Stories From the Road: WBCN Boston
January 3, 2019

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….

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Radios - AM, XM, and Marlin's Book
November 1, 2018

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…

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Fats Waller - Ain't Misbehavin'
October 18, 2018

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…

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Hammerstein House
August 23, 2018

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…

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WASH Radio Station Wheaton tower building 4
August 9, 2018

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…

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August 2, 2018

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…

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June 7, 2018

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…

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The 1940's Savoy Express
May 17, 2018

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 ……

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WDVR 1964 Ad #02
May 10, 2018

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…

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WJIB 1969 Commercial Wharf Boston Mass.
April 12, 2018

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 ……

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February 25, 2018

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…

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November 26, 2017

On a Silent Night … Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire!

Recently, radio industry news publications put out the word that Nielsen, the large research organization which, among other things, publishes the radio…

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