"[110] Studios were moved again to a combined facility in the suburb of Independence, Ohio. [87] Unable to service its growing debt, Malrite chose to leave radio and sold off all its remaining properties in 1993:[37] WMMS went to Shamrock Broadcasting, the Roy Disney broadcasting firm. He is part of the permanent radio exhibit in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The WMMS morning show Dick Dale & Rick hosted the event. [44][45][46] Seven years later, members of the station's staff and management pleaded guilty to disrupting a national broadcast of The Howard Stern Show that originated via the local Stern affiliate, cross-town rival WNCX. Rover regularly takes calls throughout the show, and often interviews guests in studio and over the phone. [104] John Gorman was named Program Director of the Year (Rock) in 1995. "[27][36] WMMS played a key role in breaking several major acts in the U.S., including David Bowie, Rush, and Bruce Springsteen. The ritual lasted through his entire career at the Buzzard. At Bat only for streaming", "iHeart does not stream Indians games. But the recorded performance offers a rare look at Gene Simmons and company's early years with a tight, eight-song set. The WMMS Mushroom Logo can be seen a few times throughout the movie - During a backstage scene at the Music Hall right before Stillwater takes the stage and when groupie Penny Lane played by Kate Hudson is dancing alone in the empty venue - you can see a banner with the Mushroom Logo and the slogan Where The Music Means Something. The concert was broadcast on WMMS and an additional seven stations, reaching throughout the Midwest to Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis and other markets and would eventually reach far beyond that radius, thanks to the many who were rolling tape to record the concert from their stereo. 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At the same time, the music communicates frustration and a constant longing to escape. WMMS DJs interviewed then-little known acts such as U2 and John Cougar Mellencamp when they came through town, many of which would play the station's fabled Coffee Break Concert series too.. 22 tracks (57:53). It was in use in 1971 but was discontinued after the band the Rolling Stones issued a cease and desist order against MetroMedia for it resemblance to their logo. But her Agora set was modest, featuring just seven songs. On August 9, 1978, there was no hotter ticket in Cleveland. The bands performing are: Kelly Rowland / Aqua / Kelis / Natasha Bedingfield / Rachel Stevens / Beverley Knight / 911 / clea / Jamelia / Jayde Adams / Soul II Soul / Krystal Klear / Arielle Free / hifi sean / Queer House Party / Ekkah / Leo Kalyan / Louis III / Nimmo / Tom Aspaul / Artful . Part two is missing By 1984, the WMMS format moved to an CHR/AOR hybrid, playing a great deal of Top 40 rock singles in hot rotation mixed with album cuts; this new blended rock/Top 40 format was soon known by those at the station as Rock Forty. Kid Leo Interviews Van Halen April 20, 1980. Conditions Governing Access In 1984, Mellencamp delivered one of the greatest concerts in the WMMS Coffee Break series, opting to go acoustic at the height of his popularity for a set highlighted by stunning covers of. His music comes from his experiences around the North Coast.Albums include Sweetwater Pete and Live at Kent State. Arriving from Boston in Cleveland in September 1976, BLF was highly opinionated. [51] Like most early FM stations, WHK-FM mostly simulcast the Top 40 programming of its AM sister station. Denny Sanders Denny Sanders 1972 - 1986 Jeff and Flash ruled the airwaves for 18 years on 100.7 WMMS. Later the program moved to the Agora Ballroom and was done with an audience. He made his debut on WMMS in 1984. He would read some commercial copy and then "throw them in the bash bucket where they belong" and openly criticize music he didn't care for. He was on WMMS for more than twenty years, and would end his show with, "Blue skies and green lights to ya. WMMS does not air additional network programming, and the station only airs select games during spring training. Springsteen and the band hit the stage full throttle, opening appropriately with a cover of "Summertime Blues," with Springsteen promising, "I'm a gonna raise a fuss/ I'm a gonna raise a holler.". . [94] Station management initially claimed that Alford acted alone,[93] however WMMS Promotions Director Heidi Klostermanworking under the name Heidi Kramerlater pleaded guilty to a felony charge of attempted disruption of a public service and a misdemeanor of receiving stolen property; Greg Smith, a former Klosterman colleague, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor