AIRCHECK: Bobby Wayne (Restored & Scoped). The new programming was unsuccessful, and WCBS-FM switched back to a personality-driven classic hits format. He also appeared on internet oldies radio stations and hosted concerts. What a thrill to be on a station my late father adored. WBBM Newsradio 780 AM. The station's ratings increased during the 1990s (and were sustained into the 2000s) and market research studies showed a small and growing audience in the 35-to-49-year-old demographic as a new generation's "songs they grew up with" moved into the oldies format. Edison Media Research VP of music and programming Sean Ross looks at what made CBS-FM different, and why it should have had a better chance at updating for 2005 . Using Video to Convey Your Passion and Personality Media Composer 8.7 Essential Training: 101 . Today, November 2nd, is the 95th anniversary of Pittsburgh's KDKA 1020. Bob was a highly creative air personality who could work any format. A photo of Bob "the Wizard" Wayne from contributor Kimbal Brandner. So he plays a bit of Philly Soul and the next record is Joe Cocker. 3,492 likes. [11] This survey would be repeated on Thanksgiving weekend in 2002. Based on some spots in the show (which we removed), we believe this is from June of 1989. Between June 3, 2005, and July 12, 2007, the station aired the automated adult hits format "Jack FM". Dick Bartley's syndicated Classic Countdown airs on Sunday nights from 7 to 11 p.m., followed by the Classic Dance Showcase hosted by Joe Causi from 11 p.m. to midnight. The station segued to "Use Me" by Bill Withers. Here's another example of one of their earliest promotions, which you'll have to admit is a bit freaky, but who exactly were they trying to appeal to? Legendary New York radio personality Scott Shannon announced on air Friday that he is retiring as host of the WCBS-FM/101.1 morning show, effective Dec. 16. . His sister, Joey Heatherton, was featured on the Hullabaloo TV show and was famous for kissing Sammy Davis, Jr., which was quite controversial at the time. For many years, WCBS-FM simulcast its programming with its AM sister station. They tried various permutations of free-form and progressive rock before finding the format that would last them for years. The only radio personality to have worked at former Top 40 WMCA-AM 570 in New York, rival Top 40 WABC-AM 770 in N.Y., and Oldies WCBS-FM 101.1 in the Big Apple has died. I don't want to discuss the Jack fiasco, but WCBS-FM has used a strategy to attract younger listeners by playing . Zach was 90 when this was recorded and it's amazing how strong, vibrant and ageless he sounds. The heartbreaking news was spread on social media but no official sources confirmed the news . Joe McCoy took over as program director in 1981, and at that point WCBS-FM began to gradually shift its focus to the 19641969 era, but would also feature more pre-1964 oldies than most other such stations of that decade. Bailey, Roby Yonge, Tom Clay, Bob Lewis, Steve Clark, Dick Burch, Les Turpin and Johnny Michaels, many of whom are heard on this aircheck. Frank Sinatra's "Summer Wind" was the last song played before the format change. WCBS-FM New York, which switched to Jack FM on June 3, was a 33-year Oldies format icon. While they failed, their efforts led to the invention of the playlist and the end of disc jockey freedom until free-form radio stations brought it back some years later. Check out the spot for the lengendary Downstairs Records in part 1 and a spot for all the old CBS-FM jocks in part 2. Joe McCoy left the station shortly thereafter and was replaced by Dave Logan. In fact, there aren't too many spots aside from Coke. WCBS-FM's return to classic hits has also been a success, ranking it among the top five stations in every quarter of the new ratings for Arbitron, consistently either first or second in overall audience. 