WNBC New York The Real Bob James 1988 California Aircheck Video

The Real Bob James was smokin' on WNBC (The Radio Titanic) with the weekend "Time Machine" just a few months before WNBC became WFAN. Love all the old WABC PAMS jingles resung for WNBC. Full video available on Video #50 from California Aircheck. californiaairch...

[@skychuter]

The Real Bob James....my mentor during my tenure in radio which lasted 17 yrs! what a hell of an air talent!!! 1220 WGAR Cleveland OH was where I discovered this radio magician!!!

[@mister70s]

I listened to these guys every weekend....this was RADIO !!!

[@paulwalker1443]

A true art to take a phone caller and turn it around into a great bit, with the help of the W-ennnbeeeceee reverb!

[@deltaecho5470]

For WNnnnBC Radio Titanic was an ominous and true description.

[@rayfarrell1453]

LOVED it when WNBC switched to "oldies" on the overnight and weekends. Wish they had done it sooner. So much for G.E. "bringing good things to life".

[@ApartmentKing66]

+Ray Farrell Well, that's one good thing they took FROM life...blowing up WNBC.

[@markcarbonaro6524]

@@ApartmentKing66 I remember Imus getting pissed off on the air one morning because they forgot to turn the Echo Plate reverb off when his show started and his first 45 minutes of his show was in reverb and it was making him crazy. I think this was when he was still drinking...

[@1230wblq]

The other guy with "The Real Bob James" in this video is the great Jim Collins. He was a true radio legend God Rest his soul.

[@fhowland]

Loved the oldies stations that had reverb … oldies 103 in Boston had a similar effect

[@Viddard]

One of the best ever! If I'm not mistaken I did voices for The Time Machine!

[@MiamiMike88]

Great aircheck.

[@lylewood2029]

"The Real ______(insert name here) belongs to ONLY The Real Don Steel in LA (reel rhymes with steel, get it?). They also pirated WABC Chime Time, WABC-Degrees (which makes no sense without the "A," the alphabet doesn't go, "N B C D E F G..."), WABC 60's era "Go-Go jingle package, and a bunch of other minor stuff. No wonder AM died... not an original idea in sight.

[@markcarbonaro6524]

I had a chance to talk with WNBC PD Dale Parson about the format and what they were doing and he said that this was "no rip-off" or "pale imitation", it was a very carefully crafted tribute to the WABC of the 60's. I heard that several of the old 'ABC jocks enjoyed listening to WNBC and appreciated the effort Parsons and his jocks made. In this case, imitation was truly the sincerest form of flattery.

[@jerryn.1823]

@@markcarbonaro6524 Why didn't WNBC hire the former WABC DJs to do the Oldies formatted Time Machine radio shows? Dan Ingram was available at this time 1987 through to October 7,1988 when WNBC was sold to become sportsradio 66 WFAN.

[@davidsharp3110]

The Real Bob James, great friend of mine from his days at the BIG 1220. Smokin here on 66. BTW, do the Broadview Hts. Police still hold policeman's balls?

[@lylewood2029]

Seriously...WNBC CHIME TIME? WNBC DEGREES? The part of Dan Ingram will be played by...

[@Underhills]

WEEENNBC

[@barryhayes7164]

Total cheese!

[@sayhibobbi]

It's still pretty gouda, though.

[@barefooboy17]

WNNNNNBC!

[@futureshock7425]

These guys were the real deal, not like the clowns they let on the radio nowadays

[@alexkije]

kinda peppy

[@voiceofjeff]

This was when radio was creative and well done. Everything now is jock in a box. Voice tracked and computers. Awful!