Radio stations without DJ's is what Jack does. It seems to be sweeping the country, no pun intended as for huricanes, which have nearly swept away parts of...
Well, Fats Domino was rescued yesterday which was a relief to this long time fan. I'll be donating some pesos as soon as my check comes in tomorrow....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4208096.stm Fats Domino's boogie-woogie life Fats Domino celebrated the 50th anniversary of his first hit in...
While I'm no fan of Fox "News," this story has information about several other major figures in our culture who are missing or have sustained losses during...
Naomi is alive, well, married and living on the west coast near Lake Tahoe. She got screwed in the settlement, as I recall. NBC wanted it swept under the rug...
... ...thanks for the info. Next time you contact Naomi, let her know I've been wondering about that ever since I heard about it back when... ... ...I used to...
by Donald Bain. Bain has also written a bio on Long John Nebel, a book, I read and enjoyed. Bain was a frequent pannelist on Long john's program, and he was...
I've never read "The CIA's Control of Candy Jones", but I remember when it came out. It was controversial and alot of people thought it was fiction, though...
Long John wrote a biography called the "Psychedlic World of Long John Nebel" with a Forward by Jacqulin Susann, the woman who wrote "The Valley of the Dolls". ...
One of thethings I have to make comment on is how involved the book is, and how preposterous the supposition that one woman would be used by the CIA, and then...
...if you click on http://tinyurl.com/c3w34 you should automatically download my latest "Echoes of a Century" program in mp3 form. This week it's of extremely...
I worked in the WNBC Radio programming department from 1968 through March 1974. As so many on this site have said, it was the best years of my career. I was...
What do you think of the all right wing talk shows? When half the time they talk about things they know nothing about. Take Limbaugh, and O'Reilley, they sort...
As you know from earlier posts, Joe O'Brien passed away in July. Here's what I remember working with Joe. Joe was great with Benny. Joe would prerecord the...
...I've just posted a couple of my latest programs to radio.indymedia.org and radio4all.net, should anyone be interested. http://tinyurl.com/75l85 is the...
Alan Douglas did a telephone-talk show on WNBC, I believe in the early 70's. I've heard a tragic story about him and I don't know if it's fact or fiction. I...
Alan Douglas started experiencing some emotional problems during his tenure as a talk-show host at WNBC. He began talking erratically over the air, including...
... Veteran Comic Louis Nye Dies at 92 By JOHN ROGERS, Associated Press Writer 50 minutes ago LOS ANGELES - Comedian Louis Nye, who created a national ...
Last week, I was an Arbitron member. I listened to the radio and got to record what I listened to, and when. I know, most people listen to the radio on their...
Interesting question. I am in the Atlanta Metro, when I listen to local radio it's Imus on WFOM, Boortz on WSB, and Kimmer on WGST. But I'll admit I don't ...
I may be a little weird to say this but I listen over the internet to WSB traffic reports because you never know what you will hear. Anything from a fire on...
What is the allure there? It would seem to me that the very nature of it would be less local news, and so for me would be less interesting. I understand that...
I agree that corporate conglomerate radio has greatly reduced localism, diversity and competition within the radio broadcasting industry. Some syndicated...
I agree...most stations today, especially music stations, are nothng more than 100,000 watt FM juke boxes. We do have one local AM station here that produces...
Vernon, Good question. I think the appeal for me is the targeted programming. I can listen to all NASCAR all the time, not during the hour or two a week a...
...I had a Sirius account for a few months last year. On the one hand, I did like some of the specialty music channels and talk programming. But they pulled...
I have XM and I love it. The music selection is incredible and they have a wide variety of nationally syndicated talk programs plus excellent sports coverage...
I personally like XM better, too along with public radio, although I don't know very much about Sirius other than they now have Howard Stern and Mel Karmazen....