Making Of a Pioneer — Jack Leroy Cooper: The First Black Voice in American Radio
A Tribute to the Black Pioneer Who Opened Up the Airwaves
Introduction
Long before the rise of rhythm-and-blues radio, before the great nighttim [...]
The Broadcast That Made Mutual National
How a Single Winter Night in 1936 Turned a Cooperative Network Into a Coast‑to‑Coast Voice
Introduction
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Souled Out: The ’70s TM Jingles That Defined WJLB 1400
The TM Productions Jingles That Stamped WJLB in Time (1977–1979)
Some stations play music. A rare few define the emotional temperature of a city. I [...]
Broadcasting’s Golden Anniversary: Celebrating 50 Years of Radio, 1920–1970
Introduction — Honoring Half a Century of Voices, Sounds That Shaped a Nation
In 1970, the American broadcasting industry paused to celebrate a mil [...]
Milestones In Sounds: April 3 – Etched In Decades’ Pop Music Memory
A Day Selected in April — When Radio, Revolution, and Reinvention Converged
Some dates in music history feel like crossroads — moments when differe [...]
Honoring Joel Cash – In Remembrance (1937-2026)
Remembering a Voice That Traveled the Eastern Seaboard, and a Spirit That Never Left the Air
Joel Cash — born Joel Lubin — one of the original [...]
The Big 68: When WRKO Radio Set Boston Ablaze on the Dial
Introduction: When Boston’s Airwaves Caught Fire in 1967
On March 13, 1967, Boston woke up to a shockwave. At 5:30 a.m., the long‑established WNAC [...]
MK’s February 2026 PPM Ratings Recaps
Shown here are my takeaways from all 48 PPM-measured markets, based on Nielsen Audio’s 6+ total week stats from the February 2026 ratings period.
Rou [...]
‘The History of Rock and Roll’: When Radio Chronicled Its Own Top 40 Revolution
Introduction: The "Rockumentary" That Narrated Radio’s First and Second Generations of R&R History
In the early-winter of 1969, Los Angeles lis [...]
Channel 955’s Signature Voice: Honoring Mojo’s Hall of Fame Career
Introduction: A Quarter Century of 'Mojo' Connection
For twenty‑five years, Mojo in the Morning has been one of Detroit’s most influential and enduri [...]
The Day Is Coming Fast: When CBS News Is Gone—For Good
When a Century’s Voice Goes Silent: An Elegy for CBS News Radio
A USARM Editorial
There are silences that feel ordinary—pauses between programs, [...]
WJBK Radio and the Magic of PAMS Series #23 (1962–1963)
A USA Radio Museum JINGLES Feature
There are moments in radio history when artistry, technology, and cultural timing converge so perfectly that the [...]
Red Scare Radio: How a Syndicated Drama Stoked America’s Cold War Fears
Introduction: When Cold War Fears Met the Power of Radio Storytelling — And a Nation Listened
In the early 1950s, as Cold War tensions hardened int [...]
When Detroit Listened to Radio 1500: The Legacy of WJBK Radio
Introduction: Curtain Time in the Motor City—The Legacy of WJBK Radio 15
Before Detroit became a battleground of Top 40 giants — before WKNR’s revo [...]
“How About That!” — Mel Allen: The Voice Who Embraced Our National Pastime
Introduction — The Voice That Made America Listen to Baseball
Some voices don’t just call a game — they become part of the American summer. For mil [...]
Tune In To Rewound Radio, Saturday, 12n Eastern For the Day the Music Died
"The Day the Music Died" on WCFL was nearly 50 years ago on March 15th, 1976. WCFL threw in the towel leaving "The Big 89" as the lone AM Top 40 sta [...]