[Description by Chuck Matthews]
Here’s a ‘check from the WMJI/WIXY Reunion Weekend from October 1997, featuring former “WIXY Superman” Lou ‘King’ Kirby with former WMJI staffer Luther Heggs. Kirby has been out of radio for over two decades. He lives in Cancun, Mexico and owns a construction company.
This ‘check was archived onto a videotape, like all airchecks were at WMJI at the time. I tried to remove as much “flutter” as possible with the VCR tracking. Hopefully it doesn’t sound too bad sonically.
Luther Heggs is running the board and “The King” is reminiscing. You’ll hear old WIXY airchecks and jingles. You’ll hear former WIXY staffer Billy Bass on a PSA, who at this time was working at WMJI doing 7p-12M. Jim LaBarbara, then at WGRR/Cincinnati, calls in as well as Larry ‘The Duker’ Merrow. Merrow, at this time, was doing mornings at Hot AC WQAL.
Wanna give props to the folks behind the scenes for the Reunion Weekend. All the WIXY vignettes, along with the current WMJI imaging, were produced by Michael ‘Doc’ Thompson and myself. The web promo is Mitch Todd (with Sirius as of January, 2003.) Doc is heard on a weekend sponsorship. The WMJI/WIXY Reunion Top of Hour ID is none other than J.R. Nelson. J.R. retired from radio in 2000.
Enjoy this check!