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Best Dayton Radio Moments

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KingOfNoMedia

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We've heard a little about biggest blunders, how about looking at the positives now? Best Dayton radio moments. Unfortunately, I'm too young to remember many Steve Kirk or Lou Emm moments, but Kerrigan & Christopher (WTUE)had some great moments...their stunt with them posing as an elderly married couple celebrating their anniversary in the Dayton Daily News comes to mind. The nude girl getting busted by police while she was driving down the road during a Jeff Wicker (Z-93) stunt was huge. Not really a moment, but WTUE's "MasterBatters" softball team is memorable. Anyway, I'd be interested in hearing others...maybe bring back some long lost memories.
 
> Kool 95 in 1997!
>
You would need to include GENE BY GOLLY BERRY in any of the best moments.
Probably some of his live remote dance parties.Jack Wymer and all of his man on the street programs that kept in mind people less fortuneate are certainly
great moments in DAYTON radio.The list of great radio men for dayton included air personalities like BY GOLLY,KIRKIE,LOU EMM,JACK WYMER these men had to make it on their own with a real show ,not just announce what corporate radio says is ok .
Phil Donahue AND HIS CONVERSATION PIECE talk show in the 60s.
Bucks Braun and his professional program skils along with his 40 year career should have some of the bright spots
Bill Nance his news and religious programs are also some of the good spots<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by radiofan54 on 07/02/05 02:26 AM.</FONT></P>
 
> Kool 95 in 1997!
>

One of the coolest (or should I say, Koolest) things Kool 95 did was when they invited Steve Kirk to host a St Patty's party...Kirkie hadn't been gone from WING very long, and Kool 95 was pretty smart to do something like that.
 
One of the best memories that I have about Kirkee on 1410 WING-AM is the day that he and Dusty Rhodes talked about the Beatles coming to Cincinnati in 1964. I was able to listen to Kirkee every day, because I was going to the university in Dayton. I remember that Kirkee was on Oldies 104 for a short span of time and then left the station in the early 90's. I was told that Kirkee is retired and living in Florida, now.

Some of the folks have mentioned Bucks Braun. Well, Bucks was on a station with Dick Wagner(WSAI)or who is more well known as Dick Braun. The one day, Dick Braun played a commerical about the old Sinton Hotel where the old WSAI studios used to be, before the move to Price Hill. On the tape, Ron Britain(WCFL) and Paul (Dick) Purtan were talking about the virtues of the Hotel Sinton, "Enjoy the wonderful surroundings, etc. Bucks came out of the station with an extreme look of disbelief, "I do not know what is going on around here, they tore down the Hotel Sinton down years ago!!!"

It is too bad that form of radio is slowly starting to decline for the corporate boredom that dominates the radio dial.

Shark
 
> > Kool 95 in 1997!
> >
> You would need to include GENE BY GOLLY BERRY in any of
> the best moments.
> Probably some of his live remote dance parties.Jack Wymer
> and all of his man on the street programs that kept in mind
> people less fortuneate are certainly
> great moments in DAYTON radio.The list of great radio men
> for dayton included air personalities like BY
> GOLLY,KIRKIE,LOU EMM,JACK WYMER these men had to make it on
> their own with a real show ,not just announce what corporate
> radio says is ok .
> Phil Donahue AND HIS CONVERSATION PIECE talk show in the
> 60s.
> Bucks Braun and his professional program skils along
> with his 40 year career should have some of the bright spots
>
> Bill Nance his news and religious programs are also some
> of the good spots
>

You'd have to include any time the late Bill "Biggie B.C." Carr was on the old WDAO (FM). Bill was a gentle, kind spirit whose love for his audience came through every time he opened the mic.

"Remember, it's not who you love or how you love, only that you love."

R.I.P, Biggie!
 
How about WTUE's Top 40 format in the 1970s..someone can correct me but I'm not sure there were that many FM Top 40s in markets that size. Of course, WVUD's AOR format.<P ID="signature">______________
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> Of course, WVUD's AOR format.


"WVUD - FM 100. The radio station." What a great station. I always preferred it to WEBN. VUD always seemed more progressive and musically broad, whereas EBN back in those days was very heavy on the folk and country rock. Too much Poco, Grateful Dead, and John Prine.

