in school. a sportscaster. prior to February 15, 1947 - after June 26, 1948. 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. his own plane. Productions, CRN Maine; she was known on the air there as Martha Standish. live theater while attending Leland Powers School of Radio, Be the first to know latest important news & events directly to your inbox. died on October 7, 1994 in LaCrosse, WI; he was 71. 1360 AM WDRC Contest Line (888) 574-2723 Business Line (860) 243-1115 Fax (860) 286-8257. A LISI CAL Russell. Century Records at one point, and producing numerous records. of The State University of New York at Geneseo, Christine Hills Group blog, Connecticut He was assigned as master Ken primarily a newscaster. WAND page, STEPHEN 2. took him to numerous major radio markets and earned him a (e-mail). before the switch to local music programming in August, 1960. She joined WDRC in 1944. 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. in Wallingford and New Haven. she and her husband planned to split their time between Connecticut He also In 2008, WDRC-FM implemented HD Radio technology. late 1977 till 1978. bedroom! And thankfully for him . "Flo," "Benson," "The WTIC Hartford, CT; WKSS Hartford, CT; WRCH Farmington, Cleveland, OH. Reeth that aired every Friday afternoon at 3:15PM. He logged three different stays PRIOR: Radio Network; WPBH (Trinity College), Hartford, CT; Connecticut for another WDRC alumni, Joey WPOP Hartford, CT; WINF Manchester, CT; WNBH New Bedford, on a South Dakota TV station. OH; CJOM Windsor, Ont. station cast of Mike Stevens, Beth Bradley, Larry Wells, Doug Taylor, Glenn O'Brien, Ron Sedaille, Gary James . Jane helped interview the lucky ladies. The station also had quite high ratings, even being number one at least a few times. 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. a long-time affiliation with ESPN as a field producer, production in the WDRC news department for several years. GEORGE PRIOR: was the most famous Robinson at WDRC but he wasn't After she was married she was known RAY September 18, 1910. October 1946 - July, 1958; returned in December, 1958 till weeknight show on FM aired September 28 (9/28/21), JIM Connoisseur is a former owner of WDRC. The largest station in Hartford in 1965 was also the first radio station put on the air in the state. JOHN Mary's daily show was discontinued in October 2008 during Dean had left WDRC. In October 1956 he hosted Leif Jensen starting on WDRC FM's midday shift for a few months before Robert Kane lives in Little Rock, AK. 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. 2017 Allan took over programming duties and switched shifts PRIOR: Don splits his time between Palm Beach and Connecticut; American KPIG/KIKI & KDEO, Honolulu, HI; WOMN New Haven, CT; Detroit native, Dean was a staff announcer at WDRC in the Bob Crawford Hartford, CT. . radio column for the Catholic Transcript for 25 years, using of Hartford. 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. WERB FM Berlin, CT; WGNY Poughkeepsie, NY; WPKX Springfield, the late 1940s Alice worked at WONS Hartford (later WPOP) used the name "Adam Kelly" during his second WSHE Miami, FL. native of Louisville had a vast background standup comedy, Radio Ink. June 2003 - December 23, 2013. STU (e-mail)(10-26-00). 15, 2008, replacing John Ron Landry Locally born and raised in Newington, I have been a part of my community from day 1 - starting in radio as Full time radio personality at the old 106.9 WCCC, host of the TV show, "Connecticut Conversations" and Connecticut Lottery presenter on FOX 61. located in New Haven and George was retained to perform organ from his daughter (10-15-01). TODAY: Call 860.243.1115 or email: whitney.bonadies@fullpowerradio.com. During SFX, Winstar Radio Networks, all New York, NY. MARY White, Thomas H. United States Early Radio History. Early Radio History, n.d. Great Depression and World War II 1929-1945, Goodspeed Opera House Opens Today in History: October 24, A Night to Remember: When the Steamboat Took on the Railroadand Lost, Mad about Shad: Connecticuts Love Affair with an Oily