Re: WBZ overnights

[Norm Rosen <inorm99@earthlink.net>]

I remember listening to Dick Summer on WPLJ in 1973, then WNBC in 1974, I think
it was a Sony.

"Larry A. Lovering" wrote:

> I remember listening to Dick Summer at night from my 6-transistor GE
> portable in Colorado Springs, CO during the fall of 67, but I'm not sure I
> can say it was all fall into winter.
>
> -Larry
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> > [mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On Behalf Of
> > SteveOrdinetz
> > Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 2:08 AM
> > To: brouder@juno.com
> > Cc: Boston-Radio-Interest@bostonradio.org
> > Subject: Re: WBZ overnights
> >
> >
> > At 12:10 PM 7/5/00 -0400, brouder@juno.com wrote:
> > >Dick Summer was all-night on WBZ by March, 1964 (from an aircheck).  He
> > >was replaced by Dave Michaels (listed in the Globe February 4, 1968), but
> > >I don't know exactly when.
> > >
> >
> >
> > I know it was some time in the autumn of 1967, probably in late September.
> > Jay Dunn left, and there was a major shuffling of jocks, with only Carl
> > deSuze remaining in the same airshift.  As I recall in the new schedule
> > Carl did AM drive, then Ron Landry 9:30-12:30, Dave Maynard 12:30-3:30
> > followed by Bruce Bradley 3:30-6 and then Dick Summer 8-mid.  This was in
> > reaction to WRKO pulling the rug out from under WBZ's market dominance.  I
> > think they also started carrying the Patriots that year, too.  The
> > transition away from Top 40 had begun.
> >
> >