Report: Skip Bayless To Exit FS1

 The Skip Bayless era at Fox Sports will come to an end later this summer. The longtime co-host of FS1’s “Undisputed” and Fox Sports have agreed to part ways, sources briefed on the decision confirmed Monday.

The New York Post’s Ryan Glasspiegel first reported the news.

The Athletic reports Bayless arrived with much fanfare at Fox Sports in 2016 following 12 years at ESPN and a prominent role on “First Take” alongside Stephen A Smith. While ESPN wanted to retain him, Fox Sports made a significantly larger offer and the host headed West in search of new bloviating fame.

Fox Sports executives promised to build a debate show around Bayless’s persona — and that they did. The show found an audience with Bayless and partner Shannon Sharpe — and certainly did well on social platforms — but failed to duplicate linear success after Sharpe left for ESPN in 2023. (Sharpe recently signed a multi-year deal with ESPN to remain a key player on “First Take” alongside Smith.)

As for viewership struggles, Sports Media Watch editor Jon Lewis reported that the show drew just 50,000 viewers for a late February episode and was outdrawn by a first-round Dubai Open tennis match between Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Shevchenko, which averaged 54,000 on Tennis Channel.

Fox Sports declined to comment.

Smiling Trump Walks Into Roaring Crowd at RNC

Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley called the first day of the convention to a close on Monday — with festivities continuing Tuesday at 5 p.m.

Donald Trump appeared at the Republican National Convention, marking the first time he’s been seen at a large event after the assassination attempt on Saturday.

Earlier in the day, former President Donald Trump named JD Vance, a 39-year-old populist conservative, as his VP.

🚨#BREAKING: Former President Trump has just arrived at the Republican National Convention making his first appearance since this weekend's tragic event at his rally in Pennsylvania walking strongly onto the stage, raising his fist in the air. pic.twitter.com/k8iXaC3yJE

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) July 16, 2024

The RNC is the ex-prez’s first public event since he was shot at his Pa. rally on Saturday by Thomas Matthew Crooks.

Photojournalist Captured Image of Bullet Whizzing by Trump

New York Times photographer Doug Mills stunned Americans with the iconic image he captured of a bullet whizzing past former President Trump after grazing his ear at a Pennsylvania rally over the weekend.

The moment remains a focal point as the Republican National Convention kicks off Monday, where Mills sat down with Fox News to share his firsthand account of the shocking ordeal. 

"I just happened to be down, shooting with a wide angle lens just below the president when he was speaking. There was a huge flag waving right above his head, and I just happened to be taking pictures at the same time," he told "America's Newsroom" in Milwaukee.

Photographer who captured iconic image of shooting speaks out: Trump was 'so mad, so defiant' | https://t.co/46xIFXB5Sn

— Tom Benson (@Tombenson1) July 16, 2024

"Then, when I heard the pops, I guess I kept hitting on the shutter, and then I saw him reach for his [ear]. He grimaced and grabbed his hand and looked. It was blood, and then he went down, and I thought, 'Dear God, he's been shot,'" he continued.

Mills, like many others present, failed to initially realize the sounds were gunshots. 

He recalled watching as Secret Service swarmed the former president in a few "split seconds," obstructing his view of Trump.

"All I could see was them, and [they're] holding their guns and guns are out everywhere and everybody's yelling, ‘Get down, get down, get down! Active shooter, active shooter!’" he recalled.

"I probably did not do the smartest thing by running right at it, but that's what [photojournalists do.]."

Doug Mills, a New York Times photographer, appeared to capture an image of a bullet streaking past Donald Trump’s head, a former FBI agent said. He took the photo while documenting the rally that turned into an attempt on a former president’s life. https://t.co/nhtORaXDZj pic.twitter.com/32UI1GDcoO

— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 14, 2024

Mills said the moment he discovered he had captured an image of the bullet whizzing past Trump was a "surprise" to him.

It happened after he was ushered into a tent and began sending photos of the former president's now widely-circulating defiant fist pump to an editor.

NYC Radio: Craig Carton to Call Three Yankees Games

WFAN has been mixing and matching Yankees announcers all season since John Sterling retired in April.

But Monday brought an intriguing plot twist with the news that Craig Carton, the former morning and later afternoon co-host on the station, would do play-by-play for a series in August, Newsday reports.

