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Herb Kent, WVON 1450 Chicago | February 1965

Herb Kent, “The Cool Gent,” spent decades on air, most of that time in Chicago. His radio career started in 1940s, and went right to the day he died in 2016. In the 1940s, Kent received his first paid radio job at WGRY in Gary, for $35 dollars a week. He went on to work at legendary Chicago radio stations, WGES, WVON, WJJD, WGCI and V103 WVAZ. In the 1960’s, during the height of the civil rights…

Herb Kent, “The Cool Gent,” spent decades on air, most of that time in Chicago. His radio career started in 1940s, and went right to the day he died in 2016. In the 1940s, Kent received his first paid radio job at WGRY in Gary, for $35 dollars a week. He went on to work at legendary Chicago radio stations,  WGES, WVON, WJJD, WGCI and V103 WVAZ. In the 1960’s, during the height of the civil rights…

Roy Stingley, 1160 WJJD Chicago | March 13, 1972 – 9:45 to 10:30 AM

WJJD Chicago 50 KW Transmitter – Photo courtesy of Radio World

From Contributor Bob Jones here’s a sample of the morning show on 50,000 Watt 1160 WJJD Chicago. This is a remarkably clean recording. There is virtually no electronic noise to disrupt listening. Judging by the level of white noise in the background, this recording may have been made in the suburbs. The fidelity is very good. There is…