Rock Radio Scrapbook

AIRCHECK OF THE WEEK
For week of June 19, 2016
Edition #890

Talent: DICK BIONDI
Station: WLS Chicago
Date: June 7, 1960
Time: 28:47 (unscoped)

Day parting ... at night?

Day parting is usually thought of as a day-time thing, but it appears to be happening at night in this 1960 aircheck of Dick Biondi. It's the 11 p.m. hour - the kids are most assuredly in bed - and WLS is playing Bobby Darin's "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey", Frankie Avalon's "Tuxedo Junction", Andy Williams "Do You Mind", Ella Fitzgerald's "I'm Through With Love" and even a Percy Faith tune. Not exactly teenage fare, but stuff the adults would probably like. Even Biondi seems a little subdued (for him) on this interesting aircheck from the early days of WLS as a Top 40 station.

Enjoy Dick Biondi on WLS here.

Enjoy Dick Biondi on WLS here.


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