Remember VUD's Wax Museum every evening at 7:00? It was designed for those with reel-to-reel decks to record the feature albums of the day, complete with start and stop tones. Imagine that in this day and age when the record companies are suing 12-year-olds for swapping music.
 
I remember "Wax Museum" and WVUD's broad playlist. You might hear everything from Marvin Gaye to Led Zeppelin. I also remember Mike McConnell as a student DJ.<P ID="signature">______________
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Anybody else like WDJX 103.9? Back before it became Oldies 104, the River, The Edge, and finally The X. Also, WDJK 95.3 in Xenia was a nice AC station before it became Power 95 (another good sound for that frequency) before it became Kool 95 then The Point then whatever the heck they're calling themselves now...I can't keep score.
 
I remember WDJX as a Top 40 signing on in 1978, it had been three years since there was CHR in Dayton. Good lineup (most of these guys seemed to end up in Ft. Wayne), weak signal. 95.3 is now Classic Rock WZLR. <P ID="signature">______________
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> I also remember Mike McConnell as a student DJ.


Yep. I remember that too. Did he eventually move from VUD over to TUE before going to 96 ROCK?
 
> I remember WDJX as a Top 40 signing on in 1978, it had been
> three years since there was CHR in Dayton. Good lineup (most
> of these guys seemed to end up in Ft. Wayne)

Buddy Scott and Gary Spears went on to some bigger places!
 
That's correct, McConnell went to WTUE as a weekender (spawning the "Christmas Story" by the way.). McConnell became WTUE's PD. Patty Spitler also went from 'VUD to 'TUE, she's been at WISH-TV in Indianapolis for years.<P ID="signature">______________
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How is it possible for any American city around 1975-78 to not have a top 40 station? Didn't Hamilton have some that were audible in Dayton?
 
Happened more than you might think. I'm not aware of hamilton having a Top 40 other than WMOH, which probably wouldn't have been a factor. South Suburban folks could get WSAI and Q102.

> How is it possible for any American city around 1975-78 to
> not have a top 40 station? Didn't Hamilton have some that
> were audible in Dayton?
>
<P ID="signature">______________
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Here's a few great Dayton radio moments...
1. Wilbur Wright's "Bohemian Rhapsothon", where he played "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen, 15 times in a row on March 19, 1992, on WGTZ/Z-93.
2. "What would you do" for Duran Duran tickets, which is the infamous Jeff Wicker "Driving to work naked" stunt that got the show publicity all across the nation(I know someone else posted this one, but it's so good it's worth mentioning again!).
3. WDJK's flip from DJ 95 to Power 95, when they played Boyz II Men's "It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday" 953 times in a row, June 1992.
4. (Actually a sad moment)WDJK's farewell broadcast when the station was sold to Clear 95, August 10, 1993. Some greats that worked there and some of these people are still in Dayton radio(Mostly at WMMX/Mix 107.7): Jeff Stevens, Allen "Ratboy" Rantz, Brian Savage, "The Buzzman" Buzz Cannon, Todd Hudson, Joe Mama, Brian "Rocco" Bruchy, Stacy Crews, Taylor(NOT the one at WMMX now-This one is in Las Vegas now), and "Sloppy" Joe Thomas.
 
DJX...

What a great station. Isn't it true that WBBM FM in Chi-Town stole several of their jocks? Don't know many stations in a market the size of Dayton who can brag about that.

Anyone have a who's who of DJX? I know Race Taylor (WPLJ, NY and Q102,Cincy) did some time there. Also, Gary Spears (WAPP, NY - KIIS, LA - WBBM, Chicago) spent time there as well.

And while we're at it...anyone have aircheck from DJX?
 
gr8oldies said:
How about WTUE's Top 40 format in the 1970s..someone can correct me but I'm not sure there were that many FM Top 40s in markets that size.
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I think there were only two others in the area at that time... Q102 Cincy (Fall '72) and WNAP Indy (late '67 or early '68)?

Remember when “ONE turned TWO” (WTUE)? 104.7 was automated oldies WONE-FM (in mono) until 1970 when FM-stereo arrived as W-2 or WTUE. Their top-of-the-hour ID was: “Now another hour of stereo muuusic power – power – power – power” bouncing between the left and right channels. A few years later, they tried it “clockwise” when they went SQ Quad.

