Whether it is Minnesota or elsewhere.. The best I ever heard was a 3 year window of time of an AM station in Windsor, Ontario, CKLW. The hosts were Dick Purtan(rhymes with curtain) and Tom Ryan, who were the kings of Detroit area radio(Windsor is just across the bridge from Detroit) at the time and in many broadcaster Hall of Fames.. It broadcast to Toledo and was the top morning show in Toledo, ratings wise.. You can still listen to the old shows from 34-37 years ago as they were put in podcast format to enjoy on the internet.
They were on together in the late 1970's - early '80s. They remain close friends to this day as Purtan is now inhis early 80s and Ryan in his mid 70s. If you are in Detroit, people can tell you of Ryan's screwball characters on the radio like COUNT SCARY(which he did on local TV as well), Stan the Polka Man, and Lance Sweetfeet(would not get away with this anymore as this character was of an extremely effeminate homosexual)..... But the interaction of the characters and reality of Purtan and Ryan was magic and very funny if you like sophomoric humor.. Purtan left for greener pastures in 1983. Though Ryan rejoined him later, the radio station format at the new place would not let them reinact all the CKLW stuff so it was never quite the same after that....... What were your best radio drive time memories??
They were on together in the late 1970's - early '80s. They remain close friends to this day as Purtan is now inhis early 80s and Ryan in his mid 70s. If you are in Detroit, people can tell you of Ryan's screwball characters on the radio like COUNT SCARY(which he did on local TV as well), Stan the Polka Man, and Lance Sweetfeet(would not get away with this anymore as this character was of an extremely effeminate homosexual)..... But the interaction of the characters and reality of Purtan and Ryan was magic and very funny if you like sophomoric humor.. Purtan left for greener pastures in 1983. Though Ryan rejoined him later, the radio station format at the new place would not let them reinact all the CKLW stuff so it was never quite the same after that....... What were your best radio drive time memories??
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