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Neggy
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among other things he was Harvey Wharfields producer.
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Mickey37
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I interned with Harvey at 'ZLX. He's a good egg.
I remember Mike Morin, Harvey Wharfield (post AAF) at WCGY. was trying to remember rest of thier lineup. I have tape of thier final hour. I think they closed out with a kinks song?
Any "CGY recollections, info or memeories appreciated.
what are some of thier D.J.s up to now?
Bring Back A.O.R.!!!!
Any "CGY recollections, info or memeories appreciated.
what are some of thier D.J.s up to now?
Bring Back A.O.R.!!!!
what a joke "brightonboris" is on this board. Here are the facts
In 1991 at Boston Music Showcase, the only show to go on the air at 6 PM, I was the mastermind, my friend.
Just as WZLX's Jimmy Mack came to me in the 1980s when ZLX first went on the air to ask to use my
extensive record collection (a different fellow from WBCN's Jimmy Mack), Harv came to my house weeks
before BMS to go through the record collection and plan what we would play.
We had knock down drag outs for sure, but that made the show better. It was when we worked as a team that the local show was unbeatable - there's never been a show like it for local music in the history of
New England. 4 hours with big names and major artists played next to Indie Artists. All due respect to
Carmelita and my buddy Doug Mascott who are the most Senior of all the DJs with a regional rock show,
we had a formula that put highly listenable music in with the new stuff.
When people drifted from the formula the show didn't do as well. When I left in 1993 to begin Visual Radio
the show was never the same. Without someone scripting and without Demo That Got The Deal it became
another local music show. Look at the playlists while I was there and after I left. Also look at the
Sunday Night ratings. BIG difference.
1)The Playlists were my idea. I put them together, xeroxed them, mailed them out, and the station
got behind it. It was pure genius because WZLX wasn't going to advertise that Harvey - with huge ratings - was on another signal.
WCGY got the best ratings in AGES with Harvey there - because we got the word out via the local show and we got thousands and thousands of cards and letters -Trevor Gowdy had NEVER seen as much mail.
2)I scripted Boston Music Showcase - so when I scripted the interviews with Peter Wolf or with Greg Hawkes or RTZ - all my contacts - we also got our #1 song, a live version of Brad Delp singing DREAMS, available nowhere else.
We were the ONLY station to play Aimee Mann's first IMAGO single which I got off a retail sampler a month before Radio got it, much to Oedipus' chagrin over at WBCN - that was noted in Billboard Magazine too -
I still have that page.
We were a force - so much so that WBCN advertisers were calling my advertisers and trying to steal them.
Tortious interference is Oedi's specialty!
When the biggest billing station is trying to steal your advertisers, you know you are doing something right.
Brighton Boris eat your heart out from the shadows where you hide!
Oh yeah, we have over a hundred hours of air checks including about 70 Demo That Got The Deal interviews with Letters to Cleo, The Fools, Stompers, Didi Stewart, Robin Lane, Jonathan Richman, Barry & The Remains, Steve Cataldo of Nervous Eaters, Rick Berlin, etc. etc. etc.
In 1991 at Boston Music Showcase, the only show to go on the air at 6 PM, I was the mastermind, my friend.
Just as WZLX's Jimmy Mack came to me in the 1980s when ZLX first went on the air to ask to use my
extensive record collection (a different fellow from WBCN's Jimmy Mack), Harv came to my house weeks
before BMS to go through the record collection and plan what we would play.
We had knock down drag outs for sure, but that made the show better. It was when we worked as a team that the local show was unbeatable - there's never been a show like it for local music in the history of
New England. 4 hours with big names and major artists played next to Indie Artists. All due respect to
Carmelita and my buddy Doug Mascott who are the most Senior of all the DJs with a regional rock show,
we had a formula that put highly listenable music in with the new stuff.
When people drifted from the formula the show didn't do as well. When I left in 1993 to begin Visual Radio
the show was never the same. Without someone scripting and without Demo That Got The Deal it became
another local music show. Look at the playlists while I was there and after I left. Also look at the
Sunday Night ratings. BIG difference.
1)The Playlists were my idea. I put them together, xeroxed them, mailed them out, and the station
got behind it. It was pure genius because WZLX wasn't going to advertise that Harvey - with huge ratings - was on another signal.
WCGY got the best ratings in AGES with Harvey there - because we got the word out via the local show and we got thousands and thousands of cards and letters -Trevor Gowdy had NEVER seen as much mail.
2)I scripted Boston Music Showcase - so when I scripted the interviews with Peter Wolf or with Greg Hawkes or RTZ - all my contacts - we also got our #1 song, a live version of Brad Delp singing DREAMS, available nowhere else.
We were the ONLY station to play Aimee Mann's first IMAGO single which I got off a retail sampler a month before Radio got it, much to Oedipus' chagrin over at WBCN - that was noted in Billboard Magazine too -
I still have that page.
We were a force - so much so that WBCN advertisers were calling my advertisers and trying to steal them.
Tortious interference is Oedi's specialty!
When the biggest billing station is trying to steal your advertisers, you know you are doing something right.
Brighton Boris eat your heart out from the shadows where you hide!
Oh yeah, we have over a hundred hours of air checks including about 70 Demo That Got The Deal interviews with Letters to Cleo, The Fools, Stompers, Didi Stewart, Robin Lane, Jonathan Richman, Barry & The Remains, Steve Cataldo of Nervous Eaters, Rick Berlin, etc. etc. etc.
