For those old enough to remember, this looks like a cool watch on MPB tonight...
WZZQ the Movie | PBS
Hear the story of legendary Jackson rock radio station WZZQ from the folks who lived it.
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Name checks out...I use to listen to ZZQ nightly through this beauty and didn’t think life could get any better.
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The number of times I woke up at 6:00 in the morning to Perez playing “Lawyers, Guns, and Money”! Good times!
Had some of their speakers in my car in high school. You could hear me from a mile away. Good stuff.I use to listen to ZZQ nightly through this beauty and didn’t think life could get any better.
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Wish I had been able to hear it. My equivalent was Rock 103 broadcasting from 203 Beal Street. Had to have a pretty good antenna to pick it up.For those old enough to remember, this looks like a cool watch on MPB tonight...
WZZQ the Movie | PBS
Hear the story of legendary Jackson rock radio station WZZQ from the folks who lived it.www.pbs.org
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My parents would get all over me when they saw the phone bill every month and I had been calling this Jackson phone number all the time. For a small town South MS (Pine Belt area and could only get it at night and on the open interstate) kid it was so awesome to stay up past midnight listening to the coolest DJ's I had ever heard playing the coolest music I had ever heard. The skits/ads were awesome, King Biscuit Flour Hour, the classifieds, it was all so new and great for me. I went to my first concert in Jackson (Peter Frampton-Frampton Comes Alive Tour w/ Gary Wright on his Dream Weaver Tour opening) because I heard about it on WZZQ. Ticket was $7...........
WZZQ had a little van that broadcasted from during the State Fair. I remember this mom stopping by there to fuss at the DJ (I think it was Wayne Harrison) complaining about the language and music they played. Good times.For those old enough to remember, this looks like a cool watch on MPB tonight...
WZZQ the Movie | PBS
Hear the story of legendary Jackson rock radio station WZZQ from the folks who lived it.www.pbs.org
WZZQ had a little van that broadcasted from during the State Fair. I remember this mom stopping by there to fuss at the DJ (I think it was Wayne Harrison) complaining about the language and music they played. Good times.
I used to listen as a kid and I never pictured him as black.I think I've heard Perez say that during the ZZQ days most folks didn't know he was black.
Ha, I got chills the first time I heard one of them say the phone number last night (instant recognition even though I hadn't heard or thought about it in years) and remembered waiting to call in until after 11:00 when the long distance call charges dropped (my folks wouldn't complain if I did that).601-982-1029
My parents would get all over me when they saw the phone bill every month and I had been calling this Jackson phone number all the time. For a small town South MS (Pine Belt area and could only get it at night and on the open interstate) kid it was so awesome to stay up past midnight listening to the coolest DJ's I had ever heard playing the coolest music I had ever heard. The skits/ads were awesome, King Biscuit Flour Hour, the classifieds, it was all so new and great for me. I went to my first concert in Jackson (Peter Frampton-Frampton Comes Alive Tour w/ Gary Wright on his Dream Weaver Tour opening) because I heard about it on WZZQ. Ticket was $7...........
Edit: My favorite part last night was seeing old photos/videos of the old DJ's w/ long hair, beards, beads etc and now they all look like, me. NO hair, old fashioned grumpy, etc.
Before covid, that van was in a fenced junk yard where the new cut through comes into Hwy 51, At least I think those are the roads. We passed it all the time going to lunch. I tried to buy it but they wouldn't sell it.WZZQ had a little van that broadcasted from during the State Fair. I remember this mom stopping by there to fuss at the DJ (I think it was Wayne Harrison) complaining about the language and music they played. Good times.
I don't know if Perez did but I know that David Adcock did.Really good show. Best part was the pothole patrol. Good to know Jackson was still dealing with potholes back in the seventies. I also didn't realize Jackson basically gave Dan Fogelberg his break. Didn't Perez go to Z106 at some point?
I don't know if Perez did but I know that David Adcock did.
Me, too. Driving to my summer job every morning. Could just about set your watch by it.The number of times I woke up at 6:00 in the morning to Perez playing “Lawyers, Guns, and Money”! Good times!
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I moved back to MS around 1996 and was thrilled to find Adcock and "Tunes till 2:00" every Sunday morning from 8:00-2:00. Sorry preacher, David Adcock is on the air every Sunday during your time slot.......probably a big contributor to why I'm such a heathen todaySunday morning Toons 'til Two baby...
Adcock was a sublime DJ.
The documentary said it was Warren Strain that did the final sign off. I believe he passed away maybe a couple years ago now from a stroke? He said "this WAS WZZQ" and it went to static.I remember listening to the final airing of ZZQ. 2am Sunday morning, The Doors "This Is The End" was the last song. Can't remember who did the final sign-off, if it was Adcock, Gary, or who, but they said WZZQ signing off and then there was static......my friends had told me the station was changing formats, but I didn't believe them. The next morning I turned on the radio and there was MS103. Nothing against country music, but my radio was never on 102.9 again.
I don't know if Perez did but I know that David Adcock did.
It seems like Perez worked at every rock station in Jackson at some point. I cracked up the first time I heard him on SuperTalk. I love his response to any questions about marijuana: “I don’t have to answer that question.”
I had (and still have, but it's in the closet) a Marantz 2270. Just googled and they're going for near $3K from the couple I looked at.I use to listen to ZZQ nightly through this beauty and didn’t think life could get any better.
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It was indeed Warren Strain who did the final sign off. He was a fraternity brother of mine at MSU.The documentary said it was Warren Strain that did the final sign off. I believe he passed away maybe a couple years ago now from a stroke? He said "this WAS WZZQ" and it went to static.
It was indeed Warren Strain who did the final sign off. He was a fraternity brother of mine at MSU.
SHAMELESS PLUG:For those old enough to remember, this looks like a cool watch on MPB tonight...
WZZQ the Movie | PBS
Hear the story of legendary Jackson rock radio station WZZQ from the folks who lived it.www.pbs.org
Wayne Harrison and I were really good friends. We grew up together in the same neighborhood in Byrd Heights - Clinton. There were four brothers in the family. Wayne's dad was a postman. We played Whiffleball and two-hand-touch football in their backyard about a hundred times. On May 25th, 1965, Ali fought Sonny Liston and we all got together to listen to the shortest fight Ali ever fought on Wayne's Dad's AM radio in their carport. The fight was less than a minute long. Went by BoBop many times, just to see Wayne. He was such a good guy, nearly killed me when he was shot in the failed marijuana purchase that night on Mill Street, west of Milsaps campus. The music scene in Jackson lost a great guy that night. His younger brother, Gerald was not very tall, but loved baseball as much as anyone I have ever met. He played Little Legue baseball, and no pitcher could put a ball into his 12-18 inch strike zone. The coaches would always tell him to "Just stand there and make them walk you." This nearly killed Gerald, who was a pretty good hitter and so badly wanted to swing the bat. every time he did, even when he got a hit, the coach would go berserk because Gerald didn't do what he was told. So many good memories of Wayne and his family. Too many to share here.For those old enough to remember, this looks like a cool watch on MPB tonight...
WZZQ the Movie | PBS
Hear the story of legendary Jackson rock radio station WZZQ from the folks who lived it.www.pbs.org