Boston-Radio-Interest Digest, Vol 19, Issue 66

[Supersport -WSCA FM]

Jim Connors while at WMEX noted he was responsible for WOLD as it was 
written I thought about him.  I have no idea if he had anything to do with 
the other stint.

SS


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Date: July 28, 2015 12:00:00 PM
Subject: Boston-Radio-Interest Digest, Vol 19, Issue 66
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> Today's Topics:
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>    1. Re: RIP Phil Christie (Linc Reed-Nickerson)
>    2. Re: Name I am trying to remember.... (Donna Halper)
>    3. RE: Name I am trying to remember.... (Dave Doherty)
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> Re: RIP Phil Christie
> From: Linc Reed-Nickerson <linc45r-n@lincster.com>
> Date: Jul 27, 12:30 PM
> To: Kevin Vahey <kvahey@gmail.com>, Donna Halper <dlh@donnahalper.com>, 
> Boston Radio Group <boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org>
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> A couple of names from my past, although I hadn't thought about Phil in
> quite a while.  Seeing the name Lew Sargent also brought back memories,
> I had dinner with Lew, and a week later he was gone, that was a long
> time ago.
>
> In the last few years I've seen too many obits from the icons of my
> youth, I turn 70 this week, so I remember that era very well.
>
> Having grown up it Acton I have fond memories of WORC, never would gave
> imagined I'd one day own KORC!  One thing I always remember from WORC,
> the ads for Spags back in the days when blue laws still existed "Closed
> Saturday's Open Sunday!"
>
> My favorite stations through the years....   WTAO, WCOP, WORC AND
> WKBR-FM.... I used to take the train Acton to Boston to Manchester to
> hang out at WKBR, and when I finally got my driver's license and my
> first phone Ralph Gottlieb hired my as a vacation relief at the
> transmitter, I think he hired me because he got tired of me hanging out
> at the studio.
>
> Gentlemen, rest in peace at that great radio station in the sky.
>
> Linc Reed-Nickerson.
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "Kevin Vahey" <kvahey@gmail.com>
> To: "Donna Halper" <dlh@donnahalper.com>; "Boston Radio Group"
> <boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org>
> Sent: 7/26/2015 4:42:03 PM
> Subject: RIP Phil Christie
>
> >He did pretty much everything in radio for decades including stints at
> >WBZ,
> >WCOP , WCAS and WJIB. Link to his obit.
> >
> >http://massachusetts.obituaries.funeral.com/2015/07/22/philip-christie-7212015-andover-ma-brockton-ma-northampton-ma-hamilton-ma-north-andover-ma/
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> Re: Name I am trying to remember....
> From: Donna Halper <dlh@donnahalper.com>
> Date: Jul 27, 2:24 PM
> To: Linc Reed-Nickerson <c310driver@lincster.com>
> CC: boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org
>
> On 7/27/2015 12:48 PM, Linc Reed-Nickerson wrote:
> > There was an announcer, no not Tom Shovan, who worked at almost every
> > radio station in New Hampshire, probably well represented in other New
> > England states.  He was infamous for two things, doing Wake-a-thon
> > remotes, staying live on the air without sleep for extended periods,
> > sometimes getting very flaky toward the end.  There was one incident
> > at WTSN in Dover (I think) where her went running through the streets
> > of town at the end, the story says he was in some state of
> > undress.  Many times he had to leave town due to jealous husbands
> > and/or unplanned pregnancies.
>
> It wasn't Jim Connors, was it?  He used to claim the song W-O-L-D was
> about him, but Harry Chapin said otherwise...
>
>
>
>
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> RE: Name I am trying to remember....
> From: Dave Doherty <dave@skywaves.net>
> Date: Jul 27, 9:41 PM
> To: 'Donna Halper' <dlh@donnahalper.com>, 'Linc Reed-Nickerson' 
> <c310driver@lincster.com>
> CC: boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org
>
> Tom Shovan, who hyped himself as the "World's Largest DJ" passed away in 
> April, 1999. He was one of the founders of "The Pulse of Broadcasting," 
> which eventually became "Radio Ink," now published by Eric Rhoads.  I met 
> Tom on several occasions. He was bigger than life, and I remember him as 
> positive and happy.
>
> -d
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boston-Radio-Interest 
> [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of 
> Donna Halper
> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2015 2:24 PM
> To: Linc Reed-Nickerson <c310driver@lincster.com>
> Cc: boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org
> Subject: Re: Name I am trying to remember....
>
> On 7/27/2015 12:48 PM, Linc Reed-Nickerson wrote:
> > There was an announcer, no not Tom Shovan, who worked at almost every
> > radio station in New Hampshire, probably well represented in other New
> > England states.  He was infamous for two things, doing Wake-a-thon
> > remotes, staying live on the air without sleep for extended periods,
> > sometimes getting very flaky toward the end.  There was one incident
> > at WTSN in Dover (I think) where her went running through the streets
> > of town at the end, the story says he was in some state of undress.
> > Many times he had to leave town due to jealous husbands and/or
> > unplanned pregnancies.
>
> It wasn't Jim Connors, was it?  He used to claim the song W-O-L-D was about 
> him, but Harry Chapin said otherwise...
>
>
>
>
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