The Jukebox: Radio Archive

The Jukebox: May 18, 1996


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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 May 18, 1996.

Callers aired and other show highlights:

00:25 Unidentified female (“I Will Survive”)

00:48 Unidentified male (“The Candy Man”)

01:12 Unidentified female (“My Sharona”)

01:56 First of a few record-tying heat forecast references (Note: High temperature May 19, 1996, was 89° — tying 1971 record)

02:24 Unidentified male (“Dead Skunk”)

03:09 Kate/Bergen (“Little Willy”)

03:42 Larry/Greece (“Copacabana”)

04:48 Scott (“Get Down Tonight”)

05:13 “WKLX, Rochester” legal ID jingle

05:44 Annette/Holley (“Rockin’ Robin” — dedication to daughter Mary Beth)

06:34 “No complaints allowed about the hot weather, OK? If I hear any complaints … your punishment would be: You go listen to ‘WARM Nights’!” (First of a few good-natured digs at my former — and, many years later, future — station, WRMM ;-)

07:25 Rick (“In The Summertime” — dedication to Kathy)

07:58 Teri/Fairport (“Eight Days A Week”)

08:54 “The Beatle Years” and City Mattress (sponsor) references

09:18 “Southtown Frankie D.”/Brighton (“Chantilly Lace”) — including caller references to traffic reporter Tom George, Friendly’s restaurant and the host as “Uncle Mike” (apparently recalling when, a couple years earlier, I had shared on the air about becoming a first-time uncle :-)

10:48 “WKLX, Rochester” legal ID jingle — followed by “Mike Saffran” customized name-shout jingle (including snippet of Jr. Walker & The All Stars – “Shotgun”)

11:22 Bridgette/Greece (“You’re Sixteen” — dedication to Patricia on her 16th birthday)

11:59 “We’re flying here … I promise we’re not on ValuJet” — cryptic reference to ValuJet Flight 592 crash, a week earlier, in Florida

12:35 “Hot Weather Edition” :-)

12:39 Nikki/Working at K and K Food Mart (Holley) (“I Fought The Law” — dedication to Kelly)

13:14 Barb/Rochester (“If You Wanna Be Happy” — dedication to daughter Jenna)

14:27 Frank/Rochester (driving taxi cab) (“[We’re Gonna] Rock Around The Clock”)

15:08 Reference to Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly’s marriage to Jill Waggoner, earlier that day, in Tonawanda, N.Y.

15:44 Jessica/Greece (“The Twist” — for her 11th birthday)

16:38 Jamie/Churchville (“Nights In White Satin” — dedication to Adam)

17:10 Erica (with Christie)/Hamlin (“A Teenager In Love — dedication to Steve and Ray)

17:53 Randy/Greece (“The Ballad Of The Green Berets”)

18:36 “ABC” (“Chapel Of Love” — dedication to Dravin)

19:02 First of a couple “Your Good Time Oldies Magazine,” with Machine Gun Kelly, Captain’s Attic/Rochester (sponsor) and Ruby Shooz (oldies band) references

20:03 Christie/Brighton (“Lil’ Red Riding Hood”)

20:32 Sam/Canandaigua (“Build Me Up Buttercup”)

21:10 Kim/Chili (“Sugar, Sugar”)

21:36 Dave (“Everything That Touches You”)

21:50 “Anyone who complains about the heat, you’re outta here! I’m gonna send you to torture: ‘WARM Nights’” ;-)

22:37 Amy/University of Rochester (“Moonshadow”)

23:35 “Ringo”/Fairport (“Love Me Do”)

24:25 Kim/Henrietta (“Birthday” — dedication to Kenny for his birthday tomorrow)

24:55 Jessi/Rochester (“Unchained Melody” — dedication to Craig)

25:26 Michelle/Waterloo (“Then He Kissed Me”)

26:55 “Two blank pages … the only radio program that is truly all requests, all the time!” :-)

27:07 Renée/Rochester (“Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In”)

27:32 Jim (“Hey Paula” — dedication to David)

28:00 Justine/Hilton (“Candy Girl” — dedication to sister Natalie)

28:45 Stephanie/Chili (“Here, There And Everywhere”)

29:20 Jared/Rushford (“This Boy” — dedication to father, Dale)

30:00 Andrea/Webster (“P.S. I Love You” — dedication to Anthony)

30:18 Amy/Victor (“Brown Eyed Girl”)

31:16 Frankie/Driving to Williamson (“Beyond The Sea” — dedication to wife, Georgette)

32:04 “SOS” (“Devoted To You” — dedication to Junior, Chris and Tom)

32:57 Judy/Batavia (“That’ll Be The Day”)

All content (radio aircheck, audio podcast – all components, and show notes): © Michael J. Saffran

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