. The November 10, 1970 recording was sitting in an unmarked reel to reel box had in storage. Much later, in 1977, Kosofsky would transfer his shares to Miriam Warshaw. The last listing in the paper as WMKT was April 11, 1970. The epic blizzard of March 1965 prevented Bobby Blue Bland from making a KUXL-sponsored dance at the Marigold, but a local musician was found to substitute, admission price was lowered, and the event still drew 2,600 people. Each one of these selections was especially chosen by the WDGY All-Americans, and is performed by the original recording artists. Minneapolis has been kind of a combination rat race and three ring circus since the New WDGY started, but the tremendous amount of work being done is paying off in increased ratings and business every month. KEEY seemed to specialize in handing out these FM radio station directories, which seem to me to advertise the competition more than anything else. CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE, This photo was taken as the car pulls into the driveway on a Richfield winter day. The reaction to the music I played overnights was very favorable and the format expanded to evening hours and then into days and [by 1968] KQ became full time rock. Larry Bentson, President. Subject: Re: Guest Book for Scott Gary Burton. A January 1957 ad touted The Latest Platters with the Lightest Chatter on Sam Sabeans morning show On the all new, brand new WISK. Bottom Row: Dan Halyburton, Larry E. Cummins, Jimmy Reed. In 1969, WDGY's production room was located in the basement. There were a few periods of time when the studios were remotely located in (glassed-in) studios across from the 1st floor elevators of Metro Square shopping mall in downtown St. Paul. This is Jim Dandy's (Jim Evarts) second time at WDGY-AM. ..This is the true story of the birth of U100. Bo Diddley by (are you ready?) In June 1956 KEYD was sold, changed its call letters to KEVE, and played full time Country and Western one of the first in the country to do so. Apparently all this time, the station was still owned by Universal Broadcasting, which, when it was purchased, was controlled by Marvin Kosofsky. 1130 AM: News/Talk: Clear Channel: KLBB: 1220 AM: American standards: Endurance Broadcasting, LLC . This photo was taken in 1969 after he came back to replace Rob Sherwood when he left for KDWB-AM. The most interesting thing about working there at the time was feeling the surge of relevance the station had regained on since taking on the Country format. You can still hear all George Young has to say on this clip. Click on the following web address for the museum: http://www.pavekmuseum.org/2006HOF1.htm and click on the following address to see the museum's entire Hall of Fame: http://www.pavekmuseum.org/hall.htm. Unfortunately, there is a short period of time with lower quality sound, which is corrected quickly. decade KDWB-FM was picked up by Chancellor Media. The WLOL Big 5 hosted the Royal Crown Cola Teen Roller Party at the Pastime Arena in St. Louis Park, Sundays from 2-5 pm, according to October and November 1957 music surveys. Don K. Martin is in this photo. I have a few examples, but dont have the provenance they probably came from Jeff Lonto. Lord Jeffrey, (Jeff Diamond) came to work at KUXL in 1967, when he was about 15 years old. It was sold to Park Broadcasting [Roy H. Park]. I remember that the No. In late 1935 a new non-directional 226 Truscan Steel Vertical Radiator (tower) was erected at the site. In March 1970, two engineers struck for higher pay and the disk jockeys honored the picket line. Our service costs about the same if you brought in that supertalented program director. Plus you eliminate the stuck records, scratchy music, the jarring jock. Kosofsky owned several other stations that catered to listener minorities, and the company represented a string of 30 special-interest stations. CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE, WDGY Donald K. Martin contributed this undated from the late 60's - early 70's. Contributed by John Pratt 12-6-07. Proceeds were to be divided between the Minneapolis and St. Paul Community Chests. With a couple of partners he bought a radio station in Cincinnati and turned it around, selling it at a profit. 26w; View 1 more comment. (Storz died in 1964 at age 39.) From late 1953 to mid 1955 WMIN had tons of shows that might have included some jump tunes. Paul airchecks dating back to 1924 including WDGY and other Twin Cities radio stations, Oldiesloon.com, featuring information about former Twin Cities Top 40 stations, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WDGY&oldid=1134539013, This page was last edited on 19 January 2023, at 05:18. KANO was started in 1956 by Jack Lemme, who owned a radio station in Little Falls. The agency negotiated non-cancellable contracts with all eight of the Twin City Stations. No electricity. Jim Peterson, station manager for the last year, said no matter how much sense it made, nobody would buy commercials for a little 1,000 watt, AM daytimer station. [1] Its dead, it just sits there. At night, WDGY was very strong, but could never be received clearly. Image courtesy Jeff Lonto, Adult Standards, February 1980 to 1982. The exact date of the change seems a little murky (unlike the very sharp change to country below), but experts say it was probably in January 1977. Disc Jockey Fat Daddy (a/k/a Jimmy Smith) cited statistics that out of 32,000 blacks in the potential audience, between 10,000 and 15,000 listened to the station. Preacher Paul. A daily show dedicated to Whoopie John records, Melody Hall with Mort Garren, 11 to 3 pm, Album Parade with Jack Hyatt, 3 to 8 pm, German, Polish, Country, Old-Time: 15 percent, Shows with Don Hawkins, Johnny Morris, and Jimmy Valentine, Shows with Henry J. Taylor, Bill Ingram, and Don Riley, Suburban Editorial, with editors of 12 suburban newspapers editorializing on the air throughout the week, A two-hour show featuring audience calls discussing some controversial or current issue, The all-time, sock, dynamite hits, on 15 reels of tape, 32 or 33 songs to a reel. In 1948 the Sepia Serenade show featured black recording stars, Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:15 to 6:45 pm. 1 WCPR; 2 WKYY; Congress amended the FCC Act in September 1960 to provide penalties short of license revocation for violations of FCC rules. Those Yearbooks and a Minneapolis Star Tribune article dated April 30, 1988, provide the details below. Another view of the Holiday Motor Hotel, Golden Valley, Jack Hyatt and Hugh Cardenas selecting records at the new studio in Golden Valley. Rhythm. Here was a country station, WCOW, and on Saturday afternoon and evening, along came Mr. Tom Wynn at his current job at KFGO in Fargo ND. The station was also still playing Fibber McGee and Molly and The Lone Ranger.. WDGY- Don Martin contributed this undated photo from late 60's - early 70's, Don Martin contibuted this October 16, 1974 article on Twin Cities morning radio shows. When you hear it, youll find youve been missing enjoyable listening Music, mature and distinguished, in distinctive settings and performance . Alan Freed posted the photo below of WWTCs control center taken in 1981. After a years absence, Sam Sabean was hired back as a DJ and Station Manager, but he had to have a different name, so Sherwood was arbitrarily chosen. On September 2, 1951, the station sponsored a concert by the Blind Boys, advertised in the Minneapolis Spokesman. End Of The World - Skeeter Davis 4 3. Thanks so much for the response to my e-mail, and for the kind words. Wonderful WeeGee, home of the boss jocks like Johnny Canton, hit its stride in the 60s, competing neck and neck with KDWB. Rufus Thomas appeared with local group the Amazers on June 24, 1966. After that theyve changed calls as often as formats and thats pretty frequent.. On August 19, 1963, the stations license was voluntarily assigned to Edward D. Skotch. [This was what Ed Skotch wanted to be The Nations Most Attention-Programmed Station, remember?] Download Our Free iHeartRadio App! Phone : (651) 436-4000. . The state of the art facilities were dismantled, salvaged and/or destroyed to make room for the construction of the-then State Farm Insurance Companies regional headquarters. KUXL hosted the Impressions at the Marigold Ballroom on January 22, 1967. It was on that day that Rob and Bill decided to emulate KFRC and use the phrase powerhouse. With Mike Siegelmans OK, they decided to call the new station Y100.. You can view more history by clicking the following web address:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KFAN_%28AM%29 And also at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WDGY. WDGY Jimmy open his 1st show at