More From Charlie Greer!

 In April of 2021 David Keller wrote:

Hi Allan. Long-time fan, and addicted WABC listener in the 1960s through mid 1970s.
Thanks to Charlie Greer's son (also named Charlie Greer), I received numerous Charlie Greer air checks and memorabilia that
I think have never been heard or seen on your site (or anywhere else on the Internet)!

After much research and audio restoration work, I have finished my Charlie Greer project and
I would like to donate all of the material to you for use on musicradio77.com so everyone can enjoy and learn more about Charlie. 

Thanks to David, here is his "Charlie Greer Project"!

Born: 8/21/1923
First show on WABC: 12/7/1960
Last show on WABC: 8/7/1969
Died: 9/30/1996

Photos!
(click or tap on each thumbnail for its full size)

This photo, shot in a New York City subway car, was used in an ad publicizing WABC's new Rock-and-Roll format, which premiered on December 7, 1960.
The original DJs, dubbed The Swingin' 7, are shown in this photo.
(Dated November 5, 1960 based on the newspaper headlines.)

L to R:
Jack Carney
 (probably a stand-in for Herb Oscar Anderson)
Scott Muni
Chuck Dunaway
Charlie Greer
Bill Owen
Farrell Smith
 

The Swingin' 7 from 77 WABC post card.
December 1960

Charlie Greer in studio WABC (1)

Charlie Greer in studio WABC (2)

WABC Silver Dollar Sound Survey for week ending 3-24-1962 (front)

WABC Silver Dollar Sound Survey for week ending 3-24-1962 (inside)

WABC Silver Dollar Sound Survey for week ending 3-24-1962 (back)
Sam Holman, Dan Ingram, Fred Hall, Herb Oscar Anderson, Scott Muni, Charlie Greer, Bruce Morrow

Charlie Greer Happy Huggy Bear Club card (front)

Charlie Greer Happy Huggy Bear Club card (back)

WABC rate card 27 3-1-1966 (front)

WABC rate card 27 3-1-1966 (back)

Charlie Greer Joins WKQW news clip 12-1972

Charlie Greer Joins WKQW news release 12-15-1972

Charlie Greer working on Christmas day 1972 at WKQW

Charlie Greer WAKR ca. 1973

Scott Muni photo postcard to Charlie (front)

Scott Muni photo postcard to Charlie (back)

WCBS FM Rock N' Roll Radio Greats monthly calendar of events (June 1989)

Various Charlie Greer Documents
(.pdf format)

The last paragraph of this (undated) letter states that Charlie's show is on WABC Monday through Friday from 1 to 3 p.m., and on Saturday from 12 noon to 3 p.m.

Although these hours for Charlie are not listed on any WABC Air Personality Schedule shown on web site musicradio77.com, the WABC Silver Dollar Sound Survey for the week ending March 24, 1962 shows Charlie in the 1 to 3 p.m. time slot (weekdays).

Happy Huggy Bear Club Welcome Letter

Original Charlie Greer Denison Clothes Commercial Scripts

Additional Charlie Greer Denison Clothes Commercial Scripts 

Bruce Morrow Letter to Charlie Greer - 10-24-1984

Charlie Greer Sound Files!
(restored by David Keller)

Notes about the Charlie Greer air check on WABC from 5:00 to 5:25 a.m. on Monday, November 11, 1963:

This is an air check of Charlie doing "The Satellite Show". Charlie called it "a brand new show every Monday morning from 4 until 6 o'clock." [n.b. I have not been able to find any information about "The Satellite Show". It does not appear on any schedule, and I don't know how long the program remained in production. To my ear, the program sounds as if it was pre-recorded. It's mainly a "this is/that was" style of show, with Charlie making some wisecracks before or after a song. Also, during the air check, Charlie says that he is on mornings at 11 a.m. -- but the schedule displayed on musicradio77.com shows Bob Dayton on at 11 a.m. as of August, 1963.]

There are no spots during this air check, only PSAs.

Running time: 12 minutes 15 seconds; music is scoped.
Air check tape was a cassette dub of an open reel tape.
It was restored by David Keller, who also scoped the music.

  Charlie Greer - WABC - 11-11-1963 - 5 to 5:25AM

Notes about the Charlie Greer air check on WABC from 1:30 to 1:55 a.m. on Tuesday, January 5, 1965:

There were no commercials in this segment, but there were several PSAs, including two read by newsman Jimmy Wallington.

