His distribution company, Audio Stimulation, distributed The Wolfman Jack Radio Show to over 2000 stations in 53 countries. Wolfman’s mix of rowdy rock, verbal antics and raw rhythm & blues, began to make news.

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As a young teenager, he would listen to the radio in his home’s basement, where he pretended to be the DJ.

Rock music fans will find inspiration in these memoirs of a man whose finger has been on the pulse of American rock for decades. Philip Gipson. It was here in 1960, he met the love of his life, Lucy “Lou” Lamb.

In 1963, it was in Shreveport that Bob Smith created the Wolfman Jack character and had the idea to get the new Wolfman Jack Show on the powerful Mexican radio station, XERF, a massive 250,000 watt station with a signal that covered all of North America. His show was on two big stations, being heard all over the USA and was making lots of money. Grid View List View.

His distribution company, Audio Stimulation, distributed The Wolfman Jack Radio Show to over 2000 stations in 53 countries.

Although nowhere as crazed as his earlier broadcasts, during which he'd sell live baby chicks over the air, there's still a wildass vibe to this aircheck that's palpable. Retrieved April 26, 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WXRB&oldid=978959155, Oldies radio stations in the United States, Mass media in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "The station that doesn't always play it first! Dayton, Ohio. Writing with Laursen (Show Time), Wolfman dishes out his take on the politics of the music industry, the many music-biz celebrities he's known and what it's like to live a rock-and-roll lifestyle.

The station is named (in tribute) for XERB ("The Mighty 1090"), the famous 50,000-watt Mexican "Border Blaster" radio station from which famous disc jockey Wolfman Jack (Robert Weston Smith) broadcast in the mid-1960s and early 1970s. The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang - Complete Series (4-Disc) (DVD) $ 32.50. Bob Smith got Wolfman Jack on XERF… and the legend was born! Add to Cart (190+) American Graffiti (Blu-ray) $ 12.50 Super Savings. In 1968, Smith, now living as Wolfman Jack 24/7, moved his family and business operations to Los Angeles. They were married and quickly had two children. Jay Harvey At the age of 16, his love for radio grew as he listened daily to Alan Freed, the ultimate DJ of New York. His early influences were the DJ's of his day like Tommy Small, The Hound and Jocko. Your membership request has been submitted for approval, thank you. Wolfman Jack was born Robert Weston Smith, in Brooklyn, New York, on January 21, 1938.

(Some artistic license was employed for the movie: Wolfman is shown doing his program live from California, although the Brinkley Act made such broadcasting illegal.) They love his outrageous persona and the great music he plays on his show. Its studios and transmitting facilities are located on the campus of Nichols College, which previously owned the station as WNRC until a stronger signal at 97.5 MHz signed on in February 2005. Through his radio show and many TV appearances, he dominated the social media scene, years before the invention of the Internet. As a young teenager, he would listen to the radio in his home’s basement, where he pretended to be the DJ. Great to hear these actual taped shows again! Just Glad to hear Wolfman Jack Thank you. Maybe too much money, because in 1970, without warning, the Mexican Government took both XERF and XERB back and suddenly Wolfman Jack was off-the-air, without a job, or any regular income.