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Fromer Wibbage 99 jock George Gilbert seriously ill
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I remember listening to "Double G" (George Gilbert) 10am-til-2pm weekdays and on Saturdays from 10-am til 3-pm on "wibbage" . He was the greatest mid-day jock , other than the Late Jay Cook from
Famous 56(WFIL) , The Boss!
George followed Bill Wright , "the early Bright", and preceded "Your Boy" JERRY STEVENS. The newsman on his shift was former Wissahickon High School teacher Dave Anderson who later joined the Johnny Carson Tonight Show Staff at NBC.Dave Anderson also did a prior news stint on WKWF in Key West,Florida.
Double G had quite a following. He came to WIBG from WARM-The Mighty 590 in Scranton-Wilkes Barre where he had held a number 1
rating for many years. Once in Philly, he was rated 1 having quickly obliterated his closest mid-day rival at the time which was WIP-Color Radio Channel 61's " Dick Carr, Ned Powers, and later,Jim Tate. Double G had replaced Bill Jones on WIBG. He stayed with Radio 99 for some 3-years and then returned to WARM in Scranton-Wilkes Barre where he landed a big contract with the Susquehanna Broadcasting Company and became the WARM Program Director and MID_Day host.
He was replaced at wibbage by Jim Stagg who later went on to fame with KYW which was then a Cleveland , Ohio Rocker. After CLEVELAND
Jim Stagg became a big jock at WCFL in Chicago.
I wish George Gilbert well. He is a tremendous person and great mentor. He tought many young people the business. He is a great leader and fantastic boss.
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P-S :George would've sounded so good in H-D . HD sounds so good . It makes conventional AM an antique and it truly enhances FM. People who don't like H-D either have a bad receiver or need a cotton swab to clean out all the old Wax and crud from their ears. Maybe the critics need an HD hearing aid!
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Famous 56(WFIL) , The Boss!
George followed Bill Wright , "the early Bright", and preceded "Your Boy" JERRY STEVENS. The newsman on his shift was former Wissahickon High School teacher Dave Anderson who later joined the Johnny Carson Tonight Show Staff at NBC.Dave Anderson also did a prior news stint on WKWF in Key West,Florida.
Double G had quite a following. He came to WIBG from WARM-The Mighty 590 in Scranton-Wilkes Barre where he had held a number 1
rating for many years. Once in Philly, he was rated 1 having quickly obliterated his closest mid-day rival at the time which was WIP-Color Radio Channel 61's " Dick Carr, Ned Powers, and later,Jim Tate. Double G had replaced Bill Jones on WIBG. He stayed with Radio 99 for some 3-years and then returned to WARM in Scranton-Wilkes Barre where he landed a big contract with the Susquehanna Broadcasting Company and became the WARM Program Director and MID_Day host.
He was replaced at wibbage by Jim Stagg who later went on to fame with KYW which was then a Cleveland , Ohio Rocker. After CLEVELAND
Jim Stagg became a big jock at WCFL in Chicago.
I wish George Gilbert well. He is a tremendous person and great mentor. He tought many young people the business. He is a great leader and fantastic boss.
newsieal
P-S :George would've sounded so good in H-D . HD sounds so good . It makes conventional AM an antique and it truly enhances FM. People who don't like H-D either have a bad receiver or need a cotton swab to clean out all the old Wax and crud from their ears. Maybe the critics need an HD hearing aid!
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Re: Fromer Wibbage 99 jock George Gilbert seriously ill & H-D
GEORGE GILBERT IS THE GREATEST AND SO IS THE MAGNIFICENCE AND HIGH QUALITY SOUND OF H-D. HD RULES! IT MAKES AM SOUND LIKE FM AND IT MAKES FM SOUND EVEN BETTER !
GEORGE GILBERT IS THE GREATEST AND SO IS THE MAGNIFICENCE AND HIGH QUALITY SOUND OF H-D. HD RULES! IT MAKES AM SOUND LIKE FM AND IT MAKES FM SOUND EVEN BETTER !
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HIGH QUALITY SOUND OF H-D. HD RULES! IT MAKES AM SOUND LIKE FM AND IT MAKES FM SOUND EVEN BETTER !
Are you trying to stir the pot? Everyone knows that HD-AM is ineffective in the car because it drops constantly due to bridges, traffic lights, power lines, buildings, etc. and has to constantly re-buffer.
