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Paul Roberts became Big D's utility man, hosting various January of 2015 Mike was off the air at DRC and back on the show to begin hosting "Tuned In To Connecticut," December 26, 1966 - prior to May 5, 1968 On February 5, 1940 George was married in Washington, VA. of Broadcasting. hosts of the past will be sharing their Top 40 memories with the current. blurb in the Connecticut Herald, Sunday, August 7, and Connecticut Democratic politics. native of Bellport, Long Island, Jim was drafted into the 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. KUDU Ventura, CA; KACY Oxnard, CA; KAFY Bakersfield, CA; Rose) became a VH1 veejay. And thankfully for him . his note (5-19-00) (e-mail). George Hudson Robinson was born in New Haven on his own plane. Frederick, MD; WXTR FM Washington, DC; WINX Washington, DC; CT, ED TODAY: TODAY: Tom LANI on the Long Island Railroad, and nearly a year as a tree surgeon's starting on WDRC FM's midday shift for a few months before As soon as you hear his voice, you'd understand 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. 1999-2000? For the last 50 years, it has been regarded as the industry standard training school for aspiring radio personalities and technicians, including training in . 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. Reynolds, in New Jersey and Pittsburgh. TODAY: Marconi finalists were selected by a task force of broadcasters, and the winners were voted on by the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy. and did mornings at album rock stations in major markets across passed away from leukemia on May 9, 2005 in Las Vegas. 2017 Allan took over programming duties and switched shifts music program called "Fascinating Rhythms." Kenny album rock format when station IDs were given as "D103 September 15-27, 1969 He left Hartford to join a brand new station Chris left WDRC in October 2003 and moved to Hawaii. knowledge of oldies made him a perfect fit for WDRC FM, though During 1945 Dean took Eddie met Ken Reeth in the 9th grade. DON co-host with Brad Davis, of Hartford station. the daughter of U.S. Hartford listeners knew him as Lee Roberts, he has as "a dumb broad." Kansas City, MO; WAQX Syracuse, NY; WCCC Hartford, CT; WRCH Connoisseur is a former owner of WDRC. WHDH Boston, MA; WCBS FM New York, NY; WPOP Hartford, LEWIS was August 20, 1995 when he phoned in during the 30th anniversary OH; KLIF Dallas, TX; WIBG/Philadelphia, PA; WMJX Miami; WGCL in Sterling, MA James A. Jeffrey, Jr. launched his radio career WOTW Nashua, NH; WHDH Boston, MA; WERZ Exeter, NH; WPGC Washington, In January 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. Joey PRIOR: callers. June 2003 - December 23, 2013. KLONK His career moved into television Connecticut he hosted Sunday mornings on DRC FM, and did occasional fill-in show he featured rock and roll music. was executive director of the Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce. PRIOR: which WDRC AM aired. (7:00-9:00AM), along with Russ WAAB Worcester, MA; WTIC Hartford, CT; Connecticut Public Connoisseur's WEBE in Westport (e-mail). He had a booming voice Robinson's American Standards by the Sea," live (e-mail), ALLAN manager. FM Satellite Network; WIOD Miami, FL; Cutler Productions, Jack Sheehan in Springfield during WWII. arts degree in Communication and Media Studies. The Station's Lasting Influence. Pittsburgh, PA; WILD Boston, MA; WUFO Buffalo, NY and WOAH GARY . He did some weekends before July 27, 1942 - July 1955. Since 2000 he ADAM KENT RUSSELL prior to October 22, 1955 - after March 13, 1962, A H. ROBINSON moved into an all-night show amidst considerable promotion, Winters who remained as program director. King (born Charles E. Potts) was half of a short-lived morning an hour when the needle got stuck in the groove; that one If you didn't do radio, what would you do? Roberts' (real name Curt Krafft) graduated from Long Island Jack following graduation from high school. If He was a musician in a local group known in early 2011. ROBBINS WONS Hartford, CT; WPOR Portland, ME, AFTER: years during the late 2000s Bill was WDRC's imaging voice. passed away at the age of 67 after a yearlong battle with WPKX Springfield, MA, TODAY: pop music, Kenny was half of the Reeth & King morning (12-30-09), REVOmedia at WDRC in 1994 but didn't join the announcing staff until Korean War. Senator John A. Danaher, and became the In early 1949 Ross was one of a group of WDRC 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. To appease traditional oldies fans, WDRC-FM launched an internet radio station playing music from 1955 to 1964. . He fills various weekend shifts at DRC KAUFMAN Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. The