Category: WNIC

RADIO & RECORDS: ROMANCE, RATINGS, AND RADIO

RADIO & RECORDS March 20, 1987

 

—PILLOW TALK—

Romance, Ratings, and Radio

 

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IN THIS March 20, 1987 page from Radio & Records, former WNIC Program Director Dave Ervin (Chicago; WCLR) and then-current WNIC programmer Joel Lind both weigh in on the success of the Pillow Talk concept in radio from its beginnings at WNIC (Detroit market) under Alan Almond (WMJC) to its current Pillow Talk host on WNIC 100.3, Johnny Williams.

Extending beyond the Detroit market, The ‘Pillow Talk’ concept has largely generated respectable evening audience shares in several markets around the country. Similarly, the Detroit-based “romance” format found their place on FM radio in Chicago, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Kansas City and Tampa.

 

The published R&R article was copied and made available to the entire WNIC staff by program director Joel Lind at the time, of which I retained and have kept my copy, featured above.

 

 

RADIO & RECORDS

March 20, 1987

 

 

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DETROIT’S ROCK ‘N’ EASY 100.3 FM: THIS MONTH! 1977

WNIC-FM 100 August 1977

WNIC-FM 100 August 1977

WNIC-FM 100 August 1977

 

WNIC 100.3 FM

— 43 YEARS AGO THIS MONTH —

 

 

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THE WNIC AUGUST 1977 CONCERTS and FEATURED ARTISTS MUSIC GUIDE

 

 

 

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— In Memory of George Griggs —

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity and your continuous support.

Above WNIC music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

 

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MOTOWN 25! WNIC SPONSORS 1983 MOTOWN REVUE

Detroit Free Press August 26, 1983

 

Friday, August 26, 1983

 

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A DETROIT RADIO (MOTOWN 25) NEWS PRINT BACK-PAGE AD

The Detroit Free Press: ‘WNIC Motown 25 Trivia ’

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DETROIT’S ROCK ‘N’ EASY 100.3 FM: THIS MONTH! 1977

WNIC-FM 100 December 1977

WNIC-FM 100 December 1977

WNIC-FM 100 December 1977

WNIC-FM 100 December 1977

 

 

— 42 YEARS AGO —

WNIC 100.3 FM

DECEMBER 1977

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— In Memory of George Griggs —

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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DETROIT’S ROCK ‘N’ EASY 100.3 FM: THIS MONTH, 1979!

WNIC-FM 100 July 1979
WNIC-FM 100 July 1979
WNIC-FM 100 July 1979
WNIC-FM 100 July 1979

 

— JULY 1979 —

WNIC 100.3 FM

40 YEARS AGO

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WNIC Rock ‘N’ Easy 1979

 

 

— In Memory of George Griggs —

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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A WNIC BACK-PAGE DETROIT NEWSPRINT FEATURE: ’78

DETROIT FREE PRESS August 9, 1978

 

Wednesday, August 9, 1978

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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DETROIT FREE PRESS

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JINGLES HEARD! THE JAM PRODUCTIONS SERIES: WNIC

 

WNIC ‘JAM’ Jingle Pak on MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS

 WNIC-FM * “Soft Rock Favorites! Yesterday, Today, WNIC! * (late) 1990s

 

 

JAM PRODUCTIONS DALLAS

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A special THANK YOU to Vaughn Baskin for recently contributing this WNIC ‘JAM’ jingles package (late-1990s) to our Motor City Radio Flashbacks jingles archive!

 

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TOM CLAY AUDITIONS FOR WNIC: ‘ … I WANT DETROIT’

 

TOM CLAY * WNIC (audition tape) * AUGUST 14, 1976

 

 

ABOUT THIS TOM CLAY AUDITION TAPE

 

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I’ve had possession of this Tom Clay audition recording, along with his personally signed letter (as attached; see below), having first obtained this reeled tape while working for WNIC in 1983, some 36 years ago.

The Clay letter and reel tape was initially addressed to WNIC program director Paul Christy, sent 7 years earlier as dated, August 14, 1976.

In 1983, then WNIC music programmer Greg Kennedy did not know who Tom Clay was. While there, from time to time Kennedy would clear out tapes and other audition and production tape recordings having been submitted to the station at the time. I noticed this recording was one of the tapes he designated to be tossed out. 

I recall having informed Greg Kennedy (age late-20s) who Tom Clay was to Detroit radio in the 1950s and 1960s. I asked him if I could instead have the tape. My request was immediately granted.

When Clay submitted this recording to WNIC, he was still at KRLA in Los Angeles. He was 45 years old.

Tom Clay died from lung cancer, in Los Angeles, on November 22, 1995 at the age of 66.

 

 

 

 

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