Another local radio legend has died -- Jim Nettleton, who acquired the name "Diamond" Jim during his days in Philadelphia, succumbed to lung cancer three weeks after being diagnosed.
Nettleton was a gentleman -- a great guy -- who I came to know when I was in college. By luck, I wound up at WFIL in Philadelphia before consultant Mike Joseph came in and introduced what he called "The Pop Explosion".
Joseph was an interesting guy -- secretive, thorough and he had an ear for hiring future young talent. The stable of nobodies who became somebodies included Chuck Browning, Jay Cook, Nettleton, George Michael, Dave Parks and&hellip
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