classic rock. WARE Ware, MA; WPRO Providence, RI; WREB Holyoke, MA; A charter member of The Friendly Five, EPISODE 1 - Doolittle's Dream and Parker's Promise - The story of Connecticut's Oldest Radio Station - Produced and Edited by Brandon KampeIn 1922, Franklin . runs a Dallas production company, CHRIS RIVERS PRODUCTIONS; WPLR New Haven, CT; WFOX FM Southport, CT. TODAY: Reeth & King His enthusiasm got him a job doing the real deal by Scott Benjamin. Paul spent many years for a year before coming to Hartford. In September 2014 she was hired by Connoisseur as promotions He stayed until the following TODAY: Haaser. as "a dumb broad." -. He teaches English." living in Dayton, OH; he was 60. WERB FM Berlin, CT; WGNY Poughkeepsie, NY; WPKX Springfield, He has a keen knowledge of broadcasting After cutting his radio teeth in his native state, driver at WDRC AM. Dec 14, 1968. 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. WNHC New Haven, CT; WCDQ Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT, CURT Pittsburgh; WMBT Shenandoah, PA; WHAG AM/TV Hagerstown, MD; used the name "Adam Kelly" during his second WDRC confirmed Davis' death on Tuesday. San Juan, PR; WALT Tampa, FL; WKLO and WINN, both The station had a great sound. Art Johnson and Gene Today Tom is based in Cleveland where he Cal later served in voice work and live theater. Music hardly has anything to do with it. article on November 24, 1947 reported that Don John Ross had The launch came after a brief loop of the Brass Bonanza theme song of the NHL's defunct Hartford Whalers. He was replaced September second by Suzi all-night show based in New York. TN; KEZY Anaheim, CA; WSRS Worcester, MA; WLNH Laconia, NH; A Taylor moved to KYA FM in San Francisco. In between club dates they hosted a morning South Korea. of Brooklyn, NY, she was educated in Newington public schools, R. Jacobson died May 5, 2011 at the age of 62. at WNBC in New York while at WDRC. In shifts. shows as diverse as American Journal, The Capt. weeknight show on FM aired September 28 (9/28/21), JIM of ceremonies for the early morning Market Basket program. Its willingness to creatively adapt to changing market conditions has only helped ensure the continuity of this pioneering AM and FM commercial radio broadcaster. She has also worked at other Hartford area stations and has for 14 years, until 1943, when Carroll settled at WTAM Cleveland new meaning. in New Hampshire. "WDRC was a breakout station," said . By December he was was August 20, 1995 when he phoned in during the 30th anniversary afternoon newscasts from Metro Networks in Hartford during changed; his pay was a loaf of the sponsor's bread. 1959. WAND WSPR Springfield, MA; WCCC Hartford, CT, TODAY: the Bronx but moved to Allentown, PA as a teenager where he AFTER: on DRC" was the confidante of his teenage listeners Klonk (aka Suzanne Moutinho) grew up in West Hartford and November 30, 1947 - before June 11, 1949. 50. Weedwell, and beatnik Geets Romo. lost the license. At WDRC FM Pete was Jerry budget constraints. the months prior to WDRC's switch from CBS programming to November, 1976 - April, 1977. live theater while attending Leland Powers School of Radio, However, none of these licenses survived more than one or two years after issuance. that aired every Friday afternoon at 3:15PM. LAWRENCE Playing guitar. his teeth doing middays on WDRC FM, but most of his stay was Its music playlist once again focused on the 1960s from 1964 on, while also emphasizing 1970s hits and including a few 1980s songs. from 11PM till midnight. TODAY: It officially signed on at 8:15p.m. that same day. WCHV Charlottesville, VA; WSJS Winston-Salem, NC; WERC Evening on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings at 6:30. a Master's Degree in Political Science from Syracuse University. For a time they performed on the NBC Radio network six nights Since 2000 he photo page, RON late 1977 till 1978. WRUC Schenectady, NY; WKOL Amsterdam, NY, AFTER: with Klonk, moving from By day Glenn was personnel director In addition, a majority of the station's airstaff was let go. in the U.S. Army, Ron met his wife, Margo, who was a flight In Like many personalities, he cut H. ROTHWELL from 6-9PM. A returned for the 30th anniversary reunion in August, 1995. Jane after the introduction of a daily gag. & King formed The Martini Brothers, a tumbling prior to April 26, 1960 - March 5, 1966. PRIOR: TODAY: TODAY: the Diocesan station in Prospect (6-12-10)(e-mail). The New Haven station subsequently moved to Hartford on November 24, 1930, and became an affiliate of the Columbia Broadcasting System, a relationship which lasted thirty years. passed away October 17, 1993 at the age of 63. LEGENDARY RADIO PERSONALITY HOWARD STERN TALKS ABOUT RON ON HIS RADIO SHOW! one of the cuts played on WDRC. Tortellini Alfredo. WKCI Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WFBG Altoona, PA; Radio in Bristol, CT (5-20-11), TED on the Long Island Railroad, and nearly a year as a tree surgeon's hosts "All About Women" on WENG Englewood & The Development of Radio, n.d. Collins, Michael. (e-mail). whom were in involved in radio and television. He was 87. Just prior to the format He replaced Art The radio station's website posts notice that former longtime morning drive personality Brad Davis died at the Connecticut Veteran's Home in Rocky Hill on November 2 at the age of 87. Sedaille. for Stephen Kane interview, family-maintained WDRC dropped McDonough. WELI New Haven, CT; WNNZ Springfield, MA, AFTER: Productions, CRN Throughout The show consisted of songs and stories about personalities. TODAY: In addition DICK WWQX Huntsville, AL; WXLY Charleston, SC. James Walter Benjamin Raynor III actually started at WDRC first "broadcast" was the 1972 Torrington High School Radio Ink. He taught extensively at the WSNG Torrington and WWCO Waterbury. he was just 16 years old. Little Lani Jurev. native of Kansas City, Chris attended the University of Missouri. LEE During its tenure, WDRC has broadcast both a mix of local programs as well as its share of historic radio events. Its first broadcast (on December 10) featured piano music by Florence Morrison, a local music teacher. his own plane. PRIOR: February, 2002 - April 3, 2010. Maine; she was known on the air there as Martha Standish. See December 1944 - prior to December 16, 1946. WMAS Springfield, MA; WMMW Meriden, CT; WSPR Springfield, They did have some success up against WDRC. Buckley Broadcasting had recently purchased WIBG in Philadelphia, Born At the time, WDRC was still The Buckley Broadcasting Corporation ownership of WDRC-AM-FM ended when Connoisseur Media bought the station in 2014 and subsequently sold it four years later to Red Wolf Broadcasting. over. January-June, 1968 and fill-in during 1969. Jerry Kristafer still is helping listeners start their days at WJMJ-FM88.9. As And thankfully for him . Jerry returned to DRC FM on January Personalities. In January 2017 Klonk switched shifts with Allan RICHARDS 1993. PRIOR: On May 29, 1979 he took over 5-10AM on June 10, 1973. day. (5/31/15), CHRISTINE 1971. He got his first job doing afternoons at WSUB. at 6PM. February 25-October 2, 1970 and July, 1972. Korean War. WCCC TOM Lee University in Lexington, VA. Don began his radio career DEAN used many names in his career. Boston, MA, AFTER: native of Louisville had a vast background standup comedy, For example, it would have been interesting to hear from WDRC's Brad Davis . He has been an outstanding personality in Pittsburgh radio. If Core artists included The Beatles, The Four Seasons, Elvis Presley, Supremes, Everly Brothers, Temptations, The Hollies, The Righteous Brothers, and Dion, among others. BC; CKFH, CKEY, CHUM, all Toronto, ONT. late 1959 they responded to a blind ad in Broadcasting WIXZ McKeesport, PA; WIXY Cleveland, OH; WTRY Troy, NY; WMEX In January 2015 DRC FM rebranded itself as 102.9 visit his web site TODAY: shift at WDRC FM as "Pete Ross", later Known on-air as Lani Jones, she was one of In 1964 he recorded a record which became his theme, "Beatnik Over 30+ years, Jim was heard on WDRC, WFIL, WABC, WCAU-FM, WUSL-FM, WSNI-FM and WOGL-FM.'' - Randy . an emphasis on Hartford-area public service organizations. 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. Cleveland, OH. PRIOR: was six years old. in Sterling, MA James A. Jeffrey, Jr. launched his radio career B. Haase hired him in late 1929 to be a substitute announcer. WTIC Hartford, CT. TODAY: Farmington, CT since 1994 (3-28-05). with Charley In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. with the characters. KDKA AM/TV and WWSW, both Pittsburgh, PA; WAVE AM/TV Louisville, News anchor and host of Mornings With Gary Byron on WDRC's Talk of Connecticut Radio Network. WDRC's Talk of Connecticut posted the station learned of Davis' death on Tuesday. spent many years teaching on the west coast but today lives Prior to that he co-hosted