THE QUEENS NEW YORKER EPISODE 215: THE HISTORY OF 77 WABC PART 3

Brady left WABC in July 1980 and soon became general manager of WYNY, which by then had a similar format to its sister station WNBC, as well as WABC. That fall, Jay Clark took over as program director at WABC, and Jeff Mazzei arrived as assistant program director from WNEW (which was moving from adult contemporary to big bands and standards). Under Clark, the station played current music leaning toward a more Adult Contemporary sound, trying to appeal to a slightly older audience, as most younger listeners were listening to FM stations. Part of the reason was the top 40 chart was leaning that way at that point as well. WABC still played rock and soul crossovers in moderation, but began to move away from album cuts and more toward 1960s and 1970s oldies. In September 1980, they also dropped the "Musicradio WABC" slogan and became "77 WABC, New York's Radio Station" (though they called themselves New York's radio station at times as Musicradio), the apparent implication being that the station was more than just music. PICTURE:  By Unknown, for WABC - Originally uploaded to en.wikipedia.org by en:User:Mbrstooge, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31981656 LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzyAwZGTgAdonBKhTxUiC2Q