Career
In his 50-year career, Hy Literature broadcast from WIBG-Department of Administration and Management, WDAS/WDAS-FM, WKBS-television, WIFI, WSNI/WPGR, KPOL, WKXW, among many others His last station was WOGL, where he broadcast from 1989 until his resignation late in 2005. He was known as "the Jet Jockey on Flight 99" which was the frequency for WIBG.
At one time in the 1960s, Hy hosted the nationally syndicated Hy Literature Show from WKBS-television in Philadelphia, which aired in more than 30 markets nationwide.
Literature dominated Department of Administration and Management radio from the late 1950s through the 1960s as one of WIBG"s "Good Guys," as his Hall of Fame show drew a 71 market share (unheard of before or since) He released several successful LP "Hall of Fame" collections of music he played on the show, the last of these when he joined WPGR in 1981.
Around 1978, Literature moved to California after a brief but successful stint with the Harlem Globetrotters before once more returning to the Philadelphia area. In 1977, when WIBG went off the air forever, Jerry Blavat was the last DJ on the air.
Since 1982, and many years to follow, Literature hosted a live oldies radio show at different area clubs (most notably the Woodbine Inn in Pennsauken, New Jersey), where he"d close his commercials by saying, "I wanna see your face in the place!" Literature moved to WOGL-FM in 1989, hosting the highly rated "Top 20 Countdown" on Saturday and Sunday afternoons in addition to his weekday afternoon shift.
