Welcome, DR (Dear Reader) Beckon/Joseph.
From one Leo to another, Happy Birthday SWW.
WBAI in NYC used to have a terrific show music show (I think it was called "Anything Goes") hosted by Paul Lazarus, who also served as musical director for a few Sondheim evenings, as well as many other things. Even as a spring chicken, I was listening to WNEW-AM, which featured programming such as "The Make Believe Ballroom" with the terrific William B. Williams, and other big band/standards/show tune programming with other DJs, including the less-than-scintillating Jonathan Schwartz. I also recall, probably when I was in junior high, and still listening to the radio as I fell asleep, that on Sunday nights, this strange woman with an accent would talk about sex. Of course, she grew up to be Dr. Ruth.