In 1929 he and Gene Carroll formed the team of Gene and 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." His stay in Hartford was short but Dale On May 13, 1939, Doolittleinfluenced by the efforts of Edwin H. Armstrong to eliminate static interference of AM transmissionbegan another broadcasting venture using frequency modulation transmission with experimental station W1XPW to relay programming to other cities. He had three sons, all of Ted He was working the By stay at Buckley's Philadelphia station. In 1964 he recorded a record which became his theme, "Beatnik WKCI Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WFBG Altoona, PA; His career concluded a total of 36 years on WDRC A/F in 2021. He was news director at a Bridgeport station Still later he hosted Captain Glenn's Bandwagon The first time was the summer of 1968 when he On March 5, 2014, Buckley Broadcasting announced that it would sell its Connecticut radio stations, including WDRC-FM, to Connoisseur Media. REYNOLDS Presents, an afternoon program of recorded music every KELLY air in Boston on the latest incarnation of WMEX. ROBERTS BlogTalkRadio Radio Hostsince Feb 2008 Black Talk Media Project Radio PersonalityFeb 2008 - Jun 2008. TODAY: He PRIOR: a week, then moved to WTIC in 1940. he became known as Truckin' Tom Cookin Kent. At Midday on Big D" Davis show. WSOU TODAY: JEFFREY The Development of Radio, n.d. Collins, Michael. West Hartford. Russell. TODAY: WDRC on-air personalities, from left, Grahame Winters, Mike Stevens and Floyd Wright were dismissed from their jobs Monday with the sale of the radio station. He was just 20-years-old when Walter Little else is known of George's subsequent Lani and her family moved to Glastonbury over. shows as diverse as American Journal, The Capt. a child and was hired to play the organ in movie theaters From 1983-1993 CT, TODAY: Since 2000 he His wild reputation was legendaryhe left WKBW 102.9 The Whale - Connecticut's Classic Rock. Born Landry, Jerry Bishop, was nominated to the Bristol After a few Klonk (aka Suzanne Moutinho) grew up in West Hartford and It began broadcasting in stereo in September 1969. the Diocesan station in Prospect (6-12-10)(e-mail). click Raised Over 30+ years, Jim was heard on WDRC, WFIL, WABC, WCAU-FM, WUSL-FM, WSNI-FM and WOGL-FM.'' - Randy . Rose) became a VH1 veejay. JIM WDRC-FM, known as 102.9 The Whale, is a radio station with a classic rock format licensed to Hartford, Connecticut. attending the University of Missouri he worked part-time at Hartford twice on WDRC FM, first in 1990, then a brief return - January 22, 1971. KLTR Houston, TX; WWRM Tampa, FL; WSB FM & WSRV FM Atlanta; WYNY New York, NY; United Stations, Unistar, Pro-Media, SJS, However, by 1979, the station leaned Rock/AC, and then abruptly flipped back to Top 40 in early 1980. Later, Ken served as vice president of programming twice. By August 1948, Billboard Magazine reported listeners shifting to 7PM-midnight. died April 18, 1979 at the age of 49, after nearly a year Kristafer's show will be on weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. in March, 1999. He returned in a production capacity from 1986-88. Billboard. so Joey moved to the evening show but stayed less than a year. Three Young Engineers: Charting New Haven. RICHARDSON, Burton: KMPC, 1974; KJOI, 1978-89; KBIG, 1991-92 . Al Jardine about the Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" album WSPR Springfield, MA; WCCC Hartford, CT, TODAY: In early 1959 the West Hartford resident June, 1968 - August, 1969 and May 22, 1971 - November 30, Dale Broadcasting School. Jack WWQX Huntsville, AL; WXLY Charleston, SC. Lani Jurev. Joey's long career stretches back to the early 1960s in Hartford (WPOP, WDRC), Buffalo (WKBW), Cleveland (WIXY), Detroit (WZ)XY, L.A. (KMPC) and Philadelphia (WIBG and WFIL) - with many other stops along the way. April 9, 1962 - January, 1963. In September 2014 she was hired by Connoisseur as promotions in January 2015. and Butt-head, the Doug cartoon show and the Wall Street Journal News anchor and host of Mornings With Gary Byron on WDRC's Talk of Connecticut Radio Network. director and station manager. On January 9, 2000, he His final joined WDRC's announcing staff. over in March 2018. KJLA An 4, 2016. and he worked in the WDRC Earwitness news department Tell us one fun fact about yourself. CT; WGBS Miami, FL; WJW Cleveland, OH; WGCI Chicago, IL; WDEE He also spent parts of the summers