of breaking and entering. Though, one of the was "Heartbreaker.". We joked about the Buzzard becoming Cleveland's Mickey Mouse a "Buzzard Land" amusement park filled with sex, drugs and rock and roll A study conducted by MBA students at Case Western Reserve University in 1975 found that the new WMMS logo was more recognizable to those living in Greater Cleveland than both Chief Wahoo of the Cleveland Indians and even Coca-Cola. It was the same logo used by all of the FM radio stations owned by Metromedia at the time. It's most famous for heavily plugging the MC5, The Velvets and The Dolls on one hand and science-art groups like Soft Machine and King Crimson on the other. WMMS Coffee Break Concert 5-26-1982 Encore Host Denny Sanders Statesboro Blues . Check out our coffee break concert selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. "[32] "De-emphasized" in the fall of 2007, the scavenger was revived the following spring to coincide with the station's 40th anniversary and with the arrival of morning personality Rover. blink-182. From 1978 on, Belkin Productions conditioned its funding of the Free Clinic on the nondisclosure of the number of Clinic staff on duty at the concerts, the nature of conditions treated and the number of patients treated.[79][80]. There were other really good rock stations around, but those other stations opted in to carry the live broadcast of the MMS birthday show (in 1978). The performance was recorded for radio and titled "A Small Affair in Ohio." Kid Leo interviews David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony before their show at the Richfield Colesium. [140] The Maxwell Show gradually evolved from airing mostly music to all talk, with Maxwell joined by WMMS music director Dan Stansbury and Tiffany "Chunk" Peck, the program's phone screener. [60] Sounds described the station programming at this time as "totally off-the-wall in its choice of records, playing anything it liked. Already strained by ongoing contract renewal negotiations, the incident further alienated the two parties, and by November of that year the show was cancelled. [51] In order to firmly establish a separate identity, and to reflect the station's ownership,[55] the WHK-FM callsign was changed to WMMS on September 28, 1968. The cast included Casey Coleman on sports, Pat Brady with traffic, Len Boom Goldberg as the voice of the morning show, Ruby Cheeks, Spaceman Scott, Captain Kenny Clean and Mr. Leonard. KISS had only released its debut album when the band rolled into Cleveland in 1974. The WMMS broadcast features numerous highlights, including the hit "Runaway.". It really was an awesome time.' Thus, the recording of its raucous Agora show is a must for diehards. Of special note was the early support of Bruce Springsteen by Kid Leo and others, prior to the release of the Born to Run album. Rosenhaus hosts the network pregame show; and Hamilton hosts the network postgame show. [28][29][30] Owned by iHeartMedia, and broadcasting a mix of active rock and hot talk, WMMS is currently the flagship station for Rover's Morning Glory, the FM flagship for the Cavaliers AudioVerse and Cleveland Guardians Radio Network, the Cleveland affiliate for The House of Hair with Dee Snider and the home of radio personality Alan Cox. Until Aug 21, 2022. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- If you plan on going to the Agora in the near future, you'll notice a few eye-popping changes. But the fact it featured Iron Maiden's first U.S. run as an opener made it extra special. With content being supplied by journalists and WMMS personnel, it was the perfect companion to what WMMS was doing on air at the time with a focus on the new bands and artists of the alternative music era. The Alan Cox Show is rated #1 in several key demographics, and readers of Cleveland Scene named Alan Cox the best Cleveland radio personality four straight years (201013). [96] Gorman changed the WMMS format to alternative rock,[97] playing new acts like Nirvana, The Offspring, and Nine Inch Nails, on October 27. Goldfinger, The Refreshments, Triple Fast Action and others played the second stage at the top of the hill. But she brought The Pretenders back to Northeast Ohio for an epic homecoming show at the Agora on St. Patrick's Day 1980. Rumor has it that WMMS had ballots printed so the public could fill them out at various events. Sat, Aug 27, 6:30 PM + 2 more events. Album deejay Denny Sanders was brought in from Boston and key WNCR personnel (including former WHK-FM/WMMS personalities Martin Perlich and Billy Bass, and station newcomer David Spero) were soon hired by WMMS, taking most of their audience with them. Lawrence James Travagliante - aka Kid Leo. [88] Management ordered a change to the Buzzard by giving it a flat-top and mullet. [117] BuzzardFest 2000 was held on June 30, 2000, at the Nautica Stage; Stone Temple Pilots, performing in Cleveland for the first time in six years, headlined the event.[118]. During their infamous show at the Agora, Plasmatics frontwoman Wendy O. Williams tore apart the stage with a chainsaw and covered herself in whipped cream (which is about all she wore). During the 20th anniversary broadcast, Mike Olszewski, along with Jeff & Flash, spoke with Wally Bryson of the Raspberries and one of the National Guardsmen. Candlebox headlined the 2 stage show at Blossom Music Center on May 18, 1996. [95], Already program director at OmniAmerica station WMJI, station veteran John Gorman returned to WMMS as vice-president and director of operations in early 1994. [139], Bo Matthews (Alex Gutierrez), who became the station's program director in early 2004, hired Ohio native Benjamin "Maxwell" Bornstein that April for a more "personality-driven" afternoon show following the departure of Tim "Slats" Guinane for WXTM. [135] Former Lex and Terry producer Jason Carr was named the new WMMS assistant program director on February 1, 2018. Sat 27 May 2023 Hersheypark Stadium Hershey, PA, US. Find tickets to all live music, concerts, tour dates and festivals in and around Ashburn. Listeners signed up to participate in the contest What would you do for $5,000 which took place at Dicks Last Resort on the Flats East Bank. Murray Saul joined the WMMS staff as a salesman. Thats how big MMS was. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WMMS broadcasts over two HD Radio channels and is available online via iHeartRadio. [56], MetroMedia found major success with progressive rock at KMET Los Angeles, KSAN San Francisco, WMMR Philadelphia and WNEW-FM New York, but a lack of commitment from MetroMedia led the company to drop the format at WMMS by May 1969. He finds himself traveling to LA to kill someone but ends up becoming a part of the theater scene. WMMS during this period would play a key role in breaking several major acts in the U.S., including: Rush, Roxy Music, Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny, Fleetwood Mac, Meat Loaf, The Pretenders, the New York Dolls, Lou Reed, Mott the Hoople, Boston, and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. The Buzzard was the co-creation of Gorman, Sanders and American Greetings artist David Helton.[31]. The next Artful Dodger concert is on June 03, 2023 at Brockwell Park in London, England, United Kingdom. Since AEG Presents purchased the venue, it has invested $3 million in improvements and upgrades to the legendary concert club. [62] The WMMS-sponsored concert was a "phenomenal success"[58][63] and prompted the station to sponsor a second show that year. ", It's a snapshot of one of the most important all-female rock bands at their peak. He came to the Agora armed with a new album, Darkness on the Edge of Town. - Recorded live performance on 7/23/83 during Breaker's WMMS's Coffee Break Concert Series. For the station's tenth anniversary in 1978, WMMS hosted and broadcast a live Springsteen concert at the Agora Ballroom independent of his concert tour. : Michael K. 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The performance came in support of "Let There Be Rock" and featured tracks like "Whole Lotta Rosie" and "High Voltage.". Mr. Leonard, the self proclaimed assistant public service director made appearances on the Buzzard Morning Zoo for many years. [144] Rover's contract with CBS was set to expire, but it was an affiliate contract inherited from the Free FM stintCBS transferred him back to WKRK-FM after WCKG cancelled itand not a talent contract, thus he was not subject to a non-compete clause. Yes, that includes "More Than a Feeling. Mike Watts show at the Agora proved to be a real treat. 100.7 WMMS Cleveland's Rock Station. Heard are: John Bassette, Brewer & Shipley, Dan Hill, Tom Waits, Flatbush, Leo Kottke, Buzzy Linhart, Martin Mull, Pete Laughner and Walter Egan. WMMS Coffee Break Concert: The Early Years A special from 1978 featuring early performances when the show emanated from a tiny studio at the radio station. WMMS's studios are located at the Six Six Eight Building in downtown Cleveland's Gateway District;[48][49] the station transmitter resides in neighboring Seven Hills. He would go on and on about what is wrong with the world, horrible co-workers and bosses and the daily grind of the work day. Additionally, Rover was the Midwest replacement for Howard Stern under CBS's Free FM branding concept following Stern's move to Sirius Satellite Radio in 2006, originating from Chicago's WCKG. Attendance was by