The Buzzard: Inside the Glory Days of WMMS and Cleveland Rock Radio: A Memoir

"John Gorman describes in exclusive, behind-the-scenes detail the state of rock 'n' roll from the early '70s...
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Author: John Gorman
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The Buzzard: Inside the Glory Days of WMMS and Cleveland Rock Radio: A Memoir by Gorman, John

The Buzzard: Inside the Glory Days of WMMS and Cleveland Rock Radio: A Memoir

€29,08

The Buzzard: Inside the Glory Days of WMMS and Cleveland Rock Radio: A Memoir

€29,08
Author: John Gorman
Format: Paperback
Language: English

"John Gorman describes in exclusive, behind-the-scenes detail the state of rock 'n' roll from the early '70s to the late '80s, when just about anything happened and everyone looked the other way ... This is essential reading for musicians, entertainment industry leaders, and music fans alike." -- Mike Shea, CEO/Co-Founder, Alternative Press magazine

This rock and roll radio memoir takes you behind the scenes at the nation's hottest station during FM's heyday, from 1973 to 1986. Sex and drugs, music and merchandising--it was a wild time when the FM airwaves were wide open for creativity and innovation.

John Gorman led a small band of true believers who built Cleveland's WMMS from a neglected stepchild into an influential powerhouse. The station earned high praise from musicians and even higher ratings from listeners.

Gorman tells how WMMS remade rock radio while Cleveland staked its claim as the "Rock and Roll Capital" by breaking major international music acts.

Filled with juicy insider details, this fast-paced story will entertain anyone who listened in during those glory days when FM delivered excitement and the Buzzard ruled the airwaves.



Author: John Gorman
Publisher: Gray & Company Publishers
Published: 08/27/2008
Pages: 268
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.50h x 6.42w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9781598510515

About the Author
Gorman, John: - John Gorman began his broadcasting career in Boston and in 1973 moved to Cleveland to join WMMS, a small, free-form FM station then under new ownership. Over the next thirteen years he helped turn WMMS into one of the most popular and influential rock stations in the country, serving as music director and program director, and eventually operations manager of WMMS and WHK. He helped start 98.5 WNCX in Cleveland and has worked with stations in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Cleveland, and other markets. Gorman received the Radio Consultant of the Year award at the 1985 annual Pop Music Convention and was named Operations Director of the Year in 1995 by Billboard magazine. He was inducted into the Ohio Radio-TV Hall of Fame in 2000 and received an Award for Excellence in Broadcasting from the Cleveland Association of Broadcasters in 2008. He lives in Bay Village, Ohio.Feran, Tom: - Tom Feran has been a writer and editor for The Plain Dealer since 1982. He was named Best Columnist in Ohio in 2007 by the Society of Professional Journalists, and is former president of the Television Critics Association of North America. His work has appeared in publications including Ohio Magazin, Cleveland Magazine, and DirecTV Magazine, and he has been a regular pseudonymous contributor to the tabloid Weekly World News. He is a graduate of Harvard College, where he was president and editor of the Lampoon, and of Cleveland St. Ignatius High School.

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