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chemlady
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I am really, really old and remember Steve as a music DJ on WMMR.
Scary, no?
Scary, no?
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imhomerjay
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Yeah, I do too. I figured I had dated myself enough by recalling WIPeople Talk. (Michele Iaia, anyone?)
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chemlady
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OK, you got me on Michele Iaia. ???
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imhomerjay
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The first of the PeopleTalk hosts. Joined as the format expanded by Steve and Jack Ellory (sp?).
Steve Martarano had quite a career at WIP.
He began at WIP in January 1984, when his overnight talk show replaced the venerable Nat Wright and the Dawn Patrol. This was when Michele Iaia did WIPeople talk from 8-mid. WIP had added Jack Ellery (6-9) and Steve (9-mid) to its nighttime schedule in March 1984, but dropped Ellery's show in early 1985 for music (Bill Webber 6-9pm). Martarano stayed on in 1985 doing talk from 9-midnight. He later did a mix of talk and music in the afternoons on WIP from October 1985 to August 1986. When Steve started the afternoon talk show, WIP still had music from 6-11pm. That changed in 1986, when they added Pat Croce's show from 6-7pm, and picked up the NBC talknet yakkers Sally Jessy Raphael and Bruce Williams. In 1987, Steve was on from 1-4pm, followed by Howard Eskin (4-6pm). WIP was mrophing into sports talk by then.
In December 1987, WIP phased out the music and Steve did mornings on the newly christened "Philadelphia Sports Radio 610 WIP." Steve left the station in 1988.
He began at WIP in January 1984, when his overnight talk show replaced the venerable Nat Wright and the Dawn Patrol. This was when Michele Iaia did WIPeople talk from 8-mid. WIP had added Jack Ellery (6-9) and Steve (9-mid) to its nighttime schedule in March 1984, but dropped Ellery's show in early 1985 for music (Bill Webber 6-9pm). Martarano stayed on in 1985 doing talk from 9-midnight. He later did a mix of talk and music in the afternoons on WIP from October 1985 to August 1986. When Steve started the afternoon talk show, WIP still had music from 6-11pm. That changed in 1986, when they added Pat Croce's show from 6-7pm, and picked up the NBC talknet yakkers Sally Jessy Raphael and Bruce Williams. In 1987, Steve was on from 1-4pm, followed by Howard Eskin (4-6pm). WIP was mrophing into sports talk by then.
In December 1987, WIP phased out the music and Steve did mornings on the newly christened "Philadelphia Sports Radio 610 WIP." Steve left the station in 1988.
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imhomerjay
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As I recall, his very first WIP gig was weekends, when People Talk went to seven nights. He later went to weeknight overnights when the talk expanded to three hosts nightly (Ellery had first come on board to cover Iaia's maternity leave; when she came back, they went all talk for nights and overnights). Later, the overnight block would be turned over to Larry King's show.
You're right. I do remember Martarano on weekends. Larry King's show came to WIP in March 1984, when Ellery and Martarano had the night block of talk. This was around the time that Tom Lamaine and Tom Moran left WIP. Bruce Stevens and Nick Seneca came along to do afternoons on WIP in 1984. King stayed on WIP until 1995, well into the sports format. Larry King was replaced by Rod and the Lady Rae, the first all-night sports show on WIP.
rich610 said:
Was Nat Wright on WIP as late as 1984? I thought he had moved up to New York long before then, but I'm not certain.
rich610 said:
Did Tom Lamaine leave and come back? I ask because I remember getting through for a contest he had on his evening show where he played a couple seconds of a mystery song for listeners to identify. That was around Christmas 1985.
Nat, to the best of my knowledge, never went to New York (I'm sure you're thinking of 1130 WNEW, WIP's sister station, where lots of WIP talent wound up). Nat came to WIP in August 1961 from WWDC Washington. He was on the "swing shift." He worked three days of news and three days as a DJ. He inherited the Dawn Patrol in 1967, replacing Jim Tate, one of the many great WIP DJ's. Nat stayed on for 17 years. Supposedly, when he was fired, the WIP staff went to bat for him and got him a nice severance package. Nat's last show was in January 1984.
Tom Lamaine left WIP in March 1984, He left a few weeks after Tom Moran got fired. Tom worked the evening shift at WIP from 1970-83. When they put the talk show in the night spot, "TL" moved to 1-4pm.
He never worked as a DJ again, except for an appearance on WOGL's Radio Greats Reunion in 1996. Lamaine, Moran, and Bill Webber did a two-hour segment as a tribute to the old days at 610 WIP. It is my favorite aircheck.
Tom Lamaine left WIP in March 1984, He left a few weeks after Tom Moran got fired. Tom worked the evening shift at WIP from 1970-83. When they put the talk show in the night spot, "TL" moved to 1-4pm.
He never worked as a DJ again, except for an appearance on WOGL's Radio Greats Reunion in 1996. Lamaine, Moran, and Bill Webber did a two-hour segment as a tribute to the old days at 610 WIP. It is my favorite aircheck.
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