6:30 pm - CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell (WCBS-TV simulcast) WEPN-FM - ESPN New York 98.7 FM. But it's also instructive: when the signal is bright and clean, it has far more impact and it's a far better listen. It's hard to believe that Freed was only 43 when he died from uremia (or a broken heart, depending upon what you believe). This is an interesting aircheck of Dan on WCBS-FM as Dan was yet to be hired as a regular personality at the station. Bill Brown began his long tenure with the station, and Don K. Reed began his late in 1971; both remained there until 2005. Television Host @ WCBS-TV; Radio Host @ Shannon In The Morning - CBS 101.1 FM; . 5 The Beach Big 107. m. . Jay joined WCBS-FM as the host of the popular Hall of Fame and Top Twenty Countdown shows. Unfortunately, Lewis passed away just a few months after this show was broadcast. And later in 1970, he was doing weekends on WNEW-FM. The New York Radio Archive (NYRadioArchive.com) is a site dedicated to remembering New York Radio, primarily from the 1960s and 1970s and emphasizing free-form and progressive rock radio. Work. Don K. Reed is the leader of WCBS-FM. Most of the 1980s music came from core oldies artists. The nine hundred and fifty-fifth position on our top list is currently occupied by WCBS-FM. Bob was born April 3, 1937 putting him at the center of early top-40 radio. Patty Steele says her last show with Audacy's New York City oldies station WCBS-FM (101.1 FM) will coincide with co-host Scott Shannon's retirement in mid-December. Check out Race weekdays beginning at 10AM. Alan Berman with Don at the Long Island Radio Day in 2010. In an interview with the New York Daily News, Cousin Brucie likened the format switch to "replacing Yankee Stadium with a fruit stand". Don K. Reed, Norm N. Nite, Ed Baer, Steve O'Brien, Randy Davis, Big Jay Sorensen, and Famous Amos were regularly featured on the program. Gossert's show was generally broadcast on Sunday evenings, a perfect time for this nostalgia. Another psychedelic ad approach. Harry stayed with WCBS-FM until March of 2003, so he had a 44-year run on these three major NYC pop music stations. But in our opinion he was great and was unfortunately underused in his WABC years. Air Personalities Morning Shows News Guys Money Girls Program Directors General Managers Sales Types Engineers Other Alumni The Good Guys Today . Bob was a highly creative air personality who could work any format. Don Bombard (born December 16, 1948), known professionally as Bob Shannon, is an American radio disc jockey best known for his work on WCBS-FM in New York City. And it was Tom Clay, not Tom Cloy. WCBS-FM's last morning show host of this period was ex-Monkee Micky Dolenz, who had appeal to this audience segment by virtue of 1970s reruns of his band's eponymous television series and the mid-1980s Monkees revival. "It's a difficult decision for me because I actually love CBS-FM, it was a dream of mine to work here, and I did get to work here. Note: The audio quality is inconsistent. Initially, the internet-only station was DJ-less like Jack FM on the analog 101.1 and HD1 station; in between songs, the station played jingles plus pre-recorded voice overs done by their production director. Lewis and Clark didn't do the show together - Bob generally did 5-9pm and Steve did 9pm-1am, but Lewis mentions in this edition that Steve will be in about 9:30pm and they gave the 8 hour timespan one title. Seller Id 2ps9mB3juE9M. WCBS-FM New Yorks Foxx & Annie In The Morning To Debut Feb. 13. AIRCHECK: Radio Greats Weekend: Chuck Leonard [stereo]. Annie Leamy will join John Foxx as morning co-host when Foxx & Annie In The Morning debuts on Monday, Feb. 13. Friday. The following week, Dan Daniel took over on Saturday and Pat St. John "sat in" for Ingram on Sunday, but Ingram never returned. But it was also a format maverick--different for many years from the 250-song, heavily focused music machines that the Oldies format had become. [30] In February 2021, the HD3 sub-channel flipped to The True Oldies Channel; CBS Sports Radio would subsequently move to WNSHs HD3 sub-channel. When the station returned to a modified oldies and classic hits format in 2007, the station compiled a new listener-voted survey and played the results Labor Day weekend. In the late 90's, he did overnights. Just two years