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Endings & Beginnings - FM Odyssey New Years Special Edition

12/31/2018

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Songs by Phoebe Snow, Slaid Cleaves, Gordon Lightfoot, and others kick off this show to mark the end of another year, the passage of time & new beginnings. 

​John & Yoko reflect on their hopes of the new year 1970, with an alternate version of the Abbey Road finale performed by The Beatles.

Renaissance live from Carnegie Hall & music from Van Morrison's new CD "The Prophet Speaks".


FM Odyssey is not just a radio show, it's an event!

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A Holiday Show:  Without The Listener Fatigue!

12/22/2018

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This show features music that reflects the season using sound pictures to paint a personal, visual landscape in your mind & heart.

​It'll touch your soul & make you laugh & the next moment, cry.

A true companion for a few hours, any time during this holiday season.

Enjoy! - FM



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Thanksgiving 2018 on FM Odyssey

11/22/2018

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Join Host, Fred Migliore for the 21st annual special edition of FM Odyssey. 

Featuring beautiful visuals of of the fall & winter through songs.  A set of music about the food we consume on T-Day. Song stories by Dan Fogelberg, Judy Collins, Annie Haslam (Renaissance) Annie Humphrey, Jesse Colin Young & Richie Havens.

And of course Thanksgiving would not be complete without Alice's Restaurant from Arlo Guthrie. Recorded live and exclusively for FM Odyssey from the Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach, FL at the top of the 3rd hour.  - Enjoy


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​Rita Coolidge Retrospective Interview on FM Odyssey

10/5/2018

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"Plenty of 'OH! Wow!" moments in this one". - Fred Migliore Host of FM Odyssey

Rita Coolidge & Fred Migliore sat down and talked about her new CD' 'Safe In The Arms Of Time'. "I call it her Tapestry album!" says Fred.

​Produced by the legendary Ross Hogarth with essential writing credits from Graham Nash, Keb Mo (plus duet) Stan Lynch (Don Henley's writing partner & Tom Petty's drummer for last 17 years) and many more.

In addition, Rita shares her stories & the music from the legendary bands she toured with. Starting out as a backup singer for 'Delaney & Bonnie & Friends' with Eric Clapton & George Harrison (1969). Touring with Joe Cocker & Leon Russell on 'Mad Dogs & Englishmen' (1970). Writing the piano instrumental at the end of Layla (Derrick & The Dominos) and never getting credit. 

What it's like to have one of the greatest love songs ever,  written for you. Her debut solo album in 1971. Her albums while married to Kris Kristofferson., Her Platinum album 'Anytime. . . Anywhere. . .' and more.
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FM Odyssey Remembers Robert Kennedy On 50th Anniversary Of His Death. Plus New Album Releases, Vintage Vinyl, Great Conversation & More!

6/3/2018

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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!

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Pete Fornatale On FM Odyssey Radio  - First Song He Played On Mixed Bag AND Clip From His Interview With Harry Chapin!!

4/24/2018

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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

14 minutes


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Remembering Richie Havens On The 5th Anniversary Of His Death On Earth Day, April 22nd 2013  - & Story About Being The 1st Performer At Woodstock In 1969 & The Song Freedom That Came From It.

4/22/2018

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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

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FM Odyssey - December 31, 2017 Show

12/31/2017

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We'll close out the year in grand style. Including several hours of nothing but live performances. Enjoy and Happy New Year!
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FM Odyssey - Holiday Show for 2017

12/23/2017

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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 ​
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My Rare Interview With The Nightbird - Alison Steele

9/27/2017

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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’!


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