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Saturday Night Oldies shows feature Mark Simone as host.  Shows are complete unless noted.

 

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Date (YYYY/MM/DD) Start Time Disk Jockey Duration (min) Scoped/Unscoped Location
1982/08/16 07:30 Ross and Wilson 30 Unscoped HD
1984/06/01 09:05 Talk programming.  Kathy Novak hosts an interview show with guests Rick Sklar (program director and architect of WABC's hugely successful Top 40 format and at the time of the interview an ABC Radio vice-president) and Bruce Morrow, and they discuss the origins and history of the WABC music era.  Some DX, but really very good. 61 Unscoped 1990/HD
2007/12/03 05:54 Don Imus.  First show at WABC. 243 Unscoped HD
 
Saturday Night Oldies Shows
2005/12/03 17:58 First night of WABC's new Saturday Night Oldies Show.  Guests are the Beach Boys and several New York DJs.  239 Unscoped 2231-2234/HD
2005/12/10 18:04 Second show.  Guests are then WCBS-FM DJ Bob Shannon and singer Frankie Valli. 232 Unscoped HD
2005/12/17 19:12 Guest is former WABC DJ Harry Harrison.  Show not complete. 136 Unscoped HD
2005/12/31 18:02 Singer/songwriter Neil Sedaka is guest.  235 Unscoped HD
 
2006/01/07 18:07 Former WABC DJ Ron Lundy is guest. 227 Unscoped HD
2006/01/14 18:00 Nearly all of 2-hour, 20-minute show this night. 123 Unscoped HD
2006/01/21 18:05 Singer/songwriter Paul Anka is guest.  228 Unscoped HD
2006/01/28 17:58 Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits is guest.  237 Unscoped HD
2006/02/04 17:57 Paul Kanter of Jefferson Airplane/Starship and singer Ben E. King are guests.  239 Unscoped HD
2006/02/11 18:02 Shortened show this night. 97 Unscoped HD
2006/02/18 18:00 Shortened show this night. 88 Unscoped HD
2006/02/25 18:00 Jay Black of Jay and the Americans is guest.  237 Unscoped HD
2006/03/04 18:05 Former WABC DJs Dan Ingram and Bruce Morrow are guests.  231 Unscoped HD
2006/03/11 18:00 Highly shortened show this night. 29 Unscoped HD
2006/03/18 18:00 Shirley Bassey, singer of several 1960s James Bond movie theme songs, and one of the members of the group The Stylistics are guests.  235 Unscoped HD
2006/03/25 17:56 Peter Asher and Gordon Waller of "Peter and Gordon" are guests.  244 Unscoped HD
2006/04/01 17:58 Singer Bobby Rydell and composer Burt Bacharach are guests.  240 Unscoped HD
2006/04/08 17:58 Singer Glen Campbell is guest.  235 Unscoped HD
2006/04/15 18:05 Singer Lou Christie is guest.  230 Unscoped HD
2006/04/22 18:06 Former WABC DJ Bruce Morrow is guest.  Recording is missing the 9 to 9:30 p.m. half-hour. 213 Unscoped HD
2006/04/29 18:04 Former WABC DJ Harry Harrison and singer Bobby Goldsboro are guests.  Mr. Goldsboro came on the show to, among other things, respond to the previous week's discussion about the Cable News Network story about Goldsboro's hit "Honey" being voted the worst song of all time.  236 Unscoped HD
2006/05/13 18:06 Guests are singer Linda Ronstadt and DJ Scott Shannon.  216 Unscoped HD
2006/05/20 18:05 Members of the singing group The O'Jays and Tommy James of Tommy James and the Shondells are guests.  236 Unscoped HD
2006/05/27 18:05 Actress Shirley Jones is guest.  231 Unscoped HD
2006/06/03 18:05 Celebration of program's six-month anniversary. 230 Unscoped HD
2006/06/10 18:06 Nancy Sinatra is guest.  216 Unscoped HD
2006/06/17 18:05 Singer Petula Clark is guest.  215 Unscoped HD
2006/06/24 18:05 Former WABC DJ Herb Oscar Anderson and members of The Doobie Brothers are guests.  226 Unscoped HD
2006/07/01 18:05 Several members of the singing group Creedence Clearwater Revival are guests. 229 Unscoped HD
2006/07/08 18:05 Singer Dion of Dion and the Belmonts is guest. 228 Unscoped HD
2006/07/15 18:06 Guest is 1960s Batman portrayer Adam West.  228 Unscoped HD
2006/07/22 18:18 Show is joined about 15 minutes in.  Otherwise complete.  Paul Anka is guest. 200 Unscoped HD
2006/08/05 18:05 Former WABC DJ Ron Lundy is guest.  230 Unscoped HD
2006/08/12 18:05 Show features guest Tony Orlando and a tribute to long-time television talk show host Mike Douglas, who died on 8/11/06.  231 Unscoped HD
2006/08/19 18:05 Guests are the musical group The 5th Dimension.  218 Unscoped HD
2006/08/26 18:06 No guest mentioned. 235 Unscoped HD
2006/09/02 18:00 Guest is announcer and Johnny Carson sidekcik Ed McMahon.  Short show this evening. 22 Unscoped 2292/HD
2006/09/09 18:05 It's Dan Ingram's birthday.  Musician Peter Frampton is guest.  213 Unscoped HD
2006/09/16 18:06 Little Anthony and The Imperials are guests.  Short show. 142 Unscoped HD
2006/09/23 18:00 Very short show. 20 Unscoped 2292/HD
2006/09/30 19:21 Guests are singer Lesley Gore and songwriter Jimmy Webb.  Late-starting, short show. 146 Unscoped HD
2006/10/07 18:06 Guests are Lisa Marie Presley and comedian Freddie Roman.  213 Unscoped HD
2006/10/14 18:06 Singer Al Green is guest.  211 Unscoped HD
2006/10/21 19:10 Late-starting show tonight has singers The Captain and Tennille (Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille) as guests.  154 Unscoped HD
2006/10/28 18:06 Guests are Jay Black of Jay and the Americans and New York City late night horror movie host Zacherle who was then 88 years old.  202 Unscoped HD
2006/11/04 18:06 Guests are singers Barry Manilow and Pat Boone.  213 Unscoped HD
2006/11/11 18:06 Full show, very short this night. 20 Unscoped HD
2006/11/18 18:07 Guest is singer Donavan.  Very short show. 37 Unscoped HD
2006/11/25 18:30 Late-starting, very short show. 30 Unscoped HD
2006/12/02 18:26 Show starts about a half-hour late tonight.  First anniversary of Saturday Night Oldies.  Guest is Neil Sedaka. 187 Unscoped HD
2006/12/09 18:06 Guest is former WABC DJ Dan Ingram.  216 Unscoped HD
2006/12/16 18:08 Full, very short show this night. 20 Unscoped HD
2006/12/23 18:06 Full show, shortened this night. 51 Unscoped HD
2006/12/30 18:05 Guest is former TV talk show host Dick Cavett.  Short show. 170 Unscoped HD
 