WDGY he stated he was "..out on pass from the suburban rest-home." ARSA: ABOUT: SURVEYS: STATIONS: 1970-02-13 WDGY 1130 AM ( Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota ) TW LW ARTIST TITLE WKS NOTES; 1: 4 : Sly & The Family Stone: Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) 1: 4 : Sly & The Family Stone: Everybody Is A Star: 2: 1 : The next night, violence continued on its own momentum. On the same day, Forrest Powers, TV and Radio reporter for the Minneapolis Star, indicated that the station would start broadcasting that weekend. On this tape you will catch Johnny in the middle of a WeeGee Triple Power Play at the home of the "Twin Cities Most Music." In fact, all were in their 20s. Ad from the Hopkins Sun, May 2, 1968, courtesy Jeff Lonto; also in Minnetonka Herald, February 22, 1968, Image courtesy Pavek Museum of Broadcasting, In 1969 KRSI issued a two-record compilation of oldies called the KRSI Request Album. The photo below is from the album. And then he said that B.B. That November Ty Mack put in some hours, and it was now Autumn Serenade. Kash Box was apparently an advertising gimmick. Theserecordings are not intended to by used by others for commercial purposes. Think of all the bad karma we collected every time we played Puppy Love by Donny Osmond. probably not. From a Program Log, courtesy Patrick Sweeney, 1021 LaSalle Ave., 1966. The show was not widely advertised. The shows were identified by the name of the DJs, which included Morris, Rodger Kent, Riley, Valentine, and Ingram. In about November 1973, the WMIN call letters moved to 1010kc (formerly polka and country station WJSW). Nick came up with WCOW, which was deemed somehow more dignified. It was also appropriate: their records were labeled either O for Old Time or W for Western. July 12, 1964, brought the advent of Arthur Hoehn, who would become Fat Daddy Washington as the station became more black oriented. From the Yesterhits of Yesterday compilation issued in 1967: In June of 1966, WDGY began programming Much More Music for its listeners in the Twin City Area. He was in town doing two shows at the Flame Nightclub at 16th and Nicollet in downtown Minneapolis. Meanwhile, they borrowed a little trailer studio from someone and that was our production room for the next month or so. Sweet Potato, September 1979. Legendary Call Letters and an incredible heritage. (The top 40 announcers were a different breed, and we had little to do with each other off-the-air.). Doubleday Broadcasting, owner of KDWB, wasnt actively seeking an FM station at the time but offered to buy 101.3 FM in February 1976 after they were offered a rather generous deal for $750,000 that included WYOO-FM and the building in Eagan that housed both stations. The creepy monstrosity below, entered by St. Michael Elementary School, was the winner. CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE, WDGY and KOMA Bumber Stickers. She was awarded a free turkey along with the very important can of cranberry sauce. Todd Mitchell found this article in the March 18, 1977, issue of Radio and Records, an industry newspaper. Airchecks and other cool things are available at: KQRS-AM first signed on as KEYD, billed as Family Broadcasting, 1948. Ten people were arrested, most for carrying firearms. A Hammond RK4 reverberation unit has been ordered The echo unit will be .. controlled by push buttons installed at the news table and console. Police said the wood snow fence frame beneath the paper had ignited at several points.. So., Minneapolis, 5, MN. He spoke about the dangers of ennui, tedium and boredom and how these things could absolutely dull your life. The roof hadnt collapsed, but the rafters were charred black. We hired an advertising agency which represented a large local chain of drug stores where free samples of Formula 63 where to be made available. It was payback time. I do believe we did have the first of the top forty station two man morning shows, at least in the Twin Cities, other than CCO. It is believed that the first transmission of the 120- or 125-line systemprobably the first telecast in Minnesotaoccurred on August 4 of that year, featuring a handshake between WDGY station personality Clellan Card and Minneapolis mayor William Kunze. With a constant bombardment of loud jingles, the jocks would scream YEEEEWWWW ONE HUNDRED! and BOOGIE! when they werent