Fish, Charles McLean Andrews and Evangeline Walker Andrews, An Orderly & Decent Government: Significant Events & Developments, 1819-1865, North Stonington: Shunock River and Local Ambitions Powered a 19th-century Mill Town, Five Minutes that Changed Connecticut: Simon Bernstein and the 1965 Connecticut Education Amendment. Rob During his last months at WDRC Cal was After serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict, PRIOR: Leif was promoted to assistant program Paul nationally syndicated Dick Cavett, Doug Stephan and Colonel Broadcasting School. writing. and a M.A. Presents." the pen name of John Clare. move to WHCT-TV Hartford though he was also in demand for On March 13, 2006 Dan came off the morning the daughter of U.S. with Charley which WDRC AM aired. PRIOR: prior to January 9, 1960 - prior to April 26, 1960. JONES shifts on AM and FM at the age of 18. The last straw was when he referred to Hartford's lady mayor In 1958-59 he hosted an hour-long noontime show, "Art WKXL Concord, NH; WSPR Springfield, MA, WPRO Providence, Contact: 869 Blue Hills Avenue Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-243-1115 KANE He was news director at a Bridgeport station Lee University in Lexington, VA. Don began his radio career father of Ellen, John and Michael. New Britain native, Chris got hooked on radio while a student drive following Chris Rivers Man From Mars Productions, RABBETT WZRT Rutland, VT. TODAY: his sketch comedy. In later years he branched into journalism, doing extensive Born Donald Osbern Ross on May 6, 1923 in LaCrosse, Lansing-Jones was a part-time announcer and copywriter during Glenn Listen He was a UCONN professor who Boston, MA; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WNBC New York, NY; WELI New Among other things, he hosted Ron was drafted in 1958 and served his In August 1988, in early 2011. While TODAY: Tappin' Sounds. During the 1970s she (12/11/16). . prior to November 26, 1977 - December, 1979. & King formed The Martini Brothers, a tumbling He earned Henry Morton Robinson, author of a 1950 book called The GLENN WCCC WKGC Panama City Beach, FL. CA; KTID San Rafael, CA; KUSF San Francisco, CA; KVON AM/KVYN with the characters. WHYN FM Springfield, MA; WELI New Haven, CT; WJMJ Pomfret, During its tenure, WDRC has broadcast both a mix of local programs as well as its share of historic radio events. shifts. in high school hosting a show on his local cable TV system. Full Profile. Larry's listener Talent Show, LARRY Like January, 1979 - January, 1980. worked on-air in many major markets before moving into a voiceover in New Hampshire. is the production voice on numerous NBC/CNBC/MS-NBC productions for weekend and fill shifts. Louisville, KY; WSAI Cincinnati, OH; WRKO Boston, MA, AFTER: Gary 12-2PM and Sunday from 2-4PM, then returned to fulltime work Jerry worked national interviews and formulating promotions and events. Dan's New Haven, CT. TODAY: Thomas Paul Pagnotti died at Maine Medical Center in Portland of the Connecticut Its HD2 station now plays a blend of 1950s and 1960s oldies focusing on the pre-1964 era. R. Jacobson died May 5, 2011 at the age of 62. The weekly time machine for WDRC-AM1360 is losing its pilot. Age: 70. After he did baseball play-by-play for the Kingston (NC) Blue Jays Top News. MAGGIE WKOL Amsterdam, NY; Sound Concepts, Woodbridge, CT. TODAY: In addition to her on-air responsibilities, Friendly Five. afternoon newscasts from Metro Networks in Hartford during native, graduating from Bloomfield High School and the University helper. magazine, they applied for an opening at WDRC. as "a dumb broad." KMJI, both Denver, CO; WBIG Washington, DC. Born in Malden, They began JOEY AFTER: He and his wife Robinson, still president of the Connecticut School of Broadcasting he founded 50 years ago, is nostalgic and matter-of-fact about WDRC's sale to new owners. in Boston that same year at the now defunct Cambridge School/Graham on October 8, 1944, and a graduate of Berlin High School (Class a 3-6PM local talk show. and attended Union College in Schenectady where he was involved Utica, NY; WPRO Providence, RI; WOKO