2007/01/06 18:07 Former WABC DJ Bruce Morrow is guest.  Full show, shortened this night. 85 Unscoped HD
2007/01/13 18:05 Salute to the group "America."  215 Unscoped HD
2007/01/20 18:05 Guests are Isaac Hayes and Barry William (of "The Brady Bunch").  215 Unscoped HD
2007/01/27 18:06 Guests are singer Eddie Money and actor Jerry Mathers ("Leave it to Beaver"). 215 Unscoped HD
2007/02/03 18:06 Guest is John Sebastian of "The Lovin' Spoonful."  Short show. 49 Unscoped HD
2007/02/10 18:06 Very short, full show this night which looked at early Beatles music. 20 Unscoped HD
2007/02/17 18:30 Late starting show features singer/actor David Cassidy as guest. 180 Unscoped HD
2007/02/24 18:06 Guest is singer Petula Clark.  Short show. 88 Unscoped HD
2007/03/03 18:06 Guest is former WABC DJ Bruce Morrow. 215 Unscoped HD
2007/03/10 18:07 Very short, full show this night concentrated on The Beatles. 21 Unscoped HD
2007/03/17 18:06 Guest are Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits and songwriter Jimmy Webb. 215 Unscoped HD
2007/03/24 18:06 Guest is former WABC DJ George Michael, who was retiring. 215 Unscoped HD
2007/03/31 18:06 Very short, full show with guest Wayne Newton. 19 Unscopee HD
2007/04/07 18:07 Short, full show this night with Jay Black of Jay and the Americans as guest. 49 Unscoped HD
2007/04/14 18:06 Guests are singer Art Garfunkel and musician Todd Rundgren. 215 Unscoped HD
2007/04/21 18:05 Guests are the singing group Gary Lewis and the Playboys. 215 Unscoped HD
2007/04/28 18:06 Guest is former WABC DJ Dan Ingram. 215 Unscoped HD
2007/05/05 18:06 Celebration of the show's 18 month anniversary. 215 Unscoped HD
2007/05/12 18:06 Guest is singer Alice Cooper. 215 Unscoped HD
2007/05/19 18:06 Guest is Philadelphia journalist and anchorman Larry Kane, the only American journalist allowed to accompany the Beatles on their 1964 North American tour. 215 Unscoped HD
2007/05/26 18:06 Guest is former WABC DJ Harry Harrison. 215 Unscoped HD
2007/06/02 18:06 Guest is Tony Dow of "Leave It To Beaver."  Also, a tribute to actor and frequent (mostly Match Game) game show guest Charles Nelson Reilly, who died 5/25/07. 215 Unscoped HD
2007/06/09 18:06 Guest is former WABC DJ Ron Lundy. 215 Unscoped HD
2007/06/16 18:06 Guest is David Nelson, surviving son of Ozzie and Harriet Nelson and brother of Ricky Nelson. 216 Unscoped HD
2007/06/23 18:05 Guests are singer Gary Puckett and comedian Freddie Roman. 215 Unscoped HD
2007/06/30 18:06 Guests are singer Johnny Mathis and actor Jerry Mathers of "Leave It To Beaver." 215 Unscoped HD
2007/07/07 18:06 Guest is musician and singer Little Richard. 215 Unscoped HD
2007/07/14 18:06 Former WABC DJ Dan Ingram co-hosts the show. 215 Unscoped HD
2007/07/21 18:05 Guests are singer Eric Burdon, founder of the group "The Animals" and songwriter Jimmy Webb. 216 Unscoped HD
2007/07/28 18:06 Guests are former WABC DJ Bruce Morrow and singer Chubby Checker. 214 Unscoped HD
2007/08/04 18:06 Guest is actress Barbara Eden.  Tributes to TV talk show host Tom Snyder (died 7/29/07) and game show host Gene Rayburn. 215 Unscoped HD
2007/08/11 18:06 Guests are the musical group "The O'Jays." 215 Unscoped HD
2007/08/18 18:06 Guest is singer/songwriter Neil Sedaka.  Tribute to Merv Griffin (died 8/12/07). 215 Unscoped HD
2007/08/25 18:06 Guest is singer and game show host Donny Osmond. 215 Unscoped HD
2007/09/01 18:07 Announcer and former Johnny Carson sidekick Ed McMahon is guest.  Very short, full show tonight. 20 Unscoped HD
2007/09/08 18:06 Guest is singer/actor Frankie Avalon. 215 Unscoped HD
2007/09/15 18:56 Guest is singer/songwriter Lou Christie.  Late-starting, short show. 167 Unscoped HD
2007/09/22 18:05 Guests are former WABC DJ Bruce Morrow and singing group The 1910 Fruit Gum Company. 215 Unscoped HD
2007/09/29 18:05 Guest is singer Tommy James.  Tribute to Ray Charles. 215 Unscoped HD
2007/10/06 18:06 Guest is former Monkees member Mickey Dolenz.  Very short show. 21 Unscoped HD
2007/10/13 19:06 Guest is singer Jay Blatt of Jay and the Americans.  Late-starting, short show. 165 Unscoped HD
2007/10/20 18:05 Guest is singer Tony Orlando.  Tribute to comedian and last surviving Rat Pack member Joey Bishop (died 10/17/07). 215 Unscoped HD
2007/10/27 18:06 Former WABC DJ Bruce Morrow is guest.  Short, full show tonight. 21 Unscoped HD
2007/11/03 19:05 Guests are singer/songwriter Don McLean and singer Steve Lawrence.  Late-starting, short show. 163 Unscoped HD
2007/11/10 18:06 Guest is former WABC DJ Harry Harrison.  Tribute to the TV show "The Honeymooners." 216 Unscoped HD
2007/11/17 18:07 Singer Paul Anka is guest.  Short, full show tonight. 47 Unscoped HD
2007/11/24 18:05 Guest is actor Jerry Mathers of "Leave It To Beaver."  Celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first season of "Beaver."  Short show. 174 Unscoped HD
2007/12/01 18:06 Second anniversary of Saturday Night Oldies.  Because show is short, anniversary is celebrated next week. 55 Unscoped HD
2007/12/08 18:07 Second anniversary of Saturday Night Oldies is celebrated.  Former WABD DJ Dan Ingram is guest.  Short, full show tonight. 121 Unscoped HD
2007/12/15 18:06 Guest is singer Tommy James. 215 Unscoped HD
2007/12/22 18:05 Guest is singer Debbie Harry of the group "Blondie." 216 Unscoped HD
2007/12/29 18:06 Tribute to 1960s-era comedians and comedy teams. 217 Unscoped HD
 
