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In 1959, Leon and Klein signed on an FM sister station, WDAS-FM. By the early 1970s, the FM station would launch a groundbreaking and influential urban adult contemporary format still heard today. WDAS (AM) retained its R&B format throughout the 1960s and 70s, while adding gospel music with Louise Williams on Sunday mornings.
WDAS-FM (105.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station, licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It carries an urban adult contemporary radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia . WDAS-FM is widely regarded as one of the originators of the Urban AC format, mixing R&B hits of the last 40 years with contemporary R&B.
Their manager was Jimmy Bishop, a successful Philadelphia radio personality who also managed Barbara Mason. Morali remembered Wooten and Oliver had done some session work for him, and he called them a few years later when he wanted to form a group and the Ritchie Family was born. Following Brazil, they had success with the Arabian Nights album.
Jimmy Bishop (May 4, 1941 – January 10, 2013) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. [2]
From 1988 to 1997, he hosted a jazz program on Saturday nights on WHYY-FM. [8] During this time, he was also elected president of the Pennsylvania Associated Press Broadcasters Association and earned the distinction of being one of a select group of news directors and editors nationwide invited to interview President Jimmy Carter. [6] [9]
In his 50-year career, Hy Lit broadcast from WIBG, WDAS/WDAS-FM, WKBS-TV, WIFI, WSNI/WPGR, KPOL, WKXW, among many others. His last station was 98.1 WOGL, where he broadcast from 1989 until his resignation late in 2005. He was known as "the Jet Jockey on Flight 99" which was the frequency for WIBG.
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WDAS may refer to: WDAS (AM), a radio station (1480 AM) licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; WDAS-FM, a radio station (105.3 FM) ...