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| Growing up as a teenager, in the late 1960s to middle 1970s, I became addicted to AM music radio. FM was around, but AM stations had the power to be listened to almost anywhere in the USA. I had the influence of Chicago radio, with great Top-40 Stations like WLS, WCFL, WIND…those were certainly a time of turmoil and change in American, and I was destined to be a part of that change. | |
| Music of that time even influenced me to move to the East Coast and live in New York City…that influence came from Simon & Garfunkel, “A Heart in New York”. |
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New York, lookin' down on Central Park Where they say you should not wander after dark New York, like a scene from all those movies But you're real enough to me, but there's a heart A heart that lives in New York A heart in New York, a rose on the street I write my song to that city heartbeat A heart in New York, a love in her eye, an open door and a friend for the night New York, you got money on your mind And my words won't make a dime's worth a difference, so here's to you New York New York, now my plane is touching down |
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| I wrote my first commercial when I was 15…the only reason the station I wrote it for did not hire me as a full part-timer, was the fact I rode my 12 speed bike to the station in the middle of winter 6 miles, and they knew I could not do that in deep snow…I ended up working at an underground station…yes, it was literally underground in the basement of an apartment building…enough said about that… |
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| I went on to college after I served four years in the military doing cryptic. My broadcasting professor asked me what I was doing there…he said I should be giving the classes after I submitted several commercials in class. College was fun until I commandeered the Christian Radio Station; at the college I attended, and played rock music till 6AM…yes I did spend the next Sunday afternoon explaining my actions to the dean of men and the president of the college. I did not get kicked out, but I did hear later they changed some policies because of me…a legacy they still talk about to this very day. |
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| I went on to work for an ad agency in Birmingham Michigan, and wrote several television commercials for a major car manufacturer, and then on to New York City, where I lived for nine years working in international trade. |
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| I missed radio so much and one day I found Solid Gold 14K…and now I am so happy to be a part of such a good group of people who share the same passion I do…the love of Top 40 Radio from the 50s, 60,s and 70s. Just hope you enjoy listening as much as I do playing it for you. |
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| Bill Bodonavich | |