later, on July 6, 2007, WCBS-FM, under the aegis of new CBS Radio CEO Dan Mason, announced a return to the former CBS-FM with a start date of July 12th. In January 2001, they stopped playing currents and 90's hits on the overnight, dropping them altogether. Radio Personality; On Air Hosting . Another terrific sounding aircheck with the great Bob Lewis who could and did do any format. Bruce is followed by Bobby Jay's "Soul of the City" show that begins with a great James Brown track. AIRCHECK: John Zacherley on Halloween [stereo-scoped], Once again, Ken Tullipano strikes gold! This was just five months before he'd be fired from WNEW-FM, AIRCHECK: Radio Greats Weekend: Jocko Henderson. There's also a phone interview with his daughter Alana. We hear Bob Lewis closing his show and then Steve Clark followed by Gus Gossert playing a mix of old and new pop and rock. During this period, the station's on-air jingles were made by JAM Creative Productions in Dallas. The final Radio Greats show was hosted by WCBS-FM veteran Dick Heatherton. WCBS-FM 101 New York - Don K Reed - March 3 1981 - Radio Aircheck On July 4 1972, WCBS-FM dropped the Rock format it had had for a few years, and flipped to . Here are segments from Dan Ingram's show from the Radio Greats Reunion Weekend of June, 1991. For at least 25 years I was an avid listener to WCBS-FM as they were America's premier oldies station with fantastic personalities including Harry Harrison, Ron Lundy, Bill Brown, Bobby Jay, Bob Shannon, and Max Kinkel among others. It wasn't that good music wasn't released in 1960, but it didn't make the top of the pop charts. I retired five years ago after working as a Science/Engineering Librarian at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark for 25 years. There would be a wider variety of hits, unlike the CBS-FM of 2005, which had a limited playlist from 1964 through 1979. Im incredibly grateful to all those who supported my roller coaster journey to this point. Follow more of your favorite music on Frankie Says Dance, New Wave Mix Tape, 80s Underground, Scott Lowe on the Go's Post Modern Music Box, 90s and Chill, 80s Guitar,Rock N Road, IndustriALT,Wake Up and Rock, ALT Roots, and The Roots of Rock stations on the free Audacy app. Also in the 1980s, after WABC and later WNBC abandoned music in favor of talk, WCBS-FM began employing many disc jockeys who were widely known on other New York City stations (and sometimes nationally), most notably Musicradio 77 WABC alumni Ron Lundy, Dan Ingram, Bruce "Cousin Brucie" Morrow, and Harry Harrison, as well as former WMCA "Good Guys" Dan Daniel and Jack Spector. We even hear Ernie Maresca. WCBS-FM At 50 And 15. [citation needed] CBS Radio confirmed the rumors on July 9, 2007, that live announcers would indeed return to 101.1 and the HD1 channel on July 12, meaning that the "Jack" format in New York had run its course after two years, likely due to its lackluster ratings. . Bob Shannon (radio personality) Syracuse, New York. At first, the station focused on rock-and-roll hits from 1955 to 1964 and mixed in some softer hits of the late 1960s and early 1970s, as well as a few then-current songs. There was also a moderate amount of 1980s music on the survey. WCBS-FM was one of the first notable oldies stations in the country, with the format dating back to July 7, 1972. By 1979, three FM stations owned by CBS had begun playing disco music. Prior to 2016, WCBS-FM used JAM Creative Productions, Inc. for their jingles. Check out this great episode of Scott's podcast, as he and beloved director/actor Kevin Smith discuss movies, specifically Kevin's praise of Shannon's From Worst To First which helped inspire one of Smith's latest writing projects. He is also the author of the book Behind The Hits: Inside Stories of Classic Pop and Rock and Roll. During that era, the jocks included Bobby Wayne, Bill Brown, Steve O'Shea, K.O. You can tell that he doesn't know a lot of the music and he relies upon his old shtick, but he's still very impressive. WCBS can also be heard on WCBS-FM HD 2 channel which provides crystal clear reception if you are driving