by John Johnston United Way of Greater Cincinnati (The Cincinnati Enquirer and United Way of Greater Cincinnati have joined forces for the 38th year to help families in need with the Wish List program. After wishes are granted, remaining funds assist people with similar needs throughout the year.) Barbara Liszniewski, who is 79, harbors a …
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Raised On Radio: National Disc Jockey Day
by Kevin Burton The other day I was researching music and stumbled upon the Raised On Radio podcast. I thought, yeah, wish I had thought of that. That’s me. I was raised on radio. When I got back online to find it again, I found something entirely different called Raised On The …
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Disaster At Who Concert Still Haunts Band
I’ve written a lot about the Beatles and Beatlemania, but there is another side to the craziness of rock and roll. Yesterday was the 43rd anniversary of the tragedy at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati when eleven people were killed in a stampede to get into a concert by The Who. There was no …
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Steely Dan’s Link To WKRP In Cincinnati
by Kevin Burton It was 1978 when FM radio overtook AM. But the song that marked the occasion was sort of a medium-sized hit. We’re talking “FM” by Steely Dan. So what’s your definition of a hit song? Is it based on how much it sells? How high it gets on …
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