July 9 Radio History

In 1879…Bell Telephone Company founded

In 1952…John Tesh was born. Besides being a musician, Tesh also is host of his own syndicated radio show.


In 1955..."(We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley and The Comets peaked at Number One on the pop singles chart and stayed there for eight weeks. It was the first rock 'n roll record to hit Number One on the Billboard charts.

In 1956…In Philadelphia, Dick Clark made his debut as host of "Bandstand" on WFIL-TV following the DUI arrest of the show's former host, Bob Horn. The program's name changed to "American Bandstand" when it became a network show on ABC in 1957. Clark relinquished his hosting duties in 1989 to 26-year-old David Hirsch, but the program was cancelled within a matter of months.

In 1960…77 WABC-AM, New York introduced the WABC MusicChart

In 1972....Johnny Donovan starts at Muscradio 77 WABC.  After Forty-four years of service at both MusicRadio and TalkRadio 77 WABC production guru Johnny Donovan  retired in May 2015..


In 1992…CBS newsman/commentator Eric Sevareid, one of "Murrow's Boys," the elite group of World War II correspondents hired by CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow, died of stomach cancer at the age of 79.

In1992…First AM HD Radio transmission (on 1660 from Xetron, Cincinnati)