general admission. Hi Fis live on WMMS Coffee Break Concert with Mat the Cat at the Agora in Cleveland Ohio Early 1980s 01. Jeff and Flash were accompanied by a list of other talent over the years which made up the Buzzard Morning Zoo. Meat Loaf's 1977 album "Bat Out of Hell" was an epic extravaganza with a tour that could match it. Recording information: - Recorded live on 7/23/83 at the Cleveland Agora for the Coffee Break Concert Series. Those guys are f--kin' heroes!" [31] In 1981, Radio & Records identified "the malevolent feathered figure" as "the best-known station symbol in the country. The Clash played just nine shows during its first trip to North America in 1979. Drunk on the Moon 2. Ratings steadily increased during the time of the First Gulf War, but The Howard Stern Show was soon picked up by a then struggling WNCX. The station was known as "The Home of the Buzzard" at first. [78] Concertgoers occasionally fell or jumped off the steep stadium upper deck onto the concrete seating area far below, causing serious injury. Rolling Stone named WMMS "Best Radio Station" (Large Market) nine straight years (197987) as part of the magazine's annual Readers' Poll,[26] but the station admitted to stuffing the 1987 ballot following a February 1988 front-page story in The Plain Dealer exposing manipulation. Signing on in 1946 as the FM adjunct to WHK, the WMMS call letters were affixed in 1968 under Metromedia ownership, having stood for "MetroMedia Stereo" and meant as a compliment to the newly established progressive rock format, but have since taken on a variety of other meanings. In May 1994, Trent Reznor came home in support of his epic "The Downward Spiral" album. The music structure also was modified at this time as artists such as Michael Jackson, Madonna and Prince soon found airplay on WMMS. Thu . "[86] From 1991 to 1993, WMMS served as the FM flagship for the Cleveland Browns, sharing coverage with then-sister WHK; the late Nev Chandler served as play-by-play announcer. Born in Belgium, but raised in Cleveland and Maple Heights, Matt the Cat Lapczynski was a radio fan from an early age. Seth "the Barbarian" Williams took the overnight shift when Pennington moved to evenings in 2001. [81], In the mid-1980s, WMMS was an important contributor in organizing a campaign (along with former Cleveland ad agency president Edward Spizel and author-deejay Norm N. Nite) which brought the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to Cleveland. His album with backing band The Bluenotes "This Notes For You," was different than anything Young had released before. The band would return that December with its star on the rise. The concert was broadcast on WMMS and an additional seven stations, reaching . [152][156][157][158], Comedian Chad Zumock was a co-host until his dismissal on December 3, 2012, after being arrested for driving while intoxicated;[159] Zumock was acquitted of the charge on May 3, 2013. [163] The station hosts two additional HD Radio subchannels: WMMS-HD2 is the Cleveland affiliate for the Black Information Network, [136][164], WMMS airs regular traffic and weather updates via the Total Traffic and Weather Network and former sister station WOIO (TV channel 19),[165] and the station satisfies U.S. Federal Communications Commission-mandated public affairs programming on Sunday mornings with the City Club of Cleveland's Friday Forum. Several of the songs from the album were featured at the show. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band!" Leesburg, VA. Read More . [137] Cantle later called the failure of Sean, Cristi and Hunter as "a real team effort" and compared herself unfavorably to Johnny Manziel: "too young, too overconfident and too drunk to handle the responsibility however I have no intentions of playing Canadian football". Phil Keaggy & Lynn Nichols ~ Full Circle - WMMS Coffee Break Concert - YouTube 0:00 / 5:05 Phil Keaggy & Lynn Nichols ~ Full Circle - WMMS Coffee Break Concert 4,364 views Jan 6, 2010 21. [83][89] Lisa Dillon, Ric Bennett and Tom Renzy also would depart the station that same day. There's proof! [148][149][143][150], Radio personality Alan Cox, formerly host of The Morning Fix at WKQX/Chicago and The Alan Cox Radio Show at WXDX-FM/Pittsburgh, took over weekday afternoons as host of The Alan Cox Show on December 16, 2009. Perhaps the most famous show at the Agora not involving Bruce Springsteen. Features Breaker s original line-up and is their only official live recording to date. I suppose it doesn't get more Cleveland than Ian Hunter performing "Cleveland Rocks" in Cleveland, which you can find live in various format. But both were to feature Steve Van Zandt. [52] On November 13, 1947, the new FM station