Shows
Keener13.comNineteen before the hour, where life is always Keener!Nineteen before the hour, where life is always Keener! by Keener13.com
2019-06-2700 min
Keener13.comWKNR Top of the Hour ID MontageA montage of various Top of the Hour identification announcements at Detroit radio station WKNR.
2019-04-1900 min
Keener13.comThe Keener13 Podcast - Robin SeymourHe's an innovator, an entertainer, a raconteur and one of the pivotal personalities in Detroit Radio during the golden age of Top 40. Robin Seymour has finally written an autobiography. It's required reading for anyone who grew up with the Beatles, Record Hops and Swingin' Time. In this Podcast, we do a deep dive with the renaissance man who helped create the soundtrack of our lives.
2019-03-1935 min
Keener13.comBig Jim Edwards Intros "Nothing But a Heartache:Jim Davis, "Big Jim Edwards" at CKLW, introduces the Flirtations one and only top 40 hit in 1968. "Nothing But a Heartache".
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here on this auspicious occasion to... get it on!"
2019-01-2000 min
Keener13.comTed Clark on Keener in July of 1967One of the great mid-day guys of the 60s and Keener's "legal ID" voice. How many times did we hear, "WKNR AM-FM Dearborn, Offices in the Sheraton Cadillac, Detroit."
2015-07-1104 min
Keener13.comRobin Seymour on Keener - November 3, 1964Robin Seymour celebrating Keener's 1st birthday on election day, 1964. Hear Robin intro the Ronnettes, the Ventures, the Stones, the Newbeats and more. Remember Packer's Grocery?
2015-06-2604 min
Keener13.comJerry Goodwin on WKNR-FM - February, 1969From February of 1969, Jerry Goodwin's swing from mid-day work companion to the knowledgeable host of what would evolve into classic rock.
2015-06-1804 min
Keener13.comGary Stevens on Keener - July. 1964From WKNR's prime, the electric energy of Gary Stevens, complete with the Wolly Burger, a commercial voiced by Jerry Goodwin, Bobby Freeman, The Supremes, Billy J. Kramer and Carole Smith playing Keener Baseball.
2015-06-0612 min
Keener13.comDick Purtan Comes to Keener - May, 1965In May of 1965, Dick Purtan came to Detroit from WSAI in Cincinnati, Ohio. Getting used to Keener's format and control room took a little doing as we'll hear in this early aircheck, courtesy of Radio's Best Friend, Art Vuolo.
2015-05-3103 min
Keener13.comBob Green on Keener in 1964Our Keener aircheck of the week features Bob Green from Keener's early days, complete with the earliest CRC jingles. Elvis and a bunch of promos that gives a sense of the fun Keener created in the winter of 1964.
2015-05-2905 min
Keener13.comJ Michael Wilson - May 1, 1967The Supremes, The Raiders, Ronnie Dove and Rodney the Rodent. Excellent execution, too, by Keyman J. Michael Wilson.
2015-05-0805 min
Keener13.comThe Keener PhilosophyKeener 13's legendary program director, Bob Green, describes the secret sauce that made WKNR a success.
2015-05-0707 min"The Daily Podcast Feed" for Fri - Feb. 25 on GigaDial PublicThe Keener Podcast - 2/26/05On this week's Keener13 Podcast, a celebration of 1966 with a Motown Monday segment featuring the Four Tops, Levi Stubbs' fears about recording "Reach Out", Cody Hanson's Vinyl Podcast, and J. Michael Wilson on Keener from the week of November 14.
2005-02-2500 min