This started as a mix tape, just for myself, with breaks collaged together from recordings found on WKRP in Cincinnati. I had way too much fun editing it all together, in honor of one of my favorite fictional DJs.
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​I ended up playing the finished recording at WFMU, when Hesseman passed, and I've just been brainstorming how to keep it going. More to come!
Radio Retrofit
Pumping the volume, all the way from Mesa, Arizona, "Hard Harry" plays a mix of punk and modern rock, in 1990, for his teenage audience.
Harry seeks only the truth, both in his music and from listener's letters to the DJ, which he reads on the air, via pirate radio station, WKPX. Adult topics abound, making this a late night special,,.
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Radio Retrofit
Gordon Sims is "Venus Flytrap," at night,
spinning a decidedly Quiet Storm influenced
set, from Cincinnati, in 1982, at WKRP.
"The Trap" does not disappoint, with this
mellow mix (though the first hour ROCKS),
from 1965-1982 (with appearances by Les
Nesman and "The Doctor"). (3 hours).​
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Radio Retrofit
Airman Adrian Cronauer says
Good Morning, from AFVN, "The Voice of
Home," in Vietnam. Broadcasting from studios
in Saigon, in 1967, the Armed Forces
Vietnam Network disc jockey spins
Pop and Rock, from 1938-1967. (3 hours).​
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Radio Retrofit
"Doctor Retro," "The Ice Man" and "The Freshman" are Parker Lewis, Mike Randall
and Jerry Steiner, in 1993. These west coast
90’s high school students take full advantage, when they uncover a pirate radio station,
that just …can’t lose.
Music, this playlist: 1958-1993. (1 hour)​
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Radio Retrofit
A 3 hour radio show, with Dr.
Johnny "Fever," as host, constructed
from actual song selections, played on the show, audio clips taken from the
show, plus rock, rhythm and blues
from 1982 and earlier, as programmed
by "the Doctor" ...in Cincinnati.
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Three hours of Freeform Radio DJ, "Chris In The Morning," providing a little northern exposure.
Spinning his heart's desire, on KBHR-AM (Cicely, Alaska), this episode of Radio Retrofit features a rainy day soundtrack for the soul, circa 1995. Clips from the show, as always.
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(Rainy Days & Tuesdays)
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