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 Arnie “Woo Woo” Ginsburg on 1510 WMEX Boston – December 12, 1965 Arnie Ginsburg gained prominence in the 1950s and 1960s, especially in the Boston area, where his “Night Train” radio show became a New England sensation. He had high energy, and high pitched voice, which made him stand out, much like Dick Biondi in Chicago. Arnie relied on gimmicks: noisemakers, silly puns, and of…

WBZ 50th Anniversary: Jerry Williams w/ Guests Charles Correll, Bob & Ray, 1030 WBZ Boston | September 1971

 WBZ 1030 Boston – WBZ 50th Anniversary – Jerry Williams w/ Guests Charles Correll (Amos & Andy), Arthur Fiedler, & Bob & Ray – September 1971 Courtesy: Alan Tolz In 1971, 1030 WBZ Boston took a week to celebrate the radio station’s 50th anniversary. They invited many famous voices from WBZ’s past to be a part of this special week of broadcasts. On this aircheck, you’ll hear WBZ…

Jerry Williams Discusses Debt Collectors, on 1030 WBZ Boston | Fall 1969

   WBZ 1030 Boston – Jerry Williams – Debt Collectors – Fall 1969 Courtesy: Alan Tolz Something a bit different. An aircheck of a legendary talk show host, on a legendary station, 1030 WBZ Boston. Jerry Williams was one of the originators of the 2-way talk radio format. His radio career spanned more than 50 years, starting in 1946 as a small station in Bristol, VA. His talk radio…

Composite: 1510 WMEX Boston | October 4-5, 1972

Despite a signal which radiated mostly out over the Atlantic Ocean, the format and 50,000 watts of hit music power is memorable to many from the classic era of Top 40 radio! Sent in by Contributor Russ Oasis, this was during an era where WMEX flirted with an Album Rock format, peppered with hit songs. One could compare this approach with Richard Fairbanks’ 105.7 WVBF Framingham – “The Electronic…

John H., 1510 WMEX Boston | June 17, 1971

Photo courtesy of Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame

Donated a while back by Contributor Daniel Coulombe, this is tough to listen to. We wish the audio quality was better, but sadly, its obvious that while quite good in some places, in others this suffers from dropouts due to tape wear… and this might possibly be a problem of too many tape dubs. Not sure where the original recording came from…

Arnie “Woo Woo” Ginsburg, 1510 WMEX Boston | December 12, 1965

Date of Recording: 12.12.65 Station: 1510 WMEX Boston, Massachusetts Featured Air Talent: Arnie Ginsburg Aircheck Entry: 1,427

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When radio listeners in Boston think of early Top 40 radio in their city, they don’t think of WRKO. The early days were dominated by different stations. In Framingham there was 1200 WKOX, which did a faux-Drake format for a short time (along with it’s FM station at…