This exhibit is UNSCOPED – all music is included as originally broadcast. We are required to pay a fee for each listener for all musical performances on this recording. Plus, we must also pay the cost of Internet bandwidth to deliver it to you. We are a user-supported organization, and if you enjoy this exhibit, please say thanks with your support.Mitch Michael (Terrell Metheny) on the air from WKLO’s “showcase” studio on Walnut Street (now Martin Luther King Boulevard.) To his left was a large window (not shown) through which the deejays could see the sidewalk and people could watch (and make faces!) Among those who did so as teenagers were Diane Sawyer and Dan Mason, later a President of CBS Radio. The small window to his right (with a girl looking through) was in an alcove at the entrance to the station where there was a monitor for folks to listen.
Here’s the first hour (3-3:55 PM) of Terrell Metheny’s last regularly scheduled show as Mitch Michael on WKLO, Louisville, KY., from May 16, 1967.
Morning superstar Bill Bailey, The Duke of Louisville, is heard on a number of commercial announcements. And even though all the music is intact, the commercials in this hour are also fun to hear, including The Blues Magoos for Great Shakes, Eva Gabor for Aamco, and spots for two native Kentucky beers: Oertels and Wiedemann. And, there’s a Chickenman episode at around 43:00.
This is a studio aircheck and the fidelity is excellent, allowing us to hear all the genuine grit of music on vinyl, circa 1967. One song was restored due to a flaw in the original tape, and all our exhibits are processed for online presentation, but otherwise, this one is as close to the original as possible. Enjoy!
