 Y100 ushered in the era of the big money contests and aggressive promotional strategy that made the station one of the fastest-growing FM stations in the country during the 1970s.In 1975, Y100 was the first station in South Florida to broadcast live during the world-famous street party known as Calle Ocho.As Program Director, Bill Tanner hired the personalities who became so familiar to South Florida listeners including sports reporter John "Footy" Kross, newsman Jim Reihle, traffic reporter and the first "Captain Y" Glen Logan (he was replaced by Mark Lipof as the second "Captain Y" from 1976 to 1993), midday host the late Cramer Haas (originally hired for overnights), Joanne "Jo The Rock N Roll Madame" Meader became the first female DJ on Y100, who went to Z100 in New York as Jo Maeder, Jay Marks, Rick Eliott for afternoons, Robert W. Walker (later became PD) and Don Cox from crosstown WMYQ, Batt Johnson, Tom Birch, Dave Dunaway, Howard Perl, Quincy McCoy, with Earl "The Pearl" Lewis (from 13-Q Pittsburgh) and overnight guy Marcus "Mark In The Dark" Shands.