. . . AND, SHE WAS OUR FELLOW WILSON JR. HIGH STUDENT! WHEN 13 YEAR-OLD CHRISTINE SCHUMACHER WON WKNR ‘RECORD WITH SUPREMES’ CONTEST: NOVEMBER 1966

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**WILSON JUNIOR HIGH** ‘The Spotlight’ January 27, 1967

“This month’s personality is Christine Schumacher. She is a five foot, blue-eyed blond from Room 213, the Braille class.

I’m not going to tell you what she’s like but I’m going to tell you what she did! About a month and a half ago, she entered the WKNR Scott Regen‘s ‘Record A Record With The Supremes’ contest. Well, she won, went to Motown Studios, she recorded, “Mother You, Smother You.” It is a hit now and is it ever great.

If you haven’t heard it yet, tune to WKNR, 1300 on your radio, between 7 and 9 at night. What do you know, we’ve got a star in our school!”

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In 2015, I was immediately captivated when I came across the second page of Wilson Junior High School’s student newsletter, *The Spotlight*, dated January 27, 1967. This brief article, penned by Debbie Tosoain, was shared by Marilyn V. Harris, a Wilson alumna, in a Facebook post on May 15 within the Wilson Jr. High School group, where I am also a member. The piece evoked a fond memory of a well-known student who was at our school during that time.

Wilson Junior High School’s Christine Schumacher, pictured here at 13 years of age in November 1966. *(Photo credit: Keener13.com’s Scott Westerman, Steve Schram)*

In September 1966, I was new to Woodrow Wilson Junior High, having transitioned from Bennett Elementary School. At just 13 years old, like many of us were then, I started my three-year journey at Wilson, located on Lane Street in Southwest Detroit. After reading the Spotlight article, I was instantly reminded of Christine Schumacher, a prominent student who was there during my time at the school, from 1966 to 1969.

Most of us who attended Wilson would probably agree that Christine’s kindness, intelligence, and infectious wit left a lasting impact on everyone at the school. She was always eager to engage in conversations and her smile had a special way of winning over both students and the entire faculty during her time there.

Seeing her at various school events during our school years at the time, this article rekindled a special memory about her from late-1966. Christine, who was also blind, made the long journey from her home in Northwest Detroit (Sussex St.) to attend Wilson’s specialized classes for students with special needs, as was highlighted in the January 27, 1967 Spotlight issue from that time.

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Woodrow Wilson Jr. High, in Southwest Detroit, as photographed in 2012. *(Credit: Susan Ellis Miles)*

I vividly still recall the thrill that spread through the entire school when it was announced that it was Christine who had won the “Record A Record With The Supremes” contest, sponsored by WKNR and Motown Records. This contest was heavily promoted on Keener 13 for many weeks, late in the fall of 1966, most particularly during Scott Regen’s nightly show from 7 to 10 p.m. on WKNR.

During the course of our discussion about Christine and Motown (2015), a member of the Wilson group commened that she was 62 years old (then, she would be 71 today), and that she was alive and well, living in the east side of Dearborn, on Schaefer Rd., south of Michigan Ave. Post-Wilson, it was also mentioned she had pursued a career as a school teacher, focusing on working with impaired and special needs students throughout the years.

After some time, and as the discussions about Christine Schumacher on the Wilson Junior High School Facebook page (from May 15, 2015) came to a close, I, as a fellow group member, posted my final thoughts on June 5:

“To my fellow Wilson Junior High friends . . . I’ll be sharing more–something very special about Christine, Scott Regen (WKNR), and her recording with Motown on my website, Motor City Radio Flashbacks, soon. It will relate the very moment she was told she was the winner of the WKNR ‘Record A Record With The Supremes’ contest back in November 1966.”

I hope you’ll enjoy this special memory. For this was her remarkable moment, 58-years ago. When, in November 1966, she received the call from WKNR’s Scott Regen, congratulating her as the winner who would record with Motown’s Supremes—the #1 female group in the world at that time.

Wow. Christine Schumacher! While that event may have been a brief but memorable highlight for her (and for us at Wilson) at the time, she is fondly remembered, yet still today . . . our school’s very own Motown star. 🙂

MCRFB Update: We recently reached out to Scottie Regen and he kindly provided some personal recollections about Christine and the ‘Record with the Supremes’ contest which he launched, in conjuction with Motown Records and Barney Ales, while at WKNR in October 1966 . . . from September 24, 2024, Scottie Regen, he writes:

As for Christine being the winner, what happened was the idea struck me one night, and so I reached out to my friend, Barney Ales, the head of promotions at Motown at the time, to see what he thought about it, about the possibilities a contest with Motown records could take place for a lucky WKNR listener to record with the Supremes. He listened to my idea, he thought about it . . .and, he loved it!

