Jon "Rock n' Roll" Anthony's
"ROCKIN' BLOG"
Where Classic Top 40 Radio Lives
Over 30 years I've collected Airchecks, Bits,
Promo's, Stories Behind the Mic, and much more,
from other DJ's & stations across the country...  
And you'll hear it all, right here..!
New Audio Added Every Tuesday Morning!
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WWKX "KX-104" Nashville
Jeff Baker, BJ Harris
and Beau Richards
The Kicks Delite (A 1979 DJ Rap Song)

More GREAT Q-105 Tampa Promos
Produced and/or Voiced by either
Chuck Bear or Mike Reeves

WOKY Milwaukee 1975-1976
Bill Bailey, Big Tom Rivers,
Lou Roberts, Jim Brown,
RJ Reynolds, Ron Richards
Gene Taylor, Dave Mann
and Big Ron O'Brian..
Plus
Jon's Rockin'-Rockin'-Rockin' Rolls

"Big Ways", WAYS, Charlotte
Birdman and Grady Brock

WAPE Jacksonville
Cleveland Wheeler

WMPS Memphis 1976-77
Rick Dees, Robert E. Knight,
Charlie O'Neal, Ronnie Todd

Jon & Wolman Jack
WMPS Memphis 1977

WHBQ Memphis
George Klein

WMAK Nashville
Coyote McCloud & Scott Shannon

From Tampa Radio, Dave Mann on
WKRL, U-92 and WDUV

KAAY Little Rock 1979
Mark Larsen

Z-93 Atlanta
Dan Mason

WAVA Washington DC & WZOU Boston
Marc Mitchell

Q-107 Wash DC & WZOU Boston
Uncle Johnny

Z-100 New York
Jo Jo Morales

933 FLZ Tampa
Spyder Harrison & Scott Steel

WZOU Boston
Jon answering the request line..
(Ahh the Boston accents)
Also some
great recorded promos
voiced and/or produced by the
legendary Jim Cutler

KCBQ San Diego
"The Last Contest" and Charlie Tuna..
Also Rich Brother Robin, Matt Gwen,
Gene Knight, Lenny Mitchell
and Shotgun Tom Kelly

KROQ Los Angeles
Charlie Tuna

WAKY Louisville
Coyote Calhoun

Q-105 Tampa
Al Brock 1978
Jon's first week on air 1985
Bobby Rich 1985
Shadow Logan 1985
Shauna Stevens 1985

Scott Shannon & Mason Dixon
on air together 1985

Ronnie "Night Train" Lane's call-in,
from a club, after being up for 18 hours

Mike Reeves 1986
Q Morning Zoo 1988

"Land of 1,000 Q-105 DJ's" Song

Mix 96 Tampa
Dr Chuck Stevens 1988

JoJo Kincaid
KSLQ St Louis 1974-75 ..
Y-100 Miami 1977-78
Kiss 108 Boston 1985

Jon R&R Jammin' with All Good Time
Oldies on WFLZ  
Z-93 Tampa 1989..
(The best sounding oldies station
I ever worked for)
Also
Playing country music,
yes COUNTRY music,
as Jon "Rockin' Country" Anthony,
in 1996 on
Q-105 Tampa

"Around the Dial"
Various Jocks & Stations in
Boston 1985
Washington DC 1984
Nashville 1982
Memphis 1977

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Birmingham, Al. Radio
(What I grew up listening to)

WSGN
Steve Norris 1967 & 1969
Jim Taber 1968
Don Martin 1971
Joey Roberts 1971
Amaysa Kincaid 1972-1973
Rick Davis 1972
Jon Bass 1973

Dave Perry, Pete Taylor
& Joe Aloia News

Christopher Love 1974
Jon R&R Anthony 1974
Charlie Chase 1974
Super Foxx 1974
Chuck McCartney 1976
Reid Lundy 1981

WERC
Chuck McCartney 1974
Doug Layton & Dick James 1975
Jim Christian 1975
Paul Conrad 1975
Lee Masters, 1975
Coyote J. Calhoun 1975

Steve Sanders & Rich Ryder News

WERC-FM
Jay W. Jason 1972

MAGIC 96 FM
Burt & Kurt Mornings 1983

KICKS 106
From 1979 Steve Christy, Frank Lewis,
Walt Brown, Larry O'Day, Steve Davis
and Charlie Martin

WYDE (Oldies)
From 1983, Steve Christy (Mornings),
Jim Powell, Jeff Stone, Jon R&R and
Joe Bolton

