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NEW!Our first WTAK audio inclusion!A special THANK YOU to our friend, Jim Nuznoff, of Port Charlotte, Florida, for this WTAK 1090 contribution (he personally recorded in 1969) for our Motor City Radio Flashbacks airchecks repository.
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Jim writes (January 9, 2024) — “This track features Paul Winter, as mid-afternoon host on “W-Talk.” The caller’s voice is that of Tom Morkemo, who was 16 years old, and was a former neighbor of mine whose father was transferred by his employer to the Phillipines for several years. Tom, at the time, prided himself as a young history buff and was trying to impress Winter, in this recording, with his knowledge of current affairs and the world of politics.” –Jim Nuznoff
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Above article is courtesy freep.com newspaper archive. Copyright 2024.Newspapers.com.
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A special thank you to senior MCRFB consultant Greg Innis, of Livonia, MI., for contributing the Newspapers.com archives for articles, ads, and images we have provided for this site since 2016.
Thank you, Greg Innis, for making these historic, Detroit Free Press features possible. ?
A special THANK YOU to Kip Brown, of Three Rivers, MI., for having contributed this WKNR aircheck, many years ago, for our Motor City Radio Flashbacks airchecks repository.
Our contributor, Kip Brown, first wrote to us, nine years ago:
“Hello there! As I write this I am transferring a 45 year old WKNR FM log recorder reel from October of 1970. It is from a collection of them I purchased many years ago that included both AM and FM tapes from March to October of 1970. As you may know, log recorder tapes were off-air recordings done for commercial performance or if something controversial happened and management needed a playback of the incident. They were recorded at a very slow speed so as to maximize available reel space. They contain hour after hour of continuous WKNR radio, uncut. I sold copies of some of the recordings years ago from the AM tapes. Most of the 1970 tapes on this very site came from those transfers. I have never circulated the FM transfers.
Thanks, and I enjoy your site very much!”
Kip Brown Three Rivers, Michigan | 2015/12/31 at 8:30 pm
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The featured audio presentation was extracted from an actual 12-hour WKNR logger tape from March 30, 1970. Today, we are featuring the first two hours of Bob Green’s show on WKNR from that day. Fifty-four years ago.
Bob Green is a legendary broadcaster in Detroit radio history. He began his broadcasting career in Detroit at WKMH in 1961, then moved to Miami before returning to Detroit in 1963 to join “the new WKNR radio 13”, where he stayed until early 1968. He came back to WKNR for a short period between 1970 and 1971. Bob, today, is fondly remembered as “the voice of Keener 13.” Currently, he resides in Austin, TX, after having run Bob Green Productions, which was previously based in Houston.
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About the logger tape: The logger tape recording was an essential technology for radio stations before the digital age revolutionized recording and playback.
Here’s a breakdown of what logger tape is and why it was crucial:
Logger tape refers to a continuous reel-to-reel tape used to record radio broadcasts. The term “logger” comes from the concept of “logging” or documenting broadcasts for various purposes. The logger tape would run continuously at ultra slow speed, recording everything that was broadcasted over a particular period.
The large tape would continuously record broadcasts over a 24-hour period, typically using a loop of tape that was automatically replaced once it was full. This ensured that all broadcast content was captured without manual intervention.
Logger tapes also provided evidence that specific content, like public service announcements or political broadcasts, was actually aired as required.
Broadcast verification. Regulatory bodies, such as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the U.S., required radio stations to keep records of their broadcasts. This was to ensure that stations adhered to regulations and maintained the integrity of their content.
Logger tapes served as evidence in legal disputes or complaints, such as copyright issues or allegations of improper content. If there were disputes about what had been broadcasted, the logger tape served as a complete record that could be reviewed in such cases, and if required.
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Mark Yurko, of Langhorne, PA., for his WJR aircheck contribution for our Motor City Radio Flashbacks airchecks repository.
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“If the day is slipping away from you by early afternoon, Mike Whorf can stop the clock and recapture the excitement of time–past, present and future. His ‘Kaleidoscope’ will take you on a walk through Caesar’s Rome–whirl you back to Detroit’s bootlegging days or capture the moments of Balboa’s first glimpse of the Pacific. Mike Whorf’s Kaleidoscope is the theater of your mind . . . and now it’s a matinee at 1:15 every day on WJR 760 . . . where we couldn’t leave well enough alone!”
WJR Radio 760 [Detroit Free Press] ad, January 5, 1974
Mike Whorf, passed away on November 10, 2020. He was 88.
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When WHND AM first launched in April 1976, its jingle package for the station’s new automated format was produced by Drake/Chenault. Bill Drake provided the taped voiceover between song sets, and stamped the time (on the hour) and the ID introduction, “This is WHNE Birmingham, WHND Monroe,” as part of a rollout for the new “all oldies” format, which was also used by Greater Media stations in Pasadena (KRLA 1110) and Philadelphia (WPEN 950).
In the early 1970s, as AM and FM stations of all sizes began adhering to FCC rules and adopting large market models, Drake-Chenault significantly expanded into radio syndication. They started offering taped formats to non-RKO stations and established a studio (under Drake-Chenault) at 8399 Topanga Canyon Blvd. in Canoga Park, CA. Their early format offerings included Classic Gold (for KHJ-FM, later KRTH), Solid Gold, Hit Parade, and Great American Country. They also made the original 48-hour History of Rock and Roll, initially created for KHJ, available nationwide, followed by other syndicated “special” programs.
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Mark Yurko, of Langhorne, PA., for his recent WHND aircheck contribution for our Motor City Radio Flashbacks airchecks repository.
