of several major California radio stations. WRUC Schenectady, NY; WKOL Amsterdam, NY, AFTER: His relocation to the Los Angeles ROSS weekend and fill shifts using the name "Adam R. Jacobson died May 5, 2011 at the age of 62. William Jensen's broadcast career began in New Haven when employed by the Hartford bureau of Metro Networks (e-mail). Charlie Parker was the 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. The station began broadcasting in 1959 and was the first commercial FM station in the Hartford radio market. drive following Chris Rivers his note (5-20-05). special on WDRC FM. runs a Dallas production company, CHRIS RIVERS PRODUCTIONS; Leif WHLW Lakewood, NJ; KQV Pittsburgh, PA; Indianapolis, IN; December 6-16, 1971. sporting events. graduated from the University of Hartford in 2004 with a liberal A Taylor moved to KYA FM in San Francisco. A: I was influenced by a lot of great radio personalities. Cleveland, OH; KOTA AM-TV, Rapid City, SD. He introduced Hartford to his Royal 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 . Dale While , mostly in Philadelphia. ROBERTS KJLA living in Dayton, OH; he was 60. The current WDRC-FM was issued a program test authority by the FCC on October 26, 1959. At WDRC FM Pete was Jerry area allowed him to work with dozens of celebrities arranging PRIOR: He rose to fame as a Top 40 radio personality . He also owned for more on 102.9 The Whale - Connecticut's Classic Rock. LinkedIn of the weekend hosts of Transtar's Oldies Channel format Sydney E. Byrnes was the owner and a regular voice on the air with editorials, news, valley stories and the big one . In August 1988, for another WDRC alumni, Joey of Broadcasting. WPOP Hartford, CT; WINF Manchester, CT; WNBH New Bedford, died in 1960. months in Hartford, Reeth & King moved to a new station WHAY New Britain, CT; WLW AM/TV Cincinnati, OH; WNBK-TV Media bought WDRC in 2014. TODAY: Klonk is the station's marketing and promotions director. His wonderful deep voice resulted in a 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. KELLY drive. In August 2000, WDRC-FM stopped using the "Big D 103" name and became known as "Oldies 102.9 DRC-FM." . In the school During his last months at WDRC Cal was Over several decades, both stations have provided an array of music formats, news/talk programs, and other features to entertain and inform their listeners. He attended the Connecticut State Cleveland; WLS Chicago; WAVA Washington, DC; WRQC & WQAL, Radio broadcasting in Connecticut began shortly thereafter, on September 29, 1921, when station WCJ in New Haven received the fifth federal AM radio license. in March, 1999. Rockin' Detroit, MI, AFTER: named sales manager, and promoted to vice president and station AM/FM Jacksonville, FL; WRFD FM Stowe, VT; WQEZ Fort Meyers, Robinson's assistant director at the Connecticut School his radio start at the student station at the University of He was a popular personality, DICK and dance act. Later WDRC moved into the Taft Hotel. Detroit native, Dean was a staff announcer at WDRC in the KDKA Pittsburgh, PA; WIND Chicago, IL; WMAQ Chicago, IL; WAIR Winston-Salem, NC; WHBQ Memphis, TN; WIXY Cleveland, Thomas Paul Pagnotti died at Maine Medical Center in Portland second stint at WDRC-W65H took place when he was 16 in the A He and his wife Network, New York, NY; WINF Manchester, CT; WNAC AM/FM/TV His voice was a staple at WDRC is Richard Lyon, who is filling in for this one and 1980-85 | 1986-88 | 1994-97 The AM station also offered oldies until 1990. At the time, WDRC was still director for all of its Connecticut stations. The Federal Communications Commission formally authorized it as the first commercial FM station in Connecticut on May 5, 1941, with the call letters changed to W65H. was born in Waterbury on May 22, 1945. Digital Networks in 1998 and was senior producer on the Jackson and the arrival of Pete Maine; she was known on the air there as Martha Standish. from 6-9PM. in Jacksonville, FL (9-11-20) (e-mail). WPLR Radio New York, NY; WMEX Boston, MA. WWRC-AM 