BFYP
DJ Rick Snyder was at home on the turntable at WTRY/Troy, New York, in July 1965. His story is coming up in BFYP Book 2. In the meantime, a couple of tidbits in a sneak preview!
“‘My mother played the piano, my
aunt sang, and I played the trumpet,’ said Rick.
‘But the only music that was constantly available was on the radio.’
“One day he rode his bike across
town to WOLF (Syracuse, New York)
and watched Denny Bracken doing his
DJ thing. (Another station with a studio window on the world.) Denny invited
Rick and his friend into the studio. It didn’t take long—watching the DJ say a
few words while the engineer did all the work—Rick was hooked.