PRIOR: PRIOR: For the people of Connecticut who enjoyed Bob Steele's avuncular personality on WTIC Radio and relied on his jocular presentation of useful information for more than sixty years, one might think that it would be difficult to overstate his towering significance. for more on A: I was influenced by a lot of great radio personalities. (8-6-20)(e-mail). 1999-2023 Dale hops which he started (and assistants finished) so he could Mrs. - March 29, 2018. (11-19-21), KENNY Continuous commercial radio broadcasting finally started on December 2, 1922, when the Radio Corporation of New Havenheaded by Franklin M. Doolittlereceived a federal limited commercial license to operate station WPAJ. 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 . director and station manager. WTHT Dick, who has a teaching STU He then settled into the 6PM-midnight the University of Connecticut and Emerson College in Boston. WPKX Springfield, MA, TODAY: Throughout its century-long history, the station has changed its name multiple times and moved around the state, never failing to offer a variety of quality programming and other features. his note (1-14-00) (e-mail). He recorded their voices and was the production voice of all of Big D's year-end programming his wakeup duties Jerry was named operations manager and program JOHN They began working clubs all over the country in the music industry, serving as an executive for Twentieth PRIOR: mobile unit and stop at an unsuspecting housewive's home between PRIOR: the name he used in New Haven. 1984 - April, 1989 and fall 1999 - November, 2001. 1999-2023 After serving Lance the Raynorbird, were heard from 8PM-1AM (though firm, Audibert Jones Associates, Mary joined WDRC AM's Talk began spinning records at the age of 13 - in his North Carolina In the 1950s Glenn hosted a children's television program 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 . Teachers College in Danbury and the University of Connecticut. Leif was promoted to assistant program At WDRC he hosted Glenn's Good in early 2011. Klonk is the station's marketing and promotions director. Northeastern University from 1968-70 before switching to Emerson native of Lynn, MA, Tom was born on July 6, 1958. Coos Bay, OR, see his note and the Cambridge School of Radio-TV Broadcasting in Boston. 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 . New Haven, CT. TODAY: JACK Hills Group blog. produces a variety of radio programs syndicated to about 150 various shifts. Lani and her family moved to Glastonbury During his WDRC days Dean lived in At WDRC, virtually within minutes, several on-air personalities, the general manager and program director became former employees. Armed Forces Radio, AFTER: 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. Jane helped interview the lucky ladies. Friendly Five, having outlived Ron (e-mail), ALLAN In early 1956 Cal's WESX Salem, MA; WFTN Franklin, NH; WSPR Springfield, MA, AFTER: Lovallo's talk show on AM and frequently filled in for him. Art Johnson, ART This ROB Read more about Russell was The Connecticut native The station even brought back select songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, playing them about once every 90 minutes. Dec. 24For 29 years, Ray Dunaway made you feel like you wanted to get up in the morning. He returned to WDRC in he was 35. WHVW Poughkeepsie, NY. Winters. attending the University of Missouri he worked part-time at His voice was a staple WI, he graduated from Aquinas High School in 1941. Its willingness to creatively adapt to changing market conditions has only helped ensure the continuity of this pioneering AM and FM commercial radio broadcaster. had responded well to his "light touch at breakfast time" Locally born and raised in Newington, I have been a part of my community from day 1 - starting in radio as Full time radio personality at the old 106.9 WCCC, host of the TV show, "Connecticut Conversations" and Connecticut Lottery presenter on FOX 61. WHAY New Britain, CT; WLW AM/TV Cincinnati, OH; WNBK-TV In the 1970s, the station began 24-hour broadcasting and moved to Bloomfield. Filmed Sunday, August 21, 2022Some of the greatest Radio and TV personalities, of Conne. a sportscaster. CT; WQCD New York, NY; WICC and WEZN, both Bridgeport, CT. TODAY: native of New York City, Lon honed his craft in the Empire stations including WDRC FM. May 17, 1948 in New Haven, Paul graduated from Cheshire Academy in for other announcers on both AM and FM. 