>> Our Story |
| In the beginning... |
The Gagliarchives
originated as a program called 'The Lost Satellite'. It aired on
Wednesday afternoons from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM on 91.5 FM
WDBK, in Blackwood, New Jersey. One afternoon while playing a rare Genesis concert,
the name "Gagliarchive" was muttered in jest by an engineer and the rest
is history...![]()
The Gagliarchives then moved to Wednesday nights from 8:00 PM to midnight in late October of 1991, where it would be a staple until July of 1993. Although the program was regularly featured Monday and Saturday mornings in the summer from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the heart of the show was on Wednesday nights. In the original incarnation of the program...we played many local favorites... Age of Reason and Gardeners and Gravediggers, were just a few featured offerings....and hosted our first show on August 17th, 1992 as the Age Of Reason opened for Kansas at the Pennant East in Brooklawn, NJ...Our top requests at WDBK were some of rock and roll and progressive rock's finest... Jeff Beck, John Mayall's Blues Breakers, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Robin Trower, Procol Harum, Steve Hackett, Brand X, Marillion and Genesis. The radio program's first written review was in the Gannett newspaper, "Courier Post" in October of 1992, and was named the #1 College Program by Gannett News Services as part of their "Best Of South Jersey" awards in March of 1993. The resurrection of the Gagliarchives
into a more fruitful era began with the creation of the new
88.9 WBZC FM at Burlington County College on the edge of the
Pine Barrens in Pemberton, NJ. The station WBZC is situated south of McGuire Air Force Base
and Fort Dix, 26 miles west of Long Beach Island, 31 miles east of Philadelphia, and 60
miles northwest of Atlantic City. The show still provides up to the minute news on all progressive rock headlines, concerts, and events for the progressive rock collector. We provide weekly world premiers of the new, popular artists, and focus and introduce, newer, less known projects. We came upon our 1000th radio show on 4/14/07, and I have to thank the many staff members of our program over the years for helping us achieve weekly success. |
| The Show |
| Gagliarchives - GAG-LEE-R-KYVEZ- (noun)- A progressive and art rock program that covers neo, symphonic, fusion, Canterbury, Electronic, metal, classic, solo work, space, acid, classical, Kraut, Zeuhl, Recently new, and anything else somehow tied in with this mystical genre (at least 80,000 listings.) |
| The Staff |
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| Why We Do It |
| Who else is playing this on real radio? |
| Thanks |
| STAFF PAST &
PRESENT: Jack Webster, Roger.Lee, VAXMAN, Jason Varga, Davin Flateau,
Frankie 'the fan' Alfeeri, George Piatkowski, Marc Gallo, Roger
Beckwith, Big Bob Lovin, Keith 'the man' Myers, Chad Hutchinson, Gene
Godfrey, Keith Green,
Robert Blinebury, Charlie Nolan, Java Joe Anchor, Bill Horst, Steve
Houston, Randy Abidin, John Most, Carmine Sarlo, Kevin Boyce, Jay Davidson, Mike Taylor,
Muscles Rapscallion, Reggie Szatny
WDBK: Mike Gillen, Greg Ficci, Karen Kozachyn, Jason Mollica, Brian Fioretti, Eric the Janitor, Greg Hindsly, Matt Pilla, Sandy Mendez, Chris Consalvi, Jennifer Osbourne, Brie McCaddin, Steve, The Bobber, and many interns. WBZC: Drew Jacobs, Peter Palma, John Engle, John Bannister, Earl Gardner, Patrice Connelly, Bonnie Hart, Jeannie Becker, Tim Marshall, Brett Holcomb, Jason Varga, Security: Joe, Ben, Stokes, Henry, Joe, Ralph. CONTRIBUTORS OVER THE YEARS: Ken Golden, Tom Gallo, Jon Most, Janet Watts, Matthew Kauffman, Jim Brennan, Scott McCleary, Chip Rugeeri, Jim Pitulsky, Geoff Logsdon, Steve Feigenbaum, Peter Morticelli, Mike Varney, Chuck Darrow of the Courier Post, Lisa Mikita, Christine Holz, Chad Hutchinson, Rob LaDuca, Cozy Powell, Eric Corbin, and many others... OUR GUESTS: The Patron Saint John Wetton, Greg Lake, Peter Banks, Chris Squire, Bill Bruford, Bill Berends, Adam Levin, Steve Hackett, Braindance, Trey Gunn, Tony Levin, Geoff Downes, Yesterdays, Jonn Buzby, Laura Martin, Chris Eike, Frank Staneck, Patrick Van Belle, Steve Howe, Mind Gallery, Steve Babb, Eclat, The Flower Kings, Geno White, Gary Husband, Ars Nova, Brett Kull, Bon Lozaga, Clive Nolan, Paul Ramsey, Ray Weston, Nepenthe, Percy Jones, Eloy, John Goodsall, Pye Hastings, Mark Kelly, Gary Green, Doug Maynard, Bill Forth, Mark Robotham, Boud Deun, Ron Darling, Carin Lyn, Gordon Giltrap, and so many others.... MY FAMILY, FRIENDS, SUPPORT, AND SANITY OVER THE YEARS: Charles Gagliardi SR, Rob and Dana Bradley, Chloe Grace Bradley, Nicolette Bradley, Dylan Bradley, Mike Gagliardi, Scott McGill, Dave the mail guy, Bill Horst, DJ Rob Skinner, Tony Gallo, John Gallo, Denise Myers, Vicki Myers, Babydoll Myers, Corey Butler, Chris Emilio, Mike and Mandy Lomanno, Mike Pack, Twist, Wootie, Tom Szatny, Mom and Dad Szatny, Catherine Revak, The Revak Family, Amy Foxwell, Kristen Brach, Nicole Humphrey, Martha Sue Piatkowski, Big Gerry, Jane Gallo, Krissy Szatny, Mackenzie Szatny, Shirley Neil, The late, great Bill Hicks, The City of Providence, RI where I found my friends for life, Ocean City NJ, Apple Pie Hill, 3rd Street Jazz, route 559, Radio stations: 93.3, 91.5 WDBK, 90.7 WCLH, 91.3 WTSR, 100.7 WZXL, Dana for the first Genesis album, the blizzard of '92, my 1982 Plymouth Reliant, my 1987 Dodge Charger, Kevin Gilbert for the interview that sadly never happened, The 1993 Philadelphia Phillies, the eggs at The Majestic Diner, Carl Sagan's Contact, Jim's Steaks on South Street, The Philadelphia Flyers, The Philadelphia Eagles, the Ben Franklin Bridge, the Orion star Constellation, Lisa Zappley for diggin stuff you never heard, John Noonan for keeping me focused, The 1998 Philadelphia Phantoms, Steve Colcatt, the back roads of Williamstown, Walt Bryant, Ruth Fergeson, Joel Reisman, Vincent Geraci, Mrs. McNealy, Ace Tesone, Pinky, Tony, Chad Hutchinson for his patience and contributions, 15 years of listeners, Lacas Coffee, Vidalia hot sauce, Adelphia's, Denny's, Booth 3 at the Philly Diner (where the idea of total progressive rock radio originated), Mom Mom and Pop Pop on both sides, of course God, Jesus Christ, green fields, blue skies, the Milky Way, and Cathy Brown.......wherever you are..And the biggest thanks to my mother and father for planting the seed, and my father proving to me that music is more than just a three-minute ballad. I love you for helping me realize that. |