Original Progressive WOWI-Fm show with Larry Dinger as the 'curator of sound', circa 1974. Special thanks to Keith Nuttall. The Good Doctor offers his comments twice in this run...

Progressive WOWI.LarryDinger. circa.1974

Progressive WOWI-FM, from the Dome of Distinction at 713 Colonial Avenue in Ghent, Norfolk, VA with Bruce Garraway at the controls, circa 1974...part 1

Progressive WOWI-FM Bruce Garraway, circa 1974.Pt1

Part 1 of Art Williamson's original show on Progressive WOWI-FM. The show was broadcast from the 'Dome of Distinction' at 713 Colonial Avenue in Ghent, Norfolk, VA. From the Nutall Collection with all the wobble and phasing one might expect from original cassette tapes...

Progressive WOWI.Art Williamson.Pt1.17Dec1974

From the Progressive WOWI studios in Ghent, Norfolk, VA, a recording dated Aug.74 but clearly in Winter. In Memory of George Duke who just recently passed. Sue Billingsley follows Art's show.

Progressive WOWI.ArtWilliamson.30AUG74.w/SueB!

Bob Conwell's series of Progressive WOWI-FM Reunion shows from 1982
with George Kello as guest. This is one part of the show.

WOWI.Reunion.Kello.a.b.1982 (with Bob Conwell)

Progressive WOWI-FM original show featuring the late Dick Ross. Pt 1. broadcast from the Dome of Distinction in Ghent, Norfolk, VA, circa 1974. Recorded originally by K. Nuttall.

Progressive WOWI-FM.Cuts.DickRoss.

To celebrate what would have been the week of Rollie Bristol's 72 bday...the Art and Rollie show originally aired on WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA.

The Art And Rollie Show 1993

Another of the Keith Nuttall tapes, an original Progressive WOWI-FM broadcast from Ghent in Norfolk, VA. The cassette was marked' Rollie (Bristol) 9.29.1974' but the tape doesn't have any DJ voices or commercials...all edited out originally, like we all did with our tapes back then.

Progressive WOWI-FM.Rollie.9.29.74.pt1

This was the first of a series of Progressive WOWI-FM Reunion shows hosted by Bob Conwell on WMYK, featuring Dave but-you-can-call-me-nick Nichols. Original air date was 12.26.1981 and is pt 1o f 3.

WOWIreunion.DaveNichols.pt1

This was the first of a series of Progressive WOWI-FM Reunion shows hosted by Bob Conwell on WMYK, featuring Dave but-you-can-call-me-nick Nichols. Original air date was 12.26.1981 and is pt 2 of 3.

WOWI.reunion.DaveNichols.pt2

This was the first of a series of Progressive WOWI-FM Reunion shows hosted by Bob Conwell on WMYK, featuring Dave but-you-can-call-me-nick Nichols. Original air date was 12.26.1981 and is pt 3 of 3.

WOWI.Reunion.DaveNichols.Pt3

Bob Conwell's 2nd in a series Progressive WOWI-FM Reunion show, 1.02.1981 with George Wolf aka Gandalf, but mostly Dick Ross.

WOWI.Reunion.Gandy.Dick.andBob

6+ minutes of banter and a few commercials from the Demise of the Dome, Pt 2...last week of Progressive WOWI, Norfolk, VA

GBernetSpeaks.Last1.12.75

November 2, 1970...'Progressive sounds of All Night Stereo Rock'...during the advent of Progressive shows originally broadcast from Norfolk, VA..Neil comes in several times...

Neil Karp/WNOR-FM/

'Progressive Sounds of All-Night Stereo Rock'...DJ Zera plays an incredible eclectic set in the early morning hours, originally broadcast from Norfolk, VA. Lot of chatter between songs. Ads for psychedelic posters from the Magic Shop and other gems...

Zera?/WNOR-FM. Dec, 1970

Recorded live at Norfolk's Red Mule somewhere around 1972-72 by Leonard James on reel to reel. Transferred to cassette for Jim Bush in 1980s. Thanks to Norman Harrell for taking the time to learn it up so that we could bring it to you. 

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03 Track 03

02 Track 02

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ByronBerline and Sundance, live at Norfolk's Red Mule from 1975. Courtesy of Jim Bush. 

ByronBerline Live at the Red Mule, 1975

From Progressive WOWI-FM's last evening of broadcasting in Ghent section of Norfolk, VA on JAN  14, 1975. Art Williamson at the turn tables, starting just after 9pm. Full of wobble and flutter from the old cassettes but a gem nonetheless. Courtesy of Keith Nuttall and the Progressive WOWI-FM Resurrection Crew.

ArtWilliamson9pmLastDay

The late Rollie Bristol does the 'brief' news (from Zodiak News Service), circa 1973, on Norfolk's Progressive WOWI-FM...killer bees and air craft carrier in the Gulf...

ProgressiveWOWI.RollieDoestheNews

Progressive WOWI-FM (wow-wee) from 1974 Greg Bernet's Saturday am show followed by Dick Ross. WOWI was located in the Ghent neighborhood in Norfolk, VA.

WOWI-FM.1974

Vol 1 of John Stevens last show on WOWI-FM..JAN.14.1975

WOWI.JStevens.V1.1.14.75

Part 1 of Gerson's rocking free form 91.1fm remote broadcast...from Pittsburgh...5.28.17...

Larry Gerson

LarryGerson.FreeForm90.1FM

We asked former Progressive WOWI-FM curator of sound Larry Dinger to put together a new setlist and here is what he came up with.

Progressive WOWI.Doctor Larry Dinger.setlist.2012

ProgressiveWOWI.speaks

Progressive WOWI-FM 1970-75 was an incredible and influential Norfolk, VA-based radio station that until recently, only existed in a few memory banks. We've slowly worked to piece together its history by researching articles, interviewing some of the original on-air personnel and the original owner, and working to make some of the original shows available for interested listeners. Enjoy!

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