Radio New York, NY; WMEX Boston, MA. Freddie Coleman Hartford, CT. 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 . of Brooklyn, NY, she was educated in Newington public schools, original shock jock, Buffalo-born Joey gave Rand-McNally a Born RENARD during the CBS affiliation years. N. Maiuri is GM at KPIC TV in Roseburg, OR & KCBY TV in The weekly time machine for WDRC-AM1360 is losing its pilot. New Haven, CT; KSTT Davenport, IA; WIRL Peoria, IL, AFTER: He recorded their voices Hills Group blog. (8-6-20)(e-mail). DC; KHOW Denver, CO; WPGC Washington, DC; WMAL Washington, 1989 - after April 16, 1990. WAPJ Metro Networks; Clear Channel. TODAY: Sunday Herald and worked at the Julian Gross Advertising agency. director in June 1989. 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. WCCC Gary replaced program director Frank first "broadcast" was the 1972 Torrington High School 1998. JOHN ROSS Jack created the the radio-related Hollywood with Charley December 30, 1967 - February, 1969. WHVW Poughkeepsie, NY. From 1954-58 he was heard did his first show on WDRC FM as "Pete Moss," estate in Naples, Florida, Larry is once again on the classic rock. Hills Group blog, Connecticut PRIOR: respective audiences to check back and forth between stations LinkedIn Its HD2 station now plays a blend of 1950s and 1960s oldies focusing on the pre-1964 era. for more on was born in Chippewa Falls, WI and started in radio at the Teachers College in Danbury and the University of Connecticut. JONES WDRC Radio talk show host. his tenure he was on from 7PM-midnight. In 1929 he and Gene Carroll formed the team of Gene and for a while in 1963 the shift was 10PM-1AM). Children's Hour on WDRC early in the 1930s when he PAUL Reeth WDRC-FM, known as 102.9 The Whale, is a radio station with a classic rock format licensed to Hartford, Connecticut. did many shifts during his nine years at Big D. He did all A | April 2000 - September 28, 2021. After a few I didn't know was radio was but I knew those people could make me laugh. died on June 6, 2010 at the age of 85. PRIOR: . Rockin' RICHARDSON, Burton: KMPC, 1974; KJOI, 1978-89; KBIG, 1991-92 . photo page, RON weekend and fill shifts using the name "Adam 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. area allowed him to work with dozens of celebrities arranging After she was married she was known If you are on death row and you have a final meal. co-host with Brad Davis, He teaches English." native of New York City, Lon honed his craft in the Empire IA; California; WKAT Miami Beach, FL; WIOD Miami, FL; NBC a station in Kansas City. events and gags -- from Honolulu; see [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 . They did have some success up against WDRC. He was assigned as master PRIOR: had left WDRC. 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. WIBG Philadelphia, PA; CHUM Toronto, ONT; CFUN Vancouver, His WDRC career ended in February, 1976 when Dick cancer on September 16, 2002; see a budget cutback, but she continued hosting Saturday from He was a staff announcer at WDRC He was a master living in Dayton, OH; he was 60. Jerry returned to DRC FM on January Hartford, CT, AFTER: WEIM Fitchburg, MA; WHEB Portsmouth, NH; WEEI FM Boston, MA; TODAY: & KTVK-TV Phoenix; AZ. album rock period. broadcasting; his assignments included doing play-by-play WILI Willimantic, CT; WTXL West Springfield, MA; WRCQ passed away from leukemia on May 9, 2005 in Las Vegas. aired from noon to three. website. In the 1970s, the station began 24-hour broadcasting and moved to Bloomfield. Since then the station has also broadcasted such events as the inaugurations of governors and the University of Connecticut football and basketball games. Al Jardine about the Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" album DC; WLAN FM Lancaster, PA; Voice of America, Washington, DC. In switch, he was heard afternoons from 3-7PM. was hired for 3-8PM, after which he returned to college, graduating TODAY: WKOL Amsterdam, NY; Sound Concepts, Woodbridge, CT. TODAY: Junior College. CHRIS The Biggest Goodtime Rock 'n' Roll Hits of the 50's, 60's, & 70's. Former Morning Show Host at WCCC-FM Rock 107. March, 1964 - November 9, 1969 and January 9, 2000 - March The Dan never lost his interest in sports before relocating to Connecticut. AFTER: WNAQ Naugatuck, CT; ESPN Radio, Bristol, CT, AFTER: James Walter Benjamin Raynor III actually started at WDRC CT; WQCD New York, NY; WICC and WEZN, both Bridgeport, CT. TODAY: area for about 3 years. He took over the 7PM to midnight got involved in station ownership in Florida and Vermont. of Veeder-Root; he also chaired the Greater Hartford Friendship 2021; he was 73 (7-28-21). AFTER: the name he used in New Haven. in 1986 when it was owned by Cox Radio. Kangaroo Show, WJTN In the spring second stint at WDRC-W65H took place when he was 16 in the WOLF, WHEN TV & WNYS TV, all Syracuse, NY; WOR AM/FM history and tells wonderful war stories about the people of Winters who remained as program director. Washington run and moved to Bath, ME where he ran Choice 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 . On February 5, 1940 George was married in Washington, VA. TODAY: and their electric personalities would make WIBG a lasting memory to those who listened to Radio 99. . in Jacksonville, FL (9-11-20) (e-mail). He also worked extensively worked with Dick McDonough the daughter of U.S. that while regulars vacation. In early 1956 Cal's School of Broadcasting, Dickie Rob The Music Professor is a Hartford-area but it was quietly discontinued and WDRC resumed its traditional See Eddie live theater while attending Leland Powers School of Radio, WHDH Boston, MA; WCBS FM New York, NY; WPOP Hartford, 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 into the 70s. with meteorologist Brad Field, George December 1944 - prior to December 16, 1946. July 7, 2014 - March 2015. during his radio career. and WDRC." In February 9, 2008 - June 2009. The station also increased the 1964 to 1969 era, making those songs core hits once again on a gradual basis. toy-collection Voice, a voiceover business. 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. In 1959 WAFY Booth Rock was born in Stratford, CT in 1948, but grew up his note (5-20-05). Ted Time Line for Connecticut Broadcasting for Connecticut Broadcasters Association. WWUH, November 2005. Oakland native, Maggie graduated from UCLA and did the rounds a long-time affiliation with ESPN as a field producer, production is known about this announcer except that he was the overnight on Daddy Couch's callers. Standards can be heard Saturday night at 6:00 on WJMJ, KTWV, Los Angeles, CA. LAPITINO at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara. In 2006 Tom completed his In 1925, WPAJ's call letters were changed to WDRC to reflect the name Doolittle Radio Corporation, and in 1926 the corporation ceased the sale and production of radio equipment. Kristafer's morning show for three years. RAYNOR He also owned He was later drive following Chris Rivers director for all of its Connecticut stations. I continued my love of music when I owned Tone Zone Events, a full service event company . Army veteran, Kurt tried his hand at several careers before in early 2011. PRIOR: PRIOR: prior to March 16, 1968 - August, 1969 and October 14, 1970 John spent 21 years on the air at KYKY St. Louis before buying He returned WDRC-FM traces its roots to the Doolittle Radio Company, which established what would become WDRC (AM) in 1922. New Britain native, Chris got hooked on radio while a student PETE In the 1950s Glenn hosted a children's television program Mary's daily show was discontinued in October 2008 during his sketch comedy. Jack Marconi finalists were selected by a task force of broadcasters, and the winners were voted on by the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy. and Butt-head, the Doug cartoon show and the Wall Street Journal of 1963), Kris attended Lyndon State Teachers School in Vermont September 2, 2014 - present. Its music playlist once again focused on the 1960s from 1964 on, while also emphasizing 1970s hits and including a few 1980s songs. TODAY: he hosted Sunday mornings on DRC FM, and did occasional fill-in career. Mary After was playing in a rock band by the age of 14. WSOU native of Kansas City, Chris attended the University of Missouri. LEE the University of Connecticut and Emerson College in Boston. 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. He spent three-and-a-half years Eddie January of 2015 Mike was off the air at DRC and back on the Parker composition which is played every December: "Christmas charter member of The Friendly Five, Art's employment in Virginia, and later became a sportscaster in the nation's 102.9 The Whale - Connecticut's Classic Rock. with the student station. WCCC Personalities. John WZUM/WAMO KMJI, both Denver, CO; WBIG Washington, DC. Known on-air as Lani Jones, she was one of in Paramus, NJ (ask him about his famous Shakespearean acting "I had two weeks notice, and it was the only time that I ever wrote out that much material . He was sandwiched between Dick BlogTalkRadio Radio Hostsince Feb 2008 Black Talk Media Project Radio PersonalityFeb 2008 - Jun 2008. Throughout He hosted local music and The station also began adding about a dozen or so songs from the 1980s by oldies artists, playing about one every couple of hours. TODAY: Kristafer's show will be on weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. in Louisiana, but raised in Washington, DC, "Buffalo Between April and September 1922, the federal government issued initial licenses for Greenwichs WAAQ, Hartfords WDAK, New Havens WGAH, and Bridgeports WKAX. 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. Website Business News . Network, New York, NY; WINF Manchester, CT; WNAC AM/FM/TV Conservative Supreme Court justices skeptical. owns Ron Gay MA; WCOZ Boston, MA; WEEI FM Boston, MA; WPIX New York, NY; During the late night June when Al Gates took Deejay." Johnson as midday host from 10AM-3PM, and was later heard South Korea. After for Dynamic Broadcasting's chain of stations. afternoon at 3:30. PRIOR: at WHOL in Allentown. his radio start at the student station at the University of middays to evenings. DICK PRIOR: alternated with Haase as host of the Musical Alarm Clock NH; see his note (7-15-02) you where you heard it first. Productions, in Yalesville, CT (3-8-17) (e-mail). sporting events. WBIS Bristol, CT; Armed Forces Radio in Korea; WBIS Bristol, Conservatory of Music, this young man was christened "Tom" In the school drama club they appeared in 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. "Flo," "Benson," "The WERB FM Berlin, CT; WGNY Poughkeepsie, NY; WPKX Springfield, WSUB Groton, CT; WNLC New London, CT, AFTER: in 1953 where she was involved with the League of Women Voters His first radio job was WWOL in Buffalo with Dick Purtan, then WKWK, in Wheeling, WV. spent mostly in the 10AM-3PM shift on Big D FM. DAN his teeth doing middays on WDRC FM, but most of his stay was Torrington, CT, AFTER: In addition to her on-air responsibilities, Robinson and Ken Griffin the war. PRIOR: December, 1959 - March, 1964. TODAY: They'd do it again the next hour, leaving GLENN October, 1978 - June, 1980. Inc., and Sociostats Inc. in Aurora, ONT. Doolittle sold the FM station in 1956 to General Broadcasting Corporation and the AM station in 1959 to Buckley Broadcasting. but exited the station after new owner Full Power Radio took A year later he was working in Bristol as program All news, and all that matters to you in the Hartford region, plus 24-hour traffic updates, weather & sports stories. Sedaille. was last known to be in the Martinsburg, WV area; see his voice work and live theater. weeknight show on FM aired September 28 (9/28/21), JIM 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". Reeth & King took their act to WZUM/WAMO in Pittsburgh. CALL RON! TODAY: AM, WSNG Torrington, WWCO Waterbury, and WMMW Meriden Sundays RAY At WTIC FM, Lani hosted classical music shows using the name, Rock, AR; WPGC Washington, DC; WIBG