ABOUT THIS RECORDED WXYZ PROGRAM
20 years after — Michael Jackson remembers JFK — 35 years ago
This program was initially recorded on reel tape, by the author, thirty-five years ago. November 22, 1983.
This program was made possible through Bob Pratt
A special THANK YOU to Bob Pratt of Farmington Hills, MI., for recently transferring and preserving this WJR audio program. October 2018
ABOUT THIS RECORDED WJR PROGRAM
Twenty years after — Warren Pierce remembers JFK — Thirty five years ago
WJR program guests: Richard Stolley (LIFE); Officer M.N. McDonald (Dallas; Lee Harvey Oswald capture); Detective Jim Leavelle (Dallas; Oswald shooting); David Halberstam (author; ‘The Best And The Brightest’)
This program was initially recorded on reel tape, by the author, thirty-five years ago. November 22, 1983.
This program was made possible through Bob Pratt
A special THANK YOU to Bob Pratt of Farmington Hills, MI., for recently transferring and preserving this WJR audio program. October 2018
WXYZ * Mark Scott * NOVEMBER 22, 1983
ABOUT THIS RECORDED WXYZ PROGRAM_______________
20 years after — Mark Scott remembers JFK — 35 years ago
WXYZ program guests: Anthony Summers; E. Forest Chapman
This program was initially recorded on reel tape, by the author, thirty-five years ago. November 22, 1983.
This program was made possible through Bob Pratt
A special THANK YOU to Bob Pratt of Farmington Hills, MI., for recently transferring and preserving this WJR audio program. October 2018.
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NEW! J. MICHAEL WILSON WKNR aircheck date: Friday, November 18, 1966
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* THE JIM FELICIANO COLLECTION *
CARL COFFEY WCSX aircheck date: Wednesday, June 10, 1992
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Jason Chase of Lake Orion, MI, for recently donating this WCSX radio aircheck to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!
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* THE JASON CHASE COLLECTION *
Detroit AM Radio DJs aircheck date: Various; 1966
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Scott Christides of Bloomfield Hills, MI, for contributing this Detroit ’60s radio compilation aircheck to the Motor City Radio Flashbacks repository.
Scott Christides is the son of Detroit radio great (’70s -’90s), Paul Christy. More Detroit radio memories to come from Scott Christides on Motor City Radio Flashbacks!
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* THE SCOTT CHRISTIDES COLLECTION *
DAVE McNEA CHYR aircheck date: Saturday, August 6, 1977
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Dave McNea, former CHYR morning personality for donating his CHYR radio aircheck to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!
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* THE DAVE McNEA COLLECTION *
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Dave McNea, 19 years old (pictured above; 1975), formerly was the morning personality at CHYR. He started CHEER radio in 1974. McNea’s tenure there would be brief, as he would be at the Leamington, Ontario radio station until October, 1977.
Thereafter McNea left for CHTK in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, his tenure there, nearly 3 years. Next stop was a hop over to Vernon, BC, on CKAL, a Country station 1050 on the AM dial. Having left radio 1987, Dave McNea’s final stop was at CKO-FM in Vancouver.
While CHYR was not a Detroit radio by any means, Detroiters picked up it’s AM 710 signal from across the Detroit River clearly on the dial. Having said, we remember their CHEER radio ‘brand’ and its great Top 40 sound during the 1960s and 1970s.
This CHYR aircheck is 2 of 5 recently donated to the website. These series of airchecks have become our first CHYR inclusions into the website’s repository.
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A special THANK YOU to Dave McNea for his CHYR aircheck contributions to Motor City Radio Flashbacks
DAVE McNEA CHYR aircheck date: Wednesday, September 24, 1975
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Dave McNea, former CHYR morning personality for donating his CHYR radio aircheck to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!
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* THE DAVE McNEA COLLECTION *
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Dave McNea, 19 years old in 1975 (above), was the morning man at CHYR. He remained at the Leamington, Ontario radio station, until October 1977.
Thereafter McNea left for CHTK in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, his tenure there, nearly 3 years. Next stop was a hop over to Venon, BC, on CKAL, a Country station 1050 on the AM dial. Having left radio 1987, Dave McNea’s final stop was at CKO-FM in Vancouver.
While CHYR was not a Detroit radiio by any means, Detroiters picked up it’s AM 710 signal from across the Detroit River clearly on the dial. Having said, we remember their CHEER radio ‘brand’ and its great Top 40 sound during the 1960s and 1970s.
This CHYR aircheck is the first of 5 Dave recently contributed to the website. And most appreciatively, it is our very first CHYR inclusion into the website’s archive.
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A special THANK YOU to Dave McNea . . . more to come on Motor City Radio Flashbacks
BILL GARCIA WKNR aircheck date: Tuesday, October 13, 1970
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to David Milatz, of Rochester, MI, for donating this WKNR radio aircheck to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!
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* THE DAVID MILATZ COLLECTION *
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Late Tuesday evening, September 18, Motor City Radio Flashbacks received devastating word from CKLW alumni Charlie O’Brien, Bill Gable had passed away.
A legend and one of the most popular DJ in Detroit during the 1970s, Brother Bill (as he was known at CKLW) spanned 46 years in the radio business.
His resume in broadcasting comprised stops at WEAM (Washington); WHBQ (Memphis); CKLW (1972-1980); CFTR (Toronto); WLW (Cincinnati); WMAG (Greensboro); WOCL (Orlando); WMMO (Orlando) and CHFI (Toronto) in 2002.
Bill Gable retired from Toronto’s 740-AM Zoomer Radio in April 2014.
Bill Gable will be remembered by his radio peers who knew him best — a kind and gentle man, a legendary voice, a Detroit radio great.
Motor City Radio Flashbacks remembers
CKLW Brother Bill Gable aircheck date: Saturday, July 13, 1974
