Tiger Bob Raleigh, Davy Jones, WPGC Washington, D.C. April 6, 1969 (1:02:30)

… What happens to disc jockeys and announcers when you turn the radio off? …
[By Paul Bicknell] The date of this aircheck was actually Easter Sunday — April 6, 1969. For some reason, I (Davy Jones) was late for my shift. You can hear the tension in Tiger Bob Raleigh’s voice. He really was upset that I had not arrived before the top of the hour. To this day, have no idea why I didn’t get there on time. I think I may have done a bit too much “celebrating the night before.” The start of my show is rather up-tight. You can tell I’m not really relaxed. As time wears on I get more and more into my presentation. There are some pretty interesting station promotional bits, great music, and of course, the adrenaline that always oozed out of Good Guys Radio WPGC. There’s also a couple of live newscasts, some commercials by Harve Moore and Tiger Bob, Three-In-A-Row jingles and a Requestomatic. All in all, it’s a fun piece of radio at a great time in history. Sit back, relax and enjoy WPGC from Easter Sunday, 1969. This aircheck was recorded by the late Jim Sheeler, and given to me by Joe Evelius.

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