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Mar 17, 2022 · Some WLW personalities past and present credited Rush Limbaugh in the early 1990s for turning the medium more to politics. '700 WLW has been on the air for 100 years. Here are some memories
Mar 17, 2022 · 700-WLW's Walk of Fame: Five famous WLW personalities. Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer. March 16, 2022 · 3 min read. In its heyday, entertainers rarely passed up a chance to perform...
Gary Burbank (born Billy Purser, July 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American radio personality. He was heard daily on WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio , from June 15, 1981, until December 21, 2007, and nationally as the voice of his fictional character, Earl Pitts , in nationally syndicated commentaries until 2021.
One of Cincinnati’s most beloved on-air personalities, Gary Burbank was “Bill Williams” when he began his radio career in Louisiana at KLPL/Lake Providence. As “Johnny Apollo,” he worked in Louisiana and Mississippi before becoming one of the first white disc jockeys at Memphis’ groundbreaking WDIA.
Jun 7, 2018 · The characters created by Gary Burbank at WAKY propelled him to become one of radio's pre-eminent humorists at Cincinnati's WLW and his Earl Pitts editorial satires are still heard on 200 stations ...
- Jack of All Trades And Master of One
Mar 4, 2022 · Behind the scenes pictures from the efforts of Powel Crosley, Jr. creating the famous WLW Radio Station, including the largest USA AM broadcast transmitter at 500,000 watts. Click here to view on YouTube.
WLW helped launch the careers of many radio stars, including Ma Perkins, Andy Williams, Rosemary and Betty Clooney, Red Skelton, and Fats Waller. The station was known for its hillbilly (later known as country) music and “barn dance” programs such as Midwestern Hayride .
