WRTI Promos and PSAs

Station Promos and PSAs

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Posted by Jerry Klein

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In the Spring of 1967, Gerry Wilkinson produced a series of promotional announcements highlighting the variety of programs heard at different times during the week. Here are a few of those promos. The announcer is Ed Sciaky.

Weekday evenings, 5 to 7 p.m. (55 seconds)

Thursday nights (1 minute 11 seconds)

Friday nights (55 seconds)

Ed flubbed one of the promos during the recording session. Here's what happened when the flub was substituted for a real promo as an April Fools Day prank during Ed's "Broadside" folk music program. (2 minutes 4 seconds)

In the Fall of 1967, Gerry wrote and Jerry DelColliano recorded a series of promos focusing on individual programs. Here are a few:

Promo for "The World Today" with Jerry Klein. (33 seconds)

Promo for "People in Sports" with Charles Liebman (52 seconds)

Gerry Wilkinson comments: On the promos, each semester's thematic package was linked to the previous one. We were:

At WRTI-FM, we try better.
At WRTI-FM, trying better makes the difference
WRTI-FM, the definite difference

and so on.

Here are various promos from the Spring of 1967:

Promo for "The World Today" with Jerry Klein. Announcer Bob Donze. (34 seconds)

Charles Liebman doing his own promo for "People in Sports." (48 seconds)

In April 1967, Mickey Saperstone promoed a show on preparing your tax return. (22 seconds)

Here is a promo for an episode of the documentary series "Retrospect," focusing on the drug LSD. Announcer Jerry Klein. (3minutes 51 seconds)

In this PSA for the American Cancer Society, Bruce Smallwood warns of the dangers of smoking. (40 seconds)

Here are some promos from the Spring of 1968. They were excerpted from Walt Mocrytzki's "Midday Music Man" programs of March 29 and May 10, 1968 (tape provided by Gerry Wilkinson):

Promo for Ed Sciaky's "Broadside," with the voices of Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul and Mary) and other folk singers. (58 seconds)

Promo for Florence Weiss' "In and Around" interview show by guest Joe McCauley, popular WIP morning man. (10 seconds)

Joe also did a station break. (9 seconds)

Promo for WRTI-FM news. Announced by Jerry Klein. (28 seconds)

Promo for "Oldies but Goodies." Announced by Jerry Klein. (20 seconds)

Promo for 10-part World War II documentary on "Retrospect." Announced by Bruce Smallwood. (1 minute 21 seconds)

Promo for "The Swingin' Years." Announced by Ed Cunningham. (38 seconds)

Promo for "Thru The Mist." Announced by Ed Sciaky. (1 minute 20 seconds)

Station Promo/ID - "Trying Better Makes the Difference." Announced by Bruce Smallwood. (20 seconds)

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	Weekday evenings, 5 to 7 p.m. (55 seconds)
	Thursday nights (1 minute 11 seconds)
	Friday nights (55 seconds)
	Ed flubbed one of the promos during the recording session. Here's what happened when the flub was substituted for a real promo as an April Fools Day prank during Ed's "Broadside" folk music program. (2 minutes 4 seconds)

	Promo for "The World Today" with Jerry Klein. (33 seconds)
	Promo for "People in Sports" with Charles Liebman (52 seconds)