Re: WCBS-FM

[SteveOrdinetz <steveord@xtdl.com>]

At 01:03 AM 6/10/98 -0400, Steve & Barb Sawyer wrote:

>Speculation:  A combination of things.  First, 'CBS-FM has a much broadend
>(sp) playlist, from Elvis to Hall & Oates.  Musically, it appears that they
>allow a newer song on the air based more on it's sound than it's chart
>position (although a good sounding song wouldn't make it to 'CBS-FM if it
>weren't a bona fide top 40 hit at all///)  Second, 'CBS-FM has somehow
>managed to assemble a staggaring array of legendary DJs from the NY area,
>and primarilly from the old 77 Musicradio WABC.
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I think a good part of WCBS-FM's uniqueness (I'm only going by
reputation...I've never actually heard the station) can be attributed to
the fact that New York is kind of a world of its own...to a true New Yorker
anything that didn't happen in New York didn't happen.  Since it's the top
of the career ladder in this business, it's no wonder there are a lot of
heritage air personalities.  If WODS were to to try to assemble an airstaff
of legendary Boston jocks, who would they use?  Arnie?  Maybe if he wants
to, my guess is that he's been off the air for many years by choice.  As
much-remembered as WMEX was, the station was quite the revolving door, not
may others stayed long enough to be remembered.  A couple of others from
that general era would be Bruce Bradley (who's getting a bit long in the
tooth, and from an interview with him I read 20 years ago, has no interest
in being an oldies jock) and Dale Dorman (who also doesn't appear to want
to live in the past, either).  While a lot of very competent jocks passed
thru Boston, not many stayed.  I'm not sure the WCBS-FM formula could be
duplicated successfully. 

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