Richie Celebrates WGNA’s 40th Anniversary In Song – [AUDIO]

Yes, it's cool to be brand new and everything, but it's even MORE cool to be one of the few stations in the US to go almost half a century without changing formats.Who can say THAT?   WGNA went on the air on December 5th, 1973 and still going strong. Now THAT's something to sing about!

Here's a little (?) ditty that I put together to celebrate,  with explanation following the lyrics.  To read more about this historic event, check out Kevin Richard's articles for more memories.

I

I won't get all "Wikipedia" on you here.  I saved that for the song. But we're very proud of being a part of the amazing heritage that is WGNA.  Sorry, folks, but it's time to pound our chest a little here!

If you want to REALLY hear the history and where we came from, you can read some of the articles that Kevin Richards has posted.  What was the first song we ever played?  Who has been on the air the longest?  (Answer? Jumpin' John Stanley!).  Lots of interesting information there and on his Sunday radio special.

In the meantime, I decided to try to rhyme all of the great song titles from that era and give a little credit to some of the folks who have been on the air and behind the scenes the longest.  I hope you enjoyed it.  Kudos to everyone else in the building no matter how long you've been here. Hopefully we can keep it rolling another 40 years (let me know how that goes--I'll be 103 by then)