2927 WEBN vs. Top 40: The 1960s

One-time in-Person | Available

2220 Victory Parkway Cincinnati, OH 45206 United States
VPC Lecture Hall
5/22/2026 (one day)
1:00 PM-3:00 PM on Fri

2927 WEBN vs. Top 40: The 1960s

One-time in-Person | Available

Continuing a topic that was the basis for two other OLLI classes by Steven Rosen and Bill Soudrette, this will compare and contrast the music that upstart FM alternative rock station WEBN played with that which the powerful, established local Top 40 stations, especially WSAI, were playing. We'll note the dramatic differences and the surprising similarities, and look at what else was happening in youth culture/counterculture at the time. This class is offered in memory of Frank "Bo" Wood.

Moderators: Steven Rosen writes about music and other subjects for local newspapers, magazines and other outlets, and has written the book "From the Surf Club to Ludlow Garage: Lost Cincinnati Concert Venues of the '50s and '60s. Bill Soudrette of Cincinnati has an extensive collection of memorabilia related to Cincinnati music history.