… You’ll have to kiss my act goodbye …
The music has been restored to this stereo reel recording from the WMYQ studio skimmer. A “skimmer” records only when the microphone is on, so there is very little other than the jock and a few fleeting seconds in and out of other elements. Due to their placement, we did get quite a few WMYQ “shotgun” jingles, so there’s some sense of continuity. Otherwise, there’s only a couple of clues that might more properly pin-point the date. Our best guess is Summer, 1974.
This was Bob Shannon’s last show at “Q96”. This morning, he was filling in for G. Michael McKay and hopping on a big silver bird when he got off the air. The gags, inside jokes and general goofiness are pretty thick here. We don’t know if this was his regular “shtick” in Miami, only that morning drive on Saturday was not his regular shift and he sounds like he was having fun.
That plane was undoubtedly taking him to Chicago, where his next gig was at WCFL. We always thought there were too many guys named Bob Shannon in the radio business. Some of you will immediately recognize this “Bob Shannon” as John Driscoll.