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02/01/48

Bradbury Heights Didn't

WPGC - Bradbury Heights Didn't Have

© WPGC - Washington Post

 

 

01/18/49

Music Will Beguile Bus Riders

WPGC - Music Will Beguile Bus Riders Feb. 10

© WPGC - Washington Post

 

 

 

10/13/51

WBUZ Tower Falls

WPGC Article - Washington Post - 10/13/51 - WBUZ Tower Falls

© WPGC - Washington Post

 

 

04/04/54

What's New

WPGC - What's New

© Washington Post

(Special thanks to Bob Bell at DCMemories.com for the above)

 

 

04/19/54

WPGC Aides to Address C.O.C.

WPGC Articles - 04/19/54 - Washington Post - WPGC Aides to Address MD Chamber of Commerce

© WPGC - Washington Post

 

05/13/54

PG County Police News

WPGC - PG County Police News

© WPGC - Washington Post

 

 

 

09/28/54

Blind Student Has Radio Job

WPGC - Blind Student Has Radio Job

© WPGC - Washington Post

 

08/18/56

Elvis Gets West End Flavor

WPGC - Elvis Debut Gets West End Flavor

© Billboard

 

 

 

05/19/57

Chuck Forrest Talks - But Very Sparingly

WPGC Articles - 05/19/57 - Sunday Star - Chuck Forrest Talks - But Very Sparingly

© The Sunday Star

 

 

 

 

11/08/59

Disc Jockey Tells Of Offers

WPGC - Evening Star - Disc Jockey Tells Of Offers

© The Sunday Star

 

 

02/15/60

Payola Probe Told Of Deals

WPGC - Evening Star - Payola Probe Told Of Deals

© The Evening Star

 

 

02/16/60

Probe Told Radio Firm Took Payola

WPGC - Washington Post - Radio Firm Took Payola

© WPGC - Washington Post - Probe Told Radio Firm Took Payola

 

 

02/17/60

Disc Jockey Says Maryland
Broadcasts Duplicate Boston

WPGC - Washington Post - Disc Jockey Says Maryland Broadcasts Duplicate Boston

© WPGC - Washington Post - Disc Jockey Says Maryland Broadcasts Duplicte Boston

 

 

02/17/60

Maryland Station Hit By Fired DJ

WPGC - Evening Star - Maryland Station Hit By Fired Disc Jockey

© The Evening Star

 

 

02/22/60

Round Two In Boston

WPGC - Broadcasting - Round Two In Boston

©
Broadcasting

 

 

03/07/60

Four Cited On Payola Data

WPGC - Broadcasting - Four Cited

© Broadcasting

 

07/16/61

Grant Forms Teen Network

WPGC - Grant Forms Teen Network

© WPGC - Washington Post

 

 

 

08/06/62

Disc Jockey's
Two Hour Appeal

WPGC - Disc Jockey's Two Hour Appeal

© The Evening Star

 

08/06/62

Larry Jockeys
For Justice

WPGC - Larry Jockeys For Justice

© Washington
Daily News

 

 

08/07/62

Radio and
Televison

WPGC Articles - Larry Justice WPGC Takeover

© WPGC - Washington Post

(Special thanks to Joe Jackerson for the above)

 

 

Early '60's

Big Ol' Fat Ol' Deano Is Thin-o

  WPGC - Big Ol' Fat Ol' Deano Is Thin-o

© The Sunday Evening Star

 

 

Early '60's

Marvelous Marv Brooks

  WPGC - Marvelous Marv Brooks

Unknown

 

(Special thanks to the late Dean Griffith (Dean Anthony) for the above)

 

 

02/23/63

Focus on the Deejay Scene

WPGC - Focus on the Deejay Scene - Billboard - 02/23/63

© Billboard

 

 

February 1964

Radio Response Rating

WPGC - Radio Response Rating

© Billboard

 

 

February 1964

D.J. of the Month

WPGC - D.J. of the Month

© Billboard

 

(Special thanks to the late Dean Griffith (Dean Anthony) for the above)

 

 

04/23/64

Police File Complaint

  WPGC - Police File Complaint

© Northern Virginia Sun

 

 

04/30/64

Police Object To Radar Tips

WPGC - Police Object to Radar Tips

© The Evening Star

 

(Special thanks to the late Dean Griffith (Dean Anthony) for the above)

 

 

05/01/64

The District Line

WPGC - The District Liine

© WPGC - Washington Post

 

 

05/07/64

The District Line

WPGC - Washington Post

© WPGC - Washington Post

 

Special thanks to the late Dean Griffith (Dean Anthony) for the above)

 

 

01/12/66

Echo Visits with WPGC

WPGC - Echo Visits with WPGC

 

(Special thanks to the late Skip Nelson for the above)

 


08/04/67

Riddler Mystery In Its Fourth Week

WPGC Article - Riddler Mystery In Its Fourth Week

© GO Magazine

 

 

 

09/29/67

12,000 Find The WPGC Picnic

WPGC - GO Magazine - 09/29/67
WPGC - GO Magazine - 12,000 Find The WPGC Picnic
WPGC - GO Magazine - Action

© Go Magazine

 


Special thanks to Skip McCloskey of the WRC tribute site for the above).

