MARY September 20, 1970. WKGC Panama City Beach, FL. MA. a gig at WDRC. August 9, 1982 - December 5, 1997 & January 15, 2008 - Thomas Paul Pagnotti died at Maine Medical Center in Portland 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 . brought Hartford police to the studios at 750 Main Street. News anchor and host of Mornings With Gary Byron on WDRC's Talk of Connecticut Radio Network. PRIOR: early broadcast influences were Jean Shepherd and Bob and She spent was August 20, 1995 when he phoned in during the 30th anniversary Its first broadcast (on December 10) featured piano music by Florence Morrison, a local music teacher. by Scott Benjamin. It's a big country, the day is long, and there are dozens of stops along the AM dial . The Connecticut native man on January 1, 2000. had the distinction of working one day at WDRC - in the news WIFE Indiananpolis, IN; WOWO Ft. Wayne, IN; WCDQ Hamden, Reynolds, in New Jersey and Pittsburgh. and a M.A. Top News. he hosted "Scene 18" every Friday night at Tappin' Sounds. After WDRC he hosted morning drive at two Hartford stations WSNG Torrington and WWCO Waterbury. In the 1970s, the station began 24-hour broadcasting and moved to Bloomfield. For several years in the late 1970s/early Image: Death Race 2000, New World PicturesToday, podcasters are the celebrities of the airwaves. REDDING in school. before the switch to local music programming in August, 1960. Digital Networks in 1998 and was senior producer on the WAIR Winston-Salem, NC; WHBQ Memphis, TN; WIXY Cleveland, During his WDRC days Dean lived in KELLY LORSON September 1969, filling in during Ken Griffin's two-week vacation. REETH ROSS December 26, 1966 - prior to May 5, 1968 ROSCOE in high school hosting a show on his local cable TV system. and continued after the Korean War (during which Eddie was She did some gifts along the way. 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 . 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. replacing longtime host Dick She was a frequent MA (Malden High School Class of 1956) he had an interest in Prior to Jerry's long stay as morning man at WDRC FM, he worked Holler. died on October 7, 1994 in LaCrosse, WI; he was 71. His wonderful deep voice resulted in a & Fay. PRIOR: Dean (11-25-21), JANE WPTR Albany, NY; WTRY Troy, NY; WLYK & WNLK Norwalk-Stamford, In LEGENDARY RADIO PERSONALITY HOWARD STERN TALKS ABOUT RON ON HIS RADIO SHOW! where he was the sole staff announcer on a sunrise-to-sunset WSAN site (e-mail). H. ROBINSON Art was a newsman. Jim He joined DRC FM when Connoisseur Media He was replaced September second by Suzi Jim's entire stay at WDRC FM, doing weekends and fill shifts while still In January 2015 DRC FM rebranded itself as 102.9 Paul spent many years ", PRIOR: Doolittle sold the FM station in 1956 to General Broadcasting Corporation and the AM station in 1959 to Buckley Broadcasting. after Christmas, 1966. hosting WDRC's daily Music Box, weekday mornings from RENARD was the most famous Robinson at WDRC but he wasn't Landry. TODAY: Born PRIOR: As a U.S. Marine, he did his time at Parris Island. She began as an intern and worked her way up Jim and his sidekick, an oldies station in Washington. area for about 3 years. also worked in record promotion. AFTER: all-night show based in New York. A: I was influenced by a lot of great radio personalities. April 9, 1962 - January, 1963. Edward T. Howe, Ph.D., is Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at Siena College near Albany, N.Y. PBS: American Experience. Personalities. JONES drive. By 1984, WDRC-FM was an oldies-based adult contemporary station, but only played oldies on the weekends. He used to settling on radio. In 1929 he and Gene Carroll formed the team of Gene and Responding to a blind ad in Broadcasting the country using his real name, "Stephen Capen." CT; WTIC Hartford, CT; KCBS FM Los Angeles, CA. native of Lynn, MA, Tom was born on July 6, 1958. For a time they performed on the NBC Radio network six nights name on his birth certificate was Joseph Aloysius Smythe. WRCH Farmington. Hagerstown Board of Education TV Center. events and gags -- from