WDVR 1964 Ad Story
This is a portion of a full-page ad which WDVR Philadelphia ran in the Inquirer daily morning newspaper in May of 1964…
Marlin’s Good-Time Picture Show # 10
In this edition of the Picture Show, I am going to follow through on something I promised eons ago … to show…
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…
The Music of Christmas as Heard on a Station Near You!
A few years back, radio industry news publications put out the word that Nielsen, the large research organization that, among other things,…
Thankfulness … or an Attitude of Gratitude!
There’s a Christian praise song whose opening line is “Give Thanks with a grateful heart,” … which truly rings close to my…
O, Say, Can You See …
America … the land of freedom, of opportunity – where for the past two centuries and continuing today … peoples by the…
Beautiful Music’s Greatest Hits!
Radio’s Easy Listening or Beautiful Music format––of which I have been called a pioneer and pace-setter, even the Father of its modern-day…
RADIO… the early 1930s
This is a book I first read several years ago, having been loaned to me by my longtime radio industry friend, Ken…
Music, Maestro, Please…
It’s an art and a science. It’s a universal language. It stirs the senses, kindles the fires of memory, and soothes the…
Who or What is McMurdo Silver?
A while back, my longtime friend, Bill LeGall, sent me three photos — including the one above — of what he told…
Looking back 80 years … to D-Day: June 6, 1944!
UPDATED ENCORE PRESENTATION of original posted on May 31st, 2018 With today being June 6th, I cannot ignore what occurred on this…
WRFM … and its Stars!
I arrived at WRFM in late March 1969 as its new manager … at a time when the station desperately needed help….