… This is the last time I’ll be able to say this – WABC, New York …
It has been called the day the music died. On May 10, 1982, WABC Musicradio ended its music format of more than 21 years when it switched to a talk format at the stroke of noon. The format went out in style as long-time WABC deejays and personal friends Ron Lundy and Dan Ingram co-hosted the last show.
The last minutes of WABC’s music format were consumed with a medley of the stations number one songs over the year. That was followed by an emotional goodbye from Lundy and Ingram and then Imagine by John Lennon. After Imagine faded out, the WABC Chime Jingle was played for the last time – followed by a brief pause – and then, the first WABC Talkradio jingle was heard. One era had ended and another had begun.