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Relive the days when 77 WABC was a monster music station! Many of us grew up listening to Musicradio 77 WABC when it was a pioneer of "Top 40" Radio, with personalities, pop culture, and news of everything from the Beatles to the moon landing. By 1976, Musicradio 77 WABC boasted a weekly audience of more than 5 million, making it the most listened to radio station in North America.
One of the original Top 40 deejays is still heard on 77 WABC. Johnny Donovan - known then as Johnny D - is the production manager for 77 WABC and the familiar voice of the Rush Limbaugh Show, the top-rated talk show in America. Enjoy this audio time capsule from our very own Johnny D!
Hour 1
Cousin Brucie October 1963 & Bob Lewis June 1965. From Brooklyn, NY Cousin Brucie started at New York University's student radio station WCAG in 1953 playing classical music! His first professional radio job was at ZBM in Hamilton, Bermuda in 1957. In 1958 he moved to WINS New York as a producer where he met Rick Sklar, and got a chance to do an airshift during an AFTRA strike that kept the regular WINS DJ's off the air. Edged out of WINS by Murray "the K" Kaufman, Bruce moved to WINZ Miami in 1960, then back to New York to WABC in 1961 starting first in the late evening shift. With the departure of Scott Muni, he moved to the early evening "teen" shift in 1965 where he became a legend and remained in early evenings at WABC until moving to rival WNBC in 1974
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Dan Ingram, March 1965. The DJ's DJ, Dan was born September 7, 1934 and grew up in Flushing, NY and Malverne Long Island NY. He started his radio career as a teenager at WNRC (now WVOX) in New Rochelle, NY, moved to WALK in Patchogue (Long Island), NY then to WICC in Bridgeport CT (under the name Rae Tayler... that really IS the spelling) then to WNHC in New Haven CT. From there went to Dallas' legendary KBOX in 1959, then WIL in St. Louis in 1960 and then to WABC. The story goes that Dan got the job at WABC by editing out the DJ who was then doing afternoons at WABC and splicing himself into the aircheck.
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Hour 3
Dan Ingram & Bob Lewis 1964. The DJ's DJ, Dan was born September 7, 1934 and grew up in Flushing, NY and Malverne Long Island NY. He started his radio career as a teenager at WNRC (now WVOX) in New Rochelle, NY, moved to WALK in Patchogue (Long Island), NY then to WICC in Bridgeport CT (under the name Rae Tayler... that really IS the spelling) then to WNHC in New Haven CT. From there went to Dallas' legendary KBOX in 1959, then WIL in St. Louis in 1960 and then to WABC. The story goes that Dan got the job at WABC by editing out the DJ who was then doing afternoons at WABC and splicing himself into the aircheck.
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Johnny Donovan 1974 & Roby Yound 1968 Started at WOR-FM in New York in 1968 before moving to WABC in 1972, Johnny did fill in work and an early afternoon (1-3PM) show. Johnny is still at 77 WABC as Production Director and is the studio announcer for Rush Limbaugh's "E.I.B." radio network. Johnny can also be heard doing voice-over work for various radio commercials.
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Ron Lundy & Dan Ingram, November 14, 1970. Born June 25, 1934, Ron started as a record librarian in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee at radio station WHMM. One night when a disc jockey failed to come to work, he was put on the air. The owner of WDDT in Greenville Mississippi heard him and immediately offered him a job as a full time disc jockey the next day!
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Dan Ingram, January 16, 1971The DJ's DJ, Dan was born September 7, 1934 and grew up in Flushing, NY and Malverne Long Island NY. He started his radio career as a teenager at WNRC (now WVOX) in New Rochelle, NY, moved to WALK in Patchogue (Long Island), NY then to WICC in Bridgeport CT (under the name Rae Tayler... that really IS the spelling) then to WNHC in New Haven CT. From there went to Dallas' legendary KBOX in 1959, then WIL in St. Louis in 1960 and then to WABC. The story goes that Dan got the job at WABC by editing out the DJ who was then doing afternoons at WABC and splicing himself into the aircheck. WABC general manager Hal Neal thought enough of Dan's approach and sound that he hired him!
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Dan Ingram, April 1, 1972. The DJ's DJ, Dan was born September 7, 1934 and grew up in Flushing, NY and Malverne Long Island NY. He started his radio career as a teenager at WNRC (now WVOX) in New Rochelle, NY, moved to WALK in Patchogue (Long Island), NY then to WICC in Bridgeport CT (under the name Rae Tayler... that really IS the spelling) then to WNHC in New Haven CT. From there went to Dallas' legendary KBOX in 1959, then WIL in St. Louis in 1960 and then to WABC.
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Jay Reynolds, October 8, 1974. From Indianapolis, Jay was the victim of the Dan Ingram/Bruce Morrow prank that kept him staring at two candles in the WABC control room to note the specific time they burned out (supposedly for a contest). Returned to Indianapolis after leaving WABC. Last worked at WGGR in Greenwood Indiana. Died of a heart attack at age 61 in March 1996.
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Johhny Donovan 1974, Roby Young, 1968. Started at WOR-FM in New York in 1968 before moving to WABC in 1972, Johnny did fill in work and an early afternoon (1-3PM) show. Johnny is still at 77 WABC as Production Director and is the studio announcer for Rush Limbaugh's "E.I.B." radio network. Johnny can also be heard doing voice-over work for various radio commercials.
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Cousin Brucie, July 13, 1974 6pm. From Brooklyn, NY Cousin Brucie started at New York University's student radio station WCAG in 1953 playing classical music! His first professional radio job was at ZBM in Hamilton, Bermuda in 1957. In 1958 he moved to WINS New York as a producer where he met Rick Sklar, and got a chance to do an airshift during an AFTRA strike that kept the regular WINS DJ's off the air.
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Cousin Brucie July, 13, 1974 8pm. From Brooklyn, NY Cousin Brucie started at New York University's student radio station WCAG in 1953 playing classical music! His first professional radio job was at ZBM in Hamilton, Bermuda in 1957. In 1958 he moved to WINS New York as a producer where he met Rick Sklar, and got a chance to do an airshift during an AFTRA strike that kept the regular WINS DJ's off the air. Edged out of WINS by Murray "the K" Kaufman, Bruce moved to WINZ Miami in 1960, then back to New York to WABC in 1961 starting first in the late evening shift.
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Harry Harrison, December 31, 1976. Originally from Chicago, Harry first worked at educational station WBEZ and then as a temporary disc jockey at WCFL. His next stop was as program director of WPEO in Peoria, IL. He moved to New York in 1959 first as a "good guy" in middays on rival WMCA and moved to WABC in 1968 after Rick Sklar offered him mornings. The story goes that Rick was on the warpath about getting time and temperature checks, especially in AM drive. During a staff meeting, he happened to turn on the radio which was tuned to WMCA. There was Harry, checking the time and temp. Rick called 'MCA that morning to offer him the job. Harry stayed at WABC for eleven years until November 1979. In March of 1980 he started at WCBS-FM (oldies) and has remained until March 2003. Known for his "Good Morning Mom" family type show, Harry was a fixture in New York morning radio for over 40 years!
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