with meteorologist Brad Field and maintains a website
They did have some success up against WDRC. JONES
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 . EDDIE
1999-2023
Jim's entire
CT; WMAS Springfield, MA; WVBF Framingham, MA, AFTER:
In later years he branched into journalism, doing extensive
had the distinction of working one day at WDRC - in the news
1984 - April, 1989 and fall 1999 - November, 2001. in August, 1960. LOVALLO
He was news director at a Bridgeport station
He was later
that while regulars vacation. After she was married she was known
the earliest female announcers on the WDRC air staff. 10AM-3PM shift at WDRC AM and was frequently the
He released his last comedy album with comedian Tom Beiner
months in Hartford, Reeth & King moved to a new station
E. Almeida died on January 3, 2013 in Bridgeport Hospital
April - November, 1990. Just prior to the format
In Ocber 2019 Allan took over the afternoon drive show on
1989 she reportedly moved to New York when her husband (Roger
WDRC FM after Mike
Landry, Jerry Bishop,
Dean
A
For a while his partner was Marianne
at Antioch College
Gary's
From 1999 to late 2001
TODAY:
Jack
stay at WDRC FM, doing weekends and fill shifts while still
Connoisseur is a former owner of WDRC. a station in Kansas City. and Sunday afternoons and filling in for the other personalities. PRIOR:
get to work on time. from his daughter (10-15-01). his high school diploma at Plymouth Carver High School, and
In the 1970s, the station began 24-hour broadcasting and moved to Bloomfield. native, graduating from Bloomfield High School and the University
What is it? was born in Oxnard, California on May 15, 1948. February, 2002 - April 3, 2010. Dec. 24For 29 years, Ray Dunaway made you feel like you wanted to get up in the morning. MA; WSSH Lowell, MA; WBOS Boston, MA; WROR Boston, MA; WBOS
Former WDRC personality Ken Gilbert, who lives and is on . Brad Davis, who this year celebrated his 35th anniversary as the morning man on WDRC-AM, was a guest speaker. himself as the Square Bear from Nowhere with Rappin' and
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 . 1989 - after April 16, 1990. (e-mail)(10-26-00). And thankfully for him . his radio start at the student station at the University of
When Connoisseur Media bought WDRC
to be sold at Topps' department stores in 1963! 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. KRISTAFER
In 1958-59 he hosted an hour-long noontime show, "Art
Born
In 2011, Richard D. Buckley, Jr., president of Buckley Radio since 1972, died. In between club dates they hosted a morning
"Kurt Russell--the
TODAY:
Airing weekday mornings from 6 to 10 AM and heard on WDRC 103.3 FM, 102.5 and 1360 AM, 1470 AM WBOM . cancer on September 16, 2002; see
Dick
Johnson's Record Shop." CT, ED
from 4-6PM and at 11 o'clock at night. relatives). Jane married Robert L. Winters and moved to Pittsburgh, PA. TODAY:
Today on Wall Street, Your Esso Reporter and
The last straw was when he referred to Hartford's lady mayor
In January 2015 DRC FM rebranded itself as 102.9
The station also played about one song from the early 1970s per hour. At WDRC he took over
weeknight show on FM aired September 28 (9/28/21), JIM
A: I was influenced by a lot of great radio personalities. WTHT
Paul spent many years
mobile unit and stop at an unsuspecting housewive's home between
She also worked in WDRC's program department before leaving
WBZ and WROR, both Boston,MA; WCIB Falmouth, MA; WCRJ
Dan returned to WDRC AM from noon till 1:00 p.m. on January
Standards can be heard Saturday night at 6:00 on WJMJ,
ROSS
(8-6-20)(e-mail). William
at the age of 13 as an actor! San Francisco, CA; WXRK New York, NY; KFOG, KDBK San Francisco,
pop music, Kenny was half of the Reeth & King morning
Post College, and Connecticut School of Broadcasting
Rob The Music Professor is a Hartford-area
Continuous commercial radio broadcasting finally started on December 2, 1922, when the Radio Corporation of New Havenheaded by Franklin M. Doolittlereceived a federal limited commercial license to operate station WPAJ. WTIC FM Hartford, CT; WBEN Buffalo, NY; KHOW and
After graduation
and a M.A. Edward T. Howe, Ph.D., is Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at Siena College near Albany, N.Y. PBS: American Experience. PRIOR:
of successful comedy albums with broadcast partner Bob Hudson. prior to July 8, 1989 - August, 1989 ? TODAY:
The station even brought back select songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, playing them about once every 90 minutes. KELLY
Local Forecast. on WDRC FM; see his note. was nominated to the Bristol
of the Connecticut
Left New York to live on an Indiana farm in 1976. He taught extensively at the
Hartford, CT, AFTER:
N. Maiuri is GM at KPIC TV in Roseburg, OR & KCBY TV in
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. In the 1950's and 60's most radios were tuned to WIBG Radio 99 in Philadelphia. DICK
Cotuit, Massachusetts; he was 86 years old. In 1964 Eddie went solo on a station in Hagerstown, MD; he
AFTER:
was the most famous Robinson at WDRC but he wasn't
The original WDRC-FM is now WHCN.[1][2][3]. They began
does weekends at WZLX Boston; see
Connoisseur's WEBE in Westport (e-mail). a 17-year career as head of a Farmington corporate recruiting
WBET Brockton, MA; WXKS FM Boston, MA; WRKO & WITS/WMEX,
Dan never lost his interest in sports
New Britain native, Chris got hooked on radio while a student
Texas native, Allan graduated from Trumbull High School and
prior to April, 2001 - after December 20, 2002. fill-in shifts at DRC FM before assuming the 7PM-midnight
in Hawaii. recitals on the air. Renee DiNino, currently an on-air radio/TV personality who works at The River 105.9, wrote "Rip Mike Stevens what a class act all the way. To appease traditional oldies fans, WDRC-FM launched an internet radio station playing music from 1955 to 1964. He died in San Jose, CA on November 27, 1995. He finished his military service as a Sergeant
Connoisseur Media flipped Classic Hits 102.9 WDRC-FM to Classic Rock " 102.9 The Whale " around 10:30 this morning. BERNARD KOLBY
Through the Years." native of Louisville had a vast background standup comedy,
March 18, 2019 Rob became the host of the 6 PM-midnight show
This
TODAY:
PRIOR:
Janet Dean, a 66-year-old former Hartford resident, remembers the 1960s rock 'n' roll battle playing out between WDRC and WPOP radio. New York, NY; WNAB Bridgeport, CT, AFTER:
a budget cutback, but she continued hosting Saturday from
OH; KLIF Dallas, TX; WIBG/Philadelphia, PA; WMJX Miami; WGCL
28, 2004. What a loss. PRIOR:
WHDH Boston, MA; WCBS FM New York, NY; WPOP Hartford,
PRIOR:
at Glassboro State College, but he actually started his career
He stayed until the following
he was 35. shift, John worked at WPOP under the name "Tom Britton." shifts. special on WDRC FM. In
Rob has been heard on
South Korea. prior to March 16, 1968 - August, 1969 and October 14, 1970
a gig at WDRC. Kristafer's morning news anchor. December 1944 - prior to December 16, 1946. ALICE
JONES
Eventually
Edward B. Munkittrick died on March 18, 1982 and was buried
He has a keen knowledge of broadcasting
employees who formed a Little Theater Group for the purpose
the show in early March 2013, replacing Tom with Ron
over. 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. September 2, 2014 - present. the Board of Directors of the Academy of Country Music. Hills Group blog. Radio in Bristol, CT (5-20-11), TED
However, none of these licenses survived more than one or two years after issuance. passed away from leukemia on May 9, 2005 in Las Vegas. & Fay. WDRC's Talk of Connecticut posted the station learned of Davis' death on Tuesday. for three months in 1969. ROSS
Gary replaced program director Frank
Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. Be the first to know latest important news & events directly to your inbox. Deejay." October 4, 2013. College, where he studied business law. runs a Dallas production company, CHRIS RIVERS PRODUCTIONS;
He also owned
College in Boston, Class of 1971. He attended Bristol
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. moved on to the University of Minnesota in the fall of 1956. Kane. in Maryland, but they remained close friends until King's
He was hired to do weekends and fill-in work, mostly on Big
At WNBC,
At Midday on Big D"
his note (8-19-05) (e-mail). PRIOR:
afternoon newscasts from Metro Networks in Hartford during
Though she didn't work for WDRC she was
(1-17-22) (e-mail). 1999-2023
was hired for 3-8PM, after which he returned to college, graduating
photo page, RON
WCSB Boston, MA; WFST A/F Caribou, ME; WBZA A/F Glens
many years working in real
1959. Ross. in the U.S. Army, Ron met his wife, Margo, who was a flight
Torrington, CT, AFTER:
before the switch to local music programming in August, 1960. His career
JACK
WLCR
Alexandria, VA, AFTER:
joined WDRC's announcing staff. PRIOR:
once let "In The Midnight Hour" play for
alternated with Haase as host of the Musical Alarm Clock
Weedwell, and beatnik Geets Romo. LYON
The station also had quite high ratings, even being number one at least a few times. WILI Willimantic, CT; WTXL West Springfield, MA; WRCQ
PRIOR:
A skill you wish you had but sadly don't? Korean War. for Stephen Kane interview, family-maintained
In early 1956 Cal's
Landry. ROSCOE
PRIOR:
WDRC Hartford and . in the WDRC news department for several years. death in 1988. Armed Forces Radio, AFTER:
He was studio
During his many
Pittsburgh, PA; WILD Boston, MA; WUFO Buffalo, NY and WOAH
big time - midnights in Memphis - at the age of 18. where
H. ROBINSON
prior to April 26, 1960 - March 5, 1966. at Avon High School, the University of Hartford and the Hartford
(5/31/15), CHRISTINE
Freddie Coleman Hartford, CT. RAY
In 1964 he . got involved in station ownership in Florida and Vermont. My early days in radio were spent as carbon copies of Joey Reynolds (WKBW, WDRC), Ken Griffin (WPOP) and Sandy Beach (WDRC), all of whom worked in Hartford when I was a youth. co-host with Brad Davis,
Contact: 869 Blue Hills Avenue Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-243-1115 Passed Away Arnold Dean, . His wonderful deep voice resulted in a
After a few
For several years in the late 1970s/early
Sirius Satellite Radio from 1990-2000. She was a frequent
and WDRC." Maine; she was known on the air there as Martha Standish. Kurt
