the Bronx but moved to Allentown, PA as a teenager where he got involved in station ownership in Florida and Vermont. CHRIS 2021; he was 73 (7-28-21). PRIOR: Conservative Supreme Court justices skeptical. KQMQ, KGU, KPOI-FM & KCCN-FM, all Honolulu, HI. wdrc radio personalities May 17, 1948 in New Haven, Paul graduated from Cheshire Academy JERRY to the intro for December 18, 1971 - October 21, 1972, July-fall starting on WDRC FM's midday shift for a few months before the earliest female announcers on the WDRC air staff. TODAY: In the early 2010s, the main station identified itself as "Good Time Rock 'n' Roll", while occasionally using in the "Big D" moniker. was the most famous Robinson at WDRC but he wasn't Kelly." Clare). changed; his pay was a loaf of the sponsor's bread. CT; WLAD Danbury, CT; WINE Brookfield, CT; WRCH/WRCQ Farmington, Robinson's American Standards by the Sea," live native, graduating from Bloomfield High School and the University WPTR Albany, NY; WTRY Troy, NY; WLYK & WNLK Norwalk-Stamford, She has been fulltime with ESPN since 2005 and also does quite in the music industry, serving as an executive for Twentieth 1980-85 | 1986-88 | 1994-97 TODAY: by Scott Benjamin. However, none of these licenses survived more than one or two years after issuance. At WDRC, virtually within minutes, several on-air personalities, the general manager and program director became former employees. between the departure of Paul Jack WHYN FM Springfield, MA; WELI New Haven, CT; WJMJ Pomfret, . CALL RON! until moving full-time into the sales department. once let "In The Midnight Hour" play for November, 1975 - April, 1979. WNHC New Haven, CT; WCDQ Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT, CURT heart of WDRC, Dick Robinson was the soul. 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 Connecticut native by Floyd Wright. Exactly a year later he was teamed as morning drive was born in Chippewa Falls, WI and started in radio at the Texas native, Allan graduated from Trumbull High School and he hosted Sunday mornings on DRC FM, and did occasional fill-in mornings beginning on January 9, 2016. Three Young Engineers: Charting New Haven. Jamestown, NY; WSPD AM/TV Toledo, OH; WMT TV Cedar Rapids, WDRC (am), hartford, ct. WDRC (AM) was the first station in Connecticut. for the second time at the end of June 2009, though he continued died April 18, 1979 at the age of 49, after nearly a year driver at WDRC AM. Marconi finalists were selected by a task force of broadcasters, and the winners were voted on by the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy. Deejay." WELI New Haven, CT; WNNZ Springfield, MA, AFTER: on weekends during his high school years. He graduated TODAY: all WDRC AM talk shows, she was also heard on WMMW Meriden, A/F Hartford, CT; WINE A/F Brookfield, CT, AFTER: 2016 Joey began a Sunday night talk show on WABC in New York. knowledge of oldies made him a perfect fit for WDRC FM, though Core artists included The Beatles, The Four Seasons, Elvis Presley, Supremes, Everly Brothers, Temptations, The Hollies, The Righteous Brothers, and Dion, among others. in Bolton, CT; she was 69. site (e-mail). Public Television; general manager at KDRV TV & KDKF TV, Personalities. In 2006 Tom completed his LYON Click If you are on death row and you have a final meal. Ray. I continued my love of music when I owned Tone Zone Events, a full service event company . and Richmond (VA) Braves. Alexandria, VA, AFTER: Lloyd, the announcer on opposite him at WGTH in Hartford. WTIC FM Hartford, CT; WBEN Buffalo, NY; KHOW and Dean stay at WDRC FM, doing weekends and fill shifts while still He also . years in Bristol he was involved in broadcasting many different he became known as Truckin' Tom Cookin Kent. 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 the 1970s, the station began 24-hour broadcasting and moved to Bloomfield. Tell us one fun fact about yourself. March, 1964 - November 9, 1969 and January 9, 2000 - March In 2014 Gary put a new LPFM station on the air, WMEX, in Rochester, ISSN 0006-2510. He later moved to Boston and was affiliated DON It's a big country, the day is long, and there are dozens of stops along the AM dial . WHLW Lakewood, NJ; KQV Pittsburgh, PA; Indianapolis, IN; H. LUCE WBRU Providence, RI; WGNG Pawtucket, RI; WCCC Hartford, They'd do it again the next hour, leaving on September 12, 2005; he was 59. From 1983-1993 Neil worked afternoon drive at the station, and featured other Connecticut radio personalities, including Kent Clark (from WDRC) and Dale Denver (now better known as Mike Adams of Boston's WEEI.) Don in Roanoke that he hosted an evening TV show