A WKNR FLASHBACK: Sean Conrad inside the WKNR studio in 1968 (Photo courtesy and property of Sean Conrad)
THE TRUE STORY OF A DISK JOCKEY | SEAN CONRAD
MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS was pleased recently having heard from WKNR’s own Sean Conrad, the popular Keener 13 deejay on WKNR from 1968 through early-1970.
Sean Conrad resides today in Santa Cruz, California. Sean Conrad also informed us he has authored his own personal story of his rise and fall as a top 40 deejay, in his book, “Kickin’ Out The Jams – The Purple Haze Of My Crazy Daze In Radio.”
In his book Conrad devotes several chapters of his personal adventures, successes (and of his personal misadventures, and misfortunes) during the time when he was in radio and thereafter beyond. He also relates the time he was a Keener deejay while in Detroit (in several chapters) as well, which includes stories of the Grande Ballroom, Ted Nugent, The MC 5 and more of what was happening here behind the scenes of the music culture that was so much a part of Detroit during the late-1960s. You can read several of Conrad’s book reviews, here.
And this from the Barnes and Nobles website —
‘Kickin’ Out The Jams’ Book Overview
A record spinner’s memoirs…The true story of the day-to-day, play-by-play adventures of a young, insecure, teenage wallflower, from a small Midwestern factory town, who dives head first in to the rabbit hole of psychedelia, flaxen, waxen, sex, drugs, and rock and roll.
In the dawning of the Age of Aquarius, Sean Conrad experiences the ups and downs of having just too damn much fun—and the consequences that come with it. From hanging out with rock stars to being homeless… and back again. From Porsches to the potholes of life. From scribbling autographs to signing divorce papers. Can there possibly be a happy ending?
Addendum: Want to listen to an audio portion of Sean Conrad’s book? Listen here, courtesy WhisperSync for Voice at Amazon’s Audible.com. For more on Sean Conrad today, here’s the link to his website here. Thank you, Sean Conrad for discovering us at Motor City Radio Flashbacks. Thank you also for sharing with us your two WKNR airchecks from 1968 and from 1970! Your Keener airchecks has now found their new place here at MCRFB.COM, soon to be archived permanently with all the other great Detroit radio legends in the Motor City Radio Flashbacks aircheck library. KEENER lives!
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