Wilde-N-Stein

The Show

In 1975 KPFT debuted a program that would last for decades.  Ray Hill was one of the founders of Wilde N' Stein in July of 1975 and Hill at least became a Houston gay community icon. By 1975 the program  is listed as "Wilde N' Stein with Ray Hill and Friends." Their show aired Sunday nights, 10:00 PM to Midnight.  I'll quote that article regarding  the ground-breaking program:

"Wilde N' Stein with Ray Hill and Friends, on KPFT for nearly four years, is the longest-running gay program in the country. It is the only continuing gay program in Houston (Sundays, 10 p.m. - midnight).  Host Hill utilizes a magazine type format on the program. The show provides listeners with varied segments of interest such as the Gay World Report and music of artists like Holly Near and Meg Christian. Periodically Hill accepts calls on the air. "Sometimes we get real live honkies in the wild." he chuckled." Back in 1968 Hill met KPFT pioneers Larry Lee and Don Gardener who told him of plans for a new station for the community. "It sounded strange but wonderful"...

Audio Samples

1. Jack Valinski interview with Ray Hill on W&S's beginning, from November, 1992:

2. Ray Hill interviews sex researcher SA Tripp in 1976 (1986 rebroadcast):

3. Ray Hill interviews Richard Burckhardt on Integrity on March 25, 1976 1986 rebroadcast):

4. February 18, 1982 interview with Interact/Houston members Carl A, Carl B, Richard and Gary Van Ootenham:

5. Mike Miesch hosts Bill Scott, safe sex workshop on 8-1-1985:

6. Ten Year Retrospective by Mike Miesch, including the death of Fred Paez on October 2, 1986:

7. Interview with, and performance by, comic Marilyn Pittman from February 29, 1992:

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8. Harvey Milk coverage from 1978:

Documents

1. Full Source Capture of https://tenwatts.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-history-of-lgbt-radio-part-8.html
2. Simplified Capture of https://tenwatts.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-history-of-lgbt-radio-part-8.html

Attribution

1. Some text for this article is take in whole from https://tenwatts.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-history-of-lgbt-radio-part-8.html under the generous license provided by those creators. The Documents section of this post include PDF captures of the full and simplified versions of the original, including the license terms in force at the time of capture.
2. Audio clip(s) and descriptive text used by permission of JD Doyle and originate from https://www.houstonlgbthistory.org/audio.html