Rock Radio Scrapbook
WABC lineups
The following are directly from the files of Vince Santarelli, except where
noted. They were originally carried in this format at
www.billdulmage.com
Original Top 40 lineup - December 7, 1960
0600 - Herb Oscar Anderson
1000 - Don McNeill's Breakfast Club
1100 - Charlie Greer
0100 - Farrell Smith
0300 - Jack Carney
0600 - Newscope
0730 - Chuck Dunaway
1000 - Scott Muni
1200 - Happiness Exchange with Big Joe Rosenthal
0400 - Bill Owen
1961
0600 - Herb Oscar Anderson
1000 - Don McNeill's Breakfast Club
1100 - Charlie Greer
0100 - Sam Holman
0300 - Jack Carney
0600 - Newscope
0730 - Chuck Dunaway
1000 - Scott Muni
1200 - Big Joe's Happiness Exchange
0400 - Fred Hall
Notes - Dan Ingram joined for PM Drive on July 3. Bruce Morrow joined in August.
1962
0600 - Herb Oscar Anderson
1000 - Don McNeill's Breakfast Club
1100 - Charlie Greer
0100 - Sam Holman
0300 - Dan Ingram
0600 - Newscope
0715 - Scott Muni
1000 - Bruce Morrow
1200 - Bob Lewis
Weekends - Bill Owen, Fred Hall
Notes - Lewis joined on June 16.
1963-64
0600 - Herb Oscar Anderson
1000 - Don McNeill's Breakfast Club
1100 - Bob Dayton
0200 - Dan Ingram
0600 - Newscope
0715 - Scott Muni
1000 - Bruce Morrow
1200 - Charlie Greer
Weekends - Bob Lewis
Notes - Rick Sklar joins in June 1963 as PD.
1965
0600 - Herb Oscar Anderson
1000 - Don McNeill's Breakfast Club
1100 - Bob Dayton
0200 - Dan Ingram
0600 - Newscope
0715 - Bruce Morrow
1200 - Charlie Greer
Weekends - Bob Lewis
News - George Ansbro, Jimmy Wallington
September 1965
0600 - Herb Oscar Anderson
1100 - Don McNeill's Breakfast Club
1100 - Charlie Greer
0200 - Dan Ingram
0600 - Newscope
0715 - Bruce Morrow
1100 - Chuck Leonard
1200 - Ron Lundy
Notes - Dayton left August 6, replaced by Greer, Lundy joined September 1,
Leonard joined September 6.
1966-67
0600 - Herb Oscar Anderson
1000 - Don McNeill's Breakfast Club
1100 - Ron Lundy
0200 - Dan Ingram
0600 - Newscope
0720 - Bruce Morrow
1100 - Chuck Leonard
1200 - Charlie Greer
Weekends - Bob Lewis
1968
0600 - Herb Oscar Anderson
1000 - Ron Lundy
0100 - Roby Yonge
0300 - Dan Ingram
0700 - Bruce Morrow
1100 - Chuck Leonard
1200 - Charlie Greer
Weekends - Bob Lewis
News - John Meagher joins
Notes - Roby Yonge joined January 1. Anderson left September 19, replaced by
Harry Harrison from WMCA on September 23.
1969
0600 - Harry Harrison
1000 - Ron Lundy
0200 - Dan Ingram
0600 - News with Bob Hardt & Howard Cosell
0615 - Roby Yonge
0700 - Bruce Morrow
1100 - Chuck Leonard
1200 - Charlie Greer
News - John Meagher
Notes - Morrow moved to new start time of 6:15, Yonge moves to 12-3 a.m. Greer
left August 7, Leonard
moved to 10:30 start time, Les Marshak joined August 8 for 3-6 am. Yonge left
October 21, Jim Nettleton
joined for weekends October 4.
1970
0600 - Harry Harrison
1000 - Ron Lundy
0200 - Dan Ingram
0600 - News with Bob Hardt & Howard Cosell
0615 - Bruce Morrow
1030 - Chuck Leonard
1200 - Jay Reynolds
Weekends - Jim Nettleton, Jim Perry
News - John Meagher
Notes - Reynolds joined February 23.
1971
0600 - Harry Harrison
1000 - Ron Lundy
0200 - Dan Ingram
0600 - News with Bob Hardt & Howard Cosell
0615 - Bruce Morrow
1030 - Chuck Leonard
1200 - Jay Reynolds
Weekends - Jim Nettleton, Jim Perry
News - John Meagher
Notes - Nettleton left May 18, replaced by Frank Kingston Smith on June 26.
1972
0600 - Harry Harrison
1000 - Ron Lundy
0200 - Dan Ingram
0600 - News with Bob Hardt & Howard Cosell
0615 - Bruce Morrow
1030 - Chuck Leonard
1200 - Jay Reynolds
Weekends - Frank Kingston Smith
News - John Meagher
Notes - Johnny Donovan joined for weekends July 9.
