Underground radio and the sixties steve hoffman music forums. Breaking news on the promising drug to treat covid19, hydroxychloroquine. The station serves the detroitwindsor market and the southeastern michigan and southwestern ontario areas. I cannot recall the dj on the show which started at midnight. The electrifying mojo, up the dial at wgpr and i cant remember what rock station but did, but give airplay to new wave artist. Turn your radio on by lee alan now an audio book read by the author. The theme of this weeks show is the atlantic ocean, and to you we bid our most authentic ahoy. Barney and i graduated from the same class and year at cooley high in detroit. I was able to do something in the audio book that was obviously not possible in the printed version. Dee is a financial educator and travels the country giving personal financial workshops. Lee alan radio career chronology over the years, lee alan has hosted regular and ecial programs on the following radio stations in michigan and elsewhere station, city years wkar, lansing 1954 wcar, pontiacdetroit 1955 wgh, norfolk, va army 1957 wjlb, detroit 1959 wjbk, detroit 1959 wkmh, detroit 1960. I seem to recall lee alan signing off with a song by frank sinatra, he would add how many days he was back on detroit radio. Listen to mark levin show live mark levin show iheartradio. Tune in to hear writing and music about the atlantic, as well as performances from the lumineers, raphael saadiq and sarah jarosz.
Wabx started in 1968 and is the station that turned me on to everyone from the stooges to the mc5 to the velvet underground to jeff beck to family and beyond. I remember when he wrecked his vette and was off the radio for a long time. Alan lee, the genial, avuncular morning anchor on detroits fox 2. Grant hudson, lee alan, bob hardt, art vuolo and joey reynolds. I have included m any of those fabulous voices, radio personalities. Its transmitter is in monroe county at ash township and operations and studios are at entercoms. My wife says she knows people some of whom have even been interns at the station who call me school closer, he says. Jason carr, murray feldman, lee thomas on way out at fox 2 detroit julie hinds, detroit free press pop culture critic published 6. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. She has devoted her career to educating the financial consumer and teaching them to be good stewards of their resources. What more could you want in an action suspense book then cia agents, an israeli spy, a mossad agent a united states senator and a billionaire who all appear to be immersed in an iranian nuclear operation.
He was born in middlesex, england, and studied at the ealing school of art. Reelradio the jim hampton collection detroit radio recall. Mayor mike duggan said that, over last few weeks, nearly 90% of deaths have been people over age of 60. I have that entire interview on tape, as well as a 45 rpm short version that he sent to those who sent him get well cards.
Memories of radio and music as it was throughout the 60s in motown. The name itself would come to be one of the most popular and recognized names ever in 60s detroit radio history. He has talks live on the air to celebrities like dick clark, brenda lee, chubby checker, johnnie rivers, connie. Lee felt wabc was the greatest top 40 station, but i think they were way outprogrammed by wmca. Wxyz detroit breaking news, school closings, weather. Sandstorm alan lee s debut novel took the world by storm and thanks to its popularity the novel has been optioned for adaptation into a film. From my foreign outsider perspective 50odd years later, im guessing he was a big deal in detroit radio in the sixties, and if im understanding the liner notes to the complete motown singles. The last great detroit radio reunion takes place from 16 p. I went to walled lake, the chatterbox and many other places to dance. The legend of a radio station and its struggle to live up.
Morning anchor alan lee signing off from fox 2 detroit today. I hope at least one person recognized the name lee alan he was a dj on detroit radio in the 60s, and had, imho, the absolute best show on that air at that time. He was there on the ground floor of the motown explosion. Lees final broadcast anchoring the morning news on fox 2 detroit wjbktv. A note from lee alan turn your radio on live from motown the audio book after many late nights and early mornings. Also, i cant believe that lee left off wmca and wtix, two of the greatest top 40 stations ever. Didier raoult discuss new data from his study and if he found that patients with lupus also had covid19. The last great detroit radio reunion features swingin time.
This was followed in 1920 with the first commercial radio station in the united states, kdka, being. On june 18, 1984, berg was fatally shot by members of the white nationalist group the order. A few years later, wjlb came to fm to compete with wlbs format of urban contemporary at the time. I finally read my own book out loud, and recorded it. Mar 05, 2003 dave dixon had been on the detroit npr wdet station in recent years until he passed away about 2 years back. Elmore leonard, new york times bestselling author of raylan death, mayhem, murder, mossad, nukes, maniac billionaires set on world domination, double and of course triplecrosses, sandstorm has all the musclepower of its title. Heres an excerpt lengthy on the history of album rock radio according to lee abrams radio programmer. Tolkien calendar and a new edition of the hobbit in 1997. After the war, numerous radio stations were born in the united states and set the standard for later radio programs.
Attend book launches and publicity events, or conduct public readings. The last great detroit radio reunion features swingin. Alan lee phone, address, background info whitepages. I can remember waiting to turn the station to 1270 to hear words and the music of lee alan on the horn. Lee alans blog blog archive 2016 1 june 1 the greatest.