2008/01/05 18:05 Guest is singer/songwriter Neil Sedaka.  Short, full show tonight. 182 Unscoped HD
2008/01/12 18:05 Guest is former WABC DJ Herb Oscar Anderson. 215 Unscoped HD
2008/01/19 18:06 Full show, shortened this night.  The 40th anniversary of the TV show "Laugh-In" is celebrated. 90 Unscoped HD
2008/01/26 18:06 A look at theme songs from TV shows of the '60s and '70s. 216 Unscoped HD
2008/02/02 18:06 Guest is actress Shirley Jones. 216 Unscoped HD
2008/02/09 20:40 Full show starting late tonight.   Guest is singer Maureen McGovern. 73 Unscoped HD
2008/02/16 18:05 Guest is comedienne Phyllis Diller. 217 Unscoped HD
2008/02/23 18:06 Short, full show tonight features as guest singer Dion. 91 Unscoped HD
2008/03/01 18:28 Late-starting show features as guests former WABC DJ Bruce Morrow and singer Davey Jones of "The Monkees." 193 Unscoped HD
2008/03/08 18:05 Guests are singers Lesley Gore and comedian Mort Sahl. 216 Unscoped HD
2008/03/15 18:06 Guest is singer Jay Black of "Jay and the Americans." 216 Unscoped HD
2008/03/22 18:06 Guest is former WABC DJ Dan Ingram. 216 Unscoped HD
2008/03/29 18:06 Guest is singer Bobby Vinton. 216 Unscoped HD
2008/04/05 18:06 A look at TV shows of the '50s, '60s, and '70s with guests Dwayne Hickman, Tim Conway, and Julie Newmar. 216 Unscoped HD
2008/04/12 18:06 Guest is Peter Noone of "Herman's Hermits" and a tribute to Charlton Heston, who died on 4/5/08. 212 Unscoped HD
2008/04/19 18:06 Guests are Jay Black of "Jay and the Americans" and singers Peter Asher and Gordon Waller of the singing duo "Peter and Gordon." 216 Unscoped HD
2008/04/26 18:05 Guests are singers Gary Puckett and Billy J. Kramer 216 Unscoped HD
2008/05/03 18:06 Guest is comedian Pat Cooper. 216 Unscoped HD
2008/05/10 18:06 Guests are actor Tony Danza and pre-Ringo Starr "Beatles" drummer Peter Best. 212 Unscoped HD
2008/05/17 18:05 Guest is former TV talk show host Dick Cavett. 216 Unscoped HD
2008/05/24 18:06 Guest is comedian Robert Klein. 216 Unscoped HD
2008/05/31 18:06 Guest is former WABC DJ Dan Ingram. 216 Unscoped HD
2008/06/07 18:06 Guest is singer/songwriter Glen Campbell.  Tribute to singer/songwriter Bo Diddley, who died on 6/2/08. 216 Unscoped HD
2008/06/14 18:05 Guests are members of the singing group "The 5th Dimension." 216 Unscoped HD
2008/06/21 18:06 Guests are singers Tony Orlando and Vicki Lawrence.  Short, full show. 185 Unscoped HD
2008/06/28 18:06 Guest is singer Janis Ian.  Tribute to comedian George Carlin, who died on 6/22/08. 216 Unscoped HD
2008/07/05 18:06 Guest is singer Frankie Valli. 216 Unscoped HD
2008/07/12 18:18 Guest is actress Mary Tyler Moore.  Recording begins about 12 minutes into the show. 182. Unscoped HD
2008/07/19 18:06 Guests are singer Eric Burdon of "The Animals" and singer/songwriter Neil Sedaka. 216 Unscoped HD
2008/07/26 18:06 Guest is singer Fabian. 216 Unscoped HD
2008/08/02 18:06 Guests are singer Johnny Mathis and actress Jaclyn Smith. 216 Unscoped HD
2008/08/09 18:06 Guests are singer Kenny Rogers and former TV talk show host Dick Cavett. 216 Unscoped HD
2008/08/16 18:06 Guests are former WABC DJ Bruce Morrow and singer Todd Rundgren.  Tribute to Isaac Hayes, who died on 8/10/08. 214 Unscoped HD
2008/08/23 18:06 Guest is Mike Love of "The Beach Boys." 215 Unscoped HD
2008/08/30 18:07 Guests are former WABC DJ Dan Ingram and singer Tony Orlando. 214 Unscoped HD
2008/09/06 18:07 Guest is former WABC DJ Harry Harrison.  Slightly short show tonight. 203 Unscoped HD
2008/09/13 18:06 Guest is actor Danny Aiello. 216 Unscoped HD
2008/09/20 18:06 Guest is Jay Black of "Jay and the Americans." 215 Unscoped HD
2008/09/27 18:06 Guest is singer Tommy James.  Tribute to Paul Newman, who died on 9/26/08. 215 Unscoped HD
2008/10/04 18:36 Late-starting show features as guests former game show host and radio personality Wink Martindale and actress Dawn Wells (Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island"). 185 Unscoped HD
2008/10/11 18:06 Very short, full show tonight features songwriters Ashford and Simpson as guests. 20 Unscoped HD
2008/10/25 18:06 Very short, full show tonight features original Hollywood Squares host Peter Marshall as guest. 20 Unscoped HD
2008/11/01 18:06 Guest is singer Englebert Humperdick.  Very short show tonight. 20 Unscoped HD
2008/11/08 18:27 Late-starting show features as guests actress Maureen McCormick (Marcia on "The Brady Bunch") and actor/comedian/cartoon voice Marty Ingels. 171 Unscoped HD
2008/11/15 18:06 Very short show features as guest actor Chuck McCann. 20 Unscoped HD
2008/11/29 18:06 Guests are Jerry Mathers of "Leave It To Beaver" and original "Hollywood Squares" host Peter Marshall. 216 Unscoped HD
2008/12/06 18:06 Third anniversary of "Saturday Night Oldies" is celebrated.  Guests include musician Sergio Mendes and former game show host Tom Kennedy. 215 Unscoped HD
2008/12/13 18:06 Guest is "Man From U.N.C.L.E." star Robert Vaughn.  Tribute to Van Johnson, who died 12/12/08. 216 Unscoped HD
2008/12/20 18:06 Short show features as guest singer Greg Allman of "The Allman Brothers." 39 Unscoped HD
2008/12/27 18:07/21:30 Interesting split show this evening.  The first part, running 39 minutes, is the scheduled, short show just before a basketball game.  The game ended before 10 p.m., though, so the remaining 30 minutes was filled by Mark Simone coming back on the air and playing music.  The interesting thing is that this last 30 minutes was not officially part of the SNO program, so Mr. Simone had nothing special prepared.  So he just played songs.  If anything, THIS short segment sounded more like the old WABC than any SNO program ever did, not that they're trying to sound exactly like the old WABC on that program.  But this was a nice, unexpected bonus.  Just music and WABC Musicradio jingles, and on WABC! 39/30 Unscoped HD
 
