SOUL SCREEN COLLECTIONS
Story by: Gail Nobles
Podcast Cover by: Gail Nobles
In North Carolina, WRAL-TV Channel 5 had its own local version of PM Magazine in the 1980s, hosted by Tom McNamara and Susan Dahlin.
That brings back memories for me. Back then, we watched television on those old sets with the channel knobs. We had rabbit-ear antennas, and we also had an outdoor antenna. Sometimes Channel 5 came in clear, and sometimes the picture was fuzzy. That’s what makes these old television memories so special.
Before streaming, before apps, before you could simply search for whatever you wanted to watch, you turned the knob, adjusted the antenna, and discovered what was on television.
It was a shock seeing Channel 5 pop up after turning the old TV knob, almost out of the blue. We only had Channels 9, 7, and 12, and what we called Channel U, which probably stood for UNC-TV.
I remember hearing the familiar introduction to PM Magazine: “Join PM Magazine on TV 5.” It might have been during commercial time when I heard it.
But WRAL wasn’t the only station with a local PM Magazine. The program had local hosts in different parts of the country. That’s where another television personality, Tony Harris, enters the story.
According to Wikipedia, in 1983 Harris was hired by WJW-TV in Cleveland as a reporter for its PM Magazine show. He spent 10 years at WJW as a co-host of the magazine program and as a general-assignment news reporter before moving on to Entertainment Tonight.
You’ve been listening to Soul Screen Collections on Soul Group Antenna, heard on Paudio. I’m Gail Nobles
Paudio: The Source of Sound
2 Oct 2026
Dusty Rhodesia - Afraid of No Man (10.1.2026)
Story by: Gail Nobles
Podcast Cover by: Gail Nobles
Welcome back to Podwave Minisat.
Let’s go into Live Screen Selection.
Today, we’ll select Channel 4 — Wrestling.
And today’s topic is Dusty Rhodes.
I recently came across a 1982 issue of The Wrestler magazine, and there was a story about Dusty Rhodes returning to Florida.
The story brought back a particular memory for me—not just of Dusty Rhodes the wrestler, but of the way people watched wrestling back then.
The magazine quoted Dusty saying:
“Let me tell you, brother, The American Dream is afraid of no man, you know what I’m saying?”
Now, that sounds like Dusty Rhodes to me.
Dusty talked like a soul man.
That was Dusty Rhodes.
And when I was growing up, you could hear that kind of excitement right in the household.
In my neighborhood, when everybody gathered around the television to watch wrestling, you could hear somebody yelling:
“GET ’EM, DUSTY!”
People were really into wrestling back then.
And I’m not just talking about the adults.
Some people would get so caught up in a match that you could see the stress on their faces—as if they were actually there in the arena.
Parents were watching.
Children were watching.
And everybody had somebody they were pulling for.
So when Dusty Rhodes got in there with somebody like Kendo Nagasaki eyes were glued to that television.
The September 1982 Wrestler featured Dusty’s return to Florida and his feud with Nagasaki. The magazine even carried a photograph of Nagasaki choking Dusty during a Florida match.
And this wasn’t just a quiet wrestling rivalry. The feud produced some wild television moments.
But when I look back at that old magazine, what stands out to me isn’t just the match.
It’s Dusty’s voice.
It’s that confidence.
“The American Dream is afraid of no man.”
And if you grew up watching Dusty Rhodes, you knew exactly what that meant.
You were watching Dusty.
This is Podwave Minisat.
I’m Gail Nobles.
Paudio: The Source of Sound
27 Sept 2026
PODWAVE-MINISAT™ (9.27.2026)
PODWAVE-MINISAT™
Story by: Gail Nobles
Podcast Cover by: Gail Nobles
Today's topic: Podwave-Minisat. Hello, I'm Gail Nobles.
Welcome to PODWAVE-MINISAT™, the Compact Satellite Antenna, where your Paudio experience is designed to leave weak-signal worries behind.
You’re entering the world of PODWAVE-MINISAT™, where podcasting meets the visual experience of television. The audio is the heart of the program, while the screen gives you something to see as you listen.
Let’s go into Live Screen Selection. Today, we’ll select Channel 4 — Wrestling.
Coming up next: We’re going to talk about some of the old wrestlers who made their mark in wrestling history.
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