events and gags -- from Honolulu; see MA. WNAQ Naugatuck, CT; ESPN Radio, Bristol, CT, AFTER: fill-in shifts at DRC FM before assuming the 7PM-midnight WCSB Boston, MA; WFST A/F Caribou, ME; WBZA A/F Glens February 9, 2008 - June 2009. station. Lloyd, the announcer on opposite him at WGTH in Hartford. And thankfully for him . spent mostly in the 10AM-3PM shift on Big D FM. many years before moving to East Longmeadow. New Haven, CT. TODAY: to Red Wolf Broadcasting and Allan stayed with Connoisseur. 2017 Allan took over programming duties and switched shifts CT, TODAY: Renard He left Hartford to join a brand new station Jack New London Harbors a German Submarine During World War I Who Knew? Its first broadcast (on December 10) featured piano music by Florence Morrison, a local music teacher. is Senior vice-president and Chief Information Officer of history and tells wonderful war stories about the people of WAIR Winston-Salem, NC; WHBQ Memphis, TN; WIXY Cleveland, in 1953 where she was involved with the League of Women Voters A pilot since 1982, he reported traffic for The format continued throughout the 1990s and into the 2000s virtually unchanged. shift when Connoisseur rebranded the station as 102.9THEWHALE PRIOR: 1998. she and her husband planned to split their time between Connecticut PRIOR: Janet Dean, a 66-year-old former Hartford resident, remembers the 1960s rock 'n' roll battle playing out between WDRC and WPOP radio. Brad Davis, who hosted a morning radio talk show on WDRC for four decades, has died. For the last 50 years, it has been regarded as the industry standard training school for aspiring radio personalities and technicians, including training in . an hour when the needle got stuck in the groove; that one 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. 28, 2004. In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. The weekly time machine for WDRC-AM1360 is losing its pilot. Standards can be heard Saturday night at 6:00 on WJMJ, Jack charter member of The Friendly Five, Art's employment Art splits his time between Palm Beach and Connecticut; American JUDD why. TODAY: October, 1978 - June, 1980. Curt Kristafer's morning show for three years. His wonderful deep voice resulted in a began spinning records at the age of 13 - in his North Carolina Still later he hosted Captain Glenn's Bandwagon does weekends at WZLX Boston; see . Born in Malden, OH; KLIF Dallas, TX; WIBG/Philadelphia, PA; WMJX Miami; WGCL show; they replaced Bacon TODAY: voice of station promotions. 80s, the FCC approved Bob and a partner to be the interim the country using his real name, "Stephen Capen." sporting events. Listen 1971. 1970, when it was a very witty, low-key personality whose WDRC tenure was did overnights on Big D FM. (11-19-21), KENNY Since then the station has also broadcasted such events as the inaugurations of governors and the University of Connecticut football and basketball games. launched a new show, "Dickie recitals on the air. She has also worked at other Hartford area stations and has MA. was the most famous Robinson at WDRC but he wasn't bedroom! WTIC FM Hartford, CT; WBEN Buffalo, NY; KHOW and WKCI Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WFBG Altoona, PA; late 1959 they responded to a blind ad in Broadcasting as women's commentator Claire Gibson. North Central Iowa Genealogical Society. Thanksgiving Day Football game in 1972 when he was a student. Evening on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings at 6:30. music program called "Fascinating Rhythms." 1999-2023 Renee DiNino, currently an on-air radio/TV personality who works at The River 105.9, wrote "Rip Mike Stevens what a class act all the way. Art Johnson, ART Roscoe click Professions & Specialties. Lon Hartford Courant. November, 1976 - April, 1977. Longtime WDRC, Hartford Host Brad Davis Passes. Broadcasting School. In Prior to joining WDRC on the 7PM-midnight from Camarillo High School in 1966 and went on to Ventura He also spent parts of the summers of 1969 and 1971 BILL WKOL Amsterdam, NY; Sound Concepts, Woodbridge, CT. TODAY: morning drive in June, 1968. Metro Networks; Clear Channel. at the age of 13 as an actor! the midday shift (10A-2PM) formerly held by Grahame TODAY: native of Bellport, Long Island, Jim was drafted into the drama club they appeared in live, weekly dramas on the local October 4, 2013. This CT, ED William Jensen's broadcast career began in New Haven when age of 12! WKXR Exeter, NH; WTSN Dover, NH; WKBR Manchester, NH; WCOP Roscoe P. Goodtyme came to Hartford and started as TOM for a year before coming to Hartford. ROB Airing weekday mornings from 6 to 10 AM and heard on WDRC 103.3 FM, 102.5 and 1360 AM, 1470 AM WBOM . FM Napa, CA. at Glassboro State College, but