Jim Reid, Philadelphia & Lehigh Valley Radio

[Jim Reid]

Hi to all, Just joined this site tonight and would like to introduce myself. I've been in radio for 53 years. Started in 1973 at Muhlenberg College where I did my first show. I was 16 at the time and my job was doing a radio show, while the students went on Easter break. It was here that I learned the ins and outs of radio. From there it was on to WKTC, a cable radio station and was making $2.50 an hour. In 1976, I went to work for WKAP in Allentown and stayed there for about 9 months. On a whim, In that same year, I sent a tape to Bob Hamilton at WIFI-92 in Philadelphia and did weekends and even did a full-time stint from 10 pm to 2 am during the summer of 1977. I left WIFI-92 in July of 1977 because of AFTRA. It was just too expensive to join and I was immediately hired at WAEB, Allentown, where I jocked from 1977 to 1993. With a format change, I went to Oldies 99.9 in Easton for 2 years and then left when they, too changed format to The Hawk. From Oldies 99.9 it was on to Penns Peak Radio, where I did a Tuesday Night Oldies show for almost 4 years. Penns Peak Radio closed its doors and went off the air and I immediately went to Colossal Radio, another internet radio station, which is 6 miles from home in Lehighton, PA. I'm still playing the Oldies until June, when they too will be changing format. It's been a fun 53+ years.

 

[radiofan2023]

Welcome!

 

[Josh Owens]

Howdy and welcome to the board. Congratulations on being in radio all these years, that's some resume.

 

[infamouswb]

Welcome aboard!

 

[Jim Reid]

Thanks for all of your warm welcoming greetings.