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Another WAZY PD...here we go again...

> > And just when WERE these glory days?
>
> Maybe it was those 7 straight years at the top of the heap
> from '82 to '89...
>
That is what I was sayin....

bring back the Z96 Packs!
 
> Donnie Claw? Was that your on-air name?
>
>

Donnie was someone different....

I remember Dana and Chris Clare being the only ones without the "bear" names

funny thing....i worked there about 6 months or so...don't remember meeting Donnie

He was the one that stayed with the Bear until the end (i believe)
 
> > BTW - Art and Arthur can be great people. Just don't
> spend
> > ANY money.
>
> Okay, and just what is the Hottest sounding CHR in Indiana. And you better not say WNOU. Actually >(Currently)WNDU 92.9 in South Bend is actually probably the best CHR overall in Indiana, but WAZY always >was Bigger market sounding. I havent heard B-1029 lately, so I cant comment on that.

WAZY hasn't always sounded large market. It only recently sounded like a large market station in 2004, and might've been the best sounding CHR in Indiana at that time. Now, not even close. I'd say WNOU would be first (not that it sounds great, but it is in a good size market, and WNDV would be second. U-93 has sounded pretty good for a while now. Good jocks and imaging. The music is a bit off but that's what happens when you add a lot of "money records".

> Sounds like your experience with them was a little different
> than mine. They spent tons of money on new studios while I
> was there but treated the staff like insects. I didnt get to
> know Little A too well. He always seemed like it was a great
> inconvenience to have to deal with talent on any level.

I have heard that a lot of Artistic employees have similar stories.
 
Donnie stayed until the end. Went to Evansville, I think.

> > Donnie Claw? Was that your on-air name?
> >
> >
>
> Donnie was someone different....
>
> I remember Dana and Chris Clare being the only ones without
> the "bear" names
>
> funny thing....i worked there about 6 months or so...don't
> remember meeting Donnie
>
> He was the one that stayed with the Bear until the end (i
> believe)
>
 
> And just when WERE these glory days?
>
I would agree with the mid to late 80's being the WAZY Glory Days. It was fun, there was personality, and the numbers were pretty darn solid even when they weren't #1, 12+.

When was it University Broadcasting came on the scene?
 
> > And just when WERE these glory days?
> >
> I would agree with the mid to late 80's being the WAZY Glory
> Days. It was fun, there was personality, and the numbers
> were pretty darn solid even when they weren't #1, 12+.
>
> When was it University Broadcasting came on the scene?

Angotti bought the stations in the summer of '88 and the downhill slide began soon after. I think it was either the Spring or Fall '89 book that WASK-FM (now WKOA) took over the top spot. I believe WAZY's highest #s came in the Fall '84(might have been Spring) book when the 12+ hovered around the mid-30's. I was lucky enough to be around for some of that and I can tell you I have never experienced market domination to that degree before or since. Some great talent moved through that building on South 18th Street.
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