I was at the Remains To Be Seen used bookstore on rt 6 in Dartmouth over the weekend & lo & behold on the wall behind the register was an "I SURVIVED WITH 63 WPRO" bumper sticker in good condition. Anyone around during that time knows it referred to the blizzard of '78 & WPRO's coverage. The woman at the register told me she found it inside a book someone brought for trade-in. I didn't ask if it was for sale, but if anyone collects radio memorabilia you might want to ask if she'll part with it.
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wknd92 said:
Duffy's probably got half a dozen of them stashed somewhere in the AM transmitter room... The Troll may be racing Holland and Ronzo instead...
The Great WPRO Blizzard of '78
I worked 7-midnight, and knew going-in that night that I wouldn't get out.
Felt pretty darn smart packing a sleeping bag AND air mattress.
Felt pretty darn rumpled next morning, after my slow-leak air mattress went flat-as-a-pancake.
THIRTY SIX of us were stuck in the building one night.
Aggregate B.O. got SO overwhelming that we broke-into the prize closet for fresh Pro-FM Boogie Shirts.
The GM, snowbound in his palatial East Greenwich estate, will NEVER know what happened in his office.
(GOT THAT jimmyone???)
Back then, the station was called "Pro," by two generations.
Aloha from Block Island,
HC
www.HollandCooke.com
http://members.aol.com/cookeh/WPRO77.html
I worked 7-midnight, and knew going-in that night that I wouldn't get out.
Felt pretty darn smart packing a sleeping bag AND air mattress.
Felt pretty darn rumpled next morning, after my slow-leak air mattress went flat-as-a-pancake.
THIRTY SIX of us were stuck in the building one night.
Aggregate B.O. got SO overwhelming that we broke-into the prize closet for fresh Pro-FM Boogie Shirts.
The GM, snowbound in his palatial East Greenwich estate, will NEVER know what happened in his office.
(GOT THAT jimmyone???)
Back then, the station was called "Pro," by two generations.
Aloha from Block Island,
HC
www.HollandCooke.com
http://members.aol.com/cookeh/WPRO77.html
RE: "I've heard the stories, Holland..."
Even some of the people who now work at 1502 Wampanoag Trail don't realize this, but there's a shower in that building. First floor, all-the-way-back and bang-a-left. You'll have to look for it, but it's there. It was installed, quickly, AFTER the aforementioned Blizzard camp-out. Better late than never.
Even some of the people who now work at 1502 Wampanoag Trail don't realize this, but there's a shower in that building. First floor, all-the-way-back and bang-a-left. You'll have to look for it, but it's there. It was installed, quickly, AFTER the aforementioned Blizzard camp-out. Better late than never.
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aqualung
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Re: RE: "I've heard the stories, Holland..."
Yeah but there's probably a webcam in it
Holland Cooke said:
Yeah but there's probably a webcam in it
Re: RE: "I've heard the stories, Holland..."
Know and have used it....there were a couple of occasions where I pulled the overnight and had to run AT40 from 6-10 and then had an appearance after that, so had to do a quick shower in the station. If there is a webcam, gonna be some sorry video of a white irish arse on there!
Holland Cooke said:
Know and have used it....there were a couple of occasions where I pulled the overnight and had to run AT40 from 6-10 and then had an appearance after that, so had to do a quick shower in the station. If there is a webcam, gonna be some sorry video of a white irish arse on there!
"I still have a WPRO "Tooth Radio" bumper sticker circa 1971"
Now THAT'S a collector's item!
How about The Pro Ecology Bumpersticker?
1972? 1973?
(Back when I was driving down from Springfield to torture PD Jay Clark with bad audition tapes.)
Now THAT'S a collector's item!
How about The Pro Ecology Bumpersticker?
1972? 1973?
(Back when I was driving down from Springfield to torture PD Jay Clark with bad audition tapes.)
Holland,
I've been enjoying your replies about The Blizzard Of '78. What other jocks were stuck on The Trail with you (AM-FM)?
Did anyone have a camera handy? Were any pictures taken? Any you can share? I imagine you were on back-up power. Did the generator work properly? How long did it take for Route 114 to get cleared?
I've been enjoying your replies about The Blizzard Of '78. What other jocks were stuck on The Trail with you (AM-FM)?
Did anyone have a camera handy? Were any pictures taken? Any you can share? I imagine you were on back-up power. Did the generator work properly? How long did it take for Route 114 to get cleared?
"What other jocks were stuck on The Trail with you (AM-FM)?"
Super-voiced, super-talented Jimmy Gray.
Newscaster Franz Laubert figured he'd take a book out to his car -- in the middle of a snow drift -- and turn on the engine to keep warm, and REAL...until Sales Manager Bill Campbell physically dragged him back into the building. He would've gassed himself...