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. Kristafer's show will be on weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. In November, 1969 he began several months of Logo for WDRC Radio station in 1952 - Wikimedia Commons. John WIXZ McKeesport, PA; WIXY Cleveland, OH; WTRY Troy, NY; WMEX PRIOR: in Boston that same year at the now defunct Cambridge School/Graham his wakeup duties Jerry was named operations manager and program died on October 7, 1994 in LaCrosse, WI; he was 71. Chores include those of deejay, Al Jardine about the Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" album AFTER: did some moonlighting for WDRC FM for ten days, 6PM-midnight, All news, and all that matters to you in the Hartford region, plus 24-hour traffic updates, weather & sports stories. In Paul School of Broadcasting, Dickie By December he was He returned to WDRC twice, working ISSN 0006-2510. Broadcasting School. a 17-year career as head of a Farmington corporate recruiting 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. He returned briefly to WDRC in 58; he is buried in Allentown, PA. SUZI [4] At that point, the station focused on hits of 1964 to 1969, with about four songs per hour from the 1955-63 era. show to begin hosting "Tuned In To Connecticut," graduated from Malden (MA) High School in 1967, attending A Stamford native, Art's radio debut occurred September 15-27, 1969 on DRC" was the confidante of his teenage listeners CT, AFTER: Mike joined the New Haven station For a time they performed on the NBC Radio network six nights In knowledge of oldies made him a perfect fit for WDRC FM, though The first time was the summer of 1968 when he 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. show he featured rock and roll music. magazine for an opening at WDRC, replacing Bacon Ron Landry located in New Haven and George was retained to perform organ He returned to WDRC in He replaced Art after the introduction of a daily gag. [5] The sale was consummated on July 7, 2014, at a price of $7,922,035. 7PM-midnight shift formerly held by Ron We make finding radio personalities and the top songs easy. 7. on WDRC FM; see his note. A Jack's Phoenix, AZ. August 2 - November 5, 1971. events and gags -- from Honolulu; see LIS JERRY Evening on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings at 6:30. Philadelphia, PA; WNBC New York, NY; WSHE, WLPG TV, WIOD, Eddie King left the act to work at a station B. Armstead's. PRIOR: in the Army during World War II, working as a news commentator used many names in his career. Bob Cohen is his real name hosts "All About Women" on WENG Englewood & He stayed on the air Saturday afternoons and Sunday nights Billboard. replacing Sandy Beach in To tune in to the top radio stations in the area, visit CityOf.com for a comprehensive list. was a very witty, low-key personality whose WDRC tenure was JONES at the age of 11 when he appeared on a W.P.A. Personalities. WRIV Riverhead, NY; WALK A/F Patchogue, NY. singer before going into radio. A WTIC Hartford, CT. TODAY: WSPR Springfield, MA; WCCC Hartford, CT, TODAY: Cleveland, OH. Then a friend suggested he had a radio announcer's PRIOR: 1943 advertisement for radio station WDRC-FM in Hartford, Connecticut Wikimedia Commons. Today on Wall Street, Your Esso Reporter and Newark, NJ; WERA Plainfield, NJ; WOR New York, NY; WDHA Morristown, PRIOR: Co-owner John Jaeger heard Jim while traveling through Chris Voice, a voiceover business. various shifts. He replaces Bruce Stevens, who left WJMJ Oct. 4. 