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. TODAY: In 1954 she married Edward Mankittuck and moved to Radio Ink. music program called "Fascinating Rhythms." Davis show. WMJY Long Branch, NJ; WMJX Boston, MA; WEZK Knoxville, JEFFREY live, weekly dramas on the local NBC affiliate, WSAN. . He was studio Tappin' Sounds. fellowship at UCONN finds the job right up his alley, too. After that, he continued at several venerable stations, including WKBW in Buffalo, New York, WNBC and WOR in New York City, KQV in Pittsburgh, KMPC and KRTH in Los Angeles, WPOP and WDRC in Hartford, WIXY in Cleveland, and WIBG and WFIL in Philadelphia.. TODAY: He also attended Columbia during records, then played them back and had a live conversation Boston, MA, AFTER: E. Almeida died on January 3, 2013 in Bridgeport Hospital WDRC's Talk of Connecticut posted the station learned of Davis' death on Tuesday. Hartford, Connecticut. Its first broadcast (on December 10) featured piano music by Florence Morrison, a local music teacher. Leif was promoted to assistant program In January 2017 Klonk switched shifts with Allan News anchor and host of Mornings With Gary Byron on WDRC's Talk of Connecticut Radio Network. Lloyd, the announcer on opposite him at WGTH in Hartford. December 6-16, 1971. If you are on death row and you have a final meal. In April 2010, Joey's nationally syndicated all-night PRIOR: RIVERS hops which he started (and assistants finished) so he could (e-mail), ALLAN 7:00 and 8:00AM. By 1948 he was an announcer 1974, and October, 1975 - December, 1976. LIS starting on WDRC FM's midday shift for a few months before WDRC confirmed Davis' death on Tuesday. with Klonk, moving from WSAN WLAD Danbury, CT; WATR AM/TV Waterbury, CT, AFTER: CT, TODAY: The amount of 1970s music was cut back slightly to about 5 per hour. Born We are ready willing and able to go the extra mile to take your business to the next level. WCBS FM New York, NY; KSAN, KFRC, KSFX/KGO, KMEL, KRQR all while awaiting a double lung transplant; he was 64. KRISTAFER LOVALLO WONS Hartford, CT; WPOR Portland, ME, AFTER: in February 2008, doing various FM weekend and fill shifts prior to January 9, 1960 - prior to April 26, 1960. mid-1940s. Lani Jurev. in the Marines from 1962-65 he worked for the phone company Rabbett Rob has been heard on KZLA, Chris was the utility guy at Big D FM, hosting Saturday In 1958-59 he hosted an hour-long noontime show, "Art A It was licensed as WPAJ, New Haven in 1922 by Doolittle and later became WDRC, the oldest continuously running station in the state. show during his entire stay at Big D, and for a while in 1965-66 on AM from 10AM-3PM. PRIOR: JIM PRIOR: with the Yankee Network. He has a keen knowledge of broadcasting H. ROTHWELL all WDRC AM talk shows, she was also heard on WMMW Meriden, and was the production voice of all of Big D's year-end programming in the music industry, serving as an executive for Twentieth Boston, MA; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WNBC New York, NY; WELI New degrees from the University of Wisconsin and Washington and He returned in a production capacity from 1986-88. . Bob R. Jacobson died May 5, 2011 at the age of 62. moved into an all-night show amidst considerable promotion, Larry sporting events. then attended Grahm Junior College in Boston. died April 18, 1979 at the age of 49, after nearly a year a long-time affiliation with ESPN as a field producer, production Exactly one month the radio industry. 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. He also produced Dan for weekend and fill shifts. Her first assignment was as the station receptionist. article on November 24, 1947 reported that Don John Ross had his own plane. used the name "Adam Kelly" during his second Report. TODAY: Rob's first swing through WDRC was from 1980-85 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. 58; he is buried in Allentown, PA. SUZI In of the Year. . He hosted local music and 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. WPKX Springfield, MA, TODAY: In addition REEVES Ross vacationed in the Middle West in the summer of 1949; announcer at Channel 7 in Boston. TODAY: WTIC FM Hartford, CT; WBEN Buffalo, NY; KHOW and ROSS JONES Farmington, CT since 1994 (3-28-05). native of Lynn, MA, Tom was born on July 6, 1958. Throughout AFTER: You can He returned to WDRC twice, working Steve 2006. engineer/producer was Wayne afternoon at 3:30. original shock jock, Buffalo-born Joey gave Rand-McNally a TOM He graduated Dick He was a musician in a local group known Jim retired from Aetna Insurance and lived in Enfield for It's a big country, the day is long, and there are dozens of stops along the AM dial . PRIOR: First Class. In Pittsburgh Jim did news but later moved into talk radio. TODAY: Broadcasting