 

 

06/18/72

 Deciding What Goes In Your Ears

WPGC - Washington PostWPGC - Washington PostWPGC - Washington Post

© WPGC - Washington Post

 

 

 

07/08/72

Big Wilson Stressing FM

WPGC - Billboard - Big Wilson Stressing FM on AM - 07/08/72

© Billboard

 

 

 

07/10/76

AT 40 Ups Ratings

WPGC - AT 40 Ups Ratings

© Billboard

 

 

09/19/76

WPGC Shifts To The Middle

WPGC - Shifts To The Middle

© The Washington Star

 

 

 

03/05/77

No Magic Formula At WPGC

WPGC - No Magic Formula

© Billboard

 

 

05/05/77

WPGC Personalities Strike

WPGC - Washington Post

© WPGC - Washington Post

 

 

05/05/77

WPGC Is Struck

WPGC - Is Struck

© The Washington Star

 

 

05/06/77

AFTRA Strikes WPGC

WPGC - AFTRA Strikes WPGC

© Radio & Records

 

 


05/16/77

WPGC DJs Out On Strike

WPGC DJs Out On Strike

©Broadcasting

 


05/16/77

Secondary Boycott

Secondary Boycott Charged In WPGC Strike

©Broadcasting

 

 

05/16/77

Marriott To Replace Strikers

Marriott To Replace Strikers

©Inside Radio

 

May 1977

Collins Resigns At WPGC

Collins Resigns at WPGC, Mason Named New PD

©Radio & Records

 

 

 

06/13/77

Heavy Weapon

WPGC - Heavy Weapon

©Broadcasting

 

 

July 1977

DC's Getting Big - Time

WPGC - For the Record, Washington's Getting To Be Big Time

© The Washington Star

 

 

08/08/77

NLRB vs. AFTRA

NLRB will take on  AFTRA

©Broadcasting

 

September 1977

Meet Dan Mason

WPGC - Meet Dan Mason

© Radio & Records

 

 

03/27/78

NLRB Rules Against AFTRA

WPGC - NLRB Rules Against AFTRA

©Broadcasting

 

 

07/10/78

Change Of Heart

WPGC - Change Of Heart

©Broadcasting

 

 

 

08/27/78

Boat Race Is Rafts Of Fun

WPGC - Boat Race Is Rafts of Fun

© The Washington Star

 

 

01/27/79

Many Martins in Crazy Contest

WPGC - Washington PostWPGC - Washington Post

© WPGC - Washington Post

 


February 1979

WPGC Newsmagazine

WPGC - Newsmagazine - February, 1979WPGC - Newsmagazine - February, 1979
WPGC - Newsmagazine - February, 1979WPGC - Newsmagazine - February, 1979

Various Retail Stores

 

 


March 1979

WPGC Newsmagazine

WPGC - Newsmagazine - March, 1979WPGC - Newsmagazine - March, 1979
WPGC - Newsmagazine - March, 1979WPGC - Newsmagazine - March, 1979

Various Retail Stores

 

 

 

07/17/79 

Cher On Skates

WPGC - Washington Post

© WPGC - Washington Post

 

 

07/17/79

How WPGC Toppled WMAL

WPGC - How WPGC Toppled WMAL

© The Washington Star

 

 

07/20/79

Raining Gold For WPGC

WPGC - Raining Gold For WPGC

© The Washington Star

 

 

08/10/79

Scott Carpenter fills in for Larry King

WPGC - Article - Washington Post - Scott Carpenter fills in for Larry King

© WPGC - Washington Post

 

 

 

1979

'Musicradio' Tug-Of-War

WPGC - 'Musicradio' Tug of War

© The Washington Star

 

 

1980

Top 40 Radio Battle Continues

WPGC - Top 40 Radio Battle Continues

© The Washington Star

 

 

November 1982

Giddens Resigns At WPGC

WPGC - Giddens Resigns As WPGC GM

© Radio & Records

 

 


03/02/83

Divorce For
Dude Walker & WPGC

WPGC - Divorce for Dude Walker and WPGC
WPGC - Dude Walker Jumps Ship

© Washington Times Magazine

 


03/27/83

Radio In Washington

WPGC - Washington Post

© WPGC - Washington Post

 


May 1983

The Morning Team

WPGC - The Morning TeamWPGC - The Morning TeamWPGC - The Morning Team
WPGC - The Morning TeamWPGC - The Morning TeamWPGC - The Morning Team

© RadioActive

 

 

 

1983

Morningside

WPGC - Morningside

© Prince George's Magazine

 

 

 

Mid '80's

First Media To Sell Its Stations

WPGC - Washington Post

© WPGC - Washington Post

 

 




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