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Radio personalities

I was thinking of some the radio personalities I remembered:
 (Mostly NYC)
Duncan Pirnie
Robert j. Lurtsema
and 
Steve Post

I think it is a shame that they have all gone and live only in my memory.
Anyone else feel the same?

gdnrbob
french_fries
815 posts
 
Bob Parlocha played straight-ahead jazz and was featured overnite on WDNA (88.9 FM) in Miami.  He had really good taste and predominately stayed with the somewhat mellower side of Miles, Colltrane, Monk, etc.  There was plenty of innovation there, but not a lot of Maynard Ferguson or
brassy loud cuts in keeping with the midnight hours.  Died a couple of years ago, and i miss him a lot. He had a great web site too, with lists of new releases, pictures of musicians, popular lists, and album covers, etc.  The only major disagreement i had with him was that he didn't like the sound of jazz clarinet (??) for some odd reason.  Oh well...!
crwindy
123 posts
 
How can we forget:
The morning DJ on WOLD (DDDddd) from Harry Chapin 🤣
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maplegrovemusic
1,113 posts
 
Dr johnny  fever. WKRP
dill
2,534 posts
 
And Venus Flytrap ...
rcprince
3,073 posts
 

Ghosthouse mentioned Dan Ingram, who was probably my favorite NY DJ.  He also had a jazz show on FM at the time as well.  I recall him playing the entire 6 minute version of Bob Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone, rather than the three minute AM version, on one of his Saturday afternoon WABC AM broadcasts, a first at the time on that station (he even had a commercial free hour at the end of one of those Saturday afternoon broadcasts).  I also remember him stating on air that he didn't like the Rolling Stones, feeling they were inferior to the Beatles, and ultimately (due to the furor it raised) running a contest where he gave $10 (it might have been $20) to the two best letters from listeners as to why he should love or hate the Stones.  The hate letter was classic--he should hate the Rolling Stones because they were costing him $20.

I also remember going to bed listening to Gene Shepard and his stories in NY, I think it was WNEW.

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