Bobby Reno, a mainstay of New Orleans radio whose career began and ended at WTIX, died Monday. He was 72. In a business not known for its longevity, Reno was one of the most familiar voices on the ...
On the this day, May 19, in 1960, Alan Freed and eight other disc jockeys were accused of payola, or accepting bribes from record companies to play certain songs. Freed, who used the on-air nickname ...