I had a great time being present in the studio for that promotion. All the contest finalists (including Christine) were recorded at Golden World on Davison (in early-1966 G.W. became Motown Studio B), and Brian Holland—who produced hits for the Four Tops, the Supremes, and Martha and the Vandellas—managed everything for the contest. I really enjoyed collaborating with him. In hindsight, I think Motown viewed it as a talent search, and I wish they had taken it a bit further. Christine brought a sweet, innocent vibe, and she was truly amazed to have won the contest! –Robert Bernstein (Scottie Regen, WKNR)

SCOTT REGEN! TODAY and NOW: ‘WHEN SOMETHING PUSHES YOUR BUTTON, IT’S YOUR BUTTON’ AVAILABLE NOW on AMAZON BOOKS

**Robert Bernstein** a.k.a. Padman *(Photo credit: Robert Bernstein Facebook Page [click or tap over photo for larger view.]*

“’Padman’ is a senior teacher, who has studied the Eastern spiritual approach to living for over 50 years. This gives him unique skill and insight into teaching how to integrate spiritual practices into daily life. He teaches from “direct experience” and makes these profound teachings accessible.”

Swami Ramananda, Executive Director, “Integral Yoga Institute,” San Francisco.

“Padman (Robert) taught many well attended, will received introduction to meditation workshops as well as several meditation series for nearly 10 years. He also led an on going weekly donation based meditation class. He exudes the calm, kind demeanor of someone who has had a committed practice for many years. His teaching style is highly accessible and friendly. Students always commented on how much they had learned, and how helpful the instruction was.”

Allison Anderson former owner, Red Sun Yoga, Winter Springs, Florida

“Padman taught classes on living a peaceful, less stressful everyday life, based on inter-faith Eastern spiritual psychology and philosophy in the Rollins College Center for “Lifelong Learning” for around six years. His classes were always among the most popular, the students really enjoyed him.”

Dr. Jill Norburn, Former Director, Life Long Learning Center, Rollins College, Winter Park, FL.

This Book Has Four Primary Purposes

One: Help us conclude we are spiritual beings having a human experience.
Two: Help us conclude we cannot find peace by avoiding life.
Three: Help us conclude when something or someone pushes our button, it’s our button. And so no one can stop it from being pushed but ourselves.
Four: Help us conclude we are all, author included, a work in progress, pen in hand, spiritual life story waiting to written.

The best way to find out if you would like this book is, make believe you’re in a physical bookstore, and do with this book, what we all do with any book that looks interesting; look through it. So after clicking on “Read Sample,” if you think it could be valuable, give it a try. Even if you buy it, “book store look it over” find it doesn’t feel right, you can always return it within 30 days.

“Spiritual Advising”

I have had a spiritual advising practice since 2010. My personal journey began in 1971 when I experienced what some say Mark Twain said: “A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.”

I taught various classes at Integral Yoga Institute, New York, for about 15 years, was certified there to teach meditation in 2002. All classes I taught were inter-faith, and all about “making practical everyday use” of Eastern spiritual psychology and philosophy, in those unavoidable, challenging, ups and downs of our everyday life. I also took weekly Course In Miracles classes for seven years, and have been teaching since 2002.

When I taught at Rollins College, the name Rollins gave their classes is what I teach: Lifelong Learning.

If you would like to talk about Zoom spiritual advising sessions, pricing, how they work, just let me know. But, no matter what way you choose to remember “you’re a spiritual being having a human experience,” do it. Just Do It! egobutton@gmail.com — Robert Bernstein (author, Padman; formerly Scott Regen, WKNR)

NOW! AVAILABLE ON AMAZON BOOKS: GO HERE

Robert Bernstein with Eastern Spiritualist and mentor, Swami Satchidananda. (Photo credit: Robert Bernstein)

This book invites us to forge our own paths by exploring traditional Eastern spiritual teachings that offer empowering insights. It promotes the development of self-confidence, inner peace, love, and satisfaction in our daily lives, despite the inevitable ups and downs, by addressing and transforming past karmic influences that trigger our reactions. If the messages in John Lennon’s “Instant Karma” and “Imagine,” as well as Paul McCartney’s lyrics, “And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make,” resonate with you, you’ll likely find that the wisdom and passages in this book will similarly speak to you, just as they did to me with every page I turned. — Jim Feliciano

Reading it now! Wonderful book! It’s a heartfelt compilation Unlike any other spiritual book. Serious yet I have to chuckle as I’m reading. Thank you for sharing your amazing work with us. Namaste — NYC Lady

The answer to many of life’s questions are complicated and sometimes mysterious. This book challenges, your own mind to look beyond the window And see the outside. The authors background as a former radio personality, allows him to intersperse the magical art of music and the stories that the lyrics reveal. It’s truly an enlightening read. Sometimes heavy…. Sometimes humorous, but always thought provoking. I am reading it for the second time which I guess is a testament to its excellence. — Jim Davis (formerly Big Jim Edwards, CKLW)

WKNR KEENER 13! SCOTTY REGEN, BACK ON THE RADIO: MAY 12, 1967

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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Mark Yurko, of Langhorne, PA., for his recent WKNR aircheck contribution for our Motor City Radio Flashbacks airchecks repository.

