Sherman,
Why NOT add a little music?
During the 1960s Big Blackout, WTRY Troy was the only station on the air for hundreds of miles around. Even during that uncertain time, they played ONE song: Sonny & Cher's "Baby Don't Go."
WGY played music on the morning show for a long time after music left AM radio.
Would it hurt to play a song that might relate to a topic or bring back a fun memory?
(I'm NOT talking about playing crap that people can hear anywhere, anytime. Find a few tunes that are long gone from radio. For example, The Seekers "I'll Never Find Another You," a monster hit in the mid-60s - I think it was 67 or 68 The Seekers outsold The Beatles!)
You might also want to research the hundreds of old hits "banned" by clear channel!
Keep up the great work, Sherman, you are our hope here at ABC!