JJ McKay, WPGC Morningside-Washington D.C. July 5, 1982 (1:36:07)

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… Here’s two of Washington’s favorite summer songs in a row on WPGC …
[Description by Uncle Ricky] A couple of songs were restored toward the end, but otherwise, this is a very sweet-sounding recording of JJ McKay on WPGC-FM on July 5, 1982. WPGC might be able to sue Apple for copying the iPod format, but there does seem to be a method to the “guess what station you are listening to” madness here. There’s a jingle. One jingle, but it is used out of spots, into music, and the first two records are always played back-to-back, with no ID. When McKay is allowed to talk, he is tight, concise and relevant — No wasted verbage here AND, there are things going on. The stopsets are LONG, but mostly packed with exceptionally well-made radio commercials. WPGC was getting top dollars for ad time, that’s for sure. As for JJ, the WPGC Tribute Site says “JJ McKay joined the station in 1981. JJ left the following year when he was spotted at a Redskins game after having called in sick that day! Today he does mornings at KXKL-FM/Denver.”

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I met Richard Irwin, aka Uncle Ricky, when we were freshmen at East Carolina University.  We both had worked at local stations in our hometowns.  No one was more passionate about radio, especially Top 40 radio, than my friend Richard. 

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