KEENER 13! BOB GREEN RECALLS THE MOTOWN SOUND

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BOB GREEN REMEMBERS * Detroit Motown Sound * BOB GREEN PRODUCTIONS 2010


A MCRFB NOTE

A special THANK YOU goes out to Bob Green for sharing this special WKNR Motown memory with Motor City Radio Flashbacks. WKNR’s Scott Regen reflects on his Motown recollections here as well.

Having never aired, this exclusive Bob Green production segment was intended for broadcast/airing during the ‘WOMC 104.3 Detroit Radio Reunion‘ in 2010. (Click on above image 2x for largest view)




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A 1965 DETROIT WKNR RADIO NEWSPAPER FLASHBACK

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Sunday, April 25, 1965

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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A NEW FEATURE ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS!

DETROIT FREE PRESS: WKNR BOB GREEN ‘Dance Man Bob Green Has A Secret’

Above WKNR article courtesy freep.com newspapers archive.

The above 04/25/1965 dated article was ‘clipped,’ saved, and imaged from the credited source by Motor City Radio Flashbacks


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BOB GREEN RETROSPECTIVE: HISTORY OF JINGLES, ’71!

WKNR Keener 13 Green Gavin Jingles Conference (1971)

WKNR AM-FM * Bob Green Productions * Bill Gavin Radio Program Conference/1971

WKNR BOB GREEN PERSONALITY CARD 1964-1965
WKNR BOB GREEN PERSONALITY CARD 1964-1965

 BOB GREEN PRODUCTIONS, HOUSTON, TX 77056

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU goes out to Bob Green for sharing this WKNR productions audio gem with Motor City Radio Flashbacks.

This “jingles retrospective” was produced and created by Bob Green for the sixth annual ‘Bill Gavin Radio Program Conference.’ The event was held at the Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 11-14, 1971.

For more WKNR and Bob Green, visit Scott Westerman’s and Steve Schram’s  premiere WKNR Keener 13 website at http://keener13.com/.

The above WKNR Bob Green personality card, owned, courtesy of keener13.com.

THANK YOU BOB!


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CRUISING RADIO: WEBSITE MAKES TECH CENTER NEWS!

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RADIO AND MUSIC THE DRIVE BEHIND ‘CLASSIC CRUISING’

By JIM STICKFORD | TECH CENTER NEWS | Monday, August 10, 2015


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Cruisin' Woodard in the mid-1950s (Photo credit: Tech Center News; Royal Oak Historical Society).
Cruisin’ Woodward in the mid-1950s (Photo credit: Royal Oak Historical Society; Tech Center News, Warren, MI).

Reprinted by Motor City Radio Flashback by permission from the publisher.


A MCRFB THANK YOU goes out to TECH CENTER NEWS and reporter JIM STICKFORD for his featured story on Motor City Radio Flashbacks, August 10. Special THANKS to Jim Davis (CKLW) and Bob Green (WKNR) for their participation as well.

Published by Tech News Center and Springer Publishing Company. August 2015


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50TH! BEATLES INVADES MOTOR CITY! SEPTEMBER, 1964

The Motor City was among a handful of tour stops fortunate enough to host two Beatles concerts on the same day. (Clockwise from right foreground) John, George, Paul and Ringo played before 15,000 at each show at Olympia Stadium in Detroit on Sept. 6. (Tony Spina/Detroit Free Press)
BEATLES IN DETROIT ’64: The Motor City was one of but a few North American cities selected to host two Beatles concerts on the same day. Photo taken prior Detroit press conference. (Clockwise from right foreground) John, George, Paul and Ringo played before 15,000 at each show at Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Sunday, Sept. 6. (Tony Spina/Detroit Free Press)

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Beatles Olympia Concert Ticket, September 6, 19641 9 6 4 :  T H E  B E A T L E S  performed two sold-out concerts at the 15,000-capacity Detroit Olympia on this day. The other acts on the bill were (in order of appearance) The Beatles 1964 Detroit Press ConferenceBill Black Combo, The Exciters, Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry and Jackie DeShannon, before the Fab Four took the Olympia stage. After the concerts the British band stayed overnight at the Whittier Hotel near downtown Detroit before leaving for their next scheduled stop at the Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens, Monday, September 7. Both Beatles Olympia September 6 appearances sponsored by top 40 radio WKNR, Detroit.

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Pop Music History: September 6, 1964


 BEATLES IN DETROIT '64: The Beatles pose for the Detroit press before taking their questions at Olympia Stadium. Sunday afternoon, September 6, 1964. (Tony Spina/Detroit Free Press)
BEATLES IN DETROIT ’64: The Beatles pose for the Detroit press before taking their questions at Olympia Stadium. Sunday afternoon, September 6, 1964. (Tony Spina/Detroit Free Press)

WKNR (Bob Green) BEATLES IN DETROIT * Beatles Olympia Press Conference * 9/6/64

Police had their hands full when the Beatles walked into Olympia Stadium in Detroit for their concerts on Sept. 6. The crowd tries to reach for a member of the group as they passed. (Tony Spina//Detroit Free Press)
BEATLES IN DETROIT ’64: Detroit police restrain Beatle fans back when the Beatles exited the stage at the Olympia Stadium after their first of two concerts there on Sept. 6. The crowd tries to reach for a member of the group as they passed.

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BEATLES IN DETROIT '64: On stage at the Olympia 1st. show, Sunday afternoon, September 6.
BEATLES IN DETROIT ’64: Paul extends a hand of acknowledgement to bandmate John Lennon before the Olympia crowd, Sunday afternoon, September 6.

BEATLES IN DETROIT '64: On stage at the Olympia 1st. show, Sunday afternoon, September 6.
BEATLES IN DETROIT ’64: On stage at Olympia, 1st. show, Sunday afternoon, September 6.

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BEATLES IN DETROIT ’64: Sole sponsor of both Beatles concerts on September 6 at the Olympia, WKNR microphones definitely were there. Between the shows the Fab Four mingled with the press. Here, WKNR newsman George Hunter interviews Ringo Starr. Shown standing behind Ringo were WKNR deejays Gary Stevens (waving) and Bob Green who emceed both Beatles shows. Robin Seymour looks on (bottom right). (Credit: Beatles press conference audio provided by Bob Green. Above photo property Bob Green; Scott Westerman Keener13.com)

BEATLES IN DETROIT '64: On stage at the Olympia 2nd. show, Sunday evening, September 6. Tony Spina/ Detroit Free Press (Click image for largest PC view)
BEATLES IN DETROIT ’64: On stage at the Olympia 2nd. show, Sunday evening, September 6. Tony Spina/ Detroit Free Press (click image for largest PC view)


WKNR BEATLES IN DETROIT PROMO * WKNR (Bob Green) Productions * 9/6/1964
 “…Tamla-Motown artists are our favorites.” — George Harrison, Detroit; 9/6/64 

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