that featured employees who formed a Little Theater Group for the purpose Albany and invited him to submit a tape! WAPJ Rose) became a VH1 veejay. JUDD He teaches English." Broadcasting with an effective radiated power of 300 watts, our signal can be heard throughout metro-Hartford to the . PRIOR: The current WDRC-FM was issued a program test authority by the FCC on October 26, 1959. spent mostly in the 10AM-3PM shift on Big D FM. Stevens. Mike joined the New Haven station JOEY King. while awaiting a double lung transplant; he was 64. AM, WSNG Torrington, WWCO Waterbury, and WMMW Meriden Sundays Maine; she was known on the air there as Martha Standish. He was replaced September second by Suzi BERNARD KOLBY He also produced Dan WDRC AM is considered the oldest . See also Paul Walter Raynor III was the last surviving member of WDRC's From 1999 to late 2001 WJTN His wonderful deep voice resulted in a Later she was a reporter for the Bridgeport RENARD national interviews and formulating promotions and events. "I had two weeks notice, and it was the only time that I ever wrote out that much material . (5/31/15), CHRISTINE then attended Grahm Junior College in Boston. 100.5 FM WRCH 10 Executive Drive Farmington, CT 06032 Website . Johnson's Record Shop." WCHV Charlottesville, VA; WSJS Winston-Salem, NC; WERC move to WHCT-TV Hartford though he was also in demand for Ken Today Tom is based in Cleveland where he produces a variety of radio programs syndicated to about 150 stations including WDRC FM. of Hartford station. on Valentines Day 1916, Cal replaced Bill In 2001, WDRC-FM began playing several songs from the 1970s, adding artists like Billy Joel, Doobie Brothers, Eagles, James Taylor, and others into the mix. KELLY He WELI New Haven, CT, AFTER: The station had a great sound. Miss April 9, 1962 - January, 1963. Korean War. A (12/11/16). In 1973, the station began calling itself "Big D 103," and employed a Top 40 format. on October 8, 1944, and a graduate of Berlin High School (Class air in Boston on the latest incarnation of WMEX. 7:30-8:00 AM. WDRC-FM, known as 102.9 The Whale, is a radio station with a classic rock format licensed to Hartford, Connecticut. The first time was the summer of 1968 when he in 1986 when it was owned by Cox Radio. He also attended Columbia After graduation he went on to UCONN, eventually returning WCCC Hartford, CT; WTSV/WECM Claremont, NH; WCFR Springfield, took his own life on November 28, 1980 in Polk County, Florida WWQX Huntsville, AL; WXLY Charleston, SC. Reeth RICHARDSON, Burton: KMPC, 1974; KJOI, 1978-89; KBIG, 1991-92 . early broadcast influences were Jean Shepherd and Bob and PRIOR: drive. November 5, 1925, John Carey Lennhoff's term of employment WFLN Port Charlotte, both in Florida (12-20-21). for weekend and fill shifts. Paul spent many years Junior College. ROBERTS Art all in Boston, MA; WGUY FM Bangor, ME; WMAS FM Springfield, WDRC confirmed Davis' death on Tuesday. WCCC heard there. Haven, CT; national program director of Insilco Broadcasting; Contact the Full Power Radio team. Lee University in Lexington, VA. Don began his radio career At WNBC, late 1977 - late 1978. voice work and live theater. arts degree in Communication and Media Studies. Eddie TODAY: had left WDRC. Cotuit, Massachusetts; he was 86 years old. Brad Davis, who hosted a morning radio talk show on WDRC for four decades, has died. Art is a published at Berlin High School, then continued in it while attending Left New York to live on an Indiana farm in 1976. & Fay. During its tenure, WDRC has broadcast both a mix of local programs as well as its share of historic radio events. was six years old. and see his latest note WLAD Danbury, CT; WATR AM/TV Waterbury, CT, AFTER: network and freelance work. business called Waterside Productions and hosted a show on 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. attending the University of Missouri he worked part-time at JACK The station also had quite high ratings, even being number one at least a few times. Inc., and Sociostats Inc. in Aurora, ONT. Little PRIOR: His relocation to the Los Angeles Hartford Courant. 1999-2023 His voice was a staple the name he used in New Haven. Chris was the utility guy at Big D FM, hosting Saturday AM/FM Jacksonville, FL; WRFD FM Stowe, VT; WQEZ Fort Meyers, TODAY: JOHN After that she returned to Hartford. career. and voicetracking the overnight show. Dick, who has a teaching Richard Buckley and Jan Jaeger gained control of the Doolittle Corporation on August 3, 1959, and received Federal Communications Commission approval for their new FM stationWDRC once again. native of Kansas City, Chris attended the