Aircheck returns to WFMU’s summer schedule with Murray Saul

Do you love classic radio? I’m not necessarily talking about the nostalgic Chuck Schaden golden age of radio stuff. I am talking about personality driven radio from likes of Jean Shepherd, Bob Lassiter, Frankie Crocker, Frank MacCormack, Bobby Crane, or Jim Hawthorne. Well, if you do, you won’t want to miss Aircheck’s return to WFMU tonight from 6pm—7pm (EST).

Tonight’s show features Murray Saul.

Through the 1970’s this excitable WMMS Cleveland DJ weaved a tapestry of bellowing salutes to the upcoming weekend, literally frothing at the mic and covering it with saliva during his deep contemplations and freeform spieling on what the “Chocolate Covered Weekend meant” as well as celebrating the en masse release from the Chains of the Slavedriver. For years we knew him only as the “It’s FRIIIIDAYYYYY!” guy, until finally landing his identity and recordings.

Archives for Aircheck

The only Murray Saul (a.k.a. Murray the K?) I think I have ever heard before is off of Devo Live: The Mongoloid Years. He is the one who annouces Devo before their four song, Halloween 1975 set. BTW, they were opening for none other than Sun Ra. I can’t wait to hear more Murray Saul tonight.

If you miss it, make sure to check this and other shows out in the Aircheck archives.

Audio Update

• Aircheck’s Murray Saul Show (June 16, 2005) [RealAudio]
• Aircheck’s 5 minutes of unknown 70’s DJ. (June 19, 2002) [RealAudio]
• Boing Boing’s Wacked MP3: Murray Saul “It’s Friday!” [MP3]
• Numbskull’s “Murray Saul Boogie” [MP3] - a wonderfully fitting tribute song by a band on Smog Veil Records that you could also easily file under In The Red Records, Sympathy For The Record Industry, and/or Crypt Records.