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January 15, 1966....Cincinnati's original Top 40 rock station, 1230-WCPO left the airwaves at midnight...
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> January 15, 1966....Cincinnati's original Top 40 rock
> station, 1230-WCPO left the airwaves at midnight...
>
What a memory!!!!! Shad and Mike would be proud. Can you say 1-2-3-WB ? (which evolded into WUBE AM).
> station, 1230-WCPO left the airwaves at midnight...
>
What a memory!!!!! Shad and Mike would be proud. Can you say 1-2-3-WB ? (which evolded into WUBE AM).
> > January 15, 1966....Cincinnati's original Top 40 rock
> > station, 1230-WCPO left the airwaves at midnight...
> >
>
> What a memory!!!!! Shad and Mike would be proud. Can you say
> 1-2-3-WB ? (which evolded into WUBE AM).
>
Believe it or not, I still have the article from The Post & Times-Star (dated January 14, 1966) "You'll Hear New Call Letters on Dial Tonight" by Mary Wood. The station was sold by Scripps-Howard to Lester Smith and Danny Kaye for $750,000. The new air staff consisted of Rex Miller Spangberg, Frank Benny, Mac Hudson, Kenny Dowe (PD), Jim Horne, Ted Cramer, Gary Corry, and news director Craig Edwards with 20-20 news. Studios move from Symmes Street to Government Square. Les Smith is quoted as saying "...the emphasis will be on 'personality radio' and we've hired the best air men we could find to staff the station". Interestingly, a 123-WB music survey sheet from November 1966 reveals that the entire air staff turned over in just 10 months with the lone exception of Gary Corry. 1230 was a revolving door but GREAT radio!!
Besides Shad and Mike ("Cincinnati's First Team"), some random memories of WCPO radio...Bill Dawes, "Weird Beard" Dick Provost, "Big Daddy" Miles Folan, Pool Party, Nifty Fifty survey, King Klimber, DJ Derby, Nightwatch (also on FM if I recall), Broadcasting Bump, Lead News at :54, the Dave Clark Five concert, and "Color Radio".
> > station, 1230-WCPO left the airwaves at midnight...
> >
>
> What a memory!!!!! Shad and Mike would be proud. Can you say
> 1-2-3-WB ? (which evolded into WUBE AM).
>
Believe it or not, I still have the article from The Post & Times-Star (dated January 14, 1966) "You'll Hear New Call Letters on Dial Tonight" by Mary Wood. The station was sold by Scripps-Howard to Lester Smith and Danny Kaye for $750,000. The new air staff consisted of Rex Miller Spangberg, Frank Benny, Mac Hudson, Kenny Dowe (PD), Jim Horne, Ted Cramer, Gary Corry, and news director Craig Edwards with 20-20 news. Studios move from Symmes Street to Government Square. Les Smith is quoted as saying "...the emphasis will be on 'personality radio' and we've hired the best air men we could find to staff the station". Interestingly, a 123-WB music survey sheet from November 1966 reveals that the entire air staff turned over in just 10 months with the lone exception of Gary Corry. 1230 was a revolving door but GREAT radio!!
Besides Shad and Mike ("Cincinnati's First Team"), some random memories of WCPO radio...Bill Dawes, "Weird Beard" Dick Provost, "Big Daddy" Miles Folan, Pool Party, Nifty Fifty survey, King Klimber, DJ Derby, Nightwatch (also on FM if I recall), Broadcasting Bump, Lead News at :54, the Dave Clark Five concert, and "Color Radio".
> > > January 15, 1966....Cincinnati's original Top 40 rock
> > > station, 1230-WCPO left the airwaves at midnight...
> > >
> >
> > What a memory!!!!! Shad and Mike would be proud. Can you
> say
> > 1-2-3-WB ? (which evolded into WUBE AM).
> >
>
> Believe it or not, I still have the article from The Post &
> Times-Star (dated January 14, 1966) "You'll Hear New Call
> Letters on Dial Tonight" by Mary Wood. The station was sold
> by Scripps-Howard to Lester Smith and Danny Kaye for
> $750,000. The new air staff consisted of Rex Miller
> Spangberg, Frank Benny, Mac Hudson, Kenny Dowe (PD), Jim
> Horne, Ted Cramer, Gary Corry, and news director Craig
> Edwards with 20-20 news. Studios move from Symmes Street to
> Government Square. Les Smith is quoted as saying "...the
> emphasis will be on 'personality radio' and we've hired the
> best air men we could find to staff the station".
> Interestingly, a 123-WB music survey sheet from November
> 1966 reveals that the entire air staff turned over in just
> 10 months with the lone exception of Gary Corry. 1230 was a
> revolving door but GREAT radio!!