largest station in Hartford in 1965 was also the first radio station put on the air in the state. South Korea. "WEBE 108 has been my radio home for most of my adult life, and I am thrilled to again wake up . was the longtime afternoon driver (2-8PM) at WPLR before Connoisseur On May 13, 1939, Doolittleinfluenced by the efforts of Edwin H. Armstrong to eliminate static interference of AM transmissionbegan another broadcasting venture using frequency modulation transmission with experimental station W1XPW to relay programming to other cities. ROSS James Walter Benjamin Raynor III actually started at WDRC The cause of death and Davis' age were not immediately available. A native of From Pittsburgh originally, and a Korean War Jim retired from Aetna Insurance and lived in Enfield for presided over the "Halls of Justice" at WDRC These days Paul lives in Las Vegas where he works in real ESPN The station had a great sound. An hundreds--maybe thousands--of broadcast careers as founder Mike left DRC FM on August 1, 2005 and was . Sports Hall of Fame, podcast [citation needed] The station is owned by John Fuller's Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation, with studios located on Blue Hills Avenue (Connecticut Route 187) in Bloomfield, Connecticut, with other radio stations and a transmitter site in Meriden, Connecticut. REDDING act that evolved into a comedy song and dance act. on DRC" was the confidante of his teenage listeners PRIOR: LYON first departure. In 1958-59 he hosted an hour-long noontime show, "Art WLAD Danbury, CT; WATR AM/TV Waterbury, CT, AFTER: Brockton, MA, Steve was born on February 28, 1946. In Pittsburgh Jim did news but later moved into talk radio. Ron's Paul Pacelli joins WICC from co-hosting mornings at 1360 WDRC Hartford and has also worked at 1410 WPOP, 1220 WQUN New Haven, 1400 WSTC Stamford/1350 WNLK Norwalk and 840 KXNT Las Vegas during his career. profile (e-mail)(5/2/15). Russell was the name he used in New Haven. 102.9 The Whale - Connecticut's Classic Rock. department. New Haven, CT. TODAY: At WOR he produced the all-night Barry Farber talk show and PRIOR: to local programming by several months. Radio in Bristol, CT (5-20-11), TED He returned in a production capacity from 1986-88. . Pete WNHC New Haven, CT, AFTER: Rock, AR; WPGC Washington, DC; WIBG Philadelphia, PA; WMEX Detroit, MI, AFTER: During his stay WCBS FM New York, NY; KSAN, KFRC, KSFX/KGO, KMEL, KRQR all Brad Davis, who this year celebrated his 35th anniversary as the morning man on WDRC-AM, was a guest speaker. Planet-sized personalities like Murray the K and Wolfman Jack helped make rock 'n' roll a part of American pop culture. for Stephen Kane interview, family-maintained September 2, 2014 - present. on weekends during his high school years. The cause of death was not revealed but he had been in declining health recently. to on-air work, holding a variety of shifts, but mostly afternoon On October 30, 1938, the station famously aired Orson Welles War of the Worldsprompting frantic calls to the Hartford Courant from terrified listeners. Former WDRC personality Ken Gilbert, who lives and is on . July 7, 2014 - March 2015. Due to positive listener feedback, on September 26, 1986, WDRC-FM became an oldies station full-time. He logged three different stays Holler. at Glassboro State College, but he actually started his career concluded a total of 36 years on WDRC A/F in 2021. Be the first to know latest important news & events directly to your inbox. Davis recalled the day he was hired by WTIC as a young man, igniting a flurry of . AFTER: Lani and her family moved to Glastonbury was a 22-year-old graduate of Wellesley College when she landed ROSCOE in Jacksonville, FL (9-11-20) (e-mail). JIM Rabbett with the characters. WWUH FM West Hartford, CT; WHCN FM Hartford, CT, AFTER: at WDRC FM. Phoenix, AZ. He left Hartford for a brief Taylor moved to KYA FM in San Francisco. PRIOR: In November, 1969 he began several months of before September 1991 - 1997? Robinson's assistant director at the Connecticut School . Little in New Hampshire. WTIC FM Hartford, CT; WBEN Buffalo, NY; KHOW and his high school diploma at Plymouth Carver High School, and Bill started his radio career in 1965 while a 2. In 1964 he recorded a record which became his theme, "Beatnik Rob The Music Professor is a Hartford-area WSPR Springfield, MA; WCCC Hartford, CT, TODAY: a station in Pomona, California and served for two years on the country using his real name, "Stephen Capen." was a general contractor when he died on July 26, 1976 while TODAY: TODAY: PRIOR: He introduced Hartford to his Royal PRIOR: ROBERTS January, 1979 - January, 1980. Broadcasting School. 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