"AMERICAN JUKE BOX" - RICK WALKER - WBNW/WPLM-AM/WESO

[Early Byrd]

I heard this "true" oldies show several years ago on Saturday mornings, and thought that it was no longer on the air. (I thought it was on later in the morning years back, not quite as early, as it is now). Then I rediscovered it this past weekend when I tuned over to WBNW.

Anybody have any info on this show? Has Rick Walker, the host, worked elsewhere? It's not a tightly-formated show, by any stretch of the imagination, and he features, for the most part, only certified hits, but he does sometimes throw in some non-hits as well. The funny thing is that Rick gives the time as though he was on the air in several different time zones (e.g., "it's 20 past the hour"). Gee, I never realized Southbridge, Massachusetts was in a different time zone than Boston!

 

[Deleted User]

by going " X past the hour" it allows you to use that hour as a replay later on in any hour of the show should you have to do a "best of" or other reason you are not doing it live.

 

[DanStrassberg]

Has Rick Walker, the host, worked elsewhere?

I'm pretty sure his first name is Ritt, not Rick. I have no real idea what Ritt might be short for, however. Most likely some family name (Rittenhouse? ya think?) that became a given name.

 

[Early Byrd]

I'm pretty sure his first name is Ritt, not Rick. I have no real idea what Ritt might be short for, however. Most likely some family name (Rittenhouse? ya think?) that became a given name.

Could be. It sounded like Rick to me, although he didn't say his name very often.

by going " X past the hour" it allows you to use that hour as a replay later on in any hour of the show should you have to do a "best of" or other reason you are not doing it live.

True enough, but it didn't seem like the type of show that would do replays, unless absolutely necessary, as he accepts requests for oldies from listeners to be played that day.