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What's been your involvement with the radio?

qualitygal — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 09:24:38 GMT

I seem to remember my folks listening to it, although not much. T.V. came along so we went into that more.

But when I left home, I loved to listen to Talk Radio. Maybe it's because I was usually ironing then and since we moved around so much, it kind of kept me in touch with the rest of the world. I might not have known a lot of locals, or for very long, but my radio kept me company.

In my teens, we all lived to listen to WLS out of Chicago. Can't remember all the DJ's from then, but if I heard the names I probably would. They had the best radio at that time. Not too many years after that, Casey Kasom (I think that's how it was spelled), was listened to.

So what are your radio rememberances? Oh and we didn't have ear plugs to listen then either. LOL There was the little crystal radio in the shape of an old rocket ship. You could clip it to a metal part of your bed, with one ear plug and catch the news. It was on that that that I learned of "Alfalfa" passing away. That's how long ago that was!!

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JeanLouiseFinch — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 10:33:51 GMT

@qualitygal wrote:
I seem to remember my folks listening to it, although not much. T.V. came along so we went into that more.

But when I left home, I loved to listen to Talk Radio. Maybe it's because I was usually ironing then and since we moved around so much, it kind of kept me in touch with the rest of the world. I might not have known a lot of locals, or for very long, but my radio kept me company.

In my teens, we all lived to listen to WLS out of Chicago. Can't remember all the DJ's from then, but if I heard the names I probably would. They had the best radio at that time. Not too many years after that, Casey Kasom (I think that's how it was spelled), was listened to.

So what are your radio rememberances? Oh and we didn't have ear plugs to listen then either. LOL There was the little crystal radio in the shape of an old rocket ship. You could clip it to a metal part of your bed, with one ear plug and catch the news. It was on that that that I learned of "Alfalfa" passing away. That's how long ago that was!!

@qualitygal My folks didn't have the radio on much in the house. As a pre-teen and new teenager, living on Chicago's south side and eventually south suburban area, I had a transistor radio and listened as often as I could. I even fanagled a way to secure it onto the handlebars of my bike. I listened to WLS, WCFL, and sometimes Cubs baseball. I know there are more but here are some DJ names from the past that you might remember:

Larry Lujack (Uncle Lar)
Tommy Edwards (Little Tommy)
Fred Winston
Bob Sirot
John "Records" Landecker
D-i-c-k Biondi
Clark Weber

Somewhere during the summer between 8th grade and early in my freshman year I made the switch to FM radio. It was what the cool kids did...lol

These days I usually listen to the radio when I'm in the car and only occasionally in the house. Depending on the time of day, I enjoy some talk radio, but listen to Sirius radio - mostly Southern Gospel and sometimes oldies (the 40's and 50's now and then, but more 60's and 70's)

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missy1 — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 10:24:14 GMT

I mainly listen to the radio, when I am driving. I listen to current songs. (top 40 type)

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AngelPuppy1 — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 10:31:19 GMT

Awww, radio. I loved it as a child and a teen! I can recall being very young --- probably about 9 or 10 --- I got a transister radio in a little vinyl case with little bitty ear plugs in a caramel color! I thought it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. And I loved that I could listen to whatever I wanted --- not what the rest of the family wanted! And the ear plugs made it seem secret! And --- the best thing ever ---- I could listen at night and no one would hear it or know! Music, etc. has always been very important to me and continues to be. I have Sirius XM in my car and I love it. Never thought I would pay for this service as I thought --- I can listen to radio for free --- why pay for it?? But there is no comparison, really. Nothing, like driving and actually being able to listen to actual music and talk and informative shows without all commercials. Radio is a big memory from my youth.

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qualitygal — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 10:44:45 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch, D. Biondi, I remember that name.

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qualitygal — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 10:48:16 GMT

@AngelPuppy1, we have Sirius in our car too. We usually have the 60's on with Phlash Phillips. He's fun to listen too. I think I'd have it in the house but I think the t.v. would win out.

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Lila4Now — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 10:52:49 GMT

I listened to the radio more in my teens and twenties. I listened to the radio while I got ready for work every morning during my working years. When I was a teenager, we tried to record our favorite songs from the radio on cassettes. I don't listen to it as much today, just in the car and for about 30 minutes in the morning. I live in a very small town, and that's the only way to get local news. One D.J. I remember that was popular when I was young was Wolfman Jack.

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VaBelle35 — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 10:54:05 GMT

I had the Toot-a-Loop radio. LOL

I just remember DJs being imporant to radio listening back then. They had to have personality and know when to shut up and play music. Like MTV/VH1 don't play videos anymore, music stations don't play a lot of music anymore.

For me, Pandora and Sirius/XM are the only tolerable radio to listen to these days. And my iPod.

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Mary Bailey — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 17:55:34 GMT

I listened to WCFL & WLS in the 70s (I still listen to WLS when I'm driving)

My Dad was on a Joliet radio station. He did a polka hour and a mediation hour. We went there on Christmas Eve. The teletype machine had NORAD tracking Santa.

I the house I listen to Sirius radio. We paid for a lifetime home subscription when they offered it back when they merged with XM radio.

I also have a Pandora subscription.

More and more I'm listening to Amazon music since I bought 2 echo dots.

I work at home so the radio is on all the time.

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haddon9 — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 12:06:44 GMT

I don't listen to the radio as much as I did when I was younger. I got my first transistor radio in the mid 1960s and remember listening to top 40 radio with "cousin Brucie" out of NYC who I believe is still around.

Then we moved to south Jersey and I listened to radio out of Philly....WMMR was the first "underground" station that would play whole album sides in one sitting. WIOQ was another station that I had on a lot.

Listening became a way of life in the 1970s when I was in college. Now however I rarely have the radio on.

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Krimpette — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 12:15:03 GMT

I'm somewhat of a news "junkie". I live in the metro-DC area and have WTOP on my radio in the car, and at home when I'm not watching TV. Listen to the latest news before nodding off at night, and radio on first thing in the morning.

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AuntG — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 12:22:07 GMT

I'm must be an old soul because when I was in high school I listened to the CBS Radio Mystery Theatre, Milt Rosenberg and Wally Phillips on WGN in Chicago. Also Chicago Eddie Schwartz. Our home was in central Wisconsin, but those super stations came in clear in the evening.

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I am still oxox — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 12:31:42 GMT

As a kid maybe 10 or so I can recall listening to the Metropolitan Opera on Saturday afternoon,

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StylishLady — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 12:56:13 GMT

We have XM Satellite radio on in the car, tuned to the "50's On 5" program. The music helps me relax while DH drives.

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ValuSkr — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 13:07:00 GMT

I listen to radio much more than I watch TV - usually NPR, talk, sports, or jazz/classical. The beauty of it is that you can do other things while listening. In fact, I'd rather listen to most sports on radio than TV. Besides, there's little good on TV and I'm not the type to plop myself in front of one for an hour or more to watch something.

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151949 — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 13:27:49 GMT

When I was a teen in Pittsburgh the radio station we all listened to was KQV. They played all the top 40 songs and had the crazy DJs.I recall Chuck Brinkman was the DJ in the evenings so we heard him the most. I didn't watch TV much as a teen - we only had one TV and my parents controlled what shows they wanted to watch. Instead I'd play my radio in my room, while I did my homework, or talked on the phone to my "best friend" or my boyfriend.

My parents didn't allow me to go out in the evenings on weekdays.I was allowed to have my boyfriend come over one evening a week only, and he had to go home at 9:30 because my parents were strict about going to bed at 10PM weekdays.

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Ms tyrion2 — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 13:55:10 GMT

I grew up in central IL and WLS out of Chicago was the only cool station to listen to. I remember Larry Lujack and Clark Weber.

I had a tiny little transistor radio that I would hold up to my ear at night (when I was supposed to be asleep) to listen to all the great rock of the 60s and early 70s.

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PamelaSue72 — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 13:55:23 GMT

I don't listen to the radio at all. It's all commercials and I really enjoy listening to music. I use my iPod when I'm in the car.

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SilleeMee — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 14:06:18 GMT

My fondest memories of radio are from 'American Top 40' with Casey Kasem. I remember his Saturday morning show with all of my favorite songs back then. The #1 song was always preceded with the 'drum roll'. I loved how Kasem would give brief stories about the songs and performers. It was such a treat.

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kaydee50 — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 14:14:43 GMT

Growing up in NYC in the '50s and '60s listened to Murray the K on WMCA or Cousin Brucie on WABC. Now I listen to WFMT here in Chicago. Classical music. Have no idea of any of the current, popular music.