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Jeff Laurence
April 1974
Jeff came to Syracuse
from WTKO and WENE while attending Ithaca College. He later
moved on to 62WHEN as Production Director and Program
Director. Eventually Florida became his home where he started
Jeff Laurence Productions, one of the finest production house’ in
the country. His Autumn Hill studios are now located in the
beautiful smokey mountains of western North Carolina. www.JeffLaurence.com Jeff can be heard
on national television infomercials as the voice of The George
Foreman Grill...The Juiceman...Oxy Clean, Rotato, Sonicare and many
more...and is currently heard as the main voice for the North
American Shrine Hospital public service
campaigns. _______________________________________________________________________________
Lee
Goodman
May 1974
Lee also served several tours at WOLF.
Leaving Syracuse for Maryland and later afternoons at WRUN, Utica he
would eventually return and later move into sales but continue
with weekend duties at The Big 15. Lee was the last jock to serve
the station as Top 40 in July 1981. He has also had weekend shifts
at WHEN and Y94FM but continues in sales presently with his own
company for twenty plus years, The Goodman Agency. From the Lee
Goodman collection. _______________________________________________________________________________
Cowboy Roy
Rosen
July 1974
As did Bob Mitchell, Roy worked in
radio through high school, but for one of Charlotte's premier top
forty stations, "BIG WAYS". He left Charlotte in the Summer of 1974
for WOLF and the night show. In the Fall of 1975, Roy returned to
Charlotte to begin a new career path, by becoming a "Mobile Deejay".
With literally his own stereo system and a "borrowed" turntable from
a friend, Roy began his own very successful business as "Roy Rosen
Productions" which continues today. This long before wedding Dee
Jays were as popular as they are today. He still keeps his hand in
radio occassionally in Charlotte. _______________________________________________________________________________
Lee Goodman
August 1974
Lee also served several tours at WOLF. Leaving Syracuse for
Maryland and later afternoons at WRUN, Utica he would eventually
return and later move into sales but continue with weekend
duties at The Big 15. Lee was the last jock to serve the station as
Top 40 in July 1981. He has also had weekend shifts at WHEN and
Y94FM but continues in sales presently with his own company for
twenty plus years, The Goodman Agency. From the Lee Goodman
collection. _______________________________________________________________________________
Bob Mitchell
September 1974
This aircheck
recorded 9/1/74, the Sunday before Labor Day. Sunday mornings
were traditionally hosted by Phil Allen, however he moved on to
become President of a local bank branch and gave up his shift.
In this aircheck near the end you'll hear a young Joe Zone (yes the
same) finishing his newscast. Bob now does commercial voice overs
and works in television. _______________________________________________________________________________
Jeff Laurence
October 1974
Jeff came to Syracuse from WTKO and
WENE while attending Ithaca College. He later moved on to
62WHEN as Production Director and Program Director. Eventually
Florida became his home where he started Jeff Laurence Productions.
His Autumn Hill studios are located in the beautiful smokey
mountains of western North Carolina. www.JeffLaurence.com From the Lee
Goodman
collection.
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Jim Sims - last show on
WOLF
October 1974
Jim Sims retired full time from the
airwaves on October 26, 1974 to concentrate on commercial production
and imaging for WOLF. He later started Jim Sims Productions in
Youngstown, Ohio, eventually relocating back in
Syracuse and continuing his work
here.
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Brother
Vic
January 1975
Vic joined The Big 15 in 1974 coming
from WTLB (72-74) in Utica where we were both working part time
(Vic/Bob Mitchell). He was a great addition replacing Jeff Laurence
6-10pm. He eventually moved on to bigger things including WTRY in
Albany and Program Director at WCHS in Charlston as well as Deputy
Sheriff, Kanawha Co. from 1989-94. But radio is in the blood and Vic
moved back to the Central New York Area At KISS 102 in Utica (97-99)
and on to KLUV and KVIL in Dallas (99-01). He is currently with ABC
Radio Services in Dallas. _______________________________________________________________________________
Lee
Goodman
April
1975
Lee kept weekend
overnights rockin' on The Big 15. He left Syracuse for
Maryland and later afternoons at WRUN, Utica, then would
eventually return and later move into sales and continue with
weekend duties at WOLF. Lee was the last jock to serve the station
as Top 40 in July 1981. He has also had weekend shifts at WHEN and
Y94FM but continues in sales presently with his own company for
twenty plus years, The Goodman Agency. From the Lee Goodman
collection. _______________________________________________________________________________
Rob Stewart
April
1975
Rob came to the Big 15 in the fall of
1974 eventually leaving and later becoming one of the "Hot Shots" at
Fire 14, WFBL in 1979. This aircheck from the Lee Goodman collection
also rolls into the Paul Kelly Show.
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