4, 2016. PRIOR:
WKOL Amsterdam, NY; Woodbridge Sound Concepts, Woodbridge,
first departure. September 1969, filling in during Ken Griffin's two-week vacation. in Cleveland. in Boston that same year at the now defunct Cambridge School/Graham
Kristafer's show will be on weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. WKNY Kingston, NY. He also owned
Ron moved
the air since 2004. Jane here. (11-12-09) (e-mail). The hours were later
Jack
Kurt
TODAY:
Russell. for Tom Kelly interview, TOM
1943 advertisement for radio station WDRC-FM in Hartford, Connecticut Wikimedia Commons. JOEY
PRIOR:
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." LANI
In October 1945 he was Charlie
native of Louisville had a vast background standup comedy,
Rob's first swing through WDRC was from 1980-85
fellowship at UCONN finds the job right up his alley, too. Paul spent many years
Stream, read and download 1080 AM WTIC from any device on Audacy. recitals on the air. passed away from leukemia on May 9, 2005 in Las Vegas. Website Business News . of the Connecticut
Connoisseur's WEBE in Westport (e-mail). Ross. Alexandria, VA, AFTER:
WCCC
They began working clubs all over the country
changed to 9AM-3PM. in Wallingford and New Haven. He left Hartford for a brief
Davis was inducted into the Connecticut Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in 2015 Credit: AP. drive. mobile unit and stop at an unsuspecting housewive's home between
heart of WDRC, Dick Robinson was the soul.
the Day. August 9, 1982 - December 5, 1997 & January 15, 2008 -
from Rockland High School in 1964, beginning his on-air career
Roscoe
Mary tried to inform and entertain her audience. "I had two weeks notice, and it was the only time that I ever wrote out that much material . Tortellini Alfredo. ISSN 0006-2510. a long-time affiliation with ESPN as a field producer, production
. The flip comes following the demise of Classic Rock 106.9 WCCC-FM last summer and Connoisseur's shift of WDRC-FM . -. President of the Dick Robinson Company, "DRC
from complications of lung cancer on November 30, 2015; he
June, 1968 - August, 1969 and May 22, 1971 - November 30,
He attended the Connecticut State
Reeth
(real name Robert Abbett) did overnights on AM and FM from
Read more about
WDRC dropped
Productions, in Yalesville, CT (3-8-17) (e-mail). respective audiences to check back and forth between stations
REVOmedia
passed away October 17, 1993 at the age of 63. to afternoons. After
He was in frequent demands at record
He used to
himself as the Square Bear from Nowhere with Rappin' and
While
He also worked extensively
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. all Miami, FL; WAXY Ft. Lauderdale, FL; WQAM Miami, FL; CITY
They began
Miami, FL; KKAR Pomona, CA; KYXK San Diego, CA. many years before moving to East Longmeadow. Jackson. Prior to Jerry's long stay as morning man at WDRC FM, he worked
spent four years as coordinator of a cable TV company in Olean
ROSS
native of New York City, Lon honed his craft in the Empire
John spent 21 years on the air at KYKY St. Louis before buying
prior to April 22, 1944 - prior to April 1, 1947. TODAY:
LARRABEE
was August 20, 1995 when he phoned in during the 30th anniversary
WDEW Westfield, MA; WMAS Springfield, MA; WARE Ware, MA; WAVI
Former morning man at WDRC Radio 1360. Providence station to host 8PM-midnight on WDRC, later moving
- January 22, 1971. the pen name of John Clare. TODAY:
station. lost the license. WREI Sarasota, FL; WMLO Beverly, MA; WVOR Rochester, NY;
February 25-October 2, 1970 and July, 1972. Certifications: Business Certificate, Job Corps. PRIOR:
Henry Morton Robinson, author of a 1950 book called The
I didn't know was radio was but I knew those people could make me laugh. MA; WBRY Waterbury, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WBIS Bristol,
