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Dedicated in memory of Jim Collins



 

Valentines Day St. Patrick's Day
Easter April Fools Day
Memorial Day 4th of July
Halloween Thanksgiving
Christmas New Years

 

Valentine's Day

1964

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WPGC Playlist - 02/14/64
02/14/64

 

1976

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WPGC Playlist - 02/14/76
02/14/76

 

 

St. Patrick's Day

1966

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WPGC - Press Release - St. Patrick's Green Contest

Good Guys St. Patrick's Green Contest

 

1973

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WPGC Playlist - 03/17/73
03/17/73

 

1979

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WPGC Playlist - 03/17/79
03/17/79

 

 

Easter

1966

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WPGC - Press Release - Phone The Easter Bunny

Phone the Easter Bunny

1967

WPGC Play Audio Button

03/26/67 'Marvelous Marv' Brooks - aircheck 21:35
WPGC Play Audio Button 03/26/67 'Marvelous Marv' Brooks - newscast 1:09
WPGC Play Audio Button Easter Fund 'Marvelous Marv' Brooks - PSA :24

 

 

April Fools Day

1963

WPGC Play Audio Button

04/01/63 Dean Griffith (Dean Anthony) aircheck as Jerry G 3:07
WPGC Play Audio Button 04/01/63 Jerry G aircheck as Dean Griffith (Dean Anthony 1:36

 

1964

WPGC Play Audio Button 04/01/64
Dean Griffith (Dean Anthony) as Jerry G
02:39

 


1966

WPGC Play Audio Button 04/01/66 Harv Moore as 'Marvelous Marv' Brooks 04:28
WPGC Play Audio Button 04/01/66 Dean Griffith (Larry James)
as Jim Madison (Bob Benson)
02:46

 


1967

WPGC Play Audio Button 03/25/67
Aprils Fools Day Promo - Cousin Duffy & Harv Moore
:43

 

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WPGC Music Survey Weekly Playlist - 04/01/67
04/01/67

 

WPGC Play Audio Button 04/01/67 Harv Moore 00:52
WPGC Play Audio Button 04/01/67 'Cousin' Warren Duffy 11:37
WPGC Play Audio Button 04/01/67 Bob Peyton (Bob Allen) 07:57

 


1970

WPGC Play Audio Button 04/01/70 Davy Jones won't do the news! (w/Bob Raleigh Jr.) 1:06

 

WPGC Play Audio Button 04/01/70 Bob Raleigh Jr. & Davy Jones 07:04

 

1972

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WPGC Music Survey Weekly Playlist - 04/01/72
04/01/72

 

 

WPGC Play Audio Button 04/01/72 Brad Scott 01:40

 

 

 

Memorial Day

 

1981 1982 1984

WPGC - Memorial Day All Time Top 300

Memorial Day 300

WPGC - Memorial Day All Time Top 300

Memorial Day 300

WPGC - Memorial Day 300

Memorial Day 300

 

 

4th of July


07/04/64

WPGC Playlist - 07/04/64


 


07/04/70

WPGC Playlist - 07/04/70


 


07/04/71


WPGC - American Top 40 - WPGC Listener Letter

WPGC listener letter read on American Top 40



 


1982

WPGC - Fireworks On The Mall t-shirt - 1982

10,000 of these were given out at the Beach Boys concert, 07/04/82.

 

 

WPGC Play Audio Button 07/04/82 Skip Nelson - aircheck 2:25

 

2000

The WPGC Tribute Site is launched. Today it is over 2,000 pages long and contains hundreds of audio files, many of which were contributed by listeners and station alumni. To make a contribution, please email the webmaster.

 

 

Halloween

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10/31/64

WPGC Playlist - 10/31/64

 

10/31/70


 

 

1971

'Columbus-mobile' awarded to Gene Moore of Bowie.

 

 

 

Thanksgiving

1971

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11/20/71

 

1978

WPGC Play Audio Button 11/22/78 2nd Annual Simulated Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Jim Elliott & Scott Woodside
1:11:10

 

 


 

1960

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Pat McCoy, Jerry Kearns, Eliot Paul & Dean Griffith (Dean Anthony)

 

1965

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12/25/65

 

1966

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12/24/66

 

WPGC Play Audio Button 12/24/66 Cousin Warren Duffy - Xmas Eve Day (Scoped) 33:45
WPGC Play Audio Button 12/24/66 Cousin Warren Duffy - Xmas Eve Day (UNscoped) 1:06:25
WPGC Play Audio Button 12/24/66 Marv Brooks - Xmas Eve (UNscoped) 4:45:06


1967

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Harv Moore's 1967 Christmas record, 'I Told Santa Claus I Want You'.

