Tag Archives: WPLJ

95.5, WPLJ…New York’s Best Rock

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

  Last Tuesday night, 400 folks said goodbye to a great radio station.  This was my take on a sad but happy event. 95.5, WPLJ….New York’s Best Rock!  

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The First Time I Walked into WABC

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

Well, as today is the last day I will ever walk into WABC Radio as an employee, thought it might be fun to look back on the first time I walked into the WABC Studios on the 8th Floor of … Continue reading →

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WABC By The Numbers

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

There are many ways to look at the time we spend at a job, but for many, it all boils down to the numbers. As it gets towards the end of my days here, I take a look back at … Continue reading →

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WABC Memory Lane

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

Cumulus, New York (WABC, WPLJ, Nash FM, and WMBM) occupies about 3/4 of the 17th floor of Two Penn Plaza in New York City. That’s the building right above Penn Station, and in front of Madison Square Garden, that prompted … Continue reading →

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Random Radio Stories

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

Over the course of the last 44 years in the radio business, there are so many incidents and funny things that have happened that make great radio stories. The following are just a few that recently came to mind….As Johnny … Continue reading →

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The Palace that was the ABC Building

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

When I started working at ABC in 1976, the headquarters of the three main broadcast networks were within 4 blocks of each other, on the same side of the Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan. “Radio Row” started with the … Continue reading →

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Well, That’s a wrap!!

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

Today I sent off the email to the powers that be, revealing my intent to retire from WABC Radio . If everything goes according to my plans, January 29, 2016 will be my last day of work, and the end … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve, 1979

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

So, the fall of 1979 had been a very busy one for Susie and I, mainly because it was on the afternoon of September 29th, 1979, at the C.W. Post Interfaith Chapel that we became husband and wife. Following a … Continue reading →

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Christmas, 1978

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

Having returned to the WABC/WPLJ Engineering Department as a full time staff engineer in October, after being “loaned” to WOR for 8 months, it was time to get on with my life. I now had a permanent job for the … Continue reading →

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Radio Stories – Christmas Parties

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Sue and Frank D'Elia

The last two weeks, I’ve enjoyed a couple of great radio station Christmas Parties. A week ago, we enjoyed a great Cumulus New York Christmas Party (since there are now 4 radio stations on the 17th Floor of 2 Penn, … Continue reading →

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