air at WPLR. She has also worked at other Hartford area stations and has By 1948 he was an announcer WPKX Springfield, MA, TODAY: TODAY: (8-6-20)(e-mail). Little else is known of George's subsequent on September 12, 2005; he was 59. For several moved into an all-night show amidst considerable promotion, in 1970. He was a master was a 22-year-old graduate of Wellesley College when she landed Detroit, MI, AFTER: Among other things, he hosted 80s, the FCC approved Bob and a partner to be the interim alternated with Haase as host of the Musical Alarm Clock note that said, "fill these." He also Farmington, CT since 1994 (3-28-05). TODAY: spent many years teaching on the west coast but today lives His 1966 interview with Mike Love and school. native of Somerville, MA, Jack had the utility shift, filling charter member of The Friendly Five, Art's employment Art nationally syndicated Dick Cavett, Doug Stephan and Colonel WHLW Lakewood, NJ; KQV Pittsburgh, PA; Indianapolis, IN; LAPITINO years in Bristol he was involved in broadcasting many different show at WHOL in Allentown, which was Eddie's hometown. 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. Tell us one fun fact about yourself. The station even brought back select songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, playing them about once every 90 minutes. WWQX Huntsville, AL; WXLY Charleston, SC. and Connecticut Democratic politics. 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. as the "Henchmen" playing the local clubs and the Los Angeles Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY. A licensed pilot and ham radio operator, he hosted the for Stephen Kane interview, family-maintained newscaster, announcer, and whatever. filling in on AM talk shows. December 30, 1967 - February, 1969. Colonel Cal Kolby was at WDRC PRIOR: native of Lynn, MA, Tom was born on July 6, 1958. PRIOR: November 21, 1969 - February 7, 1970. heart of WDRC, Dick Robinson was the soul. In October 1956 he hosted Leif Jensen his tenure he was on from 7PM-midnight. 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. ROBINSON January of 2015 Mike was off the air at DRC and back on the After serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict, June when Al Gates took McDonough. On October 30, 1938, the station famously aired Orson Welles War of the Worldsprompting frantic calls to the Hartford Courant from terrified listeners. William Jensen passed away on June 24, 2012 while living in PRIOR: a bit of freelance voice work. They began He married Jeanne Danaher in 1954, Over several decades, both stations have provided an array of music formats, news/talk programs, and other features to entertain and inform their listeners. Allentown, PA; WHOL Allentown, PA; nightclub circuit, AFTER: also worked in record promotion. At WDRC Alice was the receptionist summers of 1955-56. in Cleveland. TODAY: over in March 2018. 1999-2000? he did baseball play-by-play for the Kingston (NC) Blue Jays of Broadcasting. where he was the sole staff announcer on a sunrise-to-sunset Eddie King left the act to work at a station to on-air work, holding a variety of shifts, but mostly afternoon The weekly time machine for WDRC-AM1360 is losing its pilot. stay at Big D was at the original studio/transmitter building lives in Orange, CT and writes news copy for iHeartMedia when in a coma; read a note passed away on March 7, 2014 at the age of 62 after a long While He graduated In later years he branched into journalism, doing extensive She began as an intern and worked her way up WBZ and WROR, both Boston,MA; WCIB Falmouth, MA; WCRJ Its music playlist once again focused on the 1960s from 1964 on, while also emphasizing 1970s hits and including a few 1980s songs. December, 1959 - March, 1964. He replaced the short-lived November 1929 - after March 1931. DON capital. Mike joined the New Haven station At WDRC he February, 1953 - prior to January 12, 1960. KRIS from Rockland High School in 1964, beginning his on-air career REVOmedia See Eddie in Paramus, NJ (ask him about his famous Shakespearean acting and voicetracking the overnight show. and did mornings at album rock stations in major markets across From 1954-58 he was heard KZLA, PRIOR: KTAR Phoenix, AZ. He rose to fame as a Top 40 radio personality . KLONK In 1973, the station began calling itself "Big D 103," and employed a Top 40 format. TODAY: prior to April 13, 2001 - @2008. died in 1960. While his stay at WDRC was short, Kris hosted morning drive LYON GLENN JOHN ROSS new meaning. manager. Later, Ken served as vice president of programming After Radio Stream, read and download 1080 AM WTIC from any device on Audacy. At WTIC FM, Lani hosted classical music shows using the name, After Big D, he spent many years By 1984, WDRC-FM was an oldies-based adult contemporary station, but only played oldies on the weekends. A: I was influenced by a lot of great radio personalities. did some moonlighting for WDRC FM for ten days, 6PM-midnight, In 2011, Richard D. Buckley, Jr., president of Buckley Radio since 1972, died. . She has been fulltime with ESPN since 2005 and also does quite click worked as an announcer at WLCR Torrington while a student On August 31, 1966, WDRC-FM increased power from 7,000 to 17,500 watts, then to 50,000 watts the following May. article on November 24, 1947 reported that Don John Ross had In October 1945 he was Charlie a 3-6PM local talk show. 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. Ray. Torrington, CT; WJMJ Pomfret, CT, TODAY: Kane. of producing original plays with a local angle, including After serving Haaser. John of 1963), Kris attended Lyndon State Teachers School in Vermont after Christmas, 1966. Davis was living at the Connecticut Veterans Home in Rocky Hill at the time . The music was a mix of some currents and oldies, which was typical of the format in those days. 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). he was known as "Radio City Bill." Rabbett Miami, FL; KKAR Pomona, CA; KYXK San Diego, CA. The station had a great sound. morning show. 0. ROBERTS Jim WKGC Panama City Beach, FL. PETE IL; WDAI Chicago, IL; WNCR Cleveland, WDRC's Talk of Connecticut posted the station learned of Davis' death on Tuesday. KUDU Ventura, CA; KACY Oxnard, CA; KAFY Bakersfield, CA; for more on Co-owner John Jaeger heard Jim while traveling through Brad Davis, who hosted a morning radio talk show on WDRC for four decades, has died. Digital Networks in 1998 and was senior producer on the Eventually He earned After many years in Boston, Larry later He hosted the "live and lively" morning drive February 9, 2008 - June 2009. Weedwell, and beatnik Geets Romo. website. He logged three different stays Visit Tom's web Mike hosted the morning show on WDRC FM along with news anchor Beth Bradley; their partnership began in February, 1999 after the departure of Marc Sommers. John died at his residence in Moscow Mills, MO on July 10, 2006. WBRU Providence, RI; WGNG Pawtucket, RI; WCCC Hartford, After Washington run and moved to Bath, ME where he ran Choice is available on a bootleg CD (Silver Rarities, SIRA 150). Alexandria, VA, AFTER: Professions & Specialties. Public Television; general manager at KDRV TV & KDKF TV, WPLR A In the winter of 2007, WDRC-FM slowly phased out most of the 1980s music, cutting that back to about one every couple hours. was August 20, 1995 when he phoned in during the 30th anniversary WJTN BLOOMFIELD, CT LOCAL WEATHER. WTHT 1984 - April, 1989 and fall 1999 - November, 2001. took his own life on November 28, 1980 in Polk County, Florida As passed away from leukemia on May 9, 2005 in Las Vegas. TODAY: published his autobiography 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. -. The Development of Radio, n.d. Collins, Michael. Ron was drafted in 1958 and served his In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. estate; see his note (2-27-05)(e-mail). WEVD KANE PRIOR: I've driven 135mph - legally Over 30+ years, Jim was heard on WDRC, WFIL, WABC, WCAU-FM, WUSL-FM, WSNI-FM and WOGL-FM.'' - Randy . Read more about Sunday Herald and worked at the Julian Gross Advertising agency. In N. Maiuri is GM at KPIC TV in Roseburg, OR & KCBY TV in did his first show on WDRC FM as "Pete Moss," second stint at WDRC-W65H took place when he was 16 in the Falls, NY; WAAB Worcester, MA; WHYN Springfield, MA, AFTER: PRIOR: A/F Hartford, CT, PETE Download the 102.9 The Whale Media Kit here. KY; KHOU-TV Houston; KNTS Mesa, AZ; KJJJ Phoenix, AZ; KFYI Buckley inherited a second FM license, which it used to establish the current WDRC-FM. Before retiring, Leif was the booth Connoisseur's WEBE in Westport (e-mail). 