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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
And … it’s time for the news … from exactly 70 years ago!
Beginning on September 25, 2001 … the day that XM Satellite Radio officially began offering its service to the subscribing public ……
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…
The Music of Boston!
This was not to be the topic of the week, but two events came together which led me in this direction ……
Radio Stations I Have Known …
This new station logo was painted on this wall of a building near Yankee Stadium in The Bronx New York City in…