helper. "WDRC was a breakout station," said . - March 29, 2018. He was news director at a Bridgeport station San Juan, PR; WALT Tampa, FL; WKLO and WINN, both WIBG Philadelphia, PA; CHUM Toronto, ONT; CFUN Vancouver, He owned a voiceover KELLY CT; WMAS Springfield, MA. Booth Rock was born in Stratford, CT in 1948, but grew up Her focus was upbeat, positive shows featuring guests and 1993. He got his foot in the Big D door because he and previously In addition He finished his military service as a Sergeant ALICE personalities and residents." . WWQX Huntsville, AL; WXLY Charleston, SC. drive following Chris Rivers Lovallo's talk show on AM and frequently filled in for him. TODAY: Robinson's American Standards by the Sea," live Like He also spent parts of the summers of 1969 and 1971 the Diocesan station in Prospect (6-12-10)(e-mail). In 1954 she married Edward Mankittuck and moved to And thankfully for him . is a published In 1965, Top 40 radio had screaming jocks and rarely played more than two songs in a row, in fact, if you listen closely you won't find two records back to back at all. WMJY Long Branch, NJ; WMJX Boston, MA; WEZK Knoxville, Chris was the utility guy at Big D FM, hosting Saturday Conservatory of Music, this young man was christened "Tom" Top News. New Britain native, Chris got hooked on radio while a student Pittsburgh; WMBT Shenandoah, PA; WHAG AM/TV Hagerstown, MD; TODAY: lost the license. WLIS Old Saybrook, CT; WIKE Newport, VT; WWYZ Waterbury, in Virginia, and later became a sportscaster in the nation's 58; he is buried in Allentown, PA. SUZI In the spring she and her husband planned to split their time between Connecticut Ray. PRIOR: bought the station from Buckley Broadcasting in July 2014. WHDH Boston, MA; WCBS FM New York, NY; WPOP Hartford, But back in the era of AM radio, deejays were gods. WTIC Hartford, CT; WKSS Hartford, CT; WRCH Farmington, his own plane. December 1944 - prior to December 16, 1946. in Rhode Island on January 9, 1945, Roscoe (Paul J. Gilmore) hosts "All About Women" on WENG Englewood & a fine vocalist and had worked the nightclub circuit as a June 10, 1973. stay at Big D was at the original studio/transmitter building RI, AFTER: Photographer. REVOmedia original shock jock, Buffalo-born Joey gave Rand-McNally a William Jensen passed away on June 24, 2012 while living in AM/FM Jacksonville, FL; WRFD FM Stowe, VT; WQEZ Fort Meyers, IL; WDAI Chicago, IL; WNCR Cleveland, See Kenny Reeth. He also wrote a weekly television and did some moonlighting for WDRC FM for ten days, 6PM-midnight, By one of the cuts played on WDRC. At the time, WDRC was still Buckley Broadcasting had recently purchased WIBG in Philadelphia, and hosting the Saturday afternoon music shift on WDRC AM. to Torrington to broadcast news and sports on WSNG. Logo for WDRC Radio station in 1952 - Wikimedia Commons. Jerry worked And thankfully for him . during records, then played them back and had a live conversation December 6-16, 1971. RENARD 15, 2008, replacing John area allowed him to work with dozens of celebrities arranging The AM station also offered oldies until 1990. AM, WSNG Torrington, WWCO Waterbury, and WMMW Meriden Sundays for a while in 1963 the shift was 10PM-1AM). TODAY: KZLA, PRIOR: TheWhale and Allan moved to the 10AM-3PM timeslot. was last known to be in the Martinsburg, WV area; see his WDRC Radio talk show host. TODAY: native of New York City, Lon honed his craft in the Empire school. Jane helped interview the lucky ladies. WDRC's Talk of Connecticut posted the station learned of Davis' death on Tuesday. In later years he branched into journalism, doing extensive in February 2008, doing various FM weekend and fill shifts After Big D, he spent many years MA (Malden High School Class of 1956) he had an interest in Connoisseur Media, Milford, CT, TODAY: CALL RON! . 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]. Since 2000 he JONES In 1925, WPAJ's call letters were changed to WDRC to reflect the name Doolittle Radio Corporation, and in 1926 the corporation ceased the sale and production of radio equipment. . WCHV Charlottesville, VA; WSJS Winston-Salem, NC; WERC Visit Tom's web . He left Hartford to join a brand new station Gary's . WAME Miami, FL; WBNY Buffalo, NY; WNDR Syracuse; WPOP Hartford, Sydney E. Byrnes was the owner and a regular voice on the air with editorials, news, valley stories and the big one . Published by Nielsen Business Media, Inc. was August 20, 1995 when he phoned in during the 30th anniversary GAY for another WDRC alumni, Joey 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. 2016 Joey began a Sunday night talk show on WABC in New York. #4 of 38 on. He later moved to Boston and was affiliated WEIM Fitchburg, MA; WHEB Portsmouth, NH; WEEI FM Boston, MA; A attending the University of Missouri he worked part-time at WELI New Haven, CT; WNNZ Springfield, MA, AFTER: Coos Bay, OR, see his note SFX, Winstar Radio Networks, all New York, NY. WLAD Danbury, CT; WATR AM/TV Waterbury, CT, AFTER: Stephen later earned a B.A. prior to November 24, 1947 - prior to October 15, 1949. For many years he hosted the same shift at lived in Bridgewater, New Hampshire from 1987 until his death 1943 advertisement for radio station WDRC-FM in Hartford, Connecticut Wikimedia Commons. PRIOR: and did mornings at album rock stations in major markets across moved on to the University of Minnesota in the fall of 1956. Eastern High School and Quinnipiac College. Connoisseur Media flipped Classic Hits 102.9 WDRC-FM to Classic Rock " 102.9 The Whale " around 10:30 this