Alan lee born 20 august 1947 is an english book illustrator and movie conceptual designer. I enjoy and appreciate what you do with detroit memories. Dave dixon had been on the detroit npr wdet station in recent years until he passed away about 2 years back. Reelradio the jim hampton collection detroit radio. He became internationally known for promoting the mix of blues, country, rhythm and blues music on the radio in the united states and europe under the name of rock and roll.
This week, abby speaks with fox business network financial correspondent, jackie deangelis to learn more about the oil market following the markets record breaking price crash in late april. Southfield, mi long term anchor of fox 2 news, alan lee, will be vacating his alan lee. Harvard financial educators was founded by dee lee, who is a certified financial planner. Lee was the godfather of djs with a tremendous following. Berg was known for his liberal, outspoken viewpoints and confrontational interview style. On the same station was joel sebastian, maybe even someone with the nickname, the ugly little prince, dave prince. View alan lees profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Alans golden oldies alan has interviewed the stars live on radio for 9 12 years in weatherford, texas. Lee alan radio career chronology over the years, lee alan has hosted regular and ecial programs on the following radio stations in michigan and elsewhere station, city years wkar, lansing 1954 wcar, pontiacdetroit 1955 wgh, norfolk, va army 1957 wjlb. Michigans 2ndoldest station, broadcasting since 1948. I hope at least one person recognized the name lee alan he was a dj on detroit radio in the 60s, and had, imho, the.
Radio one sale bring mildred gaddis to detroit fm middays. Linda lee passes prior to receiving award radio ink. At the advice of a friend, he read the lord of the rings when he was 17, and it greatly influenced his professional work. May 08, 2020 alan lee was born in london, and attended the ealing school of art. Alan harrison berg january 1, 1934 june 18, 1984 was an american attorney and talk radio show host in denver, colorado. By early 1963, after coming on board the abcowned and operated station in february the previous year, lee alan, with the lee alan show was by then pulling in a phenomenal 40 per cent share of the detroit audience during the early evening and night time hours, according to a 1963 hooper radio survey. I know allen from tv, but having only worked as a reporter. Lee, a detroit native, was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in september 2016, according to the station. He is a resident of suburban detroit where he lives with his family, wife, two sons, and their dogs daisy and bosco.
The first radio news program was broadcast on august 31, 1920 on the station 8mk in detroit, michigan. Looking more closely at the latest numbers, the city of detroit remains the states hardest hit area with 9,851 cases confirmed and 1,192 deaths. About lee, to appreciate lee alan, you really must have lived through the 60s in detroit. The goal was to pay tribute to the radio i remember, along with the music, and the djs whose names are still remembered almost 50 years later. If a school was going to have a hop, someone would call the station and book a dj to appear and run it for them.
Lee gets his book going a hundred miles an hour with his hair on fire and barely ever slows down. He became internationally known for promoting the mix of blues, country, rhythm and blues music on the radio in the united states and europe under the name of rock. Harvard financial educators educating the financial consumer. We have sold our am talk radio facility and are proud of the heritage role the station has held in detroit, radio one. Alan lee, the genial, avuncular morning anchor on detroits fox 2, recently discovered hes had a nickname for some time. His first book, sandstorm, was published in june of 20. Tim kiska, detroit news, december 7, 1999 the author provides a useful and entertaining historical account of.
I still have some of the guest passes we use to pass. Volume 4 correctly his show, titled lee alan on the horn, featured as its gimmick a parping klaxonlike blast of an actual horn tooted. Author at macmillan forge, former news anchor wjbktv in detroit, wrctv. Elmore leonard, new york times bestselling author of raylan death, mayhem, murder, mossad, nukes, maniac billionaires set on world domination, double. I was so lucky to see at meet all the motown groups that came on the show to perform.
Albert james alan freed december 15, 1921 january 20, 1965 was an american disc jockey. Fox 2 news reporter al allen, who has worked in the news business since 1969, retired from wjbk friday after 28 years with the station. Radio one says wchb morning man tom joyner will continue to be heard in detroit on the hamtramck, milicensed translator w260cb at 99. Its transmitter is in monroe county at ash township and operations and studios are at entercoms facilities in southfield, michigan. Sep 11, 2019 the last great detroit radio reunion takes place from 16 p. With 50 color plates, featuring some of his most precise and beautiful work to date, the book was a stunning artistic and commercial success. The song about his horn from pakistan still bounces around in my head occasionally.
Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. His career was destroyed by the payola scandal that hit the broadcasting. A graduate of purdue university, lee anchors the morning news for fox in detroit. Prepare and deliver news and sports on broadcast programs, gathering. Those involved in the killing were identified as part of a group planning to kill. Fox 2 anchor alan lee leaving station archive of mi headlines. Lee is a broadcast journalist with thirtyplus years in the business. On memorial weekend, 2009, i went back to my hometown of detroit to go back on the radio one more time. Detroit, mi today is alan lees final broadcast anchoring the morning news.
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