WSBA Hits of the Week – October 7th, 1967
Tag: WSBA-AM
WSBA Personality Profile – Johnny Knight
Johnny Knight (Jack Crawford) started his broadcasting career in the Milton-Lewisburg area of Central Pennsylvania. Some of his early stations included WUDO and WUNS in Lewisburg and WMLP in Milton. Johnny would make is way to Reading’s WRAW and by the early 1970s could be heard on WSBA.
This personality profile would have been included in WSBA sales presentations. Dated March of 1973, this profile provides a brief professional background of Johnny’s career.
The profile states:
Johnny Knight has a well-rounded background. Coming into broadcasting via the electronics route, Johnny quickly acquired a first class FCC operator’s license. His program director’s stint at WUDO also permitted him an opportunity to do some selling, thus understanding what happens on the other side of the microphone. At WSBA he is not only a top on air personality but is in great demand for his personal appearances. Johnny produces many of the public service spots heard on WSBA.
Johnny would finish his broadcasting career in 1986 as Jack Carter at WUBE in Cincinnati Ohio.
We’re lucky to be able to present, not only a WSBA Personality Profile of Johnny Knight but also a composite of his work at WSBA from 1973.
AUDIO EXHIBIT
WSBA (York, PA) Johnny Knight Composite, 1973
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“Dangerous” Dan Donovan on WSBA – June 1967
For those that listened to WFIL during its Top-40 days the name Dan Donovan should be very familiar. Dan, whose real name was Blaine Harvey, spent over ten years at Famous 56, but prior to his days in Philadelphia he was cutting his teeth in Central Pennsylvania. He got his start at WGET in Gettysburg with stints in Boston at WMEX and in Baltimore at WCBM eventually making his way to WSBA in York.
Dan’s career would eventually take him to the Twin Cities where he would spend most of the 1980s at KS-95 KSTP-FM, finishing out his career at Kool 108 KQQL-FM.
Dan passed away in 2014. Here is a link to his obituary from the Star Tribune.
Our presentation takes us back to 1967 as “Dangerous” Dan Donovan holds down the afternoon shift. In this clip you’ll hear some great WSBA jingles and classic contests including WSBA’s Secret Citizen and WSBA’s Cash Call.
AUDIO EXHIBIT
WSBA-AM Dan Donovan June 14th 1967
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