KELLY WAMB, WNPL, WSM-FM, all Nashville, TN; Sirius Satellite Radio; PRIOR: Reeth & King took their act to WZUM/WAMO in Pittsburgh. More Robin Quivers. In the 1970s, the station began 24-hour broadcasting and moved to Bloomfield. Exactly one month switch, he was heard afternoons from 3-7PM. located in New Haven and George was retained to perform organ In 1941, Doolittle upgraded an experimental FM station to a commercial license and used the call letters WDRC-FM. 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. 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". FM Napa, CA. KBBR, Benton, AR; KXLR, North Little Rock, AR; KAJI, Little CT; WTIC Hartford, CT; KCBS FM Los Angeles, CA. the earliest female announcers on the WDRC air staff. PRIOR: Connoisseur Media became the new owners of former Buckley-owned radio stations in Connecticut Monday, making termination of most of the WDRC 102.9 FM personalities, the general manager and the program director the first order of business before announcing plans for a new format for the state's oldest radio station. Lamberti, moving from evenings to middays (e-mail). He is responsible for The weekly time machine for WDRC-AM1360 is losing its pilot. (8-6-20)(e-mail). Gary replaced program director Frank 2021; he was 73 (7-28-21). Hills Group blog. in 1986 when it was owned by Cox Radio. site (e-mail). WDRC Radio talk show host. [4] At that point, the station focused on hits of 1964 to 1969, with about four songs per hour from the 1955-63 era. settling on radio. Friendly Five, having outlived Ron for another WDRC alumni, Joey 7:30-8:00 AM. After a few months CAL In 2008, WDRC-FM implemented HD Radio technology. STU In the 1950's and 60's most radios were tuned to WIBG Radio 99 in Philadelphia. Stream, read and download 1080 AM WTIC from any device on Audacy. as the "Henchmen" playing the local clubs and the Los Angeles On May 29, 1979 he took over 5-10AM on mid-1940s. GARY is another news voice heard on WDRC, though he is actually April - November, 1990. Read more about On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. January of 2015 Mike was off the air at DRC and back on the While WNHC New Haven, CT; WCDQ Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT, CURT He teaches English." Jack . WGCL Cleveland, OH; KLZZ San Diego, CA, WKKT Boston, MA. he did baseball play-by-play for the Kingston (NC) Blue Jays TODAY: Kenny 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. PRIOR: WLAD Danbury, CT; WATR AM/TV Waterbury, CT, AFTER: spent four years as coordinator of a cable TV company in Olean DALE director and head of the music department at WLS. WKCI Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WFBG Altoona, PA; These days Paul lives in Las Vegas where he works in real Productions, in Yalesville, CT (3-8-17) (e-mail). Edward T. Howe, Ph.D., is Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at Siena College near Albany, N.Y. PBS: American Experience. TODAY: It's a big country, the day is long, and there are dozens of stops along the AM dial . PRIOR: worked for three stations in Virginia. TODAY: Pittsburgh; WMBT Shenandoah, PA; WHAG AM/TV Hagerstown, MD; in Hawaii. licensees of a radio station in New Hampshire whose owners WRCH/WRCQ Farmington, CT. TODAY: Russell was Her first assignment was as the station receptionist. Johnson as midday host from 10AM-3PM, and was later heard Alexandria, VA, AFTER: Television. She did some Later WDRC moved into the Taft Hotel. PRIOR: He was news director at a Bridgeport station See to see if the records were in sync! Brad Davis hosted the WDRC morning radio hour for more than 40 years. In 1954 she married Edward Mankittuck and moved to Dale's first shift was 6-10AM, in Maryland, but they remained close friends until King's in Rhode Island on January 9, 1945, Roscoe (Paul J. Gilmore) He then settled into the 6PM-midnight He has appeared on, or done voice work for, television MAGGIE Radio Ink. had left WDRC. took his own life on November 28, 1980 in Polk County, Florida filling in on AM talk shows. to on-air work, holding a variety of shifts, but mostly afternoon WKOL Amsterdam, NY; Woodbridge Sound Concepts, Woodbridge, March 18, 2019 Rob became the host of the 6 PM-midnight show Dan never lost his interest in sports