2009/01/03 18:31 Guest is actor Russell Johnson (The Professor on "Gilligan's Island"). 195 Unscoped HD
2009/01/10 18:06 Guest is actor and long-time "To Tell The Truth" panelist Orson Bean.  Short, full show. 108 Unscoped HD
2009/01/17 18:06 Guests are attorney/journalist/writer/reporter/talk-show host Geraldo Rivera and actor Ernest Borgnine. 216 Unscoped HD
2009/01/24 18:06 Guests are TV sitcom creator Sherwood Schwartz ("Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Bunch") and actor Christopher Knight (Peter on "The Brady Bunch"). 216 Unscoped HD
2009/01/31 18:05 Guests are singer/songwriter Lou Christie and actor Jack Larson (Jimmy Olson on TV's "Superman"). 216 Unscoped HD
2009/02/07 18:06 Guests are singer Tommy James and actor Tim Conway. 216 Unscoped HD
2009/02/14 18:05 Valentines' Day show.  Guests are former New York City TV host and DJ Clay Cole and "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" co-creator George Schlatter. 216 Unscoped HD
2009/02/21 18:06 Guests are singer Otis Williams of "The Temptations" and actor Max Baer, Jr. of "The Beverly Hillbillies." 216 Unscoped HD
2009/02/28 18:06 "The Newlywed Game" host Bob Eubanks is guest.  Complete show, shortened this night. 115 Unscoped HD
2009/03/07 18:06 Actor Danny Aiello and "Let's Make a Deal" host Monty Hall are guests.  211 Unscoped HD
2009/03/14 18:05 Talk show host Dick Cavett and Edgar Winter Group founder and singer Edgar Winter are guests.  209 Unscoped HD
2009/03/21 18:05 Very short full show this night. 20 Unscoped HD
2009/03/28 18:05 Jay Black of the singing group Jay and the Americans and actor Chuck McCann are guests.  212 Unscoped HD
2009/04/04 18:05 Singers Dion of Dion and the Belmonts and Ron Dante of The Archies are guests.  211 Unscoped HD
2009/04/11 18:07 Guests are former "Price is Right" host Bob Barker, Mickey Dolenz of The Monkees, and former WABC DJ Frank Kingston Smith. 210 Unscoped HD
2009/04/18 18:07 Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits and game show host Jim Lange of "The Dating Game" are guests. 209 Unscoped HD
2009/04/25 18:05 Guests are former WABC DJ Bruce Morrow and film critic Rex Reed.  213 Unscoped HD
2009/05/02 18:06 Guests are singers Mark Lindsay and Johnny Rivers.  212 Unscoped HD
2009/05/09 18:06 Guests are singers B. J. Thomas and Gloria Gaynor.  214 Unscoped HD
2009/05/16 18:06 Guests are Bill Daily, who played Major Healy on "I Dream of Jeanie" and who was 81 at the time of the interview and Noel Neil, who was the second actress to play Lois Lane on the 1950s Superman television show, who was 88 years old at the time.  Short but complete show this night. 157 Unscoped HD
2009/05/23 18:06 Guests are actor Anson Williams of "Happy Days," football star Joe Namath, and singer Frankie Valli.  214 Unscoped HD
2009/05/30 18:06 Guests are singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot and former WABC DJ George Michael.  214 Unscoped HD
2009/06/06 18:06 Guests are singers Eddie Money and Bobby Vinton, voiceover announcer Randy Thomas, and Bernadette Castro of Castro Convertibles commercials fame.  213 Unscoped HD
2009/06/13 18:06 Singers Ben E. King, Janis Ian, and Gary Puckett are guests.  213 Unscoped HD
2009/06/20 18:06 Guests are singers The Captain and Tennille (Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille) and Rascals group member Felix Cavaliere.  211 Unscoped HD
2009/06/27 18:06 Michael Jackson (died 6/25/09) is focus of show.  Farrah Fawcett and Ed McMahon, both of whom also had just died (6/25/09 and 6/23/09, respectively), are also discussed.  Also features  Rod Argent of The Zombies and actor Dick Van Dyke.  213 Unscoped HD
2009/07/04 18:06 Michael Jackson is again discussed.  Guests include comedian Freddie Roman and former WABC DJ Bruce Morrow. 212 Unscoped HD
2009/07/11 18:06 More Michael Jackson.  Guests are Pat Cooper and Tanya Tucker.  210 Unscoped HD
 