Adding to the intrigue will be the fact he will work with Suzyn Waldman, Sterling’s longtime partner, who in the past has made it clear she did not appreciate some of Carton’s on-air impersonations of her.

Craig Carton

Carton will work the Aug. 9-11 series against the Rangers at Yankee Stadium. He made the announcement on WFAN’s afternoon show.

The Yankees have not announced a permanent replacement for Sterling.

Justin Shackil, Emmanuel Berbari, Rickie Ricardo and Brendan Burke have called games this season.

Carton said the Yankees called to offer him the opportunity, and he immediately called WFAN to confirm it was not some sort of prank.

“This is one of the great asks of my career and my lifetime,” Carton said.

He added, “This is not a bit. This is not shtick. The Yankees requested it. We had a conversation with [Audacy executive Chris Oliviero] and WFAN, and they have blessed it as well.

“I have the great honor of a lifetime, having done a couple Nets NBA games, having done an Islander game, having done a [Brooklyn] Cyclones game way back in the day . . . It’s really one of the craziest, out-of-left-field - pardon the pun – asks, and I said yes in a New York second.”

SPECai Launches Voice Cloning Feature for Spec Spot Production

ENCO Systems, Inc., Benztown, and Compass Media Networks introduce a new voice cloning feature for their award-winning SPECai spec spot creation product for radio. The first-of-its-kind feature gives SPECai users even more customization, diversity, and choice in creating high quality, high impact spec spots for clients.

SPECai uses advanced AI technology to generate fully produced spec spots in English and Spanish, including regional accents. SPECai’s innovative new voice cloning feature allows users to easily clone voices they have the authorization to use in creating a spec spot. SPECai replicates the authorized voice, analyzing a user-uploaded audio sample, which users can then customize to suit the intended tone or emotion.

SPECai’s immediate turnaround dramatically reduces the costs and labor associated with manual voice cloning processes, with production times reduced from hours to seconds.

Ken Frommert, President, ENCO Systems, Inc., said: “The voice of the business or radio station now has a powerful tool to lend more credibility to their AI spec spots. SPECai has already changed the game for radio broadcasters and advertisers seeking to streamline and reduce the costs of ad production. Our instant voice cloning feature amplifies SPECai’s value proposition by providing users with a simple and straightforward workflow to upload their own samples of voices they are authorized to use, and create compelling ads that more effectively connect audiences and sponsors.”

The voice cloning feature is a premium add-on feature available in the SPECai user interface. To experience SPECai and its new voice cloning feature firsthand, contact Nancy Abramson at nabramson@compassmedianetworks.com for a demo.

For more information about SPECai, visit: www.enco.com/specai.

Cleveland Radio: iHM Launches Throwback 99.1

iHeartMedia Cleveland announced Monday the debut of the new Throwback 99.1 (W256BT)

Throwback 99.1 will broadcast the best throwback songs from the 90’s and 2000’s, including songs from artists including Usher, Mariah Carey, Dr. Dre, Nelly, Eminem, and more. The station will also feature local well-known personalities LeeAnn Sommers in Morning Drive and Allen Colon in Afternoon Drive and launches with 10,000 songs in a row commercial free.

“Throwback is more than just the name of the station; it’s a cultural touchstone that celebrates the artists and anthems that were the soundtrack of a generation,” said Keith Hotchkiss, Market President for iHeartMedia Cleveland. “Clevelanders who grew up with this music have fond memories of the stations and personalities that brought the music to the masses, and we’re bringing it back on 99.1!”

Full Programming Lineup:

• LeeAnn Sommers 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
• City Newwss 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
• Allen Colon 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
• LadyRay 7:00 p.m. – Midnight
• Roxy Romeo Midnight – 6:00 a.m.

Black Information Network programming previously heard on 99.1 is now available on 101.1 FM.

Elon Musk Calls For “Criminal Prosecution” of GARM

After the House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary accused the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) of colluding with companies to censor conservative voices online, Elon Musk wrote that X “has no choice but to file suit against the perpetrators and collaborators” behind the advertiser boycott.

He even suggested that some states should consider criminal prosecution for those involved in the boycott. 