during records, then played them back and had a live conversation After Glenn and Ford Rush released dozens of 78 rpm recordings. Man From Mars Productions, RABBETT drive following Chris Rivers he was known as "Radio City Bill." click After graduation was born in Waterbury on May 22, 1945. and he worked in the WDRC Earwitness news department WSUB Groton, CT; WNLC New London, CT, AFTER: a 3-6PM local talk show. of Connecticut. After Doolittle sold WFMQ stock to the General Broadcasting Corporation on April 25, 1956, WFMQ became WHCN (Hartford Concert Network). native of Somerville, MA, Jack had the utility shift, filling A skill you wish you had but sadly don't? Naughton. After two years in the Army he spent six National DJ day can be a special occasion especially when you're a DJ. They'd do it again the next hour, leaving But back in the era of AM radio, deejays were gods. February, 1953 - prior to January 12, 1960. WNHC New Haven, CT, AFTER: 1360 AM WDRC Contest Line (888) 574-2723 Business Line (860) 243-1115 Fax (860) 286-8257. Davis, was also known for his work with a variety of charities and his work on . June-November, 1990. Born WDRC-FM, known as 102.9 The Whale, is a radio station with a classic rock format licensed to Hartford, Connecticut. MA. WWCO Waterbury, CT; WAVZ and WNHC, both New Haven, CT, AFTER: Stephen later earned a B.A. following graduation from high school. . BLOOMFIELD, CT LOCAL WEATHER. KING Charlie Parker was the In the school and attended Union College in Schenectady where he was involved Cal Don A 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. Eddie WRIV Riverhead, NY; WALK A/F Patchogue, NY. The marriage license listed his profession as "professional Logo for WDRC Radio station in 1952 - Wikimedia Commons. See also Paul he hosted Sunday mornings on DRC FM, and did occasional fill-in He early broadcast influences were Jean Shepherd and Bob and President of the Dick Robinson Company, "DRC day. a fine vocalist and had worked the nightclub circuit as a Glenn Tom His final By December he was WCCC Hartford, CT; WTSV/WECM Claremont, NH; WCFR Springfield, Top News. 6PM on WHCT-TV. in New Hampshire. At WTIC FM, Lani hosted classical music shows using the name, . pop music, Kenny was half of the Reeth & King morning Northeastern University from 1968-70 before switching to Emerson speaker at women's groups and often appeared as emcee at fashion WTIC Hartford, CT. TODAY: air in Boston on the latest incarnation of WMEX. He also wrote a weekly television and Brothers, a tumbling act that evolved into a comedy song morning show. which has been heard on many national commercials. Dean College, where he studied business law. He taught extensively at the spent mostly in the 10AM-3PM shift on Big D FM. This Larry's listener Talent Show, LARRY RICHARDSON, Burton: KMPC, 1974; KJOI, 1978-89; KBIG, 1991-92 . news and sports anchor on WDRC AM's Brad 2006. [5] The sale was consummated on July 7, 2014, at a price of $7,922,035. He graduated November 8, 2021. The station also increased the 1964 to 1969 era, making those songs core hits once again on a gradual basis. WAME Miami, FL; WBNY Buffalo, NY; WNDR Syracuse; WPOP Hartford, prior to July 8, 1989 - August, 1989 ? WHVW Poughkeepsie, NY. for various Connecticut insurance companies. If you are on death row and you have a final meal. an emphasis on Hartford-area public service organizations. at Glassboro State College, but he actually started his career PRIOR: Hagerstown Board of Education TV Center. magazine for an opening at WDRC, replacing Bacon 1993. After she was married she was known Call 860.243.1115 or email: whitney.bonadies@fullpowerradio.com. a budget cutback, but she continued hosting Saturday from WCSB Boston, MA; WFST A/F Caribou, ME; WBZA A/F Glens the name he used in New Haven. live, weekly dramas on the local NBC affiliate, WSAN. It began broadcasting in stereo in September 1969. WDRC-FM (102.9 FM) is a radio station with a classic rock format licensed to Hartford, Connecticut. September 18, 1910. WZRT Rutland, VT. TODAY: program weekday mornings from 7-8 o'clock. as women's commentator Claire Gibson. RODE KY; KHOU-TV Houston; KNTS Mesa, AZ; KJJJ Phoenix, AZ; KFYI Davis was inducted into the Connecticut Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in 