… you gotta follow the computer’s music – yeah, unless the computer’s wrong …
[Description by Chuck Matthews]
Here’s an aircheck (from a VHS archive, with some tracking noise) of Jack Armstrong at a remote for Ghoulardi Fest on October 11, 1997. The event celebrated Ernie Anderson, who was known as Ghoulardi on Cleveland television
in the the ’50’s and ’60’s. Along with Jack is PM driver Scott Howitt,
who worked at WMJI from 1990-2001. In Scott’s 11 years at “Magic”,
his ratings never dipped below #3, 25-54. Pretty amazing! Scott greatly admired Akron native
Pete “Mad Daddy” Myers.
You’ll also hear some WIXY “Flashback” composites on this WIXY Reunion Weekend.
The WMJI “imaging voice” is J.R. Nelson (Z-100,
MTV, etc.) J.R. was the in-house Production Director at WMJI from the mid/late
’80’s until 1994. He was retained as the station voice until he fell ill in late 1997.
Best thing for me about this particular aircheck is that I was the board-op for the entire spectacle!
What a thrill  running the board for two of my inspirations: Jack “Yo’ Leed-dah” Armstrong and
Scott “Buddy-O” Howitt.
Jack Armstrong passed away on March 22, 2008.