Mr Salsa and The WKCR FM Avant Garde Connection

Mr Salsa Izzy Sanabria was intuitive enough as he assembled his writers staff for Latin NY to include the top three College FM Radio Broadcasters to write both historical pieces and news about the emerging Salsa scene in NYC While at Columbia College Jose "Cheo" Diaz, Carlos DeLeon and Carlos DeJesus were the first in the New York City Tri-State Area and at Columbia University to produce, program and announce Salsa/Latin Jazz/and Spanish Folkloric Music over the airwaves of WKCR 89.9FM. Carlos DeLeon started his radio show titled "Cocinando" in 1970. Jose "Cheo" Diaz started his radio program "The Mambo Machine" in 1971 and started every broadcast with Tito Puente's signature tune "Hong Kong Mambo". Carlos De Jesus started his radio show "Alma Latina" in 1971 and went on to become one of the first hispanic radio personalities on New York's WBLS-FM & WKTU-FM radio stations. The WKCR-FM radio shows were on at night every Monday, Wednesday and Fridays and later Saturdays and Sundays. They were a huge success heard by millions of fans through out the years. Jose "Cheo" Diaz programmed and produced his show on WKCR from 1971 to 2001
"The Rise Of Salsa Magazine:
La Vida De MR SALSA Izzy Sanabria"
Excerpt Chapter Seven "Mr Salsa and The WKCR Avant Garde Connection"
Written by: Luis Chaluisan
Managing Editor
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