CONSHOHOCKEN Pa NEA Disc jockey Sid Mark has been spent nearly every Friday for the last 23 years with Frank Sinatra as have Philadelphiaarea fans of Marks program of songs by and chatter about 01 Blue Eyes The disc jockeys Friday with Frank is the longest running radio show in the coun try According to ratings surveys its fans number 200000 week The 45yearold Mark whose own eyes are as blue as or bluer than Sinatras is master of the singers sound and style He offers brief histories of the songs analyzes the singers famous phrasing tells tales of Sinatras escapades and plays that beautiful music Other DJS have tried Sinatra shows says Mark in his office at station WWDBFM in this town outside Philadelphia But program mine with an extra ingredient love Dont criticize Sinatra in front of Mark Hes more than fan hes true believer Sinatra takes stand on issues Mark asserts When he supports something or so meone its all the way He has the most fantastic loyalties of any man Ive ever seen or known The disc jockey first met Sinatra in 1965 The singer in vited Mark to the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas and then asked im to dinner with other celebrities such as Milton Berle Leo Durocher and Mia Farrow Mr Sinatra was gracious host Mark gushes He always stood first whenever anyone came to his table and MON THRU FRI MORNING 550 AMERICAN TRAIL 558 FOCUS 600 PTL CLUBTALK AND VARIETY UNIVERSITY OF THE AIR YOGA ea SENECA TELECOLLEGE 625 WINDOW ON THE WORLD 626 EDITORIAL 630 SUNRISE SEMESTER ROMPER ROOM DALE HARNEY SHOW SENECA TELECOLLEGE 655 MISSION EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT FILE 700 TODAY MORNING COMMANDER TOM SHOW CANADA AM LINSKY AND COMPANY PTL CLUBTALK AND VARIETY 715 DOUG HALL SHow 730 we 745 700 CLUB 800 CAPTAIN KANGAROO GOOD MORNING AMERICA INSCHOOL PROGRAMMING EXC MON BONNIE PRUDDEN TROUBLE WITH TRACY 830 INSCHOOL PROGRAMMING MON NATIONAL FILM BOARDExc THUR ROCKET ROBIN HOOD 845 FRIENDLY GIANT 900 CARD SHARKS FROM Now ON BEAT THE CLOCK PHIL DONAHUE SHOW TORONTO AM ED ALLEN SHOW PEOPLE IN CONFLICT 930 0HOLLYWOOD SQUARES made sure that everyone was properly introduced But Mark says his biggest Sinatra thrill came seven years later during one of 01 Blue Eyes Philadelphia concerts in front of 20000 fans He stoplt ped the show and said Stand up Sidney love you was shocked thrilled Mark has been in Sinatras company at least dozen times in all Thats pretty heavy stuff for guy whose show began quite by accident In 1956 Mark was filling in one evening for fellow disc jockey who had failed to show up went on the air and asked ED ALLEN SHOW LETS MAKE DEAL VARIOUS PROGRAMMING MAD DASH IE IT FIGURES ED 100 HUNTLEY STREET GALLOPING GOURMENT 1000 DINAH TIME FOR You MATCH GAME NEXC THUR aoberMagazIneUHUR AM BUFFALO DEFINITION in DOUG HALL SHOW YOURE BEAUTIFUL 1030 MR DRESSUP WHEWEXC THUR WHATS COOKING FRY PAN MAN INSCHOOL PROGRAMMING CANADIAN FILMS MON News Exc MON 1055 CBS NEWS 100 HIGH ROLLERS SESAME STREET PRICE Is RIGHT LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY JOYCE DAVIDSON SHOW DAYS OF OUR LIVES IDEA WOMAN 30 WHEEL OF FORTUNE FAMILY FEUD CARD SHARKS HAMMY HAMSTER EXC nglOvIflClal MON CKET ROBIN HOOD AFTERNOON 1200 EB NEws LEAVE IT TO BEAVER BARBARA MCLEOD SHOW FLINTSTONES MIDDAY ELECTRIC COMPANY 19 CARTOONS 1230 DATING GAME NEWS SEARCH FOR TOMORROW WICKS RYANS HOPE MIGHTY MOUSEDEPUTY DAWG VARIOUS PROGRAMMING 100 DAYS OF OUR LIVES DATING GAME YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS TODAY FORM Sid Mark says love makes his Sinatra shows special the listeners Who do you want to hear for the next hour Miles Davis or Frank Sinatra guy called right away and re quested Sinatra said fine and asked him what should call the hour He said How about Friday with Frank From those humble beginn ings yew show as identified with Philadelphia as soft pretzels Friday with Frank even tually expanded to occupy the to 10 pm slot Five years ago Mark launched the equally popular Sunday with Frank from 10 am to pm And he has just begun Saturdaynight show for New York City station daytime ALL MY CHILDREN UNCLE BOBBY SHow CELEBRITY COOKS CITY LIGHTS 130 MOIRA HUNT AS THE WORLD TURNS ALAN HAMEL SHOW EB STAY TUNED 200 DOCTORS EDGE OF NIGHT ONE LIFE To LIVE MOVIE Exc WED Lets Scare Jesscca To Death MON Maroc TUE Peter Marshall Vanety WED Enchantment THUR 230 ANOTHER WORLD TAKE 30 FROM GUIDING LIGHT VARIOUS PROGRAMMING YOURE BEAUTIFUL 300 BOB MCLEAN SHOW GENERAL HOSPITAL ITS YOUR MOVE 330 ONE DAY AT TIME CELEBRITY REVUE 400 TITLES UANNOUNCED BEACHCOMBERS MERV GRIFFIN BEYOND REASON HAPPY DAYS FLINSTONES YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS MERRIE MELODIES LOVE OF LIFE 430 GET SMART ALL IN THE FAMILY MIKE DOUGLAS BIONIC WOMAN NEWLYWED GAME MISTER ROGERS 83 GILLIGANSISLAND Hz BEAT THE CLOCK 500 HAPPY DAYS BEACHCOMBERS DATING GAME SESAME STREET BATTLE OF THE PLANETS PRICE IS RIGHT 530 NEWS TOM AND JERRY MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW CROSSWITS YAN CAN COOKING MATCH GAME CHINESE the examiner Friday Sept 28 3979 3A good mood may go with all Judy share his enthusiasm for swmgmg numbers But try to the singer balance it all out Sinatra stayed contem uThe calls get dun the porary through the yeaIs the shows are usually agbout disc Jockey °bserves He Sinatra What is he doing has basked h8 own glory Where is he going to appearq ltwould have been easy for him to stav with standards such as Things like thatIgetacopy 0f his schedule from his company ve Gm You under My Skm but he took chances with new bgréigslzlggftfymtquesuons sounds like Big Bad Leroy Brown During recent Show the He even went the disco caller turned out to be 01 Blue route with an updated version Eyes himself He and Mark of Night and Day and ex talked for about 30 minutes on perimented with new material the air like Steven Sondheims Send in Mark sees no end to the theCIOwns Sinatra shows Why Because Two of Marks favorite the Man and his MUSIC hold up Sinatra albums are Swinging Mark notes that his three teen Affair and Songs for age sons as well as his wife L0versboth from the 19505 ROLLERSKAIE AT THE ROUNDABOUT Tues Wed Thurs Sun Evenings 73010pm wyNY 53 Fri Sat Evenings Double Sessions Mark customizes every Show ï¬rst Sesswn 700 930 Second Session 1000 midnight 16 years 01 age over $01 Sun Matinee 130 pm Closed Mon to his mood and always does them live No one tells me what to do on the show he says matter offactly dont take requests because they can ruin the flow of the show For example if the show is roaring someone could call and say How about play ing Heres to That Rainy Day That would slow everything down lot of what goes on the air depends on my mood If Ive had very bad day may play four hours of ballads which could drivesome people right up the wall If Im in really 110 Bill FARM RD BARRIE 7372266 TV SPECIAL from the WinnIpeg Convention Centre