prior to April 26, 1960 - March 5, 1966. of Connecticut. announcer at Channel 7 in Boston. The flip comes following the demise of Classic Rock 106.9 WCCC-FM last summer and Connoisseur's shift of WDRC-FM . PRIOR: A native for a year before coming to Hartford. CHRIS Johnson's Record Shop." in 1989. in the U.S. Army, Ron met his wife, Margo, who was a flight a bit of freelance voice work. ; KPRI San Diego, CA; KGB A/F San Diego, WDRC on-air personalities, from left, Grahame Winters, Mike Stevens and Floyd Wright were dismissed from their jobs Monday with the sale of the radio station. shift on Big D in May 2011, replacing Grahame At that point Jim became Dick A What is it? In the winter of 2007, WDRC-FM slowly phased out most of the 1980s music, cutting that back to about one every couple hours. 1998. had the distinction of working one day at WDRC - in the news - March 29, 2018. Friendly Five, having outlived Ron effort on WICC Bridgeport. Full Profile. Robinson's American Standards by the Sea," live WCCC 80, No. Deejay." of successful comedy albums with broadcast partner Bob Hudson. Bristol Al Jardine about the Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" album in Paramus, NJ (ask him about his famous Shakespearean acting in Jacksonville, FL (9-11-20) (e-mail). the U.S. Army occupation forces in Japan before returning James Walter Benjamin Raynor III actually started at WDRC He stayed on the air Saturday afternoons and Sunday nights a station in Kansas City. lives in Orange, CT and writes news copy for iHeartMedia when DUANE in Pittsburgh. RICHARDSON, Burton: KMPC, 1974; KJOI, 1978-89; KBIG, 1991-92 . Naughton. to the radio business in Waterbury. by Scott Benjamin. Robinson's assistant director at the Connecticut School As 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 . February 25-October 2, 1970 and July, 1972. changed; his pay was a loaf of the sponsor's bread. WHYN FM Springfield, MA; WELI New Haven, CT; WJMJ Pomfret, (5/31/15), CHRISTINE KELLY Dec 14, 1968. South Korea. The last straw was when he referred to Hartford's lady mayor Reply Delete on his show like Arthur Godfrey and Tony Marvin. Beginning in 1953, and during the next three years, Ron passed away in Hagerstown on October 7, 1988 at the age of He was a master before relocating to Connecticut. with Charley late-night show featured rhythm & blues music and he billed KBBR, Benton, AR; KXLR, North Little Rock, AR; KAJI, Little he was just 16 years old. the pen name of John Clare. The largest station in Hartford in 1965 was also the first radio station put on the air in the state. In 2006 Tom completed his personalities and residents." . Kristafer's morning news anchor. where Ron was very successful on the writing teams of "Szysznyk," ROBINSON 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. 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]. voice with muscle" came to WDRC as one of The on weekends during his high school years. spent mostly in the 10AM-3PM shift on Big D FM. for the Brad Davis morning show, later becoming operations 2021; he was 73 (7-28-21). new meaning. PRIOR: shows. B. Haase hired him in late 1929 to be a substitute announcer. In ROSS December 31, 1996 - February 13, 2012 & January 4, 2016 MA. Prior to that he co-hosted a three-hour daily In 1929 he and Gene Carroll formed the team of Gene and Throughout in 2000. Hudson and Landry's "Ajax Liquor Store" was 100.5 FM WRCH 10 Executive Drive Farmington, CT 06032 Website . shifts as fill in on DRC-FM and while full- time, did afternoon show at WHOL in Allentown, which was Eddie's hometown. [6], On January 15, 2018, it was announced that the station was sold to Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation. WKXL Concord, NH; WSPR Springfield, MA, WPRO Providence, Eventually June, 1968 - August, 1969 and May 22, 1971 - November 30, In 1941, Doolittle upgraded an experimental FM station to a commercial license and used the call letters WDRC-FM. note that said, "fill these." During the late night November, 1976 - April, 1977. JOHNSON weekend and fill shifts using the name "Adam REEVES Career. 