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[Description by contributor David Adams]
Tom Shannonwkbwradio.com
Tom Shannon first joined the staff of WKBW in 1958 at the age of
20. He spent a year and a half doing weekends before moving into the 6-9 PM slot when it was vacated by Dick Biondi, who departed for WLS Chicago.
Within a very short period of time, Shannon’s youthful delivery and striking good looks catapulted his status to one of the highest rated jocks in the history of Buffalo radio. His “Tommy Shannon” theme song would go on to become one of Top 40’s all-time great instrumentals, when he wrote and produced “Wild Weekend” by The Rockin’ Rebels.
This ‘scoped exhibit features Tom Shannon’s entire 6-9 pm show, composited from July 1961. It perfectly
illustrates why WKBW became a broadcast legend. Shannon went on to work at CKLW before returning to Buffalo. In 2001, Tom Shannon was honored by the Buffalo Broadcast Pioneers when they inducted him into their Hall of Fame.