Thursday
Mar112010
Golden Hippo Radio Show
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 03:55PM 
Had great time on the air with Jeff Collins and Tommy the Producer this morning. We'd like to extend our thanks for their hospitality and the opportunity to share information about the Guy Harvey Ultimate Shark Challenge with their listeners.
Jeff Collins 'The Golden Hippo' can be heard in the southwest Florida area weekday mornings from 7 - 9 on Clear Channel's 1580 am.
L-R: Brooks Paxton II, Captain Robert Moore, Sean Paxton, Jeff Collins
L-R: Tommy 'The Producer, Captain Robert Moore, Brooks Paxton II
Reader Comments (3)
Dear Jeff Collins:
Thank you very much for letting me write to you.This is my first time i have visited your website,keep up the great work that you are doing,and best wishes.
I used to listen to you on the radio on WBVD 1570 AM up here in the Beverly/Danvers,Massachusetts area which was the old WMLO,and now WNSH 1570 AM,when you used to be known as"The Golden Hippo"and playing all of the oldies,and that you had a sound effect,where you would stump listeners with a trivia question.
I do remember you used to team up with Steve Rawley on WBVD once in a while at the old Clinton Avenue studios,in Danvers.I do know quite a lot about the old radio station,and the types of transmitters it had,as well as some of the stuff they had years ago.Plus the people who worked there back then.
WBVD like the old WMLO used to use the Gates 250 watt X 2 AM Transmitters,and both produced about 500 watts of power,and used the large electron tubes inside of the transmitter cabinet,that had to be cooled off using an fan to cool off the tubes that produced a lot of heat,and the two transmitters were tuned to the frequency 1570 AM.
The radio station used the CBS Laboratories exciter that was mounted into an old 1950's style RCA Transmitter cabinet which was a steel gray cabinet with the chrome on the front,and the red on it,plus the letters "RCA"that was located on the top front of the cabinet on the right side of the Gates transmitter facing the wall near the window to the outside of the building.
Plus there was also some radio transmitter parts,in the box on the table as well as electron tubes iinside of the storage cabinet on the wall.
They had the old Magnavox Hi-FI set upstairs where the secretary's desk was,and it had the AM/FM radio receiver,and the old 4 speed turntable in it.Plus on the wall on the right side it had the speaker above the desk,and was playing the music when the radio station was on the air,and there was the studio,and production room where it had the ON AIR signs on the wall.Plus the two large radio towers outback of the building.
I used to work there when I was a sophomore at Danvers High School at the age of 17 years old in January 1981,and I read the weather forecast into the microphone on the counter,and the late great Dave Sheehan was playing the records on the turntables back then.Sheehan passed away at the age of 54 years old in March of 2006 from cancer.
They had great programming on WBVD back then as well as WMLO.,and up to WNSH 1570 AM later on.I lloved the radio station very much.I do remember Nancy who was the secretary there years ago,and disc jockey Eli Sherr
who took over from Dave Sheehan,and Andrea Shea,and Kevin Mackillhenny did the news on WBVD,along with later on Scott Hooper.Hooper who also did the news on WMLO back then.
The station managers were Geoffrey Metcalf,and before that was Samuel A."Sammy"Whitmore,and then there was Mark Snyder.Snyder also worked at WBVD too.Plus there was Jerry"DeSalvatore"Newbury"who did the WBVD Swap Shop,Brian Keohane did the disc jockey work,on WBVD,and Mario costa did Radio Portugal on WBVD
playing a lot of Portuguese music,Angelo Evmorfopoulos who did The North Shore Greek American Radio Show with Fred Evans Evmorfopoulos,and Chris Culkeen on WBVD,and Angelo also dis his show on WMLO,and then later on at WNSH 1570 AM.
Angelo passed away at the age of 82 years old in March of 2009.He was one of my favorite hosts of the Greek program,and there was Steve and Kay Soldiuk who did The Steve And Kay Polka Review on WMLO,and later on on WBVD Jan Lankowski along with Polish Annie did the Polka show on Sunday afternoons.Ther was also Antonio Guarino who hosted his Minestrone radio program playing a lot of Italian-American music on WBVD,and later onto WNSH,and he is not doing his program anymore on WNSH.He is now working at Antonio's Tailor Shop in Peabody,MA.
Yes i do know quite a lot about the old radio station,and much much more.I do remember you used to team up with Dean Avellis doing the trivia at The Ground Round Restaurant in the year 1985 near The Liberty Tree mall in Danvers,MA which became The Lone Star Steakhouse and Saloon,and today it is called the 99 Pub.
The Ground Round was great,and had the peanut shells on the ground,and the old popcorn on the ground too.
I sure do remember the good old days back then.Keep up the great wok that you are doing,and bet wishes.
