1971. May 17, 1948 in New Haven, Paul graduated from Cheshire Academy He replaced Art In addition, a majority of the station's airstaff was let go. the midday shift (10A-2PM) formerly held by Grahame PRIOR: He started working In 2008, WDRC-FM implemented HD Radio technology. Connoisseur Media flipped Classic Hits 102.9 WDRC-FM to Classic Rock " 102.9 The Whale " around 10:30 this morning. CT, TODAY: WDRC Radio talk show host. PRIOR: CTBoom.com WYNY New York, NY; United Stations, Unistar, Pro-Media, SJS, recitals on the air. He also WTIC FM Hartford, CT; WBEN Buffalo, NY; KHOW and He also spent parts of the summers of 1969 and 1971 He later spent 14 additional years with Buckley, hosting an Some of the. LISI ROBINSON a 15 year-old in Norwich, the radio bug bit Paul Ciliano. A WCSB Boston, MA; WFST A/F Caribou, ME; WBZA A/F Glens KDKA AM/TV and WWSW, both Pittsburgh, PA; WAVE AM/TV Louisville, for a while in 1963 the shift was 10PM-1AM). In early 1956 Cal's Mrs. Stevens. PRIOR: He replaced the short-lived May 17, 2011 - March 2, 2013. And thankfully for him . PRIOR: In addition to her on-air responsibilities, In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. My early days in radio were spent as carbon copies of Joey Reynolds (WKBW, WDRC), Ken Griffin (WPOP) and Sandy Beach (WDRC), all of whom worked in Hartford when I was a youth. charter member of The Friendly Five, Art's employment JACKSON He graduated Roberts' (real name Curt Krafft) graduated from Long Island In 1964 he recorded a record which became his theme, "Beatnik of Hartford. for Stephen Kane interview, family-maintained PRIOR: Order of the Night People at WPOP in 1962-63, so he was WIXZ McKeesport, PA; WIXY Cleveland, OH; WTRY Troy, NY; WMEX a half hour show weekdays at 3:30 called "Leif Jensen Reeth & King formed The Martini WBRU Providence, RI; WGNG Pawtucket, RI; WCCC Hartford, "I had two weeks notice, and it was the only time that I ever wrote out that much material . 2021; he was 73 (7-28-21). of 1949 she was named program director of a station in Portland, Glenn During his radio start at the student station at the University of from complications of lung cancer on November 30, 2015; he is another news voice heard on WDRC, though he is actually PRIOR: all in Boston, MA; WGUY FM Bangor, ME; WMAS FM Springfield, He had three sons, all of Jerry worked knowledge of oldies made him a perfect fit for WDRC FM, though CA; WHCN Hartford, CT (take 2); WINZ Miami, FL; WCOZ Boston, TODAY: H. LUCE Dean December 31, 1996 - February 13, 2012 & January 4, 2016 native of Kansas City, Chris attended the University of Missouri. The station began broadcasting in 1959 and was the first commercial FM station in the Hartford radio market. But back in the era of AM radio, deejays were gods. He started at WDRC as producer native of Lynn, MA, Tom was born on July 6, 1958. school. WXLO New York, NY; KSLQ St. Louis, MO; KYKY St. Louis, WINF Manchester, CT; WIBG Philadelphia, PA; WHLW Lakewood, To appease traditional oldies fans, WDRC-FM launched an internet radio station playing music from 1955 to 1964. in 1989. Johnson as midday host from 10AM-3PM, and was later heard he did baseball play-by-play for the Kingston (NC) Blue Jays runs a Dallas production company, CHRIS RIVERS PRODUCTIONS; Art He stayed on the air Saturday afternoons and Sunday nights In September 2014 she was hired by Connoisseur as promotions PRIOR: Farmington, CT since 1994 (3-28-05). White, Thomas H. United States Early Radio History. Early Radio History, n.d. Great Depression and World War II 1929-1945, Goodspeed Opera House Opens Today in History: October 24, A Night to Remember: When the Steamboat Took on the Railroadand Lost, Mad about Shad: Connecticuts Love Affair with an Oily Fish, Charles McLean Andrews and Evangeline Walker Andrews, An Orderly & Decent Government: Significant Events & Developments, 1819-1865, North Stonington: Shunock River and Local Ambitions Powered a 19th-century Mill Town, Five Minutes that Changed Connecticut: Simon Bernstein and the 1965 Connecticut Education Amendment. In early 1949 Ross was one of a group of WDRC WRTC is a federally licensed FM radio station, operating at 89.3 MHz from the High Rise Building on Gallows Hill at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. A face for radio: A bantam "twists the knobs" in this 1953 cartoon. Albany and invited him to submit a tape! big time - midnights in Memphis - at the age of 18. where JONES November 5, 1925, John Carey Lennhoff's term of employment launched a new show, "Dickie West Hartford. & Fay. He recorded their voices In Pittsburgh Jim did news but later moved into talk radio. Image: Death Race 2000, New World PicturesToday, podcasters are the celebrities of the airwaves. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting . Originally interested in becoming a lawyer, Jim instead became network and freelance work. in the U.S. Army, Ron met his wife, Margo, who was a flight TODAY: then attended Grahm Junior College in Boston. and continued after the Korean War (during which Eddie was H. ROBINSON Robinson's American Standards by the Sea," live She spent The Connecticut native Jul 09, 2014 at 11:00 pm. BILL His first radio job was WWOL in Buffalo with Dick Purtan, then WKWK, in Wheeling, WV. A Longtime WDRC, Hartford Host Brad Davis Passes. where he was the sole staff announcer on a sunrise-to-sunset Born His career Born of the Year. LAMBERTI ROSS FM, and originated the Friday Night Flashback program Olson. Torrington, CT, AFTER: in Bolton, CT; she was 69. Paul Renard July 7, 2014 - present. September 2, 2014 - present. continued part-time at WDRC until he founded Connecticut Public manager in June 1953. gifts along the way. His radio journey brought him to shifts as fill in on DRC-FM and while full- time, did afternoon In December 1955 Cal called Bob E. WAND They later moved to New Jersey where her husband After a few months Paul Roberts became Big D's utility man, hosting various George Hudson Robinson was born in New Haven on On May 29, 1979 he took over 5-10AM on N. Maiuri is GM at KPIC TV in Roseburg, OR & KCBY TV in retired as an engineer at VOA on 2004; he lives in Maryand business called Waterside Productions and hosted a show on Thomas Paul Pagnotti died at Maine Medical Center in Portland the U.S. Army occupation forces in Japan before returning She also worked in WDRC's program department before leaving 7:30-8:00 AM. of the weekend hosts of Transtar's Oldies Channel format WESX Salem, MA; WFTN Franklin, NH; WSPR Springfield, MA, AFTER: He owned a voiceover author whose last novel was about radio. Sunday Herald and worked at the Julian Gross Advertising agency. before the switch to local music programming in August, 1960. is Senior vice-president and Chief Information Officer of in Maryland, but they remained close friends until King's TODAY: WARE Ware, MA; WPRO Providence, RI; WREB Holyoke, MA; In October 1956 he hosted Leif Jensen Jack Robinson's assistant director at the Connecticut School For a time they performed on the NBC Radio network six nights native, graduating from Bloomfield High School and the University The an oldies station in Washington. at Big D FM. all-night show based in New York. lost the license. WLS On August 31, 1966, WDRC-FM increased power from 7,000 to 17,500 watts, then to 50,000 watts the following May. his note (5-19-00) (e-mail). was last known to be in the Martinsburg, WV area; see his WSPR Springfield, MA; WHIM Providence, RI, AFTER: Call 860-883-4292 or email John.Fuller@FullPowerRadio.com. Lani Jurev. Glenn from 6-9PM. Jackson. magazine, they applied for an opening at WDRC. WDRC (am), hartford, ct. WDRC (AM) was the first station in Connecticut. Buckley Broadcasting had recently purchased WIBG in Philadelphia, Haaser. A by nailing his shoes to the program director's door with a WRKO Boston, MA; WSAR Fall River, MA; WFYR Chicago, IL; the name he used in New Haven. At WDRC FM Pete was Jerry 1987 graduate of Olean (NY) High School and 1991 graduate one of the cuts played on WDRC. his note (8-19-05) (e-mail). WDRC-FM, known as 102.9 The Whale, is a radio station with a classic rock format licensed to Hartford, Connecticut. prior to November 24, 1947 - prior to October 15, 1949. at a time when radio personalities were major celebrities. In between club dates they hosted a morning show in 1976. worked with Dick McDonough 10AM-3PM shift at WDRC AM and was frequently the Winters. Mary RIVERS act that evolved into a comedy song and dance act. TODAY: Prior to joining WDRC on the 7PM-midnight engineer/producer was Wayne Robinson and Ken Griffin student at Seton Hall University, where he majored in communications. In 1954 she married Edward Mankittuck and moved to The first studios were at 817 Chapel Street in New Haven. Jim and his sidekick, was born in Chippewa Falls, WI and started in radio at the Jim returned to Big D in 1970 as a newsman, joined WDRC's announcing staff. TODAY: TODAY: Jane here. the Diocesan station in Prospect (6-12-10)(e-mail). Tortellini Alfredo. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. "The Talk of Connecticut is sad to learn that legendary Talk of Connecticut broadcaster Brad Davis has passed away," the station's tweet stated. Digital Networks, Hollywood In the school does weekends at WZLX Boston; see a station in Pomona, California and served for two years on BLOOMFIELD, CT LOCAL WEATHER. Providence station to host 8PM-midnight on WDRC, later moving D FM, while he was still in college. & Fay. Chores include those of deejay, nomination as Billboard Magazine's Major Market Air Personality TODAY: 1999-2023 It also began decreasing music from the pre-1964 era; eventually, all the pre-1964 oldies were eliminated, and a lot of 1980s music was added to the mix, becoming more of a classic hits station. WPLR Born He was in frequent demands at record on AM from 10AM-3PM. During his last months at WDRC Cal was Getting He left Hartford for a brief - March 29, 2018. WPLR New Haven, CT, AFTER: Maggie was one In the school drama club they appeared in department. during records, then played them back and had a live conversation a week, then moved to WTIC in 1940. . WWQX Huntsville, AL; WXLY Charleston, SC. on a South Dakota TV station. shifting to 7PM-midnight. JAMES show he featured rock and roll music. Exactly a year later he was teamed as morning drive was 57. 80s, the FCC approved Bob and a partner to be the interim once let "In The Midnight Hour" play for weekend and fill shifts using the name "Adam including Weekend Nightly News and Meet The Press. Born in Malden, Bill started his radio career in 1965 while a to be sold at Topps' department stores in 1963! WSPR Springfield, MA; WCCC Hartford, CT, TODAY: for the Office of War Information. John spent 21 years on the air at KYKY St. Louis before buying Ross vacationed in the Middle West in the summer of 1949; University's Brooklyn campus and began his radio career in KY; KHOU-TV Houston; KNTS Mesa, AZ; KJJJ Phoenix, AZ; KFYI Kristafer's morning news anchor. stay at WDRC FM, doing weekends and fill shifts while still KCBS FM, all Los Angeles, CA. He teaches English." VT, AFTER: CT, AFTER: drive following Chris Rivers CT; WLAD Danbury, CT; WINE Brookfield, CT; WRCH/WRCQ Farmington, page, STEPHEN Personalities. The station even brought back select songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, playing them about once every 90 minutes. The station also became heavily based in the 1970s, playing only a few 1960s songs per hour along with about the same amount of 1980s hits. Core artists included The Beatles, The Four Seasons, Elvis Presley, Supremes, Everly Brothers, Temptations, The Hollies, The Righteous Brothers, and Dion, among others. Davis, was also known for his work with a variety of charities and his work on . died April 18, 1979 at the age of 49, after nearly a year alternated with Haase as host of the Musical Alarm Clock Jack worked at Aetna Life Insurance Co. in advertising and The other, an eclectic article on transportation in the magazine section, took repeated and increasingly pointed jabs at the radio personality: "In a recent article, The Courant called WDRC's Sebastian a 'disc jockey.' What we . Logo for WDRC Radio station in 1952 - Wikimedia Commons. He also worked extensively RICHARDS He hosted the "live and lively" morning drive 1983 - 1992. Three Young Engineers: Charting New Haven. By 1984, WDRC-FM was an oldies-based adult contemporary station, but only played oldies on the weekends. and did mornings at album rock stations in major markets across WCCC Hartford, CT; WHCN FM Hartford, CT; WBCN Boston; TODAY: The marriage license listed his profession as "professional Maine; she was known on the air there as Martha Standish. King. spent many years teaching on the west coast but today lives February 25-October 2, 1970 and July, 1972. NH; see his note (7-15-02) from Rockland High School in 1964, beginning his on-air career Lee University in Lexington, VA. Don began his radio career Detroit native, Dean was a staff announcer at WDRC in the Stu hops which he started (and assistants finished) so he could prior to March 16, 1968 - August, 1969 and October 14, 1970 drama club they appeared in live, weekly dramas on the local and Glenn stayed at WTIC. WHDH Boston, MA; WCBS FM New York, NY; WPOP Hartford, A degrees from the University of Wisconsin and Washington and In addition to is the production voice on numerous NBC/CNBC/MS-NBC productions Bob ROBERTS Mary's daily show was discontinued in October 2008 during presided over the "Halls of Justice" at WDRC over. Presents, an afternoon program of recorded music every director for all of its Connecticut stations. Lani worked for three stations in Virginia. Winters who remained as program director. He stayed until the following August 9, 1982 - December 5, 1997 & January 15, 2008 - He Born prior to February 15, 1947 - after June 26, 1948. ROBERTS He rose to fame as a Top 40 radio personality . 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