One day, on a whim, I cut an aircheck and shipped copies off to several stations including WIRL in Peoria. I damn near fell off the chair when I got a call few days later from Bill McCluggage asking me to come to Peoria for an interview. I was hired for overnights and weekends. It took less than two weeks to quit school, hook up a big truck to the mobile home and head for the big city and bright lights!
3 months later, I was moved to afternoon drive and felt I truly had "arrived"! Notice the Marlboro pack and matches. The WIRL control room had two main features: a big, overflowing ashtry and a big cloud of blue smoke! Ahh..the good old days in radio!
Join the less smokey version of Wayne R. Miller each Saturday Night 7 to midnight for the "Hootenanny"
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