WKNR KEENER 13! JANUARY 26 and 28, 1965 [Detroit Free Press] RADIO BACK-PAGE ADS

**Detroit Free Press** Tuesday, January 26, 1965

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Hey do you remember the Think Summer campaign Keener launched in Detroit in the winter of 1965?

Well, let’s see . . . . I can still see those Think Summer newspaper ads. And there were those Think Summer button giveaways. There was also a Think Summer contest as well. Recall seeing a few of those Think Summer billboards WKNR posted around town. And then there was that one Think Summer song, yeah . . . that was playing on the radio, on Keener 13!

According to the WKNR music guides posted on Keener13.com, Think Summer by Susan Wayne debuted during the week of February 18, 1965. But by the time Think Summer peaked at the No. 25 spot on WKNR, March 3, 1965, thereafter, that would be it . . . just three weeks on the Keener 13 playlists in short order.

But that was enough for WKNR to generate an imaginary kind of ‘mirage,’ if you will, a brief winter’s thaw we must have felt, at least momentarily, during the station’s contest they off-loaded with that one, huge “summertime” give-a-way at the time. If all else, the Think Summer event became the ultimate radio event during that cold winter here in Detroit, 59-years ago.

Straight from the Keener vaults, and courtesy of WKNR legend, Bob Green. We are showcasing two of those WKNR Think Summer promos (audio under each ad). All from that memorable winter’s brief “summer-time fun” contestants cashed in on while listening to Keener 13 during those two winter months in early-1965.

And at date, we are just nine days away from spring, so . . . .

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A MCRFB Note: This attached post was previously published on this site on January 29, 2012.

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**Detroit Free Press** Thursday, January 28, 1965

A special THANK YOU to WKNR’s Bob Green, of Austin, TX., for having contributing the featured WKNR promos presented today, on this page.

Thanks again, Bob Green, for sharing with us these wonderful, Keener 13 memories!

A special thank you to senior MCRFB consultant Greg Innis, of Livonia, MI., for contributing the Newspapers.com archives (Detroit radio related) articles, ads, and images we have provide for this site since 2016.

Thank you, Greg Innis, for making these historic Detroit radio features possible. 🙂

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SENDING BIRTHDAY ACCOLADES TO . . . BOB GREEN! NOVEMBER 24

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He is remembered today as the legendary, the “Voice of Keener 13”.

Motor City Radio Flashbacks extends, warm, Birthday well wishes to Bob Green. Happy Birthday, Bob! We hope your day will be truly special.

And once again, we thank you. For the wonderful memories, those happy radio moments you shared with us all those years ago on Keener 13 🙂

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The two photos featured in this post is courtesy of Bob Green. The Bob Green picture inserted (in the photo below) is courtesy of our friend, Kevin Willett (Facebook).

NEW! WKNR ‘KEENER 13’ BACK ON THE RADIO: BOB GREEN

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Bob Green 1966

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NEW! A special thank you to site senior contributor Greg Innis, of Livonia, Mi., for having recently contributed the above featured WKNR audio memory to the Motor City Radio Flashbacks airchecks collection.

THE ’67 KEENER KEYMEN OF MUSIC! ‘A WISH’ FOR THE NEW YEAR

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A special thank you to Keener legend Bob Green (Bob Green Productions) of Houston, Texas, for contributing this WKNR December 1967 audio memory with Motor City Radio Flashbacks 🙂

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KEENER KEY MEN OF MUSIC! HAPPY NEW YEAR WISHES

KEENER KEY MEN OF MUSIC * Happy New Year! * DECEMBER 1967

—NEW YEAR’S EVE 1967 BEST WISHES FROM THE KEENER KEY MEN OF MUSIC—

Dick Purtan * Ted Clark * Jerry Goodwin * Bob Green * Scott Regen * J. Michael Wilson * Steve Robbins * Dave Forster * Bob Harper

* BOB GREEN PRODUCTIONS *

A special THANK YOU to Bob Green (Bob Green Productions, Houston, TX) for providing this memorable WKNR 1967 holiday audio memory with Motor City Radio Flashbacks

SEASONS GREETINGS FROM THE VOICES OF KEENER 13

WKNR * THE VOICES of KEENER * DECEMBER 1965

—SEASONS’ GREETINGS 1965 FROM THE VOICES of KEENER 13—

Phillip Nye * George Hunter * Dick Buller * Ed Mullen * Eric Smith * John Maher * Dick Purtan * Ted Clark * Jerry Goodwin * Bob Green * Scott Regen * J. Michael Wilson * Jim Jeffries * Paul Cannon

From all the Keener Key Men . . . Merry Christmas!

