Jim Stagg, KYW Cleveland, OH April 15, 1963 (scoped) (0:17:38)

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[Description by Uncle Ricky] Now THIS is some wonderful family radio from Tax Day 1963, when things were so much nicer, and Jim Stagg is proper and pleasant. What a classy DJ! Jim Runyon appears on a public service announcement for April. I never knew that Danish Processed Margarine was such an issue. The advertising culture of the time is well-represented here, it’s wonderful and precious advertising history. There’s even a generic weather jingle, and a Westinghouse-Approved News Sounder. Don’t be frightened by the music – this is genuine variety, and most of what you will hear actually charted at the time! COMMENTS FOR JIM STAGG, KYW CLEVELAND, APRIL 15, 1963 ©2013 REELRADIO, Inc.

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