THE ’68 MAGICAL YEAR THAT WAS! GO GET ‘EM TIGERS

ARTIE FIELDS PRODUCTIONS * “Go Get ‘Em Tigers” * 1968

THE ’68 WORLD SERIES. BEGINNING TOMORROW ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS!

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In commemorating the 50th anniversary when the Detroit Tigers won it all in October ’68, Motor City Radio Flashbacks will be presenting the complete 7 games of the 1968 World Series.

Look for each respective game to be posted on the represented dates the game actually aired over NBC radio affiliate WWJ 950 in Detroit, October 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 2018.

With each posted game featured, you will find game-day links, next-day newspaper pages and clippings (courtesy of the Detroit Free Press archives) and many photos from the ’68 Series.

This exclusive 1968 World Series presentation will be a memorable commemoration recalling that ’68 magical baseball year the Motor City celebrated fifty years ago. Truly, still remembered as . . . “the year of the Tiger.”

Look for it here. All 7 games of the 1968 World Series. Starting tomorrow, October 2. Only on Motor City Radio Flashbacks

THE ’68 MAGICAL YEAR THAT WAS! GO GET ‘EM TIGERS

**TIGERS CELEBRATE PENNANT WIN**! *Tiger Stadium* *September 17, 1968*

ARTIE FIELDS PRODUCTIONS * “Go Get ‘Em Tigers” * 1968

THE ’68 WORLD SERIES. COMING SOON ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS!

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In commemorating the 50th anniversary when the Detroit Tigers won it all in October ’68, Motor City Radio Flashbacks will be presenting the complete 7 games of the 1968 World Series.

Look for each respective game to be posted on the represented dates the game actually aired over NBC radio affiliate WWJ 950 in Detroit, October 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 2018.

With each posted game featured, you will find game-day links, next-day newspaper pages and clippings (courtesy of the Detroit Free Press archives) and many photos from the ’68 Series.

This exclusive 1968 World Series presentation will be a memorable commemoration recalling that ’68 Detroit magical baseball year we celebrated fifty years ago. Truly, still remembered as . . . “the year of the Tiger.”

So look for it here.

Beginning next week, Tuesday, October 2. Only on Motor City Radio Flashbacks!

**Detroit Free Press** *Friday, October 11, 1963*

THE JIMMY LAUNCE SHOW. A THEME RECALLED. ‘GINA’

WJR RADIO 760 * Theme from the Jimmy Launce Show * DON COSTA ORCHESTRA

‘GINA’

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In lieu of Jimmy Launce’s recent passing, August 28, Motor City Radio Flashbacks has received several requests for his designated show theme which Jimmy played for decades on WJR.

“Gina,” was the instrumental version Jimmy Launce had preferenced from the Don Costa 1964 album, “The Golden Touch“.

Beginning 1965, the selection, “Gina,” was heard at the close of his afternoon shows for nearly 30 years on WJR radio.

Motor City Radio Flashbacks remembers.

A SUMMER HIATUS! WEBSITE WILL RESUME ON 09/04/18

HAPPY LABOR DAY, 2018!

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Just a note to inform this website will be taking a short, late-summer break, beginning August 23. But the website is open always. 24/7! 🙂

Motor City Radio Flashbacks will resume its website features and operations, Tuesday, September 4, 2018.

Enjoy . . . have a safe Labor Day holiday weekend!

THE QUEEN OF SOUL: DETROIT STAR TRANSFORMED AMERICAN MUSIC . . . AUGUST 16, 2018

THE QUEEN of SOUL

1942 – 2018

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Aretha Franklin Dies at 76

WNIC 100.3: FROM THE PROGRAMMER. A STAFF MEMO

A MCRFB NOTE

JIM FELICIANO

A typical staff memo, from the desk of Joel Lind, WNIC programmer (1986-1988)

Revamping the weekend scheduling

Johnny Williams joined the airstaff in late 1985, having replaced Renee Greenwood, interim host to WNIC’s ‘Pillowtalk.’ For several weeks, Greenwood temporarily replaced Alan Almond after he left WNIC for WMJC in November 1985.

In this memo, Renee Greenwood’s “Saturday Night Rendezvous” program was added to Saturday nights, retaining the “Pillowtalk” hours, 7-12 M. As the memo suggests, “Pillowtalk” music (now with Johnny Williams) was to be heard across the Detroit airways — 7 nights a week.

While I was employed there (1983-1987), Jim Harper, morning host and program director at WNIC, left for WDTX 95.5 in July 1986. Joel Lind, replacing Harper, was hired as WNIC station programmer in May, 1986.

This was the weekend schedule. As mandated by the program director. Over 31 years ago on 100.3 WNIC . . . ‘Detroit’s Nicest Rock’

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WARMEST WISHES… HAPPY BIRTHDAY! TOM SHANNON

**WMJC Tom Shannon** *(Press Photo)* **1987**

**WCXI Tom Shannon** *(Press Photo)* **1981**

**CKLW Tom Shannon** *(Press Photo)* **1977**

**WCAR Tom Shannon** *(Press Photo)* **1981**

**CKLW Tom Shannon** *(Press Photo)* **1965**

**CKMR Tom Shannon** *(Press Photo)* **1991**

**CKLW Tom Shannon** *(Press Photo)* **1969**

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TOM SHANNON!

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A Detroit radio and television broadcast legend, his voice has been heard for four decades on numerous great Detroit radio stations, such as CKLW, WJBK, WXYZ, WCAR, WMJC, WTWR, CKMR, and WCXI.

He formally began his illustrious radio career as a news person, while in his teens, in Buffalo in 1955. He left Buffalo’s WKBW for CKLW in Windsor in December 1964, replacing Terry Knight.

After 50 years in radio (and television) after having been in multiple radio markets around the country, Tom Shannon retired from broadcasting radio in 2005. Tom’s last DJ stint was on WHTT-FM, Buffalo. He was 67.

He is a member of the Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame and Buffalo Music Hall of Fame.

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In observation of his 80th birthday, Saturday, August 11, 2018, today, Motor City Radio Flashbacks extends warmest birthday wishes to Tom Shannon! 🙂

**Detroit Free Press** *September 6, 1971*

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**WXYZ-TV Tom Shannon** w/ co-producer Mary Fisher *(Press Photo)* **1971**

TOM SHANNON: TWO DETROIT MEDIA NEWSPRINT ADS!

**Detroit Free Press** *January 20, 1980*

**Detroit Free Press** *February 3, 1969*

Sunday, January 20, 1980

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Monday, February 3, 1969

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DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE ADS

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: TOM SHANNON

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ROOSTERTAIL ’66: FOUR TOPS LIVE AT THE UPPER DECK!

‘THE UPPER DECK’ PRESENTS! THE FOUR TOPS * Scott Regen * AUGUST 22, 1966

**Detroit Free Press** *Monday, August 22, 1966*

CONSUMERS STEREO ELECTRONICS ’68: RADIO SHACK!

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 1968

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50 YEARS AGO

Tape recorders. Home stereo components. Portable record players. Transistor radios.

A look back at some of the ’60s electronics American consumers were buying from the Radio Shack chain, 1968. These four product pages were taken from the Radio Shack catalog, from that year.

Motor City Radio Flashbacks found an amazing website online where you can view the entire archived Radio Shack publications — where you can view page-to-page — every single catalog from 1936 to 2005.

It’s a ‘Realistic’ decades’ electronic blast from the past you’ll enjoy viewing. Check it out! ?

radioshackcatalogs.com

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