Hey Kemosabe!: The Days (and Nights) of a Radio Idyll

by Christopher Ingram

It was a time of wide-eyed excitement, of great leaps, revolution, and war. A new generation wrested control of the music and the mores of the times. They tuned in, turned on, and dropped out to a soundtrack of rock 'n roll. It was the '60s and '70s, and in the biggest metropolitan area in the country, they heard it all on a transistor radio tuned almost exclusively to WABC radio. Rising stars and future legends Dan Ingram, Bruce Morrow, Ron Lundy and Chuck Leonard played the hits, over and over, pioneering what today has become a dying personality radio. Hey Kemosabe! The Days (and Nights) of a Radio Idyll focuses on the brilliant, sophisticated and subversively clever "Big" Dan Ingram, following his life, and those of his cohorts, through two decades of dominance over the New York airwaves. These radio greats provided the mortar that held their audience together during a uniquely turbulent era -- from the arrival of the Beatles through national tragedies like the Kennedy and King assassinations; from the rise of disco, FM and talk radio to the murder of John Lennon. Through it all, they were there, dependable friends setting the tone with energy, humor, and when called for, reverence. Hey Kemosabe! blends memoir and fiction to create a revelatory look behind the scenes of the biggest radio station on earth. We witness the camaraderie of these superstars as they navigate the times; the partying, the hijinx, and the heartbreaking loss.

157 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 3, 2014

About the author

Christopher Adam Ingram was born in St Louis, Missouri in 1961. Raised in Oyster Bay Cove, Long Island and educated at Cushing Academy in Massachusetts, he spent over thirty years in broadcasting, mostly as a newsman in markets of every size and at CBS News in New York. He has also been a disc jockey, cook, truck driver, and a high school wrestling coach. His website is http://chrisingram.org

His science fiction novella, “Specious Skies” was released in November of 2019. Its available at:
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His story, "Another Dead Man's Curve" is included in Silver Empire's "Secret Stairs" anthology.
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His mystery novel, "The Redhead is Dead" is now available at Amazon.com
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His book, "Hey Kemosabe! The Days (and Nights) of a Radio Idyll," was released by Dog Ear Publishing in 2014.
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Chris' short memoir, "The Heights," can be found in the August, 2017 edition of the international Spadina Literary Review. http://www.spadinaliteraryreview.com/...

His story, "Redemption" was featured by Flash Fiction Magazine on November 3, 2017.
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Ingram is currently living in South Florida, working on numerous projects in divers genres.

Reviews

[Tina Hudelson]

Big Dan Ingram. The best

Dan Ingram might be the greatest Top 40 jock ever. Even though this wasn't exactly a bio it came very close. Chris did a remarkable job encapsulating the essence of Big Dan. I have read this countless times and it is an incredible read.

[Don Goldberg]

Great read for any radio guy from the 60s on. A blessing to Big Dan fans.

[Nicky Testaforte]

Loved his dad Dan Ingram. Truly, one of the top radio greats. The stories in this book are the best.