Talent: WOLFMAN JACK
Station: XETRA Tijuana-Rosarito
Date: October 22, 1987
Times: 46:41 (unscoped)
            12:52 (scoped)

Some facts about Wolfman Jack that you may not have known:

- Native of Brooklyn, lived in Bevidere, N.C., for the last six years of his life.

- Birth name was Robert Weston Smith; he had it legally changed to Wolfman Jack.

- Sold encyclopedias and Fuller brushes door-to-door before going into broadcasting.

- Used the nom-de-plumes Big Smith, Daddy Jules and Roger Gordon early in his career.

 Wolfman Jack briefly managed Minneapolis station KUXL.

- Ordained minister in the Universal Life Church.

- Cameo on American Graffiti was filmed at KRE in Berkeley, Calif.; the royalties from that appearance gave him an income for life.

- At one time, Wolfman Jack was on 2,000 stations in 53 countries.

- Had two children - a boy and a girl - by his wife Lucy Lamb Smith.

On this 1987 aircheck, Wolfman Jack returns to his border blaster roots for this one-off appearance at The Mighty 690, XETRA.

Enjoy Wolfman Jack on XETRA (UNSCOPED) here.

Enjoy Wolfman Jack on XETRA (SCOPED) here.

(The Joe Fazio Collection)
 

More 1987 airchecks here!

 

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