{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Radio Chatskill","title":"Celebrating 25 Years of Old Skool Sessions: A Radio Legacy of Hip-Hop, Funk, and Soul","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1711,"description":"For 25 years, Old Skool Sessions has been spinning vinyl, sharing deep cuts, and keeping the spirit of classic hip-hop, funk, and soul alive on the airwaves. This weekend, fans of the long-running Radio Catskill program will have a chance to celebrate the milestone alongside hosts DJ Chuck and Selector sTArKeY at the station’s annual music sale.“Man, I can’t believe it,” said DJ Chucks, founder of Old Skool Sessions. “It’s, you know, I can’t believe it’s been 25 years. Time goes by so quickly… Selector sTArKeY always does his part and fills in the gaps where I can’t. I want to take my hat off to Mr. Selector sTArKeY. Thank you for all the work, man.”Selector sTArKeY, who joined DJ Chucks a few years after the show began, reflected on the enduring passion that keeps them on the air. “We’re all what I call radio dogs and we’ve been at it a long time,” he said. “We’ve devoted part of our lives to radio. That’s just… we loved it when we were little kids and this is a dream come true.”For DJ Chucks, music has been a lifelong pursuit. He recalls his early years in Queens, New York, where house parties and record collections sparked his love of sound. “We didn’t have what we have today with the internet and all these players,” he said. “We had 45s and albums… I would always ask to play, entertain, and learn about the music.”His tastes were eclectic from the start: Motown, reggae, James Brown, disco, funk, Latin music, salsa, and calypso all shaped his ear. Hip-hop arrived organically through block parties and park jams, where DJs and MCs experimented with beats, mics, and homemade echo boxes. “That’s where I came in,” DJ Chucks said. “I would travel that whole south Queens section by bike. I wasn’t even in my teens yet.”Selector sTArKeY described how their partnership began: “I was a big fan, and I called Chucks and said, ‘Do you know it’s going to be James Brown’s birthday coming up?’ I had all these James Brown records, and Chucks said, ‘Bring them in.’ That’s how I...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/q7XXsnSXT_u4mZLCn3chUorwDmUD_kWiB272D6emB18/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80N2Uy/OGY5MWUwZThkYTEw/NDVkZGM2ZGZkZDIw/ZjliOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}