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RadioPeople that started in Williamsport

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NighttimeNoise

RadioPeople that started in Williamsport

I've read many post from CentralSouth, PA, how about NorthCentral Area? I started at WMPT AM and FM in 1977 and remember that there were many, many starts from this station and from Dave Castleberry the owner--Kirby Confer and Paul Rothfuss-later owners of Keymarket Comm. Mike Steinhilper Sr. now in GA. Greg Isadore. Tom Tuner is in Williamsport - Mike Doyne, Stu Karchner, Sue Andrews, Jeff Baughman, Tim Spring, Nancy Faye (Place). Others I remember working with are Vic Micheal, Ted Saul, Kelly Watts, Cliff Horton, Bill Byham, Bob Evans, the list is long and these are just the folks I remember from three years of working there. Some of the best times in my career were at this station. Do you remember anyone from this area?<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by NighttimeNoise on 03/23/06 03:23 PM.</FONT></P>
 
Re: RadioPeople that started in Williamsport

I started at WILQ/WLYC in Williamsport in 1994. I worked with Barbara Evans, Michael Gruver and Doug Herindean. I for the life of me can not remember anyone else. I think the morning show was Bill somthing and the overnight guy's name was Brian somthing...kids, don't drink

D-mitch


> I've read many post from CentralSouth, PA, how about
> NorthCentral Area? I started at WMPT AM and FM in 1977 and
> remember that there were many, many starts from this station
> and from Dave Castleberry the owner--Kirby Confer and Paul
> Rothfuss-later owners of Keymarket Comm. Mike Steinhilper
> Sr. now in GA. Greg Isadore. Tom Tuner is in Williamsport -
> Mike Doyne, Stu Karchner, Sue Andrews, Jeff Baughman, Tim
> Spring, Nancy Faye (Place). Others I remember working with
> are Vic Micheal, Ted Saul, Kelly Watts, Cliff Horton, Bill
> Byham, Bob Evans, the list is long and these are just the
> folks I remember from three years of working there. Some of
> the best times in my career were at this station. Do you
> remember anyone from this area?
>
 
Re: RadioPeople that started in Williamsport

When I started in radio in 1977, WILQ was not Stereo or 24 hour, in fact, they were country from 6am to 7pm then Rock/top40 from 7pm til signoff at midnight.

> I started at WILQ/WLYC in Williamsport in 1994. I worked
> with Barbara Evans, Michael Gruver and Doug Herindean. I
> for the life of me can not remember anyone else. I think the
> morning show was Bill somthing and the overnight guy's name
> was Brian somthing...kids, don't drink
>
> D-mitch
>
>
> > I've read many post from CentralSouth, PA, how about
> > NorthCentral Area? I started at WMPT AM and FM in 1977
> and
> > remember that there were many, many starts from this
> station
> > and from Dave Castleberry the owner--Kirby Confer and Paul
>
> > Rothfuss-later owners of Keymarket Comm. Mike Steinhilper
>
> > Sr. now in GA. Greg Isadore. Tom Tuner is in Williamsport
> -
> > Mike Doyne, Stu Karchner, Sue Andrews, Jeff Baughman, Tim
> > Spring, Nancy Faye (Place). Others I remember working
> with
> > are Vic Micheal, Ted Saul, Kelly Watts, Cliff Horton, Bill
>
> > Byham, Bob Evans, the list is long and these are just the
> > folks I remember from three years of working there. Some
> of
> > the best times in my career were at this station. Do you
> > remember anyone from this area?
> >
>
 