Elon Musk

The situation stems from allegations that GARM directed advertisers to boycott Twitter shortly after Musk acquired the platform. X’s revenue suffered significantly after Musk’s takeover, with a reported loss of almost 40 percent in the first six months of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022.

The Committee on the Judiciary reported that GARM may be violating the Sherman Act, which "makes unreasonable restraints of trade illegal," including certain cases when "group boycotts and coordinated actions" harm consumers.

GARM allegedly harmed consumers by wielding its "tremendous market power in the advertising industry" and "eliminating a variety of content and viewpoints available to consumers." This allegedly worked to "rob consumers of choices" and "is likely illegal under the antitrust laws," in addition to threatening "fundamental American freedoms," the committee's report said.

According to the report, "the high market share of GARM and its members in advertising campaigns and spending, combined with the direct evidence of demonetizing certain viewpoints to limit consumer choice," allegedly "meet the initial burden of demonstrating harm to consumers."

Radio History: July 16

➦In 1934...the NBC Red radio network premiered the musical drama, 'Dreams Come True'. The show concerned the lives of baritone singer Barry McKinley and his novelist sweetheart.

Harry Chapin

➦In 1981...Harry Forster Chapin died in a traffic accident on the Long Island Expressway after suffering a heart attack (Born -  December 7, 1942).  He was a singer-songwriter, humanitarian, and producer best known for his folk rock and pop rock songs, who achieved worldwide success in the 1970s and became one of the most popular artists and highest paid performers. Chapin is also one of the best charting musical artists in the United States. Chapin, a Grammy Award winning artist and Grammy Hall of Fame inductee, has sold over 16 million records worldwide and has been described as one of the most beloved performers in music history.

Chapin recorded a total of 11 albums from 1972 until his death in 1981. All 14 singles that he released became hit singles on at least one national music chart.  Chapin was best known for “Taxi,” a top-20 hit in 1972, and “Cat’s in the Cradle,” which hit number-one in ’74.

As a dedicated humanitarian, Chapin fought to end world hunger; he was a key participant in the creation of the Presidential Commission on World Hunger in 1977. Chapin is credited with being the most politically and socially active American performer of the 1970s. In 1987, Chapin was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his humanitarian work.

➦In 1990..DJ Rick Dees debuted his TV show "Into The Night" on ABC-TV

➦In 1991…Radio announcer Dwight Weist died of a heart attack at age 81.  He announced on radio shows such as Inner Sanctum Mysteries), Mr. District Attorney, The Shadow and March of Time.  He was known as the "Man of 1,000 Voices." He also narrated countless film documentaries from the 1930s through the 1950s.

➦In 2003…Baltimore radio, TV personality Buddy Dean died from the effects of a stoke at age 78.

Here's How The News Outlets Responded

A bitter presidential campaign took a turn for the violent Saturday afternoon when former President Donald Trump was rushed off a stage after a shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania.

Trump's ear and face was bloody when the Secret Service led him offstage. It was a surreal moment, to say the least. While broadcast and cable networks don't generally cover Trump rallies anymore, there were enough journalists in Butler, Pennsylvania, where the rally was held, to paint a compelling and dramatic picture of the incident.

The networks swiftly switched to live coverage. Here’s how some of them responded:

CBS News: Went live at 6:19 p.m. with correspondent Scott MacFarlane reporting from the scene. Margaret Brennan and Robert Costa reported from Washington. CBS reported 'No matter what this ends up being, this is a security failure at an event that is secured by the U.S. Secret Service and any number of other law enforcement agencies, where everybody in the space had to be screened and wanted by metal detectors and officers. It’s just calamitous as a failure.'

NBC News: A special report anchored by Jose Diaz-Balart began at 6:20 p.m. ET, with additional coverage from Dasha Burns and Tom Winter. Anchor Lester Holt came on at 6:54. Additional coverage came from correspondents Dasha Burns and Tom Winter, and Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker, among others.