in midtown Manhattan! Did they really work an eight hour on-air shift together or was it two four-hour shifts? AIRCHECK: Ron Lundy with Dan Ingram [stereo], Contributed by Rob Frankel via RadioMaven77 on Mixcloud. CBS-FM's longtime music director Jeff Mazzei was retained as program director of the wcbsfm.com oldies stream. Air personalities did on-air auditions on the WCBS-FM HD2 oldies station on July 11, 2007, as a preview of the next day's changeover. After compiling an all-time survey based on past surveys in 1997, the station abandoned listener surveys, repeating the 1997 all-time survey on subsequent Thanksgiving weekends. AIRCHECK is a podcast about radio's personality from radio personalities. Among them: New York's Z100; WPLJ, WOR, and currently at CBS-FM and WCBS Newsradio 880. The moderation is in English. AIRCHECK: Radio Greats Weekend: Dan Ingram [stereo-scoped]. In those areas WBEB interferes with WCBS-FM, and in some spots, WBEB's signal actually seems stronger. WCBS (880 kHz), often referred to as "WCBS Newsradio 880", is a radio station in New York City. On February 2, 2017, CBS agreed to merge CBS Radio with Entercom, currently the fourth-largest radio broadcaster in the United States; the sale was conducted using a Reverse Morris Trust so that it would be tax-free. Harry Harrison, inducted . [8] The change coincided with rival WOR-FM's decision to drop pre-1964 oldies from its playlist a few months prior (as they became WXLO). For more about Murray, check out the WINS, WOR-FM and General Radio History pages. Announcing the passing should state the source of information. While CBS-FM now achieves pretty good overall ratings, its audience is primarily elderly and it's just a matter of time before the format is going to have to change again. Gossert during the "light" progressive era of CBS-FM. WCBS-FM also played a moderate number of adult standards from the rock era. Assistant program director Lenny Bloch hosts the overnight shift, which uses voice-tracking. Dan Ingram on WCBS-FM January 1991. Joe McCoy hosts a tribute to Alan Freed. He pretty much ignores the playlist and he breaks formats and that makes it a fantastic show. In 2010, the station was number one among all stations in the New York region, 25-54 and 12+ (Arbitron PPM report, May 2010). Whether you think Ingram's jokes were lame or very funny, there is no doubt that he adds a tremendous amount of personality and fun to the show. ), AIRCHECK: Cousin Brucie - Bobby Jay [stereo]. Since then, WCBS-FM has consolidated its position as a market powerhouse - a tribute to Program Director Jim Ryan and veteran city DJs like Dan Taylor, Broadway Bill Lee and Joe Causi. "My only complaint about the movie, too short," says Smith. WCBS-FM (101.1 FM) is a radio station offering a classic hits format licensed to New York City and is owned and operated by Audacy, Inc. A native New Yorker, Foxx also worked at PLJ as Program Director and afternoon drive host of and was Brand Manager of New Yorks former country station, WNSH-FM. Each of the stations began broadcasting its own programming in 1966. WBBM Newsradio 105.9 FM. Thanks for listening to WCBS-FM 101.1! On July 9, 2017, Backtrax USA, hosted by former WHTZ jock Kid Kelly, debuted on WCBS-FM on Sunday nights. ESPN-1050 made a strong move to acquire Yankees radio rights from incumbent WCBS-AM but was handicapped by its weak 1050 . It's a pretty good montage of CBS-FM over the years along with a lot of formatics and jingles. AIRCHECK: Radio Greats Weekend: Scott Muni [stereo-scoped]. It's not a big wonder that the format didn't last all that long, but if it did, we never would have wound up with an oldies station. #2. Since several people made this announcement, I must sadly believe it is true. CBS-FM wasn't always a oldies station. It would take the Beatles to get them heard again. Dan Ingram last appeared on CBS-FM on Sunday, June 8, 2003. Scott sounds like he's having a great time. On the other hand, it looked sorta like something your friends doodled in high school. WCBS-FM HD2 also began broadcasting in HD Radio on December 12, 2005 (before