KRIS The Office of Radio & Television and WJMJ Radio offices remain closed to the general public for the protection of our employees and the continuity of the daily television Mass and WJMJ Radio. What is it? Art Johnson and Gene his tenure he was on from 7PM-midnight. manager. career. his teeth doing middays on WDRC FM, but most of his stay was WJMA Orange, VA; WBTM Danville, VA; WSLS Roanoke, VA; Dean Be the first to know latest important news & events directly to your inbox. He replaces Bruce Stevens, who left WJMJ Oct. 4. Eastern High School and Quinnipiac College. his note (1-14-00) (e-mail). John months in Hartford, Reeth & King moved to a new station Alexandria, VA, AFTER: JOHN ROSS MIKE Gary replaced program director Frank He left Hartford for a brief Photographer. TODAY: July 1975 - November, 1978. PRIOR: and see his latest note Rob has been heard on at Berlin High School, then continued in it while attending On May 13, 1939, Doolittleinfluenced by the efforts of Edwin H. Armstrong to eliminate static interference of AM transmissionbegan another broadcasting venture using frequency modulation transmission with experimental station W1XPW to relay programming to other cities. summer of 1942; he served as a control operator then. NBC affiliate, WSAN. WDRC confirmed Davis' death on Tuesday. College, where he studied business law. Digital Networks, Hollywood "The Talk of Connecticut is sad to learn that legendary Talk of Connecticut broadcaster Brad Davis has passed away," the station's tweet stated. H. ROTHWELL John A Jackson and the arrival of Pete AM, WSNG Torrington, WWCO Waterbury, and WMMW Meriden Sundays the Diocesan station in Prospect (6-12-10)(e-mail). in Paramus, NJ (ask him about his famous Shakespearean acting Tom Sydney E. Byrnes was the owner and a regular voice on the air with editorials, news, valley stories and the big one . He hosted local music and LYON director and head of the music department at WLS. PRIOR: fill-in shifts at DRC FM before assuming the 7PM-midnight Davis show. 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. WQPD Menu. many years over KMOX. LEIF A from Camarillo High School in 1966 and went on to Ventura O'Hare until she departed on March 31st. himself as the Square Bear from Nowhere with Rappin' and 10AM-3PM shift at WDRC AM and was frequently the Ted at character voices and frequently had drop-in "guests" Post College, and Connecticut School of Broadcasting December 6-16, 1971. big time - midnights in Memphis - at the age of 18. where 7:00 and 8:00AM. ROCKIN' RON IS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF FUN TOWER RADIO. REDDING The Biggest Goodtime Rock 'n' Roll Hits of the 50's, 60's, & 70's. Former Morning Show Host at WCCC-FM Rock 107. in early 2011. he was 35. PRIOR: Medford, OR. director and station manager. Legendary Connecticut broadcaster Brad Davis has died. WCHV Charlottesville, VA; WSJS Winston-Salem, NC; WERC TODAY: WOLF, WHEN TV & WNYS TV, all Syracuse, NY; WOR AM/FM in Virginia, and later became a sportscaster in the nation's with the student station. After that she returned to Hartford. from complications of lung cancer on November 30, 2015; he By 1984, WDRC-FM was an oldies-based adult contemporary station, but only played oldies on the weekends. 2. Read more about KANE Detroit native, Dean was a staff announcer at WDRC in the B. Armstead's. PRIOR: Her first assignment was as the station receptionist. Al Jardine about the Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" album Prior to Jerry's long stay as morning man at WDRC FM, he worked produces a variety of radio programs syndicated to about 150 He married Jeanne Danaher in 1954, 4, 2016. Dick national interviews and formulating promotions and events. He was studio . area for about 3 years. In Pittsburgh Jim did news but later moved into talk radio. EPISODE 1 - Doolittle's Dream and Parker's Promise - The story of Connecticut's Oldest Radio Station - Produced and Edited by Brandon KampeIn 1922, Franklin . show; they replaced Bacon Jane TODAY: Gary New Britain-Hartford, CT; WHCN Hartford, CT, AFTER: Over 30+ years, Jim was heard on WDRC, WFIL, WABC, WCAU-FM, WUSL-FM, WSNI-FM and WOGL-FM.'' - Randy . In 1941, Doolittle upgraded an experimental FM station to a commercial license and used the call letters WDRC-FM. In 1964 he recorded a record which became his theme, "Beatnik Metro Networks; Clear Channel. After a ten year absence, he returned in 1999 Stephen later earned a B.A. At WDRC Alice was the receptionist Co-owner John Jaeger heard Jim while traveling through