Greaseman, WRC Washington D.C., August 9, 1973 (scoped) (0:30:05)
Scoped
… geez, I wonder what James Michael Wilson’s wife looks like? …
The Greaseman took his act from WAXC, Rochester to Washington’s newest Top 40 station for his first taste of major market radio. “The big greasy one,” whose normal shift was late night, is subbing for Simon Trane in early evening on this recording. The Greaseman re-invented himself a few times in his career. At this poimt, his personna is of an old, poor farmer. He sticks to WRC’s music-intensive format but slips in some funny lines.
As an 0&0, that WRC is still saddled with some NBC News requirements is evident here. The aircheck contains some early Mark Driscoll imaging, created when he was doing evenings in the station’s first year. And program director Lee Sherwood brought the Prize Patrol with him when he came to WRC from WFIL. It’s difficult to remember when Top 40 stations really played oldies, especially at night, but are there some included in this segment.
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