Radio Stations And Personality References In The Movies

[CK-722]

Here are the ones I can think of, from mainly in the Great Lakes Region.

Larry Lujack WLS "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"
J P McCarthy WJR "The Rosary Murders"
Reese Rickards WJJD "Somewhere In Time"
Arthur Penhallow WRIF "The Upside Of Anger"
WJR Referenced (Historically Inaccurate) in "Jersey Boys"
WPOP Hartford, CT Joey Reynolds (Uncredited Actor, Not Joey Reynolds, and Unnamed) in "Jersey Boys"
KRML Carmel, CA Clint Eastwood Portrayed as the DJ in a Studio Mockup in "Play Misty For Me"

In "The Rosary Murders", the voice of J P McCarthy is heard saying "This is JP on JR in the AM".

In reality, it was Paul Drew from CKLW who traveled to The Roostertail to hear "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", by Frankie Valli, and the group went to the Riverside Drive studios in Windsor to meet with Paul Drew. Interestingly, it was ultimately Clint Eastwood's (who ironically also once owned KRML) executive decision to use WJR instead of CKLW, and to not Credit Joey Reynolds or WPOP in any way in the movie. One theory is that they approached CKLW about it, but they wanted too much money for the credits, and WJR didn't ask for much in return.

[sfpcc]

Larry King / Lost In America, (at the beginning of the movie you can hear him interviewing Rex Reed.)

[sfpcc]

I know the radio voice wasn't real in The Warriors but wouldn't it be cool if she was, (Voiced by the late Lynn Thigpen.)

[WOHO]

If we go to the movies and TV, we get Bill Bonds!

[stopnswop2]

Devin Scillian in Scream 4

[matt1]

The late Casey Kasem in the 1984 movie "Ghostbusters" "And the countdown continues". Also in 1976 movie "The Gumball Rally" (with Gary Busey) both movies heard on radio.

[zzand]

Don Cannon, WIBG, Philly legend, in original Rocky movie

[bugzapper]

Wolfman Jack in American Graffitti

[matt1]

Todd Rundgren "Wolfman Jack" (from 1972 "Something/Anything") & the remake with Wolfman in 1975!!

[thatguy]

Dick Purtan on Collision Course starring Jay Leno and Pat Morita. Movie flopped horribly but I thought it was awesome. 80s Detroit

[tc]

I know the radio voice wasn't real in The Warriors but wouldn't it be cool if she was, (Voiced by the late Lynn Thigpen.)

"Attention Boppers, the earlier reports about The Warriors were wrong... sorry about that..."

[FredLeonard]

Not from a movie but in the original Broadway production of Grease, a recording of Joe Niagra (WIBG, Philadelphia) was played before the show started. The theater was done up to look like a high school auditorium. Great effect.

[ZenithCKLW]

The bus with the "93 FM WDRQ Continuous Music" banner in Beverly Hills Cop.

[paul8539]

I remember Walter Cronkite doing the voice of an eagle in a cartoon some years ago.

[FredLeonard]

I remember Walter Cronkite doing the voice of an eagle in a cartoon some years ago.

Are you sure? No reference to it on IMDb. Maybe it was somebody immitating Cronkite.