vainandy said:

This is so true.One of our "local" radio DJs actually lives in San Diego.They try to make it seem as if he's right here in the Bay Area,but most of us know the truth,lol.

lastdecember said:

The Mary Jane Girls'"All Night Long" was definitely a single, but I hear what you are saying. "Darling Nikki" used to get played on the radio regularly here in NY. Now DJs will get fired if they play songs not on their playlist or out of order.

Except for live remotes, I don't think any of them are actually in the studio on weekend nights. I remember one night, an Isley Brothers song went off and the DJ said "That was Portuguese Love by Teena Marie". They announced the wrong songs all night long. Also, when they gave the weather, they said it was a beautiful day with clear skies. Hell, it was raining cats and dogs outside.

vainandy said:

WMCA - The Good Guys

The WMCA Good Guys. From late 1960 until 1970, WMCA was one of New York City's top radio stations. "Built on showmanship", the station played top 40 music during the glory days of mass appeal Top 40 radio. It reached the baby boomers at their teenage peak and along the way distributed thousands of sweatshirts imprinted with a smiley faced logo to an enthusiastic audience that drove the station to ratings records.

While WMCA had been playing Top 40 music starting in the late fifties, Ruth Meyer consolidated the format in late 1960. It was the definition of "team radio", where all the air personalities worked together as a cohesive group. Meyer did not create the term "The Good Guys" but she perfected it and the use of that legendary phrase began at WMCA in 1963. Other radio stations (including competitor WABC) had used the term "Good Guys" but no other radio station ever promoted the idea to the extent WMCA did. Everyone involved on the air at the station worked together in promoting the idea, the music, the disk jockeys and the excitement.

The original group was Joe O'Brien, Harry Harrison, Jack Spector, Don Davis, and Jim Harriott. In the fall of 1961 Dan Daniel was hired and Ed Baer joined two weeks after Dan. Ed was known as "The Big Bad Bear" since he was the last addition to the group. Over the next year there were a number of changes so that the air personalities that most people will remember as the WMCA Good Guys eventually became Joe O'Brien(6-10 AM), Harry Harrison (10-1 PM), Jack Spector (1-4 PM), Dan Daniel (4-7 PM), B. Mitchel Reed (7-11 PM), Johnny Dark (overnights) Ed Baer (fill in and weekends) and Frank Stickle (fill in and weekends). Later, in 1965, Gary Stevens replaced B. Mitchel Reed at night and Dean Anthony became the overnight personality. Interestingly, throughout this entire period WMCA kept one call in talk program hosted by Barry Gray which ran on weeknights from 11 to 1 AM.

WMCA was a top 40 radio station that broke new records. Unlike its chief competitor WABC which refused to play anything that had not yet demonstrated record sales, WMCA would pick its "Sure Shots" and was frequently the first station in New York to play new records. Naturally, this included The Beatles. The level of competition was so great for new Beatles records that WMCA actually had people in London who obtained records for the station before their official release date. But, WMCA's commitment to new records was not just limited to The Beatles. WMCA air personality Ed Baer tells a great story of how he had a friend who worked at the Columbia Record Company pressing plant. Ed was able to get new releases from people like Dion, Bobby Vinton and Steve Lawrence before they were officially distributed and so, WMCA would be the first to play them. Playing new music was a major distinguishing characteristic that made WMCA a great radio station. WMCA's weekly survey came out every Wednesday afternoon and Dan Daniel counted down the songs on his 4 to 7 PM show. In fact, for a time, he actually counted them down everyday!

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