Re: Pretty Little Baby

On Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:45:13 -0400, Michael Trew
<michael.trew@att.net> wrote:

1020 KDKA Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDKA_(AM)>

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KDKA has always been news/talk

KDKA cautiously embraced rock and roll music, with artists such as
Bill Haley, the Everly Brothers, Fats Domino, and Elvis Presley, in
addition to popular vocalists including Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, and
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania native Perry Como. However, the station's
sound remained much more conservative than most Top 40 stations.

1960s

By 1960, KDKA added more rock and roll music, as competitor KQV made
ratings gains. "Your Pal" Pallan played hit songs and KDKA carried the
sounds of screaming crowds as the Beatles arrived in Pittsburgh in
1964. The major exponent of rock on KDKA radio was disc jockey Clark
Race, who also hosted "Dance Party" on KDKA-TV, a local version of
Dick Clark's American Bandstand. Other artists featured on the station
included the Four Seasons, the Vogues, Lou Christie (the latter two
Pittsburgh-bred), the Beach Boys, the Hollies, the Supremes, Four
Tops, and the Turtles.