Here are a couple of David Helton ads promoting our stereo simulcasts. Back in the seventies and much of the eighties, television audio was delivered in monaural sound. We knew technology would eventually change that - but until then we took full advantage of providing the stereo soundtrack to musically-oriented television shows. We did a…
10/10/2010 - Cleveland's Rock Station 100.7 WMMS Ultimate Tailgate Party from the Muni Lot in Cleveland, Ohio.
An animated ad by David Helton for Cleveland's WMMS 100.7. Courtesy of John Gorman, author of "The Buzzard: Inside the Glory Days of WMMS and Cleveland Rock ...
An animated ad by David Helton for Cleveland's WMMS 100.7. Courtesy of John Gorman, author of "The Buzzard: Inside the Glory Days of WMMS and Cleveland Rock ...
WMMS 100.7 FM - branded 100.7 WMMS: The Buzzard – is a commercial radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, serving Greater Cleveland and much of surroundin...
An animated ad by David Helton for Cleveland's WMMS 100.7. Courtesy of John Gorman, author of "The Buzzard: Inside the Glory Days of WMMS and Cleveland Rock ...
WMMS 100.7 Buzzard Morning Zoo Corn Flakes! From the legendary Cleveland rock station's promotional brain trust came this custom cereal box with colorful graphics, including an illustration of the Mor...from eBay
It didn't take long for WMMS to turn into a juggernaut after making its debut on Sept. 28, 1968. Thanks to its forward-thinking staff, it...
Love Affair-Mama Sez from the Pride of Cleveland WMMS 100.7 album
WMMS ruled the airwaves with its Album Oriented Rock format in the 1970s.
This original 7-inch 45rpm single was released in the USA as BB-101 on Buzzard Record & Filmworks in 1977, and is part of my personal collection. I ripped i...
Since we’re commemorating the end of a tumultuous decade this week, it’s only fitting that we turn back the clock thirty years ago this week and present a review of an equally tumultuous decade - the seventies! Though decades actually end on their tenth year, which end in 00, following World War II media began…
A new film hopes to document the glory years when a charmed roster of on-air talent introduced national rock acts like Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie and Joe Walsh to the people of Cleveland and the rest of the country.
Forget Alan Freed and the Moondog Coronation Ball. Forget the Raspberries, the James Gang, the Dead Boys and the other great bands that got their start in Northeast Ohio. If Cleveland has a national reputation as rock 'n roll...
HBO's new series, "Vinyl," chronicles the wild music scene of New York in the 1970s. Cleveland had its own kings and queens of vinyl during that era, too: The DJs and on-air personalities at WMMS-FM/100.7. The station's longtime program director John Gorman talks about "Vinyl" and the rise of WMMS. You can also check out vintage photos from the heyday of The Buzzard.
10 posts published by John Gorman during June 2009
Has it really been that long? It was one of the greatest nights in the history of rock and roll in Cleveland. This Saturday, August 9, is the 30th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band's legendary free WMMS 10th Anniversary concert at the Cleveland Agora on E 24th. We drew postcards…
WMMS Home of the Buzzard
This is my first experience at St. Rocco's Italian Festival in Cleveland. It's wasn't the greatest experience but I did return.
