▁a ▁stable ▁of ▁personal ities ▁that ▁remained ▁fund ament ally ▁un changed , ▁att ained ▁a ▁dominant ▁market ▁share ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁ratings ▁and ▁posted ▁market ▁record - high ▁figures ▁" ne ver ▁dup licated ▁by ▁any ▁other ▁station ." ▁ ▁WM MS ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁breaking ▁several ▁major ▁acts ▁in ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁including ▁David ▁B owie , ▁R ush , ▁and ▁Bruce ▁Spring ste en . ▁ ▁Station ▁employees ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁take ▁director ▁and ▁executive - level ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁recording ▁industry , ▁namely ▁with ▁labels ▁R CA , ▁Mercur y , ▁and ▁Columbia . ▁ ▁Consider ed ▁" a ▁true ▁radio ▁legend ," ▁WM MS ▁DJ ▁Kid ▁Leo ▁was ▁chosen ▁for ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ' s ▁" He avy ▁H undred : ▁The ▁High ▁and ▁M ight y ▁of ▁the ▁Music ▁Indust ry " ▁( 1 9 8 0 ) ▁and ▁named ▁" The ▁Best ▁Disc ▁J ockey ▁in ▁the ▁Country " ▁in ▁a ▁special ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁issue ▁of ▁Play boy . ▁ ▁Not ed ▁film m akers , ▁including ▁Camer on ▁Cro we ▁( Al most ▁Fam ous ) ▁and ▁Paul ▁Sch r ader ▁( Light ▁of ▁Day ), ▁have ▁called ▁on ▁both ▁The   B uzz ard ▁and ▁its ▁personnel ▁while ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁various ▁rock - th emed ▁produ ctions . ▁ ▁WM MS ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁major ▁driving ▁force ▁behind ▁the ▁successful ▁campaign ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁Rock ▁and ▁Roll ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁to ▁Cleveland . ▁ ▁Rol ling