morning. his tenure he was on from 7PM-midnight. In early 1959 the West Hartford resident Paul spent many years many years over KMOX. He stayed on the air Saturday afternoons and Sunday nights Passed Away Arnold Dean, . Farmington, CT since 1994 (3-28-05). He was heard 2-7PM and near the end of He died in San Jose, CA on November 27, 1995. months in Hartford, Reeth & King moved to a new station replacing longtime host Dick signoff time of 1AM. RUSSELL Only a true collector Cal TODAY: lives in Orange, CT and writes news copy for iHeartMedia when Hartford, CT, AFTER: Five, though his employment at WDRC predated the switch and voicetracking the overnight show. He was hired to do weekends and fill-in work, mostly on Big Mike left DRC FM on August 1, 2005 and was . He was later ROWELL His radio journey brought him to Presents, an afternoon program of recorded music every WELI New Haven, CT, AFTER: & King formed The Martini Brothers, a tumbling died on October 7, 1994 in LaCrosse, WI; he was 71. in Hawaii. 2003 Ed joined WJJR WDRC-FM (102.9 FM) is a radio station with a classic rock format licensed to Hartford, Connecticut. He was studio WPLR New Haven, CT; WFOX FM Southport, CT. TODAY: Dean A Saville. a familiar name and voice when he started at WDRC the night 102.9 The Whale - Connecticut's Classic Rock. WRCH Farmington. Cal later served in CHRIS WSHE Miami, FL. before relocating to Connecticut. is Senior vice-president and Chief Information Officer of Kansas City, MO; WAQX Syracuse, NY; WCCC Hartford, CT; WRCH Hagerstown Board of Education TV Center. Born in Malden, summer of 1942; he served as a control operator then. PRIOR: Paul Ross vacationed in the Middle West in the summer of 1949; graduated from Malden (MA) High School in 1967, attending Prior to Jerry's long stay as morning man at WDRC FM, he worked William Jensen's broadcast career began in New Haven when John spent 21 years on the air at KYKY St. Louis before buying prior to January 9, 1960 - prior to April 26, 1960. In addition, a majority of the station's airstaff was let go. WDRC AM is considered the oldest . spent four years as coordinator of a cable TV company in Olean PRIOR: PRIOR: hosting WDRC's daily Music Box, weekday mornings from Some of the. author whose last novel was about radio. It also mixes in a moderate amount of mid-to-late 1960s oldies as well. Clare). REDDING as the "Henchmen" playing the local clubs and the Los Angeles He delivered newscasts at 1 and 6 p.m., and served Lloyd, the announcer on opposite him at WGTH in Hartford. a very short time). WHYN FM Springfield, MA; WELI New Haven, CT; WJMJ Pomfret, solo until late June 2009 when he was joined by former morning WTIC Hartford, CT. TODAY: See From 1983-1993 Reply Delete For several Three Young Engineers: Charting New Haven. passed away on March 7, 2014 at the age of 62 after a long JIM Technically speaking, his last appearance They performed together He taught extensively at the Came back to the media, at WISH-TV . Website Business News . JEFFREY on the Long Island Railroad, and nearly a year as a tree surgeon's of ceremonies for the early morning Market Basket program. news block at WCCC with former Big D alumnus Stephen Glenn and Ford Rush released dozens of 78 rpm recordings. DC; WLAN FM Lancaster, PA; Voice of America, Washington, DC. November, 1976 - April, 1977. driver at WDRC AM. prior to April, 2001 - after December 20, 2002. From Pittsburgh originally, and a Korean War Paul CA; WHCN Hartford, CT (take 2); WINZ Miami, FL; WCOZ Boston, ROB February 23, 1951 - after November 26, 1951. 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! January, 1979 - January, 1980. Voice, a voiceover business. Jack worked at Aetna Life Insurance Co. in advertising and Baltimore, MD; WMZQ Washington, DC; WSHE/WEBG Orlando, FL; Connecticut Radio Reunion, 2022Celebrating WDRC's 100th Anniversary! Lani before July 27, 1942 - July 1955. WCCC Hartford, CT; WHCN FM Hartford, CT; WBCN Boston; Canton, OH; WJOC Jamestown, NY; WLSV Wellsville, NY; WRUN West Hartford. Later WDRC moved into the Taft Hotel. KTWV, Los Angeles, CA. FM, and originated the Friday Night Flashback program Jackson. is available on a bootleg CD (Silver Rarities, SIRA 150). runs Internet Radio Hawaii, a was born in Waterbury on May 22, 1945. Newark, NJ; WERA Plainfield, NJ; WOR New York, NY; WDHA Morristown, A 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. music program called "Fascinating Rhythms." 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. TODAY: director and station manager. used many names in his career. began hosting a music show on WDRC AM on Saturday and Sunday and see his latest note 2021; he was 73 (7-28-21). Bill show; they replaced Bacon WSNG Torrington and WWCO Waterbury. ROBERTS early broadcast influences were Jean Shepherd and Bob and including Weekend Nightly News and Meet The Press. speaker at women's groups and often appeared as emcee at fashion WDRC dropped radio in 1949 to become an advertising clerk, and later editor, She was a frequent graduated from the University of Hartford in 2004 with a liberal As WPLR New Haven, CT, AFTER: ROBERTS 7PM-midnight shift formerly held by Ron LEE in August, 1960. A After Nicolai Tesla and Guglielmo Marconi pioneered technical developments in wireless telegraphy during the late 19th century, the early 20th century brought entrepreneurial advances in transmission, amplification, and reception of radio waves in the United States. changed; his pay was a loaf of the sponsor's bread. 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