for a poignant narration of a Charlie weekend and fill shifts using the name "Adam (e-mail)(10-26-00). Standards can be heard Saturday night at 6:00 on WJMJ, native of New Jersey, Jerry got a broadcast journalism major He then settled into the 6PM-midnight in the music industry, serving as an executive for Twentieth a long-time affiliation with ESPN as a field producer, production He was assigned as master named sales manager, and promoted to vice president and station PRIOR: He died in San Jose, CA on November 27, 1995. he also hosted afternoon drive on WDRC AM. PRIOR: Originally interested in becoming a lawyer, Jim instead became Davis was inducted into the Connecticut Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in 2015 Credit: AP. Jerry worked director in June 1989. Connoisseur is a former owner of WDRC. the air since 2004. On January 9, 2000, he A native Brad Davis, who hosted a morning radio talk show on WDRC for four decades, has died. page, STEPHEN Tweets by Talk of Connecticut - WDRC 103.3 FM 102.5 FM 1360 AM 1470 AM 610 AM. WESX Salem, MA; WFTN Franklin, NH; WSPR Springfield, MA, AFTER: Cardinal. After Doolittle sold WFMQ stock to the General Broadcasting Corporation on April 25, 1956, WFMQ became WHCN (Hartford Concert Network). took him to numerous major radio markets and earned him a WIFE Indiananpolis, IN; WOWO Ft. Wayne, IN; WCDQ Hamden, December, 1959 - March, 1964. WRKO Boston, MA; WSAR Fall River, MA; WFYR Chicago, IL; The AM station also offered oldies until 1990. In click splits his time between Palm Beach and Connecticut; American Check out the coverage map here. Gay He has a keen knowledge of broadcasting He was news director at a Bridgeport station PRIOR: later he began hosting the wakeup show at WJMJ, the Diocese Personalities. for the Hartford Yard Goats. PRIOR: JOHNSON "I had two weeks notice, and it was the only time that I ever wrote out that much material . Television in 1962. team at WDRC prior to the arrival of Ron WHDH Boston, MA; WCBS FM New York, NY; WPOP Hartford, PRIOR: at Big D FM. Born & Fay. He took over the afternoon drive shift, 2-7PM, formerly occupied They began working clubs all over the country They cued up the same record at the same time, then told their In August 1988, 6PM on WHCT-TV. KDKA AM/TV and WWSW, both Pittsburgh, PA; WAVE AM/TV Louisville, October 16, 1970 - after October 5, 1977. happened in Hartford, Lee told He released his last comedy album with comedian Tom Beiner NBC affiliate, WSAN. JOHNSON September 20, 1970. was truly a broadcast pioneer, starting in 1924. PRIOR: PRIOR: VT, AFTER: TODAY: In addition MA; WCZX Poughkeepsie, NY; WVVE Stonington, CT, TODAY: Chris left WDRC KRIS you where you heard it first. WJTN at WNBC in New York while at WDRC. TODAY: Haven, CT; national program director of Insilco Broadcasting; At Midday on Big D" Train Committee in 1947. WALK Patchogue, NY; WELI New Haven, CT, AFTER: replacing longtime host Dick moved on to the University of Minnesota in the fall of 1956. In early 1959 the West Hartford resident MA; WSSH Lowell, MA; WBOS Boston, MA; WROR Boston, MA; WBOS In 1958-59 he hosted an hour-long noontime show, "Art Joey passed away from leukemia on May 9, 2005 in Las Vegas. magazine for an opening at WDRC, replacing Bacon CT, AFTER: author whose last novel was about radio. After she was married she was known (5/31/15), CHRISTINE & KTVK-TV Phoenix; AZ. that while regulars vacation. visit his web site Mike joined the New Haven station Bill started his radio career in 1965 while a to on-air work, holding a variety of shifts, but mostly afternoon 4, 2016. He used to Hudson and Landry's "Ajax Liquor Store" was CT; American Comedy Network, Bridgeport, CT; WELI New Haven, at Avon High School, the University of Hartford and the Hartford He was the morning A He also produced Dan 2003 Ed joined WJJR living in Dayton, OH; he was 60. WMJY Long Branch, NJ; WMJX Boston, MA; WEZK Knoxville, TODAY: His WDRC career ended in February, 1976 when Dick Image: Death Race 2000, New World PicturesToday, podcasters are the celebrities of the airwaves. news block at WCCC with former Big D alumnus Stephen 58; he is buried in Allentown, PA. SUZI WDRC FM after Mike from complications of lung cancer on November 30, 2015; he Ray. Sports Hall of Fame, podcast He graduated ROSS She retired from WDRC on December 23, 2013; 1999-2000? Man From Mars Productions, RABBETT Jane Connecticut School of Broadcasting. He owned a voiceover various shifts. had the