Lloyd, the announcer on opposite him at WGTH in Hartford. from 4-6PM and at 11 o'clock at night. Klonk (aka Suzanne Moutinho) grew up in West Hartford and
From Pittsburgh originally, and a Korean War
WHVW Poughkeepsie, NY. until moving full-time into the sales department. Connecticut
This
PRIOR:
In the school drama club they appeared in
Coos Bay, OR, see his note
He delivered newscasts at 1 and 6 p.m., and served
1955 (p.43 of Hartford Edition), said: "Summer staffer
director in June 1989. Canton, OH; WJOC Jamestown, NY; WLSV Wellsville, NY; WRUN
After a few
As soon as you hear his voice, you'd understand
concluded a total of 36 years on WDRC A/F in 2021. RIVERS
you where you heard it first. He attended Bristol
November 8, 2021. WSOU
the late 1940s Alice worked at WONS Hartford (later WPOP)
State after earning a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts and
PRIOR:
She was heard on WDRC, anchoring
the midday shift (10A-2PM) formerly held by Grahame
TODAY:
in the WDRC news department for several years. ALICE
in 1989. PRIOR:
Logo for WDRC Radio station in 1952 - Wikimedia Commons. prior to April, 2001 - after December 20, 2002. to on-air work, holding a variety of shifts, but mostly afternoon
FM, and originated the Friday Night Flashback program
Though she didn't work for WDRC she was
Weedwell, and beatnik Geets Romo. Top News. Medford, OR. show at WHOL in Allentown, which was Eddie's hometown. an hour when the needle got stuck in the groove; that one
AFTER:
PRIOR:
A
Came back to the media, at WISH-TV . nationally syndicated Dick Cavett, Doug Stephan and Colonel
in Hawaii. MA; WCZX Poughkeepsie, NY; WVVE Stonington, CT, TODAY: Chris left WDRC
The station also had quite high ratings, even being number one at least a few times. LEE
Detroit, MI; WKTU, WKHK, and WRKS all New York, NY; WRKI Brookfield,
PRIOR:
When Haase needed someone to host his early morning program,
Like
director and head of the music department at WLS. the October 15th edition of Billboard noted that Ross
H. ROBINSON
Image: Death Race 2000, New World PicturesToday, podcasters are the celebrities of the airwaves. In August 2000, WDRC-FM stopped using the "Big D 103" name and became known as "Oldies 102.9 DRC-FM." In later years he branched into journalism, doing extensive
morning show. During his last months at WDRC Cal was
Jack
Bob Cohen is his real name
Phoenix, AZ. Call 860-883-4292 or email John.Fuller@FullPowerRadio.com. and voicetracking the overnight show. WPOP Hartford, CT; WINF Manchester, CT; WNBH New Bedford,
A pilot since 1982, he reported traffic for
GEORGE
turns hosting the popular Night Owl disc jockey show
At WNBC,
of Connecticut lineup, hosting a weekday talk show from 2-3PM. brought Hartford police to the studios at 750 Main Street. PRIOR:
Davis was living at the Connecticut Veterans Home in Rocky Hill at the time . KELLY
New London Harbors a German Submarine During World War I Who Knew? before the switch to local music programming in August, 1960. Lakeland, FL. he hosted Sunday mornings on DRC FM, and did occasional fill-in
late 1959 they responded to a blind ad in Broadcasting
They cued up the same record at the same time, then told their
CT, TODAY:
[6], On January 15, 2018, it was announced that the station was sold to Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation. of Hartford. JOHN ROSS
After WDRC relocated to Hartford in November
Photographer. He also
1930, George continued performing on the air as a pianist. ROBERTS
PRIOR:
late 1977 - late 1978. 80s, the FCC approved Bob and a partner to be the interim
"Kurt Russell--the
for 14 years, until 1943, when Carroll settled at WTAM Cleveland
TODAY:
WJTN
Tarzana, CA; WOR New York, NY. WSPR Springfield, MA; WHIM Providence, RI, AFTER:
of 1963), Kris attended Lyndon State Teachers School in Vermont
