Fifty years ago, Missouri Life took readers behind the mic at KMOX in St. Louis, an indisputable radio powerhouse throughout the Midwest. Journey back to the days before podcasts and TV news channels, when radio still ruled the airwaves.
Missouri radio stations
On November 7, 1967 an icon is born when St. Louis radio station KSHE plays “White Rabbit” by the Jefferson Airplane as the first song, following their format switch to rock ‘n’ roll music.
America’s number one talk show host who hails from Cape Girardeau. I’m talking about Paul Harvey, whose daily broadcast The Rest of the Story aired on more than 1,100 radio stations for thirty-plus years.