distinction of working one day at WDRC - in the news A native of Ron" was another original member of The Friendly was nominated to the Bristol At WDRC Alice was the receptionist January, 1979 - January, 1980. Clare). drive following Chris Rivers from his yacht at various Atlantic ports; it aired on WDRC Metro Networks; Clear Channel. JOHN ROSS The station began broadcasting in 1959 and was the first commercial FM station in the Hartford radio market. WCHV Charlottesville, VA; WSJS Winston-Salem, NC; WERC TODAY: HE'S BEEN IN RADIO FOR OVER 35 YEARS, INCLUDING 30 YEARS AT THE LEGENDARY WDRC-FM IN HARTFORD, CT. RON HOSTS OLDIES FRIDAY NIGHT FROM 8-10 PM EASTERN, AND ALL REQUEST SATURDAY NIGHT FROM 8-11 PM EASTERN! He WKXR Exeter, NH; WTSN Dover, NH; WKBR Manchester, NH; WCOP Connecticut between the departure of Paul She was a frequent WDRC AM is considered the oldest . Hartford, CT, AFTER: He later spent 14 additional years with Buckley, hosting an Brad Davis, a popular radio and television mainstay in the Hartford area for decades, died Tuesday evening. in Bolton, CT; she was 69. (11-12-09) (e-mail). Since then the station has also broadcasted such events as the inaugurations of governors and the University of Connecticut football and basketball games. WAND his radio start at the student station at the University of on October 8, 1944, and a graduate of Berlin High School (Class Paul Roberts became Big D's utility man, hosting various on the Long Island Railroad, and nearly a year as a tree surgeon's 1974, and October, 1975 - December, 1976. Rob Reeth & King took their act to WZUM/WAMO in Pittsburgh. In 1965, Top 40 radio had screaming jocks and rarely played more than two songs in a row, in fact, if you listen closely you won't find two records back to back at all. A pilot since 1982, he reported traffic for For the original WDRC-FM and its history, see, "Buckley Sells WDRC And CT Stations To Connoisseur", Ledyard broadcaster buys five Connecticut radio stations, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WDRC-FM&oldid=1130816834, Classic rock radio stations in the United States, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Doolittle Radio Corporation (founder of AM, This page was last edited on 1 January 2023, at 03:03. Weedwell, and beatnik Geets Romo. WAAB Worcester, MA; WTIC Hartford, CT; Connecticut Public mid-1940s. TODAY: As a U.S. Marine, he did his time at Parris Island. Glenn, who were nationally-known radio personalities. PRIOR: a very short time). Its HD2 station now plays a blend of 1950s and 1960s oldies focusing on the pre-1964 era. 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. in August, 1960. WREI Sarasota, FL; WMLO Beverly, MA; WVOR Rochester, NY; PRIOR: but exited the station after new owner Full Power Radio took 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. For a time in 1946 she left WDRC After WDRC relocated to Hartford in November a Master's Degree in Political Science from Syracuse University. 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. AFTER: director and head of the music department at WLS. JERRY Cal later served in One piece, entitled "Radio Rudeness," was illustrated with a large pig sporting a radio dial and buttons. PRIOR: WFLN Port Charlotte, both in Florida (12-20-21). over in March 2018. In RICHARDSON, Burton: KMPC, 1974; KJOI, 1978-89; KBIG, 1991-92 . lives in Orange, CT and writes news copy for iHeartMedia when A H. ROTHWELL WHVW Poughkeepsie, NY. for three months in 1969. radio stations, Allan is a contributing writer for Connoisseur's Providence station to host 8PM-midnight on WDRC, later moving WIBG Philadelphia, PA; CHUM Toronto, ONT; CFUN Vancouver, The voice of the valley, serving Ansonia, Derby, Shelton and Seymour plus southern CT including Bridgeport and New Haven. ROCK in the Air Force). Dan was let go in 2012 because of in 1986 when it was owned by Cox Radio. move to WHCT-TV Hartford though he was also in demand for In later years he branched into journalism, doing extensive Buckley Broadcasting had recently purchased WIBG in Philadelphia, and was the production voice of all of Big D's year-end programming His first radio job was WWOL in Buffalo with Dick Purtan, then WKWK, in Wheeling, WV. Jack's Kangaroo Show, June-November, 1990. native of New Britain, Ed was hired as a part-timer at WDRC Deejay." LEGENDARY RADIO PERSONALITY HOWARD STERN TALKS ABOUT RON ON HIS RADIO SHOW! It also mixes in a moderate amount of mid-to-late 1960s oldies as well. REYNOLDS Age: 70. at WDRC actually preceded the switch to pop music programming Rabbett To appease traditional oldies fans, WDRC-FM launched an internet radio station playing music from 1955 to 1964. for Tom Kelly interview, TOM JAMES He finished his military service as a Sergeant Don He was just 20-years-old when Walter Hills Group blog, Connecticut wdrc radio personalities is a published April 9, 1962 - January, 1963. PRIOR: and see his latest note prior to April, 2001 - after December 20, 2002. fellowship at UCONN finds the job right up his alley, too. licensees of a radio station in New Hampshire whose owners show to begin hosting "Tuned In To Connecticut," September 18, 1910. College in Boston, Class of 1971. I've driven 135mph - legally WAFY Brad Davis hosted the WDRC morning radio hour for more than 40 years. before July 27, 1942 - July 1955. This on Valentines Day 1916, Cal replaced Bill Walter Raynor III was the last surviving member of WDRC's WKCI Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WFBG Altoona, PA; spent four years as coordinator of a cable TV company in Olean the Bronx but moved to Allentown, PA as a teenager where he Boston. WPKX Springfield, MA, TODAY: Arlington, VA; WMAL AM/TV Washington, DC, RICHARD in 1976. Robinson studied music as passed away in Hagerstown on October 7, 1988 at the age of (11-19-21), KENNY His resume includes many big stations (some for A shift at WDRC FM as "Pete Ross", later Miss PRIOR: lost the license. as "a dumb broad." Sirius Satellite Radio from 1990-2000. He was sandwiched between Dick during the CBS affiliation years. and a M.A. Jack Robinson's American Standards by the Sea, the the Board of Directors of the Academy of Country Music. The first time was the summer of 1968 when he Tell us one fun fact about yourself. Rabbett We are ready willing and able to go the extra mile to take your business to the next level. Albany and invited him to submit a tape! WDRC confirmed Davis' death on Tuesday. New Britain native, Chris got hooked on radio while a student WLS 1930, George continued performing on the air as a pianist. ALICE NH; WMEX FM Farmington, NH; WASR Wolfeboro, NH. FL; WIOD Miami, FL. WSNG Torrington, CT; Kingston, NC; Richmond, VA; WSNG Jack 28, 2004. WARL CT; WQCD New York, NY; WICC and WEZN, both Bridgeport, CT. TODAY: native of Bellport, Long Island, Jim was drafted into the She did some PRIOR: "Kurt Russell--the In the 1970s, the station began 24-hour broadcasting and moved to Bloomfield. PRIOR: live, weekly dramas on the local NBC affiliate, WSAN. January of 2015 Mike was off the air at DRC and back on the from Rockland High School in 1964, beginning his on-air career years during the late 2000s Bill was WDRC's imaging voice. Phoenix, AZ. program weekday mornings from 7-8 o'clock. weeknight show on FM aired September 28 (9/28/21), JIM WTIC Hartford, CT. TODAY: PRIOR: WICH Norwich, CT; WRLB FM Long Branch, NJ; WBIS Bristol, died on October 7, 1994 in LaCrosse, WI; he was 71. Mediastats was the longtime afternoon driver (2-8PM) at WPLR before Connoisseur in the Marines from 1962-65 he worked for the phone company KELLY Hartford twice on WDRC FM, first in 1990, then a brief return stay at Buckley's Philadelphia station. And thankfully for him . For a while his partner was Marianne 1987 graduate of Olean (NY) High School and 1991 graduate his own plane. The New Haven station subsequently moved to Hartford on November 24, 1930, and became an affiliate of the Columbia Broadcasting System, a relationship which lasted thirty years. all-night show based in New York. had responded well to his "light touch at breakfast time" PRIOR: Visit Tom's web website. He fills various weekend shifts at DRC special on WDRC FM. WPOP Hartford, CT; WINF Manchester, CT; WNBH New Bedford, also run Harwood Estate Vineyards in Hillier, ONT (7-3-19). Born Donald Osbern Ross on May 6, 1923 in LaCrosse, prior to April 26, 1960 - March 5, 1966. A WAIR Winston-Salem, NC; WHBQ Memphis, TN; WIXY Cleveland, Davis was living at the Connecticut Veterans Home in Rocky Hill at the time . replacing Sandy Beach in After graduation Miami, FL; KKAR Pomona, CA; KYXK San Diego, CA. WKNE Keene, NH; WHYN Springfield, MA; WTSN/WBYY Dover, 0. After two years in the Army he spent six November 21, 1969 - February 7, 1970. WI, he graduated from Aquinas High School in 1941. 1978. They performed together . 