Friday 5/18 thru Tuesday 5/22

 This Friday 5/18 @ 9pm EST is Jan Eberle's Swing Museum.

Another Swing Museum musical triumph as Jan Eberle presents the life and music of the great Helen Forrest!

           Here's Jan about this weeks program:                 

 Swing Museum Program Archive Page

This Saturday 5/19 @  9pm EST is Chris Valenti's Big Band Broadcast.

The ONLY 'All Request' Big Band Radio Show in the World!

Here's Chris about The Big Band Broadcast:

The last Saturday features The Top Five Countdown. The top five email requests sent in from around the world for that month are tabulated by the man who worked with Casey Kasem and his Top 20... Ronnie Allen!

Here is The Top 5 Countdown opener:

Big Band Broadcast Program Archive Page

 This Sunday 5/20 @ 7pm EST is Jan Eberle's Special In Concert Spotlight Series

Bring your lounge chairs for an outdoor concert in the park under the stars and enjoy a wonderful live and uninterrupted performance as the spotlight shines on one of our greats. Presented by Jan Eberle is a very relaxing, informative, and enjoyable evening. A beautiful time to kick back, have some snacks, and be entertained. Nothing more to do but indulge and enjoy.

Spotlight Series Program Archive Page

 Here's Jan about this special Big Band programming:

The last Sunday of every month @ 7pm EST

Perky Peggy King's Program, 'Off The Cuff'...

"The backstage stories that were never told!"

The Next 'Off The Cuff' is 5/27 @ 7pm EST

Peggy's special guest will be Pat Boone. Pat has a new and sensational album dedicated to The Ink Spots! Tune in to hear this great man of song and his trubute to one of our favorites.

 This unique program is all about the stars we love from the 30's, 40's & 50's and aired the last Sunday of every month. Call in to speak to Peggy King and ask about your favorite star. She worked with them all and will always have a good story!  We also try to keep the Ralph Edwards tradition of 'This Is Your Life' alive with a surprise call from a friend, or someone Peggy worked with that she hasn't spoken to in 50 years! Past Surprise Guest Star callers include Joel Grey, Tab Hunter, Pat Boone, Rose Marie, Peter Marshall, Robert Hays and more! 

Here's a two minute Peggy King bio produced by the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia. Just click the logo.

 Off The Cuff Program Archive Page

 This Monday 5/21 @ 9pm EST is Don Kennedy's Big Band Jump 

 Big Band Jump is a two hour weekly program approaching 20 years of syndication. It's all about the Big Bands as presented by legendary DJ Don Kennedy. We are proud to present Big Band Jump here on WYYR.com

Here's Don about this special Big Band programming:

This Tuesday 5/22 @ 9pm EST is David Miller's Swinging Down The Lane

  Legendary DJ David Miller with his popular radio program Swinging Down The Lane keeps the Big Band sound alive with his accumulation of over 9,000 recordings. His weekly radio program went on the air in 1983 and is now carried by over 40 National Public Radio stations. We are proud to present Swinging Down The Lane here on WYYR.com.

 Immediately followed by:

Hosted by one of Americas great Big Band leaders Horace Heidt Jr., America Swings offers not only the music we love, but candid interviews with many stars of the entertainment industry!

About WYYR.com YesterYear Radio

Chris Valenti of The Big Band Broadcast

Chris is the Program and Marketing Director at WYYR. His priority is to make sure that stellar programming is always emanating from the station. And thanks to his efforts and recent WYYR personalites Peggy King, Jan Eberle, Horace Heidt, Jr., Don Kennedy, and David Miller, the response and listenership has grown exponentially. Why? Because WYYR.com is the ONLY All Big Band radio station that not only has popular syndicated programs, but also extremely popular big band home grown programs heard nowhere else. 

How WYYR's YesterYear Radio evolved   

Chris' program The Big Band Broadcast first aired on New York's 1240AM WGBB in 1979, but its original name was Blast From the Past. The show featured both Big Band and early Rock & Roll, but lasted just a few years.

Soon after with a different name and a new format, it came back to 1240AM WGBB and made itself a staple for many years on both AM and FM including WBAU & WHPC ... but soley as a Big Band program!

Dedicated listeners from New York's five bouroughs including Westchester County, CT & NJ called in weekly with their requests.

The Big Band Broadcast, started by its host Chris Valenti, and its approach of taking a constant barrage of listener requests was nothing new to radio. This was a common format fifty and sixty years ago.

But as usual with new technology, some of the things we've always enjoyed and sometimes took for granted, seem to disappear... including the 'All Request' radio program making it a thing of the past.

And as far as an All Request 'Big Band' radio program goes... there were none. It was over. Hence, the birth of The Big Band Broadcast! 

And with over 20,000 sides of 78's at his disposal, records he's been collecting since he was 13, Chris knew he can handle most requests. Not all, but most... and he does. And it's been going on for five decades.

Because of the programs uniqueness and Chris' efforts to keep this great American popular music alive, on February 9, 2002 Chris was bestowed the honor of being inducted into The Big Band Hall of Fame.

Heard here exclusively on WYYR.com on the internet, The Big Band Broadcast now takes live calls and email requests from all around the world!

Here's a live request calling in from Athens Greece

Greece calling in one year later with updates

Heard live on Saturday Nights @ 9PM EST Worldwide

Please visit our make a request page and be a part of this show as well as tuning in to the rest of the line up of great programs all filled with history and professional broadcasting as offerd here at WYYR.com. 

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