"ON THE "1" TV w/host "G" interview w/Michael Ecton, 1210am WDAO & 107.7fm WDAO.

WDAO started in the fall of 1964 at 107.7 MHz on FM (currently home to WMMX "Mix 107.7") Not only was it the first R&B-formatted station in the Miami Valley, it was also the first FM station of its kind in America and was the sister to AM day timer WAVI owned and operated by H.K. "Bud" Crowl its founder (dba:WAVI Broadcasting Corp.) when its original studios were located adjacent to Interstate 75 at 1400 Cincinnati Street. Billed as "the soul of Dayton" it broadcast the hits of the Memphis and Motown soul era of the 1960s and into the Philadelphia disco sound of the 70s. Like its Top 40 AM competitor WING, it also had a stable of on-air personalities including George Truehart, "Big Ray" Meaders, Bill "Biggie B.C." Carr, Robert "Bob" Patton, "Shotgun" Pleasant, Long John Silver, Lankford "The Man" Stevens, Mack J. Pettigrew, Jim Johnson, Turk Logan, Michael Ecton, Brinda "Let's Rock" Carter, a graduate of the (dba: IBC)International College of Broadcasting of Dayton, Ohio and the late Rick Smith (later of WHIO-TV). WING alumnus Gene "By Golly" Barry also worked at WDAO as program director in the late 1970s in addition to hosting a weekend oldies program on WAVI in the early 1980s. WDAO-FM was the most popular of Crowl's stations, the other being "people power" WAVI with a talk format sometimes mixed with adult standards and a simulcast of WDAO-FM's Sunday evening jazz program. Sunday morning Gospel was hosted by Stanley Henry of Springfield and Sunday evening had a program called "Backpage", hosted by Raymond Graham and RoNita Hawes.
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[@JeffJDogScott]

I remember the first time I heard my song Attitude by Jeff Scott on W.D.A.O " 1989 . Thanks for the good memories D.J Mike .

[@marksmusicplace3627]

I was raised on WDAO 107.7. Lightford "The Man" Stevens . Michael Ecton. I used love you guys on the radio. I remember downtown Dayton parades. the Christmas RTA. I went to Colonel White High School. EJ Brown, and Valerie Elementary. I became a renowned music producer with our group ADT from texas because of my musical influences. Diamond the drummer from Ohio Players and his daughter Shellie was also a drummer. We went to Colonel White HS together and played in band. I know Vincent Peppers who wrote songs for HeatWave. Eric Preightor was a sound engineer in Roger's studio on the corner of Salem and Catalpa.

[@NickBusbeeFunkSchoolRadio]

This dude mentioned everyone on OUR full time staff, except for me! lol Hilarious! 😆

[@thefunkmusichalloffameexhi9334]

HOW THE FUNK CAPITAL OF THE WORLD IS FIGHTING TO KEEP ITS LEGACY ALIVE IN DAYTON OHIO!
Stephen StarrJUN 19 2019.
When Dayton’s The Funk Music Hall of Fame & Exhibition Center - aka TheFunkCenter - opened in December 2017, locals delighted in it marrying a proud musical tradition with hope for the revival of a city long down on its luck. Built to celebrate the Ohio city’s reputation as ground zero of the funk world, the center drew volunteers and experts from the Netherlands, Japan and the U.K. and superstar names from Dayton’s 1970s and ’80s funk scene, who pieced together the decades-old instruments, records and memorabilia on display. Tickets to the opening ceremony sold out in days.
www.ozy.com/fast-forward/how-the-capital-of-funk-is-fighting-to-keep-its-legacy-alive/94512
GoFundMe donation link for The Funk Music Hall of Fame & Exhibition Center. "The FUNK CAPITAL of the WORLD."
The Funk Music Hall of Fame & Exhibition Center (TheFunkCenter) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to
preserving the legacy of Funk music!
We are accomplishing this goal through establishing a museum to display a variety of memorabilia from past and current Funk musicians. By making a $20 or more monthly pledge to this charitable organization, your contribution helps keep the genre of Funk music alive for generations to come..... please visit our website at www.thefunkcenter.org or click on our GoFundMe donation link.
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The Staff and Management of "TheFunkCenter" appreciate your support through your contributions.
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Dayton, Ohio 45426
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