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AIRCHECK OF THE WEEK
For week of February 28, 2016
Edition #874
 

Talent: JACK MINDY
Station: WYSL Buffalo, N.Y.
Date: February, 1968
Time: 10:46

Jack Mindy worked coast-to-coast during a career that spanned more than half a century.

While he's best known for his work in western New York, Mindy has jocked on the west coast at KCBS-FM San Francisco and KNEW Oakland, in the midwest at KXOK St. Louis, in Michigan at WJR Detroit and WTRX Flint and near the east coast in Connecticut at WTIC Hartford.

Mindy's first paid gig was at WGVA Geneva, N.Y., in 1962. He made his first Buffalo appearance in 1967 at WYSL, and would later jock in the Queen City at WBEN (1978-87) and at WWKB for a short time in 1987. Mindy's resume also includes WHEN and WFBL Syracuse, N.Y., WIXZ Pittsburgh and WHAM Rochester, N.Y. He finished his career in 2015 at WGMC Greece, N.Y., ending his longest-ever stay at one station, 13 years.

Jack talks about his time at WYSL on his web site, jackmindy.com.

"Khan Hamon hired me for afternoons in my old hometown. Mom & Dad always listened, at least on days when WYSL's signal could make it to Cheektowaga. That's Jack "Sean Grabowski - Seanski" Kelly on the Spanky & Our Gang spot. WYSL wasn't my first announcing gig in Buffalo.. Long before WYSL, I was Thursday evening booth announcer at WNED-TV from their studios in the penthouse of the Lafayette Hotel ("Stay tuned next for Japanese Ricepaper Painting.")

Enjoy Jack Mindy on WYSL here.

Enjoy Jack Mindy on WYSL here.
 

(The Jack Mindy Collection)

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