… Number One in the Moon Port …
[Description by Uncle Ricky}
Here’s contributor Fred Klein as Fred King, the first time around at WKKO, in Missile Land (Cocoa Beach, FL) – and it’s Thanksgiving, 1967. He’s got PAMS jingles, reverb and a great time chime! This was back in the days when real radio stations, even in smaller markets, employed local tax-paying Disc Jockeys, many of whom had to work on holidays.
In addition to his DJ duties, Fred presents a short newscast, sells a couple of bird dogs, and launches a search for a Cocoa Beach cheerleader jingle. Apparently, all the cheerleader jingles were on one cart, so Fred keeps hoping the right one will come up. Such were the days of limited budgets for luxuries like tape cartridges.
The music was restored by REELRADIO for this partially edited aircheck, originally recorded from the station air monitor. Overall, the fidelity at 44Kb/s is excellent. Thanks to Dennis Newhall and Tom Buck for help with the music restoration. Happy Thanksgiving, 2005!