REEL TOP 40 RADIO REPOSITORY
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Gary Allyn is a radio veteran who worked for many legendary Top 40 stations. He started broadcasting at WING in Dayton, Ohio in 1955, and went on to WSAI, WZIP & WCPO in Cincinnati; WMET, WAME, and WMYQ in Miami; WPLO, Atlanta; KIMN & KTLK in Denver; KONO, San Antonio; KCBQ, KDEO, XTRA, XHIS & XHERS, KSEA, KEZL (KSDO-FM) in San Diego, and KWIZ & KIQQ in the Los Angeles Metro area. Gary Allyn was "The World's Tallest Midget", a production director, music director, program director, or operations manager & National P.D. for lots of big radio companies, including Charter-Bartell, Scripps-Howard, Gannett, Noble, Consolidated Sun-Ray, Mission Broadcasting, Par, Plough and Star. Gary Allyn's consulting firm guided stations in Cleveland, Kansas City, Washington D.C., Tucson, Denver and other radio markets. He worked with many super-talents from the Top-40 era. Additionally, Allyn owned and operated a recording studio (Top Spots); co-owned an advertising agency, worked as a booking agent, and owned a record company (LYN). Along with Neil Ross, Gary produced over 90 episodes of what has been called by some a "Cult Classic"...the radio comedy series: The Adventures Of The O.B. Ranger. The Repository thanks Gary Allyn for sharing! |
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Gary Allyn, KCBQ San Diego, December 1965
(43:16)
. . . you'll get a chance to spin Santa's Magic Wheel . . .
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I made this aircheck 37 years ago (the week of December 12, 1965) at KCBQ, San Diego. It's mostly music, and includes a couple of Christmas songs and our regular Top 40 hits from 1965 as well.
You'll like some of the commercials, and there are references to Johnny Solo,
Notice too, the reverb on the entire audio chain. Lovely.
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Gary Allyn, KONO San Antonio TX, 1968
(7:50)
. . . Ladies and Gentlemen, you're listening to the Top Dog . . .
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This recording of the "Gary-Go-Round" is our first aircheck of KONO. It was introduced on the first week of the Repository's fifth year. We are very grateful to Gary for this contribution. In the 1960's, KONO was certainly a major TOP 40 performer in the historical city of San Antonio, Tejas. (Remember the Alamo!) KONO had "Boss Fever" in 1968 (like so many Top 40's across the nation) and this aircheck features some "boss" acapellas from a well-known Texas jingle company. Also, the Top 10 countdown prior to the #1 song of the week (Dr. Jon by Jon & Robin, peaked at #87 on Billboard) is not to be missed, it's classic topical Top 40 production! | |
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Robert L. Collins, KCBQ San Diego, December 17, 1969
(13:25)
. . . Hot dawg! Home folks! . . .
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The late Robert L. (Bob) Collins is heard in the last hour of his afternoon drive show on The Heavy Eleven-Seven from December 17, 1969. He's also sitting in for the first hour of Lee Baby Simms, who was on "special assignment." Bob has some fun with the reverb button during Na Na Hey Hey, Kiss Him Goodbye, and you'll also notice an unusual formatic: spots were laid over the instrumental introductions of the following record. Scott Gregory is featured on traffic and long-time San Diego newsman Wade Douglas is heard with news (and a parting shot on that reverb button, too!) |
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Lee Baby Simms, KCBQ San Diego, November 1970
(24:00)
. . . he ain't your brother, man, they found him when he was a little kid in a wastebasket . . .
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The astounding Lee Baby Simms is in top form. This is a fabulous sample of KCBQ in November of 1970. |
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The Adventures of the O.B. Ranger, Volume 1, Episodes 1-5
(16:17)
The Adventures of the O.B. Ranger, Volume 1, Episodes 6-10
(18:50)
. . . what a stroke of luck, Indian - he's asked us to light his woofer . . .
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Episode 1