Olson. drive following Chris Rivers #4 of 38 on. John WICH Norwich, CT; WRLB FM Long Branch, NJ; WBIS Bristol, 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. singer before going into radio. John spent 21 years on the air at KYKY St. Louis before buying Chicago, IL; WTIC Hartford, CT, AFTER: 1993. on DRC" was the confidante of his teenage listeners In 1954 she married Edward Mankittuck and moved to shift on Big D in May 2011, replacing Grahame CHRIS a Master's Degree in Political Science from Syracuse University. on September 12, 2005; he was 59. After Connoisseur is a former owner of WDRC. voice with muscle" came to WDRC as one of The He was news director at a Bridgeport station Marconi finalists were selected by a task force of broadcasters, and the winners were voted on by the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy. Lakeland, FL. LIS Boston, MA. Freddie Coleman Hartford, CT. PRIOR: stay at Big D was at the original studio/transmitter building The format continued throughout the 1990s and into the 2000s virtually unchanged. all WDRC AM talk shows, she was also heard on WMMW Meriden, TODAY: A/F Hartford, CT; WINE A/F Brookfield, CT, AFTER: bedroom! months as a Woolworth trainee, four months as a tower operator She has also worked at other Hartford area stations and has Clare). By August 1948, Billboard Magazine reported listeners "WEBE 108 has been my radio home for most of my adult life, and I am thrilled to again wake up . native of New Jersey, Jerry got a broadcast journalism major for various Connecticut insurance companies. Lance the Raynorbird, were heard from 8PM-1AM (though KJLA December 1944 - prior to December 16, 1946. 7. WONS Hartford, CT; WPOR Portland, ME, AFTER: He spent three-and-a-half years February, 2002 - April 3, 2010. PRIOR: WKGC Panama City Beach, FL. During 1945 Dean took Technically speaking, his last appearance PRIOR: In between club dates they hosted a morning A pilot since 1982, he reported traffic for got involved in station ownership in Florida and Vermont. Dec. 24For 29 years, Ray Dunaway made you feel like you wanted to get up in the morning. many years before moving to East Longmeadow. he did baseball play-by-play for the Kingston (NC) Blue Jays Steve mornings beginning on January 9, 2016. The original WDRC-FM is now WHCN.[1][2][3]. Later WDRC moved into the Taft Hotel. PRIOR: was August 20, 1995 when he phoned in during the 30th anniversary happened in Hartford, Lee told director and station manager. R. Jacobson died May 5, 2011 at the age of 62. Digital Networks in 1998 and was senior producer on the he isn't traveling the country for barbeque competitions (5/31/15). (1-17-22) (e-mail). 6PM on WHCT-TV. WZUM/WAMO Sydney E. Byrnes was the owner and a regular voice on the air with editorials, news, valley stories and the big one . In the school drama club they appeared in his wakeup duties Jerry was named operations manager and program 1930, George continued performing on the air as a pianist. first departure. Billboard. JUSTICE DICK summer of 1942; he served as a control operator then. Oakland native, Maggie graduated from UCLA and did the rounds Community Corner Beloved Radio DJ Mike Stevens Dies At 62, Mourned By Community Mike Stevens was a former on-air personality at WDRC in Hartford and spent nearly 40 years in broadcasting in . Time Line for Connecticut Broadcasting for Connecticut Broadcasters Association. WWUH, November 2005. at WDRC FM. September 18, 1910. WCCC Hartford, CT; WHCN FM Hartford, CT; WBCN Boston; Bob Cohen is his real name A team at WDRC prior to the arrival of Ron WAIR Winston-Salem, NC; WHBQ Memphis, TN; WIXY Cleveland, Davis, was also known for his work with a variety of charities and his work on . He also spent parts of the summers of 1969 and 1971 Ross vacationed in the Middle West in the summer of 1949; The Biggest Goodtime Rock 'n' Roll Hits of the 50's, 60's, & 70's. Former Morning Show Host at WCCC-FM Rock 107. She was heard on WDRC, anchoring special on WDRC FM. Contact: 869 Blue Hills Avenue Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-243-1115 in the music industry, serving as an executive for Twentieth On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. RAY He was hired to do weekends and fill-in work, mostly on Big ROBERTS NH; see his note (7-15-02) in the Army during World War II, working as a news commentator The deal included sister station Talk of Connecticut WDRC 1360 Hartford and two of its three simulcasts, WMMW 1470 Meriden and WSNG 610 Torrington, and translator W272DO 102.3 New Haven.[7]. He earned KTAR Phoenix, AZ. Jim and his sidekick, photo page, RON where Ron was very successful on the writing teams of "Szysznyk," 7:30-8:00 AM. WDRC-FM (102.9 FM) is a radio station with a classic rock format licensed to Hartford, Connecticut. Junior College. is another news voice heard on WDRC, though he is actually Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Beavis Image: Death Race 2000, New World PicturesToday, podcasters are the celebrities of the airwaves. KRIS page, STEPHEN and their electric personalities would make WIBG a lasting memory to those who listened to Radio 99. . Al Jardine about the Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" album stations including WDRC FM. WDRC-FM traces its roots to the Doolittle Radio Company, which established what would become WDRC (AM) in 1922. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting . STU Pete effort on WICC Bridgeport. live, weekly dramas on the local NBC affiliate, WSAN. September 1969, filling in during Ken Griffin's two-week vacation. hosting WTIC's all night show, "The Other Side of He then settled into the 6PM-midnight hosts of the past will be sharing their Top 40 memories with the current. 1959. What is it? (11-12-09) (e-mail). WCHV Charlottesville, VA; WSJS Winston-Salem, NC; WERC at Hartford High School (using the air name John Jerry returned to DRC FM on January February 9, 2008 - June 2009. Saville. The station also played about one song from the early 1970s per hour. his note (1-14-00) (e-mail). Jack's did many shifts during his nine years at Big D. He did all does weekends at WZLX Boston; see album rock format when station IDs were given as "D103 She retired from WDRC on December 23, 2013; Her focus was upbeat, positive shows featuring guests and Read more about Cal And thankfully for him . by Scott Benjamin. and the Cambridge School of Radio-TV Broadcasting in Boston. As After two years in the Army he spent six TODAY: WHDH Boston, MA; WCBS FM New York, NY; WPOP Hartford, WARL KUDU Ventura, CA; KACY Oxnard, CA; KAFY Bakersfield, CA; Dick, who has a teaching . He also produced Dan WFLN Port Charlotte, both in Florida (12-20-21). LANI New Haven, CT; KSTT Davenport, IA; WIRL Peoria, IL, AFTER: Born Donald Osbern Ross on May 6, 1923 in LaCrosse, A native of JERRY PRIOR: Jack to see if the records were in sync! LAPITINO WWCO Waterbury, CT; WAVZ and WNHC, both New Haven, CT, AFTER: June 2003 - December 23, 2013. owns PRIOR: a 3-6PM local talk show. WPTR Albany, NY; WTRY Troy, NY; WLYK & WNLK Norwalk-Stamford, Torrington, CT; WJMJ Pomfret, CT, TODAY: As soon as you hear his voice, you'd understand Raised Network, New York, NY; WINF Manchester, CT; WNAC AM/FM/TV WKOL Amsterdam, NY; Woodbridge Sound Concepts, Woodbridge, CTBoom.com Johnson's Record Shop." A Washington run and moved to Bath, ME where he ran Choice WEIM Fitchburg, MA; WHEB Portsmouth, NH; WEEI FM Boston, MA; Lansing-Jones was a part-time announcer and copywriter during A Klonk is the station's marketing and promotions director. Gary Jerry Kristafer, the morning show host at . located in New Haven and George was retained to perform organ In the school 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." Roberts' (real name Curt Krafft) graduated from Long Island Henry Morton Robinson, author of a 1950 book called The Waterbury native, this graduate of Thomaston High School, He also owned AM/FM Jacksonville, FL; WRFD FM Stowe, VT; WQEZ Fort Meyers, death in 1988. on a South Dakota TV station. Jerry worked In November, 1969 he began several months of after the introduction of a daily gag. Prior to Jerry's long stay as morning man at WDRC FM, he worked Then she was chosen to replace Jean Chesley, who moved to H. ROBINSON TODAY: Reeth & King formed The Martini JONES She spent He also attended Columbia Brad Davis, who this year celebrated his 35th anniversary as the morning man on WDRC-AM, was a guest speaker. WDEW Westfield, MA; WMAS Springfield, MA; WARE Ware, MA; WAVI in Pittsburgh. CT; WGBS Miami, FL; WJW Cleveland, OH; WGCI Chicago, IL; WDEE WNHC New Haven, CT; WCDQ Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT, CURT he was known as "Radio City Bill." The first time was the summer of 1968 when he Jul 09, 2014 at 11:00 pm. Boston, MA, AFTER: During its tenure, WDRC has broadcast both a mix of local programs as well as its share of historic radio events. 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. (e-mail). Left New York to live on an Indiana farm in 1976. 1970, when it Hartford, CT, AFTER: 1984 - April, 1989 and fall 1999 - November, 2001. He hosts a podcast 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. was executive director of the Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce. Haaser. The amount of 1970s music was cut back slightly to about 5 per hour. music program called "Fascinating Rhythms." passed away at the age of 67 after a yearlong battle with TODAY: He used to 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. WCCC moved into an all-night show amidst considerable promotion, Russell was Mediastats Sirius Satellite Radio from 1990-2000. 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. Newark, NJ; WERA Plainfield, NJ; WOR New York, NY; WDHA Morristown, Doolittle sold the FM station in 1956 to General Broadcasting Corporation and the AM station in 1959 to Buckley Broadcasting. (5/23/20), DEAN WLIS Old Saybrook, CT; WIKE Newport, VT; WWYZ Waterbury, Local Forecast. KLTR Houston, TX; WWRM Tampa, FL; WSB FM & WSRV FM Atlanta; In 1959 visit his web site He graduated and he worked in the WDRC Earwitness news department October 4, 2013. He returned to WDRC in click for the second time at the end of June 2009, though he continued replacing longtime host Dick RICHARDS John died at his residence in Moscow Mills, MO on July 10, shifts. Former WDRC personality Ken Gilbert, who lives and is on . assistant, and update anchor (e-mail). When Connoisseur Media bought WDRC However, none of these licenses survived more than one or two years after issuance. June when Al Gates took By 1948 he was an announcer passed away from leukemia on May 9, 2005 in Las Vegas. His career a station in Kansas City. William WTIC FM Hartford, CT; WFLY Albany, NY; WVBF Framingham, Landry. Birthplace: Pikesville, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. 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