Varulven said:
Sorry, I must've confused you with someone else...less important.
In any event, a great run. Let's hope we hear more about it.
I was working there in both air and engineering during that period-and in the building for BMS almost every week. If Joe was an AE then I wasn't aware of it (and after calling a few others who were there then they don't remember that either)and I spent a lot of time upstairs listening to John Bassett's war stories. If memory serves, mid-days at CGY was a bit of a revolving door ( I did some, Dirk Nadon handled some, Patricia Foxx was there for a short time) and the incredibly talented Julie D handled nights. I seem to remember Harvey's then-wife Patricia was around a lot for BMS. Let's just say mine and Joe's memories of the show's impact are quite different. IIRC, ratings before and after HW weren't that different... consistently between 1.5 and 2.0. BMS did own Sunday nights if memory serves.
As to recollections and stories...I did 2 tours there. I could go on for hours. Jerry Goodwin, Spider Spence, Gary Martin, Harvey, JB, Julie...what a great place to learn. Think the movie "FM" and you get some idea of the work environment.
As to recollections and stories...I did 2 tours there. I could go on for hours. Jerry Goodwin, Spider Spence, Gary Martin, Harvey, JB, Julie...what a great place to learn. Think the movie "FM" and you get some idea of the work environment.
jacobr said:
So, basically, unless you're an uber local music fan, you don't recall most of anything Joe has done. Which really negates the overall relevance of it, and if you were born after 1986, you have no idea what this thread's about?
Joe's done quite a bit in his day. There's no doubt. His impact on the Boston music scene, both positive, and negative depending on who's telling the tale, is real.
His impact on Boston radio is nonexistent. But, that's fine. He's proud of what he's done. And that's all that matters in the end.
Joe's done quite a bit in his day. There's no doubt. His impact on the Boston music scene, both positive, and negative depending on who's telling the tale, is real.
His impact on Boston radio is nonexistent. But, that's fine. He's proud of what he's done. And that's all that matters in the end.
TowerBuzz said:Coming Soon:
Another trhead moved to "Take it outside" because of Joe's chest thumping about his own importance and the throes of people who dispute it which he runs to the mods crying about how their bashhing him.
Sunday nights are essentially a throw away daypart which is why the syndictaed shows and local music shows always reside there, because in the larger picture those shows are irrelevant. THe number of people who care that the Stompers are pontificating about how they recorded their latest demo can be counted on one hand apart from the band, and their wives and girlfriends. So boasting about having the highest ratings in a daypart without meaning is in and of itself without meaning. Bragging about having been an AE (sales duck or weasel if you prefer) at a station does not mean much to those on air, if anything it means you were the enemy!.
LOl
his radio career was as colorful as a rainbow decal on his car....i can't believe he hasn't ranted about how am 1600 pulled its highest ratings ever when his demo hour ran there for a couple weeks...he was sandwiched in between an armenian and greek shows...bada-bing-bada-bang....
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Doma
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When Varulven was with WCGY, what time was that show he referenced during the highly coveted Sunday evening daypart? That's the least listened to part of the week. That's why so many public affairs show air at that time.
I doubt Oedipus ever lost any sleep about Sunday nights at WCGY. He was too busy programming the Rock of Boston.
I doubt Oedipus ever lost any sleep about Sunday nights at WCGY. He was too busy programming the Rock of Boston.
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TowerBuzz
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radiodouble said:TowerBuzz said:Coming Soon:
Another trhead moved to "Take it outside" because of Joe's chest thumping about his own importance and the throes of people who dispute it which he runs to the mods crying about how their bashhing him.
Sunday nights are essentially a throw away daypart which is why the syndictaed shows and local music shows always reside there, because in the larger picture those shows are irrelevant. THe number of people who care that the Stompers are pontificating about how they recorded their latest demo can be counted on one hand apart from the band, and their wives and girlfriends. So boasting about having the highest ratings in a daypart without meaning is in and of itself without meaning. Bragging about having been an AE (sales duck or weasel if you prefer) at a station does not mean much to those on air, if anything it means you were the enemy!.
LOl
his radio career was as colorful as a rainbow decal on his car....i can't believe he hasn't ranted about how am 1600 pulled its highest ratings ever when his demo hour ran there for a couple weeks...he was sandwiched in between an armenian and greek shows...bada-bing-bada-bang....
Rainbow decal,LOL...... WOW, to quote Mike Myers as his own Scottish father in "so I married an ax murderer" "that was off sides"! Funny as hell, accurate, but off sides!.
.It's true Sunday nights are of no real meaning but I applaud those that soldier on in the local rock lane because although most of it is crap that no one will ever hear or care about, there are the occasional diamonds in the coal filled wasteland of Sunday night, keep the transmitter pilot light on, programming
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TowerBuzz
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Varulven said:
Oh so we're back on the "he's Nick Carter" line of rasoning are we?. Ok I will play along so that you'll feel better. You act as if working in market number one was something to be ashamed of. Ha ha ha, as if a local cable accss program that features has beens and those who never were, that is not even interesting enough for youtube to carry and an occasional appearance on state college, college radio could compare with that?. Maybe in your own Joe bizzarro world but here in the real world, you lose my friend.
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