XM 60's Here and There

[FRR]

One of the neatest programs on XM had been the Here and There when they picked a week and played what was the top ten in America and the top ten in England. I noticed that wasn't on Sunday morning. Any idea if it is gone permanently?

 

[drt]

One of the neatest programs on XM had been the Here and There when they picked a week and played what was the top ten in America and the top ten in England. I noticed that wasn't on Sunday morning. Any idea if it is gone permanently?

I asked the same question on another board; as I also haven't heard it since last Wednesday.

I'm hoping that they have shifted the time and I've just missed it..... or if they have taken it off, that they will bring it back.

drt,
st. petersburg,fl

 

[BobOnTheJob]

It also aired on Saturday Evening just before My Top 6...was anyone listening then to see what was on? I'm hoping Cousin Brucie got the time slot...many fond memories of him on 77WABC on Saturday Night.

 

[RadioStarOne]

What in the world does Cousin Brucie on WABC back in the day matter to any listener in any market other than New York?

 

[Mike Sheridan]

What in the world does Cousin Brucie on WABC back in the day matter to any listener in any market other than New York?

The entire east coast listened that's what. The WABC signal was awesome. On a long trip to Florida from Buffalo you could lock in 770 and hear it all the way!

 

[BobOnTheJob]

What in the world does Cousin Brucie on WABC back in the day matter to any listener in any market other than New York?

You really had to be there...Cousin Brucie boomed into Cincinnati every evening and I'm sure that he created memories in countless other places as well. It was a different world. There were virtually no Top 40 FM stations (actually, there were few FM stations period) and there were very few FM radios--and the FM radios that existed then were not in the hands of the 12-17 crowd. AM stations had huge ratings, often 10 times what today's "successful" FM station does. There were fewer AM stations, no computer noises, less static in general & kids at school bragged about listening to distant stations on their transistor radios. It was a different world and if there was a "spokesman" for that era, Cousin Brucie was it. He would be a huge asset to the XM 60's channel, especially if he re-created that 77 WABC aura that he did so well.

 

[Barry45RPM]

What in the world does Cousin Brucie on WABC back in the day matter to any listener in any market other than New York?

He's irrelevant even to New Yorkers. Unless of course you want to hear more "I's" & "Me's" used in a sentance then you ever thought possible. My Wife calls him "The William Shattner of Radio"... un-listenable.

How can a man that age end his show with "Jodi... Lover Boy is coming home..." Lover Boy? Maybe a creepy old Grandpa. yechh.

 

[Mike Sheridan]

Cousin Brucie wouldn't be there if he was irrelevant. He was always a little corny even in the '60. Some people liked him and some didn't. He connects with lots of people that's hard to do if you're not saying something.

People in radio often relate personal stories which require the use of words like "I" and "me".

As for "Lover Boy" why not? They are married. When you get old it doesn't mean you have to act like you're dead.

 

[andreajesus]

You go, Mike!! but really now, you know what? let Brucie be Brucie and do his thing - he's been doing it for a LONG LONG time, he KNOWS how to do it, he KNOWS what he's doing, he IS New York, and he is a HIT all over the world (as i can certainly testify to by the calls and emails he gets from places ALL over the world....Bravo, Brucie!!)

 

[Ben Sandifer]

The jury's still out for me on the changes. Cousin Brucie is okay and a legend, even outside NY. Wolfman sounds rather strange in midday.
Sounds like they dropped Chickenman. Is that right? And I haven't listened on Friday afternoons - is the salute to great stations of the 60's still going on? Great idea, but it was getting to be the same stations over and over. Glad the Top 6, and Sweet 16 are still around. The Elvis Channel is well done and a nice change, once in a while.

 

[Mike Sheridan]

I think 60's on 6 actually made some improvements. I'm surprised nobody mentioned they got rid of the jingles that sounded like they were spliced together badly.

I like the music on the Wolfman show but he's long dead and everyone who cares knows that. Plus sometimes the recordings sound like they came from an off center record, some of them sound really bad!

I like the guy on at night now that rhymes. It's a little corny but I like it, he really gets into it. Trouble is after listening to him for awhile I start rhyming too !!!

 

[andreajesus]

I like the guy on at night now that rhymes. It's a little corny but I like it, he really gets into it. Trouble is after listening to him for awhile I start rhyming too !!!

That's Bill Lee - who's also on WCBSFM 101.1 in New York (3 to 7PM weekdays, 10AM to 2PM Saturdays) - but don't worry - the station also streams live at www.wcbsfm.com 8)

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Andrea

 

[BobOnTheJob]

Just heard Broadway Bill Lee for the first time...I like! Did he come from Sirius or is he a "new hire"?

Does Cousin Brucie have a shift on 60s'? Been hoping to catch him, but no luck yet.

 

[RayDio]

Cousin Brucie is on Sirius XM 60s on 6 Saturdays 7PM - 12M. He is also on 50s on 5 Wed 3-7PM (?) and that show is repeated Sunday mornings.

 

[andreajesus]

Cousin Brucie is on Sirius XM 60s on 6 Saturdays 7PM - 12M. He is also on 50s on 5 Wed 3-7PM (?) and that show is repeated Sunday mornings.

Cousin Brucie:
Wednesdays 5-9PM on 50s on 5 (7 o'clock hour is ALL requests); repeated 11AM to 3PM on Sundays...
Saturdays 8PM-Midnight on 60's on 6

 

[cyberdad]

What in the world does Cousin Brucie on WABC back in the day matter to any listener in any market other than New York?

You really had to be there...Cousin Brucie boomed into Cincinnati every evening and I'm sure that he created memories in countless other places as well.

Midwesterners aren't exactly known for having any affinity whatsoever of all things "New Yawk". Cousin Brucie, however, was a different matter altogether. In college in the late '60s in Eastern Iowa, you could walk around the dorms and hear WABC and Cousin Brucie booming out of just about every room. After Brucie signed off, the main choices varied between Ron Lundy on WABC, Dick Sommers on WBZ, Wolfman Jack on XERF, John Timm/Dale Weeba on KOMA, and John R on WLAC. (An eclectic menu, to be sure).

As has been pointed out, it was a different world.

 

[andreajesus]

What in the world does Cousin Brucie on WABC back in the day matter to any listener in any market other than New York?

You really had to be there...Cousin Brucie boomed into Cincinnati every evening and I'm sure that he created memories in countless other places as well.

Midwesterners aren't exactly known for having any affinity whatsoever of all things "New Yawk". Cousin Brucie, however, was a different matter altogether. In college in the late '60s in Eastern Iowa, you could walk around the dorms and hear WABC and Cousin Brucie booming out of just about every room. After Brucie signed off, the main choices varied between Ron Lundy on WABC, Dick Sommers on WBZ, Wolfman Jack on XERF, John Timm/Dale Weeba on KOMA, and John R on WLAC. (An eclectic menu, to be sure).

and isn't it funny how of the four guys you mentioned you could hear after Brucie's signoff - TWO of them (Lundy and Summer) ended up in NEW YORK?? 8)

Andrea

 

[ceaser]

Andrea,Wolfman Jack actually was on wnbc 660 for a few years as well.

 

[andreajesus]

Andrea,Wolfman Jack actually was on wnbc 660 for a few years as well.

how could i forget that? ??? Thanks!!

Andrea

 

[cyberdad]

And of course, depending on time of day/era, if you tuned into KOMA before flipping over to WABC for Cousin Brucie, you could hear Charlie Tuna or Larry Lujack.