We heard the news twenty-nine years ago today. And for those too young to remember the assassination of J.F.K. the night of 12/8/80, when John Lennon was gunned down and murdered outside his home at the Dakota in New York City was our collective loss of innocence. For kids born in the ’60’s and ’70’s that brutal death of a cultural icon was our jolt into an unforgiving decade. A friend broke the news, and we spent the night riveted to both TV and, mostly radio. This was back in the in the days before 24/7 Cable TV news and we turned to the DJs for both context and comfort, Already intrigued by Marconi’s Box, this episode further lured me into what would become a rewarding if tumultuous career in radio. More...
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