Category Archives: History

WNEW Star Power

Here is an amazing photo of some heavy hitters, gathered around the WNEW microphone.

Image courtesy of the archives of Bill Diehl

 

 

 

 

 

 

Louis Prima, Dinah Shore, unidentified woman, Perry Como, Eddie Fisher, Grace Kelly, Ross Martin and Paul Winchel
Image courtesy of the archives of Bill Diehl
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Eddie Fisher also photographed in uniform during the Korean War with Edward Brown, circa 1951-1954.

 

 

 

 

Image courtesy of the archives of Edward Brown

There Used To Be A Radio Station Right Here III

In The Style Of Nelson Riddle (0:32)

Four!

Frank Sinatra, Joe E. Lewis, Buddy Hackett, William B. Williams at the Friar’s Club. William B. was a long-time officer of the Friar’s and a personal friend of many entertainers whose shows he hosted.  (photo undated, believed to be from the mid 1960s) 

Photo link for Radio’s First 75 Years, submitted by Bill Diehl

Dinah Shore “You’ll Never Know – (0:37)

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News Sounder (:06)

“On The Ballroom’s Revolving Stage”

And Then, There Was . . .

Hop Scotch Polka  (2:45)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There Used To Be A Radio Station Right Here Pt. 2

“It’s Make Believe Ballroom Time”  Glenn Miller with the Modernaires  (2:49)

Variety – December 8, 1945

 

“Never Have The Blues”  (1:00)

In The Style of Neal Hefti (:20)

 

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“Hello, William B ?” (6:08)

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New York Herald Tribune – 1959

It’s Springtime In New York (:46)

 

 

 

 

 

There Used To Be A Station Right Here

In the style of Count Basie (1:00)

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Enjoy Each and Every Weekend  (0:16)

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Milkman’s Matinee  (2:23)

In The Style of Nelson Riddle (0:32)

Gene Rayburn and Dee Finch 6:00a.m.-10:00 a.m. — 1951

Dee and Gene sing “Dry Bones” 2:49

In The Style of Kai Winding 028

 

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11/30 is WNEW Day

We’re a lot late, folks, but . . .here’s a note from Andy Fisher.

Thanks, Andy.  It was a good idea and we’ll try next year  to give it the notice it deserves. Meantime, here, from the vault  is Part I of a series of posts about WNEW history, published here in March, 2016.