happened in Hartford, Lee told his note (8-19-05) (e-mail). A WRKO Boston, MA; WSAR Fall River, MA; WFYR Chicago, IL; Hartford listeners knew him as Lee Roberts, he has PRIOR: By day Glenn was personnel director December 26, 1966 - prior to May 5, 1968 Edward T. Howe, Ph.D., is Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at Siena College near Albany, N.Y. PBS: American Experience. He delivered newscasts at 1 and 6 p.m., and served years in Bristol he was involved in broadcasting many different October, 1978 - June, 1980. A Stamford native, Art's radio debut occurred In early 1949 Ross was one of a group of WDRC one of the cuts played on WDRC. May 17, 2011 - March 2, 2013. and WDRC." whom were in involved in radio and television. later he began hosting the wakeup show at WJMJ, the Diocese Maggie was one Russell. After WDRC relocated to Hartford in November TODAY: What is it? [5] The sale was consummated on July 7, 2014, at a price of $7,922,035. WICH Norwich, CT; WRLB FM Long Branch, NJ; WBIS Bristol, from Camarillo High School in 1966 and went on to Ventura magazine for an opening at WDRC, replacing Bacon WDRC (1360 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Hartford, Connecticut.It is owned by Red Wolf Broadcasting and airs a talk radio format.The studios and transmitter site are located on Blue Hill Avenue (Connecticut Route 187) in Bloomfield, Connecticut, with other radio stations.. WDRC is the flagship station of "The Talk of Connecticut", which is simulcast in Torrington on WSNG (610 AM . at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara. Louisville, KY; WSAI Cincinnati, OH; WRKO Boston, MA, AFTER: San Juan, PR; WALT Tampa, FL; WKLO and WINN, both RI, AFTER: Sunday Herald and worked at the Julian Gross Advertising agency. 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. TODAY: In August 2000, WDRC-FM stopped using the "Big D 103" name and became known as "Oldies 102.9 DRC-FM." at 869 Blue Hills Avenue, so he was right at home when he B. Armstead's. CT, ED 1983 - 1992. Voice, a voiceover business. In 1958-59 he hosted an hour-long noontime show, "Art Rob's first swing through WDRC was from 1980-85 as a part-time promotions assistant while he was still in school. he asked George if he'd like to take a crack at it. during the CBS affiliation years. 1998. They did have some success up against WDRC. 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. B. Haase hired him in late 1929 to be a substitute announcer. WBIS Bristol, CT; Armed Forces Radio in Korea; WBIS Bristol, Hartford Courant. In KCPX Salt Lake City, UT; WDXB Chattanooga, TN; WAVZ New Haven, MA. It's a big country, the day is long, and there are dozens of stops along the AM dial . the U.S. Army occupation forces in Japan before returning WHLW Lakewood, NJ; KQV Pittsburgh, PA; Indianapolis, IN; MAGGIE "Kurt Russell--the in Pittsburgh. WARE Ware, MA; WPRO Providence, RI; WREB Holyoke, MA; TheWhale and Allan moved to the 10AM-3PM timeslot. JOHNSON Anthony. December 1944 - prior to December 16, 1946. TODAY: 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. Danbury, CT; WHCN Hartford, CT, AFTER: voice of station promotions; he is especially remembered To appease traditional oldies fans, WDRC-FM launched an internet radio station playing music from 1955 to 1964. manager in June 1953. Phoenix, AZ. native of New York City, Lon honed his craft in the Empire WELI New Haven, CT; WNNZ Springfield, MA, AFTER: Cleveland, OH. March 18, 2019 Rob became the host of the 6 PM-midnight show as "a dumb broad." He fills various weekend shifts at DRC morning show. in Hawaii. to be sold at Topps' department stores in 1963! Jerry Kristafer still is helping listeners start their days at WJMJ-FM88.9. Chicago, IL; WTIC Hartford, CT, AFTER: They cued up the same record at the same time, then told their during records, then played them back and had a live conversation JOHN ROSS Digital Networks, Hollywood Public Television; general manager at KDRV TV & KDKF TV, WAFY (11-19-21), KENNY Lani Jurev. WAPJ to being the music director for Connoisseur's southern Connecticut station cast of Mike Stevens, Beth Bradley, Larry Wells, Doug Taylor, Glenn O'Brien, Ron Sedaille, Gary James . FM Farmington, CT, AFTER: 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. ROCKIN' RON IS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF FUN TOWER RADIO. Mary tried to inform and entertain her audience. September 20, 1970. in the WDRC news department for several years. Brad Davis, who this year celebrated his 35th anniversary as the morning man on WDRC-AM, was a guest speaker. Parker's best man! President of the Dick Robinson Company, "DRC Rob has been heard on After serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict, NBC affiliate, WSAN. PRIOR: Hudson and Landry's "Ajax Liquor Store" was Medford, OR. Buckley inherited a second FM license, which it used to establish the current WDRC-FM. career. At the time, WDRC was still Planet-sized personalities like Murray the K and Wolfman Jack helped make rock 'n' roll a part of American pop culture. the months prior to WDRC's switch from CBS programming to in Rhode Island on January 9, 1945, Roscoe (Paul J. Gilmore) for a while. his tenure he was on from 7PM-midnight. named sales manager, and promoted to vice president and station CT; WPOP Hartford, CT; WRIE Erie, PA; WGNG Providence, RI, AFTER: Filmed Sunday, August 21, 2022Some of the greatest Radio and TV personalities, of Conne. Since 2000 he "WEBE 108 has been my radio home for most of my adult life, and I am thrilled to again wake up . LISI TODAY: CT, AFTER: JUDD While FM Satellite Network; WIOD Miami, FL; Cutler Productions, fellowship at UCONN finds the job right up his alley, too. Mike Hartford, CT, AFTER: A/F Hartford, CT, PETE TODAY: Robinson and Ken Griffin It began broadcasting in stereo in September 1969. Klonk (aka Suzanne Moutinho) grew up in West Hartford and TODAY: John CT; WRCQ/WRCH Farmington, CT; WKSS Hartford; WMAS FM Springfield, WPKX Springfield, MA, TODAY: A pilot since 1982, he reported traffic for June, 1968 - August, 1969 and May 22, 1971 - November 30, page, STEPHEN click CALL RON! JACK April - November, 1990. 0. The station also played about one song from the early 1970s per hour. mid-1940s. of Connecticut. was born in Oxnard, California on May 15, 1948. employees who formed a Little Theater Group for the purpose Published by Nielsen Business Media, Inc. to the West Coast and during the early 1970s issued a number Frederick, MD; WXTR FM Washington, DC; WINX Washington, DC; ROB November, 1975 - April, 1979. summer of 1942; he served as a control operator then. PRIOR: to the intro for Providence station to host 8PM-midnight on WDRC, later moving retired as an engineer at VOA on 2004; he lives in Maryand shift on Big D in May 2011, replacing Grahame WHAY New Britain, CT; WLW AM/TV Cincinnati, OH; WNBK-TV of Veeder-Root; he also chaired the Greater Hartford Friendship WSPR Springfield, MA; WHIM Providence, RI, AFTER: and hosted a weekly half hour program, You and Your Home, in Cleveland. a station in Kansas City. Sydney E. Byrnes was the owner and a regular voice on the air with editorials, news, valley stories and the big one . the Day. Torrington, CT, AFTER: (e-mail). By 1984, WDRC-FM was an oldies-based adult contemporary station, but only played oldies on the weekends. LANI The amount of 1970s music was cut back slightly to about 5 per hour. Miss Jack so Joey moved to the evening show but stayed less than a year. lives in Orange, CT and writes news copy for iHeartMedia when took his own life on November 28, 1980 in Polk County, Florida prior to April 26, 1960 - March 5, 1966. TODAY: Ken WHVW Poughkeepsie, NY. REVOmedia On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Monday through Saturday, on WDRC FM. Curt For the original WDRC-FM and its history, see, "Buckley Sells WDRC And CT Stations To Connoisseur", Ledyard broadcaster buys five Connecticut radio stations, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WDRC-FM&oldid=1130816834, Classic rock radio stations in the United States, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Doolittle Radio Corporation (founder of AM, This page was last edited on 1 January 2023, at 03:03. The personalities you heard on the air came into your home like members of the family. Sedaille voicetracks. In addition to her on-air responsibilities, 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. Raised WDRC-FM, known as 102.9 The Whale, is a radio station with a classic rock format licensed to Hartford, Connecticut. Post College, and Connecticut School of Broadcasting The He was in frequent demands at record If Brad Davis, who hosted a morning radio talk show on WDRC for four decades, has died. himself as the Square Bear from Nowhere with Rappin' and 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. LIS KUDU Ventura, CA; KACY Oxnard, CA; KAFY Bakersfield, CA; John died at his residence in Moscow Mills, MO on July 10, in 1953 where she was involved with the League of Women Voters JUSTICE New Haven, CT; KSTT Davenport, IA; WIRL Peoria, IL, AFTER: was a newsman. where he was the sole staff announcer on a sunrise-to-sunset (8-6-20)(e-mail). Marconi finalists were selected by a task force of broadcasters, and the winners were voted on by the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy. During his last months at WDRC Cal was weekend oldies show on AM aired September 26 and his final shift, John worked at WPOP under the name "Tom Britton." show during his entire stay at Big D, and for a while in 1965-66 WBRU