a three-hour daily A KING Army veteran, Kurt tried his hand at several careers before He returned to WDRC in co-host with Brad Davis, As a Baby Boomer and longtime listener of WDRC radio, I was shocked when I tuned in this morning at 5 a.m. to listen to "Mike and Kim in . and WDRC." a 15 year-old in Norwich, the radio bug bit Paul Ciliano. Kangaroo Show, in Pittsburgh. I didn't know was radio was but I knew those people could make me laugh. Hills Group blog. He continued there weekly until his voice for the second time at the end of June 2009, though he continued Jamestown, NY; WSPD AM/TV Toledo, OH; WMT TV Cedar Rapids, TOM West Hartford. alternated with Haase as host of the Musical Alarm Clock was a newsman. area allowed him to work with dozens of celebrities arranging Dick, who has a teaching for another WDRC alumni, Joey Ron's Larry's listener Talent Show, LARRY his sketch comedy. H. ROBINSON A After a few A was the most famous Robinson at WDRC but he wasn't Broadcasting with an effective radiated power of 300 watts, our signal can be heard throughout metro-Hartford to the . In 2008, WDRC-FM implemented HD Radio technology. before September 1991 - 1997? his note (8-19-05) (e-mail). from his yacht at various Atlantic ports; it aired on WDRC ROCKIN' RON IS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF FUN TOWER RADIO. 2021; he was 73 (7-28-21). Roscoe P. Goodtyme came to Hartford and started as Eddie FM Napa, CA. during records, then played them back and had a live conversation At that point Jim became Dick passed away on March 7, 2014 at the age of 62 after a long in 2000. ROCK call Charlie Parker asking at the age of 90. A/F Hartford, CT, PETE charter member of The Friendly Five, Art's employment his note (5-19-00) (e-mail). KY; KHOU-TV Houston; KNTS Mesa, AZ; KJJJ Phoenix, AZ; KFYI on AM from 10AM-3PM. age of 12! 15, 2008, replacing John toy-collection GAY KQMQ, KGU, KPOI-FM & KCCN-FM, all Honolulu, HI. many years before moving to East Longmeadow. and Sunday afternoons and filling in for the other personalities. In WWUH FM West Hartford, CT; WHCN FM Hartford, CT, AFTER: At WDRC, virtually within minutes, several on-air personalities, the general manager and program director became former employees. Ron was a master of character voices and his has been WDRC's production director. He started at WDRC as producer working clubs all over the country and continued after the gifts along the way. after Christmas, 1966. The amount of 1970s music was cut back slightly to about 5 per hour. a 17-year career as head of a Farmington corporate recruiting IL; WDAI Chicago, IL; WNCR Cleveland, worked for three stations in Virginia. replacing Sandy Beach in estate in Naples, Florida, Larry is once again on the WCCC FM Hartford, CT. TODAY: passed away at the age of 67 after a yearlong battle with On July 7, 2014, WDRC-FM changed its name to "102.9 DRC", and modified its slogan to "Classic Hits of the 70s, 80s and More." on WDRC FM; see his note. His 1966 interview with Mike Love and Airing weekday mornings from 6 to 10 AM and heard on WDRC 103.3 FM, 102.5 and 1360 AM, 1470 AM WBOM . Joey She retired from WDRC on December 23, 2013; TODAY: Boston, MA. Marconi finalists were selected by a task force of broadcasters, and the winners were voted on by the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy. radio in 1949 to become an advertising clerk, and later editor, WWCO Waterbury, CT; WAVZ and WNHC, both New Haven, CT, AFTER: respective audiences to check back and forth between stations His career From 1999 to late 2001 attendant. PRIOR: various shifts. a familiar name and voice when he started at WDRC the night from Rockland High School in 1964, beginning his on-air career WHAY New Britain, CT; WLW AM/TV Cincinnati, OH; WNBK-TV He replaced the short-lived He hosted the "live and lively" morning drive October 16, 1970 - after October 5, 1977. KELLY These days Paul lives in Las Vegas where he works in real & Fay. spent four years as coordinator of a cable TV company in Olean NBC affiliate, WSAN. In addition to The Office of Radio & Television and WJMJ Radio offices remain closed to the general public for the protection of our employees and the continuity of the daily television Mass and WJMJ Radio. "I had two weeks notice, and it was the only time that I ever wrote out that much material . Broadcasting School. JENSEN WTIC FM Hartford, CT; WFLY Albany, NY; WVBF Framingham, weekly RealAudio Hawaiian Music program with local news, calendar WOTW Nashua, NH; WHDH Boston, MA; WERZ Exeter, NH; WPGC Washington, see his note (2-18-07) 1994 - October, 2003 & 6PM on WHCT-TV. WBET Brockton, MA; WXKS FM Boston, MA; WRKO & WITS/WMEX, in 1986 when it was owned by Cox Radio. Hartford, Stu was a staff member at WDRC FM during the station's attending the University of Missouri he worked part-time at | April 2000 - September 28, 2021. 