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Thanks for the great rocket ride

The entire Philadelphia area had a treat in listening to Hyski for all of these years. Whether it was the old "Wibbage" (my parent's generation), WOGL-FM (those at my age of 32), or hylitradio.com, Hy Lit represented the personalization of what radio used to be. Many of disc jockeys tried to mimic him, but there was only one Hy Lit.

He may be gone from us here on earth, but his legacy will never be forgotten. I bet that Joe Niagara is waiting to greet him in "Rock n' Roll Heaven".

My heartfelt thoughts and condolences go out to Sam and the entire family.

-Kingbill
 
Sam,

This is truly a loss for those of us who loved what radio was and what Hy meant to broadcasting and to so many of us, his fans.

Our deepest condolences.

Jim and Jeanne Gray
 
Sam, I'm very sad for your loss, and really for all of our losses, as Hy meant a lot to everyone. Your dad was a great broadcaster and it was truly a pleasure to meet and chat with him. He was also a phenominal person who will be missed.

To this day, I'm still envious of my dad who lived on Joshua Road as a kid... within walking distance of Wibbage (if you didn't mind dodging golf balls cutting accross the Green Valley Country Club)! How much fun it would have been to watch the great Hy Lit talk up a few records back in the day.

Please accept my condolances for the passing of your father.
 
A Special Award was to be presented to HY LIT at the 70th Anniversary of WSNJ which was held Saturday November 17th from 12noon until 4:00pm. On Friday Night Sam informed me HY would not be able to attened and that he would be there to speak for HY,at 10:05am Saturday Sam left me a message that something going on and he could not make it and would explain later.
I spoke on behalf of HY and SAM, Thanking them for all the Great Music Features and WSNJ Jingles that Hy and Sam put together for Quinn Broadcasing as well as providing over night coverage 7 nights a week for WSNJ and WMVB From Hylitradio.com.
right after I spoke about HY AND SAM,I went out to check my cell phone messages and there was a message from Sam to call him,which I did right away and SAM informed me that HY Had gone to Heaven,while I Was speaking about him, all I could do when SAM Informed me of HY'S Passing was CRY , As I Send this my eyes are still full of Tears, HY Was my Radio Mentor and SAM is one of my best friends. I Will continue to AIR Hy's Special features on WSNJ AND WMVB And keep the Memory of Hy alive,as long as I am alive !!!!
I am deeply sadened and shocked at the loss of HY,He was a true friend and a Class Act all the way and SAM as just as much class, a Real Pro in everything he put's together.
On Monday November 19th I will do a three hour Tribute to my guy HY From 2:00pm until 5:00pm on WSNJ AM 1240 / WMVB AM 1440
and WSNJAM.COM
On behalf of JIM QUINN and everyone at QUINN BROADCASING our sincere prayers for strenth for SAM and all of HY'S Family at this very sad time.

Jonathan P. Casey
QUINN BROADCASTING
 
As a 40-something who listened to Hy, I am so saddened by his loss and here's wishing he is now looking down and seeing how appreciated he was. Rock and Roll Heaven reunion adds another member...God bless his soul.
 
Are Hy Lit, Bill Webber, Joe Niagara all natives of Philly? I thought they all were better than most NYC jocks and belonged on NYC radio! NYC's loss was Philly's gain! Some NYC jocks are good at only one thing---- self promotion!
 
Listening to Hy on WIBG in the mid-60s during my high school years, I remember how he always connected with listeners. If you were feeling euphoric as one of the "beats, beards, Bhuddist cats, bigtime spenders, moneylenders, tea totalers or elbow benders, hog callers, home run hitters, finger popping daddies or cool baby sitters" over his Church Street Five theme "A Night With Daddy G", you always felt that Hy was talking to you. If you were lamenting a lost romance, you knew Hyski was talking to you too and feeling your pain in his many compassionate monologues over Bill Purcell's instrumental "Our Winter Love" leading into Lee Andrews "Tears on My Pillow", "Long Lonely Nights", Superiors "Lost Love", Tommy Hunt's "Human", Lenny Welch's "Since I Don't Have You" or Four Tops "Ask The Lonely". Hy would then come out of these records with reassurance that as a member of the "10,000 keepers of the flame", better days were ahead as you turn the page and walk on, as he intro'd a more upbeat Tommy Edwards "It's All In The Game". Like a great movie that takes you through a range of emotions, we listened to hear how the story would turn out. Hearing yesterday's news reminded me of another sad day 30 years ago in Philadelphia broadcasting history: September 10, 1977. My wife and I arrived at WIBG studios in the final hour of Hy Lit's eulogy for "Queen Wibbage" following a week-long wake for the station. In the WIBG parking lot from 5-6PM it was an eerie scene similar to Close Encounters where everyone felt somehow compelled to be there. Some standing outside their cars leaning into the open windows to hear the final minutes. Others sat quietly in their cars, looking very somber and listening attentively as another chapter in our lives was passing and gone forever. Rest in peace, Hyski and thanks for the memories. Our condolences to Sam and family.
- Vic
 
Sam, may I offer my condolences to you and your family. Those days at Kix are great memories. As a broadcaster, the things I learned from working with your Dad are things that benefit me to this day. The word legend is one that is thrown around all too often, and all too easily. Here is a case where that is truly the only word that IS appropriate.

Alava Sholem my friend.
 