And for in home listening? A good standard AM receiver with wide band and the right antenna sounds even better than standard FM in my opinion because it has better bass, and the higher frequencies are much more noticeable than standard AM allowing the listener to enjoy percussion without that "tinty" sound that exists on standard FM Stereo radio stations.
FM Stereo though beats AM Mono. It's too bad AM Stereo is a thing of the past. But so is AM music so it doesn't matter. What's left on AM except talk? Please explain what's so great about hearing the human voice in HD especially when the receiver is constantly re-buffering?
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NO NOT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT.....! IF THAT HAPPENS TO YOU
YOU HAVE A CHEAP, OR AN EXPENSIVE BUT INEFFECTIVE RECEIVER.
HD-AM IS MAGNIFICENT. IT'S FM PERSONIFIED-MAGNIFICO!
AND FM -HD IS SIMPLY OUT OF THIS WORLD . IT PUTS LISTENING ENJOYMENT ON CLOUD #9. AND TO YOU MR. RRRR....BAH HUMBUG.
DOUBLE G- WOULD IN INDEED HAVE SOUNDED GREAT ON HD -AM.
WIBG ALWAYS SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS BROADCASTING ON SINGLE SIDEBAND AND IT'S POOR BANNANA-SIGNAL PATTERN CUT OUT HALF OF THE PHILADELPHIA AREA. HECK... OUT IN THE BURBS...MOST OF THE KIDS LISTENED TO WABC. AT NIGHT THEY LISTENED TO TOM SHANNON ON WKBW AND DICK BIONDI ON WLS BECAUSE WIBBAGE COULDN'T BE RECEIVED ON EVEN THE BEST OF RADIOS. SO MR RRRR ....NO ONE IS STIRRING THE POT. YOU JUST DON'T HAVE THE DESIRE TO FACE FACTS.
HOWEVER, I WILL CONCEDE , THAT FEW PEOPLE WILL EVER SPEND THE MONEY IN THIS DAY AND AGE TO BUY A QUALITY HD-SYSTEM AS LONG AS PRICES REMAIN AS HIGH AS THEY ARE. I WILL GRANT YOU, THERE ARE BETTER ALTERNATIVES.
MOST KIDS I KNOW, LISTEN TO STREAMED MUSIC ON THE INTERNET OR ON THEIR I-POD , THE DOWNLOADED STUFF.
TODAYS' GENERATION DOESN'T EVEN CARE ABOUT DEE JAYS ....THE MINUTE THEY OPEN THE MIKE, THE BUTTON GETS PUSHED .
YOU HAVE A CHEAP, OR AN EXPENSIVE BUT INEFFECTIVE RECEIVER.
HD-AM IS MAGNIFICENT. IT'S FM PERSONIFIED-MAGNIFICO!
AND FM -HD IS SIMPLY OUT OF THIS WORLD . IT PUTS LISTENING ENJOYMENT ON CLOUD #9. AND TO YOU MR. RRRR....BAH HUMBUG.
DOUBLE G- WOULD IN INDEED HAVE SOUNDED GREAT ON HD -AM.
WIBG ALWAYS SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS BROADCASTING ON SINGLE SIDEBAND AND IT'S POOR BANNANA-SIGNAL PATTERN CUT OUT HALF OF THE PHILADELPHIA AREA. HECK... OUT IN THE BURBS...MOST OF THE KIDS LISTENED TO WABC. AT NIGHT THEY LISTENED TO TOM SHANNON ON WKBW AND DICK BIONDI ON WLS BECAUSE WIBBAGE COULDN'T BE RECEIVED ON EVEN THE BEST OF RADIOS. SO MR RRRR ....NO ONE IS STIRRING THE POT. YOU JUST DON'T HAVE THE DESIRE TO FACE FACTS.
HOWEVER, I WILL CONCEDE , THAT FEW PEOPLE WILL EVER SPEND THE MONEY IN THIS DAY AND AGE TO BUY A QUALITY HD-SYSTEM AS LONG AS PRICES REMAIN AS HIGH AS THEY ARE. I WILL GRANT YOU, THERE ARE BETTER ALTERNATIVES.
MOST KIDS I KNOW, LISTEN TO STREAMED MUSIC ON THE INTERNET OR ON THEIR I-POD , THE DOWNLOADED STUFF.
