Tom,

WJR was a staple in our household, with J.P. McCarthy on in the mornings. I don't remember them playing Meatloaf, but I do remember the jazz shows (tried to look up the host's name - I think it might have been Jimmy Launce, but I'm not sure), and Kaleidoscopes.

There's a pretty good wikipedia article on WJR - including discussion about the various music shows that were on.

For me, I sneaked the transistor radio under the pillow at night and listened to CKLW originating out of Windsor - because they played rock - about the only AM station that would in the Detroit area back in the day. One of the funnier twists of that whole thing was that I remember that CKLW played the Bay City Rollers, who weren't from Bay City.

-Scott

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