Gene Nelson's Podcast

Episodes

1. 5

   WLCS Aircheck, Scotty Drake, 1977

   Thanks to Scotty for providing this file; only a few minutes long, but a great typical example of the kind of flamethrower WLCS was in the late 70s (also a great representation of Scotty's skills on the board; if the engineer gives you six cart decks, darnit, why NOT use every single one of them...

   Aug 28, 2009

   1m
2. 4

   The Don Simon Show, Jan. 20, 1975

   OK, I've got this bright idea to stick the microphone of my tape recorder next to my clock radio's speaker. I don't know why. I'm bored, I guess. So I turn the radio to Baton Rouge's "Big 91," WLCS. I hit record. About 18 minutes in, I start futzing with the microphone and experimenting with...

   Aug 28, 2009

   1h 32m
3. 3

   The Gary King Show, Jan. 21, 1975

   I know this won't make much sense to all the under-30s out there, but trust me on this. Radio used to be HUGE. Not only that, but AM radio used to be huge. It was exciting. It played the music we wanted to hear, and there was enough good stuff coming through the little speakers of our transistor...

   Aug 27, 2009

   1h 36m
4. 2

   The Gary King Show, April 21, 1975

   Ooh . . . things aren't going well at all in South Vietnam. President Thieu is set to resign. But that Olivia Newton-John is just the cutest thing, ain't she? If you've never been mellow, she can make you that way, I gar-on-tee. Me and Livvie and some Mistala rose. That's a recipe for a memorable...

   Aug 27, 2009

   33m
5. 1

   The Gary King Show, April 17, 1975

   You've rolled out of bed at a time near the end of the Vietnam War. The economy isn't doing so hot, the national mood isn't so cheery and the nation is about to be beset by . . . swine flu. But at least we had cheery morning men spinning the hits on the radio. Gary King was one of them, and he…

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   Aug 27, 2009

   33m