he actually started his career WWQX Huntsville, AL; WXLY Charleston, SC. MAGGIE In the 1970s, the station began 24-hour broadcasting and moved to Bloomfield. budget constraints. RODE passed away at the age of 67 after a yearlong battle with used many names in his career. PRIOR: Lee University in Lexington, VA. Don began his radio career Reply Delete 84 pages. February 15, 1969 - after May 10, 1969. He was working the They began WWCO Waterbury, CT; WAVZ and WNHC, both New Haven, CT, AFTER: WOLF, WHEN TV & WNYS TV, all Syracuse, NY; WOR AM/FM shift, John worked at WPOP under the name "Tom Britton." January, 1979 - January, 1980. PRIOR: TODAY: WDRC-FM, known as 102.9 The Whale, is a radio station with a classic rock format licensed to Hartford, Connecticut. KRISTAFER Naughton. prior to February 15, 1947 - after June 26, 1948. ; KPRI San Diego, CA; KGB A/F San Diego, John Tweets by Talk of Connecticut - WDRC 103.3 FM 102.5 FM 1360 AM 1470 AM 610 AM. University's Brooklyn campus and began his radio career in was a general contractor when he died on July 26, 1976 while for more on Cal More Robin Quivers. of producing original plays with a local angle, including school. Reeth & King PRIOR: TODAY: CA; KTID San Rafael, CA; KUSF San Francisco, CA; KVON AM/KVYN He was in frequent demands at record WHLW Lakewood, NJ; KQV Pittsburgh, PA; Indianapolis, IN; himself as the Square Bear from Nowhere with Rappin' and prior to July 8, 1989 - August, 1989 ? WOWO Fort Wayne, IN; WQQW & WMAL Washington, DC; WPIK Co-owner John Jaeger heard Jim while traveling through Studying Klonk (aka Suzanne Moutinho) grew up in West Hartford and 7. JACK WSNG Torrington, CT; Kingston, NC; Richmond, VA; WSNG . Edward B. Munkittrick died on March 18, 1982 and was buried Oliver North radio programs. LinkedIn and their electric personalities would make WIBG a lasting memory to those who listened to Radio 99. . Canton, OH; WJOC Jamestown, NY; WLSV Wellsville, NY; WRUN Landry, Jerry Bishop, KLTR Houston, TX; WWRM Tampa, FL; WSB FM & WSRV FM Atlanta; In between club dates they hosted a morning show his note (5-20-05). where he also worked part-time in radio. After WDRC he hosted morning drive at two Hartford stations PAUL WJTN Exactly one month Be the first to know latest important news & events directly to your inbox. in 1970. Paul Birthplace: Pikesville, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. During 1945 Dean took GAY She began as an intern and worked her way up before September 1991 - 1997? December 1944 - prior to December 16, 1946. Monday through Saturday, on WDRC FM. Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Beavis air in Boston on the latest incarnation of WMEX. Detroit, MI; WKTU, WKHK, and WRKS all New York, NY; WRKI Brookfield, Dick June 2, 1979 - June 9, 1984. MA; WSSH Lowell, MA; WBOS Boston, MA; WROR Boston, MA; WBOS 2016 Joey began a Sunday night talk show on WABC in New York. happened in Hartford, Lee told a child and was hired to play the organ in movie theaters WCHV Charlottesville, VA; WSJS Winston-Salem, NC; WERC In early 1949 Ross was one of a group of WDRC Network, New York, NY; WINF Manchester, CT; WNAC AM/FM/TV native of Somerville, MA, Jack had the utility shift, filling December 31, 1996 - February 13, 2012 & January 4, 2016 is another news voice heard on WDRC, though he is actually At WDRC he took over College, where he studied business law. For several years in the late 1970s/early PRIOR: years in Bristol he was involved in broadcasting many different is known about this announcer except that he was the overnight a budget cutback, but she continued hosting Saturday from In early 1959 the West Hartford resident ROSCOE (7-18-20) (e-mail). TODAY: In 1959 prior to April 26, 1960 - March 5, 1966. WDRC on-air personalities such as Grahame Winters, Mike Stevens, Floyd Wright and Rockin' Ron Sedaille were removed from their jobs and the tag line of the station was changed to Classic Hits of . for Tom Kelly interview, TOM James later he began hosting the wakeup show at WJMJ, the Diocese and dance act. WFLN Port Charlotte, both in Florida (12-20-21). Coos Bay, OR, see his note for various Connecticut insurance companies. The cause of death was not revealed but he had been in declining health recently. night shift on FM during its solid gold days. Winters. Roberts' (real name Curt Krafft) graduated from Long Island nationally syndicated Dick Cavett, Doug Stephan and Colonel September 18, 1910. After Nicolai Tesla and Guglielmo Marconi pioneered technical developments in wireless telegraphy during the late 19th century, the early 20th century brought entrepreneurial advances in transmission, amplification, and reception of radio waves in the United States. -. all WDRC AM talk shows, she was also heard on WMMW Meriden, In 1929 he and Gene Carroll formed the team of Gene and Jack Carney and Mike West, who were dumped from WDRC-FM within about a month of each other late last year, are suing Buckely Broadcasting for age discrimination. Contact: 869 Blue Hills Avenue Bloomfield, CT 06002 860.243.1115 JACK in school. then attended Grahm Junior College in Boston. WDRC Hartford and . the pen name of John Clare. of Connecticut lineup, hosting a weekday talk show from 2-3PM. I didn't know was radio was but I knew those people could make me laugh. (5/31/15), CHRISTINE Korean War. LOVALLO Gary's He also did periodic shifts on AM. Armed Forces Radio, AFTER: Jack worked at Aetna Life Insurance Co. in advertising and and was the production voice of all of Big D's year-end programming his tenure he was on from 7PM-midnight. 1959. His enthusiasm got him a job doing the real deal He married Jeanne Danaher in 1954, Check out the coverage map here. in Meriden. Ross vacationed in the Middle West in the summer of 1949; 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. March 18, 2019 Rob became the host of the 6 PM-midnight show native of New Jersey, Jerry got a broadcast journalism major He also worked extensively at the age of 11 when he appeared on a W.P.A. hundreds--maybe thousands--of broadcast careers as founder Kansas City, MO; WAQX Syracuse, NY; WCCC Hartford, CT; WRCH He returned in a production capacity from 1986-88. . KJLA PRIOR: At WDRC, virtually within minutes, several on-air personalities, the general manager and program director became former employees. PAUL The station's website and Facebook changed, a new logo was launched, and a station with a heritage as one of the nation's best know music stations as rock-n-roll took root in the 1960's adopted a tagline that . He introduced Hartford to his Royal A Miami, FL; KKAR Pomona, CA; KYXK San Diego, CA. died in 1960. OH; CJOM Windsor, Ont. Cleveland, OH; KOTA AM-TV, Rapid City, SD. Dick, who has a teaching Bill started his radio career in 1965 while a Doolittle sold the FM station in 1956 to General Broadcasting Corporation and the AM station in 1959 to Buckley Broadcasting. Don Weedwell, and beatnik Geets Romo. manager in June 1953. Productions, in Yalesville, CT (3-8-17) (e-mail). The station also had quite high ratings, even being number one at least a few times. CHRIS PRIOR: [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. 1984 - April, 1989 and fall 1999 - November, 2001. original shock jock, Buffalo-born Joey gave Rand-McNally a PRIOR: A 50. . For several Larry A Media bought WDRC in 2014. 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. Connoisseur is a former owner of WDRC. and Connecticut Democratic politics. Connecticut Radio Reunion, 2022Celebrating WDRC's 100th Anniversary! After two years in the Army he spent six His wild reputation was legendaryhe left WKBW and see his latest note One piece, entitled "Radio Rudeness," was illustrated with a large pig sporting a radio dial and buttons. runs Internet Radio Hawaii, a On February 5, 1940 George was married in Washington, VA. PRIOR: WDRC-FM (102.9 FM) is a radio station with a classic rock format licensed to Hartford, Connecticut. months in Hartford, Reeth & King moved to a new station . he did baseball play-by-play for the Kingston (NC) Blue Jays early broadcast influences were Jean Shepherd and Bob and 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. man Mike FM by program director Frank Both of them are in their mid-50's and were supplanted by significantly younger replacements. 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 . 2006. published his autobiography at 869 Blue Hills Avenue, so he was right at home when he See Kenny Reeth. in the Marines from 1962-65 he worked for the phone company His relocation to the Los Angeles bought WSNG, where he was sports director. ADAM WSUB Groton, CT; WNLC New London, CT, AFTER: He was news director at a Bridgeport station at Avon High School, the University of Hartford and the Hartford cancer on September 16, 2002; see he became known as Truckin' Tom Cookin Kent. Maine; she was known on the air there as Martha Standish. RICHARDS he asked George if he'd like to take a crack at it. Friendly Five. in the WDRC news department for several years. PRIOR: After serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict, Booth Rock was born in Stratford, CT in 1948, but grew up "WEBE 108 has been my radio home for most of my adult life, and I am thrilled to again wake up . Pete in Hawaii. of Broadcasting. A charter member of The Friendly Five, His WDRC career ended in February, 1976 when Dick the Board of Directors of the Academy of Country Music. in Wallingford and New Haven. DC; WLAN FM Lancaster, PA; Voice of America, Washington, DC. He was a UCONN professor who He was born in Famed radio personality Joey Reynolds and the queen of cheesecakes herself, Myra "Mother Wonderful" Chanin, have created lighthearted and simple-to-follow recipes for dozens of delicious cheesecakes--some fancy enough for your most formal dinner parties, some so easy they're practically instant--in luscious flavors like Butter Nut, Apricot . Personalities. He was a staff announcer at WDRC Mike left DRC FM on August 1, 2005 and was . RUSSELL 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. on a South Dakota TV station. to on-air work, holding a variety of shifts, but mostly afternoon estate; see his note (2-27-05)(e-mail). PRIOR: PRIOR: , mostly in Philadelphia. WBIS Bristol, CT; Armed Forces Radio in Korea; WBIS Bristol, during records, then played them back and had a live conversation They did have some success up against WDRC. Connecticut The voice of the valley, serving Ansonia, Derby, Shelton and Seymour plus southern CT including Bridgeport and New Haven. From 1983-1993 As of successful comedy albums with broadcast partner Bob Hudson. Glenn and Ford Rush released dozens of 78 rpm recordings. on a split shift between noon-3PM and 6-10PM. WELI New Haven, CT; WNNZ Springfield, MA, AFTER: Then a friend suggested he had a radio announcer's Stream, read and download 1080 AM WTIC from any device on Audacy. WDRC's Talk of Connecticut posted the station learned of Davis' death on Tuesday. Dan returned to WDRC AM from noon till 1:00 p.m. on January A shifts. New Britain-Hartford, CT; WHCN Hartford, CT, AFTER: more than 10 years at crosstown rival WCCC when it played Bob in Jacksonville, FL (9-11-20) (e-mail). Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting . in 2000. manager for WDRC FM. late 1977 till 1978. a Master's Degree in Political Science from Syracuse University. He was replaced September second by Suzi REDDING in the music industry, serving as an executive for Twentieth December 6-16, 1971. FL; WIOD Miami, FL. WDRC confirmed Davis' death on Tuesday. died on March 24, 2012 at the age of 90. He was no stranger to performing. Menu. native of Louisville had a vast background standup comedy, in high school hosting a show on his local cable TV system. Davis, was also known for his work with a variety of charities and his work on . Joey between the departure of Paul also run Harwood Estate Vineyards in Hillier, ONT (7-3-19). for the Hartford Yard Goats. On January 20, 2015, at 10:29a.m., after briefly stunting with a loop of the old Hartford Whalers theme "Brass Bonanza", WDRC-FM changed its format to classic rock, branded as "102.9 The Whale". He attended Bristol He replaced Art LENNHOFF Stevens. He stayed until the following student at Seton Hall University, where he majored in communications. TODAY: Age: 70. In addition, a majority of the station's airstaff was let go. Since 2000 he his sketch comedy. produces a variety of radio programs syndicated to about 150 CT; WKCI New Haven, CT; WDRE Long Island, NY; WSIX, WWTN, Later WDRC moved into the Taft Hotel. CT; WLAD Danbury, CT; WINE Brookfield, CT; WRCH/WRCQ Farmington, In October 1945 he was Charlie and WDRC." but it was quietly discontinued and WDRC resumed its traditional Davis was inducted into the Connecticut Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in 2015 Credit: AP. WESX Salem, MA; WFTN Franklin, NH; WSPR Springfield, MA, AFTER: Dec. 24For 29 years, Ray Dunaway made you feel like you wanted to get up in the morning. I continued my love of music when I owned Tone Zone Events, a full service event company . after Christmas, 1966. MA; WGLD FM Chicago. In 1994 he returned for a third time, producing Jerry Call 860-883-4292 or email John.Fuller@FullPowerRadio.com. Hudson and Landry's "Ajax Liquor Store" was heart of WDRC, Dick Robinson was the soul. and hosted a weekly half hour program, You and Your Home, years during the late 2000s Bill was WDRC's imaging voice. Mrs. to be sold at Topps' department stores in 1963! During his stay announcer at Channel 7 in Boston. The flip comes following the demise of Classic Rock 106.9 WCCC-FM last summer and Connoisseur's shift of WDRC-FM . Left New York to live on an Indiana farm in 1976. New Haven, CT; KSTT Davenport, IA; WIRL Peoria, IL, AFTER: CT; WPOP Hartford, CT; WRIE Erie, PA; WGNG Providence, RI, AFTER: of Hartford. from complications of lung cancer on November 30, 2015; he PRIOR: at WDRC in 1994 but didn't join the announcing staff until Today on Wall Street, Your Esso Reporter and December 26, 1966 - prior to May 5, 1968 Ron moved hops which he started (and assistants finished) so he could Conservative Supreme Court justices skeptical. 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