Archives: Payola (1959-1962) – Mel Leeds
Mel Leeds:
- 12-23-1959: Memorandum from E.H. Hammer to Mr. Stone, Subject Elio Bosco (Mel Leeds, Mr. Jordan, home phone tapped, Alvin Hotel, Detective, William Graff, Richard Sklar, Bob Olins Restaurant, William B. Williams, Detective Nick Barrett, Stephen Wainrt)
- 1960s: Document from E. H. Hammer to Mr. Stone, Subject Elio Bosco (triplicate copy, 9 items, wire tap Mel Leeds home, cable #3615, Alan Freed and William B. Williams tapped, WINS, Harris Committee, New York County District Attorney’s Office)
- 3-9-1961: Memorandum, Subject People vs. Mel Leeds (Joseph Stone, Michael Juviler, John Keating, Gotham Broadcasting, Hotel Lancaster – 22 East 38th St, McCAw, Crosley Broadcasting, Happ Anderson, Gluskin, Fearnhead)
- 3-29-1961: Confidential Memorandum, Subject Interview with Mel Leeds (7 pages, Joseph Stone, Michael Juviler, Samuel Lachter, Gluskin, Lee Gorman, Hap Anderson, Rose’s Bar, Jock Fearnhead, McCaw, Alpha Distributors, KDAY, F.C.C., Oliver Eastland, Irving Phillips, Ronny Granger, Inga Jacobson, Pulse, John Mopan, Jack Kelly, Sidney Roslow, Steve Labrunski, Frank Stisse, Hopper, Stan Simmons, WMGM, Gladys Shelly, WPAT, Storer’s, Tom O’Brien, Tolchin, Jack Lacey, Carleton, Judy Cross, Bruce Wendell, Collier, Lee Hartstone, Monte Kay, Lou Beck, Wooton, Davis, Teeter, “play for pay”)
- 7-6-1961: FCC letter from Ben F. Waple, Acting Secretary, to WINS, cc: Haley, Wollenberg & Bader (2 pages, Mel Leeds, Alan Freed, Ronnie Granger, received payments, “plugging”, “payola”, grossly negligent, Section 317, unable to determine at this time that a grant of the subject application for renewal of license would serve the public interest)
- 8-7-1961: Letter and Legal Document from Haley, Wollenberg & Baker to Mr. Ben F. Waple at FCC, Subject WINS Renewal Application (44 pages, licensee’s response to the Commission’s letter of July 6, 1961)
- 6-25-1973: “The Ups and Downs of a Top 40 Pioneer,” Circular by Harvey Geller