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Howard Hoffman, 96.3 WBBM-FM B96 Chicago | February 14, 1989 - AIRCHECK

Posted by WYTZZ95FM <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=WYTZZ95FM' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on April 21, 2023, 6:02 pm

Thank you to Steve West (Just found out Steve is a fellow ham too!) for an awesome web site, airchexx.com. Please visit and consider using his services to help pay keep the past alive.

I have posted about Howard before, I honestly *do not* remember him from B96 but I do remember him from WQHT New York, Hot97. Also you will hear José Solis for a few seconds. (If anyone knows where Jose is, please pipe up! He disappeared from the scene).

This was considered "tame" back in the day (listen to the last minute of the air check), I do not consider it tame, fun CHR live jock radio, While listening to the new B96, this is good radio, is tame really the standard? Yeah, we have devolved. When radio was fun and the commercials were fun and the music was fun, even if it was not all dance music.

Z

Here’s Howard Hoffman (WPIX-FM / WPRO-FM / KAUM / WABC / KPOA / KMEL / KKFR / KFRC / WBBM-FM / KABC) doing the overnight show. It’s probably because he’s on the graveyard shift that he’s relatively tame by comparison to his work at other stations, like WABC New York. Hoffman has his moments, however, and you’ll hear some of his funny comments in this almost 10 minute aircheck.

Link: Howard Hoffman, 96.3 WBBM-FM B96 Chicago | February 14, 1989

Re: Howard Hoffman, 96.3 WBBM-FM B96 Chicago | February 14, 1989 - AIRCHECK

Posted by Jeffro <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=Jeffro' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on April 22, 2023, 2:43 pm, in reply to "Howard Hoffman, 96.3 WBBM-FM B96 Chicago | February 14, 1989 - AIRCHECK"

Howard's always great to hear! Boy, they really loved their weather updates. LOL

Re: Howard Hoffman, 96.3 WBBM-FM B96 Chicago | February 14, 1989 - AIRCHECK

Posted by WYTZZ95FM <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=WYTZZ95FM' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on April 22, 2023, 3:24 pm, in reply to "Re: Howard Hoffman, 96.3 WBBM-FM B96 Chicago | February 14, 1989 - AIRCHECK"

I would love to know how long he was on B96. I think right after this he ended up on WQHT.

Z

Re: Howard Hoffman, 96.3 WBBM-FM B96 Chicago | February 14, 1989 - AIRCHECK

Posted by Jeffro <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=Jeffro' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on April 22, 2023, 5:24 pm, in reply to "Re: Howard Hoffman, 96.3 WBBM-FM B96 Chicago | February 14, 1989 - AIRCHECK"

Stevens & Grdnic left Hot 97 in September of '89 and I'm pretty sure Howard & Stephanie showed up shortly thereafter. Stephanie ALSO came directly from Chicago...mornings with Big John Howell on WCKG.

Re: Howard Hoffman, 96.3 WBBM-FM B96 Chicago | February 14, 1989 - AIRCHECK

Posted by Z-92 <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=Z-92' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on April 23, 2023, 7:06 am, in reply to "Re: Howard Hoffman, 96.3 WBBM-FM B96 Chicago | February 14, 1989 - AIRCHECK"

I know Howard and Stephanie were the morning show by at least March 1990 on Hot 97. Only time I visited NYC and found the great Hot 97.

Re: Howard Hoffman, 96.3 WBBM-FM B96 Chicago | February 14, 1989 - AIRCHECK

Posted by Jeffro <iframe src='https://members.boardhost.com/chicagomediachat/info/user=Jeffro' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on April 22, 2023, 2:46 pm, in reply to "Howard Hoffman, 96.3 WBBM-FM B96 Chicago | February 14, 1989 - AIRCHECK"

There's more LaTour on this aircheck than Howard!

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