Norm N. Nite
Encyclopedia
Norm N. Nite was born Norman Durma and is the author of the Rock On! series of books. Rock On is coined as the official encyclopaedia of rock and roll
music. He has spent many years on radio stations such as WGAR-AM and WMJI-FM in Cleveland and WCBS-FM
in New York City
. During 1988 he narrated the radio program, Solid Gold Scrapbook.
In July of 2005 he started broadcasting live from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
in Cleveland on SIRIUS Satellite Radio
Channel 5 (SIRIUS Gold
, now known as Sirius XM 50s on 5), which is also available on channel 6005 on the Dish Network
. His show had originally aired Wednesdays through Sundays, but in August 2006, he cut back his on-air schedule to every Friday through Sunday afternoons from 3-6 p.m. US Eastern time (12-3 p.m. Pacific time).
Currently, he airs Saturdays and Sundays at the same time, and he still presents "Remember Then", an hour dedicated exclusively to the music that was on the charts on the corresponding date during a designated year, mainly between 1956 and 1963. The "Remember Then" hour airs between 4-5 p.m. Eastern (1-2 p.m. Pacific) on Saturdays and Sundays.
Although he once split his time between New York City, New York and Cleveland,Ohio- he now lives in Cleveland full time.
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
music. He has spent many years on radio stations such as WGAR-AM and WMJI-FM in Cleveland and WCBS-FM
WCBS-FM
WCBS-FM is a CBS-owned radio station in New York City. The station's studios are in the combined CBS Radio facility at 345 Hudson Street in Manhattan, and its transmitter is located on the Empire State Building....
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. During 1988 he narrated the radio program, Solid Gold Scrapbook.
In July of 2005 he started broadcasting live from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum located on the shore of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is dedicated to archiving the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, engineers and others who have, in some major way,...
in Cleveland on SIRIUS Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
Channel 5 (SIRIUS Gold
SIRIUS Gold
Sirius Gold was an all '50s and early '60s music channel on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 5 and Dish Network channel 6005.What they played: Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, The Drifters, Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers, The Four Seasons, Roy Orbison, Ricky Nelson, Fats Domino, The Platters and more.On...
, now known as Sirius XM 50s on 5), which is also available on channel 6005 on the Dish Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...
. His show had originally aired Wednesdays through Sundays, but in August 2006, he cut back his on-air schedule to every Friday through Sunday afternoons from 3-6 p.m. US Eastern time (12-3 p.m. Pacific time).
Currently, he airs Saturdays and Sundays at the same time, and he still presents "Remember Then", an hour dedicated exclusively to the music that was on the charts on the corresponding date during a designated year, mainly between 1956 and 1963. The "Remember Then" hour airs between 4-5 p.m. Eastern (1-2 p.m. Pacific) on Saturdays and Sundays.
Although he once split his time between New York City, New York and Cleveland,Ohio- he now lives in Cleveland full time.