As a tribute (what little I can do), most of my Part 15ers are simulcasting HyLitRadio.com. It really hit home when, somewhere in the 10:00 hour I think, Jesse Belvin's "Goodnight My Love" came up in rotation. You might remember that as the last song Wibbage would play. I had to console my girlfriend as she, like we all do, remember Hy Lit and celebrate his contributions to radio and the Delaware Valley.

I also remember calling Hy when he was mornings on WSNI. I was a burgeoning radio geek at the time, but it wa a charge speaking to a radio legend, someone I admired and idolized.

Today, tears will be shed, toasts will be made, and memories of a less crazy time will pour forth from the deep recesses of our minds. And we remember a true broadcast titan, and one heck of a passionate, decent human being.


On a side note, I must say by reading this tribute thread, it speaks VOLUMES (insofar at that we can come together as a community and put the sniping aside) and we should remember this whenever the next board flare-up thread takes place.
 
Alan David Stein said:
Sam, may I offer my condolences to you and your family. Those days at Kix are great memories. As a broadcaster, the things I learned from working with your Dad are things that benefit me to this day. The word legend is one that is thrown around all too often, and all too easily. Here is a case where that is truly the only word that IS appropriate.

Alava Sholem my friend.
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Alava Sholem to you to my friend.
 
Rockin Rob said:
As a tribute (what little I can do), most of my Part 15ers are simulcasting HyLitRadio.com. It really hit home when, somewhere in the 10:00 hour I think, Jesse Belvin's "Goodnight My Love" came up in rotation. You might remember that as the last song Wibbage would play. I had to console my girlfriend as she, like we all do, remember Hy Lit and celebrate his contributions to radio and the Delaware Valley.

I also remember calling Hy when he was mornings on WSNI. I was a burgeoning radio geek at the time, but it wa a charge speaking to a radio legend, someone I admired and idolized.

Today, tears will be shed, toasts will be made, and memories of a less crazy time will pour forth from the deep recesses of our minds. And we remember a true broadcast titan, and one heck of a passionate, decent human being.


On a side note, I must say by reading this tribute thread, it speaks VOLUMES (insofar at that we can come together as a community and put the sniping aside) and we should remember this whenever the next board flare-up thread takes place.
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Jesse Belvins sings it best. Good night my love, sleep warm Wibbage. Sleep warm Hyski
 
Dear Sam,

I can't begin to tell you how saddened I am to hear of your father's passing. He was a true radio legend, not just in Philly, but in the history of Top 40 radio generally. I am truly sorry we never got him back to visit the building where he created such a memorable impact, as we had discussed.

Please know that our prayers are with you and your family. Like so many others who have gone on before, Hyski's memory will live as long as radio, and those who cherish the medium, carry the torch to future generations.

Blessings,
Rene'
 
HY LIT and WIBG

Sam:

Words cannot describe our overwhelming sense of loss at the passing of your dad,
and a wonderful friend of WIBG. Sam. we thank you and your dad for bringing back the
spirit of WIBG, even during the brief Wibbage Oldies redux at LifeRadio1020 WIBG.

Your dad was truly one of my radio heros.. a giant and a legend in his time, and
sounded as powerful, commanding and fresh in 2007 here on WIBG1020 as he did back in his
Philadelphia days. Our listeners responded with overwhelming joy at the return of
Hy Lit, and Dad's legacy will live in our hearts forever.

I was one of the "fringies", a guy who grew up in Colts Neck-Freehold, mid-way between
New York City and Philadelphia. Hyski was always my favorite, including the other
DJ greats like Dan Ingram and Herb Oscar Anderson. Hy's dominance in the Northeast
broadcast band speaks for his energy, enthusiam and passion for this wonderful
business. Hy's great attribute was to bring radio.. the theatre of the mind.. real.. personable and
intimately personal. Television could never do that.

Sam.. we are thankful for your passion and bravado in keeping your dad's memory
alive in the United States.

God Bless you
Rick Brancadora,
CEO/General Manager/broadcast Licensee
WIBG1020 LifeRadio
 
I heard that Harvey Holiday is doing a tribute show on WOGL tonight.

Way to go, Harvey.

Hy Lit was one of the earliest voices I heard on the radio. I think back, and think of the music, "coca-cola in one-way no deposit bottles","The Wibbage Hall of Fame" the Jersey Shore, summertime on the steel pier. The "Echo chamber" that was behind the voice. And all The things that Hy talked about, and more. I can't describe it better. HY took a piece of me with him, And I will for him too. It is my honor.

Thanks Sam. For all that you do. Keep the sounds going. It's Uniquely Philadelphia. The sound-track of our lives. My faith tells me, there really is a rock and roll heaven. And it's one helluv a band.

It's true kids, It's true.

And we all know the emcee tonight. "It's gonna be a happenin'".
 
I am listening to Harvey Holiday and he said that at the request of the Lit family he will NOT be broadcasting a tribute to HY.

My condolences to the Lit family. Hy will be missed.

Mark Hanna
 
Saturday evening when i went to check out Radio-Info and got the word.....the first thing I did was went back to the rear of my closet, where I still have a leftover handful of collectible vinyl albums, I grabbed my autographed Hy Lit "Collector's Gold". I haven't touched or place my fingers on that album in years...but I needed to read once more his autograph message to me on the back cover when I met him....To (name) See you at the top!, Best of Luck Hy Lit as he was pointing to me from the front cover. I thought back "No will see you at the top"...the rest of us are still here at the bottom. Now this album will stored more in a special place.
 
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