Re: WLYN/WFNX -- was RE: Stern's PD

[John Mullaney <john@minutemancomm.com>]

John Reilly is the production director for BCN now.

Bob Nelson wrote:

> I know it was the fall of '83 when I was a news intern
> at 'FNX (in fact I worked election night when Ray
> Flynn won for the first time). Maybe 'FNX debuted in
> '82 or so.
>
> Originally I was to intern with production director
> and DJ Jerry Goodwin (the Duke of Madness of 'BCN
> fame) but he got fired (along with program director
> Russ Mottla) so I wound up as a news intern with
> Margie Coombs in charge. One of their news reporters,
> Mary Breslauer, later worked for the Gerry Studds
> campaign and she may have been the original host of
> the "One in Ten" gay/lesbian show on WFNX.
>
> When I was there, DJs included Joanne Doody and a guy
> with an Irish last name but I can't remember (John
> Reilly or something). Henry Santoro also worked in
> the news department. The general manager was former
> WCAS DJ Judith Brackley (if I remember right).
>
> --- PWerlin@aol.com wrote:
> > In a message dated 2/5/00 1:15:02 PM Eastern
> > Standard Time,
> > theblues4u@yahoo.com writes:
> >
> > << At the time, the FM side simulcast on WLYN
> > 1360... it  was sort of weird
> > to hear songs like Mission of  Burma's "That's When
> > I Reach For My Revolver"
> > on
> >  AM radio.  >>
> >
> > Ah, yes - those were the days.
> > I was listening back then to Rich Anzalone on WLYN,
> > FM or AM I can't remember
> > buit I think he played alternative on weekends only
> > at first.  I still have a
> > WLYN cigarette lighter holder I got as a giveaway.
> >
> > I honestly can't remember the details of when they
> > went full time music or
> > when WFNX began.  Does anyone remember who the early
> > DJ's were?   I have an
> > awful memory.   No offense but with a few exceptions
> > I still don't know who
> > the announcers are on most of the stations I listen
> > to.  Really.
> > phyllis
> >
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