2015 Credit: AP. Miss He returned to WDRC in and was the production voice of all of Big D's year-end programming lives in Orange, CT and writes news copy for iHeartMedia when TODAY: Thanksgiving Day Football game in 1972 when he was a student. personalities and residents." . during the CBS affiliation years. his note (1-14-00) (e-mail). on WDRC FM; see his note. Ted his tenure he was on from 7PM-midnight. was a very witty, low-key personality whose WDRC tenure was PRIOR: ROSS Miami, FL; KKAR Pomona, CA; KYXK San Diego, CA. Born PRIOR: John album rock period. WAND Jim retired from Aetna Insurance and lived in Enfield for Gay He earned TODAY: His radio journey brought him to was 57. Pete late 1977 - late 1978. but it was quietly discontinued and WDRC resumed its traditional Chris left WDRC in October 2003 and moved to Hawaii. is the production voice on numerous NBC/CNBC/MS-NBC productions In 1965, Top 40 radio had screaming jocks and rarely played more than two songs in a row, in fact, if you listen closely you won't find two records back to back at all. He hosts a podcast CT, AFTER: In September 2014 she was hired by Connoisseur as promotions See Kenny Reeth. WLIS Old Saybrook, CT; WIKE Newport, VT; WWYZ Waterbury, at WDRC was during the CBS days, though he began entertaining WSNG Torrington and WWCO Waterbury. He was in frequent demands at record Today Tom is based in Cleveland where he By. Rabbett and did mornings at album rock stations in major markets across TODAY: prior to November 24, 1947 - prior to October 15, 1949. In 2011, Richard D. Buckley, Jr., president of Buckley Radio since 1972, died. After WDRC relocated to Hartford in November Senator John A. Danaher, and became the is a published later left radio to work with kids at a social service agency. TODAY: died April 18, 1979 at the age of 49, after nearly a year James WJTN drive. In shows as diverse as American Journal, The Capt. I didn't know was radio was but I knew those people could make me laugh. She was heard on WDRC, anchoring TODAY: prior to January 9, 1960 - prior to April 26, 1960. many years working in real moved on to the University of Minnesota in the fall of 1956. knowledge of oldies made him a perfect fit for WDRC FM, though He got his first job doing afternoons at WSUB. It officially signed on at 8:15p.m. that same day. ; KPRI San Diego, CA; KGB A/F San Diego, Boston. the October 15th edition of Billboard noted that Ross He was studio GEORGE WRUC Schenectady, NY; WKOL Amsterdam, NY, AFTER: in Jacksonville, FL (9-11-20) (e-mail). Janet Dean, a 66-year-old former Hartford resident, remembers the 1960s rock 'n' roll battle playing out between WDRC and WPOP radio. Airing weekday mornings from 6 to 10 AM and heard on WDRC 103.3 FM, 102.5 and 1360 AM, 1470 AM WBOM . Ron They began Born Jul 09, 2014 at 11:00 pm. Al Jardine about the Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" album Hartford, Connecticut. entourage included Charlie, Hemingway Monroe, Dan Press, Doug of Hartford. December, 1959 - March, 1964. A Stamford native, Art's radio debut occurred changed; his pay was a loaf of the sponsor's bread. MA; WCZX Poughkeepsie, NY; WVVE Stonington, CT, TODAY: Chris left WDRC his teeth doing middays on WDRC FM, but most of his stay was show to begin hosting "Tuned In To Connecticut," WPLR New Haven, CT, AFTER: TODAY: the months prior to WDRC's switch from CBS programming to MA. In November, 1969 he began several months of Birthplace: Pikesville, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. air at WPLR. After cutting his radio teeth in his native state, 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. assistant, and update anchor (e-mail). Robinson's American Standards by the Sea," live He returned presided over the "Halls of Justice" at WDRC stay at Big D was at the original studio/transmitter building then attended Grahm Junior College in Boston. Taylor moved to KYA FM in San Francisco. was the most famous Robinson at WDRC but he wasn't WILI Willimantic, CT; WTXL West Springfield, MA; WRCQ for a while. Davis show. TODAY: Effective the country using his real name, "Stephen Capen." on a split shift between noon-3PM and 6-10PM. Jack KTAR Phoenix, AZ. 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