Billy West as AM radio DJ Jerry (Worry) Williams;  Ken Shelton as himself. Thanks to Bill Kates for this!

This is wonderful! I was in and out of the studio for this very broadcast, doing production. How wonderful to hear, I have pretty much nothing in my archives from this era.

Ha! Yes, that's me, saying "Phones Taylor". What a blast. Living in the future is weird!

The recorder wanted music, not DJs...but I salvaged these bits of Arnie Ginsburg/s Sunday night Old Record Hour and the Housewives Hit Parade with Mel Miller. Interesting mid day playlist.

WMEX/Boston - Spring 1963 - Ginsburg/Miller

GUNS OF LOVE (w/Pam Rose)

On 2 occasions (1973 and 1974) I was fortunate to record WMEX/Boston jingle cartridges from the air board and dub them to a reel. Obviously, all the cuts in each package aren't here. But, news intros, breakers jock IDs and legal IDs are.

WMEX/Boston - Studio Jingle Carts 1973/1974

Going back a half century....it’s radio that’s been parodied but raised a generation, and it’s far from Top 40. From that November 1st evening 50 years ago it’s one of the early legendary staff of WBCN, Ol’ Saxophone Joe (Norm Winer). Time piece commercials that fit and didn’t fit the format are left intact.

WBCN/Boston 11/1/1973 - Ol' Saxophone Joe

We’re Halloween Boston FM Radio dial-twisting 50 years ago (1973) …. We ring doorbells at WVBF (Charlie Kendall), WBZ-FM (Clark Smidt) which is now WMJX, and very briefly at Worcester’s now defunct WAAF.

Boston FM Halloween 1973 - WVBF / WBZ-FM / WAAF

Between 1970 and 1975, these hilarious radio commercials for clients like New England Music City/Cheap Thrills, The Real Paper, and others by WBCN alum Michael Fremer were on Boston radio. Here’s Part 1 (of 2) of these examples from his 1976 LP from the cutout bin at the late Jason’s in Quincy Square. Subjects, references, and jokes will hit the person from that era dead center. Nothing is sacred. Not sure they’d fly today. Part 2 coming.

Boston Radio Spots 1970-75 by Michael Fremer (PART 1)

PART 2/2 – Here’s the  continuation of the previous post…between 1970 and 1975, these hilarious commercials for clients like New England Music City/Cheap Thrills, The Real Paper, and others by WBCN alum Michael Fremer were on Boston radio. Here’s Part 2 (of 2) of these examples from his 1976 LP from the cutout bin at the late Jason’s in Quincy Square. Subjects, references, and jokes will hit the person from that era dead center. Nothing is sacred. Enjoy.

Boston Radio Spots 1970-75 by Michael Fremer (PART 2/2)

Here’s the always reliable Mike Osborne (WPRO FM/WVBF/WODS, etc.) on one of the many incarnations of 105.7 WVBF.  It’s a June night in 1977, and here’s an edited 11pm-12;30am show (edited to 14;00). Editing this was surreal….back up the dial at 97.7 (WCAV/Brockton). At this exact same hour I was on air with the same music, and sounding nowhere as good as Mike does here.

WVBF/Boston 6-7-77 Mike Osborne

Howard Stern was making his way to Boston via 104.1. So, after being a fixture for decades on WBCN, Charles took the Big Mattress to sister WZLX. Here's a slice of the show from the first week.

WZLX/Boston - Charles Laquidara - 6/4/96

Here is a clip from the best 10 (or so) minutes in radio.  It's Charles Laquidara's Mattress Mishegas on WBCN.  Also featured is Ken Shelton and Billy West as Boston Radio parody, "Worry Williams."  This is from around November, 1982.

WBCN Big Mattress Nov 1982 Clip

written by Tamara Champlin, Michael Caruso, Randy Cantor (photo by Vic Monaco)

WBCN Big Mattress Nov 1982 Clip

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