Have you ever wondered how the famous
"WABC Chime" jingle came to be?
Jonathan Wolfert explained it on his Rewound Radio show on August 12, 2018:
If you love jingles, don't miss Jon's LIVE Rewound Radio
show every Sunday at 3PM (E)!
Musicradio WABC Pictures of the Week for August, 2025
Week of August 5,2025:
PAMS Jingles Series 30 Box Artwork
Have you ever wondered how the famous
"WABC Chime" jingle came to be?
Jonathan Wolfert explained it on his Rewound Radio show on August 12, 2018:
If you love jingles, don't miss Jon's LIVE Rewound Radio
show every Sunday at 3PM (E)!
Week of August 12, 2025:
Ron Lundy, Chuck Leonard and Bruce Morrow in 1967
(courtesy Vince Santarelli)
Week of August 19, 2025:
Johnny Donovan Behind The WABC
Microphone
(1974)
(courtesy Johnny Donovan)
Week of August 26, 2025:
Howard Cosell on WABC in 1962
l to r: Duke Snider, Howard Cosell, Gil Hodges
May 28, 1962
(courtesy Frank Schmitt)
Before Howard Cosell was a household name
he was a sports voice on WABC.
WABC carried The Mets in their first year of
existence in 1962.
This picture was taken during a Howard Cosell
interview on WABC as part of a pre-game show.
Howard had some comments (with Dan Ingram)
about that first Mets season of 1962:
Dan and Howard in 1981: