590 MIGHTY MEMORY #111

LT. GOVERNOR GETS SUPER BAGEL FROM BILL KELLY

In case you are wondering what exactly a Lt. Governor in Pennsylvania does, well he or she presides over the Senate in Harrisburg. The second in command might also stand in at ceremonial events across the stte when the Governor might not be available.
If it is a campaign year, the #2 guy is oiut on the hustings where there are potential voters. So on St. Patrivk's Day 1974, Ernest Kline then Governor Shapp's Lieutenant was presented with a 15 pound green bagel in front of the big WARM vehicle that was a show stopper in the parade.
The photo is kind of fuzzy but one we wanted to include.

Former Lt. Governor Mark Singel had this to say about Kline, "As lieutenant governors go, he was one of the best. Gov. Milton Shapp entrusted some of the key issues of the day to him. 
When the Arab oil embargo threatened our economic stability, Shapp's Lt. Governor initiated the Governor's Energy Council and set the tone for one of the most progressive agencies of its type in the nation. Lt. Gov. Kline was the first to assume control of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and establish the precedent for the second in command to step into the breach anytime there was a life-threatening occurrence in the Commonwealth. Kline also utilized his leadership skills and strong connections to labor and other constituencies to handle a potentially explosive truckers strike early in his term of office. 

Kline was Pennsylvania's 25th Lieutenant Governor and lost a bid in the 1978 Democratic primary to be the nominee in the '78 election. 

590 MIGHTY MEMORY #112

WARM ANNOUNCES BROADER PROGRAMMING 

While this news release that ran in The Tribune in July of 1982 was not very specific, it did pique interest as WARM  was embarking on a type of hybrid format. Music during the day and Sports at night, along with Larry King in the wee hours of the morning. 
This was also the Bill Kimble era where he paired the jocks to work "in tandem". Jim Gannon was paired with Harry West at the time. 
The talk shows and sports at night, along with Larry King outlasted Kimble's "tandem" idea. 

590 MIGHTY MEMORY #113

WARM BOASTING NUMBER 1 STATUS 25 YEARS AFTER ITS START 

WARM Radio held the ratings leader spot for a very, very long time. To pit it in perspective, here is an ad from 1983 that still highlighted WARM's stature as the number 1 station in WARMland.From February 7th, 1983. Remember WARM went on the air with The Mighty 590 in June 1958. 

590 MIGHTY MEMORY #114

ALL NIGHT JIM BECOMES FATHER JIM 

Jim Drucker had a storied career in radio. From WRAW in Reading to Program Director at WBAX and to the Mighty 590, Drucker was a mainstay in the 1960s and 70s music scene. He did all night radio on WARM and was one of the most popular overnight disc jockeys WARM had.

But a hymn was calling him to the Priesthood. Here's that story from the November 9th, 1980 edition of the Scranton Tribune. 

590 MIGHTY MEMORY #115

WARM AND UNITED WAY 

WARM Radio has always been a huge supporter of United Ways in both Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. In my five years at United Way with the late Frank Pasquini, Susan Jelig and then Martina Martin, our Communications team always had the Mighty 590's resources at our disposal. 
In this 1978 article from The Scranton Tribune's October 11th edition, you see WARM front and center at those iconic UW thermometers. 

590 MIGHTY MEMORY #116

BILL KELLY'S CANOE EXPEDITION 

The late Bill Kelly had run a lot of promotions with WARM. One of his finest as a canoe ride. Here is the story from one of the newspapers on his efforts in the early 70s. 

590 MIGHTY MEMORY #117

DISC JOCKEYS AND SOFTBALL? 

Yes, deejays and softball have always been a winning combination. Before there was the WARM softball softies, two WARM personalities played in a league with other area radio announcers from other stations.  Our thanks to our good friend Joe Klapatch for finding this gem in The Scrantonian edition of 1980. 
The photo was from 1958 when these jocks were in a league of their own.