The Kamasami Kong Interview with 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 [...]
The Hardest Working Man in Radio: Tom Joyner’s Ascent — A Career That Took to the Skies
INTRODUCTION: Honoring the Legacy of Tom Joyner at the USA Radio Museum
There are voices in American radio that do more than fill the airwaves — th [...]
Motown’s Motortown Revue at the Fox Theatre: Detroit’s Holiday Gift to Itself (1963-1969)
Overture: Detroit Wintry Nights Under the Fox Theater Lights
Every December, as the cold settled over Detroit and Woodward Avenue shimmered wit [...]
Arthur Godfrey Time: The Voice at the Heart of the CBS Radio Epoch
Introduction: A Four‑Decade Legacy That Shaped American Radio
There are rare figures in broadcasting whose influence stretches not just across year [...]
When Radio Changed Everything: James Carroll, WWDC, and the Beatles’ First U.S. Spin
Introduction: A Nation on the Brink of New Sound for 1964
In late 1963, America was a country in mourning. The assassination of President John F. K [...]