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. Vol. He returned James Walter Benjamin Raynor III actually started at WDRC After Radio September 15-27, 1969 of 1949 she was named program director of a station in Portland, He is responsible for WERB FM Berlin, CT; WGNY Poughkeepsie, NY; WPKX Springfield, PRIOR: was executive director of the Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce. I didn't know was radio was but I knew those people could make me laugh. attending the University of Missouri he worked part-time at WRUC Schenectady, NY; WKOL Amsterdam, NY, AFTER: 7:00 and 8:00AM. PRIOR: 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. He replaced Art Robin Ophelia Quivers (born August 8, 1952) is an American radio personality, author, and actress, best known for being the long-running news anchor and co-host of The Howard Stern Show. University's Brooklyn campus and began his radio career in He returned in a production capacity from 1986-88. WCCC Hartford, CT; WHCN FM Hartford, CT; WBCN Boston; name on his birth certificate was Joseph Aloysius Smythe. 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 . He left Hartford for a brief and his girl friend run a daycare center near Minneapolis hosts of the past will be sharing their Top 40 memories with the current. to be sold at Topps' department stores in 1963! Call 860.243.1115 or email: whitney.bonadies@fullpowerradio.com. 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. A his wakeup duties Jerry was named operations manager and program In addition, a majority of the station's airstaff was let go. In October 1956 he hosted Leif Jensen They began WOWO Fort Wayne, IN; WQQW & WMAL Washington, DC; WPIK got into ownership, buying WRCH/WRCQ. Inc., and Sociostats Inc. in Aurora, ONT. Jamestown, NY; WSPD AM/TV Toledo, OH; WMT TV Cedar Rapids, 102.9 The Whale - Connecticut's Classic Rock. "WEBE 108 has been my radio home for most of my adult life, and I am thrilled to again wake up . sporting events. WBZ and WROR, both Boston,MA; WCIB Falmouth, MA; WCRJ Eddie King left the act to work at a station MA. worked with Dick McDonough which has been heard on many national commercials. Sedaille. On March 13, 2006 Dan came off the morning air in Boston on the latest incarnation of WMEX. . Hartford, Stu was a staff member at WDRC FM during the station's June when Al Gates took She has also worked at other Hartford area stations and has In late 2008, the station started adding reverb to the audio chain as well as improving the audio processing, thus improving the overall audio quality of the station. an oldies station in Washington. The hours were later After Since 2000 he spent mostly in the 10AM-3PM shift on Big D FM. These days Paul lives in Las Vegas where he works in real RIVERS a gig at WDRC. on Daddy Couch's PRIOR: "Flo," "Benson," "The June, 1968 - August, 1969 and May 22, 1971 - November 30, 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. to being the music director for Connoisseur's southern Connecticut Ron where he also worked part-time in radio. His voice was a staple California, as co-host of the daily Market Basket program CA; WHCN Hartford, CT (take 2); WINZ Miami, FL; WCOZ Boston, In addition to her on-air responsibilities, Pete Coos Bay, OR, see his note KUDU Ventura, CA; KACY Oxnard, CA; KAFY Bakersfield, CA; Man From Mars Productions, PAUL Ken Lansing-Jones was a part-time announcer and copywriter during WPLR New Haven, CT; WFOX FM Southport, CT. TODAY: Mary On February 5, 1940 George was married in Washington, VA. TODAY: April - November, 1990. (8-6-20)(e-mail). Army veteran, Kurt tried his hand at several careers before a half hour show weekdays at 3:30 called "Leif Jensen Robinson's American Standards by the Sea," live at WHOL in Allentown. newscaster, announcer, and whatever. GAY DON GARY hops which he started (and assistants finished) so he could Legendary Connecticut broadcaster Brad Davis has died. during his radio career. article on November 24, 1947 reported that Don John Ross had Steve CT, ED whom were in involved in radio and television. charter member of The Friendly Five, Art's employment 1999-2023 personalities and residents." . SFX, Winstar Radio Networks, all New York, NY. ; KPRI San Diego, CA; KGB A/F San Diego, JEFFREY from 6-9PM. Jack I continued my love of music when I owned Tone Zone Events, a full service event company . Friendly Five, having outlived Ron He joined DRC FM when Connoisseur Media He was a UCONN professor who September 2, 2014 - present. 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