STATION PICKS WTCB ORANGEBURG COLUMBIA

[CrazeeCarroll1]

Well this weeks pick has kinda been discussed, but I wanted to give this station it proper "chat about". Before there was WTCB there was WIGL 106 which of course was Columbia's second country station on FM... They could never overpower WCOS so in Apr of 85 B 106 was born with an AC/Oldies hybrid playing the best of the 60's 70's and 80's... The first time I knew there was a change was on Apr 19, 1985 when instead of hearing willie and company I was hearing Paul Young and company... They were very soft with the music during the day, but cranked it up a notch at night playing my current music... TCB has done well where it counts and that is the 25-54 age group and does very well with women... As we moved towards the late 80's B 106 went to a very soft AC format and changed their imagining... I believe that was when Doug Spetz <SP> was running the show... Then jocks were very low key almost like as if it were a AOR station instead of a soft AC station... Brent Johnson came in and started doing mornings which at the time gave the station some life... Slowly B started getting some life put into it... By the mid 90's B had a very solid line up with Brent Johnson, Jodi, and Tony C... Even Though the 12+ shows TCB not doing so well they are still doing it right where it counts and 22 years later that is in the money dept... Since each week we seem to have gained some new member by spot lighting their stations lets see who will pop in from B this week... Your turn guys!!! Have a great week... CC1

 

[bugz]

If I remember correctly, before Doug Spetz the PD was Mark Plemmons. And Woody Windham did mornings before falling out with management (that one ended up in court but I never heard who won). All must be forgiven as Woody is back working for Bill McElveen again. And before Tony Clyburn, the afternoon guy was Jeff Davis. They used to do a really sleepy night love songs show back then, hosted by David T. Mike Steinhilper was the General Manager before McElveen.

 

[CrazeeCarroll1]

Hey Bugz I forgot all about Jeff Davis... He was pretty good on the air... BTW this will perk Robyn's ears up ... Do you guys remember the mix of "We Built This City" that B 106 did where they did their little thing about B 106 Playing The Best Mix Of The 60's 70's and 80's... I can't remember who did it, but it was kinda cool yet at the same time kinda cheesy sounding... CC1

 

[vchimpanzee]

Hey Bugz I forgot all about Jeff Davis... He was pretty good on the air... BTW this will perk Robyn's ears up ... Do you guys remember the mix of "We Built This City" that B 106 did where they did their little thing about B 106 Playing The Best Mix Of The 60's 70's and 80's... I can't remember who did it, but it was kinda cool yet at the same time kinda cheesy sounding... CC1

Jefferson Starship.

Just curious--has there ever been a parody that broadcast radio couldn't play? And I think you know what I mean.

Sample parody: Weird Al's "Like A Surgeon" for Madonna's "Like A Virgin".

 

[Ssummers]

Just curious--has there ever been a parody that broadcast radio couldn't play? And I think you know what I mean.

Sample parody: Weird Al's "Like A Surgeon" for Madonna's "Like A Virgin".

The Gourds did a bluegrass version of Snoop's "Gin and Juice" that is funny as hell, but I don't think anyone aired it...except, ahem, me (had to bleep out the bad stuff and that took a LOT of bleeps).

 

[DudeFan]

I have a great "Jeff Davis" story. His real name was Randy something or other. When Clayton Radio sold WARQ/WVOC, WARQ went to Radio Equity Partners and WVOC went to Benchmark Communications. Until the WARQ studios were completed in the existing Pineview building, we had to share the Radio Lane building with the Benchmark folks. We didn't like them at all. In our opinion, they were are uptight, nasty bunch.

To make a long story shorter, I came off the air in afternoons on WVOC and Randy took over when Benchmark came in. The newsguy was a 20-21 year old kid with a lot of talent named Brian Mims. Randy may have been good on B106, but every afternoon he just could not get Brian Mims name right. Every break it was something different, like Ryan Sims, Brian Tims. Brian Mims did, and still has, a great amount of patience and is really even-keeled. But after three weeks, he started to get really pissed that Randy, his boss, couldn't care to get his name right. He let all us WARQ folks know and stood outside the WVOC studio when the next break came up. Sure enough, Randy got it wrong, and Brian offhandley said, Thanks Candy, these are your headlines.... and went into his newscast.

Randy's face turned beet red, he threw down his headphones and screamed "DID HE CALL ME CANDY??????"

We all fell out laughing. And there was nothing Randy could do because we didnt work for him!

 

[whopper]

Funny story! His name was Randy Hamilton (Jeff Davis). I don't remember the details, but there was a funny story about Jeff getting in a fight with the engineer at a remote. Also, earlier someone said Mark Plemmons was the PD...I think he was a production guy somewhere in town. The WTCB PD was Mark Hamlin. They also had a news guy named Elton Cannon that had an epileptic seizure on air one time.

 

[Lhsh]

If I recall correctly, Mark Plemmins worked at WNOK.

 

[Ssummers]

If I recall correctly, Mark Plemmins worked at WNOK.

Yes, he did, but he also worked across the river for McElveen, too. Plemmons is "Dali in the Prod Room".

 

[vchimpanzee]

Just curious--has there ever been a parody that broadcast radio couldn't play? And I think you know what I mean.

Sample parody: Weird Al's "Like A Surgeon" for Madonna's "Like A Virgin".

The Gourds did a bluegrass version of Snoop's "Gin and Juice" that is funny as hell, but I don't think anyone aired it...except, ahem, me (had to bleep out the bad stuff and that took a LOT of bleeps).

I meant a parody of "We Built This City". Sorry I wasn't clearer.