MUSEUM OF TELEVISION & RADIO, THE: 1998 RADIO
FESTIVAL: URBAN COUNTRY: A WHN REUNION {LIVE
BROADCAST} {TAPE 1 OF 2}
Summary
This live broadcast from The Museum of Television & Radio in New York, part of the Fourth Annual Radio Festival, commemorates the twenty-fifth anniversary of the creation of the country music station WHN-AM. This broadcast reunites a group of the original disc jockeys from WHN, including Jim Kerr, Larry Kenney, Dan Taylor, Mike Fitzgerald, Jessie Scott, Lee Arnold, and Del Demontreux. The disc jockeys reminisce about their days at WHN and play some country music favorites. Highlights include the following songs and subjects, among others: "Friends in Low Places" by Garth Brooks; the reason the station changed formats in 1973; a recording of the original broadcast from 1973; "The Race Is On" by George Jones; the reason for the station's format change after years of pop and rock music, and the shock waves through the station when the change was announced; "She's Not the Cheating Kind" by Brooks & Dunn; country music songs that have been crossovers into pop music; the songs "Behind Closed Doors" by Charlie Rich and "Where the Green Grass Grows" by Tim McGraw; Jessie Scott's comments on her experience as one of country music's first female disc jockeys; "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton; the way some disc jockeys entered country music after working in other formats; and the song "You're No Good" by Linda Ronstadt. Country legend Kenny Rogers then joins the disc jockeys on the phone and discusses the exposure that WHN gave country music. Other highlights include: "She Believes In Me" by Rogers; differences between associating with country music stars and pop stars; the song "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" by Tammy Wynette; comments by former WHN program director Ed Salamon about the chances he took by changing the station's format to country; "I'd Really Like to See You Again" by England Dan & John Ford Coley; comments over the phone by country singer Jeff Cook of the group Alabama about his life in country music; the songs "Tennessee River" by Alabama and "You're All I Think About These Days" by Patty Loveless; the unique relationship between country music and Elvis Presley; and Demontreux's recollections of being on the air when Presley died. The program concludes with the songs "Moody Blue" by Elvis Presley and "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" by Crystal Gayle.
Details
- NETWORK: N/A
- DATE: November 1, 1998 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 2:03:43
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:54655
- GENRE: Radio - Specials
- SUBJECT HEADING: Specials
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Jim Kerr … Guest
- Larry Kenney … Guest
- Dan Taylor … Guest
- Mike Fitzgerald … Guest
- Jessie Scott … Guest
- Lee Arnold … Guest
- Del Demontreux … Guest
- Ed Salamon … Guest
- Alabama
- Brooks & Dunn
- Garth Brooks
- John Ford Coley
- Jeff Cook
- Dan, England (see also: Seals, Dan)
- Crystal Gayle
- George Jones
- Tim McGraw
- Patty Loveless
- Dolly Parton
- Elvis Presley
- Charlie Rich
- Kenny Rogers
- Linda Ronstadt
- Tammy Wynette