WJBK RADIO 15: A 1967 [Detroit Free Press] DETROIT RADIO BACK PAGE AD

DETROIT FREE PRESS November 1, 1967

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A special thank you to to our friend, John Bartoney (a.k.a. Jukebox John) of St. Claire Shores, MI., for providing the featured ad, published in the Detroit Free Press, November 1967.

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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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THIS WEEK IN AMERICA! THE BILLBOARD HOT 100: JULY 20, 1968

BILLBOARD HOT 100 July 20, 1968

Compiled by the Music Popularity Chart Dept. of Billboard, from national retail store and one-stop sales reports, and radio airplay reports.

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  • July 1
    • The Central Intelligence Agency’s Phoenix Program is officially established.
    • The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty opens for signature.
  • July 4 – Yachtsman Alec Rose, 59, receives a hero’s welcome as he sails into Portsmouth, England after his 354-day round-the-world trip.
  • July 13 – 1968 flu pandemic: Influenza A virus sub-type H3N2 first recorded in Hong Kong.
  • July 15 – The soap opera One Life to Live premieres on ABC television in the United States.
  • July 17 – Saddam Hussein becomes Vice Chairman of the Revolutionary Council in Iraq after a coup d’état.
  • July 18 – The semiconductor company Intel is founded.
  • July 20 – The first International Special Olympics Summer Games are held at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill, with about 1,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities.
  • July 23–28 – Black militants led by Fred (Ahmed) Evans engage in a fierce gunfight with police in the Glenville Shootout of Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States.
  • July 25 – Pope Paul VI publishes the encyclical entitled Humanae vitae, on birth control.
  • July 26 – Vietnam War: South Vietnamese opposition leader Trương Đình Dzu is sentenced to 5 years hard labor, for advocating the formation of a coalition government as a way to move toward an end to the war.
  • July 29
    • Arenal Volcano erupts in Costa Rica for the first time in centuries.
    • Yorkshire Television starts broadcasting.
  • July 30 – Thames Television starts transmission in London.
  • July 31 – BBC television sitcom Dad’s Army is broadcast for the first time in the UK.

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Source: ‘1968’; Wikipedia

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SENDING BELATED-BIRTHDAY ACCOLADES TO . . . DICK PURTAN! JULY 11

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Motor City Radio Flashbacks extends warm, belated Birthday wishes to Dick Purtan. Happy Birthday, Dick! We hope your day was truly special. And thank you again, for all those great D.P. Detroit radio memories you shared with us — over four decades — on the dial 🙂

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The above photo is courtesy of Jackie Purtan; Dick Purtan Facebook page.

Dick Purtan w/ daughter Jackie Purtan, circa 1970s.

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SENDING BELATED-BIRTHDAY ACCOLADES TO . . . PAUL CANNON! JULY 12

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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.

Paul Cannon WKMH, circa late -1950s

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WKNR KEENER 13: A 1965 [Detroit Free Press] DETROIT RADIO BACK PAGE

Detroit Free Press March 27, 1965

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WJR 760: A 1966 [Detroit Free Press] DETROIT RADIO AD

DETROIT FREE PRESS June 27, 1966

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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 FlashbacksA 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.

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PROGRAMMING THE DETROIT AM RADIO DIAL: JUNE 15, 1963

Detroit Free Press Saturday Radio June 15, 1963

Above Saturday Radio courtesy freep.com newspapers archives. Copyright 2022; Newspapers.com

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WKNR CONTACT NEWS: THE AWARD-WINNING NEWS TEAM circa 1967

WKNR CONTACT NEWS 1967 [A] Brochure

WKNR CONTACT NEWS 1967 [B] Brochure

WKNR CONTACT NEWS 1967 [C] Brochure

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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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WKNR CONTACT NEWS 1967 [D] Brochure

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THE NATIONAL TOP 30 TUNES! THIS WEEK, MAY 20, 1957

BILLBOARD Honor Roll of Hits May 20, 1957

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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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WJBK RADIO 1500! FORMULA 40 SOUND SURVEY: MAY 13, 1957

WJBK RADIO 1500 May 13, 1957

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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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