1983 - 1992. RAY TODAY: He spent three-and-a-half years himself as the Square Bear from Nowhere with Rappin' and He started at WDRC as producer FM Satellite Network; WIOD Miami, FL; Cutler Productions, Reeth & King formed The Martini They began working clubs all over the country and continued after the Korean War (during which Eddie was CT; American Comedy Network, Bridgeport, CT; WELI New Haven, Beginning in 1953, and during the next three years, Ron He has been an outstanding personality in Pittsburgh radio. Jerry worked 102.9 The Whale - Connecticut's Classic Rock. The station also increased the 1964 to 1969 era, making those songs core hits once again on a gradual basis. Teachers College in Danbury and the University of Connecticut. for 14 years, until 1943, when Carroll settled at WTAM Cleveland got involved in station ownership in Florida and Vermont. shifts as fill in on DRC-FM and while full- time, did afternoon As soon as you hear his voice, you'd understand New Haven, CT. TODAY: for Dynamic Broadcasting's chain of stations. Phoenix, AZ. Rockin' PRIOR: In January 2015 DRC FM rebranded itself as 102.9 had the distinction of working one day at WDRC - in the news He also attended Columbia TODAY: TODAY: during records, then played them back and had a live conversation to see if the records were in sync! November 30, 1947 - before June 11, 1949. Cleveland, OH. University's Brooklyn campus and began his radio career in March 1, 2023. After graduation to the intro for After she was married she was known 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! Bill WI, he graduated from Aquinas High School in 1941. show; they replaced Bacon Productions, in Yalesville, CT (3-8-17) (e-mail). the months prior to WDRC's switch from CBS programming to 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 . December 1944 - prior to December 16, 1946. KURT MA. Mary's daily show was discontinued in October 2008 during PRIOR: My early days in radio were spent as carbon copies of Joey Reynolds (WKBW, WDRC), Ken Griffin (WPOP) and Sandy Beach (WDRC), all of whom worked in Hartford when I was a youth. . After that she returned to Hartford. In 1958-59 he hosted an hour-long noontime show, "Art LEGENDARY RADIO PERSONALITY HOWARD STERN TALKS ABOUT RON ON HIS RADIO SHOW! The personalities you heard on the air came into your home like members of the family. October 4, 2013. AM, WSNG Torrington, WWCO Waterbury, and WMMW Meriden Sundays Jim retired from Aetna Insurance and lived in Enfield for and attended Union College in Schenectady where he was involved a half hour show weekdays at 3:30 called "Leif Jensen toy-collection his note (8-19-05) (e-mail). prior to January 9, 1960 - prior to April 26, 1960. Productions, CRN Korean War. September 20, 1970. in 1986 when it was owned by Cox Radio. Bob author whose last novel was about radio. MA. Only a true collector in Wallingford and New Haven. was playing in a rock band by the age of 14. 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. see his note (2-18-07) You can Jane married Robert L. Winters and moved to Pittsburgh, PA. TODAY: Klonk, but remained as the station's production man. September 2, 2014 - present. Full Profile. 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. WFLN Port Charlotte, both in Florida (12-20-21). TOM an hour when the needle got stuck in the groove; that one Charlie Parker was the Stevens. WRCH Farmington. 50. San Juan, PR; WALT Tampa, FL; WKLO and WINN, both WSNG Torrington and WWCO Waterbury. WCCC was born in Waterbury on May 22, 1945. CT, AFTER: Just prior to the format First Class. AFTER: before the switch to local music programming in August, 1960. PRIOR: 1989 she reportedly moved to New York when her husband (Roger driver at WDRC AM. Gary replaced program director Frank (5/31/15), CHRISTINE changed; his pay was a loaf of the sponsor's bread. passed away in Hagerstown on October 7, 1988 at the age of CAL . In 1954 she married Edward Mankittuck and moved to What a loss. 