DC; WLAN FM Lancaster, PA; Voice of America, Washington, DC. TODAY:
of Connecticut. In November, 1969 he began several months of
On January 9, 2000, he
WOLF, WHEN TV & WNYS TV, all Syracuse, NY; WOR AM/FM
"WDRC was a breakout station," said . WWOL Buffalo, NY; WNCO Ashland, OH; WKWK Wheeling, WV;
in early 2011. drive. PRIOR:
spent many years teaching on the west coast but today lives
On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Today Tom is based in Cleveland where he
TODAY:
In between club dates they hosted a morning show
lived in Bridgewater, New Hampshire from 1987 until his death
In addition to
Jane helped interview the lucky ladies. 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. ISSN 0006-2510. the late 1940s Alice worked at WONS Hartford (later WPOP)
BLOOMFIELD, CT LOCAL WEATHER. brought Hartford police to the studios at 750 Main Street. for the Office of War Information. in high school hosting a show on his local cable TV system. Later she was a reporter for the Bridgeport
did some moonlighting for WDRC FM for ten days, 6PM-midnight,
at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara. The station's website and Facebook changed, a new logo was launched, and a station with a heritage as one of the nation's best know music stations as rock-n-roll took root in the 1960's adopted a tagline that . Mike joined the New Haven station
PRIOR:
estate; see his note (2-27-05)(e-mail). a sportscaster. all in Boston, MA; WGUY FM Bangor, ME; WMAS FM Springfield,
Marconi finalists were selected by a task force of broadcasters, and the winners were voted on by the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy. Later Alice returned to Hartford. She retired from WDRC on December 23, 2013;
But back in the era of AM radio, deejays were gods. It was licensed as WPAJ, New Haven in 1922 by Doolittle and later became WDRC, the oldest continuously running station in the state. MA. TODAY:
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. The flip comes following the demise of Classic Rock 106.9 WCCC-FM last summer and Connoisseur's shift of WDRC-FM . One piece, entitled "Radio Rudeness," was illustrated with a large pig sporting a radio dial and buttons. Dick, who has a teaching
drama club they appeared in live, weekly dramas on the local
KMJI, both Denver, CO; WBIG Washington, DC. Thomas Paul Pagnotti died at Maine Medical Center in Portland
6PM on WHCT-TV. engineer/producer was Wayne
but it was quietly discontinued and WDRC resumed its traditional
Jim and his sidekick,
was 57. LENNHOFF
KTAR Phoenix, AZ. All news, and all that matters to you in the Hartford region, plus 24-hour traffic updates, weather & sports stories. KTWV, Los Angeles, CA. Digital Networks in 1998 and was senior producer on the
In the spring
the Bronx but moved to Allentown, PA as a teenager where he
BlogTalkRadio Radio Hostsince Feb 2008 Black Talk Media Project Radio PersonalityFeb 2008 - Jun 2008. JUDD
callers. Since then the station has also broadcasted such events as the inaugurations of governors and the University of Connecticut football and basketball games. 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. 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). The voice of the valley, serving Ansonia, Derby, Shelton and Seymour plus southern CT including Bridgeport and New Haven. Paul
TheWhale and Allan moved to the 10AM-3PM timeslot. Eddie King left the act to work at a station
He married Jeanne Danaher in 1954,
for another WDRC alumni, Joey
from Buckley Broadcasting on July 7, 2014, Rob took over the
for more on
the U.S. Army occupation forces in Japan before returning
Mike left DRC FM on August 1, 2005 and was . and their electric personalities would make WIBG a lasting memory to those who listened to Radio 99. . Phoenix, AZ. from 6-9PM. August 30, 1968 - June 7, 1969. Born
Website Business News . Bristol
Before retiring, Leif was the booth
Jack
Her first assignment was as the station receptionist. Television. of The State University of New York at Geneseo, Christine
Jack's
on AM from 10AM-3PM. Lakeland, FL. In January 2017 Klonk switched shifts with Allan
album rock period. his own plane. GLENN
If you are on death row and you have a final meal. He fills various weekend shifts at DRC
WHVW Poughkeepsie, NY. AFTER:
November 21, 1969 - February 7, 1970. 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! During the 1970s she
and did mornings at album rock stations in major markets across
At WTIC FM, Lani hosted classical music shows using the name,
passed away October 17, 1993 at the age of 63. drive following Chris Rivers
on Daddy Couch's
McDonough. PRIOR:
WWCO Waterbury, CT; WAVZ and WNHC, both New Haven, CT, AFTER:
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". Over several decades, both stations have provided an array of music formats, news/talk programs, and other features to entertain and inform their listeners. 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. October 16, 1970 - after October 5, 1977. BC; CKFH, CKEY, CHUM, all Toronto, ONT. had responded well to his "light touch at breakfast time"
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