“The All-Request Rock ’n’ Roll Jukebox,” hosted by Mike Saffran, on “99 BBF”/WBBF-FM (98.9), Rochester, N.Y. Originally aired 7 p.m.–Midnight Jan. 16, 1999.
Callers aired and other show highlights:
Special note: Audiotape is intermittently ‘warbly’ for around the first 90 seconds
00:21 Winn/Rochester (“Sweet Soul Music”)
01:23 Beverly/Stafford (“Knock Three Times”)
02:49 Don/Stafford (“Wipe Out”)
03:45 Fred/Rochester (“Rebel-’Rouser”)
03:50 Sharing ‘inside knowledge’: “Rebel-’Rouser” is the first track on the designated “WBBF Panic CD” (for use in the event of technical difficulties); and reference to station’s chief engineer, David Lane (“Stay home — you’re not needed at the moment!” ;-)
05:25 Tracy/Buffalo (“Build Me Up Buttercup”)
05:43 Reference to fellow 99 BBF DJ Chris Whittingham (“our boss”), in Buffalo, snowed in
06:20 Shelly (“What A Fool Believes”)
08:03 Mike/Rochester (“[Theme From] The Monkees”)
08:39 Lester/Driving home to Penn Yan (“When A Man Loves A Woman”)
09:10 Avor (“Remember [Walkin’ In The Sand]”)
10:30 Omar/Greece (“Fun, Fun, Fun”)
11:00 Helen/Rochester (“What’s Going On”)
11:39 Robert/Gates (“Happy Together”)
12:13 Aunt Cookie’s Sub Shop (Geneseo) reference
12:52 “Where the call letters stand for ‘Benjamin B. Forman’!” — sarcastic subtle reference to liner suggesting station’s call letters stand for “We’re Big Beatles Fans!”
13:15 Joe/Rochester (“Image Of A Girl”)
13:52 Carol/Caledonia (“Catch Us If You Can”)
14:37 Leah/Driving on I-390 (“Leader Of The Pack”)
15:54 Laura/Fairport (“December, 1963 [Oh, What A Night]”)
16:40 Jamie/Penfield (“Dancing In The Moonlight”)
17:43 Mario/Gates (“Maybe I’m Amazed”)
18:53 Two groups who love snow: Children and dogs (but for dogs, every day is a “snow day”!)
19:36 Sarah/Rochester (“I’m Henry The VIII, I Am”)
20:15 Angelo/Returning lost luggage to airline travelers (“Walk Like A Man”)
21:12 Carrie/Pittsford (“Carrie-Anne”)
21:24 Playing a Hollies “twin spin”!
22:01 Ellis and Dee Dee (weekday morning show) new email (wbbffm@aol.com) and Jukebox989@aol.com plugs (Note: Although the live show’s long gone, the Jukebox email is still active 25 years later!)
22:35 Doug (“I Got A Line On You”)
23:11 Unidentified female (“409” — dedication to Dave/Honeyoe)
23:37 Tongue-in-cheek references to President Bill Clinton, Monica Lewinsky … and a beret ;-)
24:09 Gary (“What A Wonderful World” — dedication to wife, Renee, on their 29th anniversary)
25:37 Jim (with Linda, Joanne and Terry) (“Unchained Melody”)
26:34 Liz (“Crazy” and “Love Is Here And Now You’re Gone” — dedications to Aron)
26:37 Answering the question, “How many requests can you have?” Answer: There are many variables! ;-)
27:42 Jamie/Henrietta (“Georgy Girl”)
27:58 “’Ya know, some night we’re actually gonna do that!” —stay on all night and ‘rock around the clock’! :-)
28:58 Unidentified male/Driving home to Canandaigua from Greece (“Stagger Lee”)