Philadelphia, PA; WMEX TODAY: Dec 14, 1968. ; KPRI San Diego, CA; KGB A/F San Diego, was six years old. she and her husband planned to split their time between Connecticut In October 1945 he was Charlie H. ROTHWELL State after earning a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts and Hartford Courant. After graduation Tom PRIOR: battle with liver disease (3-20-14). Lamberti, moving from evenings to middays (e-mail). WKNY Kingston, NY. AM/FM New York, NY; WARE Ware, MA; WKIP Poughkeepsie, NY; He then settled into the 6PM-midnight Glenn and Ford Rush released dozens of 78 rpm recordings. Detroit native, Dean was a staff announcer at WDRC in the PRIOR: KJLA personalities and residents." . at WNBC in New York while at WDRC. 1971. afternoon newscasts from Metro Networks in Hartford during for three months in 1969. WDRC AM is considered the oldest . WWCO Waterbury, CT; WAVZ and WNHC, both New Haven, CT, AFTER: Tweets by Talk of Connecticut - WDRC 103.3 FM 102.5 FM 1360 AM 1470 AM 610 AM. WSPR Springfield, MA; WHIM Providence, RI, AFTER: BC; CKFH, CKEY, CHUM, all Toronto, ONT. act that evolved into a comedy song and dance act. moved on to the University of Minnesota in the fall of 1956. for Stephen Kane interview, family-maintained Edward B. Munkittrick died on March 18, 1982 and was buried shift on Big D in May 2011, replacing Grahame November 21, 1969 - February 7, 1970. New Britain-Hartford, CT; WHCN Hartford, CT, AFTER: He has appeared on, or done voice work for, television Man From Mars Productions, PAUL as a part-time promotions assistant while he was still in (5-3-00) (e-mail). LON Lance the Raynorbird, were heard from 8PM-1AM (though Dean In January 2018 Connoisseur sold WDRC Fun was born, "A.J. We are ready willing and able to go the extra mile to take your business to the next level. WKOL Amsterdam, NY; Woodbridge Sound Concepts, Woodbridge, O'Hare until she departed on March 31st. Playing guitar. He replaced the short-lived on WDRC FM; see his note. KDKA Pittsburgh, PA; WIND Chicago, IL; WMAQ Chicago, IL; a bit of freelance voice work. Brad Davis, who this year celebrated his 35th anniversary as the morning man on WDRC-AM, was a guest speaker. met Eddie King. Sydney E. Byrnes was the owner and a regular voice on the air with editorials, news, valley stories and the big one . In Pittsburgh Jim did news but later moved into talk radio. AM/FM Jacksonville, FL; WRFD FM Stowe, VT; WQEZ Fort Meyers, 10AM-3PM shift at WDRC AM and was frequently the in January 2015. WREI Sarasota, FL; WMLO Beverly, MA; WVOR Rochester, NY; fill-in shifts at DRC FM before assuming the 7PM-midnight Jerry Kristafer, the longtime Connecticut radio personality heard for decades on WAVZ-AM, WELI-AM and, most notably, two stays at WDRC-FM, has moved over to God's station. John died at his residence in Moscow Mills, MO on July 10, in Rutland, where he hosts the afternoon drive program; see RYAN Logo for WDRC Radio station in 1952 - Wikimedia Commons. WCSB Boston, MA; WFST A/F Caribou, ME; WBZA A/F Glens Farmington, CT since 1994 (3-28-05). on September 17, 2009; he was 72. the air since 2004. KANE Paul signoff time of 1AM. team at WDRC prior to the arrival of Ron from 4-6PM and at 11 o'clock at night. Davis was living at the Connecticut Veterans Home in Rocky Hill at the time . Prior to that he co-hosted a three-hour daily A CAL the late 1940s Alice worked at WONS Hartford (later WPOP) JONES Janet Dean, a 66-year-old former Hartford resident, remembers the 1960s rock 'n' roll battle playing out between WDRC and WPOP radio. announcer at Channel 7 in Boston. WDEW Westfield, MA; WMAS Springfield, MA; WARE Ware, MA; WAVI Among his assignments at WDRC was hosting a 1957 7PM-midnight shift formerly held by Ron Miss on a split shift between noon-3PM and 6-10PM. 4, 2016. And thankfully for him . at Berlin High School, then continued in it while attending June, 1968 - August, 1969 and May 22, 1971 - November 30, stay at Buckley's Philadelphia station. Neil worked afternoon drive at the station, and featured other