ABC News: Went live with Whit Johnson in New York at 6:23 p.m., and senior congressional correspondent Rachel Scott led coverage at the rally. ABC News went live with World News Tonight Saturday anchor Whit Johnson in New York at 6:23 p.m., and senior congressional correspondent Rachel Scott leading coverage at the rally. She reported, “Within minutes of former President Donald Trump taking the stage, we heard a series of popping sounds. Within seconds, it appeared that Secret Service then rushed up onto the stage as members of the crowd started screaming. Then the former president was taken down to the ground for several moments, and then all of a sudden, he did emerge back up as Secret Service was escorting him off of the stage. He did raise his fist at acknowledgment that he appeared to be okay.”

On cable, Fox News coverage featured Shannon Bream, Fox News Sunday anchor, with America’s Newsroom co-anchor Bill Hemmer and chief political anchor Bret Baier and chief political analyst Brit Hume contributing. CNN reported that at least one audience member at the rally was killed in the shooting, and two more are critically injured. The shooter was killed too. 

On the local side, KDKA Pittsburgh, part of CBS News and Stations, identified the shooter. “The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the subject involved in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on July 13, in Butler, Pennsylvania. This remains an active and ongoing investigation,” it reported. 

NextTV.com reports the coverage continued Sunday. On NBC, Savannah Guthrie and Willie Geist anchor a special edition of Today Sunday morning starting at 7 a.m. On CBS, CBS News Sunday Morning has been preempted, with John Dickerson anchoring a live CBS News special report 9-10:30. 

Study: Music Consumers Make-Up 5 Streaming Groups

Bridge Ratings has completed it's twice-yearly study on music consumers now clearly categorized into five cohorts based on attitude, awareness and consumption of music. And, according to Dave Van Dyke at Bridge Ratings,  as on-demand streaming has become a mainstream behavior all demographics and generations are partaking and consuming. 

In the earliest days of streaming platforms such as Pandora, Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon, 15-30 year olds dominated the usage profile. Since 2020 however, older demographics are joining in with regular multi-day consumption. And as of 2021, MRC reports that catalogue music (music released more than 18 months ago) was 69% of all music consumed online. Pre-2010 music is in greatest demand with songs released prior to 1990 right behind. 

With Bridge Ratings music analysis tool, StreamStats, they have seen this number at a higher level in 2022.

In fact, for contemporary music stations such as Top 40, Rhythmic and Country - even R&B/Hip-Hop, songs ranked lower than #50 on radio station playlists are showing much shorter lifecycles, i.e., once released, if they don’t collect increasing consumption within the first three weeks of release, the song collapses and fades. Less than 25% of the current or new songs released this year, have sustained any consumption momentum.

Radio stations would be better off adding one legitimate “hit” a month, rather than adding multiple songs weekly, most of which their audiences have little or no interest in.

Driving consumption of music these days are five distinct groups of consumers:

1. Aggressive discoverers (8.5% of total) are the heaviest consumers of music and spend over six hours per week listening to music. Streaming affinity: 9. Download affinity: 7. Affinity to purchase songs or concert tickets: 8. Music discovery: 9

2. Active Aficionados (18%) spend the second-most amount of weekly time (6+ hours) listening to music. Streaming affinity: 8. Download affinity: 6. Purchase affinity: 6. Music discovery: 8.

3. Early Mass Listeners (38%) are the largest group in this study and listen to at least four hours of music a week in a variety of ways. This group, in general, is aware of their favorite artist's new music and concert tours and are likely candidates for purchasing concert tickets more than downloading music files. Streaming affinity: 7. Download affinity: 4. Purchase affinity: 7. Music discovery: 6.

4. Average Music Consumers (28%) spend at least three hours actively listening to music through streaming, downloaded files or from their own libraries but are somewhat likely to purchase concert tickets. Streaming affinity: 5. Download affinity: 4. Purchase affinity: 5. Music discovery: 4.

5. Drive-by Consumers (8%) activity listen to music at least two hours total per week but get their music 'fix' primarily through broadcast radio. They are aware of streaming and do so primarily at their work location, rarely download or purchase music. Streaming affinity: 3. Download affinity: 2. Purchase affinity: 4. Music discovery: 2

🎵Take a closer look (Including what radio programmers shoukld be asking):  HERE

For more information contact Dave Van Dyke at Bridge Ratings. 323.696.0967 or at dvd@bridgeratings.com.

