[Description by Uncle Ricky]
Program Director Charles Lake introduces this composite of Pittsburgh’s WPEZ-FM from 1976. Lake says “we’re not doing anything here that’s terribly innovative”, and while it is true that the formatics were fairly common for Top 40 stations of the period, only a few stations achieved this polished and near-manic level of energy on a consistent basis.
Unfortunately, the mix is so dense, and the edits are so tight that it is very difficult to identify the air talent featured. One name we recognize is Beau Raines, whom Uncle Ricky met when Raines consulted WFEC in Harrisburg in 1975. Also, we picked out Dennis Elliot and some guy named Big Jim. Our guests are encouraged to help us identify the rest of this talented crew via COMMENT (below).
(from American Airchexx Vol 1 No. 5, ©American Airchexx, 1976.)