The 1st Annual WYSL-FM "Teen Disk Jockey" on-line Reunion

[Savage]

AHA!!! Now it can be told! Element9 has BEEN OUTED right here for all the WNY radio geezers to see!!!

You're the guy who ACTUALLY TOOK all those readings!!

 

[heydaybegone]

AHA!!! Now it can be told! Element9 has BEEN OUTED right here for all the WNY radio geezers to see!!!

You're the guy who ACTUALLY TOOK all those readings!!

RCS....You take the prized ham home. I wrote that wondering whom would would be the first to bite on it! Gotta know the room, man

 

[Element9]

What? You expected a moniker such as Element1 or Element2? The choice was, well, elementary. Actually wanted SundayMorningPABoardOp, but that was cumbersome.

 

[VoiceGuyJack]

Although, I wasn't a member of the WYSL-FM fraternity of '66, I remember it fondly. I was down the street working for a buck an hour and getting my start at "Wonderful WNIA". It just doesn't seem possible that forty-four years have slipped so quickly by...so a salute and a smile to the YSL gang..... wherever they may be.

 

[paulpallo]

The joke among some jocks was WPHD stood for We're Pretty High Daily. Perhaps only partly true. As I heard the legendary Jim Santella once explain it (and I do wish he'd post on this board) the "WPHD" call letters were chosen to reflect a higher degree of music variety and knowledge as it related to the station and its listeners. The first WYSL-WPHD progressive era was every bit as legendary as the WKBW Top 40 era.

As the "non legendary" Paul Palo can comment on this. Yes we did "allegedly" have funny little things hidden in the bottom of the drape folds at times in the Hotel Satlers (as was the common reference for the lofty location) but that was minor compared to shenanigans that went down later at BFO over on Main street.
one more year and I am still alive and well. Enjoy your holiday and always glad to hear from my old friends in the slim chance anyone will look at this
thread in this lifetime. I sure do miss a good chicken wing or two......

 

[JustPastBuffalo]

"The Hotel Sattlers" -Cal Brady, who also frequently uttered "What's a mother to do," a line from an Anacin commercial at the time. Be well, Paul.

 

[paulpallo]

"The Hotel Sattlers" -Cal Brady, who also frequently uttered "What's a mother to do," a line from an Anacin commercial at the time. Be well, Paul.

Now that is what I consider a legend. Good old CB. He bought some radio stations up on the North Coast last I heard. I must admit I borrowed that from him. Well as they used to say: Hope your pipes are clean and your board tight! Gota catch the tram to funland. Oh, by the way in case anyone wants his or her
copy of Big Al (the Parrot) in all his profanity I have the tapes. Anyone know what happened to him....they live a long time and he was Bob Allen's
feather friend.???? put out an APB

 

[superset weekend]

I think you folks are forgetting the great Robert W Taylor...one of the originals!

 

[paulpallo]

while we are at it a big Good Guy tip of the hat to Guilherme Marconi, could have done it with out you dawg.

 

[Mike Sheridan]

So tell the world, how did YOU handle the groupies calling from phone booths to make requests (like playing the odds that Top 40 hit will be on within the next hour) when you had finally made it to the cue burning seat? Accomodating? Stand-offish? Just curious. Stars forget their roots sometimes

I was always accommodating, I found it fun to share my radio addiction. Two people I shared it with went on to make a heck of lot more money in radio than I did. One was in sales and the other is still in engineering. He has worked for CRL, BE, the NAB and Hammet & Edison. To this day he calls me his mentor.

Would I recommend that someone get into radio today....nope, not if I liked them!

 

[paulpallo]

Hi Mike,

On the not making a recommendation to anyone to go into radio........in all fairness it has opened a lot of doors to a lot of people to do other things
and expand their horizons. A lot of former and present radio people make a great deal of money sitting in their little home studios in LA and Kansas
sending in voice over tracks. 5 and 6 figures for a national commercial is not uncommon. Luck and ambition can go a long way.

 

[Mike Sheridan]

Hi Mike,

On the not making a recommendation to anyone to go into radio........in all fairness it has opened a lot of doors to a lot of people to do other things
and expand their horizons. A lot of former and present radio people make a great deal of money sitting in their little home studios in LA and Kansas
sending in voice over tracks. 5 and 6 figures for a national commercial is not uncommon. Luck and ambition can go a long way.

You may have something Paul. When I tried the recording studios in my area I found it very hard to break in. I got a commercial here and there but nothing much. I did get to do some commercials on local cable but it didn't pay much and it was sporadic. There are always lots of good voices where I live. Maybe now with the internet it's different. I like to think I'm at least a decent voice talent.

I found being in radio was more of a hindrance. Perspective employers would say, "Oh you'll just leave us and go back into radio".

 

[paulpallo]

Thats quite true,

It is very difficult to get started, even in NY, Chicago or LA, but the rewards are worth it. The days of the deep golden pipes are far and few. The trend is for
more real types of voices or some special quality that makes your voice the flavor of the month. Just check out the voices on network promos and you will
hear those kinds of trends. In some cases you will hear what I call almost "impediments", with good acting skills. Right now there is a lot of work doing
cartoon voices and if you know a foreign language : such as Spanish, Chinese there are a lot of opportunities. By the way if they ever have one of those
roll out the vynil-heads days left me know.

thanks

 

[Coldfinger]

Whatever became of Chris K. Clark?

 

[paulpallo]

Thats quite simple....Larry Vance killed him with a torn short sleeve white dress shirt. In all seriousness (if that is possible for me), I am alive and living in a bunker off the beach in Venice, Ca formerly occupied by the SLA and Patty Hearst. I am happy to say it is now a refuge for little rescue doggies, poets and former commie jocks. I never know who is who on this forum so Coldfinger who R ya? I can be reached at my real name minus the double P in my last name,
which was omitted because of sure lazy not wanting to change it when I signed on...or if you like.

[email protected]

 

[heydaybegone]

I can be reached at my real name minus the double P in my last name,

The man was NOT a news editor!!! ROFL I can't find a double P anywhere ??? Good luck hooking up anyway!! ;D

That's all

 

[paulpallo]

It is actually a double L. So you are correct sir. My BAD. Anyway the email is correct as listed

I can be reached at my real name minus the double P in my last name,

The man was NOT a news editor!!! ROFL I can't find a double P anywhere ??? Good luck hooking up anyway!! ;D

That's all

 

[paulpallo]

Are you really Larry Vance? : : : :

 

[MediaBoy4Radio]

Dear God in Heaven.......this thread is still alive..........?????

It's like I never left the 18th floor of the Statler.......

Ken Kiedrowski

 

[paulpallo]

Dear God in Heaven.......this thread  is still alive..........?????

It's like I never left the 18th floor of the Statler.......

Ken Kiedrowski

We are all here waiting, we never left...waiting for the primeval stomp of the ghost of Kevin in AM. Is he still doing weather up there?  I remember talking with him a couple of times when he was on KNBC doing the weather.  Ken do you remember when Buff State had their women's dorm on 17th floor? We had some really interesting evenings up there. Vinyl lives!  I am very happy as I have found the long lost Pez Man. Thanks Gordy.

Paul