1973
0600 - Harry Harrison
1000 - Ron Lundy
0200 - Dan Ingram
0600 - News with Bob Hardt & Howard Cosell
0615 - Bruce Morrow
1030 - Chuck Leonard
1200 - Jay Reynolds
Weekends - Frank Kingston Smith, Johnny Donovan
News - John Meagher
1974
0600 - Harry Harrison
1000 - Ron Lundy
0200 - Dan Ingram
0600 - News with Bob Hardt & Howard Cosell
0615 - Bruce Morrow
1030 - Chuck Leonard
1200 - Jay Reynolds
Weekends - Johnny Donovan, Steve O'Brien
News - John Meagher
Notes - Frank Kingston Smith left May 12. The afternoon news package moved to
5:50 p.m. and Chuck Leonard starts at 6:05 and goes to midnight. Bruce Morrow
left August 7 for WNBC. George Michael joined for 6-10 p.m. on September 9,
Leonard moves to 10-midnight.
1975
0600 - Harry Harrison
1000 - Ron Lundy
0200 - Dan Ingram
0550 - News with Bob Hardt & Howard Cosell
0605 - George Michael
1000 - Chuck Leonard
1200 - Jay Reynolds
Weekends - Johnny Donovan, Steve O'Brien
News - John Meagher
1976
0600 - Harry Harrison
1000 - Ron Lundy
1200 - Johnny Donovan / Steve O'Brien
0200 - Dan Ingram
0550 - News with Bob Hardt & Howard Cosell
0600 - George Michael
1000 - Chuck Leonard
1200 - Jay Reynolds
News - John Meagher
Notes - Reynolds left February 26, replaced by Bob Cruz on March 1. Lundy moved
to 10a-1p, Donovan to 1-2 p.m. PD Rick Sklar left.
1977
0600 - Harry Harrison
1000 - Ron Lundy
0100 - Johnny Donovan
0200 - Dan Ingram
0550 - News with Bob Hardt & Howard Cosell
0600 - George Michael
1000 - Chuck Leonard
0100 - Bob Cruz
Weekends - Steve O'Brien
News - John Meagher
Notes - 5:50 News dropped, Lundy moves to 10a-2p, Donovan to weekends.
1978
0600 - Harry Harrison
1000 - Ron Lundy
0200 - Dan Ingram
0600 - George Michael
1000 - Chuck Leonard
0100 - Bob Cruz
Weekends - Steve O'Brien, Johnny Donovan
News - John Meagher
1979
0600 - Harry Harrison
1000 - Ron Lundy
0200 - Dan Ingram
0600 - George Michael
1000 - Chuck Leonard
0100 - Bob Cruz
Weekends - Liz Kiley, Johnnny Donovan, Marc Sommers
News - John Meagher
Notes - Liz Kiley joined February 24.
November 27, 1979
0600 - Dan Ingram
1000 - Ron Lundy
0100 - Johnny Donovan
0400 - Bob Cruz
0800 - Marc Sommers
1200 - Mike McKay
Notes - November departures: George Michael (17th), Harry Harrison (21st), Chuck
Leonard (27th). November 26 moves: Ingram PM Drive to AM Drive, Donovan Weekends
to Middays, Cruz Overnight to PM Drive, Sommers Weekends to Evenings, McKay to
Overnights (joined November 9).
December 10, 1979
0600 - Dan Ingram
1000 - Ron Lundy
0100 - Johnny Donovan
0400 - Bob Cruz
0800 - Howard Hoffman
1200 - Sturgis Griffin
Notes - McKay moved to weekends
1980
0600 - Dan Ingram
1000 - Ron Lundy
0100 - Johnny Donovan
0400 - Bob Cruz
0800 - Howard Hoffman
1200 - Sturgis Griffin
Weekends - Mike McKay, Marc Sommers, Kathleen Maloney
News - Shelly Sonstien, Bob Capers, John Meagher
March 1981
0500 - Ross Brittan & Brian Wilson
0900 - Ron Lundy
1200 - Johnny Donovan
0300 - Dan Ingram
0700 - Art Rust Jr. (Sportstalk)
0900 - Sturgis Griffin
0100 - Howard Hoffman
Weekends - Mike Mckay, Marc Sommers, Peter Bush, Steve Gold
News - John Meagher
Notes - Bob Cruz left March 2, Ross & Wilson joined March 9, Rust added March
16, Griffin moved to 9-1., Hoffman 1-5.
Later 1981
0500 - Ross Brittan & Brian Wilson
0900 - Ron Lundy
1200 - Johnny Donovan
0300 - Dan Ingram
0700 - Art Rust Jr. (Sportstalk)
0900 - Mike McKay
0100 - Howard Hoffman
Notes - Later, Dr. Judith Kiriansky added for 9-midnight, Mckay moved to 12-5
a.m.