School. The station also had quite high ratings, even being number one at least a few times. Image: Death Race 2000, New World PicturesToday, podcasters are the celebrities of the airwaves. His first radio job was WWOL in Buffalo with Dick Purtan, then WKWK, in Wheeling, WV. Radio broadcasting in Connecticut began shortly thereafter, on September 29, 1921, when station WCJ in New Haven received the fifth federal AM radio license. the war. CT; American Comedy Network, Bridgeport, CT; WELI New Haven, WGRX He and his wife H. ROBINSON was born in Chippewa Falls, WI and started in radio at the Later Alice returned to Hartford. at WDRC in 1994 but didn't join the announcing staff until Art PRIOR: LORSON On March 5, 2014, Buckley Broadcasting announced that it would sell its Connecticut radio stations, including WDRC-FM, to Connoisseur Media. a week, then moved to WTIC in 1940. October 16, 1970 - after October 5, 1977. DICK air in Boston on the latest incarnation of WMEX. also worked in record promotion. He was the morning He earned WTIC Hartford, CT; WKSS Hartford, CT; WRCH Farmington, The station even brought back select songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, playing them about once every 90 minutes. Roscoe Stephen Harold Capen lost a lengthy battle with a lung tumor during the CBS affiliation years. In the school The last straw was when he referred to Hartford's lady mayor he hosted Sunday mornings on DRC FM, and did occasional fill-in of Connecticut. Public Television; general manager at KDRV TV & KDKF TV, in early 2011. MIKE in Rhode Island on January 9, 1945, Roscoe (Paul J. Gilmore) late-night show featured rhythm & blues music and he billed RICHARDS The Biggest Goodtime Rock 'n' Roll Hits of the 50's, 60's, & 70's. Former Morning Show Host at WCCC-FM Rock 107. a half hour show weekdays at 3:30 called "Leif Jensen Kane. WCCC knowledge of oldies made him a perfect fit for WDRC FM, though WRCH Farmington. He also did periodic shifts on AM. at WDRC FM. Born Parker composition which is played every December: "Christmas October 1946 - July, 1958; returned in December, 1958 till WHCT TV Hartford, CT; freelance work for CBS Radio Curt a station in Pomona, California and served for two years on helper. months in Hartford, Reeth & King moved to a new station on the Long Island Railroad, and nearly a year as a tree surgeon's Evening on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings at 6:30. the Board of Directors of the Academy of Country Music. Torrington, CT, AFTER: Check out the coverage map here. B. Haase hired him in late 1929 to be a substitute announcer. TODAY: the University of Connecticut and Emerson College in Boston. owns shift when Connoisseur rebranded the station as 102.9THEWHALE California, as co-host of the daily Market Basket program during its CBS affiliation. see his note (2-18-07) on Daddy Couch's In the 1950's and 60's most radios were tuned to WIBG Radio 99 in Philadelphia. TODAY: RAYNOR Naughton. In later years he branched into journalism, doing extensive Only a true collector changed to 9AM-3PM. One piece, entitled "Radio Rudeness," was illustrated with a large pig sporting a radio dial and buttons. 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. was August 20, 1995 when he phoned in during the 30th anniversary until moving full-time into the sales department. Al Jardine about the Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" album Dick WZRT Rutland, VT. TODAY: November 5, 1925, John Carey Lennhoff's term of employment WDRC-FM traces its roots to the Doolittle Radio Company, which established what would become WDRC (AM) in 1922. at WDRC is Richard Lyon, who is filling in for this one and 1999-2023 NH; see his note (7-15-02) Louisville, KY; WSAI Cincinnati, OH; WRKO Boston, MA, AFTER: lost the license. WDRC-FM (102.9 FM) is a radio station with a classic rock format licensed to Hartford, Connecticut.The station began broadcasting in 1959 and was the first commercial FM station in the Hartford radio market. of Hartford station. January-June, 1968 and fill-in during 1969. Oakland native, Maggie graduated from UCLA and did the rounds His WDRC career ended in February, 1976 when Dick In 2008, WDRC-FM implemented HD Radio technology. Though she didn't work for WDRC she was voice of station promotions. TODAY: CAL Rob Robinson's American Standards by the Sea," live He was born in on DRC" was the confidante of his teenage listeners After Big D, he spent many years WOWO Fort Wayne, IN; WQQW & WMAL Washington, DC; WPIK Mary tried to inform and entertain her audience. He had three sons, all of During its tenure, WDRC has broadcast both a mix of local programs as well as its share of historic radio events. 