Talent: JOHNNY BARRETT
Station: WKBW Buffalo, N.Y.
Date: July 24, 1961
Time: Pt 1 - 1:24:04 (unscoped)
Pt. 2 - 1:16:32 (unscoped)

It's a long aircheck from a long-ago time.

In 1961, Pittsburgh teenager Paul Carlson and some friends holed up in a Buffalo hotel room to tape WKBW for 24 consecutive hours. The result was a marvellous audio time capsule of one of North America's most popular Top 40 stations during its early years as a hit music station. The entire scoped recording is available in our 24 Hours of 'KB section, but John Troll of Rewound Radio has restored portions of it. Here are both parts  of the Johnny Barrett show, which began the 24-hour recording at 12:22 p.m. on July 24, 1961.


Enjoy Johnny Barrett on WKBW from July 24, 1961 (Part 1, UNSCOPED) here.

Enjoy Johnny Barrett on WKBW from July 24, 1961 (Part 1, UNSCOPED) here.
 

Enjoy Johnny Barrett on WKBW from July 24, 1961 (Part 2, UNSCOPED) here.

Enjoy Johnny Barrett on WKBW from July 24, 1961 (Part 2, UNSCOPED) here.
 

(The Russ Horton Collection)

RESTORATION by John Troll
 

More from 24 Hours of 'KB here!
 

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