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From Transistors to Timelessness: A Reflection — Celebrating the Top 40 Sounds of 1966
FOREWORD FROM THE CURATOR Revisiting the Year When Pop Grew Up — And Radio United America With Its New Soundscape By Jim Feliciano, Co-Curator, USA Radio Museum Every time I revisit the music of 1966, I’m transported back to a very specific feeling — that electric sense of discovery that only radio could deliver. While […]
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Dallas Townsend: Voice of Integrity—The CBS World News Roundup
Introduction: A CBS Radio Voice That Helped America Understand Itself For nearly four decades, Dallas Townsend was more than a broadcaster — he was a national companion. His calm, steady voice guided Americans through wars, elections, triumphs, and tragedies. At a time when radio was the country’s most trusted window to the world, Townsend became […]
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MK’s January 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 January 2026 ratings period. Round One New York After trending 6.4 – 6.8 – 6.5 – 6.2 (October – “Holiday” 2025, 6+), Audacy all-News WINS-FM busts out a January 2026 +1.3 to 7.5 (6+), pushing […]
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40 Million Listeners Strong: Preserving the Past — The Amos ’n’ Andy Legacy
Introduction: When a Nation Leaned Toward the Speaker In the early decades of the 20th century, radio was not merely a medium — it was a national hearth. Families gathered around wooden consoles glowing with warm tubes, listening to voices that stitched together a country still defining itself. Among those voices, none were more dominant, […]
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40 Million Listeners Strong: Preserving the Past — The Amos ’n’ Andy Legacy
Post Script: Remembering Gary Owens—The Voice, The Wit, The Gentleman
The James K. Davis (a.k.a. “Big Jim Edwards”) Interview by Jim Hampton
Rosalie Trombley: The ‘BIG 8’ Radio Hit Maker with the Golden Ear
From Liftoff to Loss — Forty Years Ago: CBS Radio’s First Bulletins on a National Tragedy
Two Voices, One Nation: ‘The Abbott & Costello Show’ Legacy on NBC Radio
Hey Hey, We’re the Monkees! — and Televised Pop Music Was Never the Same Again
LA’s Legendary Programmer, Jhani Kaye, Interviewed by Jim Hampton
The Hardest Working Man in Radio: Tom Joyner’s Ascent — A Career That Took to the Skies
Motown’s Motortown Revue at the Fox Theatre: Detroit’s Holiday Gift to Itself (1963-1969)
When Radio Changed Everything: James Carroll, WWDC, and the Beatles’ First U.S. Spin
Preserving Detroit’s Radio and Music Legacy: Honoring Historian David Carson
Remembering Brad Saul: Celebrating a Life of Innovation, Courage, and Radio Genius
Chuck Blore: Production Genius Who Re-Imaged Radio’s Most Iconic Sounds
From WHDH to NBC to CBS and Beyond: Bob & Ray’s Comedic Partnership Preserved in Legacy
KRLA: From Pasadena Beginnings to Broadcasting Lore — A Cultural Connector Across Eras
Supremes at the Summit: On This Day, 1968 — ‘Love Child’ Knocks ‘Hey Jude’ from No. 1
November 11, 1965 — ‘Rubber Soul’ Completed: The Beatles’ Leap Toward LP Mastery
A Life Programming Broadcasting Legacy: Ruth Meyer’s Enduring Impact on Radio Culture and Memory
The Sound of ABC 1968: PAMS, ‘Cousin Brucie’, Don Gardiner, and a Voiceprint of Radio 77
November 5, 1941 and 1944 — Two CBS Radio Broadcasts, One Global Conflict, and the Echoes of History
WXYZ 1270: Top 40 Legacy and the ‘Detroit Sound’ That Shaped a ’60s Generation
Grovers Mill, 1938: When Radio Terrified Nation With ‘Invasion from Outer Space’
The Day the World Waited: October 23, 1962—NBC Reports from the Frontlines of the Cuban Missile Crisis
