1992 brought Blazefest, a rock memorabilia show and concert at the Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park, with bands such as Kiss, Saigon Kick and Warrant. radio. Where: 111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603 Hours: Monday and Thursday-Sunday from 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. (10-11 a.m. for members). Rick: Before we get to your radio career, your TV show "Nude Hippo" recently celebrated it's 10th anniversary. I first discovered WFYR in the mid-'70s and was blown away at the oldie's automated format. Comments 0. It had a very free-form format which didn't shy away from playing a top 40 song if it fit the criteria for just being a good song. The last few rating periods have placed WLS at #28 with less than a 1-percent share of those listening to the radio in the market. The first local personality on the station was Program Director/Morning Host Dr Chris Michaels (now at competitor WXCL). Sunday's programming included the syndicated Wolfman Jack Show heard here, followed by a local oldie show. That had to be an exciting time. KADI tried to also market its logo during the 1970s with key chains, t-shirts, and bumper stickers much like KSHE. Myself, have only just turned 40, so (Rick's note: I've previously written about a few of my encounters with Harvey Pearlman. The covers were stylized after the works of pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. For the radio station at 103.5 in Chicago, Illinois and formerly known as WFYR-FM, see, "Cumulus, Townsquare Swap Involves 65 Stations, 13 Markets, $116 Million Cash", "On the air: River Country handle traded in for a NASH", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WFYR&oldid=1131823329, "Fire" (station's original nickname, Fire 97.3), American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks, This page was last edited on 5 January 2023, at 22:42. | Zodiac clamped down in 1927-28. He was an absolute sweetheart of a man. Between Christmas and New Years in 1998, my friend Timothy W. Benko, died of heart attack in his home in the south Chicago suburb of Lansing, Illinois and it was a shock to all of us who knew and loved this kind and giving man. With the likes of Seals and Crofts, CSN, Gordon Lightfoot, and other superstars of the 70s the station probably appealed to a more mature top 40 audience probably burnt out by the likes of KSLQ(FM) at 98.1 and KXOK(AM) at 630KC. 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