Just when I was about to give up hope.......

FRANKIE CROCKER IS ON THE NET !!!
Some of his friends and fans have put together some great material on the Chief Rocker
Frankie Crocker
Did you know Frankie played a role in several feature films including a 1993 version of Spiderman
See his film credits and buy his films

Do you remember when Frankie returned to New York radio for the third and final time in 1995?
Great commentary with some Frankie Crocker sound effects-"Do it Frankie...Do it to it"
But watch out. Some systems may crash behind the audio

...and the Inner City Broadcasting tossed him
A great post mortum from a listener

Some real Black Radio supporters and some great OLD SKOOL sounds including a tribute to the Chief Rocker
Click, look for the Frankie tribute, and turn up thoese speakers up

The New York Times Obituary on Frankie Crocker

A Tribute to Frankie Crocker

Taken From The Associated Press -- 10/23/00
The death of "A Legengery Voice". If Frankie Crocker is not on your radio, then your radio is not really on.

NEW YORK (AP) - Frankie Crocker, a top disc jockey, radio personality and program director for New York's popular WBLS-FM radio station for three decades, died Saturday of cancer. Crocker, who was about 63, was hospitalized for pancreatic cancer about four weeks ago. Crocker joined Harlem-based WBLS soon after its founding in the early 1970s and within five years helped make it the city's No. 1 station among listeners 18 to 34. In later years, Crocker played a recurring major role in a fierce battle for audiences among New York's black-oriented radio stations. Three times he was brought back as program director in bids to boost WBLS back to the top spot. Crocker, who began his radio career while studying pre-law in his native Buffalo, also appeared on stations in Los Angeles, St. Louis and Chicago, hosted ethnic community programs and emceed shows at Harlem's Apollo Theatre. As an actor, Crocker appeared in five films, including ``Cleopatra Jones,'' and ``Darktown Strutters.'' He is survived by his mother. "Frankie Please Don't Go"............
Billboard Magazine, July 19, 1997 issue
Reproduced without permission.
Please don't get mad Billboard, I'm just TOOO excited!

Programming Pro Makes Use Of
Net’s Potential For Diversity

The Internet has provided opportunities for established radio stations to reach listeners outside of their immediate markets, as well as opportunities for cyberstations to broadcast more diverse genres of music.
Programming veteran Frankie Crocker has set up a multi-format World Wide Web site at www.frankiecrocker.comfeaturing programming in many categories, including top 40, R&B, hip-hop, reggae, dance, romance, country, Latin, gospel, and even classical.
"We also have artist interviews; we have pictures, bios, and tour schedules: we get new releases; and now the young people can go over and download pictures of their favorite artists," says Crocker, who adds that the site has received many as 500 hits an hour. Artist photos include Robin S., Sammy Davis Jr., Naomi Campbell, Dru Hill, Faith Evans, Maxwell, and Mark Morrison.
The site also offers bio information on Crocker and his own ideas of a perfect playlist under the "Frankie Crocker Show" menu. His top five as of July 3 were "Hypnotize", the Notorious B.I.G.; "I’ll Be Missing You," Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112; "How Come How Long," Babyface with Stevie Wonder; "Love Is All We Need," Mary J. Blige; and "Something’s On Your Mind," "D" Train.
The challenge for these strictly Internet broadcasts is to find a way to measure audience for the music that is being exposed. The Internet is still being investigated with an eye to regulating content and commerce, and perhaps there standards and guidelines will be set for broadcasting through this medium, which currently is not subject to Federal Communications Commission or Federal Trade Commission rules.
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