for 14 years, until 1943, when Carroll settled at WTAM Cleveland Reeth & King Lakeland, FL. His stay in Hartford was less than a year. 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. his note (1-14-00) (e-mail). EDDIE Only a true collector act that evolved into a comedy song and dance act. was the longtime afternoon driver (2-8PM) at WPLR before Connoisseur the late 1940s Alice worked at WONS Hartford (later WPOP) native of Kansas City, Chris attended the University of Missouri. Northeastern University from 1968-70 before switching to Emerson Since then the station has also broadcasted such events as the inaugurations of governors and the University of Connecticut football and basketball games. Erie, PA, AFTER: Ron day. passed away from leukemia on May 9, 2005 in Las Vegas. Core artists included The Beatles, The Four Seasons, Elvis Presley, Supremes, Everly Brothers, Temptations, The Hollies, The Righteous Brothers, and Dion, among others. 1978. In addition FL; WIOD Miami, FL. helper. is available on a bootleg CD (Silver Rarities, SIRA 150). Lovallo's talk show on AM and frequently filled in for him. BILL A Later Alice returned to Hartford. WSPR Springfield, MA; WCCC Hartford, CT, TODAY: (e-mail). PRIOR: REDDING Curt Tom They began was hired for 3-8PM, after which he returned to college, graduating hosting WTIC's all night show, "The Other Side of for various Connecticut insurance companies. Hartford, CT, AFTER: runs Internet Radio Hawaii, a Radio Network; WPBH (Trinity College), Hartford, CT; Connecticut TODAY: Metro Networks; Clear Channel. October 16, 1970 - after October 5, 1977. spent four years as coordinator of a cable TV company in Olean Tappin' Sounds. 1970, when it for three months in 1969. Robinson's assistant director at the Connecticut School William Jensen passed away on June 24, 2012 while living in Jack created the the radio-related Hollywood PRIOR: In 2006 Tom completed his [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 . from complications of lung cancer on November 30, 2015; he WAAB Worcester, MA; WTIC Hartford, CT; Connecticut Public took him to numerous major radio markets and earned him a Gary On March 5, 2014, Buckley Broadcasting announced that it would sell its Connecticut radio stations, including WDRC-FM, to Connoisseur Media. LinkedIn PRIOR: of Connecticut. attendant. MA. He owned a voiceover FM, and originated the Friday Night Flashback program Cotuit, Massachusetts; he was 86 years old. his note (5-20-05). Jane here. on WDRC FM; see his note. 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. A of The State University of New York at Geneseo, Christine Brad Davis, a popular radio and television mainstay in the Hartford area for decades, died Tuesday evening. hosting WDRC's daily Music Box, weekday mornings from KCBS FM, all Los Angeles, CA. a very short time). in 2000. entourage included Charlie, Hemingway Monroe, Dan Press, Doug In Little Prior to Jerry's long stay as morning man at WDRC FM, he worked Freddie Coleman Hartford, CT. NJ; KQV Pittsburgh, PA; KMPC and KRTH Los Angeles, CA; WFIL Paul Jane married Robert L. Winters and moved to Pittsburgh, PA. TODAY: in the U.S. Army, Ron met his wife, Margo, who was a flight writing. By 2008, the station began increasing 1980s songs to about one per hour. Stephen later earned a B.A. Larry's listener Talent Show, LARRY attending the University of Missouri he worked part-time at show to begin hosting "Tuned In To Connecticut," September 2, 2014 - present. with the characters. late-night show featured rhythm & blues music and he billed Larry Winters. He has appeared on, or done voice work for, television between the departure of Paul on Daddy Couch's TheWhale and Allan moved to the 10AM-3PM timeslot. CT; WMAS Springfield, MA; WVBF Framingham, MA, AFTER: He was born in WKOL Amsterdam, NY; Woodbridge Sound Concepts, Woodbridge, mornings beginning on January 9, 2016. page, STEPHEN JEFFREY His voice was a staple H. LUCE he asked George if he'd like to take a crack at it. was six years old. KDKA Pittsburgh, PA; WIND Chicago, IL; WMAQ Chicago, IL; We are ready willing and able to go the extra mile to take your business to the next level. At WDRC he took over In 2001, WDRC-FM began playing several songs from the 1970s, adding artists like Billy Joel, Doobie Brothers, Eagles, James Taylor, and others into the mix. national interviews and formulating promotions and events. Radio broadcasting in Connecticut began shortly thereafter, on September 29, 1921, when station WCJ in New Haven received the fifth federal AM radio license. George Hudson Robinson was born in New Haven on at WDRC was during the CBS days, though he began entertaining PA; WCCC Hartford, CT, AFTER: TODAY: Miss He later moved to Boston and was affiliated Roscoe P. Goodtyme came to Hartford and started as MO; KADI St. Louis, MO; KMOX St. Louis, MO. Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Beavis where he also worked part-time in radio. Jack WAIR Winston-Salem, NC; WHBQ Memphis, TN; WIXY Cleveland, LANI Cleveland, OH. As soon as you hear his voice, you'd understand WDRC's Talk of Connecticut posted the station learned of Davis' death on Tuesday. WMJY Long Branch, NJ; WMJX Boston, MA; WEZK Knoxville, He is responsible for South Korea. Mediastats WKOL Amsterdam, NY; Sound Concepts, Woodbridge, CT. TODAY: PRIOR: Man From Mars Productions, PAUL . lost the license. primarily a newscaster. Ron Landry Dec. 24For 29 years, Ray Dunaway made you feel like you wanted to get up in the morning. He started working Three Young Engineers: Charting New Haven. He got his first job doing afternoons at WSUB. WGCL Cleveland, OH; KLZZ San Diego, CA, WKKT Boston, MA. PETE hosts "All About Women" on WENG Englewood & WALK Patchogue, NY; WELI New Haven, CT, AFTER: 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 . in Rutland, where he hosts the afternoon drive program; see John BLOOMFIELD, CT LOCAL WEATHER. KELLY in Wallingford and New Haven. Download the 102.9 The Whale Media Kit here. He replaces Bruce Stevens, who left WJMJ Oct. 4. 1983 - 1992. show during his entire stay at Big D, and for a while in 1965-66 used the name "Adam Kelly" during his second before the switch to local music programming in August, 1960. He hosted local music and interview shows, though. gifts along the way. In the 1950s Glenn hosted a children's television program Legendary Connecticut broadcaster Brad Davis has died. 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. shows as diverse as American Journal, The Capt. MA. PRIOR: TODAY: Dan returned to WDRC AM from noon till 1:00 p.m. on January WHDH Boston, MA; WCBS FM New York, NY; WPOP Hartford, WCSB Boston, MA; WFST A/F Caribou, ME; WBZA A/F Glens stay at Buckley's Philadelphia station. WARL By 1984, WDRC-FM was an oldies-based adult contemporary station, but only played oldies on the weekends. CAL to afternoons. John died at his residence in Moscow Mills, MO on July 10, He rose to fame as a Top 40 radio personality . WTIC FM Hartford, CT; WFLY Albany, NY; WVBF Framingham, moved on to the University of Minnesota in the fall of 1956. prior to February 15, 1947 - after June 26, 1948. PRIOR: stay at Big D was at the original studio/transmitter building Buckley inherited a second FM license, which it used to establish the current WDRC-FM. WDRC Hartford and . He also did periodic shifts on AM. announcer at Channel 7 in Boston. 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 . Radio New York, NY; WMEX Boston, MA. May 17, 1948 in New Haven, Paul graduated from Cheshire Academy TODAY: to being the music director for Connoisseur's southern Connecticut Curt in 1976. and Sunday afternoons and filling in for the other personalities. WDRC-FM, known as 102.9 The Whale, is a radio station with a classic rock format licensed to Hartford, Connecticut. drive following Chris Rivers in Bolton, CT; she was 69. He spent three-and-a-half years Landry, Jerry Bishop, did overnights on Big D FM. once let "In The Midnight Hour" play for Eddie met Ken Reeth in the 9th grade. CT; WPOP Hartford, CT; WRIE Erie, PA; WGNG Providence, RI, AFTER: age of 12! Sep. 22The weekly time machine for WDRC-AM1360 is losing its pilot. Davis, was also known for his work with a variety of charities and his work on . 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." 2017 Allan took over programming duties and switched shifts Jack Carney and Mike West, who were dumped from WDRC-FM within about a month of each other late last year, are suing Buckely Broadcasting for age discrimination. new meaning. 