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WTBS
Nite Owl
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| Latest updates 24 Aug 2011: Archive recordings from the 1960s are here for your listening enjoyment. |
 Jeff Michel, "The Mighty Spirit"  John Vencill |
"Nite Owl" was the name of the program that was aired at various times on Friday and Saturday evenings on WTBS through the 1960s, 70s, and part of the 80s. It's main claim was always "All-Request" -- the goal was to take telephone requests for all the music played. Much of the time, this was accomplished, with many requests to spare. Nite Owl was hosted by a different announcer/DJ on each of the Friday and Saturday slots, and was hosted by many different people over the years. While the basic "all-request" policy was a constant, the individual DJs brought their own style to their slot, and several of them became quite distinctive over the course of several years. Nite Owl was the primary, if not the only, breeding ground for a number of other noteworthy bits of programming that have taken their place in WTBS lore. This includes the "Apple Gunkies" and other pseudo-commercials, the Doormat Singers, the "Master Control Chorus and Orchestra" (MCC&O), "Nite Fowl", and a large number of spots promoting the show. |
 Dan "Madman" Murphy and Ted Young  John Foran |
 Larry Parmenter ready to take requests.
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Archive Recordings:Those who remember the audio recording technoligies of the 1960s will understand why relatively few recordings of complete shows from those days were made. However, there are some, and I have collected a few of them here. What is online at any given time will vary, depening on how much storage is required.August, 2011: Last year, I received a treasure trove of Nite Owls and related recordings from the early and mid 1960s. These were donated by Mike Ward, an undergrad and WTBS member at that time. I have transferred only a few so far, and already found much amazing stuff. So check back from time to time as new items are added here. If you can identify specific dates for any of these, or other relevant notes, please let me know and I'll add the info here.
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