>
> Besides Shad and Mike ("Cincinnati's First Team"), some
> random memories of WCPO radio...Bill Dawes, "Weird Beard"
> Dick Provost, "Big Daddy" Miles Folan, Pool Party, Nifty
> Fifty survey, King Klimber, DJ Derby, Nightwatch (also on FM
> if I recall), Broadcasting Bump, Lead News at :54, the Dave
> Clark Five concert, and "Color Radio".
>
I emailed Shad a couple of months ago, and asked him why the new owners dumped everyone except Gary. Shad stated that the new owners thought they weren't talented enough-go figure, Shad became a record company owner/producer/and had some minor hits, Mike Gavin had a long career as an account executive at WLW, and was GM at WSKS briefly, Bob Keith went to Baltimore, and then to Miami, and was able to write a book a couple of years ago, Mark Edwards had a successful career in Chicago, and later with ABC in Dallas with their satellite radio operations, And Gary Corry, the lone official holdover, found his way to New Jersey, and later Atlanta, where he still does Red Neckerson commentaries, similar to Gary Burbank's Earl Pitts character. WUBE did keep Gordon Miller, who was on Midnight to 6 in CPO's last days. He worked as Russ Allen on weekends, before using what I assume was his real name, Gordon Daniels, and switching over to WCKY in 1967 or 1968. I still miss the station
> > > station, 1230-WCPO left the airwaves at midnight...
> > >
> >
> > What a memory!!!!! Shad and Mike would be proud. Can you
> say
> > 1-2-3-WB ? (which evolded into WUBE AM).
> >
>
> Believe it or not, I still have the article from The Post &
> Times-Star (dated January 14, 1966) "You'll Hear New Call
> Letters on Dial Tonight" by Mary Wood. The station was sold
> by Scripps-Howard to Lester Smith and Danny Kaye for
> $750,000. The new air staff consisted of Rex Miller
> Spangberg, Frank Benny, Mac Hudson, Kenny Dowe (PD), Jim
> Horne, Ted Cramer, Gary Corry, and news director Craig
> Edwards with 20-20 news. Studios move from Symmes Street to
> Government Square. Les Smith is quoted as saying "...the
> emphasis will be on 'personality radio' and we've hired the
> best air men we could find to staff the station".
> Interestingly, a 123-WB music survey sheet from November
> 1966 reveals that the entire air staff turned over in just
> 10 months with the lone exception of Gary Corry. 1230 was a
> revolving door but GREAT radio!!
>
> Besides Shad and Mike ("Cincinnati's First Team"), some
> random memories of WCPO radio...Bill Dawes, "Weird Beard"
> Dick Provost, "Big Daddy" Miles Folan, Pool Party, Nifty
> Fifty survey, King Klimber, DJ Derby, Nightwatch (also on FM
> if I recall), Broadcasting Bump, Lead News at :54, the Dave
> Clark Five concert, and "Color Radio".
>
I emailed Shad a couple of months ago, and asked him why the new owners dumped everyone except Gary. Shad stated that the new owners thought they weren't talented enough-go figure, Shad became a record company owner/producer/and had some minor hits, Mike Gavin had a long career as an account executive at WLW, and was GM at WSKS briefly, Bob Keith went to Baltimore, and then to Miami, and was able to write a book a couple of years ago, Mark Edwards had a successful career in Chicago, and later with ABC in Dallas with their satellite radio operations, And Gary Corry, the lone official holdover, found his way to New Jersey, and later Atlanta, where he still does Red Neckerson commentaries, similar to Gary Burbank's Earl Pitts character. WUBE did keep Gordon Miller, who was on Midnight to 6 in CPO's last days. He worked as Russ Allen on weekends, before using what I assume was his real name, Gordon Daniels, and switching over to WCKY in 1967 or 1968. I still miss the station
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> > > > January 15, 1966....Cincinnati's original Top 40 rock
> > > > station, 1230-WCPO left the airwaves at midnight...
> >
> >
> >
>
>
Remember the "Hootenanny Format" era on 1230? Coincided with the fokk music boom and the Jack Linkletter hosted "Hootenanny" T.V. show.
> > > > station, 1230-WCPO left the airwaves at midnight...
> >
> >
> >
>
>
Remember the "Hootenanny Format" era on 1230? Coincided with the fokk music boom and the Jack Linkletter hosted "Hootenanny" T.V. show.
> > > > > January 15, 1966....Cincinnati's original Top 40
> rock
> > > > > station, 1230-WCPO left the airwaves at midnight...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> Remember the "Hootenanny Format" era on 1230? Coincided
> with the fokk music boom and the Jack Linkletter hosted
> "Hootenanny" T.V. show.
>
I don't recall the Hootenanny era. About when was it?
> rock
> > > > > station, 1230-WCPO left the airwaves at midnight...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> Remember the "Hootenanny Format" era on 1230? Coincided
> with the fokk music boom and the Jack Linkletter hosted
> "Hootenanny" T.V. show.
>
I don't recall the Hootenanny era. About when was it?
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