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“Jukebox Saturday Night,” hosted by Mike Saffran, on “Oldies 98.9”/WKLX-FM (98.9), Rochester, N.Y. Originally aired 7 p.m.–Midnight Jan. 13, 1996.
Callers aired and other show highlights:
00:17 “It’s my favorite night of the week, because broadcasting live from the Benjamin B. Forman Building, the Saturday ‘’70s at 7’ — simulcast across Heritage Media Corp. stations from Rochester to Terre Haute, Ind. — is on the air! So, fire up those ‘simultinis’!” ;-)
00:42 Unidentified male (“Little Willy”)
01:19 “Poopers” (“You Sexy Thing” — dedication to “Froggy”)
01:49 Charles/Rochester (“Chevy Van”)
02:53 Amy/Brockport (“Love Will Keep Us Together”) — including references to Toni Tennille performance with RPO the same night; and to Casey Kasem’s year-end countdown show (Note: I was correct: The song was Billboard’s #1 single for 1975)
03:39 “These are the songs that were great back when Rochester was home to the Lancers!” — including reference to Rochester Lancers alumni reunion the same weekend
03:57 Lily/Brighton (“The Streak”)
04:37 Dee Dee/Rochester (“Kung Fu Fighting”)
05:10 Reference to fellow WKLX DJ Chuck McCoy
05:42 Annie/Greece (“One Tin Soldier”)
06:03 “WKLX, Rochester” legal ID jingle, followed by beginning of “Mike Saffran” name-shout jingle
06:35 AJ/LeRoy (“Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In”)
07:35 Kim/Henrietta (“Red Rubber Ball”)
08:08 Unidentified male (“Walk Don’t Run”)
09:05 Reference to Eastman Kodak Co. and Manning & Napier cited in Forbes magazine
09:40 Unidentified male/Park Avenue (“Build Me Up Buttercup”)
10:43 Tricia/Henrietta (“I’m A Believer”)
11:31 References to record-high temperature one year earlier and to “NewsSource 13” meteorologist Mike Brookins
12:15 Frank/Amherst (“Rhapsody In The Rain”)
13:30 Unidentified female (“Chantilly Lace”)
14:30 Wendy/Rochester (“Born To Be Wild”)
15:21 Kristin/Marion (“Unchained Melody” — dedication to Gordie)
16:05 Unidentified male (“Scarborough Fair/Canticle”)
16:27 Unidentified female (“Everlasting Love” — dedication to fiance)
16:41 John/Rochester (“Crimson And Clover — dedication to Jessica on her birthday)
17:59 Shelly (with Mary and Pam) (“Last Kiss”)
18:29 Dawn (with Missy) (“Lean On Me” — dedication to Eric and Eric)
19:22 Fred/Rochester (“Jennifer Juniper” — dedication to Kathy)
19:47 Kim/Henrietta (“Let It Be” — dedication to Brian)
20:21 Shout-out to oldies bands Ruby Shooz (The Creek, Henrietta) and Soul Source (Newport House, Irondequoit)
21:10 “BCT” (“Soldier Boy” — dedication to “Beast”)
22:00 Dave (with Amy, Linda and Mary)/Gates (“It’s All In The Game”) — including reference to fellow WKLX DJ Tom Noonan
22:51 Kim/Hamlin (“My Boyfriend’s Back” — dedication to husband, Jeff)
22:59 Cassette tape ran out :-(
23:53 Unidentified female (“Book Of Love” and “Next Door To An Angel”)
24:49 Sandy/Ogden (“You Don’t Own Me” — dedication to wife, Linda)
25:28 Sarah (“Come Go With Me”)
25:57 Cathy (“Cathy’s Clown” — dedication to Tony)
26:36 Carl/Irondequoit (“Those Were The Days” — dedication to wife, Laurie)
27:03 “Rochester’s most-popular radio program!” :-)
27:51 “Oldies Night” (with WKLX’s Nick Evans) at the Garage Door (Irondequoit bar) reference
28:05 Unidentified female (“Imagine” — dedication to her mother)
29:10 Unidentified female (“The Great Pretender”)
30:01 Unidentified female (“Mack The Knife”)
All content (radio aircheck, audio podcast – all components, and show notes): © Michael J. Saffran
By Mike Saffran“Jukebox Saturday Night,” hosted by Mike Saffran, on “Oldies 98.9”/WKLX-FM (98.9), Rochester, N.Y. Originally aired 7 p.m.–Midnight Jan. 13, 1996.