most of the other New York stations, which launched in early 2006). Earlier today, legendary radio personality Scott Shannon -- heard for almost a decade every morning on New York City's WCBS-FM with long-time co-host Patty Steele, entertainment reporter Brad Blanks, and a whole crew of returning "Big Show" friends -- has announced his decision to retire from daily morning radio on Friday, December 16. Scott Shannon is moving to WCBS-FM 101.1, a station that's been a city radio institution even longer than he has. Because CBS-FM was such a heritage station, the format didn't go over well in NYC. While you're here, click around for pics, voice work, airchecks, special guests, and memories of the final days of the legendary 95.5 WPLJ . The new programming was unsuccessful, and WCBS-FM switched back to a personality-driven classic hits format. I love the station, I love the people I work with and work for, and of course, I'll be honest with you, I think these are the best listeners we ever had. [2] The allocated frequency changed several times before the station finally went on the air at 46.7MHz on December 1, 1941. I have a son Lee who is now 34 years old. The weekday lineup also features Ron Parker (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.), Broadway Bill Lee (3 to 7 p.m. plus Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), Joe Causi (Monday through Friday, 7 p.m. to midnight, as well as "Saturday Night 70's" on Saturdays from 7 p.m. to midnight). In some cases, they may oversee programming on individual streams or channels. This was followed by greetings from former WCBS-FM DJs Harry Harrison and Ron Lundy. I wrote an article titled Spotlight on Don K. Reed in this journal in February 2009. In a testament to Patty's versatility and ability, she also does a weekly podcast with WCBS-AM Newsradio 880 morning show anchor, Wayne Cabot called "News On The Rocks". PRESS: New York Daily News: Ingram Out at CBS-FM. Note the great inside joke at the beginning. In retrospect, they seem like completely different eras. Bids 7 bids. University of Central Missouri. It's studios are located within the CBS Broadcast Center in midtown Manhattan & the transmitter is located on High Island in the Bronx, New York (the antenna is shared with WFAN). [17] This sequence is now repeated on-air every July 12. Most recently, Bob had been doing low-key progressive rock radio, but here he exhbits the full enthusiasm for top-40 style radio (albeit Oldies, but these are REAL oldies). No wonder we don't listen the same way. Annie is no stranger to NYC radio, and I'm excited to welcome her back through the iconic WCBS-FM brand, Foxx said in a release. The popular Jay is heard Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and Wednesday . KZPT (99.7 FM) is a hot adult contemporary radio station licensed to and serving the Kansas City metropolitan area.It first began broadcasting in 1962 under the call sign KMBC-FM. 101.1 WCBS FM New York! I had forgotten about this one. Dan Taylor hosts WCBS-FM's morning show from 6 to 10 a.m., with Irv 'Mr. G.' Gikofsky providing weather updates. On July 12, at approximately 12:40p.m., "Jack FM" ended with "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey, ending in the same spot where the song abruptly ended during the series finale of The Sopranos. Corrections welcomed. AIRCHECK: Rocky G, Bill Brown, Steve Clark (Restored & Scoped). The station's playlist consisted of music almost entirely from 1964 to 1979, dividing about equally between the 1960s and 1970s, playing only a handful of pre-1964 oldies and songs from the 1980s. The countdown always took place on Thanksgiving weekend (with a new survey taken every other year). The HD2 station also simulcast the oldies format until 2:00p.m. that day, at which time Jack FM moved to HD2. I am very much interested in the popular music of the 1960s, especially Bob Dylan and the Beatles. DOB said: It's funny that in most large markets now, chr does best in 25 to54, while classic hits does the opposite, WCBS FM was recently #1 18-34. Later that year, Maire Mason replaced Donohue. This