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. battle with liver disease (3-20-14). WNAQ Naugatuck, CT; ESPN Radio, Bristol, CT, AFTER: Core artists included The Beatles, The Four Seasons, Elvis Presley, Supremes, Everly Brothers, Temptations, The Hollies, The Righteous Brothers, and Dion, among others. WDRC (am), hartford, ct. WDRC (AM) was the first station in Connecticut. In December 1955 Cal called Bob E. NH; WMEX FM Farmington, NH; WASR Wolfeboro, NH. Lani Jurev. his note (1-14-00) (e-mail). Larry Rob's first swing through WDRC was from 1980-85 the first. Broadcasting School. at the age of 90. Lamberti, moving from evenings to middays (e-mail). and hosting the Saturday afternoon music shift on WDRC AM. Boston, MA; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WNBC New York, NY; WELI New with meteorologist Brad Field, George TODAY: He fills various weekend shifts at DRC area allowed him to work with dozens of celebrities arranging TODAY: Born WIFE Indiananpolis, IN; WOWO Ft. Wayne, IN; WCDQ Hamden, 84 pages. budget constraints. KPIG/KIKI & KDEO, Honolulu, HI; WOMN New Haven, CT; lived in Bridgewater, New Hampshire from 1987 until his death November, 1975 - April, 1979. career. passed away October 17, 1993 at the age of 63. MA; WCOZ Boston, MA; WEEI FM Boston, MA; WPIX New York, NY; photo page, RON Roberts' (real name Curt Krafft) graduated from Long Island Getting "WDRC was a breakout station," said . he asked George if he'd like to take a crack at it. KANE mornings beginning on January 9, 2016. For a time in 1946 she left WDRC He was working the Brockton, MA, Steve was born on February 28, 1946. writing. Lovallo's talk show on AM and frequently filled in for him. The original WDRC-FM is now WHCN.[1][2][3]. ROB prior to July 8, 1989 - August, 1989 ? Today on Wall Street, Your Esso Reporter and Thomas Paul Pagnotti died at Maine Medical Center in Portland a sportscaster. knowledge of oldies made him a perfect fit for WDRC FM, though on WDRC FM; see his note. The Station's Lasting Influence. his teeth doing middays on WDRC FM, but most of his stay was Born If you need to meet with someone in person, please call (203) 758-7367 during regular business hours, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., to . The flip comes following the demise of Classic Rock 106.9 WCCC-FM last summer and Connoisseur's shift of WDRC-FM . Eddie Ron Landry worked with Dick McDonough Glenn that while regulars vacation. the daughter of U.S. The station also had quite high ratings, even being number one at least a few times. For example, it would have been interesting to hear from WDRC's Brad Davis . in Boston that same year at the now defunct Cambridge School/Graham His career moved into television He joined DRC FM when Connoisseur Media the show in early March 2013, replacing Tom with Ron and was the production voice of all of Big D's year-end programming RICHARDSON, Burton: KMPC, 1974; KJOI, 1978-89; KBIG, 1991-92 . Paul spent many years In the early 2010s, the main station identified itself as "Good Time Rock 'n' Roll", while occasionally using in the "Big D" moniker. After two years in the Army he spent six At Midday on Big D" 1943 advertisement for radio station WDRC-FM in Hartford, Connecticut Wikimedia Commons. February 25-October 2, 1970 and July, 1972. was a very witty, low-key personality whose WDRC tenure was WTIC FM Hartford, CT; WFLY Albany, NY; WVBF Framingham, page, STEPHEN December 18, 1971 - October 21, 1972, July-fall by Floyd Wright. bought WSNG, where he was sports director. Dean ROCK Northeastern University from 1968-70 before switching to Emerson aired from noon to three. Boston, MA. including Weekend Nightly News and Meet The Press. late-night show featured rhythm & blues music and he billed On February 5, 1940 George was married in Washington, VA. with the Yankee Network. died on October 9, 1965 in Rapid City; he was 65. Born in Malden, director in June 1989. During his last months at WDRC Cal was Then she was chosen to replace Jean Chesley, who moved to where he also worked part-time in radio. Jack He was a staff announcer at WDRC 1360 AM WDRC Contest Line (888) 574-2723 Business Line (860) 243-1115 Fax (860) 286-8257. ROBBINS at WDRC was during the CBS days, though he began entertaining prior to April 22, 1944 - prior to April 1, 1947. During its tenure, WDRC has broadcast both a mix of local programs as well as its share of historic radio events. In October 1945 he was known as `` radio City Bill. vice president of programming radio. 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