BILL WALKER WSBA-AM YORK, PA

[caj012885]

just wondering where this talented voice got to. back in the 1980's he would do a soul music and jazz show from mid-3am on Sunday mornings, and a soul gospel show at 6am Sunday morning. one of the smoothest voices i have ever heard.

[John-Summers]

I've often wondered what Bill is doing these days too.  Nice guy.  Very cool and laid-back, both on and off the air.  His late Saturday night show lasted a long time, from the late 60s or early 70s through the 90s, and he played the length and breadth of contemporary Urban music, from 60s soul through disco and beyond.  He also covered York City Council meetings and other news events for WSBA.  I suppose their switch to News/Talk doomed his music show but I wonder if he's still doing anything for them.  A few Cumulus York people lurk on these boards.  Does anyone know Bill's whereabouts? 

[jimbradley]

Bill Walker is still covering York City Council and York City School Board for WSBA.  He has retired from Met-Ed, but is still busy with other activities.

[TowerLamp]

Great station. Once commanded a 90 (that's right a 90) share back in the hey days of AM rock n roll.

Wonder what happened to some past greats of "The Mighty 9-10"..
Hal Raymond, Ed Lincoln, Bob Shipley, Newsman Leonard Roberts, Ed Wickenheiser (sp) and they had a farm show that ran forever hosted by an Arnie something??

[jhguthlac]

I think Ed Lincoln is no longer with us.  But I sure remember him and the other greats from WSBA.  What a fine Hot AC station it was back in the 60's.

[Early Byrd]

 Also, Blaine Harvey (1960-1962), then came back in early 1967 as Dan Donovan.  Retired from KOOL FM, Minneapolis in recent years.

[loeper]

Ed Lincoln, Hal Raymond and Bob Shipley and all dead. Ed Wickenheiser  retired after a long stretch as News Director at WGAL TV 8 in Lancaster,York,Harrisburg and is doing well. The farm show guys last name was Stippens, but I don't think his first name was Arnie.It might have been Wayne.  Also, remember a morning guy named Ralph Lockwood?  He went on to work at a very successful station in  Toronto.  They also had a "morning man" named Al Wolf who was very talented.  "the 4 towers of power" ruled that market for several decades and made Susquhanna Broadcasting a ton of money.

[John-Summers]

The farm show guys last name was Stippens, but I don't think his first name was Arnie.It might have been Wayne.

You're probably thinking of Wayne Stevens, who did overnights on WSBA-FM before the switch to WARM.  The farmer was Herm Stebbins, who ran Louis Appell's dairy farm north of the WSBA transmitter site.  When he retired he was replaced by Martin Grey.  When I first started working at WSBA one of my jobs was to edit and dub Martin's pre-taped tracks to cart and make up a cue sheet for Hal Raymond, since "On the Farm" was part of the first hour of the morning show.  Learned more than I ever wanted to know about sorghum futures doing that job.

[TowerLamp]

You're probably thinking of Wayne Stevens, who did overnights on WSBA-FM before the switch to WARM.  The farmer was Herm Stebbins, who ran Louis Appell's dairy farm north of the WSBA transmitter site.  When he retired he was replaced by Martin Grey.  When I first started working at WSBA one of my jobs was to edit and dub Martin's pre-taped tracks to cart and make up a cue sheet for Hal Raymond, since "On the Farm" was part of the first hour of the morning show.  Learned more than I ever wanted to know about sorghum futures doing that job.
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Great re-call, Herm Stebbins! I do remember Wayne Stevens on the old WSBA-FM beautiful music days. Hal passed way too soon. He had a great dry sense of humor. I believe his son was in broadcasting also.

[jhguthlac]

WSBA-AM was one of the true greats.  Several regional stations tried to copy them, including WDOV-AM in Dover, DE and WNRK in Newark, DE. Hot AC was a new concept in the mid-60's and WSBA had it down to perfection.