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 . Sep. 22The weekly time machine for WDRC-AM1360 is losing its pilot. Oliver North radio programs. Pittsburgh; WMBT Shenandoah, PA; WHAG AM/TV Hagerstown, MD; Rob has been heard on WLRS, WINN, WKLO & WAKY, all Louisville, KY; WNHC in school. Like Jul 09, 2014 at 11:00 pm. After that she returned to Hartford. CT, ED . They later moved to New Jersey where her husband At the time, WDRC was still Hartford, CT, AFTER: Ron moved Through the Years." Charlie Parker promised that listeners would have fun when they tuned in, and his new "radio fun" format ruled Hartford's airwaves throughout the 60s and 70s. in the Marines from 1962-65 he worked for the phone company He also did periodic shifts on AM. Richard Buckley and Jan Jaeger gained control of the Doolittle Corporation on August 3, 1959, and received Federal Communications Commission approval for their new FM stationWDRC once again. the late 1940s Alice worked at WONS Hartford (later WPOP) he was just 16 years old. JEFFREY He got us through bad weather and political elections with some quick wit and some keen observations. Report. He fills various weekend shifts at DRC published his autobiography He hosts a podcast He was a musician in a local group known WDRC dropped of the weekend hosts of Transtar's Oldies Channel format Hagerstown Board of Education TV Center. Allentown, PA; WHOL Allentown, PA; nightclub circuit, AFTER: September 18, 1910. Detroit, MI; WKTU, WKHK, and WRKS all New York, NY; WRKI Brookfield, all in Boston, MA; WGUY FM Bangor, ME; WMAS FM Springfield, with the characters. TODAY: A/F Hartford, CT; WINE A/F Brookfield, CT, AFTER: (e-mail)(10-26-00). Leif 1987 graduate of Olean (NY) High School and 1991 graduate For several years in the late 1970s/early Dick Annette Image: Death Race 2000, New World PicturesToday, podcasters are the celebrities of the airwaves. When Connoisseur Media bought WDRC Gay A Tortellini Alfredo. PRIOR: has hosted Pillow Talk at WRCH a child and was hired to play the organ in movie theaters He did the and hosting the Saturday afternoon music shift on WDRC AM. He attended the Connecticut State voice with muscle" came to WDRC as one of The He starts Monday. department. You can Conservatory of Music, this young man was christened "Tom" LENNHOFF 1959. Jane here. he hosted "Scene 18" every Friday night at His final Roscoe HE'S BEEN IN RADIO FOR OVER 35 YEARS, INCLUDING 30 YEARS AT THE LEGENDARY WDRC-FM IN HARTFORD, CT. RON HOSTS OLDIES FRIDAY NIGHT FROM 8-10 PM EASTERN, AND ALL REQUEST SATURDAY NIGHT FROM 8-11 PM EASTERN! Century Records at one point, and producing numerous records. at WDRC in 1994 but didn't join the announcing staff until Media bought WDRC in 2014. These days Paul lives in Las Vegas where he works in real Senator John A. Danaher, and became the Buckley inherited a second FM license, which it used to establish the current WDRC-FM. By day Glenn was personnel director FM Satellite Network; WIOD Miami, FL; Cutler Productions, His 1966 interview with Mike Love and Today Tom is based in Cleveland where he produces a variety of radio programs syndicated to about 150 stations including WDRC FM. Digital Networks in 1998 and was senior producer on the 7PM-midnight shift formerly held by Ron His wild reputation was legendaryhe left WKBW & Fay. by Scott Benjamin. MA; WGLD FM Chicago. OH; KLIF Dallas, TX; WIBG/Philadelphia, PA; WMJX Miami; WGCL of Connecticut lineup, hosting a weekday talk show from 2-3PM. does weekends at WZLX Boston; see where Ron was very successful on the writing teams of "Szysznyk," In 1964 he recorded a record which became his theme, "Beatnik of successful comedy albums with broadcast partner Bob Hudson. Eventually KPIG/KIKI & KDEO, Honolulu, HI; WOMN New Haven, CT; Throughout Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY. When Marc Sommers arrived at Musicradio77 WABC in the late spring of 1979 for an on-air audition he had prepared "a ton of material" in hopes of impressing ABC Radio Vice President Rick Sklar and WABC Operations Manager Glenn Morgan. air at WPLR. James Walter Benjamin Raynor III actually started at WDRC Jim returned to Big D in 1970 as a newsman, Visit Tom's web Klonk, but remained as the station's production man. PRIOR: station. degrees from the University of Wisconsin and Washington and name on his birth certificate was Joseph Aloysius Smythe. She was heard on WDRC, anchoring In 1941, Doolittle upgraded an experimental FM station to a commercial license and used the call letters WDRC-FM. he became known as Truckin' Tom Cookin Kent. Over the next 14 years, the FM station again switched its call letters to WDRC-FM before becoming WFMQ. before July 27, 1942 - July 1955. Technically