Radio Free Boston (52 page)

Lauren, Kathryn,
226
–
227

Lavender Hour, the,
89
–
90

Law, Don,
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,
7
–
9
,
32
,
135

Led Zeppelin,
6
,
9
,
27
,
34
,
36
,
44
,
152
,
303

Lennon, John, murder of,
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–
159

Lewis, Maurice,
243
–
245

Lichtenstein, Bill,
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–
58
,
62
,
206

Listener Alliance,
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Listener Line,
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,
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,
73
,
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,
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,
145
,
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–
192

Live-Aid,
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live broadcasts of bands on WBCN,
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,
74
–
75
,
120
,
231
; Aerosmith from Paul's Mall,
99
;
The Police Live
, WBCN Orpheum broadcast,
167

Lock Up,
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,
87
,
89

Loggins and Messina,
74

Loprete, Larry,
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,
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–
194
,
212
–
215
,
306
; Origin of nickname Chachi,
194
; with Tony Bennett,
202
.
See also
Bieber, David; Rock and Roll Expo; Tank

Love Shack, the,
256

lunch songs on WBCN,
152
–
153
,
180
.
See also
Couch, Tom; Gorodetsky, Eddie; Lushbaugh, Steve; Sandman, Tom; West, Billy

Lushbaugh, Steve,
144
,
152

Mandella, Nelson, visit to Boston,
243
–
245
.
See also
Abel, Katy; Commercial-Free for a Free South Africa; Laquidara, Charles: Shellshock

Marley, Bob and the Wailers,
96
–
97
,
228
,
285

Marley, Rita and Ziggy,
228

Martinie, Darrell.
See
Cosmic Muffin, the

Master Blaster,
4
,
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,
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–
26
,
37

Maxanne,
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–
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,
111
; playing Aerosmith,
81
,
99
,
109
,
219
; playing Bruce Springsteen,
98
–
99
; playing the Cars,
109

McHale, Kevin,
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Mendelsohn, Bob,
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,
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,
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–
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,
249
–
251
,
272

Mighty Lunch Hour, the,
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,
175
,
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,
186
.
See also
Shelton, Ken

Miller, Marc,
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–
117
,
158
–
159

Mishegas,
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–
147
,
151
–
152
,
252
.
See also

Big Mattress, the

Mississippi's Soup and Salad,
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Mittman, Bruce,
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,
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,
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–
287
,
292

Montgomery, Tim,
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68
,
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,
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,
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,
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Monty Python,
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,
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Morris, George Taylor,
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,
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MTV,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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; Limp Bizkit show,
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Mullaney, John,
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233

Murray, Bill,
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Murray, Patrick,
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Music: choosing the playlist on WBCN,
32
,
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,
46
–
49
; evolution to “Modern Rock,”
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–
258
; music meetings,
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–
47
,
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–
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,
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,
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–
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Natichioni, Julie,
128

Nelson, Steve,
6
–
7
,
27
,
312

Nessman, Les,
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–
216
.
See also
Drop era

at WBCN news reporting on WBCN,
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–
51
,
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–
59
,
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–
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,
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–
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,
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–
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; Reuters Newswire Service,
50

Nicks, Stevie,
227

Nirvana,
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–
239

Nocturnal Emissions,
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,
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,
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–
303
,
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.
See also
Oedipus

Nolin, Carla,
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,
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O, Albert,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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O'Brien, Dan,
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,
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,
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Oedipus,
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,
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,
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,
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–
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,
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–
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,
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,
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–
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; becomes program director,
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;
CBS
Vice President of Alternative Programming,
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–
300
; with the Clash,
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,
167
; on hiring Nik Carter, and the subsequent battle with WAAF,
284
–
286
; with J. J. Burnel of the Stranglers,
150
–
151
; “Oedi's Women in Pain,”
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,
290
; on Opie and Anthony,
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–
296
; punk scene,
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,
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–
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; retiring from WBCN,
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–
303
; WAAF/Parenteau feud,
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–
283
; WBCN strike,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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Opie and Anthony,
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–
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,
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,
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,
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,
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Orson Welles Theater,
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,
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Palmiter, Leslie,
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Parenteau, Mark,
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,
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–
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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; with John Belushi,
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–
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; comedy act with Billy West,
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–
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; Peter Frampton incident,
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–
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; relationship with Aerosmith,
220
; remote broadcasts on WBCN,
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,
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,
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–
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; as Scotty Wainwright,
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–
61
,
119
.
See also
Boston comedy scene; comedy on WBCN

Parry, Jim,
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,
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–
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,
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–
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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; coining “News Dissector,”
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; producing Peter Wolf radio show,
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27
; WBCN strike,
127
,
135

Patriots.
See
sports, on WBCN

Patriots Rock Radio Network.
See
sports, on WBCN

Paul's Mall,
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–
99

Perry, Al,
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–
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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; as “Crazy Al,”
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,
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; as general manager,
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,
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piano drop.
See
Drop era at WBCN

Pierce, Dave,
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,
38

Police, the,
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politics on WBCN,
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–
59
,
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–
212
.
See also
Abel, Katy; Burlingham, Bo; Schechter, Danny

Poole, Rob.
See
Hardy

Progressive Communication Corporation,
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–
125
See also
Hemisphere Broadcasting Corporation

pumpkin drops.
See
Drop era at WBCN

punk scene,
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–
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,
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Raczwik, Carla.
See
Raz on the Radio

Ramone, Joey,
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294

Raymond, Curtis,
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Raz on the Radio,
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,
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–
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Redstone, Sumner,
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,
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reggae music on WBCN,
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–
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,
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,
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,
285

Riepen, Ray,
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; selling interests and leaving Boston,
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River Raves,
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,
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,
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,
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Roach, Tracy,
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,
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,
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,
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Robert,

Neal,
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,
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,
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Rock and Roll Expo,
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Rock and Roll Rumble,
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Rogers, Joe,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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; as Mississippi Harold Wilson,
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–
4
,
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,
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,
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.
See also
Mississippi's Soup and Salad

Roth, David Lee,
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,
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–
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Ryder, Jefferson,
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Ryder, Mitch,
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sales at WBCN,
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,
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–
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,
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,
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–
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,
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,
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–
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; Australian Wine Board,
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; as part of union,
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–
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,
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–
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; selling Howard Stern,
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–
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; selling the Patriots,
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; Underground Camera/Honeywell incident and lawsuit,
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–
94
.
See also
advertising policy at WBCN; Coca-Cola

Sandman, Tom,
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,
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,
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Santos, Gil,
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act,
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Sartori, Maxanne.
See
Maxanne

“Sassy John” Ten-Thumbs,
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,
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Scagliotti, John,
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–
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,
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–
90

Schaffer, Matt,
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,
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,
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,
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Schechter, Danny,
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–
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,
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,
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,
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–
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,
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,
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; on Howard Stern,
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,
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,
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; as the “News Dissector,”
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–
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; Sun City project,
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; union activities,
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,
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,
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,
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–
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,
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Scooter,
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Sebastian, John (WCOZ),
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Segal, Steve,
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,
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,
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,
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–
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,
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; the “Seagull,”
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; “Steven Clean,”
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–
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,
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Sferruzza, Paul.
See
Tank

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
,
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–
13

Shannon, Bob,
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–
114

Shelton, Ken,
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–
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,
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–
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,
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,
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,
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,
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–
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,
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,
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; as Captain Ken,
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,
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; leaving WBCN,
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–
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,
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; at WEEI-FM,
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–
155
.
See
Smidt, Clark

Shred,
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,
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,
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–
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,
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–
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,
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