The distance between an event that is etched in our minds and the time that has passed can sometimes be a scary realization. Such is the case of Robert Kennedy.

I was less than a month into my 10th year & didn't quite grasp the reality of what had just happened. Distracted by the more peaceful findings that occupied my world.

It took a few years for me to understand the consequences of his death as well as Martin's & John's.

I remember David Crosby telling me that he wrote the song "Long Time Gone", the night of Robert Kennedy's assassination & how the vision of what they were all fighting had begun to vanish.

So here we are. 50 years later.

In the first part of the THIRD hour you'll hear the words of Robert Kennedy and what he stood for. Reinforced with music that will reconnect the dots.

The first two hours will bring you a peaceful distraction from our world. A time out, if you will, to daydream and wander aimlessly. 

Enjoy!

Growing up listening to him and then having him as a close friend for the last years of his life gave us a lot of time to play both on & off the radio! 

He flew down to Florida for my birthday one year and of course we had to do my 'FM Odyssey' show! My co-producer, Paul Porzio flew in from DC to join us as well.

In this clip, Pete shares the dilemma he had of choosing a theme song for the first 'Mixed Bag 'Radio program & how Harry Chapin's divine intervention solved the problem. 

​Plus, a segment from an interview Pete did with Harry that was found after 25 years!. 

Enjoy - Fred

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From my Interview with Richie Havens and the story of the song "Freedom", that ended his 2:45 minute first set at Woodstock in 1969.

Enjoy 

​- Fred

I lost a friend that I've known for over 50 years. A friend for life. Michael Lombardo AKA "Jells".

He was part of the 7 of us that grew up together & have stayed in touch for all these years. I guess that makes us a family. 

I call them "US". This program revisits many of the songs that Jells loved & it was compiled by "US".

But the significance of this show goes beyond just "US". It reaches out to you with the reminder to not lose touch with the people you love.

Distance, we're too busy or we're pissed off causes that disconnect. Until one day, it's too late. 

I have always felt that we won't regret the things we did in life as much as we'll regret the things we didn't do.

While you're listening to this, I want you to think of someone you care about that for whatever the reason, you have stopped communicating.

If this program gets one person to pick up the phone and make that call, then I say "a job well done". 

I love you Jells and be sure to take good care of the part of my heart you took with you.
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​Tired of hearing the same old Christmas songs for the past several months? 

Not on this show!

Instead, thought provoking songs to paint visual landscapes of the holiday season that will make you feel it more than all the Christmas songs you've ever heard in your life!

The true spirit of the season done right!

Dedicated to Zero Migliore ​

Alison started her first radio gig on July 4th, 1966 as part of the new line-up of disc jockeys for the newly launched rock station WNEW-FM.

The station hired an all-female staff that was marketed as "sexpot radio".

Alison was chosen as one of the final four selected out of 800 women that applied.

She worked from 2- 7 PM.

After a year and a half, the station decided to dump the format and move to a progressive rock format and Alison was the only host they asked to stay.

As the sad anniversary of her passing comes around again, it’s also a perfect excuse to hear this interview from 1992 that I did with Alison. It was called "The Rise & Fall of FM Radio - The Glory Days".

In it, I interviewed three of New York's finest radio pioneers that helped create the legacy that WNEW-FM would become back in the late 60's-early 70's. Jonathan Schwartz, Pete Fornatale and Alison Steele.

I asked each of them to tell me their stories about how they arrived at WNEW-FM and what they experienced while making history together.

This post features my audio interview with Alison including some of her favorite songs interspersed throughout.

If it weren't for the huge influence they had on me growing up, I would have never been able to look back at the past 26 years (as of this post) of carrying the torch for them on my radio show FM Odyssey. 

Enjoy this bit of "Edutainment’!

A musical journey through the physical, emotional and mental erosion of waiting in the cross hairs of a hurricane.

FM Odyssey uses the music to feel all the emotions to help heal before and after the hurricane passes.

Sending light and love to all who are in the path.