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Introduced to radio in 1961 during his college days at Alma College, Terry Knight was an aspiring 19-year old disc jockey at WTAC when he left the Flint station for WJBK in 1963. Hired for the vacated slot left open when Dave Shafer left the station (in June) for CKLW in Windsor, Knight was immediately awarded the station’s moniker “Jack the Bellboy” during the short span he was there.
Today we are presenting Terry Knight’s show-opening theme. This one is from 1962 – WILD TWIST – by the Roller Coasters. The instrumental, which he personally selected, was heard nightly at 7:00 p.m. sharp on Radio 1500.
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Audio digitally remastered by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
I have heard many references to the radio character known as “Jack the Bellboy”. He was just a little before ‘my time’ as a youngster in the Detroit radio market. What was his “schtick”? Lee Alan had his obnoxious horn…what did JTBB do that distinguished him in Detroit radio?