famous Jim Sands

[Roger Kirk]

Jim Sands worked with Bob Fuller at WJAB (1440) in the early/mid 60's.

WLOB (1310 am, 97.9 fm) was a sleepy Mantovani-ish station that signed 
off at midnight, was part of the "Lobster Network" and sponsored the 
S.P.C.E. (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ears). 

In '65 (circa Len Barry's 1-2-3), they were purchased by Atlantic States 
Industries and with no warning  to the listeners (other than a few 
innocuous announcements) they signed off on Sunday evening (as usual) to 
Ebb Tide by Frank Chacksfield & Orch.  Monday Morning they signed on and 
rocked.  They imported talent like Charlie Brown (Chares Mushara sp?) to 
do evenings, Allen E. Allen (Allen Emerson Fraser) to do mornings and 
the Chief Engineer Peter Gowan (from Brattleboro VT) pulled an air shift 
as Dr. Go. The early bumpers were a little over-produced, over-the-top 
and a tad sophomoric**, but they sure got people's attention.  WJAB (a 
daytimer) just couldn't compete.  Sands & Fuller both crossed the street 
to do mid-days & afternoons.  Sands also did production.  Some of the 
DJ's did personal appearances e.g. remotes and High School Dances.  A 
local surfer (Joseph Oscar Shevenell Jr.) did a weekend oldies show as 
"Surfer Joe"  Joe now runs a Hot Air Balloon company. We all know where 
Bob Fuller ended up.

The studios were very minimal with equipment.  Production studio was a 
closet with a turntable, a mic, a mixer, a cart machine and an Ampex 
601.  FM was 24/7 simulcast.  News and DJ'ing were both done stand-up at 
the main console.

** e.g.
weather intro:  The WLOB meteorologist scans the skies for the 
up-to-the-minute climatological survey.
DJ intro: And NOW straight from a record-breaking stay at the #1 station 
of the Pennsylvania State Police - it's Charlie Brown


kvahey@comcast.net wrote:
> Not sure about Westbrook but I did check and Sands was production
> director at WNBC in the early 70's. That had to be an insane place to
> be then with Imus and Wolfman there. The Christmas Carol show also
> lists Pat Whitley as a performer. Was Pat at WNBC?
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