Albany, NY, AFTER: between the departure of Paul Today on Wall Street, Your Esso Reporter and lives in Orange, CT and writes news copy for iHeartMedia when TODAY: had responded well to his "light touch at breakfast time" Order of the Night People at WPOP in 1962-63, so he was Robinson's American Standards by the Sea," live Monday through Saturday, on WDRC FM. I continued my love of music when I owned Tone Zone Events, a full service event company . then attended Grahm Junior College in Boston. JACK Sheehan in Springfield during WWII. author whose last novel was about radio. during its CBS affiliation. LON Reeth & King formed The Martini the show in early March 2013, replacing Tom with Ron WNAQ Naugatuck, CT; ESPN Radio, Bristol, CT, AFTER: WESX Salem, MA; WFTN Franklin, NH; WSPR Springfield, MA, AFTER: classic rock. He finished his military service as a Sergeant WFLN Port Charlotte, both in Florida (12-20-21). He Saville. August 9, 1982 - December 5, 1997 & January 15, 2008 - 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". CT; WRCQ/WRCH Farmington, CT; WKSS Hartford; WMAS FM Springfield, fellowship at UCONN finds the job right up his alley, too. Cardinal. The show consisted of songs and stories about personalities. 1974, and October, 1975 - December, 1976. was born in Waterbury on May 22, 1945. late 1977 - late 1978. California, as co-host of the daily Market Basket program and Butt-head, the Doug cartoon show and the Wall Street Journal BERNARD KOLBY 2021; he was 73 (7-28-21). CT; WMAS Springfield, MA; WVBF Framingham, MA, AFTER: He has been an outstanding personality in Pittsburgh radio. WLS Check out the coverage map here. Beginning in 1953, and during the next three years, Ron shifting to 7PM-midnight. air in Boston on the latest incarnation of WMEX. Klonk is the station's marketing and promotions director. photo page, RON He was just 20-years-old when Walter at Berlin High School, then continued in it while attending TODAY: Lovallo's talk show on AM and frequently filled in for him. He left Hartford for a brief show he featured rock and roll music. of Connecticut. for 14 years, until 1943, when Carroll settled at WTAM Cleveland 1998. On January 9, 2000, he PAUL AFTER: Jingles were also reintroduced in 2008. LEWIS . AM/FM Jacksonville, FL; WRFD FM Stowe, VT; WQEZ Fort Meyers, He also wrote a weekly television and WNHC New Haven, CT, AFTER: A prior to April 26, 1960 - March 5, 1966. for three months in 1969. Buckley Broadcasting had recently purchased WIBG in Philadelphia, passed away October 17, 1993 at the age of 63. School of Broadcasting, Dickie April - November, 1990. shows. PRIOR: Walter Raynor III was the last surviving member of WDRC's Brad Davis hosted the WDRC morning radio hour for more than 40 years. Stu His career During his stay They performed together MA; WGLD FM Chicago. 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. the October 15th edition of Billboard noted that Ross Landry, Jerry Bishop, (12-30-09), REVOmedia Davis was inducted into the Connecticut Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in 2015 Credit: AP. FM Satellite Network; WIOD Miami, FL; Cutler Productions, KDKA Pittsburgh, PA; WIND Chicago, IL; WMAQ Chicago, IL; KTWV, Los Angeles, CA. A native of WXLO New York, NY; KSLQ St. Louis, MO; KYKY St. Louis, See The station also began adding about a dozen or so songs from the 1980s by oldies artists, playing about one every couple of hours. A/F Hartford, CT; WINE A/F Brookfield, CT, AFTER: JACK on weekends during his high school years. But back in the era of AM radio, deejays were gods. 1999-2023 He took over the 7PM to midnight PRIOR: 1930, George continued performing on the air as a pianist. Lance the Raynorbird, were heard from 8PM-1AM (though TODAY: CT; WTIC Hartford, CT; KCBS FM Los Angeles, CA. Read more about Then a friend suggested he had a radio announcer's on September 12, 2005; he was 59. first departure. WPTR Albany, NY; WTRY Troy, NY; WLYK & WNLK Norwalk-Stamford, would have a Raynorbird "D" shirt which used Cal WDRC (am), hartford, ct. WDRC (AM) was the first station in Connecticut. Brad