CKLW * Drake Production Beds (5) * DRAKE/CHENAULT PRODUCTIONS
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These short, 5 classic CKLW Bill Drake Production pieces was conceived, created and was produced by Drake/Chenault productions for the RKO Radio Network and CKLW (RKO) in 1967.
(Note: The last two sound beds served as ‘openers’ for the CKLW 20/20 news segments).
WQTE-AM * Series 14 * 1960-1961
—1960—
While Motor City Radio Flashbacks had this WQTE package (unmarked) in the collection for years now, we didn’t know with any degree of certainly what year and what series this jingles package was initially numbered when it was created by PAMS, 60 years ago.
A special THANK YOU to website contributor Frederick Vobbe for providing the proper numbered PAMS series originally tagged with this classic WQTE jingle package.
Frederick R. Vobbe was the former engineer at Greater Media WHNE/WHND/WMJC in Birmingham, MI., late-70s through the 1980s.
Today he resides in Lima, Ohio, where he is chief engineer for radio and television in that market.
The featured WQTE jingle package has been digitally enhanced in sound by Motor City Radio Flashback
WJBK-AM * Series 15 * 1960-1961
—1960—
This (WJBK) PAMS series 15 package was built on the idea that you “live” with your radio. Most of the lyrics reflect that theme, although they can be completely changed.
(Source: pams.com)
The featured audio source was digitally enhanced through the Sound Forge 12 Studio software by Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
WJBK-AM * Series 23 * 1962-1963
—1962—
This (WJBK) PAMS series 23 package incorporated added sound effects into the rhythm of the cuts to create “animated magic.”
(Source: pams.com)
The presented audio source was digitally enhanced through the Sound Forge 12 Studio software by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
The JAM Productions jingle package featured is the “Back Seat Music” package which was the 1st Jam package. It was purchased when the WHNE/WHND automated format was ditched around 1980 and Honeyradio in turn went DJ live.
The other Greater Media stations, WPEN 950 Philadelphia PA, and KRLA 1110 Pasadena CA, also had the same package. Those were the three oldies stations which they owned.
Initially when WHNE AM-FM signed on in 1973, the jingle package for their then automated format was first created by Drake/Chenault. It was Bill Drake who did the voice over — “This is WHNE Birmingham, WHND Monroe“– one of three Greater Media stations advancing their new “all oldies” format, likewise, heard in Pasadena (KRLA 1110) and in Philadelphia (WPEN 950).
Least known, the Ron Hicklin Singers was the other group Drake used. They normally had the Johnny Mann Singers recording Drake’s jingles, (such as CKLW), but Hicklin was tasked with doing the music beds and sings for the package. Not certain if they ever recorded the call letters. Most were generic beds with Bill Drake doing ‘voice overs’ for each stations’ appropriated jingles.
In 1982, WHND introduced the new “All Oldies” jingle package by Jam Creative.
The evolution of ‘Honey’ jingles represented here in short order. Drake/Chenault, Jam, and Jam again.
— Frederick Vobbe
ABOUT FREDERICK VOBBE
Frederick Vobbe was the former engineer at Greater Media WHNE/WHND/WMJC in Birmingham, MI., late-70s through the 1980s.
He currently resides in Lima, Ohio, where he is chief engineer for radio and television station in that market.
A special THANK YOU to Fred Vobbe for providing further, otherwise unknown, information about this WHNE/WHND JAM jingle package — ’79-’80 — featured today on this website. 🙂
A MCRFB NOTE ABOUT THESE JINGLES
Motor City Radio Flashbacks has completely reprocessed, digitally enhanced and restored the above WHNE file using the Sound Forge 12 Audio Studio software. In the site’s collection for a number of dozen years, the initial audio file was lacking in audio fidelity (mp3), found to be”flat” in sound, thereby was never featured on this site for this one very reason — until now. The transformation for advanced, remarkable sound quality has now been attained. This site now has the ability to repair and newly restore most deficient audio files for the very first time.
Pleased to say, these classic Honeyradio jingles recalled today has been brought “back to life” once again.
Conceived, created and produced by Jonathan Wolfert of JAM Productions, 1980. All rights reserved. For more on JAM Creative, Dallas, visit www.jingles.com/
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This classic WKNR #32 PAM package was made possible by KENR Productions, Toledo, OH.
The author purchased this WKNR #32 compilation from KenR., direct, when this jingle package were available for purchase on CD (KenR re-mastered) and was available only through him back in the early 2000s.
While these classic KenR. radio jingles are no longer available, you can still catch up with the jingles legend today on jinglesampler.com
Thank you KenR for having purchased, preserved (and made available) the entire classic PAMS catalog you acquired back in the 1970s. And this WKNR package was one of them.
The female voice heard on this WKNR #32 package was PAMS’ own Trella Hart.
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This classic CKLW Bill Drake Productions package was retrieved from the Motor City Radio Flashbacks jingles collection.
This package will be deposited under our ‘Radio Jingles’ menu bar found on the main home page.
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This classic CKLW Futuresonic package was retrieved from the Motor City Radio Flashbacks jingles collection and will be deposited under our ‘Radio Jingles’ menu bar found on the main home page.
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This classic WKMH Futuresonic package was retrieved from the Motor City Radio Flashbacks jingles collection and will be deposited under our ‘Radio Jingles’ menu bar found on the main home page.
UPDATE: Also, for further information regarding this WKMH 1961 Futuresonic package, we heard via email from WKNR’s Bob Green (Thurs., May 2, 2:28 p.m.):
“They [the WKMH Futuresonic package] were produced in 1961 by Futursonic of Dallas. The “Day” series was incredible, with the sounds of The HI-Los, The 4 Freshmen and the Kirby Stone 4.”
(Thank you Bob Green for your recent comments having shared with Motor City Radio Flashbacks! 🙂 )
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This classic early-1960s WXYZ Futuresonic package was retrieved from the Motor City Radio Flashbacks jingles collection and will be deposited under our ‘Radio Jingles’ menu bar found on the main home page.
UPDATE: Jim Hampton says on May 7, 2019 (at 12:11 AM)
I think this was a demo package. I don’t believe this ever ran on the air.
(Thank you, Jim Hampton, for your added comment! 🙂 )