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AIRCHECK OF THE WEEK
For week of May 8, 2016
Edition #884

Talent: SUPER SHANNON
Station: WGRQ Buffalo, N.Y.
Date: June 2, 1974
Time: 9:54

He didn't leap tall buildings in a single bound, nor could he stop a speeding locomotive, but Super Shannon was more than worthy of his nickname.

Stephen Alexander Reid - a.k.a. Super Shannon - was one of Buffalo's fastest-talking jocks during the Top 40 era (undoubtedly his strongest competitor was Jack Armstrong).

Super Shannon first came to the attention of Buffalonians in the winter of 1973-74 at WGRQ, Buffalo's first FM Top 40 station. Later in the decade, he switched stations and bands when he went to WKBW. One thing didn't change - his speedy and frantic delivery.

Reid-Shannon was also a disco DJ, appearing at the popular Club 747 when it was built in 1975. He also supervised night-time DJs for Turgeon Restaurants in Buffalo in 1977.

He later moved into television, as a co-host with the first PM Magazine in Columbus, Ohio.

Stephen Alexander Reid died Christmas Day 2014 after a 10-year struggle with cancer. He was 68.
 

Enjoy Super Shannon on WGRQ here.

Enjoy Super Shannon on WGRQ here.
 

(The Bill Dulmage Collection)

 

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