My Own Tribute To WCBS-FM (including Don K Reed's Passing)....

[BruceNYC]

Question - did Don start at WCBS-FM in 1972 when the station adopted the oldies format? I believe the Doo Wop Shop commenced in 1975.

 

[andreaj10]

Question - did Don start at WCBS-FM in 1972 when the station adopted the oldies format? I believe the Doo Wop Shop commenced in 1975.

he started in 1971.....pre-Golden 101

 

[TheBigA]

BTW I read somewhere that he had quadruple bypass surgery in May.

 

[NYRadioFan22]

CBS-FM just confirmed it on their Facebook page

 

[BruceNYC]

Sean Ross wrote an article about WCBS-FM in Radioinsight. https://radioinsight.com/ross/234009/wcbs-fm-at-50-and-15/

 

[andreaj10]

Sean Ross wrote an article about WCBS-FM in Radioinsight. https://radioinsight.com/ross/234009/wcbs-FM-at-50-and-15/

the demographic gets younger - and the music gets newer

 

[jbl]

https://radioink.com/2022/07/18/don-k-reed-passes/

 

[andreaj10]

Today, Don would have turned 78 - jog your memories a bit with this one - not his last one - but this was his best (Don starts at about 5:50) -

 

[SarahB98]

Also, I swear if WCBS-FM plays trouble by Taylor Swift years from now, it’ll be Jack FM all over again.

 

[AceBiscuits]

Also, I swear if WCBS-FM plays trouble by Taylor Swift years from now, it’ll be Jack FM all over again.

If that's where the Classic Hits format evolves to by then, then it will be a natural progression, just as the station shifted its focus to the 80's and 90's from the 60's and 70's.

 

[SarahB98]

If that's where the Classic Hits format evolves to by then, then it will be a natural progression, just as the station shifted its focus to the 80's and 90's from the 60's and 70's.

By then they’ll add songs from the 2000s & 2010s.

 

[SarahB98]

the demographic gets younger - and the music gets newer

Yep. That’s bad.