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Chris Noel has your Date With Chris. It's 1969, a Thursday show and the weekend starts a lot nicer.
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
AFN Teen Thirty 1965
The Frankfurt American High School started a radio club amongst students who were interested, and we produced and aired a weekly radio program on AFN Frankfurt. I believe the first year was the 1961-62 school year and they would bus us from the school out to the castle in Hochst where the studios were located, and we would record the program. I believe it aired on the weekend. There was music, school activities news and sports news. The first faculty adviser to the radio club was the speech and drama teacher, Catherine Rotter and she was great fun.
In the castle along with the studios, there also were barracks and an AFN club with a bar and pub food. My senior year, 62-63 I was the president of the club.
Imagine the effect on an impressionable teen, interested in learning something about radio. Having the opportunity to go to a real life castle with big gates and real turrets too was an amazing experience. And then, throw in studios just stuffed with all this nifty Grundig and Telefunken broadcast gear and all the AFN pro’s we got to work with. I was hooked!
Little did I know I would never work in another radio station that had its own bar complete with pub food; =) Or one that had a turret either.
Regards,
Joe
Gene Price 1990
Saturday, January 4, 2025
Mary Helen Barro 1983
Let's pause for a little break con la musica mas buena in el mundo. Mary Helen Barro brought latin music worldwide over AFRTS. Here's a 1983 visit.
Friday, January 3, 2025
Charlie Tuna 1984
Greatest (disk) jockey
Wolfman Jack 1976
Wolfman MC for ELO 1974
Here's our old friend Wolfman Jack with a 1976 memory. I met him at LAX around that timeframe. Great guy, only time I was just dumbfounded starstuck.
Roger Carroll 1972
There must be a story on this...
Roger has the first half of a Happy Hour from 1972. He has found even more shows and it's going to be great listening. I know what I want for Christmas!
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
AFKN New Year 1970
Happy New Year 1946
Happy 1946! In 1945 the network assembled the top bands in the country to celebrate the win:
New Year's Dancing Party. December 31, 1945. AFRS origination. Happy New Year's from bands around the country. An assembled program. Harry James and His Orchestra, Count Basie and His Orchestra, Freddy Martin and His Orchestra, Woody Herman and His Orchestra, Henry King and His Orchestra, Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra, Les Brown and His Orchestra, Artie Shaw and His Orchestra, Stan Kenton and His Orchestra, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, Carmen Cavallaro and His Orchestra, Louis Prima and His Orchestra, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, Guy Lombardo and His Orchestra, Don Wilson
Sunday, December 29, 2024
Andy Mansfield 1964
It wasn't really a big band show, it was the oldies from 20-30 years prior. Andy Mansfield did "Turn Back the Clock" with his wife Virginia in the 50s. In the 1960s it had become America's Popular Music. (in the picture, Andy Mansfield, Kay Starr and a REALLY big microphone)
America's Popular Music - 1964
Thursday, December 26, 2024
Roland Bynum 1981
Time for some Soulin with Roland! Those sure were the days. It's a Tuesday late summer day in 1981
Jazzbo Collins 1967
Jazzbo Collins
Here's Jazzbo from the subterranean Purple Grotto. He has a style and a bunch of hit records.
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Martin Block Xmas 1954
Christmas time is coming, Martin Block did his show for AFRTS-NY (Hi Jim!). Christmas was a special time in the Make Believe Ballroom...
Don Tracy 1980
Don Tracy in Hartford
A few years ago I had a chance to chat with Don. I wish I'd have taped that. Interesting guy. Longtime AFRTS favorite. Right now, some magic.
Sunday, December 22, 2024
Music By Candlelight 1966
A happy Colonel is a very good thing. "Music By Candlelight" was an inhouse production with music for the dinner hour.
Friday, December 20, 2024
Charlie Tuna - Christmas 1983
Christmas is coming. Losing Charlie Tuna in 2016 was a terrible thing. The week of Christmas shows was always special. Charlie Tuna's were no exception. Lets go back to 1983
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
My Best Sounds
Happy holidays! Over on the stream, it's 24 hour Christmas memories, with the music and your AFRTS friends. I remember holidays far away from home...
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Christmas in Vietnam 1971 - Bruce Blackburn
I couldn't find a biography for Bruce, he may have went to KLAW after his hitch. But it's early morning Christmas 1971, recorded in DaNang and time for the Orient Express.
Roger Carroll 1979
Roger and Beverly Carroll
Roger's back! It's a Friday in 1979 and time for the best sounds in town, with the happy hour! Thank you Roger for sharing these.
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Wolfman Jack Christmas 1975
It's 1975 and the Wolf brings in the holiday. Christmas week the AFRTS network talent did a week of Christmas shows. Rare when it wasn't week 48-x did they ever play songs of the holiday season. It was too unpredictable when the shows would be aired. The Christmas week shows went out 3 or 4 weeks before Christmas week so we'd be ready to go.
Vance Graham Christmas 1964
Vance Graham did some very neat radio here, celebrating the Latino culture at Christmas
Monday, December 16, 2024
AFRTS Torrejon 1978
Here's more memories from 1978. We'll hear from Johnnie Darren, Gene Price, the Bishop show (who was that guy??) Tom Campbell and a bunch of other memories. This is my weekend barbecue tape!
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Bill Stewart 1969
Relax and pull up a chair. Bill Stewart with another really swinging hour from 1969.
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