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Remembering Charlie Boone (1927-2015). For airchecks and more (click here)
Remembering Steve Cannon (1927-2009). For airchecks and more (click here)
Remembering Dick Chapman (1930-2015). For airchecks and more, inluding many "Honest to Goodness" shows (click here)
Remembering Ray Christensen (1924-2017). For airchecks and more (click here)
Remembering Bill Diehl (1926-2017). For airchecks and more (click here)
Remembering Roger Erickson (1928-2017). For airchecks and more (click here)
Remembering Sid Hartman (1920-2020). For airchecks and more (click here)
Remembering Franklin Hobbs (1920-1995). For airchecks and more (click here)
Remembering Joyce Lamont (1916-2014). For airchecks and more (click here)
Celebrating the career of Dave Lee (Retired). For airchecks and more (click here)
Remembering Chuck Lilligren (1928-2017). For airchecks and more (click here)
Remembering Dark Star / George Chapple (1946-2012). For airchecks and more (click here)
Remembering Howard Viken (1924-2021). For airchecks and more (click here)
WCCO Radio Tornado and Severe Weather coverage airchecks (click here)
Learn more about many of these WCCO broadcasters who have been inducted into the MN Broadcasting Hall of Fame on the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting website
Page Featuring WCCO Radio Sports Airchecks and more!
WCCO-AM AIRCHECKS
9/12/1924
WLAG-AM (720 kHz) The earliest recording of a program known to be carried by a Twin Cities station, "The National Defense Day Program." The program begins with a reading of a list of stations in the "chain" and thereby contains the only known recording of someone saying "WLAG Minneapolis" that was actually broadcast over WLAG. WLAG had left the air on July 31, 1924. This defense day broadcast was a really big deal in the USA that day, so the parties negotiating the funding and founding of WCCO (out of the ashes of WLAG) agreed to put station WLAG back on the air for this one night so that the station could join this early coast to coast experiment. 3 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich)
1926 and 1929
Wheaties Quartet - One of the first singing commercials (both mp3 files less than 1 MB each):
1926 version
1929 version
1/30/1937
St. Paul Winter Carnival Coronation Radio Broadcast (810 kHz) 20 MB
9/29/1938
WCCO-AM (830) - As heard on WCCO Radio, CBS Radio live coverage of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler's speech from Berlin Sportspalats before 15,000 cheering attendees demanding that Czechoslovakia hand over Sudeten territory to Germany as broadcast on September 29, 1938. Includes translation and analysis by H.V. Kaltenborn, a brief speech segment by Joseph Goebbels, and a WCCO Radio station ID during part six. This recently discovered historical recording is one of the most complete of this speech known. #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 (mp3 files from 14-16 MB) (provided by Bill Lund, Digital on Location, Woodbury, MN)
In honor of those who perished during WWII, here is a link to the United States Holocaust Memoriam Museum.
11/20/1938
WCCO-AM (810) - Broadcast of "Bill Carlson and His Band of a Million Thrills" from from the Minnesota Terrace at the Hotel Nicollet on November 20, 1938. Enjoy this unedited 25 minute recording. 12 MB (provided by Mark Durenberger)
Note: WCCO Radio was broadcasting at 810 AM in 1938. The station moved to 830 AM in 1941. In addition, the station's studios were located at the Hotel Nicollet until 1938.
12/7/1941
Attack on Pearl Harbor including WCCO ID announcements 17 MB
4/12/1945
WCCO's Paul Wann reads a flash and bulletin announcing the death of President Franklin Roosevelt .5 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich)
4/20/1945
"School of the Air" program produced by CBS Radio/WCCO Radio featuring students from Minneapolis West High School discussing "Is World Organization Possible?". This program aired eight days after the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 10 days before the death of Adolf Hitler and 18 days before the surrender of Nazi Germany. The recording ends with a WCCO Radio ID and a live commercial for Bulova watches. (8 MB). Note: The recording audio quality is poor.
8/18/1946
WCCO-AM (830) - Minneapolis Mayor Hubert H. Humphrey reading the newspaper comics from the Minneapolis Tribune during the "Stay At Home" campaign during a polio outbreak. Frank Butler hosts the show with music by Toby Prin. Humphrey's children, Skip and Nancy, also appear on the show. 21 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich)
FYI: The Minnesota State Fair was cancelled in 1946 due to outbreak of polio. The Star Tribune published a story about the above broadcast including photos: www.startribune.com/local/blogs/116452338.html
1/1/1949
"Stairway to Stardom" with Cedric Adams, Frank Butler and local contestants - #1 #2 (14 MB each)
5/7/1949
Bob DeHaven's "Our Own Bob" show broadcast from the Our Own Hardware store in Little Falls, MN - 12 MB
July 1949
WCCO Aquatennial Show with Cedric Adams, Bob Hope, Arthur Godfrey and Monica Lewis - 14 MB
12/27/1949
Cedric Adams Memory Time Show - 9 MB
1949-1950
(Thanks to Todd Kosovich for the above image)
8/6/1949 - Schmidt's City Club with Clellan Card, Ed Viehman, Mary Davies, Tony Grise, City Club Orchestra with Wally Olson and more - 7 MB
1950 - Schmidt's City Club with Clellan Card, Frank Butler, Mary Davies, City Club Band and more - 7 MB
1950 - Schmidt's City Club with Clellan Card with Frank Butler, Tony Grise, Mary Davies, Velvetones, Wally Olson Orchestra and more#1 6 MB - #2 10 MB
12/21/1949
People and Events of 1949 - 10 MB
1950s
Cedric Adams Production Room Bloopers 7 MB (contains adult language)
1950s
Cedric Adams - "Phone Call Bits" - Sewer 5 MB - Taxes 6 MB
Early 1950s
"Your Home Town" with Cedric Adams profiling the city of Slayton, MN - #1 #2 (both 14 MB)
July 1950
WCCO Aquatennial Show with Cedric Adams, Garry Moore, Eddie Cantor, Janette Davis, Tony Grise and more- 14 MB
6/2/1951
Robin Hood Saturday Night Party - #1 14 MB - #2 15 MB
6/5/1951
Melody Matinee including commercials - 7 MB
July 1951
WCCO Aquatennial Show with Cedric Adams, Ken Murray and more- 7 MB
1951-1953
Clellan Card brief introduction of himself. - 1 MB
