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I called the station for the actual date. If it was on their website, I couldn't find it.
August 13th, Tuesday.
It'll be a lot of fun hearing Don Cannon again. Doubly fun because he won't be restricted by that lousy WOGL playlist this time.
Did Cannon ever work at WLNG, incidentally? A buddy of mine worked for him at WHRF AM-FM when Cannon was the PD there. And Cannon worked at/PDed WPAC. But I don't think Cannon ever worked at 'LNG .....
Should be fun as well to hear Bruce Tria. I know he'll consider this an abject tragedy (yeah, sure) but I've not heard him on the air.
Maybe WLNG can get a special dispensation from WWRL to broadcast on the AM for that day -- like they did 50 years ago ? Most likely, the vast bulk of the listeners were tuned to 1600 then, not 92.1
August 13th, Tuesday.
It'll be a lot of fun hearing Don Cannon again. Doubly fun because he won't be restricted by that lousy WOGL playlist this time.
Did Cannon ever work at WLNG, incidentally? A buddy of mine worked for him at WHRF AM-FM when Cannon was the PD there. And Cannon worked at/PDed WPAC. But I don't think Cannon ever worked at 'LNG .....
Should be fun as well to hear Bruce Tria. I know he'll consider this an abject tragedy (yeah, sure) but I've not heard him on the air.
Maybe WLNG can get a special dispensation from WWRL to broadcast on the AM for that day -- like they did 50 years ago ? Most likely, the vast bulk of the listeners were tuned to 1600 then, not 92.1
The continueing story of 'Cannon's Place'... WE HAVE MISSED YOU SO MUCH!!! Talk about a radio legend. Don Cannon should be on the air somewhere.
Cannon *retired* several years ago, RadioWiz. From WOGL Philadelphia. Went to Florida is what I heard.
That same dusty baritone (no doubt tempered by a few years of healthy living on the golf courses and engaging in golf-cart rage exchanges) did sound a bit long in the tooth, but that indomitable strut was still very much evident. That street corner conceit sounded as fresh as ever.
* * * * * * *
In the interim, you are invited to try out Rick Lewis of Top Shelf Oldies for a quite compatible substitute. They're easy to find. And they even have a great chat room.
And the music will FLOOR you. TSO is live every night of the week 8-11 with different hosts each night. All of them are superb.
http://topshelfoldies.org/
Lewis is on live Friday nights 8-mid , and (for a while) on Sunday nights 8-11PM with a pre-recorded Top 40 countdown from some unlikely station.
Added bonus if you act now : Rick Lewis will remind you very much, voice-wise, of Bob Shannon from WCBS-FM.
Great job, WLNG ! Thankxs for the ride !
That same dusty baritone (no doubt tempered by a few years of healthy living on the golf courses and engaging in golf-cart rage exchanges) did sound a bit long in the tooth, but that indomitable strut was still very much evident. That street corner conceit sounded as fresh as ever.
* * * * * * *
In the interim, you are invited to try out Rick Lewis of Top Shelf Oldies for a quite compatible substitute. They're easy to find. And they even have a great chat room.
And the music will FLOOR you. TSO is live every night of the week 8-11 with different hosts each night. All of them are superb.
http://topshelfoldies.org/
Lewis is on live Friday nights 8-mid , and (for a while) on Sunday nights 8-11PM with a pre-recorded Top 40 countdown from some unlikely station.
Added bonus if you act now : Rick Lewis will remind you very much, voice-wise, of Bob Shannon from WCBS-FM.
Great job, WLNG ! Thankxs for the ride !
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