The James K. Davis (a.k.a. “Big Jim Edwards”) Interview by Jim Hampton
James K. Davis (amateur radio call sign W2JKD) is a second-generation, lifelong broadcaster whose career spans the golden age of Top 40 radio and deca [...]
Paul Cannon of WKNR: Interviewed by Jim Hampton
Few figures in Detroit radio history were as influential—and as understated—as Paul Cannon, born Paul Carnegie. While on-air stars often captured the [...]
Rosalie Trombley: The ‘BIG 8’ Radio Hit Maker with the Golden Ear
A Tribute to the Most Influential Music Director in North American Top‑40 Radio History
Few figures in broadcasting ever shaped the sound of a [...]
From Liftoff to Loss — Forty Years Ago: CBS Radio’s First Bulletins on a National Tragedy
A Nation Listening: Radio, Memory, and the Challenger Tragedy
A USA Radio Museum Commemorative Reflection on January 28, 1986
On the morning of Ja [...]
The Kamasami Kong Interview by Jim Hampton
From homemade transmitters and a stint broadcasting overseas with the military, to becoming one of the most recognizable radio voices in Hawaii, Korea [...]
Two Voices, One Nation: ‘The Abbott & Costello Show’ Legacy on NBC Radio
The Abbott and Costello Show: Echoes From America’s Funniest Hour
INTRODUCTION: Few voices from radio’s Golden Age remain as instantly recognizable [...]
Bill Hennes: From “Wild Willy” to Radio Architect
An Interview Conducted by Jim Hampton
For more than six decades, Bill Hennes has been at the center of American radio—not just as a witness to its ev [...]
Hey Hey, We’re the Monkees! — and Televised Pop Music Was Never the Same Again
INTRO: The Story of How a TV Show Became a Band, and a Band Became a Televised Movement
Long before streaming, before MTV, before the idea of a “mu [...]
Wolfman Jack: Forever the Howl of Rock ’n’ Roll’s First Generation
INTRODUCTION: WOLFMAN JACK — THE HOWL THAT ROCKED AMERICA
Wolfman Jack didn’t just arrive on the airwaves — he burst into them with a howl tha [...]
LA’s Legendary Programmer, Jhani Kaye, Interviewed by Jim Hampton
Few broadcasters have left a deeper imprint on Los Angeles radio than Jhani Kaye. Over several decades, Kaye helped define the sound, standards, and s [...]
Radio Loses Two Legends: Jerry St. James and Bob Green Remembered
Radio history is shaped not only by stations and formats, but by the people whose voices, instincts, and creativity made those stations matter. [...]
WIBG: The Sound of a City — A Philadelphia Radio Legacy
Introduction: From Church Pews to the Rock ’n’ Roll Revolution — the Full Arc of a Radio Legend
There are radio stations that play music, and then [...]
Break On Through: The Doors’ 1967 Release and Birth of a New American LP Sound
Introduction: The Album That Opened a New Door in American Rock Music
On January 4, 1967, Elektra Records released The Doors, the self‑titled debut a [...]
A Message of Gratitude as We Close Out 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, we pause with full hearts to thank you—our readers, supporters, collectors, broadcasters, families, and friends—who have mad [...]
Reflections of the Man Behind the Mic: Celebrating Scott Muni
Introduction: A Tribute to the Voice Who Defined New York’s Rock Radio
In the long, electric history of New York radio, there are voices that enter [...]