Tribute to Paul Wasserman
By Gil Markle From “Diary of a Studio Owner“
“I’ve made you, Gil. I can break you.”
Paul Wasserman is the publicist for the Rolling Stones. That doesn’t mean — as it would with almost any other client in the world — that it’s Paul Wasserman’s job to get publicity for the Rolling Stones. Everybody wants to write about the Rolling Stones, to do a feature interview with a band member, to “get inside” with a portable TV camera and a handful of radio mikes. A good interview with Mick Jagger could make a young reporter’s career. (more…)
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Hy Lit, 73, a pioneering disc jockey who emceed shows in Philadelphia featuring Elvis Presley, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and others, died from complications after a knee injury, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007.
The fast-talking old-style rock ‘n roll d.j. went by the names “Hyski,” and “Hyski O’Rooney McVoutie O’Zoot,” but was born Hyman Litsky in South Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Lit’s nighttime show on “Wibbage” (WIBG radio) drew three-quarters of the listening audience in the early 1960s, with many of its young fans listening under covers in defiance of parents. He worked for a wide range of Philadelphia stations and became a pioneer again in the 1990s as “oldies” stations were launched. In semi-retirement in recent years, he launched a website and Internet oldies station that features 1960s music and replays of classic Top 40 radio station jingles. (more…)
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