This past Monday, Chicago's Classic Rock station, WDRV, 97.1 FM (simulcast's on 96.9 FM), better known as the Drive, celebrated its 20th anniversary with the same kind of music, something quite rare these days. I believe Bob has found a "Forever Home" after bouncing around a long time, especially in Chicago.
He is the only one left of the first deejays and he talked about what it was like. Some of the things he said:
** The station's first year was 2001 and it was just getting down its chops when everything changed on 9/11 and the death of George Harrison. That put a big change in what they were doing.
** They have had some amazing birthday concerts every year.
** He says the Drive's Listeners are the best in the world. (Thanks, Bob.)
** The Drive concentrates its music in the 60s and 70s mostly, but also plays some in the 1980s.
** The very first song played on the station on March 15, 2001, was very fitting: Alliotta, Haynes & Jeremiah's "Lake Shore Drive."
** As they were developing the format, they teased listeners with all day shows with Broadway Music, Country Music and so forth.
I love this station, but would like to hear less Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. They play one of each about every hour. I call WDRV the Station that Floyd and Zeppelin built.
More Creedence!!! But Thanks. --RoadDrive
STUDENT TEST ANSWERS: Rhubarb is a kind of celery gone bloodshot.
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