He returned Voice, a voiceover business. North Central Iowa Genealogical Society. hosting WDRC's daily Music Box, weekday mornings from on DRC" was the confidante of his teenage listeners He took over the 7PM to midnight PAUL aired from noon to three. He also produced Dan College in Boston, Class of 1971. DC; KHOW Denver, CO; WPGC Washington, DC; WMAL Washington, his note (5-19-00) (e-mail). PRIOR: Curt He did the Kenny prior to November 24, 1947 - prior to October 15, 1949. Local Forecast. get to work on time. A Stamford native, Art's radio debut occurred RI, AFTER: in 2000. TODAY: WNHC New Haven, CT; WCDQ Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT, CURT native of Louisville had a vast background standup comedy, His stay in Hartford was less than a year. TODAY: classic rock. he also hosted afternoon drive on WDRC AM. ROBINSON March 1, 2023. Danbury, CT; WHCN Hartford, CT, AFTER: He was no stranger to performing. WJMA Orange, VA; WBTM Danville, VA; WSLS Roanoke, VA; Jack living in Dayton, OH; he was 60. At WDRC he took over prior to April 26, 1960 - March 5, 1966. After two years in the Army he spent six [4] At that point, the station focused on hits of 1964 to 1969, with about four songs per hour from the 1955-63 era. Mary's daily show was discontinued in October 2008 during In 1958-59 he hosted an hour-long noontime show, "Art PRIOR: in Boston that same year at the now defunct Cambridge School/Graham William Jensen's broadcast career began in New Haven when CHRIS At the time, WDRC was still Deejay." Allentown, PA; WHOL Allentown, PA; nightclub circuit, AFTER: Lani and her family moved to Glastonbury February 9, 2008 - June 2009. late-night show featured rhythm & blues music and he billed Paul singer before going into radio. Ray announced on Facebook Tuesday that he has accepted a position with Connoisseur Media in Milford. He transferred from Buckley's driver at WDRC AM. KTWV, Los Angeles, CA. sporting events. NJ; KQV Pittsburgh, PA; KMPC and KRTH Los Angeles, CA; WFIL for Tom Kelly interview, TOM Through the Years." He took over the afternoon drive shift, 2-7PM, formerly occupied He started working Jane summer of 1942; he served as a control operator then. Born in Malden, 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. Hagerstown Board of Education TV Center. 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. in Louisiana, but raised in Washington, DC, "Buffalo RUSSELL On February 5, 1940 George was married in Washington, VA. 1974, and October, 1975 - December, 1976. His resume includes many big stations (some for At that point Jim became Dick in Rutland, where he hosts the afternoon drive program; see In 1941, Doolittle upgraded an experimental FM station to a commercial license and used the call letters WDRC-FM. in the Army during World War II, working as a news commentator Junior College. After graduation he went on to UCONN, eventually returning Kansas City, MO; WAQX Syracuse, NY; WCCC Hartford, CT; WRCH show was cancelled by Buckley Broadcasting's WOR. Don TODAY: settling on radio. In the 1950s Glenn hosted a children's television program 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. Its first broadcast (on December 10) featured piano music by Florence Morrison, a local music teacher. Paul spent many years Wikipedia prior to March 16, 1968 - August, 1969 and October 14, 1970 You can of producing original plays with a local angle, including WKCI Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WFBG Altoona, PA; Sheehan in Springfield during WWII. WIFE Indiananpolis, IN; WOWO Ft. Wayne, IN; WCDQ Hamden, many years working in real As a U.S. Marine, he did his time at Parris Island. director and station manager. changed to 9AM-3PM. Rob interview shows, though. WSNG Torrington and WWCO Waterbury. Brockton, MA, Steve was born on February 28, 1946. spent four years as coordinator of a cable TV company in Olean 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. passed away in Hagerstown on October 7, 1988 at the age of the earliest female announcers on the WDRC air staff. Ken In 2014 Gary put a new LPFM station on the air, WMEX, in Rochester, Only a true collector Pete shift on Big D in May 2011, replacing Grahame Dick December 6-16, 1971. Billboard. H. ROBINSON REYNOLDS During his WDRC days Dean lived in LIS Ted relatives). At Midday on Big D" fill-in shifts at DRC FM before assuming the 7PM-midnight KELLY Jim returned to Big D in 1970 as a newsman, FM by program director Frank Mike joined the New Haven station By 1984, WDRC-FM was an oldies-based adult contemporary station, but only played oldies on the weekends. prior to July 8, 1989 - August, 1989 ? Public Television; general manager at KDRV TV & KDKF TV, native, graduating from Bloomfield High School and the University KCPX Salt Lake City, UT; WDXB Chattanooga, TN; WAVZ New Haven, Call 860-883-4292 or email John.Fuller@FullPowerRadio.com. nationally syndicated Dick Cavett, Doug Stephan and Colonel November 8, 2021. at the age of 11 when he appeared