WYDE
(Good Guy Reunion 1983)
Jim Tabor, Walt Williams, Jim Kell,
Neal Miller, Don Martin, Dick Kent,
Ed Dean, Steve Norris, Miss Midnight,
Duke Rumore, Shelly the Playboy,
and News with Dave Perry, Joe Aloia
and Bill Bolen

WYDE (Country)
Duke Rumore 1967

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"Around the Dial"
Various Jocks & Stations in
Birmingham Radio:
1983, 1981 and Christmas Time 1978


... Plus Much More!
Next Audio Post .. Tue Sep 7
AWESOME Q-105 Tampa Promo's & ID's
voiced and/or produced by either
Chuck Bear or Mike Reeves
...and these guys were using Reel to Reels
August 31
Jay Thomas on "Big Ways"
WAYS Charlotte
from the early '70's
August 24
Newsman Dan Sears (1976)
and
Mark "Doc" Damon (1977)
WMPS Memphis
August 17
Robert Murphy
"
Murphy in the Morning"
WOKY Milwaukee 1976
"Fun Lovin' WOKY"
August 10
My friend Lee Masters
on KX-104 Nashville Jun 13, 1980
August 3
Rick Dees & Newsman Doug Limerick
Mornings on WSGN Birmingham 1973
Plus an Amaysa Kincaid Concert Spot
A little something extra this week for all the
folks who listened to WSGN and B'ham
radio in the 60's & 70's..  Enjoy!!
July 27
Barry Kay on KHJ Los Angeles in the 70's
July 20
From the 70's, my long time friend
Phil Hawkins, aka  
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
on KSEL Lubbock, Tx and
KSLQ St Louis
A tune called "Somedody Have Mercy"
My friend Wayne Jackson, of the Memphis
Horns, on trumpet.. Bobby Womack, Vocals.
This is JRRA's kinda music!
Wayne's Web Site
July 13
From Tampa, my buddy Dave Mann
on Q-105 Tampa 1980 and
933 FLZ in the 90's
July 6
From Birmingham Radio, in the Mid 70's,
Michael St John, WERC
and Capt Jack, WERC-FM
June 29
From the Legendary WSGN Birmingham
Dave "Rockin'" Roddy 1967
along with Glen Powers and Steve Norris
from the early 70's
June 22
Mason Dixon's Friday Festivities
on Q-105, Tampa.
Flame Throwin', Drivin' Home Fun
from April 18, 1986
June 8
Jon 3-7pm with All Good Time Oldies
on "Oldies 106" Sarasota 1994
Coyote McCloud & Rhett Walker on
Nashville's
"Y Morning Zoo"
WYHY-FM .. "Y-107"
May 25
My good friend Liz Ryan, better known as
"Party Marti" from Tampa Bay radio, on
WAVA Washington DC, 1983
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WZOU Boston '84-'85
WAVA Washington DC '83
WWKX Nashville '78-'82
WMPS Memphis '77
WOKY Milwaukee '76
WERC Birmingham '75
WSGN Birmingham '74

The "Rock n' Roll" Montage

Jon's Radio Jingles

Oldies
Oldies 106 Sarasota '92-'94
Z-93 Tampa '89

Country
Q-105 Tampa '96

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Comments

JoJo (Amaysa) Kincaid
Afternoons Q-105 Tampa
Since the Birmingham days, I've
seen Jon push the envelope and go
beyond expectations throughout his
career. This website will be one of
the premier Radio destinations
online and will prove that philosophy
once again.

Gabe Hobbs
Gabe Hobbs Media Tampa
Great idea!! I will be checking it out.

Tedd Webb
Morning Host 970 WFLA Tampa
I will definitely be checking this out.

Tommy Chuck
Program Director 933 FLZ Tampa
Those working to create great radio
today can learn a ton from how it was
done in the past. Jon, you've been
part of some station's I'd list in a
textbook of "how to create great
radio." Thanks for taking the time to
build a site that we can all learn from
and be inspired by!

BJ Harris
Former 933 FLZ morning host.
Currently mornings on
"Alice 105.9" Denver
Wow, this sounds great...
I cant wait for more, Jon!

Robert Murphy
"Murphy in the Morning"
WMAK, WAYS, WOKY,
Q-101, WLS-FM
A great web site that recreates the
days when radio had character -
and characters.  Never overlook
how fortunate many of us were to
be able to make a living doing
something we truly believed in
and truly enjoyed. Thanks Jon,
and keep up the great work.