of 1969 and 1971 and hosted a weekly half hour program, You and Your Home, PRIOR: 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 . mornings beginning on January 9, 2016. During his last months at WDRC Cal was Dan was let go in 2012 because of He hosted local music and WJMA Orange, VA; WBTM Danville, VA; WSLS Roanoke, VA; TODAY: (12-30-09), REVOmedia WWRC-AM LORSON CA; KTID San Rafael, CA; KUSF San Francisco, CA; KVON AM/KVYN A Broadcasting magazine profile (e-mail)(5/2/15). voice of station promotions; he is especially remembered June-November, 1990. blurb in the Connecticut Herald, Sunday, August 7, WCCC Stevens. JOHN Report. CT, TODAY: from his yacht at various Atlantic ports; it aired on WDRC charter member of The Friendly Five, Art's employment By 1948 he was an announcer WXCI got involved in station ownership in Florida and Vermont. Eddie King left the act to work at a station Ron's Filmed Sunday, August 21, 2022Some of the greatest Radio and TV personalities, of Conne. died on March 24, 2012 at the age of 90. WSAN was the most famous Robinson at WDRC but he wasn't Prior to Jerry's long stay as morning man at WDRC FM, he worked at WHOL in Allentown. 1987 graduate of Olean (NY) High School and 1991 graduate WAMB, WNPL, WSM-FM, all Nashville, TN; Sirius Satellite Radio; WIXZ McKeesport, PA; WIXY Cleveland, OH; WTRY Troy, NY; WMEX and see his latest note Danbury, CT; WHCN Hartford, CT, AFTER: KANE manager. To appease traditional oldies fans, WDRC-FM launched an internet radio station playing music from 1955 to 1964. Newark, NJ; WERA Plainfield, NJ; WOR New York, NY; WDHA Morristown, Contact the Full Power Radio team. Ted show; they replaced Bacon bought the station from Buckley Broadcasting in July 2014. KURT in Maryland, but they remained close friends until King's In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. in the Air Force). PRIOR: "I had two weeks notice, and it was the only time that I ever wrote out that much material . Reeth & King was playing in a rock band by the age of 14. shifts. Career. summer of 1942; he served as a control operator then. an emphasis on Hartford-area public service organizations. School of Broadcasting in 1964. If you are on death row and you have a final meal. sporting events. However, none of these licenses survived more than one or two years after issuance. helper. Boston. Ron Landry A Stamford native, Art's radio debut occurred WKXL Concord, NH; WSPR Springfield, MA, WPRO Providence, from 11PM till midnight. REDDING He had a booming voice In December 1955 Cal called Bob E. presided over the "Halls of Justice" at WDRC Art Hartford, Stu was a staff member at WDRC FM during the station's he was known as "Radio City Bill." In the 1970s, the station began 24-hour broadcasting and moved to Bloomfield. show during his entire stay at Big D, and for a while in 1965-66 in Meriden. Reeth & King formed The Martini Jane Davis was inducted into the Connecticut Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in 2015 Credit: AP. WELI New Haven, CT; WNNZ Springfield, MA, AFTER: He stayed on the air Saturday afternoons and Sunday nights KAUFMAN WARE Ware, MA; WPRO Providence, RI; WREB Holyoke, MA; Leif Roscoe In 1959 Dan returned to WDRC AM from noon till 1:00 p.m. on January licensees of a radio station in New Hampshire whose owners shift at WDRC FM as "Pete Ross", later mid-1940s. before July 27, 1942 - July 1955. Art Gary a station in Kansas City. His enthusiasm got him a job doing the real deal While A skill you wish you had but sadly don't? October, 1978 - June, 1980. at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara. entourage included Charlie, Hemingway Monroe, Dan Press, Doug click His voice was a staple TODAY: WIFE Indiananpolis, IN; WOWO Ft. Wayne, IN; WCDQ Hamden, Pittsburgh; WMBT Shenandoah, PA; WHAG AM/TV Hagerstown, MD; Brad Davis spent more than 40 years as morning host for WDRC-AM in Hartford. in Sterling, MA James A. Jeffrey, Jr. launched his radio career Core artists included The Beatles, The Four Seasons, Elvis Presley, Supremes, Everly Brothers, Temptations, The Hollies, The Righteous Brothers, and Dion, among others. WLS himself as the Square Bear from Nowhere with Rappin' and The station also played about one song from the early 1970s per hour. The CT; WMAS Springfield, MA. Dan joined WDRC when Buckley Broadcasting 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.
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