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Jowillie Lucky 700
Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Posts: 714 Location: North Carolina
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steveanthony Been Here Awhile
Joined: 30 Aug 2006 Posts: 247 Location: Western Massachusetts
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Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 8:06 am Post subject: |
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Huge careers were made off the 5-point break, aka The Drake Break: Call Letters (first), then, in any order, the time, your name, title and artist.
And it wasn't just KHJ - the entire RKO chain was into it. |
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asnively Triple G
Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 3204 Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 10:26 am Post subject: |
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I still have the 93 KHJ jingle stuck in my head. That was my station growing up. Drake's Boss Radio was the soundtrack of my puberty. Sorry to see him go. _________________ the Amy Snively family of brands for all your branded thing needs.
Amy Snively
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SkinnyJohnny Backstage Pass
Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 462 Location: Asheville, NC
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Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 10:54 am Post subject: |
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There was nothing else like the "Drake" sound. Bill Drake was an innovator. It's really sad to hear this news. _________________ John Weeks Voice Overs
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bobsouer Frequent Flyer
Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 9882 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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A true legend passes from the scene. Thanks for posting the link, Willie. _________________ Be well,
Bob Souer (just think of lemons)
The second nicest guy in voiceover.
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Bruce Boardmeister
Joined: 06 Jun 2005 Posts: 7930 Location: Portland, OR
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It was interesting to see the link is to Ken Levine's blog. I worked with Ken in one of each of our earliest radio gigs at a station in San Diego. He used the air name "Beaver Cleaver" and had just about the funniest mouth in the business....one great one-liner after the other. You could certainly understand how he went on the be an extremely successful comedy writer for television.
Ah, it's a small world..... but I'd hate to paint it.
B _________________ VO-BB Member #31 Enlisted June, 2005
I'm not a Zoo, but over the years I've played one on radio/TV. . |
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Tim McLaughlin Contributor
Joined: 25 May 2005 Posts: 40 Location: Denver, CO
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Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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I grew up listening to Boston's 68 WRKO - a Drake format - in the late 60s and early 70s. It's what made me want to be in radio.
For those who may not have experienced the Drake format, here's a great article that explains why it was so important to radio then and should be now.
Why Bill Drake Still Matters _________________ Tim McLaughlin
Voiceovers by Tim McLaughlin
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billelder Guest
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Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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I went to college with his nephew, Phil Yarbrough, in Valdosta. I was doing afternoons at a station there. He said, "My uncle is in radio but I doubt you've heard of him. Bill Drake?" Then I picked myself off the floor. That was in 1972. That's when I learned Bill Drake's real name.
I am so grateful that I got in radio at the right time, and out of radio at the right time. |
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