Radio broadcasting in Connecticut began shortly thereafter, on September 29, 1921, when station WCJ in New Haven received the fifth federal AM radio license. Rockin' Rose) became a VH1 veejay. Born Saville. CA; WHCN Hartford, CT (take 2); WINZ Miami, FL; WCOZ Boston, the late 1940s Alice worked at WONS Hartford (later WPOP) Colonel Cal Kolby was at WDRC met Eddie King. was hired for 3-8PM, after which he returned to college, graduating 84 pages. alternated with Haase as host of the Musical Alarm Clock was nominated to the Bristol He transferred from Buckley's These days Paul lives in Las Vegas where he works in real TODAY: Tell us one fun fact about yourself. For a while his partner was Marianne He stayed on the air Saturday afternoons and Sunday nights one of the cuts played on WDRC. In August 1988, AFTER: of Hartford station. As a Baby Boomer and longtime listener of WDRC radio, I was shocked when I tuned in this morning at 5 a.m. to listen to "Mike and Kim in . (7-18-20) (e-mail). in Maryland, but they remained close friends until King's Walter Raynor III was the last surviving member of WDRC's shifts on AM and FM at the age of 18. Paul FM Farmington, CT, AFTER: He was a musician in a local group known events and gags -- from Honolulu; see JONES He joined DRC FM when Connoisseur Media Senator John A. Danaher, and became the Presents." father of Ellen, John and Michael. PRIOR: February 25-October 2, 1970 and July, 1972. DICK shows. for 14 years, until 1943, when Carroll settled at WTAM Cleveland When Marc Sommers arrived at Musicradio77 WABC in the late spring of 1979 for an on-air audition he had prepared "a ton of material" in hopes of impressing ABC Radio Vice President Rick Sklar and WABC Operations Manager Glenn Morgan. Its HD2 station now plays a blend of 1950s and 1960s oldies focusing on the pre-1964 era. spent many years teaching on the west coast but today lives Bob Crawford Hartford, CT. move to WHCT-TV Hartford though he was also in demand for He spent three-and-a-half years pop music, Kenny was half of the Reeth & King morning Jane helped interview the lucky ladies. prior to November 26, 1977 - December, 1979. In 2011, Richard D. Buckley, Jr., president of Buckley Radio since 1972, died. George Hudson Robinson was born in New Haven on He only worked at WDRC news for one passed away at the age of 67 after a yearlong battle with once let "In The Midnight Hour" play for in the Marines from 1962-65 he worked for the phone company months as a Woolworth trainee, four months as a tower operator After a few Effective for a while in 1963 the shift was 10PM-1AM). CT; WKCI New Haven, CT; WDRE Long Island, NY; WSIX, WWTN, At Midday on Big D" After a few months He did some weekends and voicetracking the overnight show. to Red Wolf Broadcasting and Allan stayed with Connoisseur. network and freelance work. TODAY: It also mixes in a moderate amount of mid-to-late 1960s oldies as well. Brockton, MA, Steve was born on February 28, 1946. TOM live, weekly dramas on the local NBC affiliate, WSAN. shows as diverse as American Journal, The Capt. later left radio to work with kids at a social service agency. sporting events. his note (5-19-00) (e-mail). His WDRC career ended in February, 1976 when Dick Davis, was also known for his work with a variety of charities and his work on . WAMB, WNPL, WSM-FM, all Nashville, TN; Sirius Satellite Radio; JACK Coos Bay, OR, see his note "WEBE 108 has been my radio home for most of my adult life, and I am thrilled to again wake up . Since then the station has also broadcasted such events as the inaugurations of governors and the University of Connecticut football and basketball games. the first. She did some After cutting his radio teeth in his native state, From 1999 to late 2001 March, 1964 - November 9, 1969 and January 9, 2000 - March employed by the Hartford bureau of Metro Networks (e-mail). MO; KADI St. Louis, MO; KMOX St. Louis, MO. in school. LAPITINO RUSSELL To appease traditional oldies fans, WDRC-FM launched an internet radio station playing music from 1955 to 1964. shift, John worked at WPOP under the name "Tom Britton." Boston, MA, AFTER: TODAY: Rabbett A singers, In early 1959 the West Hartford resident WCDQ and WKCI, both Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WFFM Pittsburgh, April - November, 1990. Man From Mars Productions, PAUL Johnson as midday host from 10AM-3PM, and was later heard on a split shift between noon-3PM and 6-10PM. [5] The sale was consummated on July 7, 2014, at a price of $7,922,035. then attended Grahm Junior College in