Category Archives: On Air

The King of Rock and Roll on a Memory Monday
Hard to believe that anything could make music fans forget about a milestone in Elvis Presley’s saga, but anything can happen. We can help make up for it in today’s slow-dancing song.https...
Cumulus Media Aug 21, 2018

The Name Game on a Throwback Thursday
With school back in session, it’s going to be a name game for a lot of people. Teachers learning each student’s name, parents learning the names for teachers and for children that their ch...
Cumulus Media Aug 16, 2018

Axel F on a One-Hit Wonder Wednesday
Instrumentals are songs with no lyrics, and since the music business is driven by the style of singers, they often don’t do well. Sometimes they’re good enough to break through. Today̵...
Cumulus Media Aug 15, 2018

The Queen of Soul on Turntable Tuesday
A lot of people are talking about Aretha Franklin. Maybe we should remind ourselves why she’s thought of as the Queen of Soul.https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/386/2018/08/14132655/Respect-Otis-V...
Cumulus Media Aug 14, 2018

A Sweet Turntable Tuesday on Classic Hits, 98.9, WJEZ
Sweet, or sometimes The Sweet, was a British band that had a string of hits in the 1970s. One hit, though, has a story behind it and that’s how it ends up playing on a Tuesday.https://cdn.socast...
Cumulus Media Aug 07, 2018

David Lynch Meets Memory Monday on WJEZ
Chris Isaak released a single that didn’t get much attention until David Lynch decided to use it in his film “Wild at Heart.” An Atlanta air personality loved Lynch movies, and loved...
Cumulus Media Aug 06, 2018

Allan Sherman on a Throwback Thursday
Allan Sherman was a TV producer who wrote novelty songs in his spare time. In the early 1960s, he created a song that’s still being played today and not just on a Throwback Thursday on WJEZ.http...
Cumulus Media Jul 26, 2018

Social Security Administration advises people to check when the qualify for benefits
It’s important for people to make sure they are aware of when they can begin receiving social security benefits. (WJEZ File Photo)By Patrick BaronPONTIAC – The Social Security Administrati...
Cumulus Media Jul 26, 2018

Angel of the Morning on One-Hit Wonder Wednesday
Merilee Rush is our featured artist today. She had the first hit recording of a song that several other artists recorded, too. (It’s because the song is great, by the way.)https://cdn.socast.io/...
Cumulus Media Jul 25, 2018

One-Hit Wonder Wednesday on Classic Hits, 98.9, WJEZ
There are bands that only had one mainstream hit because they’re really not very good and they just got lucky. Today’s band isn’t like that.https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/386/2018/...
Cumulus Media Jul 11, 2018