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Most and least favorite Pittsburgh DJ'S

seems like there is a pipeline from Pittsburgh to Tampa and back. Yinns mean dat when I was listening to WEEP I was listening to the future owner of the GULLS and True Oldies 106.3? Now it seems like Porky is moving to the Tampa area. Anybody go from Tampa to Pittsburgh? Did anybody else live in both places? At once? How would you compare Q105 to 3WS? Magic to WISH?
 
5 favorite Deejays

1. Rege Cordic
2. Barry Kaye
3.Bill Lynch
4. Dave Shallenberger
5. JM in the AM
 
JM in the AM was Jim McLaughlin. When KQV flipped to TOP 40, he was on PM drive. Then Dave Scott was moved from 9-Mid to PM drive and Jim got overnights. I used to sort of visit him in the studio during the night until John Rook, the PD, decided to stop that. Jim eventually went to Hartford's WPOP and continued on a 1410 frequency playing TOP 40. However, unlike KQV, WPOP had real competeition in 1360 WDRC. Bill Lynch was the PD when WMCK was "Mighty 1360" and tried to compete with KQV. He was on 8-12. If they did not have to reduce power to 1,000 watts at night, they sounded good enough to have given KQV serious fits> I know they tried again later as WIXZ, but I was out of Pittsburgh and never really heard them except for some Jeff Christie and Dick Kempp airchecks.
 
Also------when KQV was still required to carry ABC block programming and KDKA was still MOR except PM drive and overnights, WMCK was TOP 40 24/7, but just couldn't compete.
 
Just a note of thanks to those of you who mentioned my name in your "most favorite" lists. It's always nice to be remembered.

C.
 
Sorry Clarke, but I left Pittsburgh before you were on the air. Exactly what stations were you on? I presume WPEZ and the AC version of 3WS, but I'm guessing. I used to think that you were a composite of Clark Race and Dan Ingram (but it seems you are legendary in your own right)-------but I guess not. Why don't you go all oldies all the time on 620?
 
Thank you Msmusic for clearing up my quetions on JM in the AM and Bill Lynch.

Clarke was on B-94 when it was in its heyday and good. He only made a brief appearance on 3WS on a Friday night disco show, I believe around 2003? 2004? Can't remember, but it was only for a short stint.
 
Who else was on B94 in its heyday? Who was on WPEZ in its heyday? Who was on 96.1 when it was in direct competition to B? How did Bumber Morgan and Striker McGuire get such cool names and not be WMCA Good Guys? Or KHJ Boss Jocks?
 
MsMusicRadio said:
Sorry Clarke, but I left Pittsburgh before you were on the air. Exactly what stations were you on? I presume WPEZ and the AC version of 3WS, but I'm guessing. I used to think that you were a composite of Clark Race and Dan Ingram (but it seems you are legendary in your own right)-------but I guess not. Why don't you go all oldies all the time on 620?
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I was at WXKX (96-KX) for five years, and was at B-94 three different times, one of which was off the air as Program Director. As Raymond noted, I did a weekend show on 3WS, most of which was disco. It was about six months before I realized that the PD and I both equally disliked it, at which point I left.

I'd love to go oldies full-time on 620, but the station is making pretty good money running talk and paid programming, plus it's a tough row to hoe selling spot time on an AM music station -- you can probably ask Tony Renda about that. Nevertheless, I think 620 could be viable as an oldies outlet.

C.
 
I never liked any of the ones who would keep on talking after the record started. I liked the ones who would shut up and play the music.
 
I presume nobody in PGH was consulted by Drake & Co. Still, nobody told me who Bumber and Striker were. I'm in love with those names. Better than Bwana Johnny even.
 
MsMusicRadio said:
I presume nobody in PGH was consulted by Drake & Co. Still, nobody told me who Bumber and Striker were. I'm in love with those names. Better than Bwana Johnny even.
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It was BUMPER MORGAN. A great DJ throughout the years all over the U.S. and right here in Pittsburgh.
http://www.nauticom.net/www/monarch/resume.htm

I have no idea about Striker McGuire, must have been before I was in radio.
 
Biz Listener said:
I never liked any of the ones who would keep on talking after the record started. I liked the ones who would shut up and play the music.
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Well, that eliminates everyone except the album-rock jocks, the beautiful-music announcers, and 13Q during its short-lived "we don't talk over the music" phase.

Talking up the "ramp" or intro of a song has been common practice since radio became a recorded-music medium. It still is at many stations.

After all, why do you think they put it there?

C.
 
MsMusicRadio said:
I presume nobody in PGH was consulted by Drake & Co. Still, nobody told me who Bumber and Striker were. I'm in love with those names. Better than Bwana Johnny even.
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Drake never consulted in Pittsburgh, but KQV was very "fake Drake" around 1968, and Ted Atkins certainly employed many of the Drake techniques during his tenure at WTAE.

Bumper Morgan worked at 99X and WNBC in New York, among many others. I had the pleasure of having him fill in mornings temporarily at WJJJ (104.7 The Beat, now WPGB) when I was PD there. A great talent, and a true gentleman. Striker McGuire did mornings at WPEZ in its heyday.

C.
 
cingram said:
Well, that eliminates everyone except the album-rock jocks, the beautiful-music announcers, and 13Q during its short-lived "we don't talk over the music" phase.

Talking up the "ramp" or intro of a song has been common practice since radio became a recorded-music medium. It still is at many stations.

After all, why do you think they put it there?

C.
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Nobody asked whether or not it was a good thing or a bad thing or a successful thing or an unsuccessful thing. They only asked who were our favorites. I don't much care about what's common practice or not. When someone asks me who my favorites are, I answer with who my favorites are.

That could explain why my favorite radio stations are album-rock stations. And again (and nothing personal), I don't much care what your favorites are. The question asked was what are my favorites. You can listen to your favorite stations, and I'll listen to mine.
 
Biz Listener said:
Nobody asked whether or not it was a good thing or a bad thing or a successful thing or an unsuccessful thing. They only asked who were our favorites. I don't much care about what's common practice or not. When someone asks me who my favorites are, I answer with who my favorites are.

That could explain why my favorite radio stations are album-rock stations. And again (and nothing personal), I don't much care what your favorites are. The question asked was what are my favorites. You can listen to your favorite stations, and I'll listen to mine.
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This thread isn't about favorite stations; it's about most and least favorite DJs. Furthermore, you didn't even name any favorites; you merely disqualified the vast majority of personalities based on a common industry practice. To do so without regard to the content of the personalities involved is highly prejudicial.

C.
 
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