Collection Dates: 1978 – 1980

Scope and Content Note: 94 episodes of "From Head to Heart"

Biographical Note: This Collection contains all existing episodes of the WXLO-FM radio show "From Head to Heart," which was broadcast live on WXLO-FM (99X), New York City, from midnight Sunday to 1:30 am Monday morning from 1978-1981. The last episode aired on May 4, 1981 and the station changed format and call sign (to WRKS) that year. Between 1978 and 1981 the tenor of the shows changed from religious, agnostic and atheistic to humanistic. Guests over the years included Jewish educator, feminist, and community organizer Sharon Strassfeld, historian Elaine Pagels, psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler Ross, and assemblyman Howard L. Lasher. Some episodes include conversations with call-in listeners.

Extent: 94 audiocassettes

Provenance: Donated by host Ken McNaughton