Re: RadioPeople that started in Williamsport

> When I started in radio in 1977, WILQ was not Stereo or 24
> hour, in fact, they were country from 6am to 7pm then
> Rock/top40 from 7pm til signoff at midnight.
>
> > I started at WILQ/WLYC in Williamsport in 1994. I worked
> > with Barbara Evans, Michael Gruver and Doug Herindean. I
> > for the life of me can not remember anyone else. I think
> the
> > morning show was Bill somthing and the overnight guy's
> name
> > was Brian somthing...kids, don't drink
> >
> > D-mitch
> >
> >
> > > I've read many post from CentralSouth, PA, how about
> > > NorthCentral Area? I started at WMPT AM and FM in 1977
> > and
> > > remember that there were many, many starts from this
> > station
> > > and from Dave Castleberry the owner--Kirby Confer and
> Paul
> >
> > > Rothfuss-later owners of Keymarket Comm. Mike
> Steinhilper
> >
> > > Sr. now in GA. Greg Isadore. Tom Tuner is in
> Williamsport
> > -
> > > Mike Doyne, Stu Karchner, Sue Andrews, Jeff Baughman,
> Tim
> > > Spring, Nancy Faye (Place). Others I remember working
> > with
> > > are Vic Micheal, Ted Saul, Kelly Watts, Cliff Horton,
> Bill
> >
> > > Byham, Bob Evans, the list is long and these are just
> the
> > > folks I remember from three years of working there.
> Some
> > of
> > > the best times in my career were at this station. Do
> you
> > > remember anyone from this area?
> > >
> >
>
DO you recall a Brad Nason?
 
Re: RadioPeople that started in Williamsport

> I know that Vince Grande, now a partner in WPDC/WOYK came through WILQ/WLYC, and he worked with CC/Dame veteran Chris Andree, he was the nighttime screamer on WILQ when they rocked from 7p-12midnight. I still have airchecks somewhere.

I also remember a story Vince told me about calling the competition (which I think was WMPT) and convincing them he was from the FCC and getting the PT jock to shut the station off.

Ah, the good old days....
 
Re: RadioPeople that started in Williamsport

> > I know that Vince Grande, now a partner in WPDC/WOYK came
> through WILQ/WLYC, and he worked with CC/Dame veteran Chris
> Andree, he was the nighttime screamer on WILQ when they
> rocked from 7p-12midnight. I still have airchecks
> somewhere.
>
> I also remember a story Vince told me about calling the
> competition (which I think was WMPT) and convincing them he
> was from the FCC and getting the PT jock to shut the station
> off.
>
> Ah, the good old days....
> hey whataa about andre on wblf and other williamsport properties in the 70's he be the main production guru in harrisburg!
 
Re: RadioPeople that started in Williamsport

> I've read many post from CentralSouth, PA, how about
> NorthCentral Area? I started at WMPT AM and FM in 1977 and
> remember that there were many, many starts from this station
> and from Dave Castleberry the owner--Kirby Confer and Paul
> Rothfuss-later owners of Keymarket Comm. Mike Steinhilper
> Sr. now in GA. Greg Isadore. Tom Tuner is in Williamsport -
> Mike Doyne, Stu Karchner, Sue Andrews, Jeff Baughman, Tim
> Spring, Nancy Faye (Place). Others I remember working with
> are Vic Micheal, Ted Saul, Kelly Watts, Cliff Horton, Bill
> Byham, Bob Evans, the list is long and these are just the
> folks I remember from three years of working there. Some of
> the best times in my career were at this station. Do you
> remember anyone from this area?
>


Wow! Talk about memory lane! While technically I'm not in Central PA, I was most recently mornings at WRFY, Y-102 in Reading.

Got my start running Yankee games and filling in for Bob Evans at WWPA. I will never forget the morning that Ken Sawyer called me, right after I graduated from high school! Ken was mornings, Gary Christmas was mid-days, Scott Masteller was afternoons and Bob at night. I remembered Bob because he was at WMPT doing mornings and was gracious enough to give us a tour when I was younger and wanted to be in radio!

When Bill Ott bought the old WSQV and wanted to start WYRS I was hired full-time for nights and did that until leaving the market for other areas of the state.

Thanks for the memory trip :)

-Scott
 
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