I taped this on the way back from Florida. The Revere and I were forced to check in early in Indy by an ice storm. So, I got two hours of afternoon driver Jay Reynolds on long-time market leader WIFE.
Now, some would call him a “puker”, and I guess that’s so. But put into the sixties context, he’s similar to many others. I remember Johnny Dollar on WDGY sounded the same. Note the traffic airplane, pretty hip stuff for Mid-America at the time, and the promo for Roger W. Morgan and his “morgan” show.
WIFE seemed to be between classic PAMS series and acapellas at this time. But what more appropriate promotion for WIFE than Bridal Fair? Fledgling WIFE-FM is promoted as “part of the good life at the top of your FM dial”. Also included is a full unscoped newscast from Tom Conner. Have we forgotten when overseas radio news reports sounded like shortwave? This one documents the second heart transplant by Dr. Christian Barnard.