Running time: 9 minutes 50 seconds; music was scoped on the original tape.
Air check tape was a cassette dub of an open reel tape.
It was restored by David Keller.

  Charlie Greer - WABC - 1-5-1965 - 1:30 to 1:55AM

Notes about the Charlie Greer air check on WABC from 5:00 to 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 26, 1965:

This air check has an unusual sound for WABC. There is a much different pace and style compared to what you would hear during the day, including comedic audio drop-ins. In addition, there are no spots; only PSAs and promos. The newscast at 5:25 was done by Jimmy Wallington. It includes a U.S. Department of Agriculture fruit and market report, recorded over the phone, that runs for 2 minutes!

Running time: 20 minutes; music is scoped.
Air check tape was a cassette dub of an open reel tape.
It was restored by David Keller, who also scoped the music. 

  Charlie Greer - WABC - 1-26-1965 - 5 to 5:30 AM

Notes about the Charlie Greer air check on WABC from 5:30 to 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 26, 1965:

This air check is the last half hour of Charlie's show, found on a different tape than the 5:00 to 5:30 a.m. air check. Towards the end of the show, Charlie makes a couple of comments about his wife, a.k.a."Queen Kong", which is a long-time Charlie Greer gag. There is only one commercial, a 60-second spot for Doublemint Gum, at 5:54, just before Jimmy Wallington does the news.

Running time: 21 minutes 15 seconds; music is scoped.
Air check tape was a cassette dub of an open reel tape.
It was restored by David Keller, who also scoped the music.

  Charlie Greer - WABC - 1-26-1965 - 5:30 to 6:00 AM

Notes about the Charlie Greer air check on WABC from 12:00 am to 1:22 a.m. on Monday, October 23, 1967:

This air check opens at approximately 11:57 p.m., with news already in progress. Charlie's show starts at midnight, with newscaster Ed Jordan doing a live read of a Dension Clothes spot (after the news and WABC legal ID).

In this air check, Charlie spends quite a bit of time discussing two events in his personal life: His being accosted and harassed at knifepoint on a New York City street, and his being fined $6,300 by AFTRA (The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, a labor union).

The nearly hour and a half period of the air check has only one sponsor, Denison Clothes. The same Dension spot is presented four times, all live reads: The one at the show open, which runs 72 seconds; Charlie's rendition at 12:16 a.m., which runs 96 seconds; one read by newscaster Tony Rousseau before doing the 12:55 a.m. newscast, which runs 65 seconds; and another one done by Charlie at 1:18 a.m., which runs 81 seconds. (Charlie embellishes the copy, which makes his versions of the spot run quite long!) There are lots of PSAs (public service announcements) and promos during the air check, featuring various WABC jocks.

Running time: 37 minutes 40 seconds; music is scoped.

Air check tape was a cassette dub of an open reel tape. The cassette dub contained several discontiguous parts of the show, which were reassembled as part of the restoration. This results in missing material from several parts of the air check, which are obvious while listening.

The restoration was done by David Keller, who also scoped the music that remained intact after the air check was reassembled.

  Charlie Greer - WABC - 10-23-1967 12 Midnight to 1:22 AM

Notes about the Charlie Greer air check on WABC from 2:12 am to 2:42 a.m. on Sunday, August 3, 1969:

This is a tighter, fairly "no nonsense" segment than those of earlier years. There are three different Dension Clothes spots, all live reads, during the half hour period of the air check. The spots run 74, 57, and 95 seconds respectively.

There is a Palisades Amusement Park spot just before Jim Branch does the news at 2:25 a.m., with Jim doing the spot's tag.

Running time: 17 minutes 30 seconds; music is scoped.

Air check tape was a cassette dub of an open reel tape. The air check sounds as if it was recorded off the board, as there is no reverb and no compression of audio levels.
It was restored by David Keller, who also scoped the music.

  Charlie Greer - WABC - 8-3-1969 - 2:12AM to 2:42AM

  Charlie Greer - Reunion of Rock and Roll Radio Greats - WCBS FM - 8-18-19-1984

  Charlie Greer - Cleo Moore Interview - WONE-AM Dayton - February 1955.mp3

  Charlie Greer - Swing Charlie Swing!

Charlie Greer - Self-prepared audition Tape -  ca. 1956 - Dayton Ohio

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