Here’s another sample of Don Laughnane, then also WHB’s operations manager, in 1960. Recorded three days after the morning-drive aircheck provided by the late Richard Ward Fatherley, Laughnane here is heard in the noon hour, which I think was his regular time slot in 1960. All the records are hits, and in keeping with Storz programming philosophy, there are plenty of other things to listen for in this hour.
In addition to the news at :55, there are banner lines at :25 and stock market and sports updates, plus a Scrambletunes contest. The sultry production voice that asks Laughnane for the latest temperatures probably was inspired by Miss Monitor (Tedi Thurman), who delivered the forecasts on NBC’s weekend program in a similar style. For jingle freaks, the Channel 71 cut and Elvis soundalike are from CRC; the others are PAMS (Series 2, 8 and 9).