Delilah Coming to Easy 99.1

[Retro]

Delilah did her local show on 105.7 WVBF from around summer 1991 until 1992, when she was hired by Greater Media's WMGK/Philadelphia (Magic 103). WVBF replaced her briefly with Sunny Joe White, then flipped to country. She lasted about a year in Philadelphia, but the station dropped AC and went to classic hits. Then she returned to Boston to do a live show on WSSH/Lowell (Wish 99.5). That ran until fall 1995 when WSSH dropped AC and became WOAZ (Smooth Jazz, The Oasis). That's when her syndicated show launched. Just for the record, Delilah never had "great ratings" in Boston. Note that both stations she was on - plus the one in Philly - dropped the format.

Actually, just after Deliah, and before Sunny Joe White, WVBF hired a replacement show to be just like Deliah's show. It fell flat on its face though, as the new person just did not have the personality that Deliah had nor did the new host sound she cared about the callers either.

 

[DJbobo]

Delilah did her local show on 105.7 WVBF from around summer 1991 until 1992, when she was hired by Greater Media's WMGK/Philadelphia (Magic 103). WVBF replaced her briefly with Sunny Joe White, then flipped to country. She lasted about a year in Philadelphia, but the station dropped AC and went to classic hits. Then she returned to Boston to do a live show on WSSH/Lowell (Wish 99.5). That ran until fall 1995 when WSSH dropped AC and became WOAZ (Smooth Jazz, The Oasis). That's when her syndicated show launched. Just for the record, Delilah never had "great ratings" in Boston. Note that both stations she was on - plus the one in Philly - dropped the format.

Actually, just after Deliah, and before Sunny Joe White, WVBF hired a replacement show to be just like Deliah's show. It fell flat on its face though, as the new person just did not have the personality that Deliah had nor did the new host sound she cared about the callers either.

You're talking about a very brief stretch between Delilah and Sunny shows. Maybe two months max. I think it was Chris Guetta. She eventually moved to middays when Sunny came on board. Tom Doyle also left afternoons for mornings with Mustard at WEEI around the same time Delilah quit.

 

[Retro]

Delilah did her local show on 105.7 WVBF from around summer 1991 until 1992, when she was hired by Greater Media's WMGK/Philadelphia (Magic 103). WVBF replaced her briefly with Sunny Joe White, then flipped to country. She lasted about a year in Philadelphia, but the station dropped AC and went to classic hits. Then she returned to Boston to do a live show on WSSH/Lowell (Wish 99.5). That ran until fall 1995 when WSSH dropped AC and became WOAZ (Smooth Jazz, The Oasis). That's when her syndicated show launched. Just for the record, Delilah never had "great ratings" in Boston. Note that both stations she was on - plus the one in Philly - dropped the format.

Actually, just after Deliah, and before Sunny Joe White, WVBF hired a replacement show to be just like Deliah's show. It fell flat on its face though, as the new person just did not have the personality that Deliah had nor did the new host sound she cared about the callers either.

You're talking about a very brief stretch between Delilah and Sunny shows. Maybe two months max. I think it was Chris Guetta. She eventually moved to middays when Sunny came on board. Tom Doyle also left afternoons for mornings with Mustard at WEEI around the same time Delilah quit.

Yeah, it was a very short period.

 

[WMC2006]

You're talking about a very brief stretch between Delilah and Sunny shows. Maybe two months max. I think it was Chris Guetta. She eventually moved to middays when Sunny came on board. Tom Doyle also left afternoons for mornings with Mustard at WEEI around the same time Delilah quit.

I recall Chris Guetta being paired in afternoon drive with...Paul Perry??...for "Two For The Road". They were initially introduced as a pair to WVBF listeners by Joe and Andy. But they never really gelled together in my opinion and they always seemed to be separated with one of them filling in for someone else. In fact, it seemed they were apart more than they were ever together. I vaguely recall (maybe incorrectly) that she (Chris) had the Saturday morning show as well and I enjoyed listening to her. I don't recall her having a night show between Delilah and Sunny Joe, though.

 

[DJbobo]

You're talking about a very brief stretch between Delilah and Sunny shows. Maybe two months max. I think it was Chris Guetta. She eventually moved to middays when Sunny came on board. Tom Doyle also left afternoons for mornings with Mustard at WEEI around the same time Delilah quit.

I recall Chris Guetta being paired in afternoon drive with...Paul Perry??...for "Two For The Road". They were initially introduced as a pair to WVBF listeners by Joe and Andy. But they never really gelled together in my opinion and they always seemed to be separated with one of them filling in for someone else. In fact, it seemed they were apart more than they were ever together. I vaguely recall (maybe incorrectly) that she (Chris) had the Saturday morning show as well and I enjoyed listening to her. I don't recall her having a night show between Delilah and Sunny Joe, though.

I don't ever recall hearing Joe and Andy on WVBF... : ;D

Sorry, WMC, I couldnt resist...Good night and happy holidays

 

[WMC2006]

SORRY! :

What I MEANT to say was....I recall Joe and Andy introducing Paul Perry and Chris Guetta as 'Two for the Road' on the old WROR (98.5). This was a lonnnnnnnnnng time ago.

That's what I MEANT to say. Ok??

 

[BearFur]

A friend of mine called her a number of years ago, and gave the story that he had just lost his fiancee as she was giving birth to their child, and the baby died too. He made it on air and was very convincing, he even started crying, and asked her to play a song for his late fiancee and baby. She did.

A little after that, a woman called up in tears and wanted to dedicate (I believe) Wind Beneath My Wings to "the man who lost his fiancee and baby"

He then felt bad he started the joke.

I know this really doesn't have anything to do with her coming back, but I figured I'd share

I don't know what's worse, the guy for doing the joke, you for sharing, or me for laughing out loud in front of my computer

We're all going to h3ll anyway, so it's all good

 

[rapking]

Her show on WVBF in the early 90's was called The Quiet Storm, I think, and was getting really good ratings.

You SURE about that? I'm not saying that you're wrong, but ISTR that name being attached to a progam on WUMB. Of course, both stations could have used the same name--probably not simultaneously, though.

I think there were many romantic or mellow music shows in different areas that called themselves "Quiet Storm" in those days. I remember the WUMB show. I don't recall Delilah using "Quiet Storm", but I really wasn't much of a soft AC listener.

According to Wikipedia (which I know isn't always right), the first station to have a romantic adult R&B and "smooth" jazz show called "Quiet Storm" was in Washington, DC in the mid-'70s, and it was named for a 1975 Smokey Robinson song "A Quiet Storm". They also say that San Francisco adult urban station KBLX began the first full-time "Quiet Storm" format in the late '70s, which continues today.

Alot of Urban A/C stations has a show called "Quiet Storm" ( also some Hip hop stations, 102 Jamz Orlando back in the 90's ). 97.7 W I L D-FM Brocton-Boston had a " Quiet Storm" show, but most of the time it was jockless ( Dumb@$$ Radio One Boston ).

 

[ssetta]

On a side note (sort of), I thought WPLM was supposed to be all-Christmas by today (12/15), and they're not.