TODAYS' GENERATION DOESN'T EVEN CARE ABOUT DEE JAYS ....THE MINUTE THEY OPEN THE MIKE, THE BUTTON GETS PUSHED .
First "New", turn off your HIGH BEAMS.
This certainly is not the thread to debate HD. "Double G" George Gilbert was a wonderfully warm, easy to connect with personality at one of America's premiere Rock 'n Roll radio stations. I discovered him again at WARM, as their signal came in fine on my bedroom Philco Cathredral. As did WSBA, WAEB, WABC during the day in NE Montgomery County.
As fars as "SSB", WIBG sounded fine, full and rich, as many surviving captured air-checks attest. Their transmitters weren't the loudest, but were reasonable fidelity from 55 to 10.7Khz. I saw the required "FCC Proof" myself. Not bad for a signal through a Phasor and 5 towers. It was either a cheap radio, or location. IF you were unfortunate enough to live in a null between two of the five towers, there were phase problems. WINS NY still suffers this as you drive up the Garden State Parkway. With the old signal, you're somewhat correct about reception. The NE null, as well as Wilmington and Trenton were fair in the daytime, but non-existant at night. I remember clearly that when the power dropped and pattern tightened at sundown, it would dissapear, and WCFL from Chicago would replace it. The current engineers have done an astounding job of improving the signal pattern within current FCC guidelines. But "the kids in the burbs", especially in South Jersey, listened at night enough to give Hy Lit 50+ shares of listening, something that will never be repeated.
This certainly is not the thread to debate HD. "Double G" George Gilbert was a wonderfully warm, easy to connect with personality at one of America's premiere Rock 'n Roll radio stations. I discovered him again at WARM, as their signal came in fine on my bedroom Philco Cathredral. As did WSBA, WAEB, WABC during the day in NE Montgomery County.
As fars as "SSB", WIBG sounded fine, full and rich, as many surviving captured air-checks attest. Their transmitters weren't the loudest, but were reasonable fidelity from 55 to 10.7Khz. I saw the required "FCC Proof" myself. Not bad for a signal through a Phasor and 5 towers. It was either a cheap radio, or location. IF you were unfortunate enough to live in a null between two of the five towers, there were phase problems. WINS NY still suffers this as you drive up the Garden State Parkway. With the old signal, you're somewhat correct about reception. The NE null, as well as Wilmington and Trenton were fair in the daytime, but non-existant at night. I remember clearly that when the power dropped and pattern tightened at sundown, it would dissapear, and WCFL from Chicago would replace it. The current engineers have done an astounding job of improving the signal pattern within current FCC guidelines. But "the kids in the burbs", especially in South Jersey, listened at night enough to give Hy Lit 50+ shares of listening, something that will never be repeated.
Sunday ... The Northeast Pennsylvania Board:
All.... I'm sorry to announce the after a long and courageous battle with cancer, Geroge Gilbert passed away on Saturday night 4/12/2008 with his family by his side.
George was a special person to me, not only was he my father-in-law, but he also convinced me to get off the air as a jock and move into engineering. After doing my fair share of 7-12 shifts, I moved to engineering and I owe where I'm at today to him.
Anthony A. Gervasi, Jr.
Sr. Vice President - Engineering & Technology
Nassau Broadcasting Partners, LP
619 Alexander Road - 3rd Floor
Princeton, NJ 08540
voice: 609.452.9696
fax: 609.419.0254
www.NassauBroadcasting.com
Dave McAndrews said:
Sunday ... The Northeast Pennsylvania Board:
All.... I'm sorry to announce the after a long and courageous battle with cancer, Geroge Gilbert passed away on Saturday night 4/12/2008 with his family by his side.
George was a special person to me, not only was he my father-in-law, but he also convinced me to get off the air as a jock and move into engineering. After doing my fair share of 7-12 shifts, I moved to engineering and I owe where I'm at today to him.
Anthony A. Gervasi, Jr.
Sr. Vice President - Engineering & Technology
Nassau Broadcasting Partners, LP
619 Alexander Road - 3rd Floor
Princeton, NJ 08540
voice: 609.452.9696
fax: 609.419.0254
www.NassauBroadcasting.com
Hi Anthony. Please accept my condolences for the loss of your father-in-law. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Peter Q. George (K1XRB)
Whitman, Massachusetts
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