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Motor City Radio Flashbacks extends warm, birthday wishes to Scott Regen, b. July 23, 1941. Happy Birthday! We hope your one special day was truly fabulous. And thank you again, for those wonderful WKNR radio memories, when you were the #1 night-time radio deejay on the dial in Detroit in the mid-1960s. ?

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TONIGHT, 7 P.M. . . . ON KEENER 13: THE SCOTT REGEN SHOW! MAY 20, 1965 [Detroit Free Press] DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD

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A special THANK YOU to WKNR legend Bob Green (Bob Green Productions) of Austin, Texas, for having shared with us, years ago, this May 1965 WKNR promo for our Motor City Radio Flashbacks archives.

Special THANKS to our friend, John Bartony (a.k.a. Jukebox John) St. Clair Shores, Michigan, for providing the above Detroit Free Press WKNR 1310 ad (May 20, 1965) for this site, as featured today.

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 provide for this site since 2016.

Thank you, Greg Innis, for making these historic Detroit radio features possible. ?

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COMING TO WKNR . . . NEW KEENER DJ! MAY 17, 1965 [Detroit Free Press] DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD

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NEW! WKNR ‘KEENER 13’ RECALLED: SCOTT REGEN BACK ON THE RADIO! MAY 20, 1966

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THE SCOTT REGEN 1 PLUS 3 VOTING: WKNR #2! TIM TAM, FEBRUARY 1966

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“Wait A Minute” debuted on the WKNR Music Guide at #28 for the week of December 22, 1965. The group from Allen Park peaks their new Palmer Records single at WKNR on January 19, 1966 at #3. Seven weeks overall at WKNR, the single drops to #9 on its final week on the music guides, February 2, 1966.

“Wait A Minute” was voted #2 for consecutive nights by Keener listeners during the Scott Regen 1 Plus 3 Voting for nearly a week in January, 1966.

A side note: “Wait A Minute” was co-written by Tom DeAngelo, who also at the time was managing Tim Tam & The Turn-Ons. In late 1967, DeAngelo became DJ Johnny Williams at CKLW in Windsor, Ontario. Tom DeAngelo (a.k.a. Johnny Williams) passed away in April 2020.

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SENDING BIRTHDAY ACCOLADES TO . . . SCOTT REGEN! JULY 23

Motor City Radio Flashbacks extends warm, Birthday wishes today to Scott Regen. Happy Birthday, Scotty, we hope your special day will be truly special. And thank you again for all those great S.R. Keener 13 radio memories! ?

The photos featured on this post is courtesy of Scott Regen. The above photo was taken from his book, ‘Once Upon Time’, available on Amazon Books. The photo below courtesy Robert Bernstein Facebook page.

Note: Hear the WKNR Scott Regen Promos ’65-’67 on this site, go HERE

Scott Regen, WKNR, July 1967 *(Credit: Robert Bernstein)*

TODAY! SENDING BEST OF ‘BIRTHDAY WISHES’ TO SCOTTIE REGEN

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“Scott Regen was a phenomenon, um, that just happened, and I just went along for the ride.”

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Right after having signed on WSAI’s Dick (formerly Paul in Cincinnati) Purtan in May 1965, WKNR, the number one Detroit radio station, created much fanfare and media publicity in promoting the arrival of Scott Regen to Detroit from Kansas City’s WHB.

Days before Scott Regen’s arrival to the station, WKNR gave its listeners daily “travel updates” on Keener 13, as Scott Regen loomed closer and closer to his scheduled arrival to the Dearborn studios, scheduled for the evening of Thursday, May 20, 1965.

Today, in honoring Scottie on his 80th birthday, Motor City Radio Flashbacks presents a collage of promos and memories recorded for the famed ’60s WKNR Keener legend.

These WKNR Scott Regen promos were recorded in 1965, 1966 and 1967. You will hear nearly 40 minute of Keener moments Scottie Regen shared in studio (and out) with many of the greatest ’60s pop stars, artists and groups who appeared on the Scott Regen Show, heard nightly 7-10 p.m. on WKNR.

During these noted ‘Keener’ years, Scott Regen became the No. 1 night-time radio disk jockey in Detroit. Just the same, it was during those years Scottie accomplished a phenomenal 25-29 ratings share of the Detroit radio audience — tuning in to his nightly show on Keener 13.

