May 31 was a sad day for all of us who are New Yorkers. After 48 great years on the air, WPLJ (95.5 on your FM dial) signed off for the last time after being sold to a buyer which is changing the format. We've been entertained by WPLJ with Top 40 hits for most of our lives and listened to their great DJs ranging from Race Taylor to Scott Shannon, Jim Kerr to Rocky Allen, Dave Stewart to Pat St. John.
It's an established scientific principle that music can evoke emotions and those emotions, in turn, can trigger memories. That's why music therapy is used frequently in facilities that work with Alzheimer's and dementia patients. And at Right at Home of Central New Jersey, we have frequently had entertainers play the songs of the 1940s and 1950s at our partner assisted living and rehab center facilities to bring some joy and happy memories to our community.
Music unites us, reminds us, delights us and for many of us, whether young or old, the sound of a song will always bring back memories, sometimes good and sometimes sad. And we could rely on WPLJ to play those songs which are the soundtrack of our lives. That it won't be here any more is a sad day for New Yorkers. Like Don McLean sang in "American Pie":
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died.
Goodbye, WPLJ, and thank you for the music and the memories.
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About Right at Home of Central New Jersey – Right at Home offers in-home companionship and personal care and assistance to seniors and disabled adults who want to continue to live independently. The Right at Home of Central New Jersey office is a locally owned and operated franchise office of Right at Home, Inc., serving the communities of Middlesex and Northern Monmouth Counties.
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