NYC Radio: Trump Shooting Coverage Aired Live On WABC

WABC Radio was at the ready on Saturday when owner and CEO of Red Apple Media and WABC Radio John Catsimatidis was one of the first people in America to receive early information that shots were fired at former U.S. President and presumptive Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump, during a rally in Philadelphia. This early information allowed WABC Radio to jump into action.

WABC Radio was broadcasting live and initially remained in programming, with regular news updates. As more information was gathered and confirmed, including that former President Trump had been wounded, Catsimatidis made the decision to interrupt the live programming – Cousin Brucie’s Saturday Night Rock & Roll Party -- and bring in Curtis Sliwa to go on air and work with the news team throughout the evening to provide accurate and vital information to our listeners.

“Listeners called in all evening to thank us for giving them the truth,” said Catsimatidis. “Violence, including political violence, is never acceptable in America. We are a country of laws and what transpired Saturday night is not who we are. We are relieved that President Trump suffered only superficial wounds, but that should not minimize this unacceptable violence.”

Throughout the evening, Catsimatidis and WABC Radio air personalities called in, including Dominic Carter, Rita Cosby, Greg Kelly, and more.

WABC Radio continues to cover the story live and take calls from listeners. “I am immensely proud of our team who at a moment’s notice dropped whatever they were doing to bring our listeners up-to-the-minute information,” Catsimatidis added. “Emotions are high across America. By delivering the facts, we bring a sense of calm to our listening community.”

Appeals Court Puts Net Neutrality On Hold

A U.S. appeals court said on Friday it was temporarily putting the Federal Communications Commission's reinstatement of landmark net neutrality rules on hold until Aug. 5 as it considers legal challenges from the broadband industry, reports Reuters.

The FCC voted in April along party lines to reassume regulatory oversight of broadband internet and reinstate open internet rules that were rescinded in 2017 under then-President Donald Trump.

Those rules were originally adopted in 2015, and were set to go back into effect on July 22 until the order from the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which said the delay was needed "to provide sufficient opportunity to consider the merits" of the request to halt the rules as the legal challenge proceeds..

Net neutrality rules require internet service providers to treat internet data and users equally rather than restricting access, slowing speeds or blocking content for certain users. The rules also forbid special arrangements in which ISPs give improved network speeds or access to favored users.

The rules would bar internet service providers from blocking or slowing down traffic to certain websites, or engaging in paid prioritization of lawful content, as well as give the FCC new tools to crack down on Chinese telecom companies and the ability to monitor internet service outages.

Reinstating net neutrality has been a priority for President Joe Biden, who signed a July 2021 executive order encouraging the FCC to reinstate the rules adopted in 2015 under President Barack Obama, a fellow Democrat.

Under Trump, the FCC had argued that net neutrality rules were unnecessary, blocked innovation and resulted in a decline in network investment by internet service providers, a contention disputed by Democrats.

How Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump Unfolded

The Trump rally attack marks a dark day in U.S. politics. One spectator is dead. Two others were critically injured.

The Wall Street Journal reports the presumptive Republican nominee for president emerged bloodied but defiant from a scene of mayhem Saturday in Pennsylvania. Spectators warned police about a man with a gun as suspected gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks prepared his attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump from a rooftop less than 450 feet from the rally stage. Authorities named 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks as the suspected gunman and are now trying to determine a motive for the shooting.

Former President Donald Trump said Sunday that God "prevented the unthinkable from happening," the morning after he survived a shooting at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa. The Secret Service shot and killed the suspected gunman, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks. Authorities also found explosive devices in the car he had been driving, according to people briefed on the investigation.

The shooting plunged the Secret Service into its biggest security crisis in decades.

The agency faces a torrent of questions about how the shocking attack on Trump could happen, with several investigations likely to follow. Rep. James Comer (R., Ky.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said within hours of the shooting that his panel was opening a probe, and he called on the Secret Service’s director to appear on July 22.

'Morning Joe' Dropped For Monday On MSNBC

MSNBC will not air “Morning Joe,” its celebrated politics roundtable program, on Monday, opting to instead air continued breaking news coverage of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

The progressive news network confirmed the decision to preempt its influential and top-rated morning show after a CNN inquiry Sunday evening. The network said the show will resume airing Tuesday.