Magee Hickey!
Quite a few of us were holed-up there...
I have some 35MM slides somewhere...classic stuff...
I don't think so.
I THINK we kept power.
I'm foggy on that part. I want to say that, by day 2 or 3, I and Brother Bill and sales rep Paul Goldstein were cruising in my van doing live reports on Jimmy's show, as Providence dug-out. We made it back-and-forth from the station to my place on the East Side, but there were still LOTS of cars buried on the side of the road.
Where the battle really seemed to have been lost is on the EXIT RAMPS from 95/195. Once those were car-upon-car-upon-car, nobody was gettin' ANYWHERE for a while...
Among the top ten songs on The Pro Music Survey that week: "Here You Come Again" by Dolly Parton
Super-voiced, super-talented Jimmy Gray.
Newscaster Franz Laubert figured he'd take a book out to his car -- in the middle of a snow drift -- and turn on the engine to keep warm, and REAL...until Sales Manager Bill Campbell physically dragged him back into the building. He would've gassed himself...
Magee Hickey!
Quite a few of us were holed-up there...
TopOfThePops said:
I have some 35MM slides somewhere...classic stuff...
TopOfThePops said:
I don't think so.
I THINK we kept power.
TopOfThePops said:
I'm foggy on that part. I want to say that, by day 2 or 3, I and Brother Bill and sales rep Paul Goldstein were cruising in my van doing live reports on Jimmy's show, as Providence dug-out. We made it back-and-forth from the station to my place on the East Side, but there were still LOTS of cars buried on the side of the road.
Where the battle really seemed to have been lost is on the EXIT RAMPS from 95/195. Once those were car-upon-car-upon-car, nobody was gettin' ANYWHERE for a while...
Among the top ten songs on The Pro Music Survey that week: "Here You Come Again" by Dolly Parton
Holland...some of the people stuck on the trail during the blizzard of '78 were Franz, Barry (Wimbleton) Parker, you, Salty, Bill Goodman, Myself, Dave McNamee (PRO AM PD) Bill Campbell, sales manager, Paul Goldstein, copy writer, the late Greg Delmonico, AM-sales. I'm sure there were a few others. This was a real TEAM effort as we not only had to do our air shifts, but we needed people to man the phones, for all the local news angles that were coming in. I believe in the beginning we were broadcasting in AM and FM, but due to the lack of staff since most took the option of going home early we later simulcast. Some interesting happenings. On Day two, some people in the apartments across from the trail, sent over some Hot Food. On day one, we already had cleaned out the vending machines. Day 3 the Barrington police brought new, clean underwear from Hanson's in the Barrington shopping center, as well as some sandwiches. Also, day 2 somebody gave Salty a ride on a snow mobile to one of the motels on route 6 for a shower and a few hours of decent sleep. Off air people were going on the air with storm updates. Bill Campbell, as sales manager, the highest ranking department head on the scene doubled as Hall Monitor, policing the station, but missed the biggest story ever which took place in the General Manager's office. Hint: The sliding glass doors in his office had to be opened, with snow and wind blowing In, to....uh..er....clear the air...so to speak. I'll never forgot 2 inches of snow on the GM's oriental rug. I believe one or two secretaries also stayed for the storm, and took care of the phones. Jocks would do 3 hours on the air, and then try to get a nap, which was almost impossible. I managed to get home on Day 3, (I lived in nearby Riverside) but later regretted commuting daily. After the storm, Cap Cities, for a job well done, and above and beyond the call.... paid double and triple overtime around the clock. Barry Parker lived in North Smithfield was trapped there for 6 days. Imagine his paycheck, 144 hours at double and triple overtime! I believe Franz, who lived in South County was there for the same amount of time. I sure lost a lot of appearance money that week....but made some of back when I mugged Franz in the parking lot. Jimmyone
Thanks Holland & Jimmy Gray for sharing your memories of The Blizzard Of '78.
Jimmy: NOW you tell me!
"3-hour shifts???"
Instead of my usual 5 (7-to-midnight), I did 6 (6-midnight), for-some-reason spelling Gary DeGraide an hour early that week.
"OVERTIME???"
First I'VE heard of that!!!
"3-hour shifts???"
Instead of my usual 5 (7-to-midnight), I did 6 (6-midnight), for-some-reason spelling Gary DeGraide an hour early that week.
"OVERTIME???"
First I'VE heard of that!!!
Gary Berkowitz was also there. Yeah, it was like 3 hours on, two hours off to catch some shut eye because nobody knew how long before reenforcements arrived, at least that's how Dave McNamee explained it. YES, double and triple overtime..you probably didn't notice it because of the "after effects" of being in the GM's office during the height of the blizzard with the "Bro."
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