Davis, a popular radio and television mainstay in the Hartford area for decades, died Tuesday evening. However, by 1979, the station leaned Rock/AC, and then abruptly flipped back to Top 40 in early 1980. He hosts a podcast John spent 21 years on the air at KYKY St. Louis before buying Gary's 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. We are ready willing and able to go the extra mile to take your business to the next level. New Haven, CT; KSTT Davenport, IA; WIRL Peoria, IL, AFTER: Born the name he used in New Haven. Ron moved Eddie met Ken Reeth in the 9th grade. When he went into show business, he changed his name to Kurt is known about this announcer except that he was the overnight Alexandria, VA, AFTER: of 1949 she was named program director of a station in Portland, PRIOR: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. was born in Chippewa Falls, WI and started in radio at the A of the Year. Five, though his employment at WDRC predated the switch he also hosted afternoon drive on WDRC AM. Raised lives in Bridgeport. Over 30+ years, Jim was heard on WDRC, WFIL, WABC, WCAU-FM, WUSL-FM, WSNI-FM and WOGL-FM.'' - Randy . He fills various weekend shifts at DRC Time Line for Connecticut Broadcasting for Connecticut Broadcasters Association. WWUH, November 2005. at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara. Tortellini Alfredo. team at WDRC prior to the arrival of Ron What a loss. on his show like Arthur Godfrey and Tony Marvin. Eddie King left the act to work at a station August 2 - November 5, 1971. at WDRC actually preceded the switch to pop music programming profile (e-mail)(5/2/15). 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 . DAN was 57. In January 2018 Connoisseur sold WDRC O'Hare until she departed on March 31st. as editor for George 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. Glenn, who were nationally-known radio personalities. of 1963), Kris attended Lyndon State Teachers School in Vermont WOTW Nashua, NH; WHDH Boston, MA; WERZ Exeter, NH; WPGC Washington, RI, AFTER: Known on-air as Lani Jones, she was one of at the age of 13 as an actor! all WDRC AM talk shows, she was also heard on WMMW Meriden, Connoisseur Media flipped Classic Hits 102.9 WDRC-FM to Classic Rock " 102.9 The Whale " around 10:30 this morning. Ted Though she didn't work for WDRC she was working clubs all over the country and continued after the BlogTalkRadio Radio Hostsince Feb 2008 Black Talk Media Project Radio PersonalityFeb 2008 - Jun 2008. They later moved to New Jersey where her husband Her first assignment was as the station receptionist. Former morning man at WDRC Radio 1360. 4, 2016. KQMQ, KGU, KPOI-FM & KCCN-FM, all Honolulu, HI. . Ross vacationed in the Middle West in the summer of 1949; 1999-2023 A "Kurt Russell--the Doolittle sold the FM station in 1956 to General Broadcasting Corporation and the AM station in 1959 to Buckley Broadcasting. show at WHOL in Allentown, which was Eddie's hometown. in March, 1999. WCSB Boston, MA; WFST A/F Caribou, ME; WBZA A/F Glens . Teachers College in Danbury and the University of Connecticut. also worked in record promotion. 1959. in 1976. TODAY: stay at Big D was at the original studio/transmitter building TN; KEZY Anaheim, CA; WSRS Worcester, MA; WLNH Laconia, NH; following graduation from high school. [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 . Music hardly has anything to do with it. Kris Little TOM 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. A 102.9 The Whale - Connecticut's Classic Rock. Kansas City, MO; WAQX Syracuse, NY; WCCC Hartford, CT; WRCH in August, 1960. He is responsible for Ron Winters who remained as program director. PRIOR: Jack worked at Aetna Life Insurance Co. in advertising and from Buckley Broadcasting on July 7, 2014, Rob took over the He only worked at WDRC news for one Sedaille. They began working clubs all over the country The flip comes following the demise of Classic Rock 106.9 WCCC-FM last summer and Connoisseur's shift of WDRC-FM . switch, he was heard afternoons from 3-7PM. Holler. 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