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Favorite DJ'S

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Re: Favorite DJ'S

Post by thatguy » Thu Jun 23, 2022 9:17 pm

Billy T and TJ (back when I was still into hip hop)
Lisa Lisa
The late Rosetta Hines
Electrifying Mojo
Marvelous Marv
Madison Lee


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Re: Favorite DJ'S

Post by Colonel Flagg » Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:27 am

Gerald McBride WLBS, WMXD
Dennis Medley evenings WNIC 1310
Don Alcorn WCZY WHFI
Candy Shannon WCAR 1130 (before WCXI)
Dave Prince CKLW, CKMR "More 94" WCZY
Bob Burchette WDEE WCXI WTRX
Eddie Rogers WLTI
Kerry Maul WLLZ
Rob Bennett WLLZ
B.J. Hunter WABC
Gene Elzy, WJR "Patterns In Music"
Anyone from WJZZ and 1440 WCHB

and many many more


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Re: Favorite DJ'S

Post by Ben Zonia » Fri Jun 24, 2022 1:31 pm

Did anyone mention "The Frantic One", Ernie Durham, from WBBC and WJLB, frantically commuting back and forth, before I-75, between the two? He could rhyme just about anything in a very entertaining manner. In the late 1950s, Booth offered him a big salary to commute daily to both stations, an offer he apparently couldn't refuse, which also preempted him from owning 25% of WAMM, which he had to divest before they signed on the air. Later in his career, he was at stations as diverse as WJR and WDET. I called him at WDET on a Saturday Night, about a month before he died, on the then October return from EDT to EST, suggesting that he play "If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time" by Tyrone Davis. He liked the idea, but didn't have it available to play at WDET.

Reviewing these lists, it's amazing how many those listed have literally worked everywhere from Toledo to Cheboygan and Petoskey, and all points in between, if you can keep track of all the call letter changes and on air names.

People are really enjoying Jim Harper now on WLXT Light 96.3 Petoskey on Saturdays.


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Re: Favorite DJ'S

Post by Willie108 » Fri Jun 24, 2022 4:32 pm

Bob Burchett also worked at WFDF, before he went to WTRX.



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Re: Favorite DJ'S

Post by Kidcat » Fri Jun 24, 2022 6:18 pm

Tom Shannon ,Mike Rivers,Ed Mitchell CKLW Steve Dahl,W4,Sean Conrad WKNR



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Re: Favorite DJ'S

Post by Colonel Flagg » Fri Jun 24, 2022 6:33 pm

Colonel Flagg wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:27 am
Gerald McBride WLBS, WMXD
Dennis Medley evenings WNIC 1310
Don Alcorn WCZY WHFI
Candy Shannon WCAR 1130 (before WCXI)
Dave Prince CKLW, CKMR "More 94" WCZY
Bob Burchette WDEE WCXI WTRX
Eddie Rogers WLTI
Kerry Maul WLLZ
Rob Bennett WLLZ
B.J. Hunter WABX
Gene Elzy, WJR "Patterns In Music"
Anyone from WJZZ and 1440 WCHB

and many many more


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Re: Favorite DJ'S

Post by Ben Zonia » Fri Jun 24, 2022 7:36 pm

Willie108 wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 4:32 pm
Bob Burchett also worked at WFDF, before he went to WTRX.
Because there was substantial service overlap between WFDF The Giant 91, and WCAR The Giant 1130, Bob Burchett was known as Robert R. Morgan (not Robert W. Morgan) on WCAR, in the early 1970s. By 1975, Bob Burchett was at both WTRX and WDEE daily. He had a third voice tracked airshift overnights on WTRX.

Bill Gibson/William Gildenstern worked at WRIF, WTAC, WWCK, WCBY, and WCBY-FM, traveling North. His airshift on WRIF followed Arthur Penhallow.

The following programming guide is from 1973. The WNRZ programming description is pretty funny. WNRZ became WIQB about a year and a half after the article below.

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Re: Favorite DJ'S

Post by Ben Zonia » Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:45 pm

Rhonda Hart at WJML in 1980. Surveys are the best source of DJ schedules, more accurate than 440 Satisfaction. Watch out for name duplications though. Kelly is a very common stage surname.

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Re: Favorite DJ'S

Post by MotorCityRadioFreak » Sat Jun 25, 2022 3:20 am

Phat Matt and Gynyp are the two that I enjoyed.


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Re: Favorite DJ'S

Post by MotorCityRadioFreak » Sat Jun 25, 2022 3:22 am

lidoshuffle wrote:
Wed Dec 05, 2018 7:30 pm
Three Favorites of mine that are passed on...I'd like to mention...Nick Demos (WRIF), Rhonda Hart..(WRIF, and seriously, I actually dated her for like, oh maybe a month before she realized I was small time compared to "names" she could date...lol, still fond memories of her), and a real sweetheart, Sabrina Black (Steve Black's wife, she passed 2006, WDFN and WRIF), I was lucky to have known these three personally, RIP to all of them...
Demos died? Holy crap.


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Re: Favorite DJ'S

Post by whitebalance » Sat Jun 25, 2022 11:55 am

Lisa Lisa rules



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Re: Favorite DJ'S

Post by Bobbert » Sat Jun 25, 2022 12:03 pm

claymed7 wrote:
Mon Dec 03, 2018 1:31 pm
JP McCarthy
When J.P. McCarthy played music on his show, there seemed to be a two song rotation:

"People," by Barbra Streisand
"Don't Worry Baby," by The Beach Boys



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Re: Favorite DJ'S

Post by Mega Hertz » Sun Jun 26, 2022 5:40 pm

I am biased, having worked with some great jocks, but a couple of my favorites were Ken Calvert, Steve Kostan and Dave Doran. Great people and always made working together fun. Never a dull moment.


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Re: Favorite DJ'S

Post by Mega Hertz » Sun Jun 26, 2022 5:42 pm

Ben Zonia wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 7:36 pm
Willie108 wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 4:32 pm
Bob Burchett also worked at WFDF, before he went to WTRX.
Because there was substantial service overlap between WFDF The Giant 91, and WCAR The Giant 1130, Bob Burchett was known as Robert R. Morgan (not Robert W. Morgan) on WCAR, in the early 1970s. By 1975, Bob Burchett was at both WTRX and WJBK daily. He had a third voice tracked airshift overnights on WTRX.

Bill Gibson/William Gildenstern worked at WRIF, WTAC, WWCK, WCBY, and WCBY-FM, traveling North. His airshift on WRIF followed Arthur Penhallow.

The following programming guide is from 1973. The WNRZ programming description is pretty funny. WNRZ became WIQB about a year and a half after the article below.

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Is that the same David Perry from KMET?


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Re: Favorite DJ'S

Post by Chrocket87 » Sun Jun 26, 2022 10:50 pm

I enjoyed Phat Matt and Holly during their 89X days.

I know he’s voice tracked from Dallas, but Ian Camfield on 98.7 is a rather entertaining jock on an otherwise boring station.



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