J. P. McCARTHY WJR (Guest: Joe Gentile) aircheck date (unknown): 1967
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Bob Pratt, of Farmington Hills, MI, for recently donating this WJR radio aircheck to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!
* The Bob Pratt Collection *
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DETROIT FREE PRESS: WJR-AM “Detroit Radio Legend Falls Silent”
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(Above WJR related article is courtesy freep.com newspaper archive. Copyright 2017. Newspapers.com).
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J. P. McCarthy passed away, on this day, August 16, 1995. 22 years ago.
Today, Motor City Radio Flashbacks reflects on the broadcasting career of this great Detroit radio legend. J. P. McCarthy. See our previous feature, February 12, 2012 (LINKED HERE).
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The documentary originally aired on DPTV in 2016 and was shown again on St. Patrick’s Day 2017. The film can currently be streamed online via DPTV Passport or ordered through the website here.
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Motor City Radio Flashbacks would like to express our congratulations to DPTV, Jamie McCarthy and Fred Nahhat, for their recent Emmy nomination for their Detroit Public Television broadcast (2016) film, ‘J. P. – The Voice of Detroit. The film was made possible by Detroit Public Television (DPTV) and was created and produced by DPTV’s very own Jamie McCarthy, son of J. P. McCarthy. Co-producced by Fred Nahhat.
This prestigious media award, formally known as the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Regional Emmy Awards, will be presented on June 10, 2017, at the Motor City Casino Sound Board, in Detroit.
Motor City Radio Flashbacks is honored to reach out to our great Detroit broadcasting community in extending further awareness for this outstanding film and of its nomination.
This film is not just only a tribute to J.P. McCarthy, but it is also a tribute of a Detroit community who came to love and embrace the broadcast legend for three decades — tuning in to the “voice of Detroit” mornings on 760 WJR.
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For more information on this film, please contact:
Heidi R. Hedquist
Chief Executive Officer
Cause & Effect Marketing
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Thank you, Heidi Hedquist, for sharing this special new release with Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
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A special THANK YOU to Detroit radio historian Greg Innis for donating recently these WJR radio personalities photos (1965-1967) — archived here — Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
THANK YOU! To Kevin Collard (former WJR producer) for donating this J. P. McCarthy/Dr. Ben Carson (July, 1991) WJR interview to Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