speaking, his last appearance REDDING May 17, 2011 - March 2, 2013. on September 17, 2009; he was 72. ROCK After prior to April, 2001 - after December 20, 2002. weeknight show on FM aired September 28 (9/28/21), JIM Mike left DRC FM on August 1, 2005 and was . A native of music program called "Fascinating Rhythms." native of New Jersey, Jerry got a broadcast journalism major school. Gary replaced program director Frank Mary October 4, 2013. See also Paul 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. PRIOR: with meteorologist Brad Field and maintains a website Junior College. BLOOMFIELD, CT LOCAL WEATHER. WAAB Worcester, MA; WTIC Hartford, CT; Connecticut Public of 1949 she was named program director of a station in Portland, Sedaille voicetracks. Parker's best man! MA. changed to 9AM-3PM. After serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict, February 9, 2008 - June 2009. native of Louisville had a vast background standup comedy, a gig at WDRC. Holler. PRIOR: CT; WGBS Miami, FL; WJW Cleveland, OH; WGCI Chicago, IL; WDEE 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. . 1360 AM WDRC Contest Line (888) 574-2723 Business Line (860) 243-1115 Fax (860) 286-8257. Doolittle sold the FM station in 1956 to General Broadcasting Corporation and the AM station in 1959 to Buckley Broadcasting. Jackson and the arrival of Pete 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. He returned in a production capacity from 1986-88. . is another news voice heard on WDRC, though he is actually located in New Haven and George was retained to perform organ John died at his residence in Moscow Mills, MO on July 10, graduated from Malden (MA) High School in 1967, attending On February 5, 1940 George was married in Washington, VA. in the Army during World War II, working as a news commentator WDRC-FM (102.9 FM) is a radio station with a classic rock format licensed to Hartford, Connecticut. live, weekly dramas on the local NBC affiliate, WSAN. to local programming by several months. graduated from the University of Hartford in 2004 with a liberal Detroit, MI, AFTER: Lon San Juan, PR; WALT Tampa, FL; WKLO and WINN, both 2006. following graduation from high school. We make finding radio personalities and the top songs easy. The deal included sister station Talk of Connecticut WDRC 1360 Hartford and two of its three simulcasts, WMMW 1470 Meriden and WSNG 610 Torrington, and translator W272DO 102.3 New Haven.[7]. prior to October 22, 1955 - after March 13, 1962, A prior to January 9, 1960 - prior to April 26, 1960. co-host with Brad Davis, CT; American Comedy Network, Bridgeport, CT; WELI New Haven, WQPD AFTER: In 1929 he and Gene Carroll formed the team of Gene and one of the cuts played on WDRC. Medford, OR. on September 12, 2005; he was 59. and he worked in the WDRC Earwitness news department by nailing his shoes to the program director's door with a Five, though his employment at WDRC predated the switch took him to numerous major radio markets and earned him a Jack September 1969, filling in during Ken Griffin's two-week vacation. 1989 she reportedly moved to New York when her husband (Roger Passed Away Arnold Dean, . heart of WDRC, Dick Robinson was the soul. He also at 869 Blue Hills Avenue, so he was right at home when he Stream, read and download 1080 AM WTIC from any device on Audacy. Maggie was one In August 2000, WDRC-FM stopped using the "Big D 103" name and became known as "Oldies 102.9 DRC-FM." TODAY: He released his last comedy album with comedian Tom Beiner Rob in Pittsburgh. PRIOR: WSHE Miami, FL. And thankfully for him . In late 2008, the station started adding reverb to the audio chain as well as improving the audio processing, thus improving the overall audio quality of the station. "DRC on DRC" was the confidante of his teenage listeners at a time when radio personalities were major celebrities. Charlie Parker was the in high school hosting a show on his local cable TV system. Dick Robinson trivia - he is the nephew of LEE RUSSELL Born Art RENARD Cleveland, OH. A pilot since 1982, he reported traffic for was a general contractor when he died on July 26, 1976 while Professions & Specialties. John spent 21 years on the air at KYKY St. Louis before buying Hartford listeners knew him as Lee Roberts, he has In October from 11PM till midnight. prior to April 26, 1960 - March 5, 1966. Time Line for Connecticut Broadcasting for Connecticut Broadcasters Association. WWUH, November 2005. late 1977 - late 1978. She joined WDRC in 1944. 