New York Radio has an interesting tradition.
When I was a kid WABC was the top forty station. Harry Harrison and Ron Lundy
and Cousin Brucie would play the hits over and over again in rotation. Not the
long form stuff you got on FM. The short pop stuff. Jeremiah was a Bull Frog.
Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves. Cherokee Woman. Young Girl. Help me Rhonda. You
know. The hits.
Then WABC switched to talk. Bob Grant ruled the
drive time. They brought in Rush when he started out. Gave Hannity his start.
Developed Mark Levin who is still on the station. Now Rush and Hannity have
moved down the dial to WOR. Now WOR used to have a lot of informational stuff.
Joan Hamburg. Arthur Schwartz restaurant stuff. Gambling in the morning. Now
they are hard core conservative.
They have a mid-day show that I like to listen
to with Mark Simone. Mark has been a New York Radio personality for many years.
He was at WABC but has moved over to WOR. Today he had a great guest. Toni
Tennille. From the Captain and Tennille. Muskrat Love. You know who I am
talking about. He had a very interesting interview. I know, I know it is old
guy stuff. I ain’t a hip hop happening modern dude like little nicky who is
listening to Kayne and shit. But I enjoyed hearing her talking about music and
life and of course the Captain.