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Happy Birthday, Scottie! And thank you for all the WKNR memories 🙂

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SCOTT REGEN, TODAY. A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY WONDERFULLY SHARED

ONCE UPON TIME

— A WORD ABOUT THIS BOOK —

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Dear Reader,

On my journey of understanding and spiritual love, my life and values have changed, as may have yours, and not without acute conflict. These poems reflect those times and changes.

This book is dedicated to our spiritual unfolding, to the “progressive realization” of our Original Mind by whatever name we choose to give it.

And so with that in mind, we can each ask ourselves, how in our everyday daily life, can we progressively realize — or remember — might be a more accurate way of saying it — our True Spiritual Nature?

One way of expressing the answer to that question is: we can try to practice — each in our own way — and there are thousands of ways — there is no one way — what we are taught via Eastern spiritual thinking, exemplified in A Course In Miracles:

“When you meet anyone, remember it is a holy encounter. As you see him you will see yourself. As you treat him you will treat yourself. As you think of him you will think of yourself. Never forget this, for in him you will find yourself or lose yourself.”

“You should look out from the perception of your own holiness to the holiness of others.”

Namaste to each of you in all you do.

Robert Bernstein, (aka Scott Regen, WKNR; CKLW; WCAR; WDRQ; WMJC) ‘Once Upon Time’

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The revised edition (June 17, 2021) is available on Amazon Books for 13.95: GO HERE

Robert Bernstein (Scott Regen) with Eastern Spiritualist and mentor, Swami Satchidananda (Photo credit: Robert Bernstein; Once Upon Time)

REFLECTIONS and PRAISE FOR ONCE UPON TIME

‘Once Upon Time’, by Scott Regen (Revised edition), is available on Amazon Books GO HERE

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“Your author is a man who was there in the 60s, helping to make Rock ’n’ Roll what it came to be. He knew the artists, he was even responsible many times for what should be released and what shouldn’t. He was spot-on every time. Whether you were listening to his radio program or not, he affected your life.

This book is Reflective and Genuine, Peaceful and Rewarding, Spiritual and Thought Provoking. Read this book and Scottie/Robert will touch your life yet again.”

Pat St.John, SiriusXM Satellite Radio

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“Scott Regen / Robert Bernstein has special powers of imagination and expressions. As a kid growing up in Detroit in the ’60s, he was by far my favorite DJ on WKNR and CKLW. Poetry is a special description of all he does.

Time, it never comes back, but fifty years ago seems like yesterday to me when the radio listening moments were so profound and wonderful.

Here is “Once Upon Time”. I love this book, my favorite book of poems, from my favorite poet. And all from the heart. Scottie tells it like it is.”

Michael Groen, WKNR, WRIF (Detroit)

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“In my years of knowing Robert, I have never seen him move forward in actions that deny the values and balance that create the incredible man he is. His poetry book is an extension of his character. Not only is it creative and spiritually welcoming, but it maintains his elevated level of integrity and belief.

It was gratifying for me to read it, and understand the logic behind his literal and spiritual wisdom. I highly recommend it. You will be pleased, I assure.”

Namaste, Helena Falcon

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“Robert has been my ‘Course in Miracles’ instructor and spiritual mentor for the past seven years. This book was written about times in his life, both before and after he discovered the course’s teachings.

Reading the book for me was a nostalgic trip going back to the 60’s rock and roll era, the dawning of the hippie generation.

It is written with humor, grace and spirituality. It is a heartwarming collection of poetry, commentaries and verse, written about the way we look at the world, and how we relate to both happy and troubled times.”

Chris Miller

Note: More thoughts and ‘reflections’ can be found in Scott Regen’s ‘Once Upon Time’

**Scott Regen** pre-WKNR years. *(Photo credit: Robert Bernstein; Once Upon Time)*

A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY WONDERFULLY SHARED

— A PERSONAL THOUGHT —

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This book is unlike any ordinary book I ever read.

For it is a wonderfully different type of book. Robert Bernstein (aka as Scott Regen) writes to us from the heart. He has penned a myriad of poems and lines deeply illuminating life’s journeys, chastened at times, by the human spirit. What is seen. What is not. What is past. What is present. The good. The bad. What is known. What is not.

‘Once Upon Time’ (new revised edition; June 2021) will take the reader into a journey which will stir the imagination of the soul. And if one permits, refresh, if only momentarily, the mind itself.

For what is written within these pages will make you reflect on your own life and mortality, your own time and place. Read. Pause. And thereby think. For you may see what may lie therein between the lines.

Scottie Regen is much more today than a legendary ’60s Detroit radio disk jockey. In that today, he is a man attuned to positive and personally profound spiritual thinking, graced with inner peace. Mind, body and soul.

Jim Feliciano
Curator, Motor City Radio Flashbacks

A revised edition (June 17, 2021) is available on Amazon Books for 13.95: GO HERE

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‘This black and white, less costly version of this book, picks up from when the Beatles, Dylan, flower power and the sixties left off.’