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OF THE WEEK...

(Contributors in brackets)

May 10
Red Knight
CFTR, May 18/76
(Don Shuttleworth)

Scott Carpenter
CHUM, May 18/76
(Don Shuttleworth)

May 3
Dick Biondi
WLS, May 2/63
(Don Shuttleworth)

April 26
Dan Ingram
WABC, Apr. 13/68
(Rob Frankel)

April 19
Glenn Walters
CKEY, 1961
(Doug Thompson)

April 12
Gary Stevens
WMCA, Apr. 8/68
(Don Shuttleworth)

April 5
Jack Carney
WABC, Jan. 14/61
(Joe Fazio)

March 29
Terry David Mulligan
CHUM, 1969
(Doug Thompson)

March 22
Jerry Farrell
WGR, April 11/76
(Robert F. Skurzewski)

March 15
Peter Huntington May
KDWB, Jan. 6/67
(Curt Lundgren)

March 8
Dave Shafer
CKLW, Feb/65
(Alain Dupont)

March 1
Fred Latremouille
CFUN, March 6/91
(Don Shuttleworth)

February 22
Pete N' Geets
CFNY, Feb. 28/84
(Bill Dulmage)

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AIRCHECK OF THE WEEK
Edition #1398 - May 17, 2026

DIRK ROBINSON
KYNO Fresno, CA
May 29, 1972 (UNSCOPED)

(Contributor: Tom Howard)

Ted Baxter, the bombastic newscaster on the Mary Tyler Moore, famously said about himself, "It all started in a little 5,000-watt radio station in Fresno, California."

Well, when it comes to Drake-Chenault's Boss Radio, it really DID start at a 5,000-watt radio station in Fresno, California.The format, which reduced DJ chatter and tightened playlists, changed the face of Top 40 radio as more stations adopted the format or copied it. More rock, less talk had arrived and was here to stay.

Enjoy Dirk Robinson on KYNO from May 29, 1972 (UNSCOPED) ... in the Aircheck of the Week.

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