SCOTT W. HOSTS THE WKNR KEENER13.COM PODCAST!

THE KEENER PODCAST: OBIE BENSON CELEBRATED with the FOUR TOPS

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THE KEENER PODCAST: JULY 4, 2005

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WE CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF RENALDO OBIE BENSON with a Four Tops tribute. From their first Chess Records release to the number one hit Obie penned that became one of Rolling Stones top recordings of the rock era, we’ll hear a ton of Tops and learn a bit of history about one of Motown’s greatest success stories. — c. SCOTT WESTERMAN, KEENER13.COM

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A 1963 DETROIT WKNR RADIO NEWSPAPER FLASHBACK

Sunday, November 03, 1963

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD

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A NEW FEATURE ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS!

DETROIT FREE PRESS: NEW RADIO WKNR KEENER 13

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KEENER 13! BOB GREEN RECALLS THE MOTOWN SOUND

BOB GREEN REMEMBERS * Detroit Motown Sound * BOB GREEN PRODUCTIONS 2010

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A special THANK YOU goes out to Bob Green for sharing this special WKNR Motown memory with Motor City Radio Flashbacks. WKNR’s Scott Regen reflects on his Motown recollections here as well.

Having never aired, this exclusive Bob Green production segment was intended for broadcast/airing during the ‘WOMC 104.3 Detroit Radio Reunion‘ in 2010. (Click on above image 2x for largest view)

DETROIT RADIO: TOP DJ’S NEWSPAPER ’66 FLASHBACK!

Sunday, July 31, 1966

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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A NEW FEATURE ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS!

DETROIT FREE PRESS: CKLW-WKNR-WXYZ ‘What About Those “Dirty Songs”?’

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A 1965 DETROIT WKNR RADIO NEWSPAPER FLASHBACK

Friday, February 26, 1965

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD

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A NEW FEATURE ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS!

DETROIT FREE PRESS: WKNR ‘WKNR’s Think Summer Contest!’

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A 1965 DETROIT WKNR RADIO BILLBOARD FLASHBACK!

A BILLBOARD PAGE RIP: WKNR February 20, 1965 — **THINK SUMMER! A *BILLBOARD* PAGE RIP: WKNR** *February 20, 1965*

A BILLBOARD PAGE RIP: WKNR February 20, 1965 (click on image 2x for largest detailed view). — **THINK SUMMER! A *BILLBOARD* PAGE RIP: WKNR** *February 20, 1965*

WKNR DETROIT TOP 13 KEENER HITS: THIS WEEK IN 1964!

DAWN * 4 Seasons * WKNR (No. 01) 02/06/64

I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND * Beatles * WKNR (No. 02) 02/06/64

SHE LOVES YOU * Beatles * WKNR (No. 03) 02/06/64

OUT OF THIS WORLD * Gino Washington * WKNR (No. 04) 02/06/64

RIP VAN WINKEL * Devotions * WKNR (No. 05) 02/06/64

WHAT’S EASY FOR TWO * Mary Wells * WKNR (No. 06) 02/06/64

SEE THE FUNNY LITTLE CLOWN * Bobby Goldsboro * WKNR (No. 07) 02/06/64

YOU DON’T OWN ME * Lesley Gore * WKNR (No. 08) 02/06/64

A WOMAN, A LOVE & A MAN * Tony Clarke * WKNR (No. 09) 02/06/64

LEAVING HERE * Eddie Holland * WKNR (No. 10) 02/06/64

HEY LITTLE COBRA * Rip Chords * WKNR (No. 11) 02/06/64

CALIFORNIA SUN * Rivieras * WKNR (No. 12) 02/06/64

HI HEEL SNEAKERS * Tommy Tucker * WKNR (No. 13) 02/06/64

THE KEENER TOP 13

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MCRFB has every song selection on this WKNR playlist archived in it’s music library. All WKNR TOP 13 featured singles were selected in order (1-13) for your listening enjoyment here.

A 1965 DETROIT WKNR RADIO NEWSPAPER FLASHBACK

Sunday, April 25, 1965

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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A NEW FEATURE ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS!

DETROIT FREE PRESS: WKNR BOB GREEN ‘Dance Man Bob Green Has A Secret’

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PRESS IMAGES FROM DETROIT RADIO’S PAST! WKNR ’65

WKNR's BOB GREEN circa 1965 — **WKNR’s BOB GREEN circa 1965**

50TH! THE TOP 40 ON DETROIT RADIO, THIS WEEK, 1966

Saturday, January 1, 1966

DETROIT RADIO’S BIGGEST 40 HITS

These were the most popular records tabulated by the Billboard Hot 100 (01/01/1966), all numbers gathered byway through Metro Detroit record dealers, record distributors, retail record sales. These were the most popular radio plays on Detroit top 40 WKNR, CKLW and WXYZ, and also on conservative-easy listening stations WJR, WJBK, and WCAR, week-ending December 24, 1965.

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
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3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30