BBeM: Regional TV/Radio Item

Regional TV/Radio

New York City DJs

	Murray "the K" Kaufman (WINS)
	Scott Muni (WMCA, WABC)
	Bruce "Cousin Brucie" Morrow (WABC) Listen to a show from Nov. 1967 (be patient; loads slowly)
	Alan "Moondog" Freed (WINS, WABC)
	Dan Ingram (WABC) Listen to a show from Jan. 1968 (be patient; loads slowly)
	Bill "Rosko" Mercer (WNEW-FM)

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Posted by Duff at 12:20 am (PDT) on Sun September 6, 2009
I listened to Murray the K's "Swingin' Soiree" on WINS most evenings in the early '60s. He developed his own Pig Latin-ish language called "Me-a-zurray" (as in "Ce-a-zan ye-a-zou de-a-zig e-a-zit be-a-zaby?"). I never did understand why he called his listeners "submarine race watchers", though. He had a fondness for Frank Sinatra's music, and I think he organized an annual Sinatra marathon at WINS, where they'd play nothing but Sinatra until Frank himself would call in and say "that's enough". Historical accounts I've read disagree, but I think that in 1964 this marathon went on for a month, Sinatra never called, and all the listeners left for rockier pastures like WABC and WMCA. WINS then switched to the all-news format it airs to this day.
Posted by Bob Wilson Jr at 1:41 pm (PDT) on Fri June 24, 2011
Anyone remember a New York DJ (for a short stint) who called himself "Johnny Dark"? I had drinks and dinner with him and a mutual friend back in the middle 1960's at a great NY restaurant called "La Scala", whose bast-known patron at the time was Joe DiMaggio. The clams oreganata appetizer they served there were out of this world and I returned there many times to have them served to me. All I needed to sustain me were the clams and some great garlic bread.
Posted by SUBSURF at 6:21 pm (PDT) on Fri June 24, 2011
I remember Johnny Dark but, only from his days at WNBC. Here's some info. Johnny Dark So in the winter of ‘78, Johnny made a (literally) choked-up farewell on the air, and left WRKO for New York's WNBC/660. "WNBC... had the pleasure of working for Bob Pittman (now the CEO of AOL and one of the richest people in America... way to go Bob!) and thanks for giving me my break in New York! And John Lund... a great programmer who finally took us from the next 1... to number one in New York!” But it was back to Beantown in 1985, as Dark segued to Boston’s WHTT/103.3, playing the hot hits at the former CBS-owned FM (now WODS). In 1988, he realized the dream of so many of us in owning a station, WHQO “Your Headquarters for Oldies – Oldies 108” in Skowhegan, Maine. But the sun and fun capitol of the world, South Florida, once again beckoned in 1989, where he took to the airwaves as the second jock hired on the new on WFLC, where he's been for almost 10 years, likely a longevity record for any disk jockey at the same station. Hardly any jock stays at the same station for more than a few years these days, but as Johnny tops ten, he “wouldn’t mind staying another ten years. I respect what the station is doing and what they’re playing. WFLC...the South Florida's Coast...great station... very misunderstood by the industry... we don't talk over the intros of the songs ... we have great respect for the music we play... and for the listeners!. I have utmost respect for the company... COX is by far the most professionally run company I've had the pleasure to work for... it's the only company that's run like the big boys in the big cities... you feel like you're in New York or LA when you work for these guys!”
Posted by SUBSURF at 6:31 pm (PDT) on Fri June 24, 2011
BTW for those interested, Dan Ingram"s 50th anniversary in broadcasting is NOW. Here's a couple of website "URL"s dedicated to that. The "rewoundrodio" website will have streaming retrospect s of actual DAN INGRAM broadcasts, from his heyday at WABC MUSICRADIO77 and WCBS FM this July 4th weekend. Hey, that's next weekend, isn't it? BOOKMark THESE SITES AND ENJOY. 8-) Ingram50 OR http://77dan.com
Posted by Duff at 11:10 pm (PDT) on Fri June 24, 2011
Have you heard the various Ingram outtakes posted on the web? Check 'em out here and there. If you know of others, I'd love to hear 'em.
Posted by Bob Wilson Jr at 4:28 am (PDT) on Sat June 25, 2011
Subsurf - The Johnny Dark you site was not the one I met. "Mine" was flourishing in New York in about 1964-1965, but I can't remember what was his radio outlet.
Posted by SUBSURF at 7:39 pm (PDT) on Sat June 25, 2011
The live streaming context that will be broadcast this July 4th week. Promises to be exceptional. i have listen to the clips you have here
Posted by Duff at 5:37 am (PDT) on Mon June 27, 2011
According to a friend of mine who has worked in the NY radio scene for years: "There were a lot of Johnny Darks running around the country during top 40's heyday. The one in New York was on WMCA in the mid '60s. He is deceased at the present time."
Posted by andrew fernandez at 11:45 am (PDT) on Sun March 18, 2012
i bet u dont remember chuck dunaway? he was on wabc in the early 60s. after he left wabc,he owned a couple of radio stations in the mid west.

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