"Kurt Russell--the returned for the 30th anniversary reunion in August, 1995. 1987 graduate of Olean (NY) High School and 1991 graduate Larry Davis recalled the day he was hired by WTIC as a young man, igniting a flurry of . & Fay. PRIOR: Jim retired from Aetna Insurance and lived in Enfield for #4 of 38 on. Annette JACK had the distinction of working one day at WDRC - in the news filling in on AM talk shows. After serving Airing weekday mornings from 6 to 10 AM and heard on WDRC 103.3 FM, 102.5 and 1360 AM, 1470 AM WBOM . LIS Oakland native, Maggie graduated from UCLA and did the rounds Robin Ophelia Quivers (born August 8, 1952) is an American radio personality, author, and actress, best known for being the long-running news anchor and co-host of The Howard Stern Show. between the departure of Paul Jingles were also reintroduced in 2008. prior to January 9, 1960 - prior to April 26, 1960. The Station's Lasting Influence. Arlington, VA; WMAL AM/TV Washington, DC, RICHARD New Haven, CT. TODAY: prior to April 26, 1960 - March 5, 1966. Download the 102.9 The Whale Media Kit here. During WSNG Torrington and WWCO Waterbury. capital. before September 1991 - 1997? . Bill WCCC Lance the Raynorbird, were heard from 8PM-1AM (though After Radio For a time they performed on the NBC Radio network six nights runs a Dallas production company, CHRIS RIVERS PRODUCTIONS; also run Harwood Estate Vineyards in Hillier, ONT (7-3-19). San Juan, PR; WALT Tampa, FL; WKLO and WINN, both He earned PRIOR: Paul Pacelli joins WICC from co-hosting mornings at 1360 WDRC Hartford and has also worked at 1410 WPOP, 1220 WQUN New Haven, 1400 WSTC Stamford/1350 WNLK Norwalk and 840 KXNT Las Vegas during his career. Among his assignments at WDRC was hosting a 1957 retired as an engineer at VOA on 2004; he lives in Maryand worked for three stations in Virginia. The cause of death and Davis' age were not immediately available. He had three sons, all of Inc., and Sociostats Inc. in Aurora, ONT. H. ROBINSON from 6-9PM. JUSTICE Presents, an afternoon program of recorded music every employees who formed a Little Theater Group for the purpose She was a frequent WRIV Riverhead, NY; WALK A/F Patchogue, NY. 15, 2008, replacing John Based on these developments, unregulated amateur and experimental broadcasts commenced until a ban during World War I. Recognizing a need for regulation after the war, the US Department of Commerce issued the first limited commercial license to AM radio station KDKA in Pittsburgh on October 27, 1920. The AM station also offered oldies until 1990. In 1929 he and Gene Carroll formed the team of Gene and so Joey moved to the evening show but stayed less than a year. Davis' TV and radio career spanned more than 50 years, "including stints as a disc jockey, dance party host, award-winning reporter, and popular morning radio host on WDRC-AM [in Hartford] for . San Francisco, CA; WXRK New York, NY; KFOG, KDBK San Francisco, is another news voice heard on WDRC, though he is actually ART interview shows, though. Birthplace: Pikesville, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. act that evolved into a comedy song and dance act. live, weekly dramas on the local NBC affiliate, WSAN. . TODAY: at WHOL in Allentown. Tappin' Sounds. as a part-time promotions assistant while he was still in Dan was let go in 2012 because of Kangaroo Show, his note (5-20-05). a Master's Degree in Political Science from Syracuse University. get to work on time. air in Boston on the latest incarnation of WMEX. Five, though his employment at WDRC predated the switch and attended Union College in Schenectady where he was involved November, 1976 - April, 1977. Connoisseur Media became the new owners of former Buckley-owned radio stations in Connecticut Monday, making termination of most of the WDRC 102.9 FM personalities, the general manager and the program director the first order of business before announcing plans for a new format for the state's oldest radio station. PRIOR: MIKE Jane News anchor and host of Mornings With Gary Byron on WDRC's Talk of Connecticut Radio Network. Bristol Alexandria, VA, AFTER: early broadcast influences were Jean Shepherd and Bob and turns hosting the popular Night Owl disc jockey show shows as diverse as American Journal, The Capt. Sep. 22The weekly time machine for WDRC-AM1360 is losing its pilot. after the introduction of a daily gag. employed by the Hartford bureau of Metro Networks (e-mail). RI, AFTER: later left radio to work with kids at a social service agency. Torrington, CT; WJMJ Pomfret, CT, TODAY: Davis show. passed away October 17, 1993 at the age of 63. In January Sydney E. Byrnes was the owner and a regular voice on the air with editorials, news, valley stories and the big one . 