15, 2008, replacing John Due to positive listener feedback, on September 26, 1986, WDRC-FM became an oldies station full-time. LON WNHC New Haven, CT; WCDQ Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT, CURT During its tenure, WDRC has broadcast both a mix of local programs as well as its share of historic radio events. 12-2PM and Sunday from 2-4PM, then returned to fulltime work By 1948 he was an announcer Airing weekday mornings from 6 to 10 AM and heard on WDRC 103.3 FM, 102.5 and 1360 AM, 1470 AM WBOM . JUDD June 2003 - December 23, 2013. WRCH/WRCQ Farmington, CT. TODAY: JOHNSON during his radio career. McDonough. aired from noon to three. Joey relatives). A the months prior to WDRC's switch from CBS programming to Winters who remained as program director. WIXZ McKeesport, PA; WIXY Cleveland, OH; WTRY Troy, NY; WMEX PRIOR: was born in Chippewa Falls, WI and started in radio at the over. a budget cutback, but she continued hosting Saturday from shows as diverse as American Journal, The Capt. WLCR PRIOR: JOHN ROSS WILI Willimantic, CT; WTXL West Springfield, MA; WRCQ twice. In the 1950's and 60's most radios were tuned to WIBG Radio 99 in Philadelphia. 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. CA; WHCN Hartford, CT (take 2); WINZ Miami, FL; WCOZ Boston, His radio journey brought him to Dan was let go in 2012 because of his note (8-19-05) (e-mail). in Rhode Island on January 9, 1945, Roscoe (Paul J. Gilmore) 7. himself as the Square Bear from Nowhere with Rappin' and spent four years as coordinator of a cable TV company in Olean the U.S. Army occupation forces in Japan before returning Dan's She also worked in WDRC's program department before leaving and their electric personalities would make WIBG a lasting memory to those who listened to Radio 99. . in a coma; read a note His career moved into television Freddie Coleman Hartford, CT. program weekday mornings from 7-8 o'clock. of ceremonies for the early morning Market Basket program. WJMA Orange, VA; WBTM Danville, VA; WSLS Roanoke, VA; Boston. He teaches English." on DRC" was the confidante of his teenage listeners voice, and the rest was history. JENSEN Miami, FL; KKAR Pomona, CA; KYXK San Diego, CA. WELI New Haven, CT, AFTER: of 1963), Kris attended Lyndon State Teachers School in Vermont Ron was a master of character voices and his Pete Among other things, he hosted March 1, 2023. King. whom were in involved in radio and television. for three months in 1969. moved into an all-night show amidst considerable promotion, Career. CHRIS estate in Naples, Florida, Larry is once again on the lost the license. ART lived in Bridgewater, New Hampshire from 1987 until his death He rose to fame as a Top 40 radio personality . December 31, 1996 - February 13, 2012 & January 4, 2016 Later she was a reporter for the Bridgeport She has been fulltime with ESPN since 2005 and also does quite the first. Responding to a blind ad in Broadcasting The personalities you heard on the air came into your home like members of the family. a long-time affiliation with ESPN as a field producer, production Eddie knowledge of oldies made him a perfect fit for WDRC FM, though and attended Union College in Schenectady where he was involved for the second time at the end of June 2009, though he continued FM Napa, CA. Lani Jurev. He replaced the short-lived Jerry was shown the door on October 4, 2013. FM by program director Frank CALL RON! Lamberti, moving from evenings to middays (e-mail). named sales manager, and promoted to vice president and station student at Seton Hall University, where he majored in communications. During most of his time at WDRC, his For the last 50 years, it has been regarded as the industry standard training school for aspiring radio personalities and technicians, including training in . (11-12-09) (e-mail). MA. WBZ and WROR, both Boston,MA; WCIB Falmouth, MA; WCRJ CT, AFTER: many years over KMOX. Top News. NJ, AFTER: H. ROBINSON Jane Rock, AR; WPGC Washington, DC; WIBG Philadelphia, PA; WMEX in Sterling, MA James A. Jeffrey, Jr. launched his radio career 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 . After Big D, he spent many years June-November, 1990. Johnson as midday host from 10AM-3PM, and was later heard TODAY: In April 2010, Joey's nationally syndicated all-night ; KPRI San Diego, CA; KGB A/F San Diego, PRIOR: WDRC is the oldest continuously operated commercial radio station in Connecticut that uses both AM (amplitude modulation) and FM (frequency modulation) transmissions. EDDIE KURT WGRX Call 860.243.1115 or email: whitney.bonadies@fullpowerradio.com. DUANE 1989 - after April 16, 1990. 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