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Don Bayley November 1968 Don sent along an aircheck of himself on Modern Country WOLF which was
more a mix of country and Top 40 crossovers. This from November 10, 1968
just weeks before the switchover to the Drake format.
Big John Allen May 1969 A great sounding smooth jock! Recorded May 20th, 1969 John
replaced Sonny LeDet in 1968 and stayed on to kick off "The Big 15". But
(I'm told) country music was his true love and he left on Memorial Weekend
1969 to be replaced by Jerry "Good" Morgan.
Jerry Morgan July 1969 Jerry replaced Big John Allen in June of
1969 and remained until August 1971. He left for WHEN and was replaced by
Chris Kaye "The Sugar Bear". Jerry had been in Syracuse radio for a number
of years including WNDR (early
1969 here) and "Hot Hits" WFBL. Howie Castle July 1969 Howie came to the Big 15 from Radio Caroline off the coast of the
UK. http://www.offshoreradio.co.uk/djsb.htm This link has a very nice story of Howie (who used Bud
Ballou on Caroline) as well as an aircheck from 1967. What the story
dosen't mention is Howie was program director of the very successful 94
Rock (WSYR-FM) until he left Syracuse in 1981. He is currently the weekend
news anchor on KOGO San Diego, California. Don Bombard 1969 Don was first heard on WOLF in 1962 while attending Grant Junior High as a Teenage Guest DJ winner on the Marv Albert show (click here). The following year he began compiling his Big 50 song list and placed it in local record stores, competing with WOLF and WNDR's charts. In 1964, he was asked by Bud Ballou to help compile WNDR's year-end Top 100. Don ran a pirate radio station on the city's north side called WQBR (he was actually getting record service from many labels and the call letters stood for "we quite buying records"). At Syracuse University in 1965, he joined the staff of WAER-FM, and in 1968 hosted their first-ever pop music show, playing current Soul hits. The year before, he had been hired at WNDR as a weekend d.j. and newsman. In '68 he went full-time on WOLF as the night d.j. during the station's country period, but soon the shift became "All Request Radio" and played all types of music-- paving the way for WOLF's return to rock in 1969. He was the Music Director for the new Big 15 but was soon lured back to WNDR, where (as Assistant Program Director) he did afternoon drive and the "Saturday Night of Gold". In 1976 he returned to WOLF part-time and then became Program Director upon the departure of Howie Castle. Leaving Syracuse in 1977, Don went to Pittsburgh and 13Q (WKTQ) where he originated the highest-rated show in the city's history: "The Sunday Night Oldies Party". From there, he moved to New York City, working simultaneously part-time at WYNY (as Don Bombard) and WCBS-FM (as Bob Shannon). He began full-time nights on CBS-FM in 1982 and continued with the new Shannon name. In 1986 he became their afternoon drive d.j. Until the stations unfortunate format change in 2005. "Bob" has been nationally syndicated with the shows "The Oldies Countdown", "Keepin' the 70s Alive" and "Behind The Hits"; the latter two were heard in Syracuse on WSEN-FM. "Behind the Hits" is also the book he co-authored as an in-depth chronicle of the stories behind hit songs. Excerpts are featured on his website: bobshannon.com. This aircheck is actually a compilation of several on WOLF from 1969. _______________________________________________________________________________
The "Real" Bob Sherman October 1969 Bob (Lowry) Sherman who attended
SU from 1967-1971, spent a short time at WNDR before moving to WOLF as a
once a week overnight part timer Sun/Monday (12m-6am) in 1968-9. After doing various shifts on the
station finally took over evenings replacing Don Bombard, then later
Johnny Mack in 1970.
Jerry Morgan February 1970 Jerry replaced Big John Allen in
June of 1969 and remained until August 1971. He left for WHEN and was
replaced by Chris Kaye "The Sugar Bear". Jerry had been in Syracuse radio
for a number of years including WNDR and "Hot Hits" WFBL.
The "Real" Bob Sherman April 1970 Thanks to Bob (Lowry) Sherman for
these great airchecks of the Big 15. This recorded on a WOLF Million
Dollar Weekend the Sunday before Earth Day April 19,
1970.
Ron White May 1970 Ron
White filling in for Les Howard. Ron left WOLF for Rochester; WHFM and
WBBF, later to become Pete McKay and return to the Big 15 in 1973. The
name actually came from WGRD in Grand Rapids, Michigan, WOLF's sister
station where the "real" Ron White was the P.D. Not bad though for
his first night on WOLF.
Johnny Mack September 1970 John's stay
was short at The Big 15, not even long enough for a picture of him to ever
end up on the Hot 30. After his stay in Syracuse he landed at WHFM99 in
Rochester. June 1971 Ron
White on a Sunday morning on a Million Dollar Weekend. Ron left WOLF for
Rochester; WHFM
Bob Sherman July 1971 Thanks to Bob (Lowry) Sherman for
this flawless execution the "Drake" format on Big 15. This recorded
on a weeknight the week of July 7,
1971.
Bob Sherman August 1971 Thanks to Bob (Lowry) Sherman for
these great sounding airchecks of the Big 15. This recorded on a
weeknight the week of August 25, 1971. Great
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