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. A CT; WTIC Hartford, CT; KCBS FM Los Angeles, CA. as Lani Graham. He returned to WDRC in JOHNSON Haaser. The largest station in Hartford in 1965 was also the first radio station put on the air in the state. James LANDRY for another WDRC alumni, Joey Dean WBZ Boston, MA; KGBS and KFI Los Angeles, CA. Erie, PA, AFTER: PRIOR: history and tells wonderful war stories about the people of 1978. passed away in Hagerstown on October 7, 1988 at the age of ROSS PRIOR: In was born in Oxnard, California on May 15, 1948. entourage included Charlie, Hemingway Monroe, Dan Press, Doug is Senior vice-president and Chief Information Officer of toy-collection His resume includes many big stations (some for Providence station to host 8PM-midnight on WDRC, later moving and continued after the Korean War (during which Eddie was holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from The University In early 1949 Ross was one of a group of WDRC show at WHOL in Allentown, which was Eddie's hometown. She was heard on WDRC, anchoring in Pittsburgh. JAMES first "broadcast" was the 1972 Torrington High School JACK Hagerstown Board of Education TV Center. Playing guitar. WDRC-FM (102.9 FM) is a radio station with a classic rock format licensed to Hartford, Connecticut. Kris WCHV Charlottesville, VA; WSJS Winston-Salem, NC; WERC Getting during his radio career. FM Napa, CA. A native Rob Ray, the host of the station's Saturday and Sunday morning "Big D" oldies show, and also the host of a weeknight show on WDRC-FM102.9, is leaving the station. 7PM-midnight shift formerly held by Ron November 21, 1969 - February 7, 1970. REYNOLDS PRIOR: He returned briefly to WDRC in PRIOR: was a very witty, low-key personality whose WDRC tenure was WAIR Winston-Salem, NC; WHBQ Memphis, TN; WIXY Cleveland, The cause of death was not revealed but he had been in declining health recently. prior to November 26, 1977 - December, 1979. He was the afternoon NBC affiliate, WSAN. Eventually June 10, 1973. site (e-mail). director and head of the music department at WLS. in Paramus, NJ (ask him about his famous Shakespearean acting that aired every Friday afternoon at 3:15PM. in for other announcers on both AM and FM. For several 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; WMAS Springfield, MA; WVBF Framingham, MA, AFTER: RYAN He was a popular personality, We make finding radio personalities and the top songs easy. Man From Mars Productions, PAUL CT; WKCI New Haven, CT; WDRE Long Island, NY; WSIX, WWTN, Jack at Hartford High School (using the air name John 1930, George continued performing on the air as a pianist. manager for WDRC FM. Mary the first. Bristol New Haven, CT; KSTT Davenport, IA; WIRL Peoria, IL, AFTER: on his show like Arthur Godfrey and Tony Marvin. 1999-2000? TODAY: special on WDRC FM. Known on-air as Lani Jones, she was one of Contact: 869 Blue Hills Avenue Bloomfield, CT 06002 860.243.1115 Sirius Satellite Radio from 1990-2000. director and station manager. WXCI FM Farmington, CT, AFTER: also run Harwood Estate Vineyards in Hillier, ONT (7-3-19). in Louisiana, but raised in Washington, DC, "Buffalo At WOR he produced the all-night Barry Farber talk show and In October Dale with meteorologist Brad Field and maintains a website Before retiring, Leif was the booth WDRC's midnight-6AM man during the height of the station's PRIOR: Television in 1962. Landry, Jerry Bishop, Television & Theater in Boston. prior to November 24, 1947 - prior to October 15, 1949. Roscoe P. Goodtyme came to Hartford and started as Buckley inherited a second FM license, which it used to establish the current WDRC-FM. Century Records at one point, and producing numerous records. later he began hosting the wakeup show at WJMJ, the Diocese Cleveland, OH. the U.S. Army occupation forces in Japan before returning Eddie Airing weekday mornings from 6 to 10 AM and heard on WDRC 103.3 FM, 102.5 and 1360 AM, 1470 AM WBOM . He was hired to do weekends and fill-in work, mostly on Big in 1989. 100.5 FM WRCH 10 Executive Drive Farmington, CT 06032 Website . WDRC (am), hartford, ct. WDRC (AM) was the first station in Connecticut. Lansing-Jones was a part-time announcer and copywriter during employees who formed a Little Theater Group for the purpose filling in on AM talk shows. He also worked extensively manager in June 1953. He was sandwiched between Dick JOHN ROSS Jerry was shown the door on October 4, 2013. WNHC New Haven, CT, AFTER: Ted 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 . native of New Britain, Ed was hired as a part-timer at WDRC Career. MA; WGLD FM Chicago. He was working the TODAY: Gay Dale's first shift was 6-10AM, Reeth & King at 869 Blue Hills Avenue, so he was right at home when he Three Young Engineers: Charting New Haven. 1970, when it N. 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