8/18/1951
"Cedric Adams Fast Five" - Cedric's weekday five minute feature broadcast over the CBS Radio Network - 1 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich)
1952
Cedric Adams interviews Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin - 7 MB
5/31/1952
Cedric Adams - I'll Never Forget - 13 MB
July 1953
WCCO Aquatennial Show broadcast with Cedric Adams, Bob DeHaven, Clellan Card, Victor Borge, George Jessel, The McGuire Sisters, Jeanne Arland, Tony Grise, Joan Iden, Minneapolis Choraliers, Wally Olson and more. #1 28 MB - #2 35 MB
1954
Good Neighbor Time show broadcast from 1954 with Bob DeHaven, Maynard Speece, plus music by the Wally Olson Orchestra and The Red River Valley Gang, and more - 21 MB
1/23/1954
Saturday Night Party and Talent Parade with Jack Huston - 9 MB
July 1954
"Sunrise Salute" with Allen Gray including newscast, conversation, music, etc. - 9 MB (Note: audio is a bit rough)
1954
30th Anniversary Broadcast - #1 40 MB - #2 36 MB
Excerpt from 30th Anniversary Broadcast 4 MB
1955
"Good Neighbor Time" - Bob DeHaven - 9 MB (provided by Aaron Mintz)
7/16/1955
WCCO Aquatennial Show broadcast with Cedric Adams, Bob DeHaven, Bob Crosby (brother of Bing Crosby), Jan Murray (who was host of the television game show "Dollar A Second"), Guy Mitchell and much more. #1 22 MB - #2 22 MB
8/5/1955
First Bank Notes with Joyce Lamont and Ed Viehman 4 MB - Recording is scratchy
2/22/1956
First Bank Notes with Clellan Card and Joyce Lamont sponsored by First Banks featuring music, time, temperature and news - 5 MB
January 1956
WCCO Winter Carnival Broadcast from 1956 with Cedric Adams, Bob DeHaven, Johnny Carson, Steve Lawrence, Warren Hull (host of the CBS television show "Strike it Rich") Richard Hayman, Mindy Carson, The Red River Band, Burt Hanson and others. #1 24 MB - #2 30 MB (audio is a bit rough at times due to the poor condition of the transcription records
5/19/1957
Ernie Martz with "Accent on Music" including 1:05 am sign-off - 14 MB (provided by Ernie Martz)
May 1958
MINNESOTA MILESTONES – 12-PART SERIES THAT AIRED ON WCCO RADIO IN 1958
On May 11, 1858, Minnesota became the 32nd state to be admitted into the union. In 1958, WCCO Radio commemorated Minnesota's Statehood Centennial Year, bringing history to life in a twelve broadcast series. This series recreated the drama of Minnesota progress from the days of the first explorers into the frontiers of the space age. Narrators were Cedric Adams, Bob DeHaven, and Dr. E.W. Ziebarth. The recordings are approximately one-hour each, totaling 12 hours. MP3 files are approximately 28 MB each.
Minnesota Milestones 1 - Ox Carts to Rockets: The Story of Transportation
Minnesota Milestones 2 - Sod Buster to Soil Bank: The Story of Agriculture
Minnesota Milestones 3 - The Towering Skyline: The Story of Forestry
Minnesota Milestones 4 - Faith of Our Fathers: The Story of Religion
Minnesota Milestones 5 - Minnesota's Marching Men: Military Affairs
Minnesota Milestones 6 - Frontiers of Enterprise: Business Labor and Finance
Minnesota Milestones 7 - Climate for Culture: Education and the Arts
Minnesota Milestones 8 - Pipestone to Taconite: Mining and Geology
Minnesota Milestones 9 - The 32nd Star: Politics and Government
Minnesota Milestones 10 - The State of Pleasure: Sports and Recreation
Minnesota Milestones 11 - Sight and Sound: The Story of Communications
Minnesota Milestones 12 - Medicine Man to Miracle Drug: The Story of Medicine
1959
Open Mic Program - Listeners call in message to be later played on Russian radio - 2 MB
5/5/1961
1961
WCCO'S CEDRIC ADAMS LAUGHS AND BLOOPERS
For thirty years, the best known voice in the Upper Midwest belonged to Cedric Adams. He made his first newscast for WCCO in 1934. He soon became an institution, reporting the news and hosting such programs as Stairway to Stardom, The Phillips 66 Talent Parade, and Dinner at the Adams. Pilots claimed that they could see the lights go out all across the region promptly each night after Cedric signed off his 10:00 p.m. newscast. We are presenting a recording featuring Cedric Adams' laughs and bloopers that was made available as a record after his passing in 1961. - 18 MB
2/20/1962
CBS Radio's pre, flight, and post coverage of astronaut John Glenn becoming the first American to orbit the Earth as he flew aboard Project Mercury's Friendship 7 spacecraft. Glenn circled the globe three times in a flight lasting 4 hours and 55 minutes before splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean. Coverage anchored by Dallas Townsend at Cape Canaveral. Includes remarks by President Kennedy in part seven. - #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 (mp3 files range from 12 to 17 MB) (provided by Todd Kosovich)
10/22/1962
CBS Radio - CBS World News Roundup - Pre-Cuban Missile Coverage - Reports that President Kennedy and officials are planning something big today. “Extraordinary peace time secrecy shrouds this city.” There will be a major announcement sometime today. A lot of rumors and wonder: Is it Cuba? Is it Berlin? Emergency Construction crews are working around the clock at Key West Florida. Service men are flooding into the city. Control Tower built and made working in one day! - 3 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich)
11/22/1963
WCCO Radio coverage of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy - Click Here
12/5/1963
Honest to Goodness special "clear channel" coast-to-coast broadcast with Dick Chapman and Randy Merriman 13MB (by Mark Durenberger)
Many more Honest to Goodness shows are posted on Dick Champan's page.
1964
Portions of a raw tape recorded by then WCCO General Manager Larry Haeg Sr. interviewing former 'CCO Radio GM Earl Gammons about the early years at WLAG-AM / WCCO-AM. Mr. Haeg was off microphone but can still be heard asking the questions. 10 MB (provided by the Library of American Broadcasting, University of Maryland - thanks to Mark Durenberger for enhancing the audio)
October 1964
40th Anniversary Special - #1 15 MB - #2 17 MB
40th Anniversary Broadcast - Radio Voices of the Past - #1 18 MB - #2 15 MB
Mid-1960s
Honest to Goodness - 13 MB (provided by Mark Durenberger)
12/28/1965
Honest to Goodness with Dick Chapman and Randy Merriman - 8 MB (provided by Larry Haeg, Jr.)