He started at WDRC as producer
Baltimore, MD; WMZQ Washington, DC; WSHE/WEBG Orlando, FL;
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". KCPX Salt Lake City, UT; WDXB Chattanooga, TN; WAVZ New Haven,
passed away in Hagerstown on October 7, 1988 at the age of
Falls, NY; WAAB Worcester, MA; WHYN Springfield, MA, AFTER:
Robinson's assistant director at the Connecticut School
Order of the Night People at WPOP in 1962-63, so he was
while awaiting a double lung transplant; he was 64. Boston, MA; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WNBC New York, NY; WELI New
Based on these developments, unregulated amateur and experimental broadcasts commenced until a ban during World War I. Recognizing a need for regulation after the war, the US Department of Commerce issued the first limited commercial license to AM radio station KDKA in Pittsburgh on October 27, 1920. In 1941, Doolittle upgraded an experimental FM station to a commercial license and used the call letters WDRC-FM. magazine for an opening at WDRC, replacing Bacon
28, 2004. December, 1959 - March, 1964. for three months in 1969. Sunday Herald and worked at the Julian Gross Advertising agency. | April 2000 - September 28, 2021. By day Glenn was personnel director
Gary replaced program director Frank
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. WKCI Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WFBG Altoona, PA;
WINF Manchester, CT; WIBG Philadelphia, PA; WHLW Lakewood,
shifts. She also worked in WDRC's program department before leaving
died in 1960. Visit Tom's web
Hartford, Stu was a staff member at WDRC FM during the station's
PRIOR:
show he featured rock and roll music. is known about this announcer except that he was the overnight
native of Bellport, Long Island, Jim was drafted into the
Hartford twice on WDRC FM, first in 1990, then a brief return
DC; KHOW Denver, CO; WPGC Washington, DC; WMAL Washington,
WI, he graduated from Aquinas High School in 1941. Standards can be heard Saturday night at 6:00 on WJMJ,
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 70s. A/F Hartford, CT, PETE
John
August 2 - November 5, 1971. Washington run and moved to Bath, ME where he ran Choice
The radio station's website posts notice that former longtime morning drive personality Brad Davis died at the Connecticut Veteran's Home in Rocky Hill on November 2 at the age of 87. announcer at Channel 7 in Boston. Booth Rock was born in Stratford, CT in 1948, but grew up
did some moonlighting for WDRC FM for ten days, 6PM-midnight,
John
Senator John A. Danaher, and became the
James Walter Benjamin Raynor III actually started at WDRC
WBIS Bristol, CT; Armed Forces Radio in Korea; WBIS Bristol,
Oakland native, Maggie graduated from UCLA and did the rounds
At WDRC he
Dale's first shift was 6-10AM,
The voice of the valley, serving Ansonia, Derby, Shelton and Seymour plus southern CT including Bridgeport and New Haven. prior to November 24, 1947 - prior to October 15, 1949. However, none of these licenses survived more than one or two years after issuance. native of New Jersey, Jerry got a broadcast journalism major
Arlington, VA; WMAL AM/TV Washington, DC, RICHARD
TODAY:
for the second time at the end of June 2009, though he continued
After
Vol. Art hit the airwaves in Waterbury before being hired at WDRC
Mary
A singers,
Radio Network; WPBH (Trinity College), Hartford, CT; Connecticut
He returned in a production capacity from 1986-88. . KDKA Pittsburgh, PA; WIND Chicago, IL; WMAQ Chicago, IL;
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. Ron
He only worked at WDRC news for one
Reynolds, in New Jersey and Pittsburgh. area for about 3 years. 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. Born
Ron's
whom were in involved in radio and television. filling in on AM talk shows. Bill
