Barry first found music when he borrowed his sister's record collection when he was about eight and was hooked. When Caroline started it was a new beginning, and he listened to all the stations, but Caroline was his favourite by far. Later he became a singer in a band, then started doing discos when he was 18. He joined Caroline in 1977, touring the country with the Caroline Roadshow for 10 years, having great fun. Barry helped with tender trips and worked on the Ross Revenge in '84 and '85. ...
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Country Music Conversations with Lee Arnold
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Lee Arnold was the best known air personality at WHN, New York, the most listened to Country music radio station of all time. After working at WSCR in his hometown of Scranton, he continued his broadcasting career at WAVY radio/TV and WNTA AM/FM/TV, both in Norfolk, VA. Lee became Music Director and Air Personality at Country formatted WJRZ, Hackensack, NJ (1965-1971), which served the New York City metropolitan area. Lee also tried his hand at music, creating a few singles from 1968 through the seventies. He recorded a few popular singles, “A Trucker’s Christmas” and “Mama Sang a Song” (https://open.spotify.com/track/6jBZSgTgG9446rHga0Scrc . He joined WHN radio (1971-1988), an Adult Contemporary radio station which ultimately evolved into to a Country format in 1973. While at WHN, Lee hosted the weekly nationally syndicated shows "Country Cookin” and "Country Line" (1972-1976). Later, he hosted the Mutual Broadcasting System's "On A Country Road" (1981-1991) and was the voice of "Country In The Air," an in-flight airline Country Music channel. He was honored by Billboard Magazine, The Country Music Association (1976) and The Academy of Country Music (1983) as Major Market Country Disc Jockey of the Year. Lee Arnold appears as announcer on two landmark live Country albums, "Buck Owens and The BuckeroosCarnegie Hall Concert" and "Country Comes To Carnegie Hall." Lee subsequently joined Country formatted WYNY, NY (1991-1993). Lee Arnold was inducted into The Country Music DJ Hall of Fame in 2002. He joined the Sirius Satellite Network in 2001, hosting both Country music and American Standard shows simultaneously. He also was a co-anchor analyst for both ESPN and Animal Planet's dog show series. In July of 2002, he debuted a new syndicated weekly show as host of "Country CloseUP" on Triumph Radio Network. He retired from the business to spend time with family in 2010. Today Lee lives in Chester, NJ with his daughter and her wife and his five grandchildren. Lee is actively involved with animals today. He has two French bulldogs, Mr. B an Puzzle, who are his constant companions and can sometimes be heard on his latest venture, his podcast, that takes us backwards and then forwards in time through amazing conversations with Country artists of the past. Lee looks to not only tell the lost stories of some of the great artists of our time, but also to bring a perspective to listeners about reflection and change. He shares his opinions of today’s Country music, discusses being in his nineties and dealing with the loss of a spouse, as well as being active and an important part of an energetic and modern family. Join Lee as he shares conversations and country music with his friends.
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Innehåll tillhandahållet av Lee Arnold. Allt poddinnehåll inklusive avsnitt, grafik och podcastbeskrivningar laddas upp och tillhandahålls direkt av Lee Arnold eller deras podcastplattformspartner. Om du tror att någon använder ditt upphovsrättsskyddade verk utan din tillåtelse kan du följa processen som beskrivs här https://sv.player.fm/legal.
Lee Arnold was the best known air personality at WHN, New York, the most listened to Country music radio station of all time. After working at WSCR in his hometown of Scranton, he continued his broadcasting career at WAVY radio/TV and WNTA AM/FM/TV, both in Norfolk, VA. Lee became Music Director and Air Personality at Country formatted WJRZ, Hackensack, NJ (1965-1971), which served the New York City metropolitan area. Lee also tried his hand at music, creating a few singles from 1968 through the seventies. He recorded a few popular singles, “A Trucker’s Christmas” and “Mama Sang a Song” (https://open.spotify.com/track/6jBZSgTgG9446rHga0Scrc . He joined WHN radio (1971-1988), an Adult Contemporary radio station which ultimately evolved into to a Country format in 1973. While at WHN, Lee hosted the weekly nationally syndicated shows "Country Cookin” and "Country Line" (1972-1976). Later, he hosted the Mutual Broadcasting System's "On A Country Road" (1981-1991) and was the voice of "Country In The Air," an in-flight airline Country Music channel. He was honored by Billboard Magazine, The Country Music Association (1976) and The Academy of Country Music (1983) as Major Market Country Disc Jockey of the Year. Lee Arnold appears as announcer on two landmark live Country albums, "Buck Owens and The BuckeroosCarnegie Hall Concert" and "Country Comes To Carnegie Hall." Lee subsequently joined Country formatted WYNY, NY (1991-1993). Lee Arnold was inducted into The Country Music DJ Hall of Fame in 2002. He joined the Sirius Satellite Network in 2001, hosting both Country music and American Standard shows simultaneously. He also was a co-anchor analyst for both ESPN and Animal Planet's dog show series. In July of 2002, he debuted a new syndicated weekly show as host of "Country CloseUP" on Triumph Radio Network. He retired from the business to spend time with family in 2010. Today Lee lives in Chester, NJ with his daughter and her wife and his five grandchildren. Lee is actively involved with animals today. He has two French bulldogs, Mr. B an Puzzle, who are his constant companions and can sometimes be heard on his latest venture, his podcast, that takes us backwards and then forwards in time through amazing conversations with Country artists of the past. Lee looks to not only tell the lost stories of some of the great artists of our time, but also to bring a perspective to listeners about reflection and change. He shares his opinions of today’s Country music, discusses being in his nineties and dealing with the loss of a spouse, as well as being active and an important part of an energetic and modern family. Join Lee as he shares conversations and country music with his friends.
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