Pat St. John is Leaving WCBS-FM

Pat St. John has certainly been as asset to New York radio as he is approaching his 42nd anniversary in the Big Apple.  He started his career in his native Detroit, but came to WPLJ in 1973.  He later worked at WNEW-FM, Q-104.3 and WCBS-FM.  Since 2007 he has worked Sundays on WCBS-FM.  I always enjoyed his collectible cut feature.  I would leave my house about 12:15 and arrive in th parking lot of my mother's apartment building at 12:45 in the middle of the collectible cut.

Today, he announced on the air that he was leaving his WCBS-FM show after April 12 to move to San Diego to be close to his daughters.  It was nice of the station's management to let him make that announcement. Pat was an asset to WCBS-FM over the 7 1/2 years he was at the station.  He will still be heard on his SiriusXM 60s on 6 show heard weekdays from 1 PM - 5 PM.

Here is the announcement recorded by John Troll and posted on the New York Radio Message Board

Here is a photo of myself with Pat at the Oldies Meet and Greet in November 2009

Decade of Soul at BB Kings

We usually take Lee out to a Broadway show for his birthday, but this year there was nothing he wanted to see.  Since he likes oldies and classic soul he picked the Decades of Soul playing at BB Kings in Times Square.  They covered a wide variety of soul hits from 1964-73  The three singers are:

• Bruce "Big Daddy" Wayne 
• Prentiss McNeil 
• Janelle Jones 

They did an excellent job of covering the soul hits of that era.  Please see their promotional video

Congratulations to Brian Matthew on His 25th Anniversary as Host of Sounds of the 60s on BBC Radio 2

Since 2005 I have regularly listened to Sounds of the 60s hosted by British radio legend  Brian Matthew.  It is heard on BBC Saturday mornings at 8 (GMT).  Thanks to internet technology I listen to the podcast every Sunday morning.  It provides a good mix of British and American hits and rarities.  Congratulations Brian for a job well done and I hope you will host the show for many more years.

Back in April 2008 Brian played a dedication I mad to Karen on our mutual birthdays.  I invite my readers to listen to it.

Happy 27th Birthday Lee

Above is a photo of Lee on his 27th birthday.  He has a large collection of t-shirts many from places we have visited.  He is wearing a t-shirt from the CNN Center in Atlanta.  After all these years my heart is still aching for Mr. Lee, Mr. Lee.

The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel - Oldie of the Day

Bob Radil played this on his 60s 70s show tonight.  Below is the recording from the Concert in Central Park,

You Showed Me by the Byrds and The Turtles

The Turtles actually had the hit version of this song that was actually written by Jim (later known as Roger) McGuinn and Gene Clark.  The two versions are both good, but very different.

NJIT Highlanders 80 Cleveland State 77

I think it was in 2006 that NJIT sports moved into Division I.  There was some controversy on campus if this was the right move.  A good basketball or football team will attract good students to the school and get it recognition.  The team started out very poorly in Division I play, but since Jim Engles became Head Coach there has been great improvement. The big event this season was the upset victory over nationally ranked Michigan. The Highlanders did not make the NCAA or NIT tournaments but have now won two games in the College Insider Post Season Tournament. 

I certainly congratulate Coach Engles and Athletic Director Lenny Kaplan on the team's accomplishments and wish them all the best in the future.