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Motor City Radio Flashbacks extends warm, belated Birthday wishes to Paul Cannon. Happy Birthday, Paul! We hope your day was truly special. Thank you, again, for all those great P.C. KEENER 13 radio memories! 🙂
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The photos featured on this post is courtesy of Julie Carnegie Reams; Paul Carnegie Facebook page.
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Above article courtesy freep.com newspaper archive. Copyright 2022. Newspapers.com
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A special thank you to senior MCRFB consultant Greg Innis, of Livonia, MI., for contributing the Newspapers.com archives (Detroit radio related) articles, ads, and images we have featured on this site since 2016.
Thank you, Greg Innis, for making these historic Detroit radio features possible. 🙂
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Missed any of our previous ‘Detroit Radio Back-Pages‘ features? GO HERE
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Above article courtesy freep.com newspaper archive. Copyright 2022. Newspapers.com
The above featured Detroit Free Press article was digitally re-imaged by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
A special thank you to senior MCRFB consultant Greg Innis, of Livonia, MI., for contributing the Newspapers.com archives (Detroit radio related) articles, ads, and images we have featured on this site, since 2016.
Thank you, Greg Innis, for making these historic Detroit radio features possible. 🙂
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Missed any of our previous ‘Detroit Radio Back-Pages‘ features? GO HERE
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Detroit Free Press Saturday Radio June 15, 1963
Above Saturday Radio courtesy freep.com newspapers archives. Copyright 2022; Newspapers.com
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The above featured Detroit radio guide was clipped, saved, and digitally re-imaged from the credited source by Motor City Radio Flashbacks.
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A special THANK YOU to a Detroit radio friend (who expressed personal anonymity) for recently having donated this original (not a scan) WKNR Contact News brochure from 1967 for the site’s archive.
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For survey week ending May 15
The Honor Roll of Hits comprises the nation’s top tunes according to record sales and sheet sales, disk jockey and jukebox performances as determined by The Billboard’s weekly nationwide sales.
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The above Honor Roll Of Hits music chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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The WJBK FORMULA 40 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.
Previewed for the week of May 13, 1957
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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, dedication, and your continuous support.
Above WJBK music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
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Many of the above titled Billboard ‘Top 50’ R&B singles were the most popular radio plays heard on two Detroit soul stations 1400 WJLB and 1440 WCHB on the AM dial, May 1971.
As tabulated by Billboard, the featured R&B Top 50 record singles were the nation’s most popular and best-selling soul records, for the week-ending May 8, 1971, 51 years ago.
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Above 1968 AIWA Electronics ad was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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Above 1968 General Electric ad was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
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