WGR lineups
WGR (1961 - Pre-rock)
(Source: Buffalo Evening News)
6-10 a.m. - JOHN LASCELLES
10 a.m.-2 p.m. - FRANK OTTL
2-6 p.m. - BOB WELLS
6-8 p.m. - NEWS and MUSIC (no host indicated)
8-10 p.m. - DAN NEAVERTH
10 p.m.-12 midnight - WARREN KELLY
WGR (July 16, 1963; short-lived rock format)
(Source: Toronto Globe and Mail)
6-9 a.m. - FRED GAGE
9 a.m.-12 noon - CHUCK BENSON
12 noon-3 p.m. - BILL SLATER
3-7:15 p.m. - TOM SHANNON
7:15-9:30 p.m. (approx) - BASEBALL
9:30-??? - FRANK DILL
WGR (1968) (Pre-rock)
(Source: Buffalo Evening News)
6-10 a.m. - FRANK BENNY
10 a.m.-2 p.m. - PHIL WHITELAW
2-4 p.m. - PHIL SOUISSON
4-7 p.m. - JOHN OTTO
7-9 p.m. - PHIL SOUISSON
9 p.m.-12 midnight - JOHN OTTO
12 midnight-6 a.m. - MUSIC (no host indicated)
WGR (1973)
(Source: Buffalo Evening News)
6-10 a.m. - STAN ROBERTS
10 a.m.-3 p.m. - LARRY ANDERSON
3-7 p.m. - FRANK BENNY
7 p.m.-12 midnight - RANDY MICHAELS
12 midnight-2 a.m. - EXTENSION 55 with JOHN OTTO (talk show)
2-6 a.m. - HANK NEVINS
Weekends - MIKE ROHZMAN, KEVIN LUKE, JERRY REO
WGR (1974)
(Source: Bill Dulmage)
6-10 a.m. - STAN ROBERTS
10 a.m.-3 p.m. - LARRY ANDERSON
3-7 p.m. - FRANK BENNY
7 p.m.-12 midnight - RANDY MICHAELS
12 midnight-2 a.m. - EXTENSION 55 with JOHN OTTO (talk)
Weekends - MIKE ROHZMAN, JERRY FARRELL, SANDY BEACH JERRY REO
WGR (1975)
(Source: Bill Dulmage)
6-10 a.m. - STAN ROBERTS
10 a.m.-2 p.m. - LARRY ANDERSON
2-6 p.m. - FRANK BENNY
6-10 p.m. - SHANE
10-11:30 p.m. - TONY VENTUROLI
11:30 p.m.-2 a.m. - EXTENSION 55 with JOHN OTTO
Weekends - JERRY FARRELL, MIKE ROHZMAN
WGR (1976)
(Source: Bill Dulmage)
6-10 a.m. - STAN ROBERTS
10 a.m.-2 p.m. - LARRY ANDERSON
2-6 p.m. - FRANK BENNY
6-10 p.m. - SHANE
10-11:30 p.m. - TOM DONAHUE
11:30 p.m.-2 a.m. - EXTENSION 55 with JOHN OTTO
2-6 a.m. - BOB STRACHAN
Weekends - JERRY REO, MIKE ROHZMAN
WGR 550 (1977)
(Source: RRRA files)
6-10 a.m. - STAN ROBERTS
10 a.m.-2 p.m. - LARRY ANDERSON
2-6 p.m. - FRANK BENNY
6-10 p.m. - SHANE
10-11:30 p.m. - TOM DONAHUE
11:30 p.m.-2 a.m. - EXTENSION 55 with JOHN OTTO
2-6 a.m. - BOB STRACHAN
weekends - JERRY REO, MIKE ROHZMAN
NOTES: Except for a few years in the mid-1980s when he worked at WKBW, John Otto was at WGR continuosly for 40 years. He has also been at nights all that time, except for a short-lived mid-morning show in the early '90s ... Mike Rohzman perished in a helicopter accident while doing traffic reports for 'GR in December, 1993. He had worked at the station in numerous capacities since 1971 ... Tom Donahue later left for WKBW and did the last live disc jockey show there in 1989.
