The Buzzard - Inside the Glory Days of WMMS and Cleveland Rock Radio: A Memoir (Paperback)

Now in Paperback! 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 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 many 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.

General

Imprint:	Gray & Company Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2008
First published:	August 2008
Authors:	John Gorman
As told to:	Tom Feran
Dimensions:	216 x 163 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	289
ISBN-13:	978-1-59851-051-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	1-59851-051-7
Barcode:	9781598510515

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