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WIXZ Airchecks
	GEORGE BREWER Born in Elmira, NY, George attended Ithaca State College and worked at WOLF as well as other stations in New York and Michigan before moving to WPOP in Hartford to replace Roy Cooper on the 3:00-7:00PM shift. On July 7, 1966, George broke the world's record (at the time) for the longest roller coaster ride at Riverside Park by going round and round 310 times over 12 1/2 hours. By that time he was hosting WPOP's wakeup show from 5:30-9:00AM. George left WPOP for WIXY Cleveland and later worked at WIXZ near Pittsburgh. He was working in the promotions department of CBS Records when he passed away in 1973.
	recorded 7/5/1969
	JERRY BUTLER (Real name: Jerry Stoller) The Butler did it! Jerry Butler was brought in from WIXZ/McKeesport, PA, just outside of Pittsburgh. He began entertaining New Englanders on June 21, 1969. His last show was in October, 1970, because they needed him at KHJ/Los Angeles. Tragically, Jerry took his own life in the summer of 1976, in California, after a stint at KGIL, also in Los Angeles.
	recorded 7/26/1969
	JEFF CHRISTIE (Rush Limbaugh) A generation of McKeesporters (PA) who came of age in the late 1960s fondly remember McKeesport's WIXZ (1360) as the fun, free-wheeling, slightly scruffier pop-music alternative to Pittsburgh's KQV (1410). But around the country --- at least in radio circles --- WIXZ is remembered as the station that fired Rush Limbaugh from his first radio job! That's right. The voice of the conservative revolution of the 1990s and the man who helped save AM talk radio couldn't hold a gig in McKeesport. (Source: http://user.pa.net/~ejjeff/christie.html)
	Sound check inaudible
	TERRY LEE Terry Lee will always be remembered as one of the three disc jockeys whose record discoveries helped define what we now call the Pittsburgh sound, said former area broadcaster Ed Weigle. To this day, oldies record collectors categorize songs as either Porky Records, 'Mad Mike Moldie Oldies' or The T.L. Sound,' said Weigle, who did voice overs for Trunzo's Magic webcasts. He was unique among the jocks (because of) his movie-star good looks, which brought him quite a bit of local success on television.
	recorded 3/1969
	DICK "Wilde Childe" KEMP The Wilde Childe WAS wild...probably one of the loudest DJs ever on WIXY!  Stayed at WIXY for 2 years, then went to WIXY's sister station WIXZ in McKeesport, PA.  Dick is now retired and living in Alaska.
	recorded 3/1969
	Brian Hartford (AKA "Your Brother")
	Sound check inaudible

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