I remember Beuwanna Johnny (I’m sure I’m misspelling his alias)... The guy weighed about 400-pounds and rode around on a motorcycle... And it was NO large “hog bike”—rather small caliber if I remember... IKES!

KingOfNoMedia said:
Anybody else like WDJX 103.9?
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I found about 10-minutes of old reel>reel tape on them the other day. I was recording “The King Biscuit Flower Hour” on the Sunday night after Thanksgiving in 1980 from 103.9 WRBR South Bend, IN. There had been an ice storm there – a car slid off Day Road near their site – hit a power pole – knocked out the AC – and took them off the air to immediately reveal WDJX skipping right over 103.9 WXKE in Fort Wayne.

“Hold On” by Ian Gomm was playing. I’ll never forget that back-sell from the weekender trying hard to sound hip: “That’s Ian Gomm holdin’ on to what little he’s got”... Followed by the unforgettable “Everyone’s Got to Learn Sometime” by The Korgis. I almost DID forget that tune until I heard the tape—26-years later! That was the only time I heard The Korgis on the radio... And the only time I heard WDJX at 103.9... Didn’t those calls hike south to Louisville?

NDXUFan said:
Bucks was on a station with Dick Wagner (WSAI) or who is more well known as Dick Braun. The one day, Dick Braun played a commercial about the old Sinton Hotel where the old WSAI studios used to be, before the move to Price Hill
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O-M-G... I wasn’t even in “double-digits” then! I remember Dick Wagoner followed Kirkee (when he worked at WSAI in AM drive) at 9AM... ‘SAI jocks did three-hours shifts then... Bucks was on at noon followed by Tom Kennington at 3PM. Remember the “Kirk-Kennington Feud” where we had to vote on which one got to stay at 1360 and remain one of the “WSAI Good Guys”... Kirkee won, but felt sorry for Kennington “cause poor Tommy K just wasn’t hip ‘nuff to keep another job and his kids would surly starve” as Kirkee told the listeners... So he volunteered to grow wings and fly off to get a real job at “High-Flyin’ WING” in Dayton.
 
Undisputedly the best were:


PAMS jingles on "High Flying WING" in the mid 60s

Drake/Johnny Mann "rum pum" jingles on WING in the early 70s

Steve Kirk's telephone "put ons" on WING

Gene "By Golly" Barry on WING

Shotgun Pleasant and the late Ricky Smith on WDAO(FM)

the late "B.W." on WAVI

The late John Hall on WIZE,WKSW and Oldies 95 before transforming WBLY TO WULM

Bob Roberts and Michelle Phillips on WULM in the afternoons

Dale Grimm and Marco Simmons doing "Polka Monster" on WULM in the mornings

"My Three Songs" on WULM in the afternoons.

Joe Madigan doing middays and later mornings on WULM

Bill Lyons on WDJX doing mornings in the 80s(he was also "Rob N. Hood" on WNDE,Indianapolis in the mid 70s)

Chad Hunt on WDJX

Joe Dawson on WYMJ(after WDJX)

Libby Foxx on WDJX,later Z-93

King and Dorsey on WING (remember Babs Knievens Bar and Grill and "Hiney Wine"?)

Dr. Dave and Wild Bill doing mornings on WGTZ (Z-93)

Kim Faris..still as always being her upbeat,cheerful and sweet self over the years on WJAI,WING and Z-93

Lou Emm's farewell on WHIO-AM

David G. McFarland on WONE

Stanley Coning interviewed by transmitter/tower enthusiast Scott Fybush on WCTM

Stanley Coning's farewell on WCTM

the late Bwanna Johnny on WTUE in 1972

PAMS "Solid Rock" jingles on WTUE in 1972-73

"Wax Museum" with Steve Lindell on WVUD in the 70s

Gordy Price..somewhere north of Dayton(WMVR,WTOO,T-102)"how's yer boogaloo situation?" in the 1980s.

WAZU(when it was still in Springfield as "The Zoo" when Smilin' Bob Yountz still owned it back in the day.)

Noontime prayer requests on WFCJ

Rev. W.T. Head playing soul gospel on WELX before it switched to country gospel(now WGNZ)
 
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