Nick Charles Show - KXOK Radio July 29, 1966

[@mdmarko]

When I was a kid used to listen to Nick Charles late at night. At that time he was KXOK's overnight guy. Show was called 'East of Midnight'.

[@MrUABama]

I was two months old then, now I'm 50!

[@TraxandGrooves]

My younger brother was born two months later. Now he's 50 too!

[@mikesmes]

This was recorded 2 days before I was born!!!!!!

[@jessecoffey4737]

9:23 _The Singing Nun_ played at these theaters in the St. Louis area: -Lewis & Clark -Shenandoah -Beverly Art -Osage, Kirkwood -Wehrenberg South Twin -St. Ann 4-Screen Drive-In

[@stevesecret2515]

Easy to hear why KSHE took over around 1968.

[@tommissouri4871]

Not really from this. All of the music has been removed so all you are getting is the DJ and commercials. This 26 minutes probably covers a couple of hours of airtime or more. What brought KSHE into the forefront was music you didn't hear on the typical Top 40 stations. Notice the importance placed on the Beatles dropping to number 9 and saying they need to stay in the top 10. KSHE would play the entire sides of albums, playing songs you'd never hear on the air, and still don't today. Top 40 made singles important, so any group wanting a hit, had to produce singles. Sometimes singles were recorded differently, more upbeat, a bit faster, and other tricks to make them catch on the air and climb the charts. Go check the Beatles' "Revolution" from the 45 and from the album. The 45 single was faster, quicker beat, sharper, and so on to keep you listening as you drove down the road, sat at the pool, and danced in the house. The album version was more geared to listening. A local station to me claims to be "the" rock station but I call them the "Top 100" station - they play the Top 100 "top 40" rock songs from 1960 to 1985 or thereabouts. That leaves out a lot of songs. And if you listen long enough, you hear the same songs repeated every few days. The ONLY time something out of the normal rotation shows up is for someone's birthday or if that singer died, so they play some of their songs. While KXOK was pretty dedicated to their Top 40 format, stations like KIRL began to hit some non-Top 40 songs into their rotations, so if you didn't have an FM radio in your car, you were switching off KXOK to KIRL for better music.

[@stevesecret2515]

@@tommissouri4871 I lived it. You don't have to tell me.

[@mikesmes]

Wow!!! This show was recorded 2 days before I was born!!!! But 6 years later, I would be listening to this station with Lou Kirby on the air. I am curious if Nick Charles and Lou Kirby are still with us???

[@AntiqueRadios]

I was just 12 y.o. when I was listening to KXOK back July of '66. Anyway, not sure if Lou Kirby is still around but Nick Charles passed away back in '93.

[@johnbisci3125]

Nick Charles died July 29, 1993.

[@tomunderwood238]

Moved into Northwinds Apartments around that date at the age of 8. Went to Valley Winds School across the street. If you remember me, please reply.

[@davehire9840]

"Officer Don Milkweed"...Was that a swipe at Officer Don Miller, the longtime KMOX traffic reporter?