* BOB GREEN PRODUCTIONS *

A special THANK YOU to Bob Green (Bob Green Productions, Houston, TX) for providing this (wonderful!) WKNR Christmas 1965 audio memory with Motor City Radio Flashbacks

THE ‘NEW’ DETROIT RADIO SOUND: KEENER ONE THREE!

BOB GREEN * CLASSIC WKNR PROMOS * BOB GREEN PRODUCTIONS: REEL I

Bob Green 1966

BOB GREEN PRODUCTIONS

In November 1963, 55 years ago this month, WKMH — 1310 on the dial — faded into the stratosphere while transitioning into a brand new Detroit radio sound.

Today, and in celebration of that event, Motor City Radio Flashbacks presents a myriad of classic WKNR promos heard on ‘Keener Radio’ in the ’60s and early-’70s, courtesy of Bob Green.

A special THANK YOU to Bob Green for providing Motor City Radio Flashbacks with these classic recordings (back in 2001!). The audio presented here was transferred from three separate reeled tapes (boxed) and presented here for the very first time.

BOB GREEN * CLASSIC WKNR PROMOS * BOB GREEN PRODUCTIONS: REEL II

BOB GREEN * CLASSIC WKNR PROMOS * BOB GREEN PRODUCTIONS: REEL III

SPECIAL THANKS

Motor City Radio Flashbacks extends another special ‘THANK YOU’ to Bob Pratt, of Farmington, MI, for transferring three Bob Green Production (reeled) recordings to its present audio format, as they are featured here today.

WKNR: BOB GREEN RECALLS! WKNR ‘WORDS’ CONTEST

BOB GREEN * KEENER WORDS CONTEST * BOB GREEN PRODUCTIONS c.2010

**A WORD on the WKNR WORDS CONTEST 1970**

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Bob Green circa 1966 (click on image for largest view)

The prize in itself was unique enough — $1,000 dollars and the opportunity for the winning contestant to have his/her words put to music and recorded by one of the Motown greats. But the on-air execution of the promotion allowed WKNR personalities to entertain beyond the traditional boundaries of a Top 40 format.

In the studio were 30 carts, each with a specialized music “bed” on it. Each hour, a contestant entry was chosen . . . words that, if used on the air qualified that entry to be in the finals for the BIG prize.

The DJ had complete freedom to choose a bed appropriate in the manner in which he would read or even “sing” the words. The approach could be zany, funny, gentle poignant or even poetic. Whatever, it allowed the listener a glimpse of a side of their favorite air personality which might otherwise not have been revealed.

The winner, ultimately, ended up having her words put to music with the Funk Brothers and Stevie Wonder!

— Bob Green

A MCRFB Note: In brief, Bob Green began his professional career in radio broadcasting in Detroit, WKMH, 1961-1962.

After a short stint with famed-Storer WQAM in Miami, 1962-1963, Bob Green returned back to Detroit for the launching of the new WKNR (formerly WKMH), November 1963.

By April’s end, 1968, Bob Green was no longer at WKNR. But he would return in 1970, serving as both Program Director and as on-air personality until sometime, 1971. Shortly thereafter, Bob Green was heard on ABC WXYZ 1270, where he remained briefly, 1971-1972.

Bob Green left WXYZ and Detroit for Houston, Texas, where he founded Bob Green Productions, where Bob and his family resides today.

Among broadcasting peers in the profession, Bob Green is fondly remembered today as “the voice of Keener 13”.

For more on Bob Green and WKNR – see the rest of the story on Keener13.com, the official WKNR website, courtesy our friend, Scott Westerman.

A special THANK YOU goes out to Bob Green for his endless generosity in sharing the WKNR legacy with us throughout the many years having passed.

THANK YOU Bob Green FOR THE MEMORIES

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KEENER 13! BOB GREEN RECALLS: ’60s BRITISH SOUND

BOB GREEN * THE ’60s BRITISH INVASION * BOB GREEN PRODUCTIONS 2010 (A)

BOB GREEN * THE ’60s BRITISH INVASION * BOB GREEN PRODUCTIONS 2010 (B)

BOB GREEN * THE ’60s BRITISH INVASION * BOB GREEN PRODUCTIONS 2010 (C)

THANK YOU, BOB GREEN

A special THANK YOU goes out to Bob Green for sharing his special WKNR/WOMC ‘British Invasion’ memory with Motor City Radio Flashbacks.

Having never aired, this exclusive Bob Green production segment was intended for broadcast/airing during the ‘WOMC 104.3 Detroit Radio Reunion‘ in 2010.

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