1965
Here is a rare opportunity to enjoy approximately 17 hours of continuous programming as heard on WCCO-AM on August 26, 1966 from 5:00 am to 11:00 pm. You will hear Roger Erickson and Maynard Speece in the morning, Howard Viken filling in on the national Arthur Godfrey Show, Boone and Erickson, MN Vikings vs. the Washington Redskins with Ray Christensen and Paul Giel, MN Twins vs. the Chicago White Sox with Herb Carneal, Ray Scott, Halsey Hall and Sid Hartman. Plus many commercials (including lots of cigarette ads), Jergen Nash Show, an address by President Johnson and much more!
These recordings were digitized off of a very slow moving "logger" reel-to-reel tape kept by 'CCO. As a result, the audio is not studio quality but more like what it would have sounded like listening with a 1960s small pocket AM transistor radio. We hope you enjoy this wonderful audio journey back in time. File sizes range between 23 MB to 30 MB. Music has been scoped.
Here is a LINK to the page with all the hourly airchecks and detailed descriptions.
11/22/1966
Farm City Day broadcast from Lake City, MN including Maynard Speece, Roger Erickson, Howard Viken, Joyce Lamont, Jergen Nash and
Jim Hill - #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 (mp3 files range from 24-31 MB) - (provided by James Schrimpf)
The above recording features many vintage commercials (which we have also isolated) including (approx. 1 MB each):
Anacin Camel Cigarettes Camel Cigarettes Copenhagen Tobacco Corn Huskers Lotion Fresh and Air Humidifiers
Gleem Toothpaste Great Northern Train Local Florists Lucky Strikes Cigarettes Mustang Mustang
Northwestern National Bank ("May We Help You Today") O'Brien Paints Pall Mall Cigarettes Pure Oil Sara Lee Southdale
True Cigarettes True Cigarettes United Airlines ("Fly the Friendly Skies") Vantage Watches
12/23/1966
Aircheck of Bob DeHaven with the Standard Oil News Roundup, Paul Giel with the sports and Roger Erickson - 6 MB - (by Mark Durenberger)
1/20/1967
Noon Hour - #1 22 MB - #2 25 MB (provided by Bob Rivard)
1/27/1967-1/28/1967
WCCO and CBS Radio breaking news coverage of the Apollo 1 tragedy Click Here.
5/26/1967
WCCO-AM (830) - Studio quality hour-long aircheck of the Top of the Morning Show from May 26, 1967 with Roger Erickson and Maynard Speece including singing "The Good Morning Song," many jokes, farm news, Jim Hill with news and weather, Ray Scott with weather, and CBS World News Roundup with Dallas Townsend. . #1 - 13 MB - #2 14 MB (provided by Bill Lund, Digital on Location, Woodbury, MN)
Includes commercials for DX Gas Stations, Standard Oil, Shoppers' City, Burlington Railroad, Camel Filter Cigarettes, Chevrolet Corvair 500, Chevrolet Camaro, Farmers and Mechanics Bank, Land O'Lakes, Donaldson's Warehouse Sale and more.
1968
WCCO Radio/CBS Radio - Lowell Thomas breaks up laughing- 1 MB
April-June 1968
WCCO Radio/CBS Radio Coverage of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. - Click Here
6/5/1968-6/8/1968
An extensive collection of airchecks covering the shooting, death, funeral mass and more of Senator Robert F. Kennedy - Click Here
8/7/1968
CBS Radio coverage of the Republican National Convention roll call to Richard Nixon's nomination - 25 MB (by Stuart Held)
8/20-21/1968
3/31/1969
WCCO RADIO'S FIRST BANK NOTES FROM 1969 WITH BILL DIEHL AND JOYCE LAMONT
WCCO-AM (830) - First Bank Notes with Bill Diehl and Joyce Lamont. This program was broadcast on the same day of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower's funeral in Washington DC, a national day of mourning, and features newscasts, patriotic music, weather forecasts, and commercials for First National Bank, RCA Color TV and Northwest Heating Oil Council - 12 MB (provided by Helen Diehl)
July 1969
Coverage of the launch, moon landing, first steps on the moon of Apollo 11 - Click Here
November 1969
Coverage of Apollo 12 - Click Here
1970s
Sales demo sample tape - 15 MB (provided by Mark Durenberger)
April 1970
In 1972, Alabama Governor and Democratic Presidential Candidate, George Wallace, was shot five times while campaigning in Laurel, Maryland. Wallace was hit in the abdomen and chest, and one of the bullets lodged in his spinal column, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down for the rest of his life. A five-hour operation was needed that evening, and Wallace had to receive several units of blood in order to survive. Three others who were wounded in the shooting also survived. The shooting and Wallace's subsequent injuries put an effective end to his bid for the Democratic Presidential nomination.
WCCO-AM (830) - Breaking news coverage on the shooting of George Wallace as reported by CBS Radio and WCCO Radio including reports from CBS Radio's Reid Collins, Bernard Kalb, and others, along with WCCO Radio's Charlie Boone, Steve Edstrom, Dick Chapman, Jergen Nash, and Steve Cannon - May 15, 1972 - 22 MB
October 1974
50th Anniversary Broadcast - #1 22 MB - #2 24 MB - #3 25 MB - #4 23 MB
4/30/1975
CBS Radio and WCCO Radio news coverage on the fall of Saigon - Click Here - 3 MB
9/22/1975
President Ford assassination attempt - CBS Radio Net Alert 2 MB - CBS Radio Special Report 8 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich)
11/11/1975
Coverage on the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on November 11, 1975 - 3 MB
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975, with the loss of the entire crew of 29 men.
