… with the geekiest, ugliest looking disc jockey you ever saw …
[Description by Uncle Ricky, contributed by John Quincy]
This exhibit is a composite of two short, ‘scoped airchecks. They are both quite rare, since WISH Radio (AM & FM) is no longer broadcasting from Indianapolis. (The call letters live on with WISH-TV.) These airchecks feature PAMS jingles and the “Wonderful” logo. The AM frequency was 1310, but this was most definitely recorded from WISH-FM. Contributor John Quincy notes this one comes from the personal collection of the late Herb Oscar Kent of Lexington, KY. Most of Mr. Kent’s airchecks were from FM simulcasts.
On the first aircheck, the jock says he’s Barney Pip, and that’s who it sounds like, for sure. We only have about 2 minutes and 20 seconds of his show, which we guess was broadcast in early 1963.
The remainder of the exhibit was recorded in October, 1963 (best guess), on the Saturday evening NightBeat show. Can’t identify the jock, though he offers his name twice – (Dave Ford? Abe Fohr?) He sounds like a young guy.