… the following is mechanically reproduced …
[Description by Uncle Ricky]
Who remembers those “Mechnical Reproduction Announcements?” They were intended to inform the listener that what might otherwise be interpreted as a “live” broadcast be properly identified as “recorded.” I’m not sure why this was important (particularly when the music and commercials on all Top 40 stations of the era were recorded anyway) but it
tells us that this is another of those Monday morning sign-on tapes. Of course, The National Anthem, which begins the hour, is another clue. (Good Americans should stand when they start this one!)
Best we can determine, Ted Anthony was the “swing” guy at WCFL about this time. In any event, he ended up getting the “sign on hour” after Paul Christy (above) was terminated. There are some musical surprises in this hour, and the inclusion of Freda Payne and Johnny Cash reflects the national weariness with the Vietnam war. Like so many great WCFL airchecks, this one originated with Tom Konard.