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Does anyone know what became of Lee Gillette? Once 100.7 became "Classic Hits 100.7" in the fall of 1985, Lee disappeared. Was he local or voice-tracked from (one of) 'KKT's sister(s)? He had great pipes.
His voice is amazing, but he sounds more like a midday AC jock than an evening drive personality on a Top 40. Lots of high energy music on the playlist (hey, it was 1985!), but where's the energy in the imaging or the announcing?
Plough still owned 100.7 in '85, didn't they? I remember listening to "progressive country" WTTK there several years earlier. That station ran a buggy early automation system that was constantly playing program elements over one another.
Plough still owned 100.7 in '85, didn't they? I remember listening to "progressive country" WTTK there several years earlier. That station ran a buggy early automation system that was constantly playing program elements over one another.
From the bostonradio.org profile of WZLX:
>>In the fall of 1978, Plough sold both stations to the Douglas Tanger family.
(Tanger would buy WVCA Gloucester from Simon Geller in '88)
I think General Cinema owned them when they were WHUE (the AM and FM). And:
>>WHUE lasted until December of 1984, when the combo was broken up and the FM sold to First Media; the call became WCOZ (“Cozy 101”) for a week, and then the station went dark for a short period. New Years', 1985, saw the station's rebirth as “The Cat” WKKT, becoming a CHR station. In September of that year, “The Cat” turned into “Classic Hits 100.7” with the classic rock format which prevails today
>>In the fall of 1978, Plough sold both stations to the Douglas Tanger family.
(Tanger would buy WVCA Gloucester from Simon Geller in '88)
I think General Cinema owned them when they were WHUE (the AM and FM). And:
>>WHUE lasted until December of 1984, when the combo was broken up and the FM sold to First Media; the call became WCOZ (“Cozy 101”) for a week, and then the station went dark for a short period. New Years', 1985, saw the station's rebirth as “The Cat” WKKT, becoming a CHR station. In September of that year, “The Cat” turned into “Classic Hits 100.7” with the classic rock format which prevails today
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100.7 moved from the Lexington to the Hancock Tower. Their transmitter burned, then they eventually moved back to the Lexington site. How long did they operate at the Lexington site before the move to the Prudential Tower? What year was that? Does anyone know if there are any photos of 100.7's antenna on the Hancock?
Here's his bio. It doesn't list WKKT, so he may have been fill-in. Apparently he was in Boston in 1985. The only talent listed for WKKT in 1985 is Frank Kingston Smith, who survived the stations switch to WZLX a couple of months later.
Lee Gillette
KSTT [Davenport IA] 1978 - Tom Clay
WIVY [Jacksonville FL] 1981 - Hitman
WGCL [Cleveland OH] 1982
WHTT [Boston MA] 1985
KOOL [Phoenix AZ] 1987
WZTA [Miami FL] 1987
CKLW [Windsor - Detroit MI] 1989
WFLC [Miami] 1991
KFQC [Davenport IA] 1996
KMXG [Davenport] 1996
Radio One Networks [Avon CO] 1999
WPLC [Washington DC] 2000
Lee Gillette died in Clinton, Iowa, August 13, 2001.
Thanks, BigA, but I believe afternoon drive was his regular air shift; IOW, I don't think he was a fill-in. Sad that he passed away; he couldn't have been all that old.
Oh, and one more thing: I wonder if WHTT was an error, since, up until September of 1985, he was definitely at WKKT.
Over the years, as you may well know, there has been a: WTTK, WKKT, WTTK, WHTT, WSSH, WSJZ, WKLB, WCLB, WCRB; I can see where whoever chronicled his time in Boston might've mistaken WHTT for WKKT.
Just before the flip to WZLX, the station had a loop of what sounded like a telemarketing drop in, however they were not selling anything at all, other than announcing that they were having a set of music to play.
I only remember 2 songs from it, they played the 12" versions of:
Shout-Tears For Fears
You Look Marvelous-Billy Crystal
Go figure!
I only remember 2 songs from it, they played the 12" versions of:
Shout-Tears For Fears
You Look Marvelous-Billy Crystal
Go figure!
Back in 1977...WTTK was evolving to being more of a typical AOR station from its original Progressive Country incarnation of late 1976. They were actually live in some day parts and were in the process of going totally live when it was announced that the Plough stations in Boston were being sold. After that...It was automated AOR right through the end of 1978...
I was a very close friend of Lee Gillette’s. He was actually murdered on August 13, 2004. Let me know if you want more information. I have the details.
I was a close friend of Lee. He was all over the country as a DJ. He was murdered August 13, 2004. I have all the details.
He was murdered. I was a close friend of his.
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Sorry August 2001 not 2004.
August 2001 not 2004.
Shalwinter, you're new here, so don't be offended. But there's no need for you to be posting the same info again and again. Just post once and the message will appear in the forum. If you somehow don't see it there, refresh.
Yes, I would appreciate the details, if you don't mind sharing them.
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