The decision by MSNBC to leave one of its most recognizable programs on the sidelines amid a seismic politics-driven news cycle, with the Republican National Convention getting underway in the wake of the Saturday shooting at Trump’s campaign rally, is certain to raise eyebrows.

Oliver Dorsey reports a person familiar with the matter told CNN that the decision was made to avoid a scenario in which one of the show’s stable of two dozen-plus guests might make an inappropriate comment on live television that could be used to assail the program and network as a whole. Given the breaking news nature of the story, the person said, it made more sense to continue airing rolling breaking news coverage in the fraught political moment.

“Given the gravity and complexity of this unfolding story, NBC News, NBC News NOW and MSNBC have remained in rolling breaking news coverage since Saturday evening,” a spokesperson for NBCUniversal News Group said in a statement to CNN. “As we continue to cover this story into the week, the networks will continue to cross simulcast, alternating between NBC News, NBC News NOW and ‘MSNBC Reports,’ so there is one news feed covering this developing situation.”

NYC Radio: Red Apple, WABC To Stream Convention Coverage

WABC Radio and the Red Apple Audio Networks are broadcasting and streaming live from the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Monday through Thursday.

Programs slated for live broadcast and streaming on WABCRadio.com are (all times are ET):

• 6-10 AM Sid & Friends In The Morning with Sid Rosenberg
• 3-4 PM The Dominic Carter Show
• 4-5 PM Bo Snerdley’s Rush Hour (aka James Golden)
• 5-6 PM Cats & Cosby with John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby
• 10p-Midnight The Rita Cosby Show
• Midnight-1AM Midnight Edition - The Dominic Carter Show

Throughout the day, WABC Radio Reporter James Flippin will capture the excitement from the Convention floor with up-to-the-minute reports and on-the-spot interviews. WABC Radio host Jeanine Pirro will be attending the Convention and will stop by the WABC Radio Booth to share her views.

“This is an important time in America, and Americans want to know who will be the next President,” stated John Catsimatidis, Owner and CEO of Red Apple Media. “As a trusted news and political source, it is our responsibility to provide WABC Radio listeners and our affiliated stations’ listeners vital information and insightful commentary live from the Republican National Convention.”

Chad Lopez, President of Red Apple Media and 77 WABC Radio, added, “John’s knowledge and relationships in the political sphere will attract live interviews with the most important and influential names in Republican politics.”

Radio History: July 15

➦In 1913... Lloyd Estel Copas born (Died at age 49 – March 5, 1963).  He is known by his stage name Cowboy Copas, and was a country music singer popular from the 1940s until his death in the 1963 plane crash that also killed country stars Patsy Cline and Hawkshaw Hawkins. He was a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

Copas was born in 1913 in Blue Creek, Ohio, in Adams County. He began performing locally at age 14, and appeared on WLW-AM and WKRC-AM in Cincinnati during the 1930s. In 1940 he moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, where he performed on WNOX-AM with his band, the Gold Star Rangers.

In 1943, Copas achieved national fame when he replaced Eddy Arnold as a vocalist in the Pee Wee King band and began performing on the Grand Ole Opry. His first solo single, "Filipino Baby", released by King Records in 1946, hit No. 4 on the Billboard country chart and sparked the most successful period of his career.

➦In 1929...“Music and the Spoken Word” debuted on KSL Salt Lake City.  It is still on the air today, the oldest continuous nationwide network broadcast in the world.  It is a 30-minute of inspiring messages and music produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; the music is performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

Jocko Henderson

➦In 2000…Radio personality Douglas “Jocko” Henderson - WOV, WADO died.

Henderson began his broadcast career in 1952 at Baltimore station WSID, and in 1953 began broadcasting in Philadelphia on WHAT.  He hosted a show called "Rocket Ship" out of New York radio stations WOV and WADO from 1954 to 1964, which was an early conduit for rock & roll.

He was known for a distinctive style of rhythmic patter in his radio voice, which he had learned from a Baltimore deejay, Maurice "Hot Rod" Hulbert.   Henderson continued on the stations WDAS and WHAT until 1974, as a personality  in Philadelphia and New York as well as hosting concerts in both cities and a TV music program in New York. 

In addition to Philadelphia, New York, and Baltimore, Henderson was also broadcast on stations in St. Louis, Detroit, Miami, and Boston.