WGR (1978)
(Source: Bill Dulmage)
6-10 a.m. - STAN ROBERTS
10 a.m.-2 p.m. - LARRY ANDERSON
2-6 p.m. - FRANK BENNY
6-10 p.m. - SHANE
10-11:30 p.m. - TOM DONAHUE
11:30-2 a.m. - JOHN OTTO
WGR (1979)
(Source: Bill Dulmage)
6-10 a.m. - STAN ROBERTS
10 a.m.-2 p.m. - LARRY ANDERSON
2-6 p.m. - FRANK BENNY
6-10 p.m. - SHANE
10-11:30 p.m. - TOM DONAHUE
11:30 p.m.-2 a.m. - EXTENSION 55 with JOHN OTTO
2-6 a.m. - JIM SCOTT
Weekends - TOM FRIZZELL, PETE ZONOSKY
WGR (1980)
(Source: Bill Dulmage)
6-10 a.m. - STAN ROBERTS
10 a.m.-2 p.m. - JOE GALUSKI
2-6 p.m. - FRANK BENNY
6-10 p.m. - SHANE
10-11:30 p.m. - TOM DONAHUE
11:30-2 a.m. - EXTENSION 55 with JOHN OTTO
2-6 a.m. - BOB BAYETTE
WGR (1981)
(Source: Bill Dulmage)
5:30-10 a.m. - GEORGE HAMBERGER
10 a.m.-2 p.m. - JOE GALUSKI
2-6 p.m. - FRANK BENNY
6-10 p.m. - SHANE
10 p.m.-2 a.m. - EXTENSION 55 with JOHN OTTO
2-6 a.m. - BOB BAYETTE
WGR (1982)
(Source: Bill Dulmage)
5:30-10 a.m. - GEORGE HAMBERGER
10 a.m.-2 p.m. - JOE GALUSKI
2-6 p.m. - FRANK BENNY
6-10 p.m. - SHANE
10 p.m.-2 a.m. - EXTENSION 55 with JOHN OTTO
2-5:30 a.m. - AMERICA OVERNIGHT with ED BUSH
WGR (1983)
(Source: Bill Dulmage)
6-10 a.m. - GEORGE HAMBERGER
10 a.m.-2 p.m. - JOE GALUSKI
2-6 p.m. - FRANK BENNY
6-10 p.m. - SHANE
10 p.m.-2 a.m. - TOM BAUERLE (talk)
WGR (1984)
(Source: Bill Dulmage)
5:30-10 a.m. - GEORGE HAMBERGER
10 a.m.-2 p.m. - JOE GALUSKI
2-6 p.m. - FRANK BENNY
6-10 p.m. - SHANE
10 p.m.-2 a.m. - TOM BAUERLE (talk)
WGR (1985)
(Source: Bill Dulmage)
5:30-10 a.m. - GEORGE HAMBERGER
10 a.m.-3 p.m. - JOE GALUSKI
3-8 p.m. - CHUCK LAKEFIELD
8 p.m.-12 midnight - TOM BAUERLE (talk)
12 midnight-5:30 a.m. - CARLA THOMAS
Weekends - JOHN JARRETT, CHUCK McCOY, JERRY REO, WAYNE SUMMERS
WGR (1986)
(Source: Bill Dulmage)
5:30-10 a.m. - GEORGE HAMBERGER
10 a.m.-3 p.m. - JOE GALUSKI
3-8 p.m. - CHUCK LAKEFIELD
8 p.m.-12 midnight - TOM BAUERLE (talk)
Weekends - JOHN JARRETT, MIKE ROHZMAN
WGR (1987)
(Source: Bill Dulmage)
5:30-10 a.m. - GEORGE HAMBERGER
10 a.m.-3 p.m. - JOE GALUSKI
3-8 p.m. - CHUCK LAKEFIELD
8 p.m.-12 midnight - TOM BAUERLE (talk)
WGR (1988)
(Source: Bill Dulmage)
5:30-10 a.m. - TOM SHANNON
10 a.m.-3 p.m. - CRAIG MATTHEWS
3-7 p.m. - SHANE
7-9 p.m. - PETE WEBER (sports)
9 p.m.-1 a.m. - EXTENSION 55 with JOHN OTTO
Weekends - BOB CHRISTIAN
WGR (1989; switch to news-talk had started)
(Source: Bill Dulmage)
5:30-10 a.m. - STEVE BRODY
10 a.m.-3 p.m. - CRAIG MATTHEWS
3-7 p.m. - SHANE
7-9 p.m. - PETE WEBER (sports)
9 p.m.-1 a.m. - EXTENSION 55 with JOHN OTTO
NOTE: By 1990 the switch to news-talk was complete and an era had ended)