Author: Scott Westerman
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The Bozo Phoenominon
When Detroit television legend, Art Cervi, passed away on February 15, a generation who grew up with Bozo felt the loss.
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Classic Cars in Cool Movies
Classic movie cars have had co-starring roles in movies and television since the days of the Keystone Cops. A close viewing of television credits thank the manufacturers for providing the vehicles. The brands ultimately benefited from the “product placement”. How many classic movie cars can you reflexively recall in connection with a favorite film? Here…
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Iconic Voices
When Ken Nordine‘s passed away in 2019 at age of 98, I got to thinking about iconic voices I’ve heard during my lifetime. Ken may more universally known, thanks to his “Word Jazz” recordings in 1957 and ’58. Nordine’s narration over cool jazz by the Fred Katz Group featuring Chico Hamilton recording under an alias, emerged at the peak of the beat era…
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What Great Radio Announcers Share In Common
Like any profession, great radio announces share a lot in common. They can teach us how to be the best in what we do.
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What Love Is
After 4 decades of marriage folks ask us how can two people still be so much in love? Here’s our not so secret sauce.
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Falling In Love With Radio
During the Golden Age of Top-40 falling in love with radio was easy. We who practiced the art will tell you that it is an “addiction”.
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Countdown Saturday – 1970
It’s Countdown Saturday! Here’s a look at the top five WKNR Hits from this week in 1970. How many do you remember?
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Legendary Rock Venues
For many of us, the legendary rock venues where we saw our favorite bands are as much a part of the music as the performances. Road gigs were the necessary adjunct to releasing records and stage presence was everything.The MC5 vaulted from relative obscurity to national attention thanks to becoming the house band at Russ…
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The Allure of The Miniseries
Nick Nolte, Susan Blakely and Peter Strauss of “Rich Man – Poor Man”From Rich Man, Poor Man to Bridgerton we love the the miniseries, a concept that has Roots in the earliest days of Television.Anthology series were the highbrow, high budget showcases during Golden Age of Television, Most were stand-alones, rarely split into episodes. 1955’s …
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The History of Jeopardy
One of few benefits of being home sick as a kid was watching game shows like Jeopardy! It began as one of NBC’s cadre of daytime game shows.