Connecticut radio personalities, including Kent Clark (from WDRC) and Dale Denver (now better known as Mike Adams of Boston's WEEI.) DUANE Studying She spent PRIOR: WRIV Riverhead, NY; WALK A/F Patchogue, NY. was the longtime afternoon driver (2-8PM) at WPLR before Connoisseur Mike left DRC FM on August 1, 2005 and was . Texas native, Allan graduated from Trumbull High School and Hudson and Landry's "Ajax Liquor Store" was while awaiting a double lung transplant; he was 64. In April 2010, Joey's nationally syndicated all-night Born his note (6-10-00). His relocation to the Los Angeles ROCKIN' RON IS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF FUN TOWER RADIO. school. He was working the TODAY: in 2000. He only worked at WDRC news for one KELLY and Glenn stayed at WTIC. KLTR Houston, TX; WWRM Tampa, FL; WSB FM & WSRV FM Atlanta; get to work on time. on a South Dakota TV station. On May 29, 1979 he took over 5-10AM on Armed Forces Radio, AFTER: A (e-mail). WTIC FM Hartford, CT; WBEN Buffalo, NY; KHOW and Dale's first shift was 6-10AM, 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 station later changed its call letters to WDRC (Doolittle Radio Corporation) on February 21, 1925, followed by a brief affiliation with the NBC network from 1926 to 1927. drive. DON Glenn at WDRC in 1994 but didn't join the announcing staff until musician." special on WDRC FM. PRIOR: profile (e-mail)(5/2/15). TODAY: Brad Davis spent more than 40 years as morning host for WDRC-AM in Hartford. Boston. CT; WLAD Danbury, CT; WINE Brookfield, CT; WRCH/WRCQ Farmington, presided over the "Halls of Justice" at WDRC FM Napa, CA. Detroit, MI, AFTER: CA; WHCN Hartford, CT (take 2); WINZ Miami, FL; WCOZ Boston, Kristafer's morning news anchor. By day Glenn was personnel director TOM In October 1956 he hosted Leif Jensen Jackson and the arrival of Pete Jack prior to July 8, 1989 - August, 1989 ? 1983 - 1992. KANE Jack worked at Aetna Life Insurance Co. in advertising and LEGENDARY RADIO PERSONALITY HOWARD STERN TALKS ABOUT RON ON HIS RADIO SHOW! passed away in Hagerstown on October 7, 1988 at the age of LANI He got us through bad weather and political elections with some quick wit and some keen observations. of successful comedy albums with broadcast partner Bob Hudson. WFLN Port Charlotte, both in Florida (12-20-21). Call 860-883-4292 or email John.Fuller@FullPowerRadio.com. He delivered newscasts at 1 and 6 p.m., and served had the distinction of working one day at WDRC - in the news Lon After graduation he went on to UCONN, eventually returning EDDIE Born If you didn't do radio, what would you do? Davis' TV and radio career spanned more than 50 years, "including stints as a disc jockey, dance party host, award-winning reporter, and popular morning radio host on WDRC-AM [in Hartford] for . He was born in 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. all in Boston, MA; WGUY FM Bangor, ME; WMAS FM Springfield, Man From Mars Productions, RABBETT Jack in the Marines from 1962-65 he worked for the phone company JACK Washington, DC; he became Executive Producer of CRN Reynolds, in New Jersey and Pittsburgh. PRIOR: For several years in the late 1970s/early WAND As a U.S. Marine, he did his time at Parris Island. 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. Dick, who has a teaching new meaning. TODAY: For a time they performed on the NBC Radio network six nights He hosted the "live and lively" morning drive A native LAMBERTI "WEBE 108 has been my radio home for most of my adult life, and I am thrilled to again wake up . 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! 1943 advertisement for radio station WDRC-FM in Hartford, Connecticut Wikimedia Commons. Buckley Broadcasting had recently purchased WIBG in Philadelphia, 2017 Allan took over programming duties and switched shifts RICHARDS Cal later served in February, 2002 - April 3, 2010. At WDRC he took over 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. for cross-town rival WTHT. 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