From New York City to the Nation!
If you know my story at all, having been following these Musings for any length of time or have read my Memoir…
Radio had just celebrated its 25th birthday!
Did you read the above ad closely? Did you know Arthur Godfrey was on WABC? Yes, he was … as this is…
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…
Advice for the New York Advertising Community – PART TWO!
This is the second part of a Marlin’s Musings Encore, where we bring visibility to call letters that are unfamiliar to most…
Reflections: Christmas Music on Radio!
Just when you thought Christmas was behind us and all of the all-Christmas-music stations had returned to regular programming, here comes Marlin…
In the News … World War Two era!
Here are summaries of news from the months of the World War Two era beginning in the Fall of 1939, as reported…
Myron & his Little Station that Did!
While I never had the honor of knowing or even meeting him, Myron Jones is a name that has been recognizable to…
The “WOW factor” … a key part of life!
When’s the last time you said or thought “oh wow” in reacting to something you saw or heard? If you were never…
Like it or not … Disco isn’t a fad
In their July of 1979 issue, a now long-defunct industry magazine named Broadcast Communications published an article under the above headline. It…
Neil Diamond and the Power of Music!
Neil + ABBA an ENCORE moment celebrating the potentially life-changing power of music! Originally Posted February 05, 2018: I’m not quite sure…
My Satellite Radio Days – Part Two
August 26, 2019 … the 17th anniversary of Escape, SiriusXM’s Beautiful Music/Easy Listening channel! Yes, the launch came on August 26th, 2002…
My Satellite Radio Days: Part One
Originally Posted: March 29, 2018 As a Lead-in to next week’s planned Musings, I share this Encore post from March of 2018…