The Rhythm That Changed Radio: Porky Chedwick’s Soulful Mission to Make Black Music Heard
Yesterday, Today, and Always: Celebrating 60 Years of the Most Covered Song in Pop Music History
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet: How the Nelsons Turned Microphones Into Cherished Radio Memories
Faith, Fire, and Pulpit Frequency: Father Coughlin and the Rise of Religious Political Dissent in America
Phlash Phourward, Today: A Celebration of Phlash Phelps’ 25 Years on Sirius XM
Jingles and Sounds That Endures: Saluting Toby Arnold’s Lasting Impact on Radio
The Doors on CBS-TV: The Night Jim Morrison Lit Up Ed Sullivan’s Stage—September 17, 1967
The GI’s Radio Companion: Remembering the ‘Armed Forces Vietnam Network’ Era
Thirty Years of Morning Radio: “Good Mornin’, World! J.P. McCarthy’s Enduring Legacy on WJR
Godspeed, Gary Burbank: A Legend in Frequencies, the Voice of Signaled Laughter, Remembered
The Hour That Made America Laugh: Inside the Golden Age of The Chase and Sanborn Hour
Bob Green: Heard, Felt, Recalled – Crafting Connection Through Radio and Production Studios
The Voice of the Weekend: Celebrating Dick Bartley’s Sonic Radio Legacy
Real Oldies Music Radio: Broadcasting the Heartbeat of America’s Musical Past
Dinah Shore Brands Chevrolet: A Harmonious 1950s Ride Through the U.S.A.
63 Years Ago Today . . . Beyond ABC’s Headlines: Rusk’s Cold War Reflections on ‘Issues and Answers’
Lee Alan’s Final Salute: A Creative Soundtrack Honoring Nation’s Independence
From Static to Stereo: The Birth, Rise and Reign of FM Radio [Part Two]
From Static to Stereo: The Birth, Rise and Reign of FM Radio [Part One]
Crackling into History: The First Transistor Radio and the Dawn of Portable Radio
Reflections . . . A Legacy Remembered: How Sly Stone Redefined Music and Culture
WCHB: The First Radio Station That Gave Detroit’s Black Community a Voice
KLIF Dallas, Gordon McLendon: The Station That Revolutionized Modern Radio
Radio, ‘Swingin’ Time,’ and Beyond: The Detroit Broadcasting Legacy of Robin Seymour
‘VE Day’ . . . May 8, 1945: When Radio and the World Took a Collective Deep Breath
Honoring ‘Radio’s Best Friend’, Art Vuolo: A Lifetime Achievement of Preserving Voices of Radio
‘A Little Bit of Everything’: Preserving the Earliest Known Radio Broadcast
From Old-Time Radio to TV Screens: 72 Phenomenal Years of ‘The Guiding Light’
‘And Now You Know . . .’ The Broadcasting Legacy That Became Paul Harvey
Turn, Turn, Turn: 53 Years, Removed. Still Celebrating the Keener Legacy
Stan Freberg: The Satirical Genius Who Rewrote the Rules of Comedy, Advertising, and Radio
THE WKNR ‘TOP 31’ MUSIC GUIDE: NEW RADIO 13! THIS WEEK, DECEMBER 12, 1963
UPDATE: MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS’ FUTURE IN 2025 . . . LOOKING MERRY AND BRIGHT!
From Transistors to Timelessness: A Reflection — Celebrating the Top 40 Sounds of 1966
FOREWORD FROM THE CURATOR Revisiting the Year When Pop Grew Up — And Radio United America With Its New Soundscape By Jim Feliciano, Co-Curator, USA
Dallas Townsend: Voice of Integrity—The CBS World News Roundup
Introduction: A CBS Radio Voice That Helped America Understand Itself For nearly four decades, Dallas Townsend was more than a broadcaster — he was a
40 Million Listeners Strong: Preserving the Past — The Amos ’n’ Andy Legacy
Introduction: When a Nation Leaned Toward the Speaker In the early decades of the 20th century, radio was not merely a medium — it was
Rocket Man: The Song That Sent Elton John Into Orbit — This Day in 1972
INTRODUCTION: ROCKET MAN (1972): THE SONG THAT LAUNCHED ELTON JOHN INTO THE STRATOSPHERE On this day, 54 years ago, when “Rocket Man (I Think It’s