NEW! JIM HAMPTON WXYZ aircheck date: Friday, June 24, 1966
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* THE JIM FELICIANO COLLECTION *
LISTEN LIVE NOW! Jim Hampton’s ‘An Original Christmas‘ begins CHRISTMAS DAY (1:00 A.M.) on wjr.com and on iHeartradio.com
LISTEN LIVE to Jim Hampton’s ‘An Original Christmas‘ beginning at 1:00 A.M. December 25 on wjr.com or on iHeartradio.com!
Jimmy Hampton WXYZ aircheck date: Sunday, October 30, 1966
JIM HAMPTON
H E L L O A G A I N, J I M H A M P T O N H E R E . You know, after working as an air personality at WXYZ, WJBK and WCAR in Detroit, I moved to WLS as Production Director. One of my assignments was to create a 12-hour Christmas special that the station could play and give the entire staff the Holiday off.
After I moved to Los Angeles to work in radio syndication, among the thousands of programs I produced were numerous Christmas specials. There were short-form features, long-form specials and 24 hour formats.
In addition to great Christmas music, all of the programs I produced were filled with special features, stories, comedy, the amazing comments of little children, and, of course, interviews with everyday people and superstar celebrities.
The program content includes Contemporary and Classic Christmas songs. From Mathis to Crosby, from Whitney to Barbra, and from The Ronettes to Jose Feliciano.
Plus, there are numerous vignettes about how Christmas customs came about, lots of celebrity drop-ins (Clint Eastwood, Natalie Cole, Johnny Mathis and many more), Tom Murphy (otherwise known as “world-famous” Tom Murphy offers his Holiday anecdotes, there are old radio clips from classic performers of the 40’s (Jack Benny, Bob Hope, George Burns & Gracie Allen, to name a few), and the delightful, heartwarming and honest voices of little children reflecting on their favorite day of the year.
All in all, for 2016, it is an extended 18-hour Holiday celebration for the whole family. It just may become the soundtrack of Christmas get togethers from now on. Hope you will join me this Saturday, Christmas Eve, through midnight into Sunday, Christmas Day for this special 2016 holiday event on Detroit’s 760-AM WJR. (For dates and hours please see the above Original Christmas 2017 ad).
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Written, produced and hosted by Jim Hampton, ‘AN ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS’ can be heard from anywhere in the world. Listen Live over iHeart Radio, wjr.com, and of course throughout the Midwest on News/Talk 760 WJR.
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Jim Hampton’s RADIO RECALL “DJ’s, Cars and Cruisin’ ” aired on WOMC 104.3, Saturday (5-8 AM) August 16, 2014.
Special THANKS to Jim Hampton for donating this WOMC WDC 2014 aircheck gift to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!
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H E L L O A G A I N, J I M H A M P T O N H E R E . You know, after working as an air personality at WXYZ, WJBK and WCAR in Detroit, I moved to WLS as Production Director. One of my assignments was to create a 12-hour Christmas special that the station could play and give the entire staff the Holiday off.
After I moved to Los Angeles to work in radio syndication, among the thousands of programs I produced were numerous Christmas specials. There were short-form features, long-form specials and 24 hour formats.
In addition to great Christmas music, all of the programs I produced were filled with special features, stories, comedy, the amazing comments of little children, and, of course, interviews with everyday people and superstar celebrities.
The program content includes Contemporary and Classic Christmas songs. From Mathis to Buble, from Whitney to Barbra, and from The Ronettes to Jose Feliciano.
Plus, there are numerous vignettes about how Christmas customs came about, lots of celebrity drop-ins (Clint Eastwood, Natalie Cole, Johnny Mathis and many more), Tom Murphy (otherwise known as “world-famous” Tom Murphy offers his Holiday anecdotes, there are old radio clips from classic performers of the 40’s (Jack Benny, Bob Hope, George Burns & Gracie Allen, to name a few), and the delightful, heartwarming and honest voices of little children reflecting on their favorite day of the year.
All in all, it is a 12-hour Holiday celebration for the whole family. It just may become the soundtrack of Christmas get togethers from now on. Hope you’ll join me today, Christmas Day, from 11:00 A.M. until 11:00 P.M., for this special 2015 holiday event on Detroit’s 760-AM WJR.
Written, produced and hosted by Jim Hampton, AN ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS can be heard from anywhere in the world over iHeartRadio, wjr.com, and of course throughout the Midwest on News/Talk 760 WJR.
MERRY CHRISTMAS! – JIM HAMPTON
