WDRQ SPECIAL PRESENTATION: THE LEE ALAN NEW YEAR’S EVE COUNTDOWN, 1977!

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This WDRQ recording was recently donated to our Detroit radio aircheck collection. Lee Alan’s New Year’s Eve Countdown, on WDRQ, December 31, 1977. This was to be his second, and last, on WDRQ. (Lee Alan hosted one other New Year’s Eve broadcast on WDRQ in 1976). In closing out the year, this exclusive posting is our special featured presentation on Motor City Radio Flashbacks on this last day of 2022.

In this recording, the tape begins – timewise – at the 9:59 p.m. hour (Detroit time) with Lee Alan’s presentation of Chuck Berry performing live at the Walled Lake Casino, sometime in early-1964. Five years ago, we lost Chuck Berry in March 2017. Also in the broadcast you will hear Lee Alan paying a short tribute to Elvis Presley, who passed away four months earlier, August 16, 1977.

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The broadcast was taped by our friend, Greg Innis. Greg has kept this tape in his personal Detroit radio airchecks collection for the past 45 years. And as always, this site is indebted to him for having shared this holiday memory. It is presented here for the very first time, today.

You will note this two hour recording highlights listener call-in’s and recollections, stories and sounds. And minutes before the end of the recording you will hear The Horn counting down the seconds to 1978 . . . as was heard on New Year’s Eve night, December 31, 1977.

Enjoy. Lee Alan’s WDRQ New Year’s Eve Countdown . . . . Happy New Year!

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Audio recording digitally remastered by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

A special THANK YOU to senior site contributor Greg Innis of Livonia, MI., for having provided this featured WDRQ audio memory for our Motor City Radio Flashbacks aircheck repository.

THE SUPER Q! WDRQ BACK ON THE RADIO: BILL BAILEY, 1974

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NEW! A special THANK YOU to Joe Burt McMasters, Southfield, MI., for contributing this WDRQ aircheck for the site’s library. Newly added!

WDRQ! THE FM 93 ‘Q’ SINGLES: WEEK-ENDING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1975

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WDRQ Top 23 singles and Top 10 LPs for week-ending September 8, 1975

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.

Above WDRQ music guide courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

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WDRQ! FM 93 ‘Q’ SINGLES CHART: MARCH 17, 1975

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WDRQ Top 20 singles and Top 10 LPs for week-ending March 17, 1975

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A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.

Above WDRQ music guide courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

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NEW! WDRQ-FM BACK ON THE RADIO: KIM CARSON

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KIM CARSON | DATE: THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1979

— SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT —

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**WDRQ** Kim Carson *(Detroit Free Press)*

NEW! A special THANK YOU to our newest contributor Dave Preston — formerly of WDRQ — for recently donating the featured Kim Carson FM 93 radio aircheck (he recorded in 1979) to our Motor City Radio Flashbacks’ airchecks archive.

Kim Carson’s tenure with Detroit radio began with WDRQ, 1978-1985; WCZY, 1985-1989; WCSX-FM. Prior to her arrival to the Motor City, Kim Carson was at Rockford, Illinois’s WROK, 1977-78.

For our previous Dave Preston aircheck contribution — featuring Don Geronimo on WDRQ (8/6/2021) — go HERE

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THE DAVE PRESTON COLLECTION

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NEW! WDRQ-FM BACK ON THE RADIO: DON GERONIMO

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DON GERONIMO | DATE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1980

— SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT —

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NEW! A special THANK YOU to our newest contributor Dave Preston — formerly of WDRQ — for recently donating the featured Don Geronimo FM 93 radio aircheck (he recorded in 1980) to the Motor City Radio Flashbacks’ airchecks archive.

For our recent Dave Preston aircheck contribution (6/25/2021), go HERE

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THE DAVE PRESTON COLLECTION

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NEW! WDRQ-FM BACK ON THE RADIO: DAVE PRESTON

**WDRQ RECALLED on MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS**

DAVE PRESTON | DATE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1979

— SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT —

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NEW! A special THANK YOU to our newest contributor Dave Preston — formerly of WDRQ — for recently donating this FM 93 radio aircheck (he recorded in 1979) to our Motor City Radio Flashbacks’ airchecks archive.

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THE DAVE PRESTON COLLECTION

— DAVE PRESTON —

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Dave Preston writes: “Jim, I worked at WDRQ FM 1979-1981 and worked at WTWR, Tower 92 during this time era as well. I worked with some great talent, Jim Zippo was somewhat of a passer by but Don Geranimo really left his mark. This tape dated back to when I was first hired by Eddie Rogers. After a recent switch at the time, the new format of WDRQ was Disco. They had hired a whole new staff at the time and I was part of the new hires over there along with a list of others.

The disco format did not last very long. Eddie Rogers was soon let go and Mark Driscoll then became program director. Mark began adjusting and readjusting both the staff and format on an ongoing basis even from day one from his hotel room, nearly over night, turning the station into a revolving door. Mark was replaced after a year by Bill Garcia. Bill was the program director credited with hiring Don Geranimo for evenings.

At the end of the 1970’s and early 1980’s WDRQ continued to evolve quickly and abruptly. What was once a top 40 station switched to an all disco format. Later shifting to ‘The Motown Sound’ under the direction of Mark Driscoll then changing like a hat, calling itself an ‘Urban format,’ shuffling through a list of air talent and gaining the reputation for being ‘An Endless Revolving Door.’ The only person who seemed to experience any sort of stability was then WDRQ-FM Production Director, Doak Breen.

In hindsight, working for both Steve Schram and Victor Ives was a great experience and a well needed contrast to the ongoing drama at WDRQ during that time.”

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WDRQ-FM 93: DETROIT TOP 30 RECORDS AND ALBUMS! DECEMBER 3, 1984

THIS SURVEY REFLECTS RETAIL SALES, REQUESTS AND POPULARITY AS JUDGED BY THE 93 FM MUSIC DEPARTMENT

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NUMBER ONE SINGLE ON WDRQ

— “EROTIC CITY” by PRINCE | WARNER BROS. —

WDRQ-FM Top 30 singles and albums for the week of December 3, 1984

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NUMBER ONE ALBUM ON WDRQ

— ‘THE WOMAN IN RED’ by STEVIE WONDER | MOTOWN —

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— In Memory of George Griggs —

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity and your continuous support.

Above WDRQ music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

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A WDRQ 1970s DETROIT RADIO PHOTO: PAUL NICHOLAS

**WDRQ PAUL NICHOLAS** (*Press Photo*) 1976

WDRQ-FM 93: DETROIT ‘Q’ TOP 22 THIS WEEK! 11/10/75

WDRQ 93 FM

— 45 YEARS AGO —

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WDRQ-FM Top 22 singles for the week-ending November 4-10, 1975

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— In Memory of George Griggs —

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity and your continuous support.

Above WDRQ music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.