How did the name Fingers come about?
While I was going to NBS I was a roadie for the band Whitefire. They thought I should have a nick name so at my first paying gig a bunch of names were called out but I did lights for the band on the keyboard setup and when they said Fingers a chick yelled yea Russian fingers and roman hands and everyone laughed and I was like that s the one for me. Boring story but it stuck. Truth be told a girl I dated in high school told me that someday I would be known for my fingers. Who knew? How did ‘FMS’ start? It was a case of the station being harangued by me and then when they needed to focus the programming to more classic rock, I was there to fill the metal void. That was October 23rd 1983. How strong is WBAB as far as listeners are concerned? WBAB has always been The Long Island rock radio station it is community oriented and sworn to great rock and roll. The ratings prove this consistently works. How competitive is the radio industry? It seems DJs don’t have staying power? It is very diff
