December 3, 2020

The Therapeutic Power of Music!

As the calendar turned to November, the radio industry trade publications began noting that stations in different cities across the land were…

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November 19, 2020

40 Years ago … another Anniversary!

A few days ago, as I continue to sort, organize and downsize as I prepare for starting a new chapter in my…

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September 24, 2020

Another Radio Anniversary!

Here in 2020, as historians and radio aficionados celebrate the 100th anniversary of the beginning of radio “broadcasting” … I want to…

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August 27, 2020

A Beautiful Music Radio Birthday!

On August 26, 2002, XM Satellite Radio management responded to subscriber demand by launching several new music channels … including The Village,…

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July 30, 2020

Two Cities … Two Great Stations!

What I wrote about in my previous Musings was really the prelude to the focus of this Musings … the publishing of…

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July 16, 2020

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…

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May 21, 2020

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…

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The story of WRFM
February 27, 2020

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…

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January 2, 2020

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…

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The 1940's Savoy Express
October 24, 2019

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…

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October 10, 2019

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…

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September 19, 2019

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…

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