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Talent: J. MICHAEL WILSON
Station: WKNR Dearborn, Mich.
Date: January, 1968
Time: 15:31

Put a quick-witted Top 40 jock and a rascally rodent together and what do you get? Well, great radio of course.

J. Michael Wilson and his sidekick Rodney Rodent made some wonderful Top 40 radio over a career spanning four different decades. His resume includes several of the top stations of the time: WIRL, KOMA, WKNR, CHUM, WGR, WMEX, WWDC and many others.

One of the most appealing aspects of Wilson's act was Rodney, which was actually J. Michael himself on tape played back at a much faster speed (similar to the Chipmunks). Back in the days when deejays talked before and after most of the records, this was quite a feat, but Wilson carried it off seamlessly.

Enjoy J. Michael Wilson on WKNR here.

(The Bill Dulmage Collection)

More 1968 airchecks here!
 

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