The Jukebox: March 16, 1996

“Jukebox Saturday Night,” hosted by Mike Saffran, on “Oldies 98.9”/WKLX-FM (98.9), Rochester, N.Y. Originally aired 7 p.m.–Midnight March 16, 1996.Callers aired and other show highlights:00:32 Unidentified male (“Heart Of Glass”)01:14 Wendy/Rochester (“Magnet And Steel”)01:41 Brian/Rochester (“Dancing Queen”)02:57 Unidentified female (“Saturday Night”)03:30 ’70s “Flip Side”: Cheech & Chong – “Wink Dinkerson”04:09 Dave/Honeoye Falls (“Convoy”)05:04 “Playing the songs that were great back when Caldor’s was Gold Circle!” (Caldor Inc. had announced days earlier that its Rochester store was among eight soon to close)05:19 Nikki (“Kung Fu Fighting” — dedication to Jen)05:34 Cassette tape ran out :-(05:39 “WKLX, Rochester” legal ID jingle06:02 Shirley/Brockport (“Baby I Love You”)06:41 Reference to my MG sportscar :-)07:28 Terri (“Mr. Bass Man”)08:00 Rhonda (with Joey, Nick and Jess)/Greece (“My Boyfriend’s Back”) —including the message: “Mike Saffran, you’re number one!” :-)09:20 Michael (“Summer In The City”)09:44 “WKLX, Rochester” legal ID jingle — followed by “Mike Saffran” customized name-shout jingle (including snippet of Jr. Walker & The All Stars – “Shotgun”) (Note: This might’ve been the first time this particular imaging was used)10:18 Kim/Henrietta (“Birthday”)11:27 “Forbes” magazine article about the Erie Canal reference12:10 Elissa/Rochester (“Beep Beep”) — including reference to her mom Barbara’s 43rd birthday12:56 Unidentified male (“The Birds And The Bees” — dedication to son Louie)14:13 Sarah/Chili (“MacArthur Park”)14:39 Michael (“Happy Together”)14:58 Jennifer/Rochester (“Imagine” — dedication to Eric)15:24 Dan/Fairport (“Dream Lover”)16:07 WKLX on America Online plug17:02 Tammy (“Chapel Of Love” — dedication to boyfriend, Derrick)17:33 Jim/Penn Yan (“I’m Gonna Make You Love Me” — dedication to Kay)18:15 Roseanne (“Hey Paula” — dedication to Jamal and Andy)18:30 Erica/Spencerport (“Penny Lane” — dedication to fiance, Jason)19:02 Kim/Henrietta (“All You Need Is Love” — dedication to Brian)19:46 Unidentified male (“A Million To One”) — including brief live in-studio crosstalk with fellow WKLX DJ Johnny Angel20:34 Diane/Rochester (“Tears On My Pillow” — dedication to husband, Darrell)21:30 Brad/Penfield (“California Sun” — dedication to Bernie and Cheryl) — including reference to Utica-Rome radio station “96 Frog” and former radio pseudonym “Beaver Bob”22:27 “You were by yourself there for just a moment” — undoubtedly, I once again had let the “crickets” background SFX play awhile as I prepared for the next request (it’s better than dead air! ;-)22:33 Mike (“Knock Three Times” — dedication to wife, Debbie)23:30 Tricia/Henrietta (“Maybe I’m Amazed” — dedication to Scott)23:59 Lindsey/Marion (“Unchained Melody” — dedication to Matt)24:31 Unidentified female (“[I Know] I’m Losing You”)24:59 Kim (“Baby Don’t Go” — dedication to Mike and Freddy)25:27 Sarah/Chili (“Baby Love” — dedication to Renee)25:45 Kay/Irondequoit (“There’s A Kind Of Hush [All Over The World]”)26:12 “Oldies Night” (with WKLX’s Nick Evans) at the Garage Door (Irondequoit bar) plug26:28 Tim (“I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing [In Perfect Harmony]” — dedication to Charlene) — including reference to 1971 Coca-Cola “Hilltop” TV commercial (more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf4uyic6jL0)27:24 Kim/Greece (“[You’re My] Soul And Inspiration” — dedication to Eric)All content (radio aircheck, audio podcast – all components, and show notes): © Michael J. Saffran