Scott "Froggy" Langley
Elvis Duran Morning Show
Z100/New York, Y100/Miami,
Q102/Philly, Mix 100.7/Tampa, Kiss
96.5/Cleveland
Formerly with MJ & BJ
on 933FLZ Tampa
Awesome stuff! Great to hear the
radio I grew up listening to in
Tampa...the people that made me
want to get into this crazy industry!!!

Spyder Harrison
Formerly with 933 FLZ Tampa
Eagle 106 Philly and others.
To learn how to do fun incredible
CHR (like it used to be done)...
please listen to Jon's airchecks
immediately if not sooner! (as we
used to do in FLZ Staff meetings)
Love the site!

Glen Powers
Former WSGN, B'ham Good Guy
I recently checked out your great site.
Just finished listening to your
Oldies/Sarasota air check...
chillbumps... that's good. Way to go
amigo. Your site brings back
cherished memories of great radio,
unbelievable craziness, humongous
talent, mountains of creativity and
great friendships that endure today.
Thank you.

Jon Bass
Middays WSGN, B'ham 1972-1973
Ran across your site... LOOKS AND
SOUNDS GREAT... keep it going!

Al Brock
DJ / Programmer / Record Rep
Nashville
I love this site..reminds me of the
great days when radio was actually
FUN and competitive. As a 40 year
radio vet, I long for the glory days of
Top 40, and the fun, excitement and
passion we all had for the music, our
stations, and our listeners.
Thanks Jon for this awesome site.

Walt Brown
Clear Channel, Cincinnati.
Formerly in B'ham with WERC,
Kicks 106, WSGN & WYDE.
Also stations in Gadsden,
Chattanooga, Atlanta
and Montgomery.
I wanted to let you know how great
your site is. I have bookmarked it and
plan to revisit it from time to time. I'll
spread the word! Still can't believe
how lucky I was to find your site!  
And, by all means, keep up the
good work. Great job!

Uncle Johnny
Q-105, Q-107, WZOU, XL-106.7
Hey Jon. Just saw your Rockin' Blog.
It's an awsome site! Tons of radio
memories and great pictures, too.

Mike Serio
Operations Manager
Salem Communications Tampa
WTBN, WGUL and WLSS
As one of those kids who grew up in
Tampa Bay listening to The Great
138 WLCY” and later Q105 (and
even Y95FM) I love hearing the
airchecks!  Keep posting them.  
Sites like yours point out so clearly
what’s been lost in the corporate
takeover of the radio industry, that
folks today will never get to
experience that magical relationship
with the guy (or girl) who’s just
having fun on the radio.

Brian Holmes
Nights WSNX Grand Rapids and
ThePowerPig.com Creator
I can't wait to see what you create
each post. I do this Power Pig site to
teach those still coming up in this biz
what radio was like... and I learned a
lot of what I know from you so I cant
wait to read and hear what's next.

Ronnie "Night Train" Lane
Formerly Q-105 and Sirius Satellite
Radio Host - Major League
Baseball, Washington DC
Love it Jon! It jogs the old memory
banks big time!

Dave Mann
Dave Mann Voiceovers Tampa
Formerly with WOKY, Q-105,
933 FLZ and others
Love the idea!
Thanks for creating the Rockin Blog.
I'll send you some of my old
airchecks from 933 FLZ,
Q-105, and WOKY .

Pat Brooks
Pat Brooks Voiceovers Tampa
Formerly with the
Q Morning Zoo Tampa
I don't blog anywhere but I'll make an
exception here :) Love it.

Scott Steel
Sirius Satellite Radio Los Angeles
Oh man, talk about bringin' back
Memories... Love the site!
Even the introduction is awesome!
Can't wait to  hear whats
coming up next week!

Lee Masters
Birmingham.. Former DJ with
WERC, WMPS, WKXX, WAPI,
KGGO and WWKX
I can't wait to hear many of the great
memories we had working together.

Dave "Rockin'" Roddy
Former WSGN Birmingham
Good Guy and current owner of the
Ruddle Agency Columbia, SC
Way to go Jon, fellow Good Guy; I am
enjoying your blog. Just yesterday I
viewed a Super 8mm film of the day
we convoyed from our old studios on
7th Ave. South to the new Penthouse
of the City Federal Building
downtown. The Good Guys and Ben
McKinnon were decked out in
custom blazers for the special
occasion. Our great PD, Jim Taber,
took the mic first. It was a fun run and
you carried the torch in the seventies.
There will never be a better radio
station in America,
in my humble opinion.

Thank You All..!

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Also
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