WNAP 70s & 80s

[jack of all trades]

For many of us Cris Connor was the high water mark of commercial radio. Thanks Chris.

 

[hipporadio1]

WNAP was AWESOME in its era! It literally-emulated the transfer from AM to FM listening in my youthful pop-culture [I remember the college years]. It paved the way for other “established” AM stations to move their Pony Show to the FM band. The “Buzzard” was a GEM, and well-deserves a permanent place in radio history! It went away ONLY due to the corporate bow to the dollar-alter... But the Major Tom Lewis, Chris “King Freak” Conner presentation with those precious bubbling-below the Top-40 tunes exposed as a NapTowne Exclusive will never be forgotten... This was a TRULY-GREAT radio station – and decent corporate citizen ...RIP, and accept hugs, WNAP! I'm smiling at your memory... :'( I'm sad that you are "off-the-air" for the duration and your likeness no-where to be found.

 

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Japman - it was the 70s for crap sakes! How could I be specific about dates and time-frames? All I can tell you is that we had a special revolving door installed for DJB - thanks to Bob Christy, who had some kind of love-hate fetish relationship with him. DJB was a good man. Not my style but enormously capable.

 

[jack of all trades]

http://wrathofthebuzzard.blogspot.com/

nice picture

 

[Fast Freddie Fever]

As Freddie Fever on WNAP and Steve Knight on WAZY FM a post said Freddie Fever went to........ After leaving the Buzzard I did stand up Comedy in Indy and then moved to San Francisco where I did stand up and worked for K101 an AC station. I moved to Los Angeles where I worked for the Dodgers when they won the World Series. I left that job to work for Power106 an Emmis station which was number one in L.A. at the time with old friend from WNAP Eric Edwards the best production man in the country. I worked there for over 5 years and at the sametime got into the conccert merchandising world working at every major venue and bands in the world. I then did a stint at Star 98.7 afternoons with Gary Spears. Ryan Seacrest followed us doing evenings. I next worked with Gary Spears doing mornings at B100 on The Patty,Steve and Gary show. I then Joined the staff of Y107 in L.A. an alternaative rock station. Worked for a short time on After Midnight with Bill Gardner a syndicated show. I became OM/PD at Jill FM outside of L.A. but with a signal that got into the city. Final stop in Radio was afternoons again with Gary Spears on KBIG 104 where we did a morning show in the afternoons. I returned to concert merchandising after two years at KBIG working on major concerts and sporting events. So that is where I went. Recently moved back to Indianapolis after 28 years in California. I moved back for the weather.

 

[flashback]

As Freddie Fever on WNAP and Steve Knight on WAZY FM a post said Freddie Fever went to........ After leaving the Buzzard I did stand up Comedy in Indy and then moved to San Francisco where I did stand up and worked for K101 an AC station. I moved to Los Angeles where I worked for the Dodgers when they won the World Series. I left that job to work for Power106 an Emmis station which was number one in L.A. at the time with old friend from WNAP Eric Edwards the best production man in the country. I worked there for over 5 years and at the sametime got into the conccert merchandising world working at every major venue and bands in the world. I then did a stint at Star 98.7 afternoons with Gary Spears. Ryan Seacrest followed us doing evenings. I next worked with Gary Spears doing mornings at B100 on The Patty,Steve and Gary show. I then Joined the staff of Y107 in L.A. an alternaative rock station. Worked for a short time on After Midnight with Bill Gardner a syndicated show. I became OM/PD at Jill FM outside of L.A. but with a signal that got into the city. Final stop in Radio was afternoons again with Gary Spears on KBIG 104 where we did a morning show in the afternoons. I returned to concert merchandising after two years at KBIG working on major concerts and sporting events. So that is where I went. Recently moved back to Indianapolis after 28 years in California. I moved back for the weather.

sounds like you had a good career.

what do you think of when you look back at your WNAP days?how do those days compare with the other radio jobs?