William B. Williams - WNEW-AM - New York - July 4, 1975 - Radio Aircheck
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- William B. Williams entertained New York listeners for four decades. He is well known for his "Make Believe Ballroom" show and for coining the phrase "Chairman of Board" to refer to Frank Sinatra.
Listen to William B. Williams from July of 1975 on WNEW-AM 1130 in New York City.
William B. was my late Mom's absolute favorite...and mine too. He mentioned that that day (July 4th) was the "birthday" of Louis Armstrong, and that he would have been 75 that day. Actually Satchmo was born on August 4, 1901. It's not that Willie was careless with his research; you see, Louis himself believed that he was born on the 4th of July... in 1900! He actually said that in his autobiography! Pops himself perpetuated that myth! Anyway, so wonderful hearing this brilliant, urbane broadcaster.
Willie B. left us too soon
AMEN!
Sitting here a 27 year old man in awe
He was a neighbor growing up in Bergen County.....He did not like Rock & Roll.... Thanks for posting...
That voice...my youth, my dad's face comes to mind
...after I got back from better that 2 1/2 years in Germany with the army in 1974 - I'd listen to WNEW-AM on my car radio in the afternoon on my daily ride to grad school and listen to Willie B and Julius LaRosa ...
July 4th 1975 I was 17. I was at Disneyland in California that day. We're from New Jersey and we had a two-week trip to LA because my dad went to a teacher's convention there. The only time I've ever been in Los Angeles. And me and my dad went to Dodger Stadium for two games and we sat in the dugout boxes behind home plate. My dad knew the owners. The O'Malley's. The tickets were handed to us from Al Campanis, if you can remember him.. he got in trouble years later when he appeared on Nightline and said black baseball players don't have the smarts to be baseball executives.
Oh I just heard the commercial about leisure suits. I wore one on the plane to and from LA. If you can remember those you put your shirt collar outside of the suit collar. So funny.
Sitting in my room at Wagner College in 1964-68 this station was on daily from 3-5, and WABC from 5-11+PM. Radio was so awesome because of these solid radio personnel. I have the collection of all the music tags, and actually make up a show from my huge vinyl and cd collection and those tags, which makes my art studio become Room #114 on Staten Island again. Thanks T&B for this.
Good morning world
He seems to drift in and out of sounding like William B.
I notice some commercials are scoped for this WNEW William B Williams show.
Did you record them this way ? Just wondering because your other shows the commercials are not scoped. Btw, I have a big radio collection would like to trade via wetransfer. Thanks.
Dave, generally the commercials stay intact. However, very often with commercials about concerts or other events UA-cam senses that their may be a copyright issue. I've been uploading everything I have so that all may enjoy. If you'd like to share your collection I'm happy to make the Youtuve friendly.
Ok I'm not sure how I can give you my email here. do you have a list online ?
What I meant to say is I'm looking for the radio shows you have with the songs un-scoped so if we can exchange radio shows please let me know.
The news anchor had the Mets playing a doubleheader at Shea against St Louis; Willie B had them in Philadelphia. If this is from the same day, someone was quite wrong. Also...the Bergen Wreck-CORD??? He could come off as overly aristocratic sometimes. He must have loved having to play the Rockford Files theme. :)
I always pronounce the "cord" in "re-CORD," so it's no big deal for me . . .
Meanwhile, that news anchor was Bob Hagen. Who closed out his career at 1010 WINS, where he anchored from 1986 to 1999 - and, in his last years there, anchored in AM drive at :40, coming after Lee Harris (:00) and Judy DeAngelis (:20).
Also . . . would anyone know the two tones used on that TOH tone before the news sounder started?