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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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In 1965, the Anita Kerr Singers achieved a major milestone by winning two Grammy Awards. They were honored with the ‘Best Performance By A Vocal Group’ award for their RCA album ‘We Dig Mancini’, triumphing over The Beatles’ ‘Help!’ in that category. Additionally, they received the ‘Best Gospel Album’ award for their collaboration with George Beverly Shea on the 1964 RCA album ‘Southland Favorites.’
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Later that year, a brief article in the October 16, 1965, edition of Billboard magazine reported that Anita Kerr had relocated from Nashville to Hollywood. There, she established Anita Kerr Enterprises to explore opportunities in commercial radio and the jingle industry. Partnering with former RCA Victor European sales administrator Alexandre Grob, they also enlisted Charlie Williams, a former songwriter and personal manager from RCA Records. While based on the West Coast, Anita Kerr continued to work with her Nashville-based group, intending to bring them to California for jingle recordings. According to the Billboard article, the group was to remain an act under the RCA label.
By 1967, Anita Kerr Enterprises had crafted jingles for a range of radio stations across the country, including KMPC AM 710 in Los Angeles, WLS AM 890 in Chicago, WGH AM 1310 in Newport News (Virginia), and WXYZ AM in Detroit.
At WXYZ AM 1270 in Detroit, Lee Alan served as the program director. In late 1965, as part of the station’s preparations for 1966, Lee Alan composed the “Personality Plus” jingle series for the new upcoming “Detroit Sound” programming, geared in a new direction and with anticipated excitement. WXYZ-AM, at the time, was an ABC Radio Network affiliate based in New York.
Once ABC approved the “Personality Plus” jingle package, General Manager Chuck Fritz authorized Lee Alan to hire Dick Marx Productions from Chicago to finalize the arrangements and contract Anita Kerr for the vocal work. Lee Alan noted, “Years earlier, Dick Marx had produced jingles for our sister station WLS-AM in Chicago.”
Lee Alan explained, “The jingles were meticulously crafted to refresh and elevate WXYZ’s sound. I produced the package with Dick Marx, and we brought in Anita Kerr and her singers for two recording sessions over two days.”
He further added, “I was later asked to create another jingle series for WXYZ-FM, which was broadcast separately from AM due to FCC regulations. At the same time, I composed and produced opening jingles for the new ‘Martin and Howard’ show starting in 1967, again working with Dick Marx and Anita Kerr” (Lee Alan’s comments, July 2, 2012).
In conclusion, take a moment to listen to those classic jingles Anita Kerr recorded for WXYZ radio in 1966. It’s clear that this custom package remains one of the most beautifully arranged sets of jingles ever produced for Detroit radio in the 1960s.
A special thanks is due to Lee Alan for making this remarkable WXYZ custom series possible in 1966.
DETROIT FREE PRESS Wednesday, May 25, 1977 — Believe it or not, one of the reasons Ralph Houk temporarily turned John Hiller into a starting pitcher was to try to build the veteran’s confidence back up.
If nothing else, the Tiger’s accomplished that much Tuesday night at Tiger Stadium.
Although Hiller was no match for California’s record-setting Nolan Ryan, he certainly had nothing to be ashamed of as the Angels stopped the Tiger’s three-game winning streak, 2-1.
Angels 2-Tigers 1(Click on box score for largest detailed view).
Ryan was his customary over-powering self, permitting three singles and striking out 12 to set an American League record for such feats. It marked the 75th time since joining the Angels in 1972, that Ryan had struck out 10 or more batters in a ball game.
THE ANGELS’ fireballing right-hander has enjoyed 89 such games in his major-league career, dating back to his days with the New York Mets, which leaves him just 8 shy of the major league record, held by Sandy Koufax.
But let the record show, John Hiller struck out five himself while only allowing five hits in his most impressing nine-inning effort against the Angels.
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WJR served as the flagship station for the Detroit Tigers Radio Network, with Paul Carey producing broadcasts for the network from 1964 to 1971.
When Ray Lane transitioned to television, Carey teamed up with Ernie Harwell as a play-by-play announcer for the 1973 season, a role he held for 19 seasons. Except for his last three seasons, he also took on engineering duties for the broadcasts.
In early 1991, Carey announced his retirement at the end of the season, with his final Tigers broadcast taking place on the last day of the 1991 season—marking the final baseball game at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. In 2012, Carey was honored as the third recipient of the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association’s Harwell Lifetime Contribution Award, following Harwell and John Fountain.
Carey passed away on April 12, 2016, in Rochester, Michigan, due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at the age of 88.
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Detroit Free Press, 05/25/1977 | Copyright 2024. Newspapers.com
BASEBALL REFERENCE: For the complete California Angels vs Detroit Tigers May 24, 1977 game-day box score and stats — click HERE
DETROIT FREE PRESS May 25, 1977 [A]
DETROIT FREE PRESS May 25, 1977 [B]
THE VOICE OF THE DETROIT TIGERS Ernie Harwell with Paul Carey.
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Motor City Radio Flashbacks extends warm, Birthday wishes to Dick Purtan. Happy Birthday, Dick! We hope your day was truly special. And thank you again, for all those great D.P. radio memories you shared with us for well over four decades on both sides of the Detroit radio dial. ?
NEW! Our first WTAK audio inclusion! A special THANK YOU to our friend, Jim Nuznoff, of Port Charlotte, Florida, for this WTAK 1090 contribution (he personally recorded in 1969) for our Motor City Radio Flashbacks airchecks repository.
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