Today marks the 34th anniversary that 99Q hit the airwaves of the Hannibal-Quincy area as WQCY-FM changed its format from “Easy Listening” to “Top 40″ .
With everything going on around me lately, I almost lost sight of the fact that it was one year ago today that I lost my long-time friend Reggie Coleman.
Thirty three years ago today the excitement level for five “young” people was at a peak as WQCY radio was about to change the music format from soft-easy listening to Top-40 and become 99-Q Radio. Those five people were Dennis Oliver, Reggie Coleman, Dave Norman, Liz Lukowski and me (Jeff Dorsey).
I was watching NBC's "The Voice" the other night and got to thinking about the judges that have been on the show. They seem to change out people who judge every year. Now it got me to thinking of some local people who should get a shot at being a replacement judge. Here are some of them.
April 25 is a very special day for me and four other people. It was 29 years ago today that 99Q hit the airwaves of the Hannibal-Quincy area. On April 25, 1985 at 5:30 a.m., WQCY-FM changed its format, as well as my life. The format went from “Easy Listening” to “Top 40″ and with it a legacy began.
April 25th is a very special day for me and four other people. It was 27 years ago today that 99Q hit the airwaves of the Hannibal-Quincy area. On April 25th, 1985 at 6am, WQCY-FM changed it's format as well as my life.