WJR RADIO 760: GREAT ‘VOICES’ OF THE GREAT LAKES!

**WJR-AM 760** *J. P. McCarthy 1965 (credit: Greg Innis Collection)*

**WJR-AM 760** *Jimmy Launce 1965 (credit: Greg Innis Collection)*

**WJR-AM 760** *Bob Reynolds 1966 (credit: Greg Innis Collection)*

**WJR-AM 760** *John Bell 1966 (credit: Greg Innis Collection)*

**WJR-AM** *Gene Elsey 1967 (credit: Greg Innis Collection)*

**WJR-AM 760** *Mike Whorf 1967 (credit: Greg Innis Collection)*

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

A special THANK YOU to Detroit radio historian Greg Innis for donating recently these WJR radio personalities photos (1965-1967) — archived here — Motor City Radio Flashbacks.

A WJR DETROIT RADIO ’65 NEWSPAPER AD FLASHBACK

Monday, March 29, 1965

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE AD

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: WJR

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‘BROADCASTING,’ 1961: A DETROIT WJR 760 RADIO AD

**A ‘BROADCASTING’ WJR 760 AD PAGE RIP**: *October 16, 1961 (click image 2x for largest view)*

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‘BROADCASTING,’ 1962: A DETROIT WJR 760 RADIO AD

**A ‘BROADCASTING’ WJR 760 AD PAGE RIP**: *July 16, 1962 (click image 2x for largest view)*

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A WABX-FM 99 DETROIT 1967 NEWSPAPER FLASHBACK!

Friday, November 10, 1967

A DETROIT RADIO BACK-PAGE

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DETROIT FREE PRESS: WABX ‘New Sound of Hip Radio in Detroit’

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MOTOWN SNAPSHOTS MEMORY: STEVIE WONDER, ’60S

**AUGUST 1967. MOTOWN’S SUBSIDIARY** *Tamla Records* released Stevie Wonder’s 7th album, titled, *‘I Was Made To Love Her.’* The album debuted (#133) on the Billboard LP chart, week ending September 23-30. The album would produce one single. Fifteen weeks on the pop chart, *“I Was Made To Love Her“* peaked (2 weeks) at #2, July 29, 1967. At nine weeks on the *Billboard Top LP* chart, the album peaked #45 (2 weeks) on November 25, 1967.

**A 16-YEAR OLD STEVIE WONDER**, London, England. *February, 1966.*

A BILLBOARD CLASSIC ’LP AD FLASHBACK! 02/11/1967

**A *BILLBOARD* MOTOWN RECORDS LP AD PAGE RIP**: *February 11, 1967 (click image 2x for largest PC view. Stretch image across mobile device screen for larger view)*

PROGRAMMING THE DETROIT RADIO DIAL: 03/22/1955

Tuesday, March 22, 1955

DETROIT FREE PRESS: RADIO PROGRAMS FOR TUESDAY

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THE DETROIT RADIO DIAL. 62-YEARS AGO TODAY

MOTOWN SNAPSHOT FLASHBACKS: SPINNERS LP! 1970

**THE SPINNERS** **RELEASED** their second and their final album for Motown Records, in October, 1970. Appropriately titled, *‘2nd Time Around,’* the album would comprise of various tracks the Spinners recorded from 1968 through 1970. The LP included what would be their biggest single *(pop #14; soul#3)* with Motown, *“It’s A Shame.”* “2nd Time Around” would be the only album with G. C. Cameron with the group. By the time they released their third LP, 1973, they were under contract with *Atlantic Records.*

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(Source: Spinners; Wikipedia)

A CKLW-AM 800 DETROIT NEWSPAPER ’71 FLASHBACK!

Sunday, October 10, 1971