[8] Grant's show, which had added support of area police and civic organizations as a "constructive approach" against juvenile delinquency,[9] originated from a ballroom at the Raleigh Hotel[1] six days a week (weekday afternoons at 5 p.m. and noon on Saturdays).
High-profile stars of the day—such as Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Frankie Avalon, Nat King Cole, Bobby Darin, Ike & Tina Turner, Harry Belafonte, and Fabian—as well as regional acts like The Jaguars, a band featuring Charlie Daniels, were guests on the show during its run.
[1] When the ABC network debuted American Bandstand and the two shows aired opposite each other, the Grant program attracted higher ratings in Washington.
The move disappointed Grant, baffled media experts, and led high schoolers to picket The Washington Post, hoping to draw attention to their cause.
[18][19][20] Grant then started hosting weekend shows on a "teen network" of four suburban Washington stations: WPGC, WAVA, WINX, and WEEL.
[21] Grant went on to a career in independent station management and ownership, which began with the founding of WDCA-TV (channel 20) in Washington in 1966 and continued in other cities until he died in 2007.
"[13] Grant would later note the importance of his disc jockey years in his career as a television station owner: "I learned about the audiences and how to influence them so they respond to what you ask them to do.