January 2015 – Page 4 – Motor City Radio Flashbacks

THIS WEEK 50 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!

NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’65 * The Beatles * WEEK OF JANUARY 09, 1965

ELEVEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “I Feel Fine,” by the Beatles peaked No. 1 (3 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100, week of December 20, 1964 through week of January 09, 1965. (source: Billboard)

THE CLASSIC ‘ULLMAN’ JINGLES: HEARD ON WKNR!

**WKNR ‘RICHARD ULLMAN’ ’63 SERIES ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS**

**WKNR-AM 1310 * “One-derful Keenerland” * 1963-1964**

SNAPSHOT: A DETROIT BROADCAST LEGEND ON WXYZ!

DICK PURTAN, WXYZ RADIO, 1971

The legendary Detroit radio morning man was on WXYZ 1270 from 1968 through 1978. After 45-years of broadcasting radio in the Motor City, Purtan retired in March, 2010. Today you can still listen to him “on the air,” on his website anytime at dickpurtan.com.