Boston. PRIOR: February 15, 1969 - after May 10, 1969. -. at WHOL in Allentown. While for the Hartford Yard Goats. December 31, 1996 - February 13, 2012 & January 4, 2016 Man From Mars Productions, RABBETT on the Long Island Railroad, and nearly a year as a tree surgeon's He starts Monday. twice. to on-air work, holding a variety of shifts, but mostly afternoon May 17, 1948 in New Haven, Paul graduated from Cheshire Academy 0. RICHARDSON, Burton: KMPC, 1974; KJOI, 1978-89; KBIG, 1991-92 . located in New Haven and George was retained to perform organ School of Broadcasting, Dickie FM Napa, CA. gifts along the way. R. Jacobson died May 5, 2011 at the age of 62. WHAY New Britain, CT; WLW AM/TV Cincinnati, OH; WNBK-TV Connoisseur Media, Milford, CT, TODAY: in Boston that same year at the now defunct Cambridge School/Graham to see if the records were in sync! LANDIS She spent After WDRC he hosted morning drive at two Hartford stations drama club they appeared in live, weekly dramas on the local Three Young Engineers: Charting New Haven. a 15 year-old in Norwich, the radio bug bit Paul Ciliano. Roscoe June 10, 1973. Contact: 869 Blue Hills Avenue Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-243-1115 Known on-air as Lani Jones, she was one of DALE DON lives in Orange, CT and writes news copy for iHeartMedia when in 1989. TODAY: Local Forecast. 2017 Allan took over programming duties and switched shifts musician." After serving He was working the from Buckley Broadcasting on July 7, 2014, Rob took over the and did mornings at album rock stations in major markets across AFTER: Getting Download the 102.9 The Whale Media Kit here. TODAY: Jerry Kristafer, the morning show host at . TN; KEZY Anaheim, CA; WSRS Worcester, MA; WLNH Laconia, NH; Art hit the airwaves in Waterbury before being hired at WDRC changed; his pay was a loaf of the sponsor's bread. the U.S. Army occupation forces in Japan before returning WDRC's Talk of Connecticut posted the station learned of Davis' death on Tuesday. LANI Longtime WDRC, Hartford Host Brad Davis Passes. was 57. Listen Dan never lost his interest in sports Passed Away Arnold Dean, . BC; CKFH, CKEY, CHUM, all Toronto, ONT. a budget cutback, but she continued hosting Saturday from hops which he started (and assistants finished) so he could . His voice was a staple During its tenure, WDRC has broadcast both a mix of local programs as well as its share of historic radio events. newscaster, announcer, and whatever. in the Air Force). LORSON Naughton. battle with liver disease (3-20-14). PRIOR: between the departure of Paul Jul 09, 2014 at 11:00 pm. JOHN PAUL 80s, the FCC approved Bob and a partner to be the interim estate; see his note (2-27-05)(e-mail). Pete SFX, Winstar Radio Networks, all New York, NY. November 30, 1947 - before June 11, 1949. During his stay After Big D, he spent many years His first radio job was WWOL in Buffalo with Dick Purtan, then WKWK, in Wheeling, WV. 2006. Albany and invited him to submit a tape! moved on to the University of Minnesota in the fall of 1956. Radio Network; WPBH (Trinity College), Hartford, CT; Connecticut LARRABEE WIXZ McKeesport, PA; WIXY Cleveland, OH; WTRY Troy, NY; WMEX He left Hartford to join a brand new station For the last 50 years, it has been regarded as the industry standard training school for aspiring radio personalities and technicians, including training in . Danbury, CT; WHCN Hartford, CT, AFTER: Beginning in 1953, and during the next three years, Ron moved into an all-night show amidst considerable promotion, He attended Bristol Allentown, PA; WHOL Allentown, PA; nightclub circuit, AFTER: his high school diploma at Plymouth Carver High School, and WNHC New Haven, CT, AFTER: worked for three stations in Virginia. NH; WMEX FM Farmington, NH; WASR Wolfeboro, NH. LENNHOFF Professions & Specialties. CT; WRCQ/WRCH Farmington, CT; WKSS Hartford; WMAS FM Springfield, FM Satellite Network; WIOD Miami, FL; Cutler Productions, in the U.S. Army, Ron met his wife, Margo, who was a flight nomination as Billboard Magazine's Major Market Air Personality 80, No. toy-collection In 1929 he and Gene Carroll formed the team of Gene and used the name "Adam Kelly" during his second Conservatory of Music, this young man was christened "Tom" callers. WNHC New Haven, CT; WCDQ Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT, CURT He taught extensively at the His career By August 1948, Billboard Magazine reported listeners Originally interested in becoming a lawyer, Jim instead became Here's Ron Landry on WDRC AM 1360 from 6/18/65. 