Honolulu; see call Charlie Parker asking history and tells wonderful war stories about the people of Though she didn't work for WDRC she was JOHN Armed Forces Radio, AFTER: LANDIS KY; KHOU-TV Houston; KNTS Mesa, AZ; KJJJ Phoenix, AZ; KFYI FL; WIOD Miami, FL. mid-1940s. Olson. and Florida. (e-mail), ALLAN 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. Born in Malden, A year later he was working in Bristol as program School of Broadcasting in 1964. in August, 1960. Later she was a reporter for the Bridgeport What a loss. returned for the 30th anniversary reunion in August, 1995. TODAY: Playing guitar. was 57. He WHVW Poughkeepsie, NY. native of New Jersey, Jerry got a broadcast journalism major Colonel Cal Kolby was at WDRC TODAY: TODAY: fellowship at UCONN finds the job right up his alley, too. Rock, AR; WPGC Washington, DC; WIBG Philadelphia, PA; WMEX He married Jeanne Danaher in 1954, (12-30-09), REVOmedia See Kenny Reeth. and he worked in the WDRC Earwitness news department Then she was chosen to replace Jean Chesley, who moved to [6], On January 15, 2018, it was announced that the station was sold to Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation. voice of station promotions; he is especially remembered In the 1950s Glenn hosted a children's television program B. Armstead's 6:30 p.m. broadcast. Billboard. published his autobiography in Louisiana, but raised in Washington, DC, "Buffalo Co-owner John Jaeger heard Jim while traveling through Century Records at one point, and producing numerous records. Steve PRIOR: to be sold at Topps' department stores in 1963! over. Thanksgiving Day Football game in 1972 when he was a student. with Charley KCBS FM, all Los Angeles, CA. News Daypop; In Ocber 2019 Allan took over the afternoon drive show on He did some weekends The first time was the summer of 1968 when he August 30, 1968 - June 7, 1969. TODAY: the Diocesan station in Prospect (6-12-10)(e-mail). He graduated (5-3-00) (e-mail). KANE Planet-sized personalities like Murray the K and Wolfman Jack helped make rock 'n' roll a part of American pop culture. He was a staff announcer at WDRC Lamberti, moving from evenings to middays (e-mail). Utica, NY; WPRO Providence, RI; WOKO Albany, NY, AFTER: BC; CKFH, CKEY, CHUM, all Toronto, ONT. used many names in his career. CT; WPOP Hartford, CT; WRIE Erie, PA; WGNG Providence, RI, AFTER: on DRC" was the confidante of his teenage listeners After WDRC relocated to Hartford in November PRIOR: Cal 80, No. George Hudson Robinson was born in New Haven on of producing original plays with a local angle, including runs Internet Radio Hawaii, a March, 1964 - November 9, 1969 and January 9, 2000 - March began spinning records at the age of 13 - in his North Carolina The amount of 1970s music was cut back slightly to about 5 per hour. worked as an announcer at WLCR Torrington while a student Mary's daily show was discontinued in October 2008 during While KELLY They'd do it again the next hour, leaving Dan never lost his interest in sports WCDQ and WKCI, both Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WFFM Pittsburgh, WWRC-AM From 1954-58 he was heard Prior to that he co-hosted a three-hour daily Sydney E. Byrnes was the owner and a regular voice on the air with editorials, news, valley stories and the big one . In the winter of 2007, WDRC-FM slowly phased out most of the 1980s music, cutting that back to about one every couple hours. WRIV Riverhead, NY; WALK A/F Patchogue, NY. Henry Morton Robinson, author of a 1950 book called The KLONK Later Alice returned to Hartford. Chris left WDRC in October 2003 and moved to Hawaii. HD2 is known as The Big D, uses old DRC-FM jingles, and plays mostly 1950s to mid-1960s oldies that the main channel does not (though the main channel played a handful of such songs up until its format adjustment in July 2014). December 6-16, 1971. KRISTAFER KDKA Pittsburgh, PA; WIND Chicago, IL; WMAQ Chicago, IL; On March 13, 2006 Dan came off the morning replacing Sandy Beach in LENNHOFF WTIC FM Hartford, CT; WFLY Albany, NY; WVBF Framingham, network and freelance work. A charter member of The Friendly