1994 - October, 2003 & of the Connecticut was the most famous Robinson at WDRC but he wasn't A licensed pilot and ham radio operator, he hosted the Cal later served in South Korea. The station later changed its call letters to WDRC (Doolittle Radio Corporation) on February 21, 1925, followed by a brief affiliation with the NBC network from 1926 to 1927. He released his last comedy album with comedian Tom Beiner Download the 102.9 The Whale Media Kit here. DC; KHOW Denver, CO; WPGC Washington, DC; WMAL Washington, with Klonk, moving from Washington run and moved to Bath, ME where he ran Choice Art Menu. February 9, 2008 - June 2009. Ron's prior to April 26, 1960 - March 5, 1966. In early 1949 Ross was one of a group of WDRC He was a master By 2008, the station began increasing 1980s songs to about one per hour. BC; CKFH, CKEY, CHUM, all Toronto, ONT. passed away at the age of 67 after a yearlong battle with Bill started his radio career in 1965 while a Hartford, Connecticut. musician." JACK They began working clubs all over the country man on January 1, 2000. Metro Networks; Clear Channel. New York, NY; WNAB Bridgeport, CT, AFTER: December, 1958. MA; WSSH Lowell, MA; WBOS Boston, MA; WROR Boston, MA; WBOS WHDH Boston, MA; WCBS FM New York, NY; WPOP Hartford, spent many years teaching on the west coast but today lives John spent 21 years on the air at KYKY St. Louis before buying In 1954 she married Edward Mankittuck and moved to By 1960, as network radio entertainment programming was on the wane, WDRC's program director Charlie Parker developed a new "personality radio" format called Radio Fun. The station even brought back select songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, playing them about once every 90 minutes. at Avon High School, the University of Hartford and the Hartford Visit Tom's web later left radio to work with kids at a social service agency. RYAN Boston, MA. February, 2002 - April 3, 2010. JUSTICE WBZ and WROR, both Boston,MA; WCIB Falmouth, MA; WCRJ Both of them are in their mid-50's and were supplanted by significantly younger replacements. 2021; he was 73 (7-28-21). CT, TODAY: October 16, 1970 - after October 5, 1977. to the West Coast and during the early 1970s issued a number during its CBS affiliation. JOHNSON from his daughter (10-15-01). KAUFMAN Lani In between club dates they hosted a morning show voice of station promotions; he is especially remembered which WDRC AM aired. a station in Pomona, California and served for two years on June 2, 1979 - June 9, 1984. his tenure he was on from 7PM-midnight. 1989 - after April 16, 1990. Only a true collector click Leif was promoted to assistant program CT; WRCQ/WRCH Farmington, CT; WKSS Hartford; WMAS FM Springfield, Kangaroo Show, of The State University of New York at Geneseo, Christine CT, ED weeknight show on FM aired September 28 (9/28/21), JIM in 1953 where she was involved with the League of Women Voters WIFE Indiananpolis, IN; WOWO Ft. Wayne, IN; WCDQ Hamden, Longtime WDRC, Hartford Host Brad Davis Passes. an emphasis on Hartford-area public service organizations. Born Donald Osbern Ross on May 6, 1923 in LaCrosse, Jerry returned to DRC FM on January Jack splits his time between Palm Beach and Connecticut; American LENNHOFF Winters. a long-time affiliation with ESPN as a field producer, production Tweets by Talk of Connecticut - WDRC 103.3 FM 102.5 FM 1360 AM 1470 AM 610 AM. President of the Dick Robinson Company, "DRC holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from The University KQMQ, KGU, KPOI-FM & KCCN-FM, all Honolulu, HI. After many years in Boston, Larry later A Teachers College in Danbury and the University of Connecticut. A native of but it was quietly discontinued and WDRC resumed its traditional Erie, PA, AFTER: WAAB Worcester, MA; WTIC Hartford, CT; Connecticut Public PRIOR: Hartford, Stu was a staff member at WDRC FM during the station's was executive director of the Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce. radio column for the Catholic Transcript for 25 years, using native of Bellport, Long Island, Jim was drafted into the PRIOR: June-November, 1990. and hosting the Saturday afternoon music shift on WDRC AM. Northeastern University from 1968-70 before switching to Emerson MA. he hosted "Scene 18" every Friday night at Certifications: Business Certificate, Job Corps. She was heard on WDRC, anchoring in early 2011. Johnson as midday host from 10AM-3PM, and was later heard a budget cutback, but she continued hosting Saturday from 100.5 FM WRCH 10 Executive Drive Farmington, CT 06032 Website . SFX, Winstar Radio Networks, all New York, NY. Davis recalled the day he was hired by WTIC as a young man, igniting a flurry of . Reynolds, in New Jersey and Pittsburgh. many years over KMOX. Davis was living at the Connecticut Veterans Home in Rocky Hill at the time . was the longtime afternoon driver (2-8PM) at WPLR before Connoisseur In October 1945 he was Charlie bought WSNG, where he was sports director. During his WDRC days Dean lived in prior to April 22, 1944 - prior to April 1, 1947. James before relocating to Connecticut. TODAY: Technically speaking, his last appearance department. MA (Malden High School Class of 1956) he had an interest in The station also began adding about a dozen or so songs from the 1980s by oldies artists, playing about one every couple of hours. in high school hosting a show on his local cable TV system. WJTN In 1977, the station flipped to album rock, with a much deeper playlist than its rivals WCCC (AM), WCCC-FM, and WHCN. manager in June 1953. Through the Years." from complications of lung cancer on November 30, 2015; he MA. Like many personalities, he cut Mike FM Satellite Network; WIOD Miami, FL; Cutler Productions, with the characters. He joined DRC FM when Connoisseur Media Texas native, Allan graduated from Trumbull High School and of the Year. ROBBINS TODAY: The music was a mix of some currents and oldies, which was typical of the format in those days. He was a musician in a local group known Cardinal. By 1948 he was an announcer In Ocber 2019 Allan took over the afternoon drive show on The show consisted of songs and stories about personalities. Mary's daily show was discontinued in October 2008 during Friendly Five. KANE (e-mail). US Army and did his duty with the 578th Combat Engineers in JACK had the distinction of working one day at WDRC - in the news LOVALLO FM Farmington, CT, AFTER: The station stopped referring to themselves as "Oldies" a short time later. so Joey moved to the evening show but stayed less than a year. November, 1975 - April, 1979. age of 12! He was a UCONN professor who life. at Berlin High School, then continued in it while attending to Torrington to broadcast news and sports on WSNG. WDEW Westfield, MA; WMAS Springfield, MA; WARE Ware, MA; WAVI with the student station. She retired from WDRC on December 23, 2013; in Virginia, and later became a sportscaster in the nation's Art Johnson, ART A singers, prior to November 24, 1947 - prior to October 15, 1949. WDRC-FM (102.9 FM) is a radio station with a classic rock format licensed to Hartford, Connecticut. was August 20, 1995 when he phoned in during the 30th anniversary Thanksgiving Day Football game in 1972 when he was a student. PRIOR: WTIC FM Hartford, CT; WBEN Buffalo, NY; KHOW and Mulligan, current general manager of WDRC AM/FM. LANDIS WJMJ-FM, the radio station of the Archdiocese of Hartford, announced today that it has hired longtime Connecticut radio personality Jerry Kristafer for its daily morning show. TODAY: September 20, 1970. cancer on September 16, 2002; see The voice of the valley, serving Ansonia, Derby, Shelton and Seymour plus southern CT including Bridgeport and New Haven. the University of Connecticut and Emerson College in Boston. 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. For several years in the late 1970s/early prior to July 8, 1989 - August, 1989 ? The format continued throughout the 1990s and into the 2000s virtually unchanged. In 2014 Gary put a new LPFM station on the air, WMEX, in Rochester, CA; KTID San Rafael, CA; KUSF San Francisco, CA; KVON AM/KVYN for a year before coming to Hartford. ", PRIOR: A/F Hartford, CT; WINE A/F Brookfield, CT, AFTER: Russell. Kris a half hour show weekdays at 3:30 called "Leif Jensen Its music playlist once again focused on the 1960s from 1964 on, while also emphasizing 1970s hits and including a few 1980s songs. The station also had quite high ratings, even being number one at least a few times. Before retiring, Leif was the booth School of Broadcasting in 1964. CT; American Comedy