Month: April 2020

WDEE-AM: DETROIT COUNTRY MUSIC TOP 40! 04/09/79

WDEE MODERN COUNTRY SURVEY April 9, 1979

WDEE MODERN COUNTRY SURVEY April 9, 1979

 

THIS WEEK 41 YEARS AGO

— APRIL 9, 1979 —

 

 

THE BIG “DEE” RADIO 15

The Top 40 country hits as tabulated by WDEE for the week of 4/9/1979

 

The above WDEE chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

 

 

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

 

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WHYT-FM POWER 96.3 SURVEY: THIS WEEK! 04/06/1987

WHYT POWER 96 SURVEY April 6, 1987

WHYT POWER 96 SURVEY April 6, 1987

 

DETROIT’S BEST MUSIC

— APRIL 6, 1987 —

33 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

 

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

 

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TOM CLAY: ‘WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO . . .’ CKLW, 1964

TOM CLAY 1964

 

— TOM CLAY —

 

In 1964, Tom Clay, the widely-popular radio personality heard on CKLW in Detroit, used to recite his composition, “What Ever Happened To,” heard more than occasionally during his evening shows while on the air, some 57-years ago.

Adapted from the 1962 motion picture soundtrack album, Mondo Cane, the background instrumental track Tom played, was titled, “More,” heard softly in the background while he recited his self-authored piece, “Whatever Happened . . .” to his large radio teen audience in the Motor City in 1963 and in 1964.

The legendary (and controversial) Detroit radio star was also heard on WJBK (’50s), WQTE (1960) and on WWWW FM (1970). Tom Clay passed away at the age of 66 from lung cancer in Los Angeles, California on November 22, 1995.

 

Soundtrack music conducted by Riz Ortolani and Nino Oliviero

 

Riz Ortolani

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WQTE 560 DETROIT RADIO PAMS SERIES #14: 1960-1961

 

WQTE ‘PAMS’ Jingle Pak on MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS

 WQTE-AM * Series 14 * 1960-1961

 

 

PAMS #14 “DRAMATIC SIGNATURES” SERIES

—1960—

 

A NOTE ON THESE WQTE JINGLES

 

A Fred Vobbe profile sketch (featured on his Facebook page)

While Motor City Radio Flashbacks had this WQTE package (unmarked) in the collection for years now, we didn’t know with any degree of certainly what year and what series this jingles package was initially numbered when it was created by PAMS, 60 years ago.

A special THANK YOU to website contributor Frederick Vobbe for providing the proper numbered PAMS series originally tagged with this classic WQTE jingle package.

Frederick R. Vobbe was the former engineer at Greater Media WHNE/WHND/WMJC in Birmingham, MI., late-70s through the 1980s.

Today he resides in Lima, Ohio, where he is chief engineer for radio and television in that market.

 

 

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HOW ‘BOUT THIS BARGAIN! RCA PHONOGRAPH, 12.95!

The Detroit Free Press November 9, 1951

 

THIS AD APPEARED IN THE

 

—FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1951—

 

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Above article is courtesy freep.com newspaper archive. Copyright 2020. Newspapers.com.

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WHND 560 AM BACK ON THE RADIO! DR. BOB HEYDEN

 

 

 

WHND RECALLED on MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS

WHND-AM 560 * 1991 * BOB HEYDEN

 

 

 

 

NEW! BOB HEYDEN WHND aircheck date SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 1991

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— WHNE FM ‘HONEYRADIO’ WHND AM —

 

In August 1973, Detroit oldies station WHFI 94.7 FM became the former when the station changed its call letters to WHNE. WHNE, better known as ‘Honeyradio’ since its beginning, promoted and increased their own “All-Oldies” brand  (1955-1970) on “FM 95” under the direction of FM automation programmers Bill Drake and Lester Chenault,  owners of Drake/Chenault Enterprises.

By April 1976, Greater Media, owners of WHNE 95 and WQTE 560, dropped the oldies format on the FM side and changed formats to adult contemporary, playing  soft-rock favorites on the new WMJC “Magic 95”.

WQTE (at time playing “Beautiful Music”) became the new WHND in April 1976, retaining the FM automated ‘All-Oldies’ banner on AM after having made its mark as “Honeyradio” on 94.7 FM. Four years later, the automation was dropped on WHND for live in-studio disk Jockeys, latter-1980.

By 1991, WHND was billed to be the oldest, all oldies radio station in the nation still on the dial. The station notched its place on 560 AM having played the biggest hits from the rock ‘n’ roll era for over 18 incredible years in the Motor City.

WHND’s amazing run came to an end on November 25, 1994, when, just before sundown, Fred “Boogie” Brian closed out ‘Honeyradio’ with a farewell and final song, “I’ll Remember You,” by Elvis Presley.

 

 

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PROGRAMMING THE DETROIT RADIO DIAL: 04/02/1957

The Detroit Free Press April 2, 1957

 

Tuesday, April 2, 1957

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THE DETROIT FREE PRESS: RADIO PROGRAMS

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WJR 760 AM BACK ON THE RADIO: J. P. MCCARTHY

WJR RECALLED on MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS

WJR-AM 760 * 1991 * J. P. McCARTHY

NEW! J. P. McCARTHY WJR aircheck date: unknown FEBRUARY 1991

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 BYRON MacGREGOR

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In this brief interview, J. P. speaks with Byron about the current 1991 resurgence of his 1974 patriotic hit, “The Americans”.

NOTE: This WJR interview was conducted some days before the Gulf War came to a rapid close, ending this country’s direct U.S. military involvement in the liberation of Kuwait. A military cease fire was declared by President George Herbert Walker Bush, formally ending the conflict on February 28, 1991.

Four years after this 1991 interview – 25 years ago – J. P. McCarthy passed away on August 16. Eight months and two weeks after we lost Byron MacGregor on January 3, 1995.

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