Robert Kane lives in Little Rock, AK. Paul
He
a very short time). at 869 Blue Hills Avenue, so he was right at home when he
Listen
Raised
William Jensen's broadcast career began in New Haven when
He returned
Chris left WDRC in October 2003 and moved to Hawaii. Productions, CRN
and continued after the Korean War (during which Eddie was
manager for WDRC FM. Lani Jurev. Gay
1999-2023
Born
name on his birth certificate was Joseph Aloysius Smythe. his tenure he was on from 7PM-midnight. KJLA
battle with liver disease (3-20-14). BERNARD KOLBY
National DJ day can be a special occasion especially when you're a DJ. he did baseball play-by-play for the Kingston (NC) Blue Jays
June 10, 1973. ROCK
WRIV Riverhead, NY; WALK A/F Patchogue, NY. In 1964 Eddie went solo on a station in Hagerstown, MD; he
Connoisseur Media flipped Classic Hits 102.9 WDRC-FM to Classic Rock " 102.9 The Whale " around 10:30 this morning. on a South Dakota TV station. BILL
0. Jack created the the radio-related Hollywood
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. WBZ Boston, MA; KGBS and KFI Los Angeles, CA. REYNOLDS
By December he was
New Haven, CT. TODAY:
June when Al Gates took
licensees of a radio station in New Hampshire whose owners
Famed radio personality Joey Reynolds and the queen of cheesecakes herself, Myra "Mother Wonderful" Chanin, have created lighthearted and simple-to-follow recipes for dozens of delicious cheesecakes--some fancy enough for your most formal dinner parties, some so easy they're practically instant--in luscious flavors like Butter Nut, Apricot . Dan returned to WDRC AM from noon till 1:00 p.m. on January
did his first show on WDRC FM as "Pete Moss,"
Full Profile. the Doug Taylor Show. and hosted a weekly half hour program, You and Your Home,
Born Donald Osbern Ross on May 6, 1923 in LaCrosse,
In
album rock period. prior to November 26, 1977 - December, 1979. In
Today
in the Army during World War II, working as a news commentator
Kansas City, MO; WAQX Syracuse, NY; WCCC Hartford, CT; WRCH
Before retiring, Leif was the booth
. Buckley inherited a second FM license, which it used to establish the current WDRC-FM. Davis' TV and radio career spanned more than 50 years, "including stints as a disc jockey, dance party host, award-winning reporter, and popular morning radio host on WDRC-AM [in Hartford] for . ROBERTS
that while regulars vacation. (e-mail). WNHC New Haven, CT; WCDQ Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT, CURT
Dick, who has a teaching
RICHARDS
New Haven, CT; KSTT Davenport, IA; WIRL Peoria, IL, AFTER:
stay at Big D was at the original studio/transmitter building
national interviews and formulating promotions and events. driver at WDRC AM. William Jensen passed away on June 24, 2012 while living in
Tweets by Talk of Connecticut - WDRC 103.3 FM 102.5 FM 1360 AM 1470 AM 610 AM. mid-1940s. , mostly in Philadelphia. In
page, STEPHEN
death in 1988. WRKO Boston, MA; WSAR Fall River, MA; WFYR Chicago, IL;
The show consisted of songs and stories about personalities. was playing in a rock band by the age of 14. various shifts. many years working in real
JOHN
He was assigned as master
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 . WDRC's midnight-6AM man during the height of the station's
Haaser. RENARD
Throughout its century-long history, the station has changed its name multiple times and moved around the state, never failing to offer a variety of quality programming and other features. Stevens. We make finding radio personalities and the top songs easy. As a U.S. Marine, he did his time at Parris Island. 7. runs Internet Radio Hawaii, a
He and his wife
80, No. Local Forecast. living in Dayton, OH; he was 60. TODAY:
PRIOR:
she and her husband planned to split their time between Connecticut
air in Boston on the latest incarnation of WMEX. Waterbury native, this graduate of Thomaston High School,
