Musicradio WABC Pictures of the Week for March, 2021

Week of March 2, 2021: 

 

WABC Subway Advertisement Poster/Card
1974


(courtesy Jimmy Eiseman)

This is an advertisement used in the NYC subway system to promote WABC in 1974.
It was designed for a backlit subway display thus making the images stand out.

The first Saturday of every month is...

Dan Ingram Saturday on Rewound Radio!

Saturday 12 Noon (ET)! 

 
Rewound Radio!

 

 

Week of March 9, 2021: 

Gates Control Board Publicity Photo
(1966)


Richard Silverberg (l) engineers Dan Ingram's show on the other side of the glass.
(courtesy Richard Silverberg)

This is an interesting sound file...
It's the audio from a WABC studio tour from 1968 that was intended to impress WABC advertisers.

It includes commentary from GSM George Williams, newsman John Meager, research director John Britain, program director Rick Sklar,
and also Dan Ingram, Harry Harrison, Ron Lundy and Bob Lewis!

 

 

Week of March 16, 2021:

Ron Lundy, WABC PD Glenn Morgan and Ringo Starr


(1974)
(courtesy Glenn Morgan)

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day...


Howard Cosell in 1964


Dan Ingram with his Irish Brogue in 1967

 

Week of March 23, 2021:

George Michael WABC Publicity Photo

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George Michael on WABC!
10-21-76

Mark Simone interviewed George in 2006.
George talked about WABC during his years at the station from 1974 to 1979

 

Week of March 30, 2021:

"Bat Bruce"


(1966)

In the Spring of 1966 WABC jumped on the Batman bandwagon
by featuring a contest for 1,000 listeners to attend
the Shea Stadium appearance of Adam West ("Batman") and Frank Gorshin ("The Riddler").

Here are two promos that ran on the air for this contest voiced by Dan Ingram and Bruce Morrow: