Rock Radio Scrapbook
AIRCHECK OF THE WEEK
For week of July
29, 2012
Edition #691
Talent: DICK
BARTLEY with SOLID GOLD SATURDAY NIGHT
Station: WVOR
Rochester, N.Y.
Date: September 15,
1984
Time: 7:53
Making the oldies sound alive and fresh is a tricky business. One deejay who does it right is Dick Bartley.
Bartley introduced Solid Gold Saturday Night to Chicago's WFYR in April 1980. The show went national via satellite on the RKO Radio Network in January 1982. Bartley's show, America's first live nationally syndicated oldies program, was picked up by many stations in the U.S. and Canada. His up-beat, personable style and his policy of playing some lesser-known hits made Solid Gold Saturday Night a weekend staple.
Bartley took his act to Westwood One and later to ABC Radio Networks after Bob Worthington took over Solid Gold Saturday Night in 1988.
Bartley was named to the Radio Hall of Fame in 2000.
To hear Solid Gold Saturday Night with Dick Bartley, click here.
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