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Oct 12, 2026
Mitchell HillHOST
My name is Mitchell KC Hill.
Mitchell HillHOST
The KC that you see down there, uh, it stands for the name I had when I was in radio back in the '70s at WFIL and other radio stations in and around that time.
Mitchell HillHOST
KC sort of relating to KC and the Sunshine Band.
Mitchell HillHOST
So we're, uh, we were just talking pre-show a little bit about, uh, celebrating Thanksgiving in Canada today.
10 MINS LATER
Mitchell HillHOST
That's called yukking.
Mitchell HillHOST
It's like putting a false smile on everything you say.
Mitchell HillHOST
And then sometimes, uh, you know, like on Rocky, you hear the voice of Don Cannon, um, on WFIL or WIBG, and he was a real guy.
Mitchell HillHOST
God rest his soul, he's no longer with us.
speaker_2UNKNOWN
Hey, it's 6.31. Around the premise is 29 minutes before 7 o'clock.
speaker_2UNKNOWN
Boss Radio, WFIL.
speaker_2UNKNOWN
6.34, DDR, and a good
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morning with 29 Degrees.
Phil AlmquistCORRESPONDENT
In '50, The Frank Sinatra Show debuted on CBS.
Phil AlmquistCORRESPONDENT
And in '52, American Bandstand debuted on WFIL TV here in Philly.
Phil AlmquistCORRESPONDENT
But lastly, on this day in '57, pre-orders for Elvis's Christmas album topped 500,000.
Phil AlmquistCORRESPONDENT
It is the best-selling Christmas album of all time, period, stop.
Brian PerezHOST
And here's one of those emails now.
Brian PerezHOST
It's from Tom in Philadelphia who listens to us on WFIL.
Brian PerezHOST
Tom asks, what must I do to humble myself without becoming a doormat for my wife? After 14 years of marriage together for 23 years, Tom says, my wife and I argue every day about everything.
Brian PerezHOST
I feel like she's punishing and scolding me.
Jeff BennettHOST
The guy that you're going to hear, I know this is a segue here, the guy that you're going to hear, Chuck Browning, is from Memphis, Tennessee.
Jeff BennettHOST
And he worked at WFIL briefly.
Jeff BennettHOST
He worked at WMCA briefly.
Jeff BennettHOST
I will only tell you, I don't know this for a fact, but I will tell you that the engineer that I knew who worked at WMCA said, well, why did he leave? He sounded pretty good, but he was there for such a short time.
Lowman HenryHOST
If you miss hearing Lincoln Radio Journal on your favorite radio station, audio of our complete program is available on our websites, lincolnradiojournal.com and lincolninstitute.org. For 31 years, Lincoln Radio Journal has been heard on public affairs-minded radio stations throughout the Commonwealth.
Lowman HenryHOST
including WFIL-AM and WNTP-AM in Philadelphia, along with WJAS-AM in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Lowman HenryHOST
The Lincoln Radio Journal is produced weekly by the Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research, Inc.
Lowman HenryHOST
The Lincoln Institute is completely funded through the generosity of individuals, corporations, and philanthropic foundations, including the Allegheny Foundation of Pittsburgh, the Houston Foundation of Coatesville, and the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association, all of whom have helped to underwrite the cost of this program.
Alexander KnightHOST
Do you ever play Peter Gabriel on the radio? In any of your...
Mitchell HillHOST
I was off the radio for a long time from my days at WFIL.
Mitchell HillHOST
When I went into another business, and then I came back off the radio, and I did play Peter Gabriel.
Mitchell HillHOST
I played Steam and other songs like that.