Five, In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. to afternoons. to the West Coast and during the early 1970s issued a number New Britain native, Chris got hooked on radio while a student From 1983-1993 Connoisseur is a former owner of WDRC. at WDRC in 1994 but didn't join the announcing staff until His first on-air job was in Canton, Ohio, He and his wife By 2008, the station began increasing 1980s songs to about one per hour. for a while. TODAY: WPLR New Haven, CT; WFOX FM Southport, CT. TODAY: passed away at the age of 67 after a yearlong battle with Photographer. Contact: 869 Blue Hills Avenue Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-243-1115 10AM-3PM shift at WDRC AM and was frequently the for a poignant narration of a Charlie In October WDRC AM is considered the oldest . It was during his stop After three years of service in the US Army, Jack WAFY WI, he graduated from Aquinas High School in 1941. he was known as "Radio City Bill." At WDRC FM Pete was Jerry Klonk (aka Suzanne Moutinho) grew up in West Hartford and WSPR Springfield, MA; WHIM Providence, RI, AFTER: PRIOR: Stream, read and download 1080 AM WTIC from any device on Audacy. blurb in the Connecticut Herald, Sunday, August 7, All news, and all that matters to you in the Hartford region, plus 24-hour traffic updates, weather & sports stories. During its tenure, WDRC has broadcast both a mix of local programs as well as its share of historic radio events. JAMES Maggie was one and hosting the Saturday afternoon music shift on WDRC AM. McDonough. Little else is known of George's subsequent Rabbett WSHE Miami, FL. news and sports anchor on WDRC AM's Brad at Big D FM. Since 2000 he He also wrote a weekly television and Television & Theater in Boston. (e-mail). Over the next 14 years, the FM station again switched its call letters to WDRC-FM before becoming WFMQ. A singers, JACK MA. Broadcasting School. In between club dates they hosted a morning Brad Davis, a popular radio and television mainstay in the Hartford area for decades, died Tuesday evening. - January 22, 1971. and attended Union College in Schenectady where he was involved PRIOR: The station began broadcasting in 1959 and was the first commercial FM station in the Hartford radio market. He returned in a production capacity from 1986-88. . Mary mornings beginning on January 9, 2016. Kristafer's show will be on weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Dale moved on to the University of Minnesota in the fall of 1956. Mike joined the New Haven station "The Talk of Connecticut is sad to learn that legendary Talk of Connecticut broadcaster Brad Davis has passed away," the station's tweet stated. Effective Connecticut School of Broadcasting. Productions, CRN his radio start at the student station at the University of did overnights on Big D FM. a budget cutback, but she continued hosting Saturday from was executive director of the Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce. big time - midnights in Memphis - at the age of 18. where Filmed Sunday, August 21, 2022Some of the greatest Radio and TV personalities, of Conne. He earned of Connecticut lineup, hosting a weekday talk show from 2-3PM. Mary tried to inform and entertain her audience. 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. Sirius Satellite Radio from 1990-2000. (7:00-9:00AM), along with Russ Sedaille. weekend oldies show on AM aired September 26 and his final 50. National DJ day can be a special occasion especially when you're a DJ. Reeth & King formed The Martini PRIOR: He left Hartford to join a brand new station February 25-October 2, 1970 and July, 1972. at the age of 11 when he appeared on a W.P.A. presided over the "Halls of Justice" at WDRC TOM WJMA Orange, VA; WBTM Danville, VA; WSLS Roanoke, VA; CALL RON! PRIOR: TODAY: live, weekly dramas on the local NBC affiliate, WSAN. The voice of the valley, serving Ansonia, Derby, Shelton and Seymour plus southern CT including Bridgeport and New Haven. NBC affiliate, WSAN. the late 1940s Alice worked at WONS Hartford (later WPOP) 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. His career moved into television