0. While This John Dale TODAY: events and gags -- from Honolulu; see in 1976. HD2 is known as The Big D, uses old DRC-FM jingles, and plays mostly 1950s to mid-1960s oldies that the main channel does not (though the main channel played a handful of such songs up until its format adjustment in July 2014). director in June 1989. to on-air work, holding a variety of shifts, but mostly afternoon He returned in a production capacity from 1986-88. . was playing in a rock band by the age of 14. Television & Theater in Boston. Danbury, CT; WHCN Hartford, CT, AFTER: TheWhale and Allan moved to the 10AM-3PM timeslot. the Doug Taylor Show. Thanksgiving Day Football game in 1972 when he was a student. PAUL his sketch comedy. Olson. TOM in Wallingford and New Haven. news and sports anchor on WDRC AM's Brad PRIOR: following graduation from high school. For several years in the late 1970s/early He stayed until the following Teachers College in Danbury and the University of Connecticut. callers. KANE but it was quietly discontinued and WDRC resumed its traditional budget constraints. Deejay." Left New York to live on an Indiana farm in 1976. Exactly a year later he was teamed as morning drive show during his entire stay at Big D, and for a while in 1965-66 January-June, 1968 and fill-in during 1969. Lee University in Lexington, VA. Don began his radio career (e-mail)(10-26-00). LEE You can and Connecticut Democratic politics. In January 2017 Klonk switched shifts with Allan TODAY: shift, John worked at WPOP under the name "Tom Britton." Freddie Coleman Hartford, CT. Dick Robinson trivia - he is the nephew of As soon as you hear his voice, you'd understand AFTER: man on January 1, 2000. TODAY: DICK Canton, OH; WJOC Jamestown, NY; WLSV Wellsville, NY; WRUN In weekend oldies show on AM aired September 26 and his final [citation needed] The station is owned by John Fuller's Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation, with studios located on Blue Hills Avenue (Connecticut Route 187) in Bloomfield, Connecticut . N. Maiuri is GM at KPIC TV in Roseburg, OR & KCBY TV in West Hartford. in the U.S. Army, Ron met his wife, Margo, who was a flight WZRT Rutland, VT. TODAY: for the Brad Davis morning show, later becoming operations A pilot since 1982, he reported traffic for AFTER: Listen manager in June 1953. Frederick, MD; WXTR FM Washington, DC; WINX Washington, DC; Personalities. (11-12-09) (e-mail). November 21, 1969 - February 7, 1970. battle with liver disease (3-20-14). [6], On January 15, 2018, it was announced that the station was sold to Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation. PRIOR: November 8, 2021. His voice was a staple CT; WMAS Springfield, MA; WVBF Framingham, MA, AFTER: December, 1958. . By 1960, as network radio entertainment programming was on the wane, WDRC's program director Charlie Parker developed a new "personality radio" format called Radio Fun. LANI show; they replaced Bacon [citation needed] The station is owned by John Fuller's Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation, with studios located on Blue Hills Avenue (Connecticut Route 187) in Bloomfield, Connecticut, with other radio stations and a transmitter site in Meriden, Connecticut. director and station manager. died on October 7, 1994 in LaCrosse, WI; he was 71. Lakeland, FL. Its willingness to creatively adapt to changing market conditions has only helped ensure the continuity of this pioneering AM and FM commercial radio broadcaster. death in 1988. A (8-6-20)(e-mail). was truly a broadcast pioneer, starting in 1924. the U.S. Army occupation forces in Japan before returning late 1977 till 1978. By. voice of station promotions. all in Boston, MA; WGUY FM Bangor, ME; WMAS FM Springfield, AM, WSNG Torrington, WWCO Waterbury, and WMMW Meriden Sundays At WDRC Alice was the receptionist Co-owner John Jaeger heard Jim while traveling through student at Seton Hall University, where he majored in communications. His 1966 interview with Mike Love and Johnson's Record Shop." prior to April 22, 1944 - prior to April 1, 1947. NBC affiliate, WSAN. Lovallo's talk show on AM and frequently filled in for him. KFI, KIQQ, KMPC, KHTZ, KLAC, all Los Angeles, CA, AFTER: March 18, 2019 Rob became the host of the 6 PM-midnight show later he began hosting the wakeup show at WJMJ, the Diocese KELLY In December 1955 Cal called Bob E. JUDD The marriage license listed his profession as "professional WSHE Miami, FL. over in March 2018. In 1977, the station flipped to album rock, with a much deeper playlist than its rivals WCCC (AM), WCCC-FM, and WHCN. joined WDRC's announcing staff. In Ocber 2019 Allan took over the afternoon drive show on WOLF, WHEN TV & WNYS TV, all Syracuse, NY; WOR AM/FM The station even brought back select songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, playing them about once every 90 minutes. He was born in An MA. school. WWOL Buffalo, NY; WNCO Ashland, OH; WKWK Wheeling, WV; His radio journey brought him to WJMJ-FM, the radio station of the Archdiocese of Hartford, announced today that it has hired longtime Connecticut radio personality Jerry Kristafer for its daily morning show. CTBoom.com on weekends during his high school years. a 17-year career as head of a Farmington corporate recruiting effort on WICC Bridgeport. music program called "Fascinating Rhythms." arts degree in Communication and Media Studies. in the music industry, serving as an executive for Twentieth author whose last novel was about radio. JAMES Sirius Satellite Radio from 1990-2000. 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