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Philadelphia / Boston / DC / Baltimore
In the mid 1950's this kid was a go'fer at hometown stations
KYW / WRCV and WPEN in Philadelphia...
Campbell memories: "I wanted to be in radio when I was in my early
teens. In 1940`s I attended broadcasts of WFIL's 'Magic Lady' and WCAU's Bill Campbell Sports show...(I won a baseball bat). In the 1950's I spent many summer days at KYW with Vince Lee and Bill Givens, Jack Pyle and Bob Benson. NBC took over as WRCV...I spent Saturdays with DJ Mac McGuire mornings in the studio, afternoons restocking his 5 & 10 record bins and in the evening at his TV-3 show. In late 50's
with him at WPEN. A great influence in mapping my future career in broadcasting."
See link to Mac McGuire above, with links to WRCV photos of 1956.
"I attended Emerson College and worked at WFGM in Fitchburg on the weekends-my first paid shift $25 about 15 hours. Took
a bus out there on Saturday morning. Worked Saturday Night shift, slept overnight at rooming house. Breakfast special Sunday
morning at 5 and 10 store then crossed street for Sunday shift Noon to Midnight. Took commuter train back to Boston on Monday
morning for classes. Expenses totaled $24.75 profit was 25 cents".
| WFGM Fitchburg, MA |
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| PubShot R A Campbell, c.1959 |
| Air Control room, c. 1959 |
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| WFGM Fitchburg, MA |
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| Emerson College Boston MA |
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| WERS 88.9 Classical |
| WERS Newsroom |
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| 1959 |
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| WERS-WECB Radio |
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| at Emerson College |
STEVE YOUNG and R A Campbell were roommates at Emerson.
Steve was announcer for the WNCN stations then became newscaster for CBS radio. Young fed news stories
to Campbell at his various stations.
Young joined CNN in 1987 after twenty years at CBS News. In his later years Young
was financial reporter for CNNfn in NYC.Steve Young, died 28 April 2003 after a long battle with lung cancer.
CNN Obituary with video of Steve on CNN.
REMEMBER, in Boston
REMEMBER in DC
WRC:"It's just past midnight, the start of a new day. This is Lee Dayton, won't you join me now as we usher in the first
hour of the new day with the melodies of 'Time For Dreams'?" THEME: LEROY ANDERSON FORGOTTON DREAMS
REMEMBER, in Baltimore
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