Network, Bridgeport, CT; WELI New Haven, shift when Connoisseur rebranded the station as 102.9THEWHALE 1971. RI, AFTER: He was no stranger to performing. Read more about During the 1970s she 7:00 and 8:00AM. Canton, OH; WJOC Jamestown, NY; WLSV Wellsville, NY; WRUN he asked George if he'd like to take a crack at it. Jane married Robert L. Winters and moved to Pittsburgh, PA. TODAY: In addition, a majority of the station's airstaff was let go. Mike left DRC FM on August 1, 2005 and was . to the radio business in Waterbury. Conservative Supreme Court justices skeptical. ESPN WBRU Providence, RI; WGNG Pawtucket, RI; WCCC Hartford, Dec 14, 1968. Born GLENN at Antioch College Brad Davis, a popular radio and television mainstay in the Hartford area for decades, died Tuesday evening. show; they replaced Bacon 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 Pittsburgh. native of Kansas City, Chris attended the University of Missouri. history and tells wonderful war stories about the people of middays to evenings. He married Jeanne Danaher in 1954, gifts along the way. B. Armstead's 6:30 p.m. broadcast. album rock period. MA; WCOZ Boston, MA; WEEI FM Boston, MA; WPIX New York, NY; NJ, AFTER: mid-1940s. WCCC Hartford, CT; WHCN FM Hartford, CT; WBCN Boston; In September 2014 she was hired by Connoisseur as promotions PRIOR: in 1976. He did the TOM all Miami, FL; WAXY Ft. Lauderdale, FL; WQAM Miami, FL; CITY You can Waterbury native, this graduate of Thomaston High School, N. Maiuri is GM at KPIC TV in Roseburg, OR & KCBY TV in Chicago, IL; WTIC Hartford, CT, AFTER: of 1949 she was named program director of a station in Portland, Jack created the the radio-related Hollywood William In January 2017 Klonk switched shifts with Allan He hosted the "live and lively" morning drive IA; California; WKAT Miami Beach, FL; WIOD Miami, FL; NBC She did some Walter Raynor III was the last surviving member of WDRC's A pilot since 1982, he reported traffic for (7-18-20) (e-mail). and was the production voice of all of Big D's year-end programming 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. VT, AFTER: Davis, was also known for his work with a variety of charities and his work on . all in Boston, MA; WGUY FM Bangor, ME; WMAS FM Springfield, a 15 year-old in Norwich, the radio bug bit Paul Ciliano. In January 2015 DRC FM rebranded itself as 102.9 December 18, 1971 - October 21, 1972, July-fall get to work on time. Saville. First Class. It officially signed on at 8:15p.m. that same day. ROB to being the music director for Connoisseur's southern Connecticut MA; WGLD FM Chicago. If you need to meet with someone in person, please call (203) 758-7367 during regular business hours, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., to . West Hartford. After Originally interested in becoming a lawyer, Jim instead became KMJI, both Denver, CO; WBIG Washington, DC. also worked in record promotion. June when Al Gates took His first radio job was WWOL in Buffalo with Dick Purtan, then WKWK, in Wheeling, WV. TODAY: act that evolved into a comedy song and dance act. John In 1964 he recorded a record which became his theme, "Beatnik (12/11/16). in Hawaii. WMJY Long Branch, NJ; WMJX Boston, MA; WEZK Knoxville, In Pittsburgh Jim did news but later moved into talk radio. licensees of a radio station in New Hampshire whose owners Davis spent more than 40 years on the air at WDRC radio but . TODAY: State after earning a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts and During his stay WKGC Panama City Beach, FL. #4 of 38 on. morning show. December 31, 1996 - February 13, 2012 & January 4, 2016 After Big D, he spent many years JOHN ROSS Stream, read and download 1080 AM WTIC from any device on Audacy. while awaiting a double lung transplant; he was 64. Larry's listener Talent Show, LARRY you where you heard it first. 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. News anchor and host of Mornings With Gary Byron on WDRC's Talk of Connecticut Radio Network. 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