was still in the days when CBS-FM would play Little Richard and early Doo-Wop records. Thanks to Rob Frankel, we have this fine aircheck of a mellow Gus Gossert doing the CBS-FM pre-oldies thing, which was a combination of pop, light rock and some R&B. While Jocko was probably out of his prime, he still exhibits more personality in 60 seconds than today's jocks are allowed to exhibit in entire shows. When WOR-FM promoted that it was going rock in June of 1966, I thought it was also going to be a soft rock instrumentals station because at the time, it was difficult to imagine real rock on a commercial FM station. He also spent time as Program Director. Rick talks about Alan Freed, Murray the K and Jack Lacy and plays some great tapes bits from them. To save money, CBS-FM wanted to cut Ingram back to one day a week from two (with a commensurate cut in salary) and Ingram refused. John is someone I respect tremendously and is the biggest reason I took this leap. A great photo of the CBS-FM jocks from contributor Kimbal Brandner. What a bunch of amateurs trying to do something interesting. FishbowlNY has explored how some of your favorite TV and radio personalities are coping with the 9/ . With the reallocation of the FM band, WABC-FM's new frequency became 96.9MHz; finally, in September 1947 the station became WCBS-FM, and the frequency moved to the current 101.1. AIRCHECK: Pat St. John announces his retirement from WCBS-FM. Bob interviews Rick Sklar who was the program director at both WINS and WABC-AM. Start date 13 Oct 2017. This was back when WCBS-FM was still a true Oldies station, at least for the Radio Greats Weekends. An article detailing how Bob Cole has been promoted to VP of CBS' FM radio group and is mandated to make the stations profitable. His first WOR-FM show was on October 8, 1966. But we also hear a then-new track by Cher. [citation needed] In February 2008, Howard Cogan was replaced by Pat St. John as the pre-recorded voice of the Jack character on WCBS-FM HD2 and ilikejack.com. John Foxx, who was an afternoon host in the market at the former WPLJ, will take over the 6-10am morning show helmed by Shannon since 2014, starting in February. And when it happened, two of the top three radio markets would simultaneously wonder what had happened. Fri. Feb 24th, 2023 ; Home; Airchexx Social - Forums & Topics; Airchexx By Region . She and Foxx, who was also named Brand Manager of the station, assume the daypart held since 2014 by Scott Shannon and Patty Steele. It features DJs Rocky G, Bill Brown and Steve Clark from the semi-progressive days of CBS-FM. Since you don't like John Foxx and Annie Leamy's new morning show on WCBS-FM, let's go back in time and listen to the "Morning Mayor" himself, Harry Harrison. You have permission to edit this article. WCBS-FM was one of the first notable oldies stations in the country, with the format dating back to July 7, 1972. Dick Heatherton was on CBS-FM from September 1972 through March 1986, mostly doing the 2-6pm shift. The playlist was wider than most typical radio stations, but it was also far more current. Chuck is quite modest and claims he wasn't "great", but that other jocks he names were. He's known for being informative on the air and for playing that rare but great track that you didn't know existed. Gus opens with Ray Charles and plays a lot of 50's Doo-Wop, which is almost impossible to find on the radio anymore. She will bring a lot of energy, a deep skill set, and a whatever it takes attitude that really sets her up for success in this role.. Scott Shannon retiring from WCBS-FM, ending morning show this December, 'I believe it's time to take a break from morning radio and just kind of chill for a while', Scott Shannon Presents Americas Greatest Hits - Sundays 7-11AM, Featured Image Photo Credit: WCBS-FM/Audacy, Have any $2 bills? The returning format would concentrate on music from 1964 to 1989, with selected older hits from 1955 through 1963. Remember . A bit of Bob Lewis and Steve Clark from WCBS-FM's "sort of progressive" days. Upon hearing of WCBS-FM's confirmation that oldies would return, Cousin Brucie commented, "Im thrilled that this music is getting a chance again." 