Phil Collins, Elton John, and Gloria Estefan dominated Adult Contemporary radio back in the 1980s and '90s, yet have disappeared from modern radio. Seemingly, the only time you ever hear them is at the grocery store or your local CVS. This blog remembers the music, the stories and the quirky characters from my days working in Adult Contemporary radio.
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Aaron Neville "Somewhere, Somebody"
Most DJ's avoid the radio station's phone lines at all costs...instead they answer only when they're conducting a contest. I, for one, always enjoyed answering the phones because you just never knew who was going to call...especially when working the overnight shift (midnight until 5am). After the bars closed, you'd get your drunken requests for songs, sobbing teenagers who just broke up with their significant others and freaky calls from curious perverts with creepy voices who asked if I liked my back scratched by long painted fingernails (true story). Most radio stations also had their "regulars" -- folks who knew everyone by name and checked in daily. Somewhere in Chicago, somebody named Margie places daily phone calls to my radio station and (for the past 20 years) has said the same three things (usually followed by giggles):