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May 9, 2019

A Radio Station & its Mistress! – Chapter Four

This chapter is devoted exclusively to Richard Pack’s 1983 Television-Radio Age article, in which he mostly addresses what you might call Tudie’s…

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April 25, 2019

A Radio Station & its Mistress! – Chapter Three

Now, with 10,000 watts of power — which, in the big picture, is relatively equal to 50,000 watts — and located down…

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April 11, 2019

A Radio Station & its Mistress! – Chapter Two

There were three key individuals involved in the creation and ascension of WNEW to the position of being one of America’s greatest-ever…

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Glenn Miller AAF Band
January 31, 2019

Bandleader Glenn Miller!

Due to an unanticipated issue that developed here at Master Control, we bring you an Encore of an earlier Musings: If you…

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January 17, 2019

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…

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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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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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