Air Checks

WKNR Air Checks

The Keener sound was fresh, tight, energetic and unlike anything else on the air in Detroit during the mid-60s. While there were other great stations and great announcers in the market, no other broadcaster had Keener’s “total station sound”. Here are some samples of how WKNR sounded during its short reign.

From Bob Green Productions
MP3

Dave Prince – WKMH 4/62 2.6MB
The Keener Philosophy 3.4MB
Keener’s 1st Birthday 2.9MB
Motown Monday 6.8MB
Beatles in Detroit 8.1MB
News Headlines 559KB
Mort Crowley Quits 1964 .8MB
Gary Stevens, 1964 5.7MB
Bob Green,  1964 2.8MB
WKNR Production 1965-1968 5.3MB
Bob Green 1965 6.8MB
Scott Regen 2/67 4.2MB
Bob Green 1966 2.1MB
Jingle Party 9/66 4.9MB
Dick Purtan 01/67 2.9MB
Bob Green 02/67 2.3MB
Bob Green, 02/67 pt 2 3.1MB
J. Michael Wilson 9/16/66 3.4MB
Ted Clark 7/67 2.1MB
Edgewater Park Spot 489KB
Bill Garcia 11/70 2.3MB
Stereo Island Sales Promotion 2.5MB
Keener Exports 2.3MB
ALSAC Radiothon 2/71 5.1MB
Dan Henderson & Lilly Tomlin 1970 1.8MB
NEW Bob Green – 1970
9.5MB
NEW Scott Regen –
1970
4.9MB
Contact News
Bob Neil 1965 643KB
Ed Mullen 01/67 1.8MB
John Maher 1965 2.7MB
George Hunter 10/25/65 437KB

From Art Vuolo – Vuolo Video
MP3
Mort Crowley 1964 276KB
Gary Stevens 1964 690KB
Jerry Goodwin 1964 169KB
Bob Green 1964 457KB
J. Michael Wilson 10/20/65 396KB
Swingin’ Sweeney 1965 86KB
Dick Purtan 1965 1.6MB
From Bill Hennes
MP3
Paul Cannon 1965 3.1MB
From Scott Westerman
MP3
Bob Green 7/10/64 3.2MB
Bill Phillips 7/11/64 3.6MB
ChuckBennett 71 1.7MB
From Earl & Pam Clark
MP3
Jim Jeffries 5/31/65 2.7MB
From Pat St. John
MP3
Pat St. John 12/71 1.2MB
From Jim Heddle
MP3
WKNR News – Hendrix Death 1.2MB
From Frank Hartge
MP3
Pat St. John’s Final Show 1.2MB
Weekly Sign-off 499KB
Jim Tate 09/70 5.7MB
Dan Henderson 9/70 4.7MB
Scott Regen 67 9.1MB
Jim Tate & Robin Stone 71 2.1MB
From Tim Shy
MP3
John McRae – WKNR’s Final Moments 4/25/72 1.7MB
From Jim Feliciano
MP3
Paul Cannon 11/26/6610MB
Bob Green 7/10/64 3.9MB
Robin Seymour 11/3/64 2.1MB
Gary Stevens 9/3/64 2.2MB
Jerry Goodwin 11/3/64
1.1MB
J. Michael Wilson 11/19/66 2.6MB
J. Michael Wilson 5/1/67 2.4 MB
Rodney’s Winchester 2.3MB
J. Michael Wilson 1/68 15MB
Pat St. John 10/19/70 3.9MB
Mack Owens 2/1/71 2.5MB
Ron Sherwood 2/22/71 2.8MB
Dan Henderson 5/17/71
1.5MB
From Steve Schram
MP3
Jerry Goodwin 02/69 WKNR-FM 1.8MB
Bill Applegate 02/69 FM News 2.1MB
Tony Randolph 02/06/69 3.4MB
Dave Mitchell (Stereo Island) 3/71 1.7MB
Frank Beckman (Stereo Island) 3/71 2.4MB
From Mike Rosenblum
MP3
Lou Morton 10/14/64 501KB
Erik Smith 1965 820KB
George Hunter 6/20/66 723KB
Philip Nye 6/20/66 334KB
John Maher 1/23/68 2.6MB
Philip Nye 2/27/68 2.7MB
From Russ Gibb
MP3
John Miller on the Paul rumors
10/69
627KB
Fred LeBour 10/69 685KB
From Peter Faulkner
MP3
Dick Purtan 11/25/67 6.5MB
From Jim Donahue
MP3
Gary Stevens Last Show
3/65 5.5MB
From Jim Nuznoff
MP3
WKNR-FM becomes WNIC  4/72
From Airchexxs.com
MP3
Steve Robbins – January, 1967  1/67