Mark Williams did an afternoon talk show on WGY in the 1990s. His biggest claim to fame at WGY was a controversial story regarding strip club zoning in Schenectady, which led to Jerry Springer doing his TV show from the very same strip club. By coincidence, WGY's Mike Patrick was in the audience and even made a couple appearances on the broadcast.

Ellie Pankin was a major influence and role model for nearly a decade and a half on WGY in the 1970s and 1980s. A pioneer woman in broadcasting, Ellie developed a serious health issue that ultimately removed her from the airwaves. She was able to make one more on air appearance before passing away two years later. In this episode you'll hear what is believed to be Ellie's final appearance on WGY, with nighttime host Jim Bleikamp, former General Manager Chloe Brothers, and lots of calls from Ellie's listeners. We also speak with Ellie's son, Jordan, on Ellie the broadcaster and Ellie the mom. We miss you, Ellie!

Read Shepherd worked for nearly two decades in the WGY Newsroom and did it all, from midday and afternoon Anchor, to reporting live from the scenes of major local stories. Read also anchored the WGY Morning News with Chuck Custer and Kelly Lynch and he also filled in to co-host with Kelly as well. As we say, Read was the glue in the newsroom; our rudder.

Mike Augustyniak started at WGY as a high school intern, eventually becoming a producer for WGY talker Jack Riccardi. He then went to college and got a job as a local meteorologist, today he works at WCCO in Minnesota.

For 17 years, Horace "Doc" Perryman hosted a Saturday night into Sunday morning (10:00pm-7:00am) music show featuring the best of Jazz and Soul. The show was very unique for the time, in that Doc was able to program the music and content entirely on his own. His show had listeners from 38 states and half of Canada due to WGY's strong nighttime signal. In this episode, Doc talks about his time at WGY and the difficulties he faced in the 1960s and 1970s as a man of color.

During Don Week's career at WGY, two compact discs were released featuring bits, interviews and outtakes from his morning show. This episode contains material from both, the first, "The Best of Don Weeks...so far Tales From The Fun Zone" and to mark his 30 years at WGY, "Celebrating 30 Years of Don Weeks," which includes tributes from local political figures, national talk show celebrities, and Don's co-workers at the time. It also included Don's induction into the New York State Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame.

Walt Fritz started at WGY in the late 1960s as both Production Director (the person who puts the commercials together), but also as a music show host. He's most well-known for hosting the "WGY Music Machine," interviewing a diverse group of arts like Gordon Lightfoot, Dick Clark, Chuck Berry and Steppenwolf.

Tom Rigatti joined the WGY Newsroom in the late 2000s after a run "across town." Tom Anchored the WGY Morning News during the Chuck & Kelly morning show, he also co-hosted with Kelly on occasion. Tom left WGY for an opportunity with FOX News Radio where he still serves as a reporter and anchor. In fact on occasion, you can still here his stories on WGY.

Paul Cassidy was an iconic weekend host on WGY. In the middle of a routine operation in 1996, he died. His death was sudden and unexpected.

On November 2nd of that year, the staff of WGY gathered on a Saturday morning during Paul's normal air shift to pay tribute to the popular personality.

WGY's Mike Patrick was able to salvage this tribute show. In it you'll hear people like Chuck Custer, Bob Cudmore, Joe Gallagher, Peter Rief, Don Weeks and many others as they share their memories of Paul, including many recordings of his time on WGY.

Jack Arnecke's professional radio career started in Schenectady in 1965, shortly after leaving Siena College. After working at various local stations, Jack joined WGY (and WRGB-TV) in 1972. He retired after a 42-year career in broadcasting. Jack talks about the many stories he covered, how he covered them, and shares stories of the many co-workers both on radio and television.