We all listened to music on Miami radio. Do you remember the stations and DJs?
By Miami Herald Archives
You may stream your music today, but pop and rock radio in South Florida used to rule the airwaves.
Local DJs were celebrities in Miami. We woke up to Tanner in the Morning and went to sleep with Mark in the Dark.
Yes, we still have some radio here. Y-100 continues to broadcast the hits. But we need to go into our scrapbooks to remember Zeta-4 and WSHE. WAXY and Love 94 and 96X.
Let’s take a look at the look of South Florida radio in the peak years through the photo archives of the Miami Herald:
South Florida radio legend Rick Shaw in the recording studio of his home in Cooper City in the 1990s. He was on WQAM, WAXY and Majic 102.7 through the years. Candace Barbot Miami Herald File
Y-100 radio programmer and DJ Bill Tanner, left, and pop music star Harry Wayne Casey of KC and the Sunshine Band in Miami in the 1970s. Miami Herald File
A WFUN reporter checks assignments. The radio station played music and news inthe 1960s and ‘70s. Miami Herald File
DJ Russ Oasis with WFUN in the 1970s. Miami Herald File
Makahla Igbinoba, a DJ at WBUS Miami Herald File
WSHE Disc Jockey Dave Michaels Puts away one of the records at the studio. Miami Herald File
Olga Fernandez, with outstretched arms, and friend Virginia Rodriguez, right, celebrate at a Y-100 event in theearly 1980s. Due to the record- breaking temperatures, WHYI employees doused the crowd in Miami Beach. Musical groups in attendance included: Frank Stallone, the Jonzun Crew, Stacy Lattisaw, Champaign and Al Yankovich. Andrew Innerarity Miami Herald File
Robert Walker, program director and DJ at Y-100. Miami Herald File
Greg Budell of WAXY receives the Miami Nice Guy award from St. Thomas University. Bob Eighmie Mimai Herald File
In 1995, Gary Lewis, general manager of WSHE 103.5 FM, stands in the backyard of the station with radio towers and the WSHE van in the background. The station announced itself as "South Florida's Rock Alternative," updating itself after being "She's Only Rock and Roll" for the past 25 years. Emily Michot Miami Herald File
Greg Budell of WAXY receives the Miami Nice Guy award from St. Thomas University. Bob Eighmie Mimai Herald File
WKAT radio personality Jack McDermott packs some of his record collection. Randy Bazemore Miami Herald File
DJ Mark in the Dark was a popular name on Y-100’s DJ roster in the 1970s. He is pictured on this Y-100 playlist from Aug. 17, 1977. The No. 1 song in South Florida, according to Y-100, was Heatwave's "Boogie Nights." The No. 1 album was "Rumours" by Fleetwood Mac. Miami Herald File
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