![]() WGN was best known for the Chicago Cubs, great hosts like Wally Phillips, Bob Collins, Paul Harvey and many more.īut the golden voice came on the air at 11pm.įranklyn MacCormack (birth name was Franklin H. ![]() Orion Samuelson and his partner Max Armstrong brought farmers the noon report, and the daily price of pork bellies. Organ music on the radio was common and quite popular in the 1940s. Preston Sellers, the WGN staff organist would play the studio organ to fill time throughout the day. During the nighttime hours, you could hear WGN most anywhere in the Midwest and even farther on a clear night.Įarly programming on WGN included live music, the Saturday night Barn Dance, political debates, comedy routines, and some of radio’s first sporting event broadcasts. The radio station’s call letters, WGN, 720 kHz (on the AM dial), stood for the then owner, Chicago Tribune “World’s Greatest Newspaper”. There are just some people we cannot forget or throw away Please read on and actually hear his voice. MacCormack smoothly interspersed romantic on-air poetry readings with great music from years past. ![]() He could effortlessly put you to sleep while you were at home or behind the wheel. Picture yourself driving down the road late at night when between 11:05 PM to 5:30AM, Franklyn MacCormack, and his memorable All Night Meister Brau Showcase would waft through your car radio. I invite you to flash back to the 1950’s through the 1970’s, a time well before the internet, Facebook, Twitter, and media streaming.
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