11/3/1976
CBS Radio News: Jimmy Carter wins presidential election - 2 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich)
1977
Charlie Boone and Joyce Lamont - 5 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren)
8/16/1977
Coverage of the death of Elvis Presley as the news broke on during the Cannon Mess with Steve Cannon including Dan Hertsgaard, Jergen Nash, Dick Chapman, Bill Diehl and CBS Radio. Recording also includes a CBS Radio newscast and "Newsbreak with Charles Osgood" feature that aired the following morning - 23 MB
9/18/1977
CBS Radio 50th anniversary special (portion) and WCCO Nighttime News with Dan Hertsgaard including a report from WCCO Government Correspondent Arv Johnson - 25 MB (provided by Brian Carlson)
January 1978
Death Coverage of Hubert Humphrey (click here)
4/17/1978
Aircheck from from 7-8:30 am with the CBS World News Roundup and WCCO Radio news with Howard Viken, Dick Chapman and Jergen Nash. Sports with Ray Christensen and weather and more with Glen Olson. Howard Viken show during the final 30 minutes with news with Glen Olson and special events with Joyce Lamont. #1 23 MB - #2 20 MB - #3 21 MB - #4 17 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren)
Includes commercials for Northwest Orient Airlines, Toro, Twin City Federal, Minnegasco, Standard Oil, Amoco, 3M Secretary 2 Copier, Minneapolis Star Newspaper, Dayton’s, Ray Eliot Buick, NSP, Western Airlines, Kline Oldsmobile, First Banks, Rosemount Inc., AC Spark Plugs, Pennzoil, Firestone, Yoplait Yogurt, Northwestern Banks, Peterson Pontiac, North Central Airlines and Nature Valley Granola Bars.
Includes commercials for Northwest Orient Airlines
October 1979
Airchecks during announcer/engineer strike. Station managers, sales people, etc. took over airshifts - 10 MB
Star Tribune article on IBEW strike - (provided by Curt Lundgren)
11/3/1979
Announcement by Jon Quick and station VP and General Manager Phil Lewis that the 28 day IBEW strike had ended and engineers and announcers would be returning to work - 2 MB
4/2/1980
Joe McFarlin and Franklin Hobbs 11 MB (provided by Tom Oszman)
1981
Curtis Beckmann (News Director) talks with Bruce Laingen shortly after the release of Americans held hostage in Iran - 7 MB
March 30-31, 1981
WCCO/CBS Radio coverage of the shooting/assassination attempt on President Reagan - Click Here
5/13/1981
CBS Radio breaking news coverage of the shooting/assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II - Reid Collins 6 MB - Richard C Hottelet 4 MB - Reid Collins 9 MB
10/6/1981
CBS breaking news coverage on the death of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat - 11 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich)
April-May 1982
Extensive collection of CBS Radio newscasts covering the Falklands War - Click Here
11/22/1982
Farm City Day broadcast from Hutchinson, MN including Roger Erickson, Chuck Lilligren, Curt Zimmerman, Bill Endersen, Dean Spratt, Denny Long, Joyce Lamont, Ray Christensen and others including Sid Hartman interviewing Minnesota Vikings head coach, Bud Grant - #1 # 2 #3 #4 #5 #6 (mp3 files range 21-28 MB)
11/25/1982
Breaking and continuous news coverage of the 1982 Minneapolis Thanksgiving Day fire that destroyed the 16-story headquarters of Northwestern National Bank (now Wells Fargo) and the vacant, partially demolished location formerly occupied by Donaldson's department store. Includes Steve Cannon, Rich Holter, Dan Hertsgaard, Jim Rogers and Joe McFarlin #1 7 MB - #2 7 MB - #3 7 MB - #4 9 MB.
2/18/1983
REMEMBERING BOB NEWHART
Bob Newhart, legendary comedian and sitcom star, passed away on July 18, 2024 at age 94.
WCCO Radio's Howard Viken was the first to give significant airtime to a comedy album by a young Bob Newhart. Thanks to Howard and WCCO Radio listeners, the album took off in this market, which attracted the attention of programmers in other markets. Soon the album, The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart, was a big success. Newhart always gave credit to Howard for helping him get his first big break.
WCCO-AM - Bob Newhart appears on the Howard Viken Show on February 18, 1983 - 16 MB
6/20/1983
Sign-Off Announcement .5 MB
10/23/1983
CBS Radio breaking newscasts of the Beirut barracks bombing resulting in 241 American servicemen deaths- 19 MB
(provided by Todd Kosovich)
1983/1984
Staff photo taken in 1984 celebrating WCCO's Steve Murphy winning a George Foster Peabody Award for a series of special reports he wrote and produced titled "Debbie Pielow: Waiting for a Heart that Never Came."
Debbie Pielow: Waiting for a Heart that Never Came - Murphy's Peabody Award winnng reports (1983) 10 MB
Peabody Award News Release - PDF
Back row: Larry Haeg, Karin Mengar-Davis, Howard Viken, Dick Monn and Chuck Lilligren. Front/middle rows: By Napier, Jerry Miller, Barb Piazza, Clayt Kaufman, Bruce Hagevik, Gordon Mikkelson, Steve Murphy, ?, Tom Gavaras, Curt Beckmann, ? (partial face), Betty Hammond, Sue Frase, Judy Thorpe, Maureen Mulvaney, Linda Paulson, ?, and Steve Woodbury.
2/10/1984
Morning show with Chuck Lilligren. A CBS Net Alert bulletin breaks in at 17:40 announcing the death of Russian leader Yuri Andropov. 19 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich)
8/30/1984
Coverage of the first launch of space shuttle Discovery along with regular WCCO Radio programming with Chuck Lilligren, Roger Erickson, Bill Farmer, Bill Endersen, Dick Chapman, Howard Viken and others. - #1 8 MB #2 18 MB #3 18 MB #4 8 MB. Plus, ABC Radio's coverage of the launch with Bob Walker and Vic Ratner - 8 MB. (All provided by Todd Kosovich)
October 1984
1984 - 60th Anniversary Broadcast - #1 15 MB - #2 16 MB
October 2, 1984 -WCCO Radio celebrated its 60th anniversary with a special gala honoring 60 "Distinguished Good Neighbors" - one designated for each year the station had been on the air from 1924 to 1984. Appearing at the event included many of the honored individuals and/or their families, WCCO Radio personalities, Charles Osgood, Harry Reasoner, the president of CBS Broadcasting Gene Jankowski, and local dignitaries. Event Program (PDF) - Speech by Jergen Nash (8 MB) about what makes WCCO Radio special and a closing speech by Charles Osgood (8 MB).
