Memories of John Garabedian and V-66...

[Kevin Vahey]

I don't think we had too many AM stations as WHDH was more than
holding it's own against WRK0 ( remember that is where Howie Carr was
)



On 6/18/07, Doug Drown <revdoug1@verizon.net> wrote:
> WHDH Cash Call Jackpot!  I'd forgotten all about that.
> Here's a speculative question I've thought about from time to time:  If
> Entercom and Salem hadn't manipulated things up and down the AM dial (I'm
> not necessarily speaking perjoratively here), the consequence being WEEI's
> format moving to the 850 kHz spot, would WHDH still be around today?  As a
> competing talker, or sports station, or all-news, or what?  Bottom line: Did
> the city already have too many AM stations?
>
> -Doug
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kevin Vahey" <kvahey@gmail.com>
> To: "Donna Halper" <dlh@donnahalper.com>
> Cc: <boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org>; "Dan Strassberg"
> <dan.strassberg@att.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 9:58 AM
> Subject: Re: Memories of John Garabedian and V-66...
>
>
> > Something often overlooked when thinking back to WMEX roaring back in
> > 1971 under Garabedian is that it drove WBZ out of the Top 40 wars when
> > they decided to go MOR and attack WHDH.
> >
> > WBZ wound up forcing WHDH to switch to a more Top 40 format and then
> > the station struck gold with the best ongoing promotion this city ever
> > saw in radio "cash call"
> >
> >
> >
> > On 6/17/07, Kevin Vahey <kvahey@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Whatever happened to WMEX and then WGTR music director Wendy?
> > >
>
>