Entertaining and informative radio in Syracuse was 62 WHEN. If you were a regular listener,
you knew somethin' was always cookin' at 62. WHEN enjoyed great success during the 70's and 80's and it was during this time
that "The Entertainer" really became the station many competing
program directors and station managers loved to hate. The Questions
(1) Who,
respectively, left a fish --and removed that fish--- from the Call for Action Offices at
62 WHEN?
2.
What two characters once took over the airwaves of 62 WHEN for a
half-hour.... sometimes simultaneously running commercials, songs... and talking???
(a) Granny Groove and Jerry from the Carwash
3. Which 62 WHEN personality's wife called the Y94 "Shove it"
Line?
(a) Peter King
4.
Which 62 WHEN personality was reprimanded by Bob Carolin for winning
"Foreigner" Concert Tickets on the air with Big Mike (ONLY TO HAVE HIS CAR TOWED
ON THE NIGHT OF THE CONCERT AT THE DOME)?
(a) Peter King
5. Shortly after tht incident (ques 4), which WHEN personality was
introduced at McArthur Stadiu,, sitting in the WSYR box seats with Big Mike?
(a) Peter King
6. Who became air sick while filling in for Captain Scott King?
(a) Pete McKay
7. This 62 WHEN dj once asked the question, "Whatever happened to
Mama Cass?" ... and once referred to singer Chris Rea's sister, Di...?
(a) Russ Miller
8. Who was the only WHEN personality to have a star on his
"Dressing Room"? (HINT: His 'Dressing Room' was the WHEN bomb shelter.)
(a) Russ Miller
9. What WRRB (FM sister station of WHEN at the time) personality is best
remembered for throwing up at the station's Hotel Syracuse Christmas Party?
(a) Ron Bee
10. This WHEN employee was known as "Mr. Amway", and also
specialized in real estate, with no money down?
(a) Tony Rizzo
11. "She Got A Nose Job" was a hit (?) during the Summer of
'80. Name the Group that recorded this WHEN Classic.
(a) Dickie Doo and The Don'ts
12. Whose antics provoked a "NO IMPROMPTU IMPRESSIONS IN THE
HALLWAYS" memos from Bob Carolin?
(a) Rick Yacobush
13. At a 1982 Softball Post-game Party, a "GUESS THE REAL PETER
KING" contest was held/ Peter's then girlfriend, Lori, was blindfolded and
asked to choose the "REAL" Peter King by voice. Who did she choose?
(a) Peter King
14. Which WHEN personality once had porno film stars on as his on-air
guests that were subsequently escorted from the building shortly after the interview began?
(a) Ray Diorio
15. SOFTBALL HALL OF FAME DEPARTMENT: Which 2 GP Basebreaker
Outfielders each fell into a creek while chasing fly balls?
(a) Jay Flannery and Jim Gilchriest
16. Who was the only winner of the Joe Gallagher MVP award?
(a) Joe Gallagher
17. Which female news reporter from WHEN did Bill Carey send on a
midnight run to Motel 7 to knock on doors to find striking truckers for a story?
(a) Carol Anne Stripple
18. "SHE HAD FRECKLES ON HER BUTT...SHE WAS NICE" was sung to
whom at many G.P. Basebreaker softball games?
(a) Cindy Thomason
19. Which WHEN newsperson made "JOYGERM JOAN" nationally
known?
(a) Bill Pfohl
20. Who was Jules Coleman's "favorite" District Attorney?
(a) Dick Hennessey
21. Point Trivia Prizes included?
(a) An Oster Sizzle Grill
22.
Which WHEN/WRRB salesperson was usually seen sporting two (2) beepers,
a wallet with a chain, a dickie, country boots, and the best polyester suits money could
buy?
(a) Guy Bergamo This site provided
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While "entertaining radio" was always the order of the day at 62 WHEN, there was always lots of fun stuff going on behind the scenes too. This "Blast from the Past" trivia
quiz covers station events both on-air and off. Thus, as a former
listener, you may not experience the same laughter level that many station employees did when
they witnessed or were a part of this station's broadcast history. We hope you'll enjoy it just the same.
For answers to this
quiz and some of the facts behind the answers, please click on the link at the bottom of
the page.
(a) Marion Shaw and Bob Carolin
(b) J.B. Louis and Marion
Shaw
(c) J.B. Louis and Roy Taylor
(d) Roy Taylor and Bob
Carolin
(b) Ron Redneckski and Granny
Groove
(c) Wrinkles and Marge
(d) Brewster the Rooster and
Granny Groove
(b) Jay Flannery
(c) Ray Diorio
(d) Phil Markert
(b) Vic Johnson
(c) Joe Gallagher
(d) Ray Diorio
(b) Vic Johnson
(c) Joe Gallagher
(d) Ray Diorio
(b) Cindy Thomason
(c) Jim Campagna
(d) All of the above
(b) Vic Johnson
(c) Don Richardson
(d) Ray Diorio
(b) J.B. Louis
(c) Dick Helfer
(d) Jim Sims
(b) Gary Dennis
(c) Bob Paris
(d) Becky Palmer
(b) Joan Lescinski
(c) Roy Taylor
(d) Bruce Siegel
(b) Cannibal and The
Headhunters
(c) The Monterey's
(d) Boogaloo Brucie and The
Barflies
(b) Rich Lauber
(c) Mike Frazer
(d) Dave Bullard
(b) Mike Frazier
(c) Rick Yacobush
(d) None of the above
(b) Joe Gallagher
(c) Jay Flannery
(d) J.B. Louis
(b) Rick Yacobush and Joe
Gallagher
(c) Peter King and Vic
Johnson
(d) Vic Johnson and Joe
Gallagher
(b) Joe Gallagher
(c) Joe Gallagher
(d) Joe Gallagher
(b) Ronna Shorr
(c) Sarah Marshall
(d) Donna Speziale
(b) Jeanne Wilson
(c) Cathy Miller
(d) Kim Carmody
(b) Jules Coleman
(c) Bill Carey
(d) Lynn Levine
(b) John Holcomb
(c) Robert Wildridge
(b) A Coney Island Hot Dog
Steamer
(c) An Oster Egg Cooker
(d) All of the above
(b) Barney Sadowski
(c) Carl Fiorini
(d) Bob Swahn
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