Callers aired and other show highlights:
00:17 “It’s my favorite night of the week, because broadcasting live from the Benjamin B. Forman Building, the Saturday ‘’70s at 7’ — simulcast across Heritage Media Corp. stations from Rochester to Terre Haute, Ind. — is on the air! So, fire up those ‘simultinis’!” ;-)
00:42 Unidentified male (“Little Willy”)
01:19 “Poopers” (“You Sexy Thing” — dedication to “Froggy”)
01:49 Charles/Rochester (“Chevy Van”)
02:53 Amy/Brockport (“Love Will Keep Us Together”) — including references to Toni Tennille performance with RPO the same night; and to Casey Kasem’s year-end countdown show (Note: I was correct: The song was Billboard’s #1 single for 1975)
03:39 “These are the songs that were great back when Rochester was home to the Lancers!” — including reference to Rochester Lancers alumni reunion the same weekend
03:57 Lily/Brighton (“The Streak”)
04:37 Dee Dee/Rochester (“Kung Fu Fighting”)
05:10 Reference to fellow WKLX DJ Chuck McCoy
05:42 Annie/Greece (“One Tin Soldier”)
06:03 “WKLX, Rochester” legal ID jingle, followed by beginning of “Mike Saffran” name-shout jingle
06:35 AJ/LeRoy (“Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In”)
07:35 Kim/Henrietta (“Red Rubber Ball”)
08:08 Unidentified male (“Walk Don’t Run”)
09:05 Reference to Eastman Kodak Co. and Manning & Napier cited in Forbes magazine
09:40 Unidentified male/Park Avenue (“Build Me Up Buttercup”)
10:43 Tricia/Henrietta (“I’m A Believer”)
11:31 References to record-high temperature one year earlier and to “NewsSource 13” meteorologist Mike Brookins
12:15 Frank/Amherst (“Rhapsody In The Rain”)
13:30 Unidentified female (“Chantilly Lace”)
14:30 Wendy/Rochester (“Born To Be Wild”)
15:21 Kristin/Marion (“Unchained Melody” — dedication to Gordie)
16:05 Unidentified male (“Scarborough Fair/Canticle”)
16:27 Unidentified female (“Everlasting Love” — dedication to fiance)
16:41 John/Rochester (“Crimson And Clover — dedication to Jessica on her birthday)
17:59 Shelly (with Mary and Pam) (“Last Kiss”)
18:29 Dawn (with Missy) (“Lean On Me” — dedication to Eric and Eric)
19:22 Fred/Rochester (“Jennifer Juniper” — dedication to Kathy)
19:47 Kim/Henrietta (“Let It Be” — dedication to Brian)
20:21 Shout-out to oldies bands Ruby Shooz (The Creek, Henrietta) and Soul Source (Newport House, Irondequoit)
21:10 “BCT” (“Soldier Boy” — dedication to “Beast”)
22:00 Dave (with Amy, Linda and Mary)/Gates (“It’s All In The Game”) — including reference to fellow WKLX DJ Tom Noonan
22:51 Kim/Hamlin (“My Boyfriend’s Back” — dedication to husband, Jeff)
22:59 Cassette tape ran out :-(
23:53 Unidentified female (“Book Of Love” and “Next Door To An Angel”)
24:49 Sandy/Ogden (“You Don’t Own Me” — dedication to wife, Linda)
25:28 Sarah (“Come Go With Me”)
25:57 Cathy (“Cathy’s Clown” — dedication to Tony)
26:36 Carl/Irondequoit (“Those Were The Days” — dedication to wife, Laurie)
27:03 “Rochester’s most-popular radio program!” :-)
27:51 “Oldies Night” (with WKLX’s Nick Evans) at the Garage Door (Irondequoit bar) reference
28:05 Unidentified female (“Imagine” — dedication to her mother)
29:10 Unidentified female (“The Great Pretender”)
30:01 Unidentified female (“Mack The Knife”)
All content (radio aircheck, audio podcast – all components, and show notes): © Michael J. Saffran