January 17, 2019

MARLIN’S GOOD-TIME PICTURE BOOK! – Part 1

This is how I look today, now in my 84th year of residency on earth! The giant poster, though, is from 2005…

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Stories From the Road: WBCN Boston
January 3, 2019

Stories & Photos from the Road!

Having gotten restless and ready for a new “challenge,” I left Philadelphia in 1966 to join classical music station WBCN in Boston….

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The Year 2019
December 27, 2018

2019 … a Year to behold?

As we look forward to, maybe the word is anticipate, what this forthcoming new year holds … I literally sit here with…

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Christmas Album Cover - Alicia Taylor
December 20, 2018

Peace & Love

That is the sum of my Christmas wishes and prayers for 2018 and the forthcoming New Year. At the top of my…

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December 6, 2018

Pearl Harbor … December 7th, 1941!

Even if you are familiar with the Second World War history, you may not be aware of the story, the facts surrounding…

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Radios - AM, XM, and Marlin's Book
November 1, 2018

Marlin’s Story

When one looks at the radio pictured on the dust cover of my memoir, some likely think that the contents are about…

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Fats Waller - Ain't Misbehavin'
October 18, 2018

There was only one Fats Waller!

While the musical “Ain’t Misbehavin’” opened in New York in the Spring of 1978 … even though at the time I lived…

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Focus on Winning
August 30, 2018

Focus on Winning!

Originally Posted:  April 26, 2018 If you are into sports at all, you know that the Villanova University’s men’s basketball team just…

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Hammerstein House
August 23, 2018

Broadway’s Oscar Hammerstein II

This is Highland Farm, which became Oscar and his family’s primary residence in 1940 and continued to be until his death from…

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WASH Radio Station Wheaton tower building 4
August 9, 2018

This WASH is not a Laundromat!

[Originally published January 27, 2018] When the sign says WASH, you expect a Laundromat … how about a radio station?  The WASH…

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August 2, 2018

End of an Era! – Part 2

I still wonder what Dave Kurtz was thinking … what was his plan of action once WDVR was built? As I write…

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June 7, 2018

A new book! The Small-Town Values That Built Dollar General

Yes, if you’ve not yet bought and read mine, I certainly would love you to do so … as I believe you’ll…

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