I also do know who lives in Englewood,FL i do not know if you know them they are Kenneth J.,and his wife Carol Ann Ashton,and their two daughters Dawn Marie,and Kelly Jean Ashton.I do know them very well,and they have lived here in Danvers,MA years ago.Dawn was my childhood friend,sweetheart,and my second girlfriend who I dated from May 1982 to November 1986,and she broke up with me.Dawn passed away in April of 1998 at the age of 35 years old from a history of epilepsy which brought on heat failure.
i do remember Dawn,and also Kelly,and their dog Nicole who was a white French Poodle which was a very friendly dog,but it barked a lot.
Yes I do remember the good old days of how it was years ago,and me listening to WMLO,WBVD,and also WNSH 1570 AM back up to today.
By the way I have some great news,my birthday will be on Sunday March 6,and I will be turning 48 years old.Well what do you think of me turning 48?It is a great age you know.
It would be great if you Jeff Collins can please wish me a very"Happy 48th Birthday",and send me an e-mail back if you like to wish me all of the very best.
About me:I am currently"Single And Available",and "Free To Marry"I have never been married,and I do not have a dating,dancing,or a marriage partner of my own anymore,and I am a little lonely,without anyone anymore.
I do not have any children of my own,and I am a non-smoker,non-drinker,etc.I like dancing,and I love to dance with a very nice girl,i also like swimming,and barbecues in the summertime,painting,fixing up items that people get rid of to donate to help out the less fortunate that I find in the trash,and some I keep i can use,etc.Ii am looking for a very nice single woman from about 44-49 to about 50 years old,or about 40-48 or so 5'2"-5'5' or about 5'6" tall 109-120 lbs,who has no children of her own who is the same as me for friendship first,leading into dating,LTR,marriage if any,and loves to dance with me through life together.
if anyone nice single women you know of would like to write to me,they can visit me at http://www.nicesingles.com and
click on"Mass Single Male".Point and click on it under Single Men,and you will come to my site.
It has a picture of me along with my personal ad,and my photo as well.The website is for Singles Scene Spirit And Life Magazine at http://www.nicesingles.com
My code box number is # M 38097 and anyone can write to me,and send me some e-mails,or just write me a letter.
I will try to answer as many replies as I can.You can also write to me at Singles P.O. Box 310
Allardt,TN 38504 USA.Please write to me if you like,.Once again,thanks.
i would like to wish you Jeff Collins all of the very best,and keep up the great work that you and the staff are doing.
And once again thanks for letting me write to you.
Yours sincerely& Celebrating 48
years on March 6,2011:
Michael A. Daley Jr.(Mr.)
Danvers,Massachusetts
01923-3743 USA.
(Dedicated and faithful listener of the old
WMLO,WBVD and now WNSH 1570 AM)
P.S. if you would like to call me,my telephone number is:1(978)774-6330 so please call me anytime 24
hours a day/night 7 days a week I do have an answering machine,and you can leave me a message.
Thanks.(Same)
P.S. Also i do remember your company Golden Hippo Productions which was up here in the Beverly-
Danvers,MA area,and it had the key chain which was yellow,and had the picture of the hippo on it,plus
you had some T-shirts too years ago. I also do remember the WBVD T-Shirts,which had the slogan
WBVD 1570 AM, WBVD The First Thing You Put On In The Morning,and the famous WBVD shorts with
the WBVD logo on them.
Plus I do remember WBVD-Beverly/Danvers,BVD Beverly-Danvers",WBVD First With Local News",
" Hot Spots People On The Street interviews on 1570 WBVD" and" On The North Shore,The Only Radio Station You'll Ever Need Is WBVD Beverly- Danvers",plus '"BVD The Station That Never Grows Shorts"plus
"WBVD Treasure Chest of Golden Memories",and "WBVD Newsbriefs"with news headlines on the half hour.I sure do remember that.Plus" WMLO Beverly-Danvers",and
"WMLO Beverly Danvers Serving 16 North Shore Communities From The Top Of Your AM Dial."
,Once again,thanks for letting me listen to you over the years,.and best wishes.(Same)
Your program in the radio is very good,I used to listen a radio program called online pharmacy today but, now I prefer listen it because I am new fisherman , I hope learn some tips about the Recreational fishing. thanks for the information.
Hello My name is Michael.I am a 51 year old Single White Male from my hometown of Danvers,Massachusetts in the USA. I am located 22 miles North of Boston.
I would like to know if there are any nice Single Females,who would like to "Make Friends"with me?
I am currently"Single And Available",and"Free To Marry".I have been single all of my 51 years without a dating,marriage or a dancing partner,and I am currently looking for some new friends who would like to meet me.
I am seeking Single Females 48-54 years old who have no children,or any pets of their own I have never been married,and I have no children or any pets at all.I like:dancing,photography,swimming,etc.
If anyone wants to make friends with me,please write to me.My e-mail address is:
trashrefurbisher@yahoo.com
Also my personal ad can be found in the copies of Singles Scene Spirit And Life Magazine.My code box number is #M38097
I hope to hear from anyone out there.I will try to reply to as many e-mails as I can.Anyone is welcome to write to me.Thanks.
Sincerely,
Michael A. Daley Jr.(Mr.)
Danvers,Massachusetts USA.