WONE’s 25th Anniversary!
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In case you slept in on New Year’s morning, below are some pictures and audio from the original WONE staff members who called in with their memories. Leave your comments below. Enjoy! ~Tim |
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Fred AnthonyOur first general manager welcomes you to the new WONE |
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Ward HolmesOur first program director tells why Bob Seger’s “Old Time Rock and Roll” was WONE’s first song and why Ward talks about how WONE helped create Rockin’ On The River Tom Petty’s people take issue with WONE at the Rubber Bowl Jim and Tim introduce Ward to Michael Stanley |
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Deeya McKayOur first morning show personality surprises Tim with a early morning phone call Why are you no longer on radio? Deeya says thanks for the memories |
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Dan SlentzWhere did Danny Slentz come from? Dan’s memory of a particular overnight caller A shout out to Dan’s family and friends in the area |
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Mike MichelliHow he came to be employed at WONE Some of our former co-workers went on to the national scene What are some of your favorite memories of WONE? Mike’s last thoughts on WONE’s 25th anniversary
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Jim ChenotIt was a nauseating first day on the air! We played a diverse collection of songs Jim explains where “ZZZeppelin, man!” came from Whatever happened to Jim Chenot? |
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JD KunesJD talks about how WONE helped his career goals Where is JD now? Remember when WONE brought the Stones to Akron? Not!
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I used to listen to Jim Chenot all the time!
What a flood of memories!
Those were the days! We all had so much fun.
what a great way to blog - instead of writing - listening it gives it so much more of feeling than reading,
thanks for taking the time and using technology of today
(mp3’s) were non-existent back in 85
sorry i was so stuck on the buzard back then that i did not listen very often only during channel surfing
I’m glad you liked it, Joe. It was quite the achievement for an old dinosaur like me to get it done. My younger counterparts are dragging me, kicking & screaming, into the 21st century.
I remember Jim well, and have missed him and Kathy on the air ever since they left. I have won a number of contests over the years but really remember the “guess the coin” contest that I won. A years supply of Snapple!!! It was great.
We used to see Jim running around on Friday nights at “Rocking on the River”
My place of business even replace a window in his car once when he was working in Allinace. Jim….you are still missed on WONE.
Thanks Donna. We still see Jim often and hold him and Kathy in high regard. They are both still “on the air” at other stations in the area.
this is my first time hearing this and i hate that i missed it ‘live’. it’s great! i too, have so many memories of excitment when you first went on the air. loved and still do love the format and like so many others wondered what happened to some of the d-jays. i will always remember chenot’s ‘zzzzeplin man’ or ‘beautiful kkyyuh hawgga fawllz’as well as the vinyl word, loved it. i remember first seeing/hearing you on WAKR/channel 23 doing the weather i think, and it’s great to hear you and christy in the mornings when i can. whatever happened to brett somers/summers? HAPPY 25TH ANNIVERSARY !!! sorry this is so late but some personal medical issues have made it hard for me to listen as much as i used to but when i can i still do enjoy! ( i did hear the matt patrick send off and thought that was classic, great job!!!) roger
It was when I read your February newsletter that I learned about the New Year’s Day show, and I was sorry I missed it. I thought then that it would be great if you could post some audio so more of us could listen to it, and it turns out you did. Thanks Tim, it was great to listen to this and gain some insight into the stations early days! Happy Anniversary to WONE, and keep up the great work!