… enough horsepower to pull the city of Parkersburg across the river …
Joe Bello (“Big Ron O’Brian”) and Sales Manager John Valeau
WXIL had more than one personality named after a Top 40 legend. In addition to Bobby Wayne, there was Big Ron O’Brian, the air name taken by Joe Bello, who was also Music Director and Sales Manager for the Famous 95. Joe Bello died in the late 1980’s.
Full stopsets and multiple newscasts are included in this ‘scoped sample of afternoon drive from Summer, 1979. WXIL was selling lots of time and they were very active promotionally – check out the number of sponsored events and personal appearances by WIXUL personalities on this day alone! Remember when local, independent radio stations were everywhere? The Demolition Derby is cancelled by rain, so they immediately substitute an all-night disco party. The Ninety-Fivers worked very, very hard for that 64 share.