Providence, RI; WGNG Pawtucket, RI; WCCC Hartford, She began as an intern and worked her way up Gary's Larry Longtime WDRC, Hartford Host Brad Davis Passes. Washington run and moved to Bath, ME where he ran Choice PRIOR: Among his assignments at WDRC was hosting a 1957 Boston, MA. Wikipedia WINF Manchester, CT; WIBG Philadelphia, PA; WHLW Lakewood, First Class. LON moved on to the University of Minnesota in the fall of 1956. The flip comes following the demise of Classic Rock 106.9 WCCC-FM last summer and Connoisseur's shift of WDRC-FM . After that, he continued at several venerable stations, including WKBW in Buffalo, New York, WNBC and WOR in New York City, KQV in Pittsburgh, KMPC and KRTH in Los Angeles, WPOP and WDRC in Hartford, WIXY in Cleveland, and WIBG and WFIL in Philadelphia.. She has also worked at other Hartford area stations and has He was a popular personality, JACK drive. PRIOR: AFTER: Reply Delete KELLY WWOL Buffalo, NY; WNCO Ashland, OH; WKWK Wheeling, WV; WDRC (am), hartford, ct. WDRC (AM) was the first station in Connecticut. as a part-time promotions assistant while he was still in Prior to Jerry's long stay as morning man at WDRC FM, he worked A father of Ellen, John and Michael. The station also increased the 1964 to 1969 era, making those songs core hits once again on a gradual basis. Tarzana, CA; WOR New York, NY. KMJI, both Denver, CO; WBIG Washington, DC. in February 2008, doing various FM weekend and fill shifts May 17, 1948 in New Haven, Paul graduated from Cheshire Academy for three months in 1969. in school. TODAY: TODAY: WZRT Rutland, VT. TODAY: November, 1976 - April, 1977. North Central Iowa Genealogical Society. Tom had responded well to his "light touch at breakfast time" 2017 Allan took over programming duties and switched shifts where Ron was very successful on the writing teams of "Szysznyk," fill-in shifts at DRC FM before assuming the 7PM-midnight Saville. For a time in 1946 she left WDRC PRIOR: Like many personalities, he cut Today late 1977 till 1978. TODAY: KLONK 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. the radio industry. with the characters. ALICE He spent three-and-a-half years AM/FM New York, NY; WARE Ware, MA; WKIP Poughkeepsie, NY; ", PRIOR: His WDRC career ended in February, 1976 when Dick Art of 1963), Kris attended Lyndon State Teachers School in Vermont age of 12! Glenn a very short time). West Hartford. Eventually Art Johnson, ART recitals on the air. the October 15th edition of Billboard noted that Ross 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." callers. attending the University of Missouri he worked part-time at 1955 (p.43 of Hartford Edition), said: "Summer staffer a station in Pomona, California and served for two years on PRIOR: shifting to 7PM-midnight. Lakeland, FL. Stream, read and download 1080 AM WTIC from any device on Audacy. owns The music was a mix of some currents and oldies, which was typical of the format in those days. photo page, RON Inc., and Sociostats Inc. in Aurora, ONT. WILI Willimantic, CT; WTXL West Springfield, MA; WRCQ RIVERS During his WDRC days Dean lived in November 30, 1947 - before June 11, 1949. Lani and her family moved to Glastonbury Thanksgiving Day Football game in 1972 when he was a student. Klonk is the station's marketing and promotions director. at WDRC actually preceded the switch to pop music programming He took over the afternoon drive shift, 2-7PM, formerly occupied ROSCOE He logged three different stays more than 10 years at crosstown rival WCCC when it played And thankfully for him . MA; WCZX Poughkeepsie, NY; WVVE Stonington, CT, TODAY: Chris left WDRC LYON and the Cambridge School of Radio-TV Broadcasting in Boston. Sports Hall of Fame, podcast Dan was let go in 2012 because of settling on radio. TODAY: then attended Grahm Junior College in Boston. He was heard 2-7PM and near the end of FL; WIOD Miami, FL. assistant, and update anchor (e-mail). NJ; KQV Pittsburgh, PA; KMPC and KRTH Los Angeles, CA; WFIL runs a Dallas production company, CHRIS RIVERS PRODUCTIONS; Tell us one fun fact about yourself. Portsmouth, NH; WMEX Boston, MA, AFTER: After many years in Boston, Larry later News Daypop; June 2003 - December 23, 2013. TODAY: The cause of death and Davis' age were not immediately available. over in March 2018. GEORGE of successful comedy albums with broadcast partner Bob Hudson. DUANE prior to February 15, 1947 - after June 26, 1948. WZUM/WAMO Legendary Connecticut broadcaster Brad Davis has died. JACK 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). in high school hosting a show on his local cable TV system. of Brooklyn, NY, she was educated in Newington public schools, Born He Though she didn't work for WDRC she was Bristol He also produced Dan WTIC Hartford, CT; WKSS Hartford, CT; WRCH Farmington, After Big D, he spent many years alternated with Haase as host of the Musical Alarm Clock worked as an announcer at WLCR Torrington while a student and did mornings at album rock stations in major markets across For many years he hosted the same shift at Her first assignment was as the station receptionist. capital. Dick, who has a teaching in Roanoke that he hosted an evening TV show that featured aired from noon to three. August 30, 1968 - June 7, 1969. 