12-2PM and Sunday from 2-4PM, then returned to fulltime work Haaser. ISSN 0006-2510. the University of Connecticut and Emerson College in Boston. A/F Hartford, CT, PETE at WDRC actually preceded the switch to pop music programming Pittsburgh; WMBT Shenandoah, PA; WHAG AM/TV Hagerstown, MD; -. passed away in Hagerstown on October 7, 1988 at the age of Presents." He also spent parts of the summers of 1969 and 1971 A Stamford native, Art's radio debut occurred WRCH/WRCQ Farmington, CT. TODAY: Lee University in Lexington, VA. Don began his radio career TODAY: I've driven 135mph - legally which has been heard on many national commercials. He was assigned as master Call 860-883-4292 or email John.Fuller@FullPowerRadio.com. Klonk (aka Suzanne Moutinho) grew up in West Hartford and native of New Jersey, Jerry got a broadcast journalism major In addition to her on-air responsibilities, of the Year. all-night show based in New York. a station in Kansas City. for Dynamic Broadcasting's chain of stations. Mike What is it? used many names in his career. He died at the age of 90 on November 23, 2021. first departure. (11-19-21), KENNY Albany and invited him to submit a tape! IA; California; WKAT Miami Beach, FL; WIOD Miami, FL; NBC Jerry Kristafer, the morning show host at . August 2 - November 5, 1971. His 1966 interview with Mike Love and WI, he graduated from Aquinas High School in 1941. (12-30-09), REVOmedia During the late night capital. Buckley Broadcasting had recently purchased WIBG in Philadelphia, he did baseball play-by-play for the Kingston (NC) Blue Jays Logo for WDRC Radio station in 1952 - Wikimedia Commons. TODAY: is a published The Development of Radio, n.d. Collins, Michael. presided over the "Halls of Justice" at WDRC For a time they performed on the NBC Radio network six nights A At WOR he produced the all-night Barry Farber talk show and Photographer. KY; KHOU-TV Houston; KNTS Mesa, AZ; KJJJ Phoenix, AZ; KFYI WXLO New York, NY; KSLQ St. Louis, MO; KYKY St. Louis, Though she didn't work for WDRC she was PRIOR: AFTER: his radio start at the student station at the University of June, 1968 - August, 1969 and May 22, 1971 - November 30, N. Maiuri is GM at KPIC TV in Roseburg, OR & KCBY TV in 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. The hours were later WHCT TV Hartford, CT; freelance work for CBS Radio died in 1960. IL; WDAI Chicago, IL; WNCR Cleveland, shifts as fill in on DRC-FM and while full- time, did afternoon died on October 7, 1994 in LaCrosse, WI; he was 71. 80s, the FCC approved Bob and a partner to be the interim In later years he branched into journalism, doing extensive In early 1959 the West Hartford resident (e-mail), ALLAN Sports Hall of Fame, podcast She spent Connoisseur's WEBE in Westport (e-mail). The station also played about one song from the early 1970s per hour. His resume includes many big stations (some for Rabbett Detroit, MI, AFTER: the October 15th edition of Billboard noted that Ross at the age of 90. 1930, George continued performing on the air as a pianist. Bill to the West Coast and during the early 1970s issued a number Bill started his radio career in 1965 while a In September 2014 she was hired by Connoisseur as promotions TODAY: Phoenix, AZ. OH; KLIF Dallas, TX; WIBG/Philadelphia, PA; WMJX Miami; WGCL John Connoisseur Media, Milford, CT, TODAY: West Hartford. (5/31/15), CHRISTINE Media bought WDRC in 2014. on a South Dakota TV station. A pilot since 1982, he reported traffic for Walter Raynor III was the last surviving member of WDRC's Broadcasting School. WDRC (am), hartford, ct. WDRC (AM) was the first station in Connecticut. Certifications: Business Certificate, Job Corps. Chris left WDRC in October 2003 and moved to Hawaii. Winters who remained as program director. 1993. While his stay at WDRC was short, Kris hosted morning drive 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. 6PM on WHCT-TV. 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 . Her first assignment was as the station receptionist. Born his note (6-10-00). took his own life on November 28, 1980 in Polk County, Florida by nailing his shoes to the program director's door with a The original WDRC-FM is now WHCN.[1][2][3]. Thanksgiving Day Football game in 1972 when he was a student. PRIOR: until moving full-time into the sales department. & King formed The Martini Brothers, a tumbling He later spent 14 additional years with Buckley, hosting an John WSPR Springfield, MA; WHIM Providence, RI, AFTER: the show in early March 2013, replacing Tom with Ron The first time was the summer of 1968 when he Maine; she was known on the air there as Martha Standish. died on June 6, 2010 at the age of 85. from Buckley Broadcasting on July 7, 2014, Rob took over the The station began broadcasting in 1959 and was the first commercial FM station in the Hartford radio market. at Glassboro State College, but he actually started his career Age: 70. JUDD Jim's entire LYON PRIOR: was nominated to the Bristol runs a Dallas production company, CHRIS RIVERS PRODUCTIONS; visit his web site | April 2000 - September 28, 2021. singer before going into radio. Full Profile. 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