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It's the 1970s. Riots springing from social and political turmoil plague the nation. Martin Luther King, Jr., is assassinated. Richard Nixon resigns after the Watergate break-in and coverup. Planes are hijacked and forced to fly to Cuba. Terrorists' demands are printed in the newspaper. It is long before social media. Before cell phones. Before personal computers. Before CDs, even. If you love music, you have to listen to the radio or buy records, 8-tracks, or cassette tapes at the mall. DJs are well-known locally.
Rick Morgan gained fame in Pittsburgh and is an up-and-coming name in Chicago area radio. He and his wife Linda have suffered their share of bumps in the road: her father's unexpected death, her diagnosis of secondary infertility, her gunshot wound in the teachers' parking lot at her school, and Rick's own job upheaval woes that have buffeted them and tested the ties that bind. But it all blows up on a Labor Day weekend marathon broadcast in 1976.
Terrorists-the Freedom Now! splinter group-decide to spread their message more efficiently. They seize WPYM, the secluded station where Rick works, and they hold his wife and daughter hostage at their home. They plan to raid the Jolliet Arsenal for weapons and explosives. Then, using a fortified WPYM as their base, they will rain terror down on the Chicago area and broadcast their terrorist manifesto around the clock to the Chicago area.
Rick is forced to stay on the air "as usual" while they make their preparations. He hatches a desperate plan to stop them. It's crazy, but it's his only chance. Rick counts on program director Walker Wright's knowledge that WPYM is a Priority A station. And Rick is relying on Walker's obsession to meticulously list all the songs Rick plays that are not on "The List," the station's approved playlist, that all the DJs-except Rick-abide by during their shifts. If his plan fails, hundreds will die. It MUST succeed.
With an AK-47 and a Colt 1911 handgun in his face, events of Rick's life pass before him as he tries to focus on what he must do to keep his family safe. Priority A uses multiple time lines that weave from the present (1976) to Rick and Linda's sometimes rocky, sometimes joyous, history and back again, threading it all into the critical drama that now holds hundreds of lives in the balance.
Industry Reviews
As a former radio DJ, I found Priority A to be a fun read for anyone who grew up listening to the radio in the 70's. If you enjoy a suspenseful tale, you'll love this book...I couldn't put it down! DJ Rick Morgan is my hero! - Mike Hartman
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CHAPTER ONE - The Present. Saturday, September 4, 1976. WPYM. 4:30 p.m. Terrorists Seize WPYM
CHAPTER TWO - Sixteen Days Earlier. Thursday, August 19, 1976. Rick's Home
CHAPTER THREE - Twenty-One Years Ago. Saturday, July 2, 1955. West Virginia Roots. Back to the Beginning
CHAPTER FOUR - The Present. Saturday, September 4, 1976. WPYM. 4:40 p.m. Confusion at the Station
CHAPTER FIVE - Eighteen Years Ago. 1958. The Road to Pittsburgh
CHAPTER SIX - The Present. Saturday, September 4, 1976. WPYM. 4:45 p.m. Back-Timing to the News
CHAPTER SEVEN - Twelve Years Ago. 1964. Pittsburgh. The Fab Four Effect
CHAPTER EIGHT - The Present. Saturday, September 4, 1976. WPYM. 5:00 p.m. The Plan Forms
CHAPTER NINE - Eleven Years Ago. Saturday, September 11, 1965. Taylor Allderdice High School. The Dance
CHAPTER TEN - Eleven Years Ago. Monday, September 13, 1965. Pittsburgh. The Date
CHAPTER ELEVEN - The Present. Saturday, September 4, 1976. WPYM. 5:10 p.m. The Keys for Success
CHAPTER TWELVE - Eleven Years Ago. Monday, September 13, 1965. Pittsburgh. 9:10 p.m. Linda and Her Father
CHAPTER THIRTEEN - The Present. Saturday, September 4, 1976. WPYM. 5:15 p.m. Zadi and the Cause
CHAPTER FOURTEEN - Eleven Years Ago. Tuesday, September 14, 1965. Pittsburgh. After the Date
CHAPTER FIFTEEN - Three Months Ago. Friday, June 4, 1976. WPYM. Summer Before the Invasion
CHAPTER SIXTEEN - The Present. Saturday, September 4, 1976. Warrenville. 4:00 p.m. The House on Hoy
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - Three Months Ago. Friday, June 4, 1976. WPYM. 1:30 p.m. Walker Wright and Malcolm Washington
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN - Eight Years Ago. Sunday, December 8, 1968. Pittsburgh. Ten Years of Success
CHAPTER NINETEEN - Eight Years Ago. Christmas Day, 1968. Pittsburgh. 2:30 p.m. Christmas Gifts
CHAPTER TWENTY - The Present. Saturday, September 4, 1976. WPYM. 5:20 p.m. The Plan Takes Shape
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE - Seven Years Ago. July - November, 1969. Pittsburgh. Postpartum Blues
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO - The Present. Saturday, September 4, 1976. WPYM. 6:00 p.m. Executing the Plan
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE - The Present. Saturday, September 4, 1976. Walker's Home. 6:05 p.m. The Plan Heard
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR - The Present. Saturday, September 4, 1976. WPYM. 6:29 p.m. Executing the Plan ... or Rick
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE - The Present. Saturday, September 4, 1976. Walker's Home. 6:30 p.m. Breaking the Code
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX - The Present. Saturday, September 4, 1976. Warrenville. 8:35 p.m. The House on Hoy Observed
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN - Six Years Ago. Saturday, July 18, 1970. Pittsburgh. Birthdays and Problems
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT - Six Years Ago. November, 1970. Pittsburgh. Bad News on the Doorstep
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE - The Present. Saturday, September 4, 1976. Walker's Home. 7:10 p.m. The Word
CHAPTER THIRTY - The Present. Saturday, September 4, 1976. WPYM. 7:05 p.m. After the Gold Hour
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE - Five Years Ago. Friday, January 1, 1971. Pittsburgh. Resolutions
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO - Five Years Ago. June, 1971. Pittsburgh. Reluctant Moves
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE - The Present. Saturday, September 4, 1976. Walker's Home. 8:07 p.m. Preparation...
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR - The Present. Saturday, September 4, 1976. WPYM. 8:18 p.m. The Manifesto
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
CHAPTER FORTY
CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR
CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE
CHAPTER FORTY-SIX
CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN
CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT
CHAPTER FORTY-NINE
CHAPTER FIFTY
LIST OF CHARACTERS IN PRIORITY A
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ISBN: 9781959623946
ISBN-10: 195962394X
Published: 10th September 2025
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 360
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: BookLocker.com Inc
Dimensions (cm): 21.59 x 13.97 x 2.03
Weight (kg): 0.42
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