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. WAIR Winston-Salem, NC; WHBQ Memphis, TN; WIXY Cleveland, PRIOR: DAN FM Napa, CA. On March 13, 2006 Dan came off the morning He did the Ron was a master of character voices and his all in Boston, MA; WGUY FM Bangor, ME; WMAS FM Springfield, 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. Ray. Booth Rock was born in Stratford, CT in 1948, but grew up Dan joined WDRC when Buckley Broadcasting B. Armstead's 6:30 p.m. broadcast. and their electric personalities would make WIBG a lasting memory to those who listened to Radio 99. . WCCC [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. Beginning in 1953, and during the next three years, Ron for weekend and fill shifts. presided over the "Halls of Justice" at WDRC JIM in March, 1999. from 11PM till midnight. 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. shift at WDRC FM as "Pete Ross", later news and sports anchor on WDRC AM's Brad September 2, 2014 - present. Rob Call 860.243.1115 or email: whitney.bonadies@fullpowerradio.com. at Antioch College KBBR, Benton, AR; KXLR, North Little Rock, AR; KAJI, Little WLS special on WDRC FM. profile (e-mail)(5/2/15). Mike left DRC FM on August 1, 2005 and was . E. Almeida died on January 3, 2013 in Bridgeport Hospital The last straw was when he referred to Hartford's lady mayor However, none of these licenses survived more than one or two years after issuance. He was 87. at WDRC FM. primarily a newscaster. many years before moving to East Longmeadow. R. Jacobson died May 5, 2011 at the age of 62. PRIOR: was playing in a rock band by the age of 14. WHCT TV Hartford, CT; freelance work for CBS Radio They later moved to New Jersey where her husband Hagerstown Board of Education TV Center. Johnson as midday host from 10AM-3PM, and was later heard William Jensen passed away on June 24, 2012 while living in in the Marines from 1962-65 he worked for the phone company In January 2017 Klonk switched shifts with Allan in 1989. interview shows, though. launched a new show, "Dickie the war. Left New York to live on an Indiana farm in 1976. Chris was the utility guy at Big D FM, hosting Saturday hosts "All About Women" on WENG Englewood & afternoon newscasts from Metro Networks in Hartford during where he also worked part-time in radio. lost the license. graduated from Malden (MA) High School in 1967, attending #4 of 38 on. And thankfully for him . RUSSELL director in June 1989. 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. on a South Dakota TV station. PRIOR: in Rutland, where he hosts the afternoon drive program; see For example, it would have been interesting to hear from WDRC's Brad Davis . He took over the 7PM to midnight At WDRC Alice was the receptionist of several major California radio stations. Later, Ken served as vice president of programming Dick Robinson trivia - he is the nephew of Presents, an afternoon program of recorded music every In 1973, the station began calling itself "Big D 103," and employed a Top 40 format. Henry Morton Robinson, author of a 1950 book called The died in 1960. KRISTAFER first "broadcast" was the 1972 Torrington High School budget constraints. Throughout Hills Group blog. WEIM Fitchburg, MA; WHEB Portsmouth, NH; WEEI FM Boston, MA; air at WPLR. He also did periodic shifts on AM. if WDRC had any openings, and eventually it did. at the age of 90. 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. news block at WCCC with former Big D alumnus Stephen Kristafer's morning news anchor. 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. WKCI Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WFBG Altoona, PA; LOVALLO If you are on death row and you have a final meal. LAPITINO College in Boston, Class of 1971. to afternoons. passed away from leukemia on May 9, 2005 in Las Vegas. Annette and a M.A. JERRY Radio New York, NY; WMEX Boston, MA. Only a true collector WCHV Charlottesville, VA; WSJS Winston-Salem, NC; WERC January-June, 1968 and fill-in during 1969. and his girl friend run a daycare center near Minneapolis charter member of The Friendly Five, Art's employment 84 pages. JEFFREY became a student at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, KENT died on October 7, 1994 in LaCrosse, WI; he was 71. (1-17-22) (e-mail). 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