11/6/1984
Jim Rogers - 11 MB (provided by David Ocar)
10/19-20/1985
Paul Stagg, Joyce Lamont, Bill Diehl - 31 MB (provided by David Ocar)
10/21/1985
Howard Viken - 27 MB (provided by David Ocar)
1/28/1986
Coverage Of The Challenger Shuttle Disaster - Click Here
October 1987
Minnesota Twins 1987 World Series celebration coverage - Click Here
1988
Ruth Koscielak - 2 MB
Tim Russell - 2 MB
4/1/1988
CBS Radio - Douglas Edwards' final hourly news broadcast - 6 MB
1989
Paul Stagg - 4 MB
1989
Tom Bodett - The End of the Road - Old Log Theater
#1 17 MB - #2 13 MB - #3 15 MB - #4 18 MB - #5 15 MB
This show was recorded at the Old Log Theater (near Minneapolis) in 1989 starring Tom Bodett and Johnny B along with special guests including WCCO Radio's Boone and Erickson. In addition to hearing the show as it was broadcast nationally, you will also hear the interaction and dialog with the audience before the show started and between the segments that radio listeners never heard including retakes, audience instructions, recording of show promo, off-air performances and much more. Radiotapes has been granted permission by Tom Bodett to post this copyrighted recording.
1989
Sports Programming demo - 2 MB
6/5/1989
CBS Radio World News Roundup and WCCO Radio's coverage of the fall of the Berlin wall - 14 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich)
1990-2003
The New Music Challenge sampler with Dan Hertsgaard, Alan Lotsberg, Pat Proft and Wayne Luchau. This show aired on WCCO Radio from 1990-1997, RBN Network from 1998-1999, and syndicated on the Minnesota News Network and on KLBB Radio from 1999-2003. - 19 MB (provided by Dan Hertsgaard)
6/3/1990
"Moscow to Minnesota" with coverage of the visit to Minnesota by Mikhail and Raisa Gorbachev including Ruth Koscielak, Roger Erickson, Dimitri Simes, Eric Eskola, Steve Murphy, Bruce Hagevik, Jan Jirak, Mark Ginther and Mary Ann Rentas. #1 21 MB - #2 17 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich)
Includes commercials for Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, Quality Lincoln Mercury, Fuller O'Brien Paint, Delta Faucets, Thompson Oak Furniture, Blaine Dodge, Minnesota Beef Council, Dermoplast Pain Relieving Spray, Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly, and Flintstones Vitamins.
1/16/1991
Coverage of the start of Operation Desert Storm - Click Here
October 1991
Minnesota Twins 1991 World Series celebration coverage - Click Here
5/28/1992
WCCO-AM (830) – Coverage of WCCO Ag Director Roger Strom taking the fifth grade class from Snail Lake School in Shoreview, MN to a farm near Balsam Lake, WI. 3 MB (provided by Joe Younglove)
1993
Timothy D. Kehr on the Denny Long Show - 8 MB (provided by Dave Olson)
Timothy D. Kehr passed away in September 2013. In the mid 1960s, Kehr produced “Liar, Liar,” by the Castaways (Billboard #12). He also arranged and produced “Nowhere to Run” By the More-Tishans, secured recording contracts for Crow (“Evil Woman Don’t Play Your Games With Me”), Northern Light (“Minnesota”) and others. Kehr managed two music publications: the Music Scene and the Insider. In 1967 and '68, Kehr wrote the column "Musically Yours" for the local TV Digest. From 1968-1980, Kehr worked for Columbia and Epic Records, Motown, 20th Century, and Polydor. During this time, Billboard Magazine named him executive of the year 1972 Through 1978. In 1980, Kehr left the record business to open his own advertising agency in the Twin Cities. Kehr also developed himself as a local television personality as a host of late night television from 1976-1986. In 2010, Kehr broadcast the True Oldies Christmas Show on WDGY-AM.
1/15/1993
Tim Russell's Final Show (first time) - 5 MB (provided by Keith Schad) - Note: Aircheck has some technical problems.
March 1993
Tribune to Jergen Nash aired shortly before his death - 24 MB (provided by Brian Carlson)
1993-1994
PHIL HENDRIE WCCO AIRCHECKS - FIRST SHOW TO THE LAST
- March 25, 1993 - First show on WCCO-AM - #1 21 MB - #2 22 MB - #3 27 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren)
- March 1991 - Phil Hendrie Show - 7 MB
- November 4, 1993 Phil Hendrie - A rare show when Phil explains and re-introduces his characters due to criticism and misunderstanding by station listeners - #1 20 MB - #2 20 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren)
- 1994 - Phil Hendrie - More than 3 Hours! #1 37 MB #2 25 MB #3 29 MB #4 22 MB #5 25 MB #6 27 MB - (provided by Anthony Thompson)
- March 12, 1994 - Phil Hendrie Final Show on WCCO Radio - #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 (14 to 28 MB) (provided by Don Roux)
6/17/1994
Wes Minter - Promo/contest tape - 6 MB (provided by Irwin "Irv" Schreiner)
1998
Tim Russell - 14 MB (provided by Al Arneson)
1999-2000
Coverage of Years midnight as 1999 turned into 2000 2 MB (provided by Brian Keenan)
9/11/2001
Coverage of the attacks on 9/11 - Click Here
10/25/2002
Coverage of the death of Paul Wellstone 10 MB (provided by Todd Kosovich)
12/13/2003
35W Bridge Collapse Coverage - Click Here
11/4/2008
Barack Obama wins presidential election - CBS Radio/WCCO Radio coverage - 4 MB
6/25/2009
Coverage of the death of Michael Jackson - Click Here
7/17/2009
Coverage of the reporting of the death of Walter Cronkite by WCCO Radio's Jeff McKinney, Mike Max and CBS Radio - 9 MB
11/5/2009
Shootings at Fort Hood - Starting with the news breaking on WCCO Radio followed by CBS Radio reports throughout the afternoon - 20 MB
12/2/2009
Breaking news coverage of the verdict announcement in the Tom Petters trial - 16 MB
12/11/2009
Final Minutes of the last Don Shelby Show - 5MB
1/12 to 1/18/2010
WCCO Radio/CBS Radio Haiti earthquake coverage starting when the news first broke on 1/12 followed by reports that aired later that day and the following six days: 1/12/2010 1/13/2010 1/14/2010 1/15/2010 1/16/2010 1/17/2010 1/18/2010 (mp3 files range from 1 to 6 MB)
A catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake struck Haiti on January 12,2010. The epicenter was near the town of Léogâne approximately 16 miles west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. By January 24, 2010, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimated three million people were affected by the quake. Death toll estimates range from 100,000 to about 160,000 to Haitian government figures from 220,000 to 316,000, although these latter figures are a matter of some dispute. The government of Haiti estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged.