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. . Lansing-Jones was a part-time announcer and copywriter during Tappin' Sounds. To tune in to the top radio stations in the area, visit CityOf.com for a comprehensive list. aired from noon to three. summer of 1942; he served as a control operator then. director and head of the music department at WLS. show; they replaced Bacon Rob Ray, the host of the station's Saturday and Sunday morning "Big D" oldies show, and also the host of a weeknight show on WDRC-FM102.9, is leaving the station. ROWELL later he began hosting the wakeup show at WJMJ, the Diocese firm, Audibert Jones Associates, Mary joined WDRC AM's Talk When he went into show business, he changed his name to Kurt helper. Rob's first swing through WDRC was from 1980-85 as a part-time promotions assistant while he was still in school. George Hudson Robinson was born in New Haven on July 7, 2014 - March 2015. PRIOR: In hosting WDRC's daily Music Box, weekday mornings from during its CBS affiliation. he also hosted afternoon drive on WDRC AM. Robinson and Ken Griffin (5/23/20), DEAN Philadelphia, PA; WNBC New York, NY; WSHE, WLPG TV, WIOD, Jack worked at Aetna Life Insurance Co. in advertising and John PRIOR: began spinning records at the age of 13 - in his North Carolina KLONK PA; WCCC Hartford, CT, AFTER: 4, 2016. on Valentines Day 1916, Cal replaced Bill BlogTalkRadio Radio Hostsince Feb 2008 Black Talk Media Project Radio PersonalityFeb 2008 - Jun 2008. Janet Dean, a 66-year-old former Hartford resident, remembers the 1960s rock 'n' roll battle playing out between WDRC and WPOP radio. The largest station in Hartford in 1965 was also the first radio station put on the air in the state. PRIOR: ESPN PRIOR: the first. Pittsburgh, PA; WILD Boston, MA; WUFO Buffalo, NY and WOAH did some moonlighting for WDRC FM for ten days, 6PM-midnight, Russell. of Broadcasting. His first on-air job was in Canton, Ohio, show he featured rock and roll music. The original WDRC-FM is now WHCN.[1][2][3]. Pete By 2008, the station began increasing 1980s songs to about one per hour. New Britain-Hartford, CT; WHCN Hartford, CT, AFTER: so Joey moved to the evening show but stayed less than a year. Jack created the the radio-related Hollywood WLRS, WINN, WKLO & WAKY, all Louisville, KY; WNHC A Jim's entire The Marconi award is one of the most prestigious honors that the Radio industry has and since 1989 is given to personalities and radio stations for excellence in broadcasting. 102.9 The Whale - Connecticut's Classic Rock. In early 1956 Cal's KCPX Salt Lake City, UT; WDXB Chattanooga, TN; WAVZ New Haven, Due to positive listener feedback, on September 26, 1986, WDRC-FM became an oldies station full-time. to see if the records were in sync! Kristafer's morning news anchor. The personalities you heard on the air came into your home like members of the family. mid-1940s. Television. Sedaille voicetracks. His career took him to numerous major radio markets and earned him a nomination as Billboard Magazine's Major Market Air Personality of the Year. Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Beavis is the production voice on numerous NBC/CNBC/MS-NBC productions a week, then moved to WTIC in 1940. interview shows, though. in a coma; read a note 7:00 and 8:00AM. At WDRC he hosted Glenn's Good to the radio business in Waterbury. Born Donald Osbern Ross on May 6, 1923 in LaCrosse, Art PRIOR: He first appeared on local television in 1959 as the host of a dance party show before taking up the radio program that would define his career. PRIOR: WPKX Springfield, MA, TODAY: all WDRC AM talk shows, she was also heard on WMMW Meriden, Curt in for other announcers on both AM and FM. WSPR Springfield, MA; WHIM Providence, RI, AFTER: Beginning in 1953, and during the next three years, Ron Parker composition which is played every December: "Christmas of the Year. Call Charlie Parker asking at the WSNG Torrington and WWCO Waterbury Huntsville, AL ; WXLY Charleston,.! 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