transitioned from experimental to commercial status; increased its power; and changed its callsign to WHKX. [143] Born in Chicago but raised in Las Vegas, Rover worked for rock stations KISW in Seattle and KXPK in Denver prior to arriving in Cleveland. Quiet Riot played 11 songs. Saul kicked off the weekend every Friday at 6:00pm with his Get Down rants helping Clevelanders get ready for the weekend. Tom Waits WMMS Cleveland Coffee Break Concert 12-03-75 5,244 views Feb 8, 2017 125 Dislike Share Save Dadalorian 31 subscribers 1. [51] Seeing a small but significant groundswell of support for the medium in the market, WHK-FM adopted a new progressive rock format on August 15, 1968. [148][149] All other air talent heard on WMMS is provided via iHeartMedia's "Premium Choice" voice-tracking service. [133] "Chris Tyler" Merluzzo, former program director for Providence's WHJY, took over for Bo Matthews as WMMS program director on February 17, 2014. His cover of "River Deep, Mountain High" is mind-blowing. Marilyn Manson served as an opener. In 1976, Bash began the tripped out tradition of playing Funkadelic Maggot Brain in its entirety every Saturday night at midnight. Lorton. WMMS coffee break concert with Feather, March 1978 - YouTube Back in the 70's, radio station WMMS in Cleveland, Ohio hosted an hour long in studio concert series known as, the Coffee. Being one of the highest-rated radio stations in the country, he became the afternoon drive DJ in 1974, all the way until December of 1988 - which he then decided to part pays with Cleveland. Belkin Productions staged these events, attracting popular hard rock bands and as many as 88,000 fans. [68][69][70] WMMS also began referring to its frequency in promotions as "101 FM", a rounding-off which continued for the next decade. Yes, the station had lost its way for a bit, but MMS was the standard. He influenced many listeners of the station and kept the momentum alive pushing new music into the ears and speakers of the audience of WMMS. In 1973 WMMS unveiled a new logo The Mushroom. Moms to be participated in the bikini contest for a chance to win $1,000. Tarara Summer Concerts (Fee-Based) Leesburg. . The announcement came less than two weeks before the show. [136], From the 1994 exit of Jeff Kinzbach and Ed Ferenc until the arrival of Rover's Morning Glory in 2008, WMMS gained notoriety for airing 13 distinct shows in morning drive. Other artists that shared the main stage were No Doubt, Patti Rothberg, The Tragically Hip, 311, and the Holy Barbarians. The debut issue of Buzzard Bone, arrived in September of 1995 and featured the brand new Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the cover story, with an article tracing the history of the museum, which had its grand opening that same month. And look out for the epic solo during the encore. Peak Iggy Pop in 1977 would be enough to make this list. You can still find the performance on 180-gram vinyl. In addition to Boom's deep pipes being used every hour in the Top of the hour ID's, station sweepers and commercials, he held two on-air shifts on the weekends which he coined the Boom 'till noon. [72] Rather, WMMS adopted a buzzard as its mascot in April 1974 because of the then tenuous economic state of Cleveland less than five years away from becoming the first major American city to enter into default since the Great Depression[73] and the winged-creature's classification as a scavenger. The team did later relocate to Cleveland, but lasted only a few months until an acrimonious breakup between Wolf and Mulrooney. . Chrissie Hynde had to go to Europe to form the band that would make her famous. The Agora "Alpha" first opened in 1966 in Little Italy before moving a year later to East 24th Street. [151] In addition to the live broadcast, the show is available on demand through iHeartRadio; and can be downloaded as a podcast through iTunes. Joining the Chicago native are Cleveland area comedians Bill Squire and Mary Santora, and former intern-turned-phone-screener Cody (Poundcake) Brown. [107][108][109][110], During this time, WMMS held a series of sold-out rock festivals that featured many of the new up-and-coming artists receiving station airplay. [119] Neumann defended the decision later as the right thing to have done, noting how alternative rock would eventually fade as a format several years later. 19 Concerts. Other stations carried their birthday show. [120] Finally, The Bob & Tom Show aired in the time slot from 2006 until April 2008. [58][59] During this time, WMMS used slogans derived from its call sign: first as "Music Means Satisfaction", and later as the place "Where Music Means Something". 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