WABC 77 New York - Bruce Morrow - September 9 1968 - Radio Aircheck

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

Everyone knows Cousin Brucie. Yes 1968, boy I was 13 yrs old. Love the songs, time, weather and especially the commercials, like "Wrigley's Spearmint Gum" and Pimple commercials. "1, 2, 3 Red Light" the girls loved it. Ellis, as I say, "Thanks for taking us Baby Boomers to the 60s and 70s.

[@stupaul3233]

6 days prior to the Jets’ radio broadcast of their opener on WABC Radio! Cousin Brucie and the Jets’ Radio Broadcaster Merle Harmon were sweet voices on the station back then! NYC Teachers Strike and we had no idea the Jets would begin their greatest season ever when they won it all in 1968-1969! Great memories for a 9 year old Brooklyn boy like I was then!

[@Christopher0817]

Cousin Brucie is a living legend and at the age of 86 he still does what he loves and thanks to sattelite radio I discovered Brucie and still listen to him to every Saturday and so cool he is back on WABC and love they brought all the old jingles back

[@Alan5581]

Oh yeah I remember that old 7 up commercial. great aircheck like all of them. Thanks Ellis.

[@timdailey2690]

The Cuz

[@davidbaise5137]

Bruce would use “The In Crowd” by Ramsey Lewis and “Mercy Mercy Mercy” as background to patter. Listening I thought it was a live band and that the party was there!

[@plophlegm]

Living out on Long Island's north fork, I had an AM radio in my bedroom, always on ~ probably heard this very broadcast ~ ah, memories...

[@mjdace5041]

He's the last of the Mohegans from the old time rock and roll radio 📻 greats. And he still sounds good 👍😊 as ever. God bless Both Him and Jodi.

[@anthonychobotdoespopcultur7762]

Awesome video

[@mikeflok679]

Thanks for sharing. Great memories when AM radio ruled! I was fortunate to grow up in eastern Pennsylvania and listened to both New York and Philadelphia radio. Big fan of Cousin Bruce.

[@oldtatshow]

What was the name of the first disc? Thanks

[@eternalise]

Tiny Tim - Hello, Hello

[@owen4248]

Just discovered your channel I grew up with Cousin Brucie on 77 WABC and later on 101.1 FM and now enjoy him on WABC once again on Saturday nights thanks for sharing this enjoyed lots .

[@EllisFeaster]

@@owen4248 You’re welcome!

[@statesideqsod]

Back in the day I wrote Cousin Brucie and he answered me saying that I could come down to the station for a tour while he was on the air. The only problem was that my Mom was not fan of his show: As for driving me into NYC just after dinner on a school night....Well, that, was totally out of the question. Keep up the great work Ellis. I have enjoyed many of your videos...

[@EllisFeaster]

Glad you enjoy them.

[@PeterKretzman]

What a trip. I had my ear glued to the radio, and WABC, for that year and beyond. Cousin Brucie, Dan Ingram, and others. Later, Imus in the morning. :)

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

Ellis, WABC was 77 on the AM dial right? Do you how many watts they were during the day and at night?

[@EllisFeaster]

The station was 50,000 watts day & night, and after sunset could be heard across half the country.

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

I thought they were powerful. My little sister and I would listen to WABC, and one station in Chicago at night, all the way down here in Charleston, West Virginia. Miss those days, Mom and Dad too.

[@EllisFeaster]

@@usmc-veteran73-77 That was probably 89 WLS Chicago, WABC’s sister station.

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

@@EllisFeaster yes WLS, thats it. Thanks Ellis.

[@TheBrooklynbodine]

@@EllisFeaster I heard "Never Been to Spain" in Fairmont, West Virginia over WABC. It may have been sometime around sunset. Fairmont is about 400 miles from NYC. This happened in 1978, but it seems it was before dark.

[@user-dh4mi6ir2m]

Artist/song? 18:42

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

1, 2, 3 Red Light by the 1910 Fruit Gum Company 1968. I was 13 yrs old then. This song was what we called "Bubblegum Music"