4/10/2010
CBS Radio news coverage of the death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others including dozens of Poland's military, political and religious leaders - 2 MB.
Coverage from the English language service of Polish Radio (4/10/2010) 11 MB
5/21/2010
Excerpts from Eric Eskola's final day including Dave Lee, Sid Hartman, Governor Tim Pawlenty, Bruce Hagevik, Steve Murphy, Telly Mamayek, John Rash and Cathy Wurzer - 21 MB
July 2011
FINAL SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT
July 8, 2011 - CBS Radio coverage of the final launch of the space shuttle Atlantis - 7 MB
July 21, 2011 - Coverage of the landing space shuttle Atlantis.
9/17/2011
REMEMBERING ELEANOR MONDALE POLING 1960-2011
WCCO-AM (830) - Tribute to Eleanor Mondale by Susie Jones (9/17/2011) - 4 MB
WCCO-AM (830) - News & Views segment featuring Eleanor Mondale hosted by Susie Jones including the above tribute and comments from current/former WCCO staff and listeners #1 20 MB - #2 13 MB (9/18/2011)
Television Coverage: WCCO-TV KMSP-TV KSTP-TV Newspaper Coverage: Star Tribune Pioneer Press
DNR Loon Nongame Podcast with Eleanor Mondale (9/3/2010) - 1 MB
More airchecks of Eleanor Mondale are posted on the WLOL page.
6/28/2012
Breaking news coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Health Care Act including the first reports and speeches by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and President Obama. - 25 MB
7/20/2012
Breaking news coverage of the shootings in Aurora, Colorado as broadcast on July 20, 2012 between 3-7 am central time including CBS Newscasts and special reports, coverage on Overnight America with John Grayson, WCCO Radio newscasts, etc. 24 MB
9/27/2012
Breaking news coverage of the mass shootings at Accent Signage Systems in Minneapolis including Adam Carter, Daphne Adato, Edgar Linares, Susie Jones, John Hines plus reports on CBS Radio newscasts and simulcast coverage from WCCO-TV including Bill Hudson. - 20 MB
11/6/2012
WCCO and CBS Radio coverage that President Obama has won re-election - 6 MB
12/17/2013
Tribute to Steve Murphy, WCCO Radio news journalist and managing editor, on his retirement - #1 (14 MB) - #2 (16 MB)
Appearing: Mick Anselmo, Charlie Boone, Adam Carter, Steve Enck, Roger Erickson, Eric Eskola, Bruce Hagevik, John Hines, Susie Jones, Denny Long, Mike Lynch, Telly Mamayek, Steve Murphy, Tim Russell, John Williams.
9/3/2018
John Hines broadcasts his final regular show (from the WCCO Radio Broadcast Center at the Minnesota State Fair) and is joined by many special guests including Bob Berglund, Tom Barnard and others. 9-10 AM (14 MB) - 10-11 AM (28 MB) - 11 AM-12 PM (29 MB).
WCCO'S MINNESOTA HOSPITAL
WCCO-AM (830) - A collection of Minnesota Hospital skits with Charlie Boone, Roger Erickson, Dave Lee, Sid Hartman, Eric Eskola, Mike Lynch, Tim Russell, Mike Max, Herb Carneal, John Gordon, Paul Flatley, Roger Strom, John Rash, WCCO Marketing Department, and more.
- 1988 - 4 MB
- Late 1980s - MN State Fair - (Herb Carneal, John Gordon, Paul Flatley) - 9 MB
- 1990 - WCCO Radio Marketing Department - 7 MB
- 8-17-1991 - 3 MB
- 8-23-1991 - MN State Fair - 9 MB
- 8-30-1991 - MN State Fair - 5 MB
- 11-22-1991 - Broadcast from Willmar - 5 MB
- 1-8-1993 - 4 MB
- 1994 - Broadcast from Winthrop, MN - 6 MB
- 4-1-1994 - 5 MB
- 1995 - Undated - 4 MB
- 3-19-1995 - John Gordon - 4 MB
- 9-1-1995 - MN State Fair with William Christopher - 5 MB
- 10-27-1995 - 4 MB
- 11-24-1995 - 4 MB
- Sept 1996 - 4 MB
- 3-14-1997 - Live audience - 6 MB
- 7-12-1997 - Broadcast from New Ulm, MN - 9 MB
- 8-28-2009 - MN State Fair - 13 MB
- 8-27-2010 - MN State Fair - 10 MB
- 8-24-2012 - MN State Fair - 11 MB
- 8-23-2013 - MN State Fair - 12 MB
- 8-30-2013 - MN State Fair - 10 MB
- 8-29-2014 - MN State Fair - 9 MB
- 8-28-2015 - MN State Fair - 12 MB
- 9-4-2015 - MN State Fair - 10 MB
- 8-26-2016 - MN State Fair - 6 MB
- 9-2-2016 - MN State Fair - 14 MB
- 8-25-2017 - MN State Fair - 14 MB
- 9-1-2017 - MN State Fair - 13 MB
- 8-24-2018 - MN State Fair - 14 MB
- 8-31-2018 - MN State Fair - 7 MB
- 8-23-2019 - MN State Fair - 5 MB
- 8-30-2019 - MN State Fair - 6 MB
Minnesota Hospital Open and Close Theme Music - 1 MB
MISC.
