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…
Mike’s From-the-Heart Memories!
Recently, I received a “from the heart” communiqué from a WDVR staff member who joined us fairly early in the station’s life,…