 

 

1971

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12/25/71

 

1974

Columbus aircheck - 12/23/74 - :57
Jim Collins aircheck - 12/23/74 - :54
Jim Collins & Carla aircheck - 12/23/74 - 1:00

 

1976

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12/11/76

12/25/76

 

1978

12/10/78 - Toys for Tots Concert with Dr. Hook


Marine collecting toys.

Over 30,000 toys were collected in 1979 alone.

The crowd
goes wild in anticipation.

Safeway was also a sponsor.

WPGC on the Jumbo Screen.

Dennis L. from Dr. Hook on stage.

Dan Mason aircheck - 12/23/78 - 4:39
Christmas Wishes - Dave Foxx - 12/23/78 - :16

Christmas Card Contest
(WPGC provides snow for kids in Children's Hospital)

 

1979

Santa's Dee-Lite song - 1:42
Christmas Kit - 2:40
© 1979 JAM Creative Productions, Dallas

 

1980

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11/29/80
12/07/80 - Toys for Tots Concert with Andy Gibb

 

1981

12/06/81 - Toys for Tots Concert
with Rick Springfield, Juice Newton, Quarterflash & the Spinners

 

1983

12/24/83 - Christmas Greeting - Lee Chambers

 

 

 

New Year's

1964

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Top 100 of 1964

 

1965

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Top 100 of 1965

 

1966

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12/31/66

 

Top 100 of 1966

Top 100 of 1966 Promo - :30
(Cousin Warren Duffy with Dean Griffith - Hank Burdick)

Top 100 of 1966 Countdown - Jack Alix - 01/01/67 - 10:23

Top 100 of 1966 Countdown - Marv Brooks - 01/01/67 - 8:05

 

1967

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Top 100 of 1967

Top 100 of 1967 Countdown - Jack Alix - 01/01/68 - 39:46

Top 100 of 1967 - Bob Peyton - 01/01/68 - 3:57

 

1968

Top 100 of 1968 Countdown - Davy Jones - 12/31/68 - 21:29

 

1969

Top 100 of 1969 - 24:39

Jack Rabbitt aircheck - 25:42 (Rock & Roll Generation, 1950-53) - 12/31/69

Top 100 of 1969 Countdown - 10:17
Bob Raleigh Jr. (Robert Dewitt Raleigh) - 01/01/70

Top 100 of 1969 Countdown - Handy Andy Andrews - 01/01/70 - 14:23

 

1970

Top 100 of 1970 - 44:34

Top 100 of 1970 Countdown - Davy Jones - 01/01/71 - 31:24

Top 100 of 1970 Countdown - Jim Madison (Joel Denver) - 01/01/71 - 13:09

 

1971

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Top 100 of 1971

Bryan Lawrence aircheck - 18:52 (Rock & Roll Generation, 1958) - 12/31/71

Top 100 of 1971 Countdown - Columbus - 01/01/72 - 41:21

Top 100 of 1971 Countdown - Gary Schaeffer (Part 1) - 01/01/72 - 1:02

Top 100 of 1971 Countdown - Gary Schaeffer (Part 2) - 01/01/72 - :58

Top 100 of 1971 Countdown - Gary Schaeffer (Part 3) - 01/01/72 - :20

 

1972

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Top 100 of 1972

Top 100 of 1972 Countdown - Columbus - 01/01/73 - 22:20

Top 100 of 1972 Countdown - Bob Raleigh (Bill Miller) - 01/01/73 - 21:27

 

1973

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Top 100 of 1973

Top 100 of 1973 Countdown - Bob Raleigh (Bill Miller) - 01/01/74 - 27:21

Top 100 of 1973 Countdown - Dan Steele - 01/01/74 - 16:36

 

1974

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Top 100 of 1974

 

1975

Top 100 of 1975 Promo - Jim Elliott - :42

Top 100 of 1975 Countdown - Dino Del Gallo - 01/01/76 - 1:07

Top 100 of 1975 Countdown - Marty Dempsey - 01/01/76 - 37:36

Top 100 of 1975 Countdown - Ed Kowalski - 01/02/76 - 2:09

 

1976

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Top 100 of 1976

Top Ten LPs of 1976 Promo - Jim Collins - :58

1976 Prize Recap Promo - Tim Kelly - :38

Top 100 of 1976 Countdown - Tim Kelly - 01/01/77 - 7:19

Top 100 of 1976 Countdown - Big Ron O'Brien - 01/01/77 - 38:22

Top 100 of 1976 Countdown - Dino Del Gallo - 01/01/77 - 9:01

 

1977

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Top 100 of 1977

 

1978

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Top 100 of 1978

 

1979

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Top 50 of 1979

Top 50 of the '70's

 

1980

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Top 100 of 1980

Top 50 LP Cuts of 1980 - Jim Elliott & Scott Woodside - 12/31/80 - 1/01/81 - 38:05

 

1983

Top 95 of 1983
12/26/83 - Dave Foxx - Top 95 of 1983 - 9:07

 




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