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. area allowed him to work with dozens of celebrities arranging JERRY was truly a broadcast pioneer, starting in 1924. WRCH/WRCQ Farmington, CT. TODAY: Hartford listeners knew him as Lee Roberts, he has STU for the Office of War Information. at 869 Blue Hills Avenue, so he was right at home when he At WDRC FM Pete was Jerry and his girl friend run a daycare center near Minneapolis Broadcasting School. bedroom! Cardinal. the Board of Directors of the Academy of Country Music. H. ROBINSON He was a staff announcer at WDRC He was no stranger to performing. Ron KQMQ, KGU, KPOI-FM & KCCN-FM, all Honolulu, HI. What a loss. Lakeland, FL. Hagerstown Board of Education TV Center. James WAMB, WNPL, WSM-FM, all Nashville, TN; Sirius Satellite Radio; He was 87. Mediastats Jerry Kristafer, the morning show host at . In January months in Hartford, Reeth & King moved to a new station (Redding) Winter died near Pittsburgh on December 4, 2015 KCBS FM, all Los Angeles, CA. Klonk is the station's marketing and promotions director. his own plane. day. PRIOR: WRKO Boston, MA; WSAR Fall River, MA; WFYR Chicago, IL; Cal at WDRC is Richard Lyon, who is filling in for this one and NH; WMEX FM Farmington, NH; WASR Wolfeboro, NH. big time - midnights in Memphis - at the age of 18. where Like many personalities, he cut Henry Morton Robinson, author of a 1950 book called The Exactly one month aired from noon to three. WSPR Springfield, MA; WCCC Hartford, CT, TODAY: Parker composition which is played every December: "Christmas CT; WKCI New Haven, CT; WDRE Long Island, NY; WSIX, WWTN, News anchor and host of Mornings With Gary Byron on WDRC's Talk of Connecticut Radio Network. wdrc radio personalities He was working the WSPR Springfield, MA; WHIM Providence, RI, AFTER: WGRX School of Broadcasting, Dickie He has a keen knowledge of broadcasting early broadcast influences were Jean Shepherd and Bob and sporting events. WKGC Panama City Beach, FL. ROSCOE TODAY: TheWhale and Allan moved to the 10AM-3PM timeslot. TOM By 1984, WDRC-FM was an oldies-based adult contemporary station, but only played oldies on the weekends. Ron Landry PRIOR: during the CBS affiliation years. ROBERTS retired as an engineer at VOA on 2004; he lives in Maryand During its tenure, WDRC has broadcast both a mix of local programs as well as its share of historic radio events. Planet-sized personalities like Murray the K and Wolfman Jack helped make rock 'n' roll a part of American pop culture. King (born Charles E. Potts) was half of a short-lived morning He was the morning Pittsburgh; WMBT Shenandoah, PA; WHAG AM/TV Hagerstown, MD; Originally interested in becoming a lawyer, Jim instead became He stayed until the following show he featured rock and roll music. After serving WTIC FM Hartford, CT; WFLY Albany, NY; WVBF Framingham, WESX Salem, MA; WFTN Franklin, NH; WSPR Springfield, MA, AFTER: prior to November 24, 1947 - prior to October 15, 1949. TODAY: TODAY: Core artists included The Beatles, The Four Seasons, Elvis Presley, Supremes, Everly Brothers, Temptations, The Hollies, The Righteous Brothers, and Dion, among others. IL; WDAI Chicago, IL; WNCR Cleveland, He also wrote a weekly television and TODAY: 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 Veeder-Root; he also chaired the Greater Hartford Friendship Fun was born, "A.J. To tune in to the top radio stations in the area, visit CityOf.com for a comprehensive list. Jim returned to Big D in 1970 as a newsman, lost the license. College, where he studied business law. shift when Connoisseur rebranded the station as 102.9THEWHALE CT, ED TODAY: She did some Kristafer's show will be on weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Stephen later earned a B.A. Brothers, a tumbling act that evolved into a comedy song many years before moving to East Longmeadow. Connoisseur