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A MCRFB news brief: 1970
DEARBORN — WKNR-FM has separated from its AM operation and has instead gone into full time broadcasting, 22 hours a day, according to station manager, John Small.
“Because we have been well received by both listeners and sponsors,” Small said, “we have taken the opportunity to become an entire separate entity.” Plans are being completed to began stereo operation within the next few weeks. The new format for the station encompasses all types of music, Small said.
The new lineup at the station includes Paul Grenier, 6-11 a.m., Gary Granger, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Jesse Crawford, 4 p.m.-7 p.m., Dan Carlisle, 7 p.m.-11 p.m., and Mike Turner, 11 p.m.-4 a.m. END
(Information and news source: Billboard; August 1, 1970).
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MCRFB has every song selection on this WKNR playlist archived in it’s music library. All SIX featured song titles randomly were selected for your listening enjoyment here.
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Scott Regen, thank you for those WONDERFUL ’60s WKNR memories you gave us all in Detroit. More than just a phenomenon . . . you took all of us “along for the ride” during those years when you were on the radio, here, in Motown — “Keener 13.”
A MCRFB Note: I heard from WKNR great Paul Cannon, who kindly pointed out (June 6) the Scott Regen photo first published here was “displayed” incorrectly. Per Paul’s suggestion, I flipped the photo over to reflect the true positioning of Scott Regen, inside the WKNR AM studio, as it actually was looking from where the picture was taken initially. Thank you, Paul Cannon, I have made the proper correction now shown above. –J.F.
MCRFB Note: For more on Dick Purtan’s personal (and humorous) reflections on his early days, WKNR, May, 1965, check out his dickpurtan.com podcast No. 50 — GO HERE.
NORMA TRACEY AND THE CINDERELLA KIDS * Skate Board Song * The “Official” WKNR Scott Regen Skateboard Song (1965)
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In May, 1965, with the exit earlier in the year of Keener jocks Robin Seymour, Gary Stevens and later Bill Phillips, Dick Purtan, formerly (Paul Purtan) WSAI, Cincinnati, signed on filling one of three voids in the Keener jock lineup. But most notably — WKNR — created much fanfare promoting the arrival of Scott Regen to Detroit from Kansas City’s WHB.
Up until Scott Regen’s arrival to the station, especially the last few days in May, 1965, WKNR would give its listeners daily “travel updates” on Keener 13, as Scott Regen loomed closer and closer to his scheduled arrival here, slated for Tuesday, June 1st, 1965.
It was also during that time, the “Skate Board Song” became the “official” WKNR song record the station had tied in as well, in promoting further Scott Regen’s anticipated arrival here — mind you, traveling on skateboard only! — Kansas City to Detroit.
Listen as well when Dick Purtan made much ado of the “Scott Regen Skateboard Song,” Monday night, May 31, 1965. Purtan signed on WKNR, May 24, 1965. You can listen to Purtan’s shtick that evening in the WKNR-AM BACK ON THE RADIO WITH: DICK PURTAN! aircheck featured today on Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
WKNR SCOTT REGEN SKATEBOARD REPORTS * WKNR Scott Regen Promos * WKNR 5/1965
