Hey, listen! It’s Chuck Leonard on WABC, August 1971, and this is one you haven’t heard before. There is a second hour following this one, recorded on reel and archived here in our Sacramento underwater studios. It has been made available JUST FOR REELRADIO SUBSCRIBERS.
Even though President Nixon was expected to address the nation that evening, the most nostalgic moment in the hour is followed by a spot for hamburgers! I liked this, actually, I like hamburgers.
There’s local and ABC news with Gil Hodges and Joe Templeton. There is also an editorial. Jingles precede everything EXCEPT music, for the most part. Otherwise, Leonard is totally minimal and he would have plugged into a “boss radio” format without a blink. This is actually really tight radio, maybe they were trying too hard … the intro of that Paul Revere record over the end of that spot.. and playing that Blood, Sweat & Tears TWICE? Big stiff, so what was up with that?