1982
0500 - Ross Brittan & Brian Wilson
0900 - Ron Lundy
1200 - Johnny Donovan
0300 - Dan Ingram
0700 - Sportstalk with Art Rust, Jr.
0900 - On Track with Dr. Judith Kiriansky
1200 - Mike McKay / Marc Sommers
Others - Bob Fitzsimmons, Peter Bush, Art Athens, Larry Baer, Gordon Williams
(Business)
News - John Meagher, Rick James, Dick Cunningham, Palmer Payne, Kathleen
Maloney, Joe Nolan (Traffic)
Notes - Fitzsimmons joined January 9. WABC went All-Talk on May 10 at 12 Noon.
Donovan did his last show May 9, but remained with WABC as a staff announcer.
Ingram & Lundy did a joint last show, ending the music format on May 10. Ross &
Wilson remain in AM Drive.
1983
0530 - Ross & Wilson
1000 - Owen Spann
1200 - Art Athens
0100 -
Midday - Bill Bresnan
PM Drive -
Evening -
Overnight -
Others - Dr. Judith Kiriansky
News - John Meagher, Steve McPartland (Sports), Joe Nolan (Traffic)
1984
0530 - Brian Wilson
0900 - Kathy Novak
1000 - Owen Spann
1200 - Bill Bresnan
0200 - Michael Jackson
0400 - Dr. Toni Grant
0600 - News
0630 - Art Rust, Jr.
0900 - Dr. Judith Kiriansky
1200 - Ira Fistell
0300 - Ray Briem
Others - Carol Hemmingway, Bill Flanigan, Alan Colmes
Notes - Roger Skibenes (News) joined from WOR.
1986
0530 - Alan B. Colmes
0900 - Paul W. Smith
1000 - Dr. Susan Forward
1200 - Bill Bresnan
0200 - Bob Grant
0600 - Art Rust, Jr.
0900 - Michael Jackson
1100 - Dr. Sonya Friedman / Dr. David Viscott
1200 - Ira Fistell
0300 - Ray Briem
Others - Kathy Novak, Gary Null
1987
0500 - Gil Gross
1000 - Dr. Joy Browne
1200 - Bill Bresnan
0200 - Bob Grant
0600 - ?
1000 - Dr. Sonya Friedman / Dr. David Viscott
1200 - Ira Fistell
0300 - Ray Briem
EVE - Tom Snyder
Others / Weekends - Bill Flanagan, Lisa Karlin, Steve Malzberg, Gary Null, Dr.
Judith Kiriansky, Joel Rapp,
Mike McClintock, Dr. Lawrence Balter, Kathy Novak, Bob Brinker, Art Rust, Jr.
Notes - Kiriansky returns
1988
The following weekend people were let go: Mike McClintock, Joel Rapp, and Bill
Flanagan.
1989
0500 - Roger Skibenes & Kathleen Maloney
0600 - Dave Dawson & Roger Skibenes
0900 - Dave Dawson
1000 - Rush Limbaugh
1200 - Lynn Samuels
0200 - Bob Grant
0600 - Bill Bresnan
0900 - Art Rust, Jr.
1200 - Tom Snyder
0300 - Ray Briem
Weekends - Dr. Joy Browne, Bob Brinker, Dr. Dean Edell, Steve Malzberg
Notes - Barry Farber (1-3 p.m.) joins from WMCA in September and is later
replaced by Samuels & Grant. Steve Kane (6-10 a.m.) joins from WIOD October 30
and is later replaced by Skibenes-Maloney-Dawson,
1990
Roger Skibenes & Kathleen Maloney replaced in AM Drive by Jay Diamond.
Skibenes returned to WOR.
1993
0530 - Curtis & Lisa Sliwa
0900 - Lynn Samuels
1100 - Ed Koch
1200 - Rush Limbaugh
0300 - Bob Grant
0700 - G. Gordon Liddy
1100 - Jay Diamond
0300 - The Best of Bob Grant
1996
0530 - Mike Gallagher
1000 - Penny Crone / Mayor Giuliani (Fri)
1100 - Ed Koch
1200 - Rush Limbaugh
0300 - Dr. Laura Schlessinger
0400 - Lionel & Bruce Anderson
0800 - Curtis Sliwa
1100 - Lynn Samuels (to 2)
Notes - Bob Grant & Allan Dershowitz (Weekends) left in April for WOR. Former
WABC personality Charlie Greer died
September 30 at age 73.
1997
0500 - Mike Gallagher & Penny Crone
0900 - Dr. Laura Schlessinger
1200 - Rush Limbaugh
0300 - Lionell
0700 - Curtis Sliwa
1100 - Sean Hannity
Notes - Lynn Samuels left February 18.