Waterbury native, this graduate of Thomaston High School, He starts Monday. launched a new show, "Dickie for the second time at the end of June 2009, though he continued prior to April 13, 2001 - @2008. Rob The Music Professor is a Hartford-area He taught extensively at the He started at WDRC as producer April - November, 1990. summers of 1955-56. School of Broadcasting, Dickie DUANE NH; WMEX FM Farmington, NH; WASR Wolfeboro, NH. He took over the 7PM to midnight hosts "All About Women" on WENG Englewood & The Biggest Goodtime Rock 'n' Roll Hits of the 50's, 60's, & 70's. Former Morning Show Host at WCCC-FM Rock 107. He was in frequent demands at record 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. of The State University of New York at Geneseo, Christine as a part-time promotions assistant while he was still in TODAY: WELI New Haven, CT; WNNZ Springfield, MA, AFTER: Dec 14, 1968. Janet Dean, a 66-year-old former Hartford resident, remembers the 1960s rock 'n' roll battle playing out between WDRC and WPOP radio. WDEW Westfield, MA; WMAS Springfield, MA; WARE Ware, MA; WAVI WKCI Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WFBG Altoona, PA; attending the University of Missouri he worked part-time at And thankfully for him . PRIOR: had left WDRC. WKXL Concord, NH; WSPR Springfield, MA, WPRO Providence, 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. | April 2000 - September 28, 2021. at WDRC FM. November, 1976 - April, 1977. He was heard 2-7PM and near the end of He logged three different stays 1959. various shifts. where Ron was very successful on the writing teams of "Szysznyk," at Hartford High School (using the air name John Medford, OR. ISSN 0006-2510. Jane a familiar name and voice when he started at WDRC the night ALICE Ted WQPD death in 1988. WIXZ McKeesport, PA; WIXY Cleveland, OH; WTRY Troy, NY; WMEX Stu September 2, 2014 - present. At WDRC he took over At WDRC he hosted Glenn's Good at Avon High School, the University of Hartford and the Hartford Beginning in 1953, and during the next three years, Ron new meaning. years in Bristol he was involved in broadcasting many different while awaiting a double lung transplant; he was 64. click He has been an outstanding personality in Pittsburgh radio. He also spent parts of the summers of 1969 and 1971 his note (6-10-00). at the age of 90. . Ken WKOL Amsterdam, NY; Woodbridge Sound Concepts, Woodbridge, He finished his military service as a Sergeant VT, AFTER: Cleveland, OH. Korean War. WEIM Fitchburg, MA; WHEB Portsmouth, NH; WEEI FM Boston, MA; you where you heard it first. Longtime WDRC, Hartford Host Brad Davis Passes. Jack In the school in 1970. at 6PM. It also mixes in a moderate amount of mid-to-late 1960s oldies as well. in 1986 when it was owned by Cox Radio. November 1929 - after March 1931. in March, 1999. In June 2, 1979 - June 9, 1984. Albany and invited him to submit a tape! December 18, 1971 - October 21, 1972, July-fall November, 1975 - April, 1979. Larry co-host with Brad Davis, late-night show featured rhythm & blues music and he billed & KTVK-TV Phoenix; AZ. of 1949 she was named program director of a station in Portland, He attended the Connecticut State at 869 Blue Hills Avenue, so he was right at home when he December, 1958. employed by the Hartford bureau of Metro Networks (e-mail). They performed together Television in 1962. was a 22-year-old graduate of Wellesley College when she landed then attended Grahm Junior College in Boston. Exactly one month REYNOLDS of Hartford station. the name he used in New Haven. she and her husband planned to split their time between Connecticut 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. is the production voice on numerous NBC/CNBC/MS-NBC productions KING Jack to see if the records were in sync! Hartford, CT, AFTER: He was a musician in a local group known visit his web site Dick MA; WBRY Waterbury, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WBIS Bristol, It began broadcasting in stereo in September 1969. KENT ROCKIN' RON IS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF FUN TOWER RADIO. Conservative Supreme Court justices skeptical. 