Career
He is a regular contributor to "Claude Hall"s Commentary." In the seventies he programmed radio stations WOR-FM, WXLO and W National Broadcasting Company, New York, WRKO Department of Administration and Management&FM, Boston and KQV, Pittsburgh. He was general manager of Hooper Radio and worked in various disc jockey positions in Tampa, Nashville, Norfolk and Atlantic City in the sixties. He worked for such syndicated radio companies as American Broadcasting Company, MJI and United Stations Radio Networks.
While working at WCBS-FM, New York in the nineties and through 2004, he wrote and produced music specials.
His music business work in national and international promotion at Columbia Broadcasting System Records, helped to introduce The Clash, Gloria Estefan, Loverboy, Judas Priest, George Michael and Julio Iglesias to America. Mel began writing and posting websites in 2005.
In 2011 Phillips started a new post called Mel Phillips Radio Views. In recent years Mel has written the document "WRKO..The Launch" and published 2 books through Amazon titled "Mel Phillips Radio Views - The Book" and "From The Mailroom To The Majors." In September, 2015 Phillips"s book, "Timeline Memories" was published by Amazon.
In December, 2015, Phillips published his fourth book, "The Birthday Hall Of Fame" on Amazon.