Undated
Sign Off - 1 MB (provided by Mark Durenberger)
Undated
Clellan Card (undated) - 2 MB (Provided by Todd Kosovich)
Undated
Jergen Nash - 2 MB
Mark Durenberger
Jerry Miller
1996 and 2001
An "audio tour" of WCCO's Coon Rapids transmitter plant with Mark Durenberger and former WCCO Radio Chief Engineer Jerry Miller (2001) - 27 MB (provided by Mark Durenberger). Plus, an aircheck of Jerry Miller with Steve Cannon talking about Jerry's retirement from WCCO Radio (July 1996) - 9 MB
WCCO-AM (830) - Show Opening Theme Music
- Top of the Morning Show/Good MorningSong Top of the Morning/Good Morning Song
- Boone & Erickson Show * ("Swing That Music")
- First Bank Notes * (open and close - 1960s)
- Howard Viken Show ("Tom Hark" by Ted Heath)
- Ruth Koscielak Show ("Me and My Bad Mood" by Jeff Arundel)
- The Cannon Mess (Open instrumental) (Open vocal) (Close - "The Groove" by Rodney Franklin)
- Jergen Nash Show *
- Honest to Goodness * ("Bambolina" by Marty Gold)
- Party Line Show *
- Hobbs House * ("Smoke Rings" by Henry Mancini)
* = (provided by Mark Durenberger)
CBS RADIO - News Hourly Sounders
- Undated - CBS Radio vocal sounder/jingle (provided by Jeff Miller)
- 1962-1968 (provided by Kirk Morgan)
- Prior to 1968 - Net Alert Bulletin Sounder (provided by Jeff Miller)
- 1968 News Sounder Promo
- 1968-1983
- 1983-1999 (provided by Tom Oszman)
- 2000-Current (provided by Jeff Miller)
WCCO-AM (830) / CBS Radio - CBS Radio Recordings
(provided by Jeff Miller) - All clips <1 MB unless specified
- 4/17/60 - CBS News broadcast sponsored by Chevrolet
- 7/13/68 - CBS News Morning report intro
- 1970 - Douglas Edwards CBS Radio newscast
- 11/14/1970 - Richard C. Hottelet CBS newscast on Marshall University (Huntington, WV) airplane crash
- 6/18/1973 - CBS World News Roundup with Dallas Townsend
- 5/14/1976 - Lowell Thomas' last broadcast on CBS Radio - 5 MB
- 7/13/1977 - CBS Radio Net Alert on York City Blackout
1988
CBS Radio - Newsmark: 50th Anniversary of the CBS Radio World News Roundup
Klaxon Weather Sounder
WCCO-AM Klaxon as it sounded in 1965 (used for more than two decades afterwards)
WCCO-AM Klaxon as heard during severe weather coverage on June 25, 2010
(KQRS-FM Klaxon Parody - Undated)
JINGLES
1984
"60 Years Strong" Full Vocal - Instrumental
Mid 1980s
"Welcome to the Real World" Full Vocal - Instrumental
1987
"Turn to a Friend" jingles: Full Vocal (long version) - Full Vocal (long version) - Instrumental (long version) - Soft Full Vocal - Soft Instrumental - R&B Full Vocal
R&B Instrumental - Rock Full Vocal - Rock Instrumental - Pop Full Vocal - Pop Instrumental - Promo Bed Music
News Jingle/Sounder - Weather Jingle/Sounder - Traffic Jingle/Sounder - Sports Promo Music
Early 1990s
News You Want People You Know Jingles
2002
Minnesota's 830 Jingles - 5 MB (provided by David Ocar)
WCCO-AM PRINTED MATERIALS
WLAG-AM (720 AM) - 1924 *
WCCO (720 AM) - Mid 1920s
WCCO-AM (720 AM)
Radio Digest 4/25/1925
WCCO-AM (720 AM) - 1925 Verification Card
WCCO (810 AM) 1929 *
WCCO-AM (810 kHz) Newspaper ad (approx. 1930)
(provided by Mark Durenberger)
WCCO (810 AM) - 1930
WCCO (810 AM) - 1938
"Calling All Women" studio ticket (3/28/1945)
WCCO-AM (830AM) 25th Anniversary - 1949
WCCO-AM (830 AM) 1950s Cedric Adams
WCCO-AM (830 AM) 30th Anniversary - 1954
WCCO Radio (830 AM) News Parade
WCCO Radio (830 AM) - 1955 Illustrated programming guide
WCCO Radio (830 AM) - 1964
WCCO-AM (830 AM) - 1968 *
WCCO-AM (830 AM) Program Brochures (MN State Fair 1970 or 1971)
1971 ad promoting MN North Star broadcasts (Provided by Brian Carlson)
WCCO Radio (830 AM) Rate Card - 1977
Newspaper Ad 1987
Newspaper Ad 1987
Newspaper Ad 1988
Newspaper Ad 1988
WCCO-AM (830) - Oversized Marketing piece from 1988 with detailed programming listing (measuring 28"x 21").
* = Provided by the Committee to Preserve Radio Verifications ** Provided by David Ocar
RESEARCH PAPER - Is WCCO Radio’s beginning October 2, 1924 as their record suggests … or was it really September 4, 1922?
This research paper (31 pages) was written by Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductee, Mark Durenberger, who has six decades of radio, television and satellite broadcast engineering experience, including having previously worked at WCCO Radio. Mark takes us back in time to the start of WCCO Radio and the two preceding years when the station was known as WLAG Radio. - 6 MB PDF
WCCO-AM (830) - An article from the April 1969 issue of Greater Minneapolis magazine, which was published by the Chamber of Commerce. A script of WCCO Radio's Charlie Boone and Roger Erickson at the 1969 Mid-Winter Baseball Banquet predicting what the Twins opener would be like ten years in the future in 1979. (provided by Jeff R. Lonto) - PDF file
"WHAT GOES ON AT A RADIO STATION?" BOOK FROM 1984 FEATURING WCCO RADIO
PDF of a book printed in 1984 featuring WCCO Radio called "What Goes On at a Radio Station?" including photos of some station personalities and others behind the scenes. This book is presented with the permission of the author, Susan Gilmore. - 18 MB
WCCO-AM VIDEOS (CLICK HERE)
TIM RUSSELL ON WCCO-FM IN 1974
WCCO-FM (102.9) Tim Russell on March 2, 1974 - 46 MB
Aircheck includes the station's sign-on, some of Tim's voice impersonations including Richard Nixon, John Wayne, and Howard Cosell. Plus UPI newscasts and local news with Rick Olson - this was the day before maximum speed limit was reduced nationally to 55 mph due to an oil embargo. Watergate was also in the news.
Commercials included the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Morries Imports, Ridgedale Mazda, and Northwestern Bell.
4/26/1974
WCCO-FM – APRIL 26, 1974 – SCOPED BROADCAST DAY
WCCO-FM (102.9) Almost complete scoped broadcast day from sign-on to sign-off on April 26, 1974.