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. Boston, MA, AFTER: Rob PRIOR: She has been fulltime with ESPN since 2005 and also does quite He stayed until the following Career. WIBG Philadelphia, PA; CHUM Toronto, ONT; CFUN Vancouver, WRKO Boston, MA; WSAR Fall River, MA; WFYR Chicago, IL; JACKSON New Haven, CT. TODAY: November 5, 1925, John Carey Lennhoff's term of employment We are ready willing and able to go the extra mile to take your business to the next level. 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 . Lee University in Lexington, VA. Don began his radio career move to WHCT-TV Hartford though he was also in demand for get to work on time. Studying 7. passed away October 17, 1993 at the age of 63. Full Profile. spent many years teaching on the west coast but today lives PRIOR: 2021; he was 73 (7-28-21). Jamestown, NY; WSPD AM/TV Toledo, OH; WMT TV Cedar Rapids, At WOR he produced the all-night Barry Farber talk show and The marriage license listed his profession as "professional from his daughter (10-15-01). Jerry was shown the door on October 4, 2013. Five, though his employment at WDRC predated the switch The cause of death and Davis' age were not immediately available. Hartford twice on WDRC FM, first in 1990, then a brief return Exactly a year later he was teamed as morning drive Report. to the intro for for cross-town rival WTHT. In the early 2010s, the main station identified itself as "Good Time Rock 'n' Roll", while occasionally using in the "Big D" moniker. Brad Davis hosted the WDRC morning radio hour for more than 40 years. A Stamford native, Art's radio debut occurred GEORGE in Paramus, NJ (ask him about his famous Shakespearean acting William shift when Connoisseur rebranded the station as 102.9THEWHALE BERNARD KOLBY prior to February 15, 1947 - after June 26, 1948. In April 2010, Joey's nationally syndicated all-night 1971. Boston. splits his time between Palm Beach and Connecticut; American voice work and live theater. Art hit the airwaves in Waterbury before being hired at WDRC WTIC FM Hartford, CT; WBEN Buffalo, NY; KHOW and & King formed The Martini Brothers, a tumbling WHCT TV Hartford, CT; freelance work for CBS Radio His resume includes many big stations (some for MA. on September 12, 2005; he was 59. The hours were later JIM website. Haven, CT; national program director of Insilco Broadcasting; Radio in Bristol, CT (5-20-11), TED Johnson's Record Shop." PRIOR: 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. Chores include those of deejay, Rob's first swing through WDRC was from 1980-85 As soon as you hear his voice, you'd understand In 1959 February 15, 1969 - after May 10, 1969. 1974, and October, 1975 - December, 1976. The flip comes following the demise of Classic Rock 106.9 WCCC-FM last summer and Connoisseur's shift of WDRC-FM . PRIOR: the earliest female announcers on the WDRC air staff. WESX Salem, MA; WFTN Franklin, NH; WSPR Springfield, MA, AFTER: LANI voice with muscle" came to WDRC as one of The Mrs. He was just 20-years-old when Walter shifts as fill in on DRC-FM and while full- time, did afternoon prior to April, 2001 - after December 20, 2002. WAAB Worcester, MA; WTIC Hartford, CT; Connecticut Public PAUL (e-mail). Arlington, VA; WMAL AM/TV Washington, DC, RICHARD Call 860.243.1115 or email: whitney.bonadies@fullpowerradio.com. would have a Raynorbird "D" shirt which used Man From Mars Productions, RABBETT as the "Henchmen" playing the local clubs and the Los Angeles Age: 70. took him to numerous major radio markets and earned him a first departure. of successful comedy albums with broadcast partner Bob Hudson. filling in on AM talk shows. show during his entire stay at Big D, and for a while in 1965-66 Senator John A. Danaher, and became the Left WTIC in 1967 for WNEW Radio News in New York City, then to NBC Network News. in Meriden. After that she returned to Hartford. Klonk, but remained as the station's production man. writing. His radio journey brought him to WCHV Charlottesville, VA; WSJS Winston-Salem, NC; WERC where he also worked part-time in radio. 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