98.7 KLUV FM Dallas! On a decent station, aside from the specific news articles, it could have aired today. Saturday. New York City, Talk. The first song aired was Beastie Boys' "Fight for Your Right". Advertisement: Latest Radio Stories. We all remember "Bob-a-Loo". Access the free radio live stream and discover more radio stations at one glance. Yours truly with Don K. Reed at the Long Island Radio Day in 2010. The station played two current hits per hour known as "future gold". Dan Ingram playing the hits of the 50's-80's on "all New York artists weekend". The transmitter was moved to the Empire State Building in the early 1950s. These shows replaced Radio Greats and Top 20 Countdown, which aired from the station's relaunch in July 2007 until June 7, 2009. Such was the appeal of the packages of jingles that stations around the world wanted that WCBS-FM sound for their stations, including for example the UK's Radio Victory. When WCBS-FM was relaunched in July 2007 Don came back to host the radio greats show on the last Sunday of every month. Had Freed lived, I believe he could have resurrected his career, if not on the air, then producing and promoting shows, especially when appreciating doo-wop music became a fad again with the emergence of oldies shows and Sha-Na-Na in the late 1960s. Former Mayor Ed Koch then welcomed back the format, noting the "mistake" CBS Radio had made with the switch. May the legend rest in heaven. In the course of 1981, all of CBS's FM stations, except for WCBS-FM and their FM station in San Francisco, adopted a CHR format known as "Hot Hits". These are a series of early promotions for WCBS-FM's Young Sound format. Bob Shannon, whose only previous New York City radio experience before coming to WCBS-FM was as a fill-in DJ at WYNY, became well-known himself through his 19-year run as the station's afternoon disk jockey. From mid-1968 to early 1969, he did a weekday show called "Radio Free New York". He is best known for hosting the Doo Wop on Sunday nights from 7 PM-Midnight. I didn't even remember Rosko ever working for CBS-FM and Ed Williams had previously appeared on WLIB. Entercom New York officials have been working for several months to get former long-time WPLJ-FM midday host Race Taylor over to WCBS-FM. Many historians believe that he became the scapegoat for the scandal largely because he promoted R&B music more than other DJs of the time, even though politicians of the era hated rock music in general and tried to stop it. In 2003, the station played a Top 500 Countdown covering the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and some 1950s songs, and in 2004 played a Top 500 Countdown with mostly songs from 1964 to 1979 with some pre-1964 songs and 1980s songs. The station also had cut specialty shows such as Bobby Jay's Soul Of The City on Wednesdays, Thursday Night 60's, Friday night's Heart & Soul of Rock & Roll, Monday Night 70's, and Bobby Jay's late night Saturday show Jukebox Saturday Night. In addition, Fast Jimi Roberts, Big Jay Sorensen, Steve O'Brien, Famous Amos, Randy Davis, Dave Packer and Don Geronimo have done occasional fill-in work. WCBS (AM) - Wikipedia. Additionally, the '60s and '70s oldies became broader and '80s and early '90s oldies were also mixed in, and the format got much deeper. Demonstrates once again why AM radio can't play music. AIRCHECK: Back from JACK Format Flip [scoped]. We send our deepest sympathies to his family, friends, and fans. It's hard to believe that this aircheck is from 40 years ago. . 3:30 pm - Michael Wallace and Steve Scott. Contributed by Gus Gossert to Rob Frankel and posted via Rob's RadioMaven77 postings on MixCloud. I wrote an article titled Spotlight on Don K. Reed i n this journal in February 2009. Cumulus Q4 Net Revenues Down 0.4% to $252 . In the first Top 500, The Five Satins' doo wop classic "In the Still of the Night" was #1 and "Earth Angel" by The Penguins was #2. On June 3, 2005 WCBS-FM flipped from an Oldies format to JACK. 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