• Get involved.
    We want your input!
    Apply for Membership and join the conversations about everything related to broadcasting.

    After we receive your registration, a moderator will review it. After your registration is approved, you will be permitted to post.
    If you use a disposable or false email address, your registration will be rejected.

    After your membership is approved, please take a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself.
    https://www.radiodiscussions.com/forums/introduce-yourself.1088/

    Thanks in advance and have fun!
    RadioDiscussions Administrators

1950s/60s rock deejays

J

jhead

I am working in some research for my history degree. I am looking for some names of deejays who did radio in the 50s and 60s. The first name I have is Red Jones. Any other names?
 
Assuming you're looking for DJ's in the Atlanta area, a couple places you can start are the GA Radio Hall of Fame's website (www.grhof.com) and Mike Kavanaugh's WSB Radio history site (wsbhistory.com).
 
If you are doing radio history in general, check out Scott Childress's site: www.wlshistory.com. There are airchecks in pictures of the famous and forgotten. Keep in mind, before syndication, WLS was considered a national station. Roddy Freeman can still sing the PAMS jingles from the Big 89.
 
I was listening to WLS while living on the southside of Atlanta one night back in 1976 during the winter time using an old Sears transister am radio. You had to turn it a certain way to get WLS from Chicago, and it came in clearly. A friend of mine was spending the night and did not know that I had tuned to WLS. We were listening to great 70's tunes of that day from Musicradio WLS. The DJ gave the weather report as having snow that night in the forecast. My buddy thought we were getting snow here in Atlanta. He got real excited and thought school might get cancelled. Of course it was only going down to the upper 40's that night here in Atlanta. That was how clear WLS came into Atlanta, and it sounded local.
 
WLS was home to the National Barn Dance, which was a country music program, from the early 30s-the mid 50s. It was bigger than the Opry.
 
Status
This thread has been closed due to inactivity. You can create a new thread to discuss this topic.


Back
Top Bottom