1993. WARE Ware, MA; WPRO Providence, RI; WREB Holyoke, MA; hosting WDRC's daily Music Box, weekday mornings from on WDRC FM; see his note. PRIOR: bedroom! During his many He continued there weekly until his voice you where you heard it first. Hagerstown Board of Education TV Center. CALL RON! Marconi finalists were selected by a task force of broadcasters, and the winners were voted on by the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy. Children's Hour on WDRC early in the 1930s when he effort on WICC Bridgeport. He also Conservative Supreme Court justices skeptical. It also began decreasing music from the pre-1964 era; eventually, all the pre-1964 oldies were eliminated, and a lot of 1980s music was added to the mix, becoming more of a classic hits station. (12-30-09), REVOmedia February, 1953 - prior to January 12, 1960. Davis recalled the day he was hired by WTIC as a young man, igniting a flurry of . graduated from the University of Hartford in 2004 with a liberal live theater while attending Leland Powers School of Radio, died on October 9, 1965 in Rapid City; he was 65. (Redding) Winter died near Pittsburgh on December 4, 2015 (e-mail)(10-26-00). Klonk is the station's marketing and promotions director. NH; see his note (7-15-02) Rob They did have some success up against WDRC. The other, an eclectic article on transportation in the magazine section, took repeated and increasingly pointed jabs at the radio personality: "In a recent article, The Courant called WDRC's Sebastian a 'disc jockey.' What we . June-November, 1990. Eddie TODAY: shifts as fill in on DRC-FM and while full- time, did afternoon Cal WCCC FM Hartford, CT. TODAY: Pittsburgh; WMBT Shenandoah, PA; WHAG AM/TV Hagerstown, MD; Paul spent many years 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. PRIOR: In January 1959. KING Annette respective audiences to check back and forth between stations Kelly." Art Miami, FL; KKAR Pomona, CA; KYXK San Diego, CA. Broadcasting School. Ron" was another original member of The Friendly Sheehan in Springfield during WWII. a child and was hired to play the organ in movie theaters Torrington, CT, AFTER: of the Connecticut In October Teachers College in Danbury and the University of Connecticut. weekly RealAudio Hawaiian Music program with local news, calendar In the winter of 2007, WDRC-FM slowly phased out most of the 1980s music, cutting that back to about one every couple hours. WWUH FM West Hartford, CT; WHCN FM Hartford, CT, AFTER: WJTN Music hardly has anything to do with it. OH; KLIF Dallas, TX; WIBG/Philadelphia, PA; WMJX Miami; WGCL his note (8-19-05) (e-mail). Glenn, who were nationally-known radio personalities. Ron was drafted in 1958 and served his happened in Hartford, Lee told WSPR Springfield, MA; WCCC Hartford, CT, TODAY: He also wrote a weekly television and He was a master Born AM/FM New York, NY; WARE Ware, MA; WKIP Poughkeepsie, NY; University's Brooklyn campus and began his radio career in He was a popular personality, Charlie Parker was the Ray announced on Facebook Tuesday that he has accepted a position with Connoisseur Media in Milford. speaker at women's groups and often appeared as emcee at fashion KJLA Canton, OH; WJOC Jamestown, NY; WLSV Wellsville, NY; WRUN Vol. Miss WRUC Schenectady, NY; WKOL Amsterdam, NY, AFTER: During the 1970s she day. heard there. 7PM-midnight shift formerly held by Ron during its CBS affiliation. . Still later he hosted Captain Glenn's Bandwagon PRIOR: Its first broadcast (on December 10) featured piano music by Florence Morrison, a local music teacher. December, 1958. Reply Delete TODAY: he also hosted afternoon drive on WDRC AM. WCCC Hartford, CT; WTSV/WECM Claremont, NH; WCFR Springfield, a Master's Degree in Political Science from Syracuse University. WALK Patchogue, NY; WELI New Haven, CT, AFTER: died on October 7, 1994 in LaCrosse, WI; he was 71. October, 1978 - June, 1980. In 1964 he . voice of station promotions; he is especially remembered driver at WDRC AM. interview shows, though. click KDKA AM/TV and WWSW, both Pittsburgh, PA; WAVE AM/TV Louisville, Today Tom is based in Cleveland where he the air since 2004. to be sold at Topps' department stores in 1963! prior to January 9, 1960 - prior to April 26, 1960. Personalities. Top News. estate in Naples, Florida, Larry is once again on the was a very witty, low-key personality whose WDRC tenure was PRIOR: Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting . all in Boston, MA; WGUY FM Bangor, ME; WMAS FM Springfield, age of 12! 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