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02/01/48

Bradbury Heights Didn't

©

01/18/49

Music Will Beguile Bus Riders

 

©

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

 

04/04/54

What's New

©

 

05/13/54

PG County Police News

©

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

 

09/28/54

Blind Student Has Radio Job

©

 

08/04/58

WPGC Sponsors Potomac Cruise

 

 

 

 

© Broadcasting Magazine

(Special thanks to Bob Bell of DCMemories.com and Jack Maier for the above)

 

07/16/61

Grant Forms Teen Network

©

(Special thanks to Bob Bell of DCMemories.com and Jack Maier for the above)

 

08/06/62

Disc Jockey's Two Hour Appeal

© The Evening Star

08/06/62

Larry Jockeys For Justice

©Washington Daily News

(Special thanks to Joe Jackerson for the above)

 

Early '60's

Big Ol' Fat Ol' Deano Is Thin-o

  

© The Evening Star Sunday Ed.

Early '60's

Marvelous Marv Brooks

  

Unknown

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

 

February 1964

Radio Response Rating

© Billboard

February 1964

D.J. of the Month

© Billboard

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

 

04/23/64

Police File Complaint

  

© Northern Virginia Sun

04/3064

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

©

05/07/64

The District Line

©

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

 

01/12/66

Echo Visits with WPGC

(Special thanks to Skip Nelson for the above)

 

09/29/67

12,000 Find The WPGC Picnic

© Go Magazine

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

 

06/18/72

 Deciding What Goes In Your Ears

©

 

07/08/72

Big Wilson Stressing FM

© Billboard

09/19/76

WPGC Shifts To The Middle

© The Washington Star

 

03/05/77

No Magic Formula At WPGC

© Billboard

05/05/77

WPGC Personalities Strike

©

 

05/05/77

WPGC Is Struck

© The Washington Star

05/06/77

AFTRA Strikes WPGC

© Radio & Records

 

May 1977

NLRB Vs. AFTRA

© Broadcasting

05/16/77

Marriott To Replace Strikers

© Inside Radio

 

05/16/77

Secondary Boycott

© Broadcasting

May 1977

Collins Resigns At WPGC

© Radio & Records

 

July 1977

DC's Getting Big - Time

© The Washington Star

September 1977

Meet Dan Mason

© Radio & Records

 

08/27/78

Boat Race Is Rafts Of Fun

© The Washington Star

01/27/79

Many Martins in Crazy Contest

©

 


February 1979

WPGC Newsmagazine


Various Retail Stores

 


March 1979

WPGC Newsmagazine


Various Retail Stores

 

Excerpts from 'Radio Notes'

Thursday, 03/01/79

Thursday, 03/15/79

Tuesday, 03/27/79

©

 

07/17/79 

Cher On Skates

©

07/17/79

How WPGC Toppled WMAL

© The Washington Star

 

07/20/79

Raining Gold For WPGC

© The Washington Star

1979

'Musicradio' Tug-Of-War

© The Washington Star

 

1980

Top 40 Radio Battle Continues

© The Washington Star

 

November 1982

Giddens Resigns At WPGC

© Radio & Records

 


03/02/83

Divorce For
Dude Walker & WPGC


© Washington Times Magazine


03/27/83

Radio In Washington

©

 


May 1983

The Morning Team


© RadioActive

 

1983

Morningside

© Prince George's Magazine

 

Mid '80's

First Media To Sell Its Stations

©

 




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