Thursday, August 31, 2023

About the Author

 


http://joeviglione.com


 


Playboy Magazine, 1978
One of Boston's FIVE best bands
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Hey Jenna T - I made it to Playboy before you!  And got to keep my clothes on!  As young and handsome as I was!!! 

We were supposed to play with our pals in THE FOOLS (It's a Night for Beautiful Girls) but Mike had surgery so our new pals in the Aerosmith tribute DRAW THE LINE performed with us! Great band!  












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Viglione was program director of AM 1570 WNSH (South Hamilton, Mass.) in 1992 when he was also a consultant, advertising executive and producer at 93.7 WCGY, Lawrence/Boston. 

In 2000 Viglione was program director of AM 1670 personally re-broadcasting the shows on Saturday night at AM 740, the very popular WJIB.  

His radio show has aired on WCUW (then at Clark University, Worcester, 1978,) 91.5 WMFO, WUNR AM, Boston, Boston Free Radio Somerville (where Joe was on the board of directors, 2015-16,) recently aired on WBCA Boston ---his TV show aired on more public access TV stations than anyone can recall!
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As Director of Research for a national film company, Viglione co-scripted the PBS special starring Paul Sorvino* - a film Directed by Clark Santee, the director of A Night With Lou Reed and other historic documentaries; (*Viglione's work was uncredited; Sorvino on the 2nd night of the taping in Seattle, Washington, went into his characters from his various film and television performances, which was the idea of  Viglione accepted by the director and the film company) and was instrumental behind-the-scenes working with the CEO on business plans for other specials that were in production, including a program on mezza soprano Marilyn Horne.

Viglione's first access television show, TV EYE began in 1979 in Somerville, Massachusetts on Day Street, at the Warner studio, which was providing access to Somerville.  When he started Visual Radio in Woburn/Stoneham at their local origination station, it was with the lead singer of the Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship, rock and roll hall of fame artist Marty Balin.    Viglione would go on to direct the first documentary ever on Balin - Live on the Esplanade - a two and a half hour live concert and interview with bonus tracks in the studio and live at other venues.
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Taped for VH-1 and the BBC radio, Viglione was A & R for the New Rose label in France with four albums and multiple tracks record for many albums over the years. Joe signed Johnny Thunders to New Rose/Musidisc, Willie Alexander to New Rose/RCA, helped coordinate Spirit's Time Circle with Sony/Epic, promoted Evangeline on MCA, Tesla on Geffen, Alvin Lee with George Harrison of the Beatles and Jon Lord of Deep Purple, Rusty Kershaw with Neil Young, John Mooney with Ivan Neville, and many, many, many classic rock artists. 






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