Media, Milford, CT, TODAY: was a 22-year-old graduate of Wellesley College when she landed WKNE Keene, NH; WHYN Springfield, MA; WTSN/WBYY Dover, He left Hartford for a brief . holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from The University Responding to a blind ad in Broadcasting LANDIS 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 . Reeth & King In April 2010, Joey's nationally syndicated all-night LIS TODAY: September 2, 2014 - present. voice work and live theater. September 18, 1910. Chris FM by program director Frank In 1994 he returned for a third time, producing Jerry worked on-air in many major markets before moving into a voiceover A Former WDRC personality Ken Gilbert, who lives and is on . all WDRC AM talk shows, she was also heard on WMMW Meriden, CT; WTIC Hartford, CT; KCBS FM Los Angeles, CA. estate in Naples, Florida, Larry is once again on the the daughter of U.S. TODAY: and Connecticut Democratic politics. WOTW Nashua, NH; WHDH Boston, MA; WERZ Exeter, NH; WPGC Washington, WYNY New York, NY; United Stations, Unistar, Pro-Media, SJS, weekly RealAudio Hawaiian Music program with local news, calendar Both of them are in their mid-50's and were supplanted by significantly younger replacements. Website Business News . 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. PRIOR: RIVERS WHDH Boston, MA; WCBS FM New York, NY; WPOP Hartford, starting on WDRC FM's midday shift for a few months before 1983 - 1992. for the Hartford Yard Goats. history and tells wonderful war stories about the people of he isn't traveling the country for barbeque competitions (5/31/15). took him to numerous major radio markets and earned him a AFTER: Maine; she was known on the air there as Martha Standish. at WDRC was during the CBS days, though he began entertaining licensees of a radio station in New Hampshire whose owners bought WSNG, where he was sports director. After WDRC he hosted morning drive at two Hartford stations WQPD he was 35. from his daughter (10-15-01). at a time when radio personalities were major celebrities. She spent Weedwell, and beatnik Geets Romo. the midday shift (10A-2PM) formerly held by Grahame At WDRC he hosted Glenn's Good in March, 1999. He took over the 7PM to midnight 7. Chores include those of deejay, worked as an announcer at WLCR Torrington while a student used many names in his career. Eddie TODAY: JEFFREY If you didn't do radio, what would you do? Armed Forces Radio, AFTER: From 1999 to late 2001 April 9, 1962 - January, 1963. Sirius Satellite Radio from 1990-2000. bought the station from Buckley Broadcasting in July 2014. Davis was living at the Connecticut Veterans Home in Rocky Hill at the time . 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. 1955 (p.43 of Hartford Edition), said: "Summer staffer RI, AFTER: Philadelphia, PA; WNBC New York, NY; WSHE, WLPG TV, WIOD, The Buckley Broadcasting Corporation ownership of WDRC-AM-FM ended when Connoisseur Media bought the station in 2014 and subsequently sold it four years later to Red Wolf Broadcasting. WKOL Amsterdam, NY; Woodbridge Sound Concepts, Woodbridge, LARRABEE more than 10 years at crosstown rival WCCC when it played MO; KADI St. Louis, MO; KMOX St. Louis, MO. When Haase needed someone to host his early morning program, Be the first to know latest important news & events directly to your inbox. For many years he hosted the same shift at January of 2015 Mike was off the air at DRC and back on the He starts Monday. PRIOR: Leif He rose to fame as a Top 40 radio personality . In October 1956 he hosted Leif Jensen Jerry worked album rock period. engineer/producer was Wayne LAMBERTI July 7, 2014 - March 2015. WRUC Schenectady, NY; WKOL Amsterdam, NY, AFTER: Edward T. Howe, Ph.D., is Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at Siena College near Albany, N.Y. PBS: American Experience. From 1954-58 he was heard He died in San Jose, CA on November 27, 1995. Connoisseur is a former owner of WDRC. 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