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Retro Radio - Classic radio air checks from the 70s and 80s

Retro Radio - Classic radio air checks from the 70s and 80s

By: Mike Weber - CMR Studios
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About this listen

 Rewind your calendar by listening to Mike Weber on the radio between 1969 & 1986. It provides a memory reviving snapshot of the times. Most of these airchecks are "scoped", meaning that when the microphone was off, the tape stopped recording. (Copyrighted material appears under the "Fair Use" doctrine.) Career growth for announcers at that time meant that you started at small market stations and progressed to larger ones as your talent developed. So these recordings include music and talk formats from: WMOA, KNEZ, WOXR, KCRG, WLW, WKRC, WLCY, WNSI, WQYK, WFLA-AM, WFLA-FM, and finally WPDS.Mike Weber - CMR Studios Social Sciences
Episodes
  • May 15, 1984 WFLA AM - Tampa Afternoon Drive

    May 15, 1984 WFLA AM - Tampa Afternoon Drive
    Sep 24 2025

    The afternoon drive slot at WFLA AM was fun because it paired me with traffic reporter Gary McHenry. I always tried to have a bit planned to bounce off him. Beyond some odd news item or fact it was all unplanned improv. You never hear radio like this anymore because the traffic is recorded from some remote location as is the on air talent who "voice tracks" (records breaks to be played later) multiple stations. This afternoon also features AccuWeather meteorologist Ken Clark.

    Live radio like this is gone now. (As are green stamps, which was the big on-air promotion this day.)
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    47 mins
  • September 18, 1981 WNSI News1 Radio - Tampa

    September 18, 1981 WNSI News1 Radio - Tampa
    Sep 18 2025

    Traffic reports from the Goodyear Blimp! with Arch Deal are highlighted with Mike Weber and Martin Giles anchoring this afternoon drive segment. Also featured are Tedd Webb with sports, Alan Archer Accuweather, and Steve Cheney makes suggestions for weekend TV watching.
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    30 mins
  • September 14, 1981 WNSI - Tampa

    September 14, 1981 WNSI - Tampa
    Sep 16 2025

    News1 Radio - News/Talk without politics! This is after the format had been on the air replacing the WLCY music format for a month. Mike Weber & Martin Giles were in the afternoon drive slot before moving to mornings. The show featured CBS Network news segments, Tedd Webb with sports, Arch Deal traffic, Alan Archer weather, and a variety of talk subjects. This day gold was at $459.79 an ounce, Hurricane Harvey was churning and discussion of left handedness with the head of "Left Handers International."

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    30 mins
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