- – Sign-on / Tim Russell and Paul Stagg – 53 MB
- – Paul Stagg – 28 MB
- – Dave Teller – 39 MB
- – Tom Ambrose – 46 MB
- – Ken Mills / Sign-off – 42 MB
19.5 hours scoped to seven hours and 20 minutes. Broadcast includes music (note the transition from more popular songs during the day to deeper album cuts in the evening), limited commercials including Grain Belt Beer, Checkered Flag Imports, Morrie’s Imports, Minnesota Tourism, etc., and top and bottom of the hour newscasts with Rick Olson, Bill Henderson, Mark Johnson, Dan Carlson, and Bill Bischel.
Some of the news items included Secretary of State Henry Henry Kissinger’s trip to the Middle East, Watergate tapes, military takeover of Portugal, shelling of an auditorium near Saigon, Israel begins its 27th year of independence with sporadic fighting along the Golan Heights, Mitchell-Stans conspiracy trial, General Motors sales of cars down due to the gas/energy crisis, and much more. Plus, promotion of Tim Russell’s upcoming coverage of an arm wrestling competition (claiming to be a radio first) and Dave Teller interviews Chuck Dayton with Sierra Club Northstar Chapter.
3/31/1975
Paul Stagg - 7 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren) Includes a commercial for K-Mart and a WCCO-FM newscast.
3/31/1975
Greg Gears - 5 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren) Includes commercials for Music of the Big Bands promo with Tom Ambrose and Arts and Science Fund. Starts with newscast.
9/18/1976
Carl Lensgraf - 23 MB - (provided by Curt Lundgren)
Includes commercials for Kline Oldsmobile in Roseville, Spaghetti Emporium, Schaak Electronics, Sears Men’s Store, Leon & Mary Russell and Firefall at St. Paul Civic Center, Shirt Shack, The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings (movie) with Richard Pryor, Apache Plaza Craft Show, Jennie-O Brand Turkey Roast, Iten Chevrolet, NSP, Zantigo Mexican restaurant (name change from Zapata), Sure Footing, Dayton’s RCA and Zenith TV sale, Musicland and Turquoise Turtle in Richfield. Plus ABC Contemporary Newscast, Sven Skarnasdag and more.
11/6/1976
Peter May - 14 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren)
Including newscast ready by Peter May, ABC Contemporary newscast plus commercials for Pizza Factory, Wally McCarthy's Lindahl Olds, Venus Waterbeds and Knights Formal Wear
1977
Insider Newsletter - PDF
1977
Tom Ambrose - 7 MB (provided by Jay Philpott)
1977
Carl Lensgraf with Captain Buzz Studley 5MB - Curt Lundgren 6 MB - Paul Stagg/Tim Russell/Bill Henderson 7 MB - Peter May 9 MB - Terri Davis 5MB - Tim Russell 14 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren)
August 1977
Tom Ambrose - 4 MB (provided by Ron Gerber)
12/31/1977
Jerry Brooke - 13 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren) Includes commercials for Wally McCarthy Lindahl Oldsmobile, Schaak Electronics, Veterans Administration and K-Mart. Includes ABC Contemporary newscasts.
1978
Peter May - 21 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren) Includes commercials for Sun In (hair lightener), US Navy, Contac, Rudy Boschwitz, Horizon Townhomes, Musicland, Shivers (movie), Saint John's Preparatory School, Winwood Edina Condominiums, Grease (movie), Audio Warehouse, JC Penny’s Summer White Sale, North Central Florists and Super America. Also includes WCCO-FM newscast.
4/19/1978
Terri Davis #1 10 MB #2 13 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren) Includes local WCCO-FM newscasts, ABC American Entertainment Network newscasts, and commentary by Pat Chapman of ABC News on the kidnapping and death of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro. Plus, commercials for Firestone, Wally McCarthy's Lindahl Olds, Northwestern Banks, Pannekoeken Huis, Hartz 2 in 1 Plus Collar, Master Charge, Contac, Jim Christy Pontiac and GMC Truck, Oxy Scrub, and Public Libraries.
1979 (provided by Al Arneson)
- Tom Ambrose - 1 MB
- Johnny Canton - 1 MB
- Terri Davis - 1 MB
- Mesa Kincaid - 1 MB
- Curt Lundgren and Captain Buzz Studley (Tim Russell) - 2 MB
- Pat O'Neil - 1 MB
1/16/1979
Paul Stagg, Ray Scott newscasts, plus character voices by Carl Lensgraf & Tim Russell including Captain Buzz Studley, and more. #1 19 MB - #2 19 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren)
Includes commercials for Video Den (read by Ray Scott), Consumer's Guide '79, Wild Wings, Dayton's Energy Consultants, Larry Reids Bloomington Chrysler Plymouth, Borton Volvo, Award Realty, US Post Office Express Mail, RW London & Co., Minneapolis Star, Toyota, Hubert W. White, IBM (get a small business computer starting at $18,000), 7-11 and Schaak Electronics (read by Ray Scott).
4/12/1979
Terri Davis - 5 MB (provided by Jeff R. Lonto)
1981
Sales Demo - 5 MB
4/22/1982
"The Rude Awakening" with Tim Russell and Carl Lensgraf - 23 MB (provided by Tom Oszman)
6/30/1983
Johnny Canton, Charlie Bush, Tim Russell - 6-7 AM - #1 10 MB - #2 11 MB
WCCO-FM (1981) - Photo
The Rude Awakening
Tim Russell, Carl Lensgraf
Remembering Carl Lensgraf, who previously worked at WCCO-FM, WCCO-AM and KSTP-FM (KS95).
1974
WYOO-AM: Bill Lake (aka Carl Lensgraf) - 14 MB (provided by Curt Lundgren)
9/18/1976
WCCO-FM: Carl Lensgraf - 23 MB - (provided by Curt Lundgren)
1977
WCCO-FM: Carl Lensgraf with Captain Buzz Studley 5MB - (provided by Curt Lundgren)
(Provided by Curt Lundgren)
4/22/1982
WCCO-FM: "The Rude Awakening" with Tim Russell and Carl Lensgraf - 23 MB (provided by Tom Oszman)
1987
KSTP-FM: Carl Lensgraf and Michael J. Douglas. Plus weather with Karen Filloon and traffic with Art Reeder - #1 17 MB - #2 15 MB
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