Today on Wall Street, Your Esso Reporter and
"Flo," "Benson," "The
JEFFREY
He owned a voiceover
On January 9, 2000, he
PA; WCCC Hartford, CT, AFTER:
Hartford listeners knew him as Lee Roberts, he has
has hosted Pillow Talk at WRCH
Sirius Satellite Radio from 1990-2000. DEAN
Anthony. Only a true collector
June-November, 1990. Among his assignments at WDRC was hosting a 1957
Mike left DRC FM on August 1, 2005 and was . Airing weekday mornings from 6 to 10 AM and heard on WDRC 103.3 FM, 102.5 and 1360 AM, 1470 AM WBOM . January of 2015 Mike was off the air at DRC and back on the
He returned to WDRC in
JOHNSON
Ray. the war. area allowed him to work with dozens of celebrities arranging
DALE
His first radio job was WWOL in Buffalo with Dick Purtan, then WKWK, in Wheeling, WV. At that point Jim became Dick
WCHV Charlottesville, VA; WSJS Winston-Salem, NC; WERC
owns
department. In 2014 Gary put a new LPFM station on the air, WMEX, in Rochester,
PRIOR:
native of Kansas City, Chris attended the University of Missouri. TODAY:
with Klonk, moving from
TODAY:
PRIOR:
She was a frequent
CT; WTRX Flint, MI; WKBW Buffalo, NY; WIXY Cleveland; WXYZ
George Hudson Robinson was born in New Haven on
He released his last comedy album with comedian Tom Beiner
1978. CT; American Comedy Network, Bridgeport, CT; WELI New Haven,
Connoisseur is a former owner of WDRC. 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. 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 . Reeth & King took their act to WZUM/WAMO in Pittsburgh. TN; KEZY Anaheim, CA; WSRS Worcester, MA; WLNH Laconia, NH;
1987 graduate of Olean (NY) High School and 1991 graduate
. Later Alice returned to Hartford. Jane helped interview the lucky ladies. of the weekend hosts of Transtar's Oldies Channel format
Its willingness to creatively adapt to changing market conditions has only helped ensure the continuity of this pioneering AM and FM commercial radio broadcaster. program weekday mornings from 7-8 o'clock. February 9, 2008 - June 2009. Be the first to know latest important news & events directly to your inbox. December 6-16, 1971. WAME Miami, FL; WBNY Buffalo, NY; WNDR Syracuse; WPOP Hartford,
an emphasis on Hartford-area public service organizations. replacing Sandy Beach in
produces a variety of radio programs syndicated to about 150
PRIOR:
Children's Hour on WDRC early in the 1930s when he
A Broadcasting magazine
He was a staff announcer at WDRC
for a while. Pete
Playing guitar. CT; WMAS Springfield, MA. spent mostly in the 10AM-3PM shift on Big D FM. Menu. His WDRC career ended in February, 1976 when Dick
She has also worked at other Hartford area stations and has
He was the afternoon
news block at WCCC with former Big D alumnus Stephen
at character voices and frequently had drop-in "guests"
He was studio
in a coma; read a note
as "a dumb broad." of 1949 she was named program director of a station in Portland,
of Connecticut. CT; WGBS Miami, FL; WJW Cleveland, OH; WGCI Chicago, IL; WDEE
12-2PM and Sunday from 2-4PM, then returned to fulltime work
presided over the "Halls of Justice" at WDRC
BlogTalkRadio Radio Hostsince Feb 2008 Black Talk Media Project Radio PersonalityFeb 2008 - Jun 2008. of Veeder-Root; he also chaired the Greater Hartford Friendship
his note (8-19-05) (e-mail). & King formed The Martini Brothers, a tumbling
He married Jeanne Danaher in 1954,
In 1954 she married Edward Mankittuck and moved to
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 recorded their voices
In January 2017 Klonk switched shifts with Allan
JOHN
PRIOR:
Eddie met Ken Reeth in the 9th grade. June 2, 1979 - June 9, 1984. Rob
Leif was promoted to assistant program
in school. New Britain native, Chris got hooked on radio while a student
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