giving the time, temperature (its 72 degrees in Frriiidleeeeey!) or bad jokes. Jimmy also worked at KDWB-AM and KRSI prior to this gig. He said Ronn the Rajah would broadcast from 1 to 2pm Monday through Friday, and then Ronn and Billy G the Prime Minister would alternate every half hour. Advertising sales for the stations paled in comparison to the competition, and managing both stations became a burden for the couple, so the Stewarts sold the station in 1972 to Fairchild Industries for $1.5 million. in Golden Valley was approved. Rock continued to do well in Minneapolis in the eighties. JoJo Gunne was the last jock. The important goal was to cover the Twin Cities. Everyone seemed to be just milling about. (Guess who said that?) Paul Franklyn at 6 am, Jim Eckert at 9, Mort Garren at 11, Jim Eckert again at 1 pm, and Leigh Kamman at 4. July 30, 1965: Talkative Tina Turner, who interrupts her love songs to give long, impassioned discourses on life and love in the middle of rhythm-and-blues records played mostly on KUXL, will be at Minneapolis Auditorium Sunday night. Today, the station is KTLK, News/Talk 1130, and uses a transmitter site in Credit River Township. I sent time at my grandparents lake home on Rush Lake (60 miles north of St. Paul). The station was five years in construction, delayed when its two towers in Eden Prairie fell. The original call sign was KFMT, broadcasting at 1300kHz. Program directors like me used the more exclusive Gavin Report from Bill and Janet Gavin in San Francisco. Please enable JavaScript on your browser to best view this site. A spokesman for the station said: Were promoting a better brand of music because we believe that most teenagers are getting tired of rock n roll. J. Warren Burke was brought in as general manager to revamp the station. Also appearing were the Amazers. They never expected the gigantic turnout, and the ultra-gigantic cookie that won the contest! Wedgy Devices for a variety of Electrical, Low Voltage, Plumbing, Piping, Mechanical, HVAC, Fire Protection and other construction applications using Wedgy Cable Supports. Haines wrote: Rock and roll had a difficult entry into the Twin Cities market. Art Hoehn and Ralph Hull left with Wolfman, either to Mexico or Southern California. Preacher Paul is a disc jockey. All we have are newspaper listings, but on Tuesday, July 7, 1964, there is a full day of Ed Skotchs programming for women, from 6 am until 4 pm when jazz takes over. They are posted here for historical examples of top 40 radio from one of the originators, Storz. JAVASCRIPT IS DISABLED. Allegedly, the Stewarts would go so far as to use the sharp end of a compass to scratch away the grooves of tracks on albums that didnt meet their standards of nice music, in order to prevent rebellious D.J.s from playing them. The Original Rock and Roll Station. On his first day found in the newspaper, he was on in front of the Polish Hour and the Methodist Church, both 90 minute shifts in the morning. On April 28, 1977, there was a voluntary relinquishment of positive control of Universal from Kosofsky to Miriam Warshaw, if Im reading this right. Well, there is an Alan Freed in Minneapolis, but hes not the guy! I remember recording Rock Around the Clock from a WMIN broadcast on my Wilcox- Gay recorder. The station was the first to put in the companys prepackaged Great American Country service. Its president was Marvin Kosofsky, who said he was not going to change the jazz programming, which had been taken over by Art Hoehn and Paul Franklyn. Early disc jockeys were July 1, 1965 to November 14, 1966: Tom Kaye and Bob Lulline (1965 to 1966), Denny Long (1966 to 1967), Jay Daniels, Phil LaManne (1966 to 1968), Dick Daniels, Ed Lowell, Harvey Moss (1968 to 1969), and Doug White, Tony Young, Dee Carr, and Tom ONeal (1969 to 1970). Crocker, and Brad Piras. That spring the station presented Saints baseball with Ray Christensen. 1400 AM changed its call letters again in January 1972 to KEEY AM, to match that of its FM sister station, and installed a soft rock format separate of the FM, which aired Beautiful Music. On December 1, 1964, KEVE was changed to KQRS Quality Radio Station, still playing classical music. For that matter, we were discouraged from using the term teenager too. The daytimer station was authorized for 1,000 watts. 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