Bill Lenke Top Hits 1977 WTIC-FM Hartford CT 12-31-77 Part 1 (0:48:38)

Unscoped
… What a chest! …
MUSIC FEES PAID TO PRESENT MUSIC! You bet – this treasure is UNSCOPED and you really will hear all those songs you hoped you could forget. Or, you can enjoy our SCOPED VERSION! THE SCOPED VERSION (6:21) [Description by Uncle Ricky] Bill Lenke (better known later as Broadway Bill Lee) is featured with #24 through #13 of the WTIC-FM Top Hits of 1977, the first annual presentation sponsored by Subway. As with contributor Bob Radil’s first WTIC exhibit, the jingles and presentation are courtesy of the HOT HITS genius of Mike Joseph. You will hear an abundance of female pop, too-long Eagles songs, and a couple of goofy disco records. And when we say records, we mean you can hear the vinyl. Plus, the music sounds selectively processed, so we wouldn’t be surprised if scratchy records were transferred to cart. But what a great recording! The excessive audio processing is all original, and we tried to preserve the accentuated high-end, too. Part Two of this exhibit features WTIC-FM’s #12 through #1 Hits of 1977.

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We want to thank the board of ReelRadio, Inc. for their stewardship since the passing of the founder Richard Irwin in 2018.  It has not been easy and they have maintained the exhibits for future generations to enjoy.

I met Richard Irwin, aka Uncle Ricky, when we were freshmen at East Carolina University.  We both had worked at local stations in our hometowns.  No one was more passionate about radio, especially Top 40 radio, than my friend Richard. 

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