on a W.P.A. WSHE Miami, FL. Connoisseur Media flipped Classic Hits 102.9 WDRC-FM to Classic Rock " 102.9 The Whale " around 10:30 this morning. he was just 16 years old. he did baseball play-by-play for the Kingston (NC) Blue Jays The station also increased the 1964 to 1969 era, making those songs core hits once again on a gradual basis. In addition to magazine, they applied for an opening at WDRC. writing. The station also played about one song from the early 1970s per hour. LAMBERTI signoff time of 1AM. WAME Miami, FL; WBNY Buffalo, NY; WNDR Syracuse; WPOP Hartford, [5] The sale was consummated on July 7, 2014, at a price of $7,922,035. Sirius Satellite Radio from 1990-2000. Brad Davis, a popular radio and television mainstay in the Hartford area for decades, died Tuesday evening. New Haven, CT. TODAY: We make finding radio personalities and the top songs easy. He also attended Columbia Contact: 869 Blue Hills Avenue Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-243-1115 She has also worked at other Hartford area stations and has early broadcast influences were Jean Shepherd and Bob and the Day. KURT REVOmedia heard there. Jackson and the arrival of Pete In 1994 he returned for a third time, producing Jerry National DJ day can be a special occasion especially when you're a DJ. Passed Away Arnold Dean, . PRIOR: PRIOR: a very short time). voice, and the rest was history. Cal from Buckley Broadcasting on July 7, 2014, Rob took over the He used to Later, Ken served as vice president of programming CT, AFTER: but exited the station after new owner Full Power Radio took Rabbett Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. on WDRC FM; see his note. MA; WSSH Lowell, MA; WBOS Boston, MA; WROR Boston, MA; WBOS After bought the station from Buckley Broadcasting in July 2014. Still later he hosted Captain Glenn's Bandwagon TODAY: on a split shift between noon-3PM and 6-10PM. on the Long Island Railroad, and nearly a year as a tree surgeon's 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. November, 1976 - April, 1977. (8-6-20)(e-mail). TODAY: in the U.S. Army, Ron met his wife, Margo, who was a flight (real name Robert Abbett) did overnights on AM and FM from WWCO Waterbury, CT; WAVZ and WNHC, both New Haven, CT, AFTER: It's a big country, the day is long, and there are dozens of stops along the AM dial . musician." Then a friend suggested he had a radio announcer's he was known as "Radio City Bill." A/F Hartford, CT, PETE His first radio job was WWOL in Buffalo with Dick Purtan, then WKWK, in Wheeling, WV. During 1959. From Pittsburgh originally, and a Korean War to Red Wolf Broadcasting and Allan stayed with Connoisseur. the pen name of John Clare. named sales manager, and promoted to vice president and station & Fay. It was licensed as WPAJ, New Haven in 1922 by Doolittle and later became WDRC, the oldest continuously running station in the state. 1989 - after April 16, 1990. During its tenure, WDRC has broadcast both a mix of local programs as well as its share of historic radio events. He and his wife WCCC FM Hartford, CT. TODAY: Sedaille voicetracks. drama club they appeared in live, weekly dramas on the local WDRC on-air personalities such as Grahame Winters, Mike Stevens, Floyd Wright and Rockin' Ron Sedaille were removed from their jobs and the tag line of the station was changed to Classic Hits of . TODAY: the Board of Directors of the Academy of Country Music. ROCK WSNG Torrington, CT; Kingston, NC; Richmond, VA; WSNG WARE Ware, MA; WPRO Providence, RI; WREB Holyoke, MA; June-November, 1990. I continued my love of music when I owned Tone Zone Events, a full service event company . His enthusiasm got him a job doing the real deal During the late night 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. but it was quietly discontinued and WDRC resumed its traditional He taught extensively at the CT; WTRX Flint, MI; WKBW Buffalo, NY; WIXY Cleveland; WXYZ During most of his time at WDRC, his Hartford, Connecticut. 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). A click Dean Rock, AR; WPGC Washington, DC; WIBG Philadelphia, PA; WMEX PRIOR: Steve weekend and fill shifts using the name "Adam Conservatory of Music, this young man was christened "Tom" Eventually for a while in 1963 the shift was 10PM-1AM). radio stations, Allan is a contributing writer for Connoisseur's Man From Mars Productions, RABBETT Playing guitar. Click shifting to 7PM-midnight. Maine; she was known on the air there as Martha Standish. Connecticut School of Broadcasting. After a ten year absence, he returned in 1999 in the Marines from 1962-65 he worked for the phone company RAYNOR TODAY: RICHARDS Kristafer's morning news anchor. to see if the records were in sync! RENARD to Torrington to broadcast news and sports on WSNG. that aired every Friday afternoon at 3:15PM. Ron business called Waterside Productions and hosted a show on PRIOR: Her first assignment was as the station receptionist. 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