RE: First Jock/First Remote on Star 93.7

["David Merrill" <dmerrill@exchange.com>]

Vinny has been doing his live night from The Rack (an upscale pool hall near
Quincy Market/Fanuel Hall) for some time now before the switch to Star.  His
tradition with dance music in this city is long standing.  I believe he was
the PD or MD with WNTN in Newton when they were the first "disco" station in
town.  They beat the switch of WWEL to WXKS (Kiss 108) by a year or so.  I
am unsure of whether WBOS was "Disco 93" before WNTN though - so I can
already sense the corrections coming.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> [mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On Behalf
> Of Smyth,
> Sean@Beacon Mail Server (MACMAIL)
> Sent: Monday, April 05, 1999 10:36 AM
> To: boston-radio-interest; Mark Shneyder
> Subject: RE: First Jock/First Remote on Star 93.7
> Importance: High
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>
> Mark Schneyder writes:
> >Perruzzi was live from the Rack last night. Part-timer Kim
> >Collins will be there next week. So far, it's the only hosted
> >show on the Star 93-7.
>
> Not that anyone has suggested this, but why fire Vinnie? The
> guy knows the music probably better than anyone else who they
> could hire. And, he did indeed sound like a kid in a rather
> large Toys R Us with the ability to buy anything in sight
> Saturday. (And, when the Herald said the whole airstaff had
> been axed, they were likely referring to full-timers. You
> have to remember, Vinnie wasn't full-time.)
>
> By the way, soneone else on the list had asked if this was
> a rebroadcast of one of his older shows. Indeed, it was live,
> replete with about 20 references per hour to the fact that
> this was a new radio station on the air.
>
> Last night, while doing my shopping at a local Cambridge
> convenience store, I was surprised to hear 93.7 on the
> store's radio. I'm guessing that many people who normally
> listened to the Saturday night show found out the format
> was essentially extended all week and just kept the radio
> on 93.7.
>
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