Bob Matthews didn't grow up fascinated with the radio. He didn't scan around the dial trying to pick up stations from great distances. He didn't listen to baseball games on the radio very much, if at all. But for 3 and a half decades, Bob found a home on the radio talking sports and created a community of characters and fans who stuck with him - win or lose.

This one’s for the Boy Scouts – past and present
And thanks to St. John Fisher Rochester Radio Archive and Media Transfer Service of East Rochester
This is an example of a show made by the Otetiana Council of the Boy Scouts – the council covered the City of Rochester and Monroe County
Not sure the air date – but since the Otetiana Council wasn’t formed until spring of 1943, this may have aired in the mid to late 40s
The show was called SMOKE SIGNALS ON THE AIR – the main speaker – Reverend Cannon Arthur R Culthrie – Cannon Missioner of the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester and Director of St. Thomas Episcopal Church.

The business of radio is a constant balancing act – juggling ratings – revenue – egos – and the countless other issues that come up in the course of a broadcast day.
It takes a special kind of person to manage all the aspects of a radio station and keep it all going.
We call them Market Managers.
In this episode, we'll introduce you to 2 of them - Kevin LeGrett and Bob Morgan - whose careers intersected - first with WHAM's competition - and then in the corner office of iHeart Radio Rochester.

It's wonderful, and rare, to find complete recordings of shows from WHAM's earliest days. This is one of the regular music programs featured on the station - performed live by a studio orchestra. We believe this program originally aired in either 1936 or '37. Norbert Klem lead the WHAM Orchestra with Melody Lane.

One of the voices regularly heard on WHAM belonged to someone the audience never formally met. Georganne John was responsible for writing, producing and lending her voice to thousands and thousands of commercials during her 13 years at WHAM. In this episode, we'll learn about how Georganne's got to Rochester and what she loves about the medium of sound.

Weekends on WHAM have long been the place where specialty shows have found a home. When Mike Cidoni was WHAM's Entertainment Reporter and Critic in the early 1980's, he co-created a show that combined all the things he loved - entertainment, broadcasting and music. The show was called SOUNDTRACK. Mike talks a bit about the show and we hear a sample of what audiences were treated to on Sunday mornings.

Before Bill Klein became WHAM's Entertainment Critic and reporter, Mike Cidoni had that role with the station. In this episode, Mike talks about his love for the entertainment industry - how his childhood dream of becoming an entertainment reporter came true - and the work he did to get there. Plus, Mike shares memories of the guy we called The Klein, who passed away in 2004.

In Case You Missed It - some highlights from the Bob Lonsberry Show - Monday, July 11th - WHAM DAY.

Catching up with more of WHAM's reporters. Both born and raised in the Rochester area. Both spent time in television news. And both now have careers in public and media relations. Brendan O'Riordan and Tor Constantino tell us what they love about radio and how their paths led to the WHAM newsroom.

Dee Alexander credits Larry King as an influence on her interviewing style. Dee shares a story about the "king of late night radio" along with this interview she did with Larry from 1987. Jim Aroune has been a fan of the Buffalo Bills since he was a kid and he spent a year trying to get an interview with former player O.J. Simpson. In 1989, he got it and you'll hear the entire conversation - being shared for the first time since it was recorded.