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My Mom, Dad, brother, and myself were on vacation in Miami during New Year’s Eve 1984/New Year’s Day 1985. The station I loved most in that town was I-95 FM. As you’ll hear in this audio, DJ Willie B. was playing all the music I was into: Michael Jackson, Prince, Paul Hardcastle, Ashford and Simpson, Hall and Oates, Van Halen, and more.

There are definitely some amusing moments that were captured. There’s a promo for tickets to the Miami Dolphins vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers for the AFC Championship, lots of people calling in with their holiday well wishes (like Murray Levine, aka “Murray from Margate”), a simulcast with KKQB FM 93 in Houston, TX, and my personal favorite, Willie B. interacting with I-95′s morning personality at the time, “Cox.” Listen real closely as Willie boldly goes for the obvious play on words at one point!

This is radio as it was. According to Willie, the #1 song that day was “When Doves Cry” by Prince. As a side note, if you’re into video games, you’ll hear how close the radio stations of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City were to the the real deal. Too funny!

There is a Facebook page dedicated to I-95, and I was able to grab a couple of great photos from there. Here’s Willie B. himself, on the right:

And here is an awesome photo of Cox on the radio to the right of… the HOFF!:

VIVA LA 80s!

 

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