Musicradio WABC Pictures of the Week for August, 2018

 

Week of  August 7, 2018:

 

Bob Lewis in the WABC Studio in 1965

(courtesy David Jaspen)



"Bob A Loo" on WABC
June, 1965

 

Week of August 14, 2018: 

Ron Lundy
(1965)


(courtesy David Jaspen)

Ron Lundy's FIRST WABC Show!
September 1, 1965

 

Week of August 21, 2018:

PAMS Series 30 Box Artwork

Have you ever wondered how the famous "WABC Chime" jingle came to be?

Jonathan Wolfert explained it on his live Rewound Radio show on August 12th:



If you love jingles, don't miss Jon's LIVE Rewound Radio show every Sunday at 3PM (E)!

 

Week of August 28, 2018:

"The Tombstone"

In the summer of 1973 Wolfman Jack came to New York at rival WNBC.
His competition was Cousin Brucie on WABC.
As part of the media hype for his arrival, WNBC had this tombstone
delivered to the front of ABC corporate headquarters.

It read:

Cousin Brucie's Days Are Numbered
Wolfman Jack is on the Prowl
7 PM to Midnight
Monday Thru Saturday
WNBC 66 Radio
New York's Personality Station

Desktop size replicas were also delivered to radio and advertising
executives all over New York City.

Ed Johnson, was a relief engineer at WABC during the summer of 1973.

He wrote:

I worked the board for Bruce the night Wolfman Jack delivered the 6 foot tombstone to ABC.
I never got to see the tombstone because security would not let them bring it up to the studio floor.

But, I was six feet from Bruce when the security guard phoned him to tell him it was sitting in the lobby.
Bruce's look was one of total disbelief!