2010/01/16   Program clip featuring interview with Bruce Morrow. 16 Unscoped HD
2010/03/27   Mark Simone with guests (separately) Bruce Morrow and Dan Ingram on the occasion of Ron Lundy's death (on 3/15/10 at age 75). 28 Unscoped HD
 
2011/01/08   Mark Simone interviews 86-year-old Harry Harrison. 17 Unscoped HD
2011/05/07   Mark Simone interviews 73-year-old Bruce Morrow. 15 Unscoped HD
2011/05/21   Mark Simone interviews 76-year-old Dan Ingram from Florida. 15 Unscoped HD
 
 

Post-1982 Memorial Day Specials

Note that these shows are available to varying degrees at the musicradio77.com website.
1998/05/25 07:45 "W-A-Beatle-C" Memorial Day Special.  Not complete.  I have the hours shown below.
bulletMike Gallagher, 7:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
bulletScott Shannon, 9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. and 10:05 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
bulletBrian Wilson, 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
bulletCurtis & Coobie(?), 3:00 p.m. to 4:25 p.m.
 7 hours, 48 minutes Unscoped 965-966/V130/HD
1999/05/31 06:00 "WABC Rewound" Memorial Day Special.  Latter six hours exhibit some dx, but it's overall not bad.  Does not include the post-rewound talk show.
bullet6 a.m. hour:  variety, including Johnny Donovan and the $25,000 Button, 9/9/74;  Herb Oscar Anderson Voices of Vista; Cousin Brucie's last show, 8/7/74
bullet7 a.m. hour:  Jim Nettleton debut show, 10/69; contests and promos, 1964
bullet8 a.m. hour:  promos; contests; music; bits
bullet9 a.m. hour:  tour of 8th floor of the WABC studios; Bob Hart WABC news; WABC "strikebound sound" (March 29 - April 10, 1967); Roby Yonge debut
bullet10 a.m. hour:  Dan Ingram, 6/12/64; April Fools Day joke on Dan; 4/1/64
bullet11 a.m. hour:  remembering 1961 and 1962
bullet12 p.m. hour:  half hour jingle montage from Jonathan Wolfert leading up to baseball followed by music until 5 p.m.
bullet5 p.m. hour:  meet The Beatles
bullet6 p.m. hour:  death of John Lennon, 12/8/80; Chuck Leonard, 6/77
bullet7 p.m. hour:  Dan Ingram, 11/61 & 7/61; Don McNeil Breakfast Club sampler
bullet8 p.m. hour:  Howard Hoffman, 12/31/79; montage of djs; Sturgis Griffen, 1980; Peter Bush last music show, 5/9/82
bullet9 p.m. hour:  commercials and music of the day; final moments of Musicradio WABC with Dan Ingram and Ron Lundy, 5/10/82
bullet10 p.m. half-hour:  Bruce Morrow's first "Saturday Night Party," 11/30/63; Fred Foy newscast & Herb Oscar Anderson, 1968; Dan Ingram highlights

Each hour begins with the ABC network newscast for May 31, 1999 and ends with the lead-in to the next top-of-the-hour newscast.

12 hours, 14 minutes Unscoped V143-V144/HD
2000/05/29 06:00 "WABC Rewound" Memorial Day Special.  Each "hour" is about 40 minutes in length.
bullet6 a.m. hour:  Charlie Greer, 1/67
bullet7 a.m. hour:  Johnny Donovan, 1974; Dan Ingram, 5/10/72
bullet8 a.m. hour:  Ron Lundy, 1975
bullet9 a.m. hour:  Bob Lewis, 2/7/64 (part 1)
bullet10 a.m. hour:  Bob Lewis, 2/7/64 (part 2)
bullet11 a.m. hour:  Bob Lewis, 2/7/64 (part 3); Dan Ingram testing transmitter, 10/65; Jeff Berman filling in for Bruce Morrow during the 1967 AFTRA strike.
bullet12 p.m. hour:  WABC jingle montage (20 minutes, leading into baseball); music, promos, and jingles (bonus material because the baseball game ended early)
bullet5 p.m. hour:  Jack Carney last-ever live remote from Freedomland, 6/6/61; first anniversary remembrance of the great 1965 power blackout; 1978 station demo tape
bullet6 p.m. hour:  Bruce Morrow, 11/29/67 (recorded for the troops in Vietnam); Jay Reynolds, 7/17/73
bullet7 p.m. hour:  Promos and music; George Michael 10/76
bullet8 p.m. hour:  Roby Yonge. The "Paul is Dead" show from 10/21/69 that got him fired.  Ends with Les Marshak jumping in.
bullet9 p.m. hour:  Promos and forgotten hits
bullet10 p.m. hour:  Dan Ingram, 6/12/64; station demo, 6/72
bullet11 p.m.:  WABC Rewound Talk on the Steve Malzberg Show featuring Allan Sniffen, Jonathan Wolfert, Peter Kanze, and George Denos.  Incomplete.
16 hours, 18 minutes News and current commercials scoped 1462-1469/HD
2001/05/28 06:00 "WABC Rewound 2001" Memorial Day Special.  Concludes with Steve Malzberg show with guest Chuck Leonard.
bullet6 a.m. hour:  Bruce Morrow's first "Saturday Night Party" show, 11/30/63; Dan Ingram, 8/62
bullet7 a.m. hour:  1968 Sales Demo; Oscar Anderson, 1968; Ron Lundy; Roby Yonge; Dan Ingram
bullet8 a.m. hour:  Dan Ingram doing a morning show for Herb Oscar Anderson in 1968
bullet9 a.m. hour:  Chuck Dunaway, 8/61
bullet10 a.m. hour:  Chuck Leoanrd, 1974; actual aircheck from the 7/64 Harlem riots.
bullet11 a.m. hour:  Unusual WABC advertiser demo from the mid 1960s featuring announcer Fred Foy; various WABC announcements, promos, and spots from the 1960s
bullet12 p.m. hour:  Bob Lewis on WABC-FM debunking the "Paul is Dead" rumors, 11/14/69.  Includes a wonder WABC-FM jingle.
bullet1 p.m. hour:  George Michael's 8/16/77 Elvis Dies Tribute (Part 1)
bullet2 p.m. hour:  George Michael's 8/16/77 Elvis Dies Tribute (Part 2); Steve O'Brien, 7/3/76
bullet3 p.m. hour:  Dan Ingram, summer 1967; various promotional spots
bullet4 p.m. hour:  Dan Ingram, 8/75
bullet5 p.m. hour:  Dan Ingram, 1/16/79; never used emergency broadcast stand-by tape
bullet6 p.m. hour:  2001 Jingle Montage (1/2 hour, leading into what turned out to be  a very lengthy New York Yankees baseball game)
bullet11 p.m. hour:  WABC Rewound Talk Show hosted by Steve Malzberg with Chuck Leonard, Glenn Morgan, Allan Sniffen, Peter Kanze, and Jonathan Wolftert.
12 hours Unscoped through the 2 p.m. hour, news and commercials scoped after that 1764-1772/HD
2002/05/27 06:00 "WABC Rewound 2002" Memorial Day Special.  Not complete.  I have only the hours shown below.  Because the news and current commercials are scoped out, the various hours are each about 40 minutes long.
bullet6 a.m. hour:  Dan Ingram, 1/1/69
bullet7 a.m. hour:  George Michael, 6/79
bullet8 a.m. hour:  Martin Block, 1960; Dan Ingram, 1962
bullet9 a.m. hour:  Herb Oscar Anderson, 11/10/65; Harry Harrison, 1973
bullet10 a.m. hour:  W A "Beatle" C, 1964
bullet11 a.m. hour:  Dan Ingram "Emergency Transmitter Tape," 1970
bullet12 p.m. hour:  First WABC Talkradio Show (5/10/82) with host Art Athens and guests Ron Lundy and Dan Ingram.  This originally aired immediately after Dan and Ron hosted WABC's last music program on the morning of May 10, 1982.  This hour also includes several contest and promotional spots.
bullet1 p.m. hour:  Bruce Morrow, 1965; Alan Freed, 11/5/59; Bob Dayton, 7/13/65
bullet2 p.m. hour:  Dan Ingram, 1963
bullet3 p.m. hour:  Charlie Greer, 1965
bullet4 p.m. hour:  Dan Ingram, 1/68
bullet5 p.m. hour:  Bruce Morrow, 1968
8 hours, 15 minutes News and commercials 1979-1984/HD
2003/05/26 06:00 "WABC Rewound 2003" Memorial Day Special.  Because the news and current commercials are scoped out, the various hours are each about 40 minutes long.
bullet6 a.m. hour:  Harry Harrison, 1972/1973
bullet7 a.m. hour:  Ron Lundy, 1975 Top 100 of the Year
bullet8 a.m. hour:  Bruce Morrow, New Years Eve, 12/31/67 (Part 1)
bullet9 a.m. hour:  Chuck Dunaway, 1961
bullet10 a.m. hour:  Dan Ingram, 7/78
bullet11 a.m. hour:  Bob Lewis, 1/1/68
bullet12 p.m. hour:  Howard Hoffman, 12/20/79
bullet1 p.m. hour:  WABC 1973 Demo; Dan Ingram, 1970
bullet2 p.m. hour:  Chuck Leonard, 1968
bullet3 p.m. hour:  Dan Ingram, 12/7/72
bullet4 p.m. hour:  Bruce Morrow New Years Eve, 12/31/67 (Part 2)
bullet5 p.m. hour:  Dan Ingram, 1970
bullet6 p.m. hour:  Post-Rewound Talk Show hosted by WABC Program Director Phil Boyce
8 hours, 27 minutes News and commercials 2002-2008
2004/05/31 06:00 "WABC Rewound 2004" Memorial Day Special.
bullet6 a.m. hour:  Les Marshack, 2/7/70
bullet7 a.m. hour:  Bob Cruz, 8/31/78
bullet8 a.m. hour:  Charlie Greer into Dan Ingram for Herb Oscar Anderson (part 1), 8/5/67
bullet9 a.m. hour:  Johnny Donovan, 7/24/77
bullet10 a.m. hour:  Bruce Morrow, 1966; Charlie Greer, 1965
bullet11 a.m. hour:  Harry Harrison, 12/20/74
bullet12 p.m. hour:  Dan Ingram for Herb Oscar Anderson (part 2), 8/5/67
bullet1 p.m. hour:  Ron Lundy, 9/10/75
bullet2 p.m. hour:  Dan Ingram, 1968
bullet3 p.m. hour:  Bob Lewis, 1/1/68; Dan Ingram returns to afternoons in 1981
bullet4 p.m. hour:  Howard Hoffman, 1/9/80
bullet5 p.m. hour:  Dan Ingram, 1963
bullet6 - 8 p.m.:  Post-Rewound Talk Show hosted by WABC Program Director Phil Boyce

Each hour begins with the ABC network newscast for May 31, 2004 and ends with the lead-in to the next top-of-the-hour newscast.

13 hours, 41 minutes Unscoped 2156-2165/HD
2005/05/30 06:00 "WABC Rewound 2005" Memorial Day Special.  This year, the show concentrated a bit more on Chuck Leonard, who had passed away since the previous Rewound special on August 12, 2004 at age 67.
bullet6 a.m. hour:  Chuck Leonard, 11/2/75
bullet7 a.m. hour:  Harry Harrison, 8/79 (part 1)
bullet8 a.m. hour:  Bruce Morrow, 6/65
bullet9 a.m. hour:  Harry Harrison, 8/79 (part 2)
bullet10 a.m. hour:  Ron Lundy, 9/10/75
bullet11 a.m. hour:  Ferral Smith/Dan Ingram, 1965 (missing about 10 minutes of this hour)
bullet12 p.m. hour:  Bruce Morrow, 11/5/68 (missing about 15 minutes of this hour)
bullet1 p.m. hour:  Bob Lewis/Chuck Leonard, 1967
bullet2 p.m. hour:  Bob Lewis, 1965
bullet3 p.m. hour:  Chuck Leonard, 1971
bullet4 p.m. hour:  Dan Ingram, 6/80
bullet5 p.m. hour:  Bruce Morrow, 1/29/69
bullet6 - 8 p.m.:  Post-Rewound Talk Show hosted by WABC Program Director Phil Boyce

Each hour begins with the ABC network newscast for May 30, 2005 and ends with the lead-in to the next top-of-the-hour newscast.

12 hours, 55 minutes Mostly Unscoped 2190-2202/HD
2006/05/29 06:00 "WABC Rewound 2006" Memorial Day Special.
bullet6 a.m. hour:  Dan Ingram & Bruce Morrow, 7/6/73
bullet7 a.m. hour:  Bob Lewis, 12/30/62
bullet8 a.m. hour:  Harry Harrison, 12/31/75
bullet9 a.m. hour:  Dan Ingram, 7/3/74, part 1
bullet10 a.m. hour:  Ron Lundy, 7/29/70
bullet11 a.m. hour:  Chuck Leonard for Charlie Greer, 12/27/68
bullet12 p.m. hour:  Dan Ingram, 7/3/74, part 2
bullet1 p.m. hour:  Bruce Morrow, 11/5/68 (election night 1968)
bullet2 p.m. hour:  Charlie Greer, 12/67 (including songs from the Top 100 of 1967)
bullet3 p.m. hour:  Ron Lundy, 5/23/81
bullet4 p.m. hour:  Brue Morrow, 1965
bullet5 p.m. hour:  Dan Ingram, 3/25/66
bullet6 and 7 p.m. hours:  Post-Rewound Call-In Show hosted by With Allan Sniffen, and includes the Dan Ingram F-word blooper.

Each hour begins with the ABC network newscast for May 29, 2006 and ends with the lead-in to the next top-of-the-hour newscast.

13 hours, 42 minutes Unscoped 2250-2261/HD
2007/05/28  06:00 "WABC Rewound 2007" Memorial Day Special.  Does not include the post-rewound call-in show.  Not sure if the hours below match the order of broadcast.
bulletHour 1:  Ross & Wilson, Ron Lundy, and Johnny Donovan, 11/24/81
bulletHour 2:  Top 100 of 1967/Bruce Morrow and Chuck Leonard, 12/26/67
bulletHour 3:  Top 100 of 1976/Harry Harrison, 12/31/76
bulletHour 4:  Dan Ingram, 6/25/66, 1978
bulletHour 5:  Roby Younge, 1968 (current news and some current commercials partially cut)
bulletHour 6:  George Michael, 12/19/74 (current news partially cut)
bulletHour 7:  Top 100 of 1967/Chuck Leonard and Charlie Greer.
bulletHour 8:  George Michael, 1974
bulletHour 9:  Dan Ingram, 8/73 and 6/73
bulletHours 10 & 11:  Dan Ingram, 7/75
bulletHour 12:  Bruce Morrow, 5/72 and Chuck Leonard, 1974

For the most part, each hour begins with the ABC network newscast for May 28, 2007 and ends with the lead-in to the next top-of-the-hour newscast.

11 hours, 27 minutes Unscoped and mostly continuous. 2303-2314/HD
2008/05/26 06:00 WABC Rewound 2008 Memorial Day Special.  Current commercials and newscasts scoped.  Includes the post-rewound talk show hosted by Mark Simone.
bullet6 a.m. hour:  Herb Oscar Anderson, Ron Lundy, and Chuck Leonard
bullet7 a.m. hour:  Chuck Dunaway 1961
bullet8 a.m. hour:  Harry Harrison Top 100 of 1975
bullet9 a.m. hour:  Don Imus (WNBC), 1973
bullet10 a.m. hour:  Bob Lewis, 2/7/64, part 1
bullet11 a.m. hour:  Bob Lewis, 2/7/64, part 2
bullet12 noon hour:  Jim Nettleton 1969 debut
bullet1 p.m. hour:  Chuck Leonard Top 100 of 1968
bullet2 p.m. hour:  Martin Block/Dan Ingram 1962
bullet3 p.m. hour:  Bruce Morrow 1972, Chuck Leonard 1974
bullet4 p.m. hour:  Bob Lewis on WABC-FM 1968
bullet5 p.m. hour:  Dan Ingram 1963
bullet6 p.m.:  post-rewound talk show
8 hours, 28 minutes Current commercials and news scoped CD1280-1287/HD
2009/05/25 n/a WABC Rewound 2009 Memorial Day Special.  For 2009, the Rewound special was not broadcast on WABC AM 770.  Rather, it was made available as a series of podcasts that could be downloaded from the WABC radio website.  There was no post-rewound talk show, either.  According to pre-Memorial Day publicity by WABC, the show was to have been broadcast on one of the side channels on WPLJ-FM's HD signal, but, as was reported by several people on the New York City Radio Message Board, this apparently did not happen. 
bulletHour 1:  Bruce Morrow, 10/29/63, 11:00 - 11:30 p.m.; Bob Lewis, 6/13/65, 2:10 - 2:20 p.m. and 1:50 to 2:10 p.m. (50 minutes total)
bulletHour 2:  Charlie Greer followed by Dan Ingram, 3/6/65, 2:00 - 2:55 p.m. (56 minutes total)
bulletHour 3:  Dan Ingram with Bob Dayton (April Fool's joke), 4/1/64, 2:00 - 2:35 p.m. and Bob Lewis from 1/2, 1/3, or 1/4/ 64, 12:28 - 12:43 a.m. (52 minutes total)
bulletHour 4:  Dan Ingram, 4/1/72, 1:57 - 2:55 p.m. (56 minutes)
bulletHour 5:  Ron Lundy followed by Dan Ingram, 10/14/70, 1:25 - 2:22 p.m. (56 minutes)
bulletHour 6:  Dan Ingram, 3/9/71, 2:00 - 2:33 p.m. (34 minutes)
bulletHour 7:  Dan Ingram with visit from David Frye, 4/1/71, 3:00 - 3:55 p.m. (52 minutes)
bulletHour 8:  Jay Reynolds with newscasts by Jim Perry, 10/27/70, 1:15 - 2:12 a.m. (54 minutes)
bulletHour 9:  Johnny Donovan, 7/13/74, 9:55 - 10:30 p.m.; Roby Yonge, 9/4, 9/5, or 9/6/68, 1:30 - 1:55 p.m. (56 minutes total)
bulletHour 10:  Bruce Morrow, 7/13/74, part 1, 6:05 - 7:00 p.m. (55 minutes)
bulletHour 11:  Bruce Morrow, 7/13/74, part 2, 7:00 - 7:55 p.m. (59 minutes)
bulletHour 12:  Harry Harrison, 12/31/76, 7:20 - 8:22 a.m. (two 5-minute newscasts deleted); Harry Harrison, 12/30/76, 7:52 - 8:20 a.m. (two 5-minute newscasts deleted)
10 hours, 37 minutes n/a HD
2011/05/30 n/a WABC Rewound 2011 Memorial Day Special.  All online only.
bulletDan Ingram, 6/12/64 (34 minutes)
bulletCharlie Greer, 8/65 (14 minutes)
bulletBruce Morrow, 12/31/67 (67 minutes)
bulletBruce Morrow, 11/5/68 (36 minutes)
bulletChuck Leonard, 10/31/71 (40 minutes)
bulletBruce Morrow, 5/72 (21 minutes)
bulletHarry Harrison, 1973, (17 minutes)
bulletChuck Leonard, 9/9/74 (19 minutes)
bulletDan Ingram, 8/2/75 (34 minutes)
bulletGeorge Michael, 10/76 (28 minutes)
bulletJohnny Donovan, 8/8/77 (30 minutes)
bulletGeorge Michael, 6/79 (33 minutes)
bulletHarry Harrison, 8/9/79 (37 minutes)
bulletRon Lundy, 5/23/81 (28 minutes)
bulletJohnny Donovan, 11/24/81 (8 minutes)
7 hours, 7 minutes n/a CD2371/HD

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Last Updated on 2011/06/19
By Daniel A. Gulino
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