Dan Ingram Newsday 60's Article

America's Favorite DJ - Dan Ingram Newsday 60's Article
(A True Story From The Editor Of WackRadio.com)

Ever since we moved from Long Island to the west coast of sunny (and hot) Florida, my wife and I have always enjoyed cruising to places like Nassau Bahamas. We had cruised several times before, but for some reason I had a feeling this particular cruise was going to be something special. I had no idea what was going to happen or why, just that I had an intuition that something interesting would occur during our mini vacation at sea. Well, I'm happy to say, something interesting did happen!

During our first evening on board Royal Caribbean's Ship 'The Sovereign Of The Seas', we met Sue and John, a super nice couple from Altamonte Springs who shared the same dinner table on board ship with us. After a few minutes of conversational small talk, it became apparent that Sue had not only grew up on Long Island, but she also worked at some of the radio stations I did! And, although there was almost a 10 year difference between the times we each were employed in radio, we were indeed acquainted with many people who are still associated with radio on Long Island today! Talk about it being a small world after all.

At our second evening in the dining room, Sue asked if I recall ever reading a Newsday article written around the late 60's to early 70's about the legendary Dan Ingram. Unfortunately I hadn't, but was very interested in seeing the article. About a week after returning home from our vacation cruise, I received a letter from Sue and John. Inside was the Dan Ingram article which I've posted below. The article takes a close look at America's favorite Disc Jockey (Dan Ingram), and some of his thoughts.

As the song goes, with a little luck Dan might someday stumble across this site, and perhaps write to give his thoughts about the article, which we can easily say was "lost and found at sea!" A very special thanks goes to Sue and John. Because of them, the article is posted here to share with everyone.

One last thought from the editor - if you grew up in New York during the late 60's and 70's and listened to Musicradio WABC 77, you'll appreciate the audio clip of Big Dan Ingram included at the bottom of this article. It's a little over 18 megs, so allow time for it to load! It's pure Dan Ingram at his best. He's indeed "A True New York City Broadcast Legend".

Rick Hall - WackRadio.Com

(Real Audio)
Click Above To Hear Dan Ingram On Musicradio Channel 77 WABC New York!