March 11, 1961, Appleton Post-Crescent
Well, how neat was this- to have such a cool record department in our very own downtown, manned by the area's favorite disc jockey and record spinner. Before he became noteworthy in other pursuits, Jerry Burke anchored this fine record desk and advised customers about what to buy. We first encountered Jerry in a feature about the Blue Inn in 2013: https://menashabook.blogspot.com/2013/04/blue-inn.html
I must admit that I do not remember this gentleman. I DO remember Bob Peterson, a very popular DJ or "host" on WNAM radio. Bob had a daily radio show (11 am to 12 pm) in which he picked music that related to a certain theme for that day. I think it was called Caravan of Music, or something similar. In the mid-1960s, Bob decided to leave WNAM to take his show to syndication (or maybe it was to a bigger station in a bigger town). People circulated petitions to "insist" that Bob return to WNAM, but seemingly to no avail. I never knew what happened to Bob once he left the area.
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