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WOLF PICTURES - Page 13





 

WOLF's Bud Ballou

WOLF's Bud Ballou

The Blooming Idiot
Bud Ballou 8-1am

Bud Ballou
Bud Ballou 8-1am

Bud On The Air

Bud On The Air

Bud checking the mail

Early Bud Ballou

Bud Ballou on WNYS TV

"The Bud Ballou Show" which premiered February 8, 1965 at 5PM on ...
WNYS TV Colorful Channel 9

The Bud Ballou Show
The Bud Ballou Show....

WNYS TV channel 9
Dick Bennett behind the black & white RCA TK60

Bud Ballou
Bud on the set located...

Bud Ballou
...at then WNYS TV in Shoppingtown, Dewitt

The Bud Ballou Show
Ballou's caricature on the desk

The Bud Ballou Show
Dan Price with Bud during the break

Bud Ballou

Bud in the crowd

Bud on the set

Bud with his fans

Bud Ballou

Bud Ballou

Bud Ballou WMEX 1971
Bud Ballou on WMEX survey circa 1971

Syracuse's most popular evening disc jockey of all time. He left WOLF for WNDR in December 1964 and became host of his own TV dance show which premiered afternoons on then WNYS TV channel 9, February 8, 1965.
According to Rick Ryder, Bud was originally hired at WOLF for part time/weekend work.  His full time day job was at Western Electric on Thompson Road.  Bud was an electronic tech and quit that when offered full time at WOLF.  Most likely the best decision he and WOLF ever made.  Bud left WOLF to move across the street to WNDR.
Click Here for The Bud Ballou Beatle Hour on WNDR
When Bud left Syracuse he went to KBTR, Denver.  He was replaced by Jim O'Brien who stayed at WNDR until his passing.
Then Bud moved to Buffalo to replace the great Joey Reynolds on WKBW
Click Here for Bud Ballou on WKBW - 1967
(courtesy of Dale Patterson).
June 14, 1968 Bud left KB and settled in Boston at WMEX
Click Here for Bud Ballou on WMEX - Dec. 1969
Bud Ballou on WMEX - Dec. 1969 - Countdown Show 
(courtesy Rick at Northeast Airchecks).
Click Here for Bud Ballou on WMEX - Summer of 1970
(1970 courtesy of WRKO.org).
Click Here for Bud Ballou on WMEX - Dec.  1970
(courtesy of Lou Spinnazola).
Later moving to WVBF where he was to stay through the rest of seventies until his death.
Click Here for Bud Ballou on WVBF
(courtesy Rick at Northeast Airchecks).
Bud Ballou died April 15, 1977.  Just days after his passing Ron Robin and  WVBF produced a special "
Tribute To Bud Ballou".
It featured some of his favorite songs as well as rare airchecks of WKBW and one of his first shifts on WOLF (1/14/62) as well as another clip from 64.  
The special aired Sunday evening April 17th, and was 60 minutes in length but has has been edited for this presentation.
 
(Many thanks to Louis Spinnazola of Revere, Mass. for this rare piece of history).


 

 

April 16, 1977

April 16, 1977

  From the Syracuse Newspapers April 16, 1977                                                                                                     From Boston Globe
       Bud Ballou...A Great Talent...Truly Missed                                                                                                 (Courtesy Louis Spinnazola)      

From the back of a WVBF survey dated Dec 3, 1979
Ballou Schollarship
Courtesy WWW.WRKO.ORG









Many thanks to Richie Norris who sent me a copy of The WOLF and WNDR years, a video documentary on the radio wars between the two stations where some of these pictures came from. It was produced by Nolan Stephany in 1990 with help from many of the old WOLF staff including pictures from Ron Wray, Dave Laird, Fran McGrath and WIXT among others.
*Note; Bud Ballou did one shift on WPOP as an April fools joke orchestrated by WPOP's Woody Roberts.  One of radio's favorite stunts which probably left WPOP listeners totally confused. On April Fool's Day 1967, the Good Guys traded places for the day with the air staff of WKBW Buffalo. KB's Stan Roberts filled in for WPOP's Bill Bland...Dan Neaverth filled Dan Clayton's shoes...Jefferson Kaye became Woody Roberts and Bud Ballou filled in for Lee Simms.

Bud's Autograph
Courtesy Lee Goodman