HARWELL. THE VOICE OF SUMMER’S PAST REMEMBERED

ERNIE HARWELL * Ty Cobb * ERNIE HARWELL’S AUDIO SCRAPBOOK

‘TY COBB’

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Besides the voice of Ernie Harwell, the various narratives you will hear throughout the entire audio book is by Raleigh, N.C. sports broadcaster Gordon Miller. Occasional questions you will also hear is by veteran Duke University sports broadcaster Bob Harris.

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Ernie Harwell passed away on May 4, 2010. He was known as “the voice of the Detroit Tigers” for over 40 years. He called his last Tiger game in Toronto, on September 29, 2002. In 1981, Harwell was awarded baseball’s most prestigious Ford C. Frick Award.

He became only the fifth baseball broadcaster enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

THE VOICE of SUMMER REMEMBERED

(CD audio set availability, link: Ernie Harwell’s Audio Scrapbook 2009)

HARWELL. THE VOICE OF SUMMER’S PAST REMEMBERED

ERNIE HARWELL * Willie Mays * ERNIE HARWELL’S AUDIO SCRAPBOOK

‘WILLIE MAYS’

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He became only the fifth baseball broadcaster enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

THE VOICE of SUMMER REMEMBERED

(CD audio set availability, link: Ernie Harwell’s Audio Scrapbook 2009)

HARWELL. THE VOICE OF SUMMER’S PAST REMEMBERED

ERNIE HARWELL * Ted Williams * ERNIE HARWELL’S AUDIO SCRAPBOOK

‘TED WILLIAMS’

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He became only the fifth baseball broadcaster enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

THE VOICE of SUMMER REMEMBERED

(CD audio set availability, link: Ernie Harwell’s Audio Scrapbook 2009)

GOING ON TODAY! THE SPECIAL BIG 8 CHARITY EVENT

A SPECIAL CKLW BENEFIT EVENT: TODAY!

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Hello, Jo-Jo Shutty MacGregor here. Just a quick note about the CKLW Charity Tribute event happening today, Saturday, July 14, as we also will reflect back on the 51th Anniversary of the BIG 8 Format here in the Motor City, and the launch of Charlie O’Brien’s big8radio.com

Detroit radio history records back when it was spring/summer 1967 when the Big 8 debuted on CKLW.

Another year since having passed, once again we are delighted to inform you the VFW Bruce Post 1146 will be holding a FREE party at their lodge and property at 28404 Jefferson Avenue in St. Clair Shores, MI –- GOING ON TODAY — July 14 — from 12 NOON – 6:00 pm.

All proceeds from food and raffles in this event will go to Ronald McDonald Charities of Detroit.

It’s a FREE event open to all CKLW and all Motor City radio fans! More info on the Big 8 Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/big8cklw – so come on down and join in on the fun. Come one, come all — WE’LL SEE YOU THERE! ?

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Jo-Jo Shutty MacGregor

WJBK 1500 FORMULA ’45 SURVEY SOUNDS: 07/07/1958

WJBK. THIS WEEK. 60 YEARS AGO

JULY 1958

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The WJBK FORMULA 45 hits was compiled, tabulated and produced by Radio 1500’s Bob Martin and Rosemary McGann.

This survey was tabulated overall by each record’s popularity and its appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of WJBK Radio.

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Previewed for the week of July 7, 1958

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU

In Memory of George Griggs

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Above WJBK music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patty Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

A DETROIT RADIO NEWSPRINT AD: WJBK 1500 05/02/58

Sunday, March 2, 1958

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: WJBK

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WDET-FM BACK ON THE RADIO: ANN DELISI!

**WDET RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS**

**WDET-FM 101 * 2017 * ANN DELISI**

NEW! ANN DELISI WDET aircheck date: Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Special THANKS to Miles Issacs, of Port Huron, Michigan, for recently donating this 2017 WDET radio aircheck to Motor City Radio Flashbacks!

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* THE MILES ISSACS COLLECTION *

ABOUT THIS PROGRAM

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This WDET-FM 101.9 broadcast aired last year on July 12, 2017.

In this program ‘Ann Delisi’s Essential Music’ pays homage to the music, commercials and the sounds of WKNR Keener 13, July 1967 (as heard in our Scott Regen Show aircheck; May 12, 1967), while highlighting the Top 31 hits from the WKNR Music Guide, as featured below, week of July 24, 1967.

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For more on ‘Ann Delisi’s Essential Music‘ excellent programs and podcasts playlist archived on the WDET website GO HERE

WDET 101.9. ONE YEAR AGO TODAY

**WDET** *Ann Delisi (Photo courtesy WDET)*

KEENER 13! BOB GREEN RECALLS: ’60s BRITISH SOUND

BOB GREEN * THE ’60s BRITISH INVASION * BOB GREEN PRODUCTIONS 2010 (A)

BOB GREEN * THE ’60s BRITISH INVASION * BOB GREEN PRODUCTIONS 2010 (B)

BOB GREEN * THE ’60s BRITISH INVASION * BOB GREEN PRODUCTIONS 2010 (C)

THANK YOU, BOB GREEN

A special THANK YOU goes out to Bob Green for sharing his special WKNR/WOMC ‘British Invasion’ memory with Motor City Radio Flashbacks.

Having never aired, this exclusive Bob Green production segment was intended for broadcast/airing during the ‘WOMC 104.3 Detroit Radio Reunion‘ in 2010.

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WKNR-AM BACK ON THE RADIO: BOB GREEN!

**WKNR RECALLED ON MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS**

**WKNR-AM 1310 * 1964 * BOB GREEN**

NEW! BOB GREEN WKNR aircheck date: Friday, July 10, 1964

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* THE JIM FELICIANO COLLECTION *

MOTOWN FLASHBACK: SMOKEY & THE MIRACLES! 1968

**Smokey Robinson & The Miracles** performing on stage at Ohio University. 02-17-1968 *(Photo credit: Ken Steinhoff)*

**Smokey Robinson & The Miracles** live on stage at Ohio University. 02-17-1968 *(Photo credit: Ken Steinhoff)*

A MCRFB MOTOWN NOTE: You can view these photographs plus 16 others taken by Ken Steinhoff, who also as well, wrote a short story when Smokey Robinson & The Miracles performed at the Ohio University, in February 1968 — GO HERE