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Our first offering is the last hour and a half
of WIBG. The date was September 10, 1977.
We have broken the file up into 5 parts to decrease
the download time (run times are listed in parenthesis the description).
Bob Foster
Two airchecks from Bob, both from 1969. You can REALLY hear the format
at work when you listen to both. The songs change but the 'breaks' are pretty
much the same. Thanks to Bruce Bonner for sharing them with us.
Last Happy Jack Show
(8:34)
Feb. 4, 1969. Last 1/2 hour of Happy Jack before he returned to Pittsburgh.
His 'goodbye speech' at the the end must have given Paul Drew (who was consulting
the station) a fit! It ain't the typical Paul Drew 10 second break!
Joe Niagara from 8/13/62 (10:43) Very rare tape. You won't many songs...that means there were
TONS
of commercials!
Mike Sherman/WIBG (7:10)
Actually, I think this tape is a "production room special". However,
the formatics are CLASSIC Drake. Besides,
it features my favorite WIBG jingle package. By the way, if ANYONE has a copy
of this jingle package, PLEASE (I'm beggin' here)
let me know
!
John Records (truly IS his middle name) Landecker
Again, this one is done in 4 parts to make download time easier. The
first part is kind of disjointed but the other 3 are "straight-through". A
friend of mine recorded this tape. You can hear the interference when he passes
under bridges.
It was recorded during the "Autumn Rock Bonanza" (don't know what year)
Jerry Stevens 1/61
A classic look at pre-boss, pre-Drake/Drew WIBG formatics (or lack of them).
We left the cigarette commercials in just for nostalgia's sake! (14:08)
Power Change around 1970
WIBG Power change from 50,000 to 10,000 watts
The "All New" WIBG
This is from April 1976 (thanks to Scott Gibbons, OM of WKOX in Framingham, MA).
After hearing the jingles, I can see why the station went off the air
a year and a half later! They sound like they should have been on a "beautiful
music" station. There's one in the middle of the morning show that's about
6 seconds. You won't even realize it's a jingle until it's almost over!
We've broken it up into 5 parts (corresponding to normal radio dayparts)
to make it easier to listen to.
Bill Wright, Sr.
September means back to school. And it also means 'The Rebel' is on WIBG.
From September 6, 1960.
Bob Gross
If you think the all-night show is a 'throw-away',think again while you listen to
Bob Gross from January 20, 1971.
Don Cannon
A very short Don Cannon promo done by, who else? Don himself.
WIBG Composite
Stations always put together a profile of what they sound like so agency types,
who are not in the market, can hear what the station sounds like. Here's one
from April, 1977; just 5 months before WIBG signed off forever.
Jerry Stevens
November 14, 1961. You can tell that WIBG was really NOT geared toward a younger
audience at this time (although they claimed to be). LOTS of news, sports
and COMMERCIALS! And those jingles seemed to be longer than some of the songs!
Ray Gilmore
In 1968, Paul Drew was programming WIBG and you can hear the influence. A
jingle between every song and Ray reading jock liners.
WIBG Christmas/New Year's Greetings
In order: Don L. Brink, Ray Gilmore, Jerry Stevens, Joe Niagra, Bill Wright, Sr.,
Larry Justice & Hy Lit.
WIBG Year End Greetings & Promo for Dance Party
Promos
1963 Year end greeting from all the jocks. Ray Gilmore(?), News Promo Opener,
Don L. Brink, Joe Niagra, Bill Wright, Sr., Jerry Stevens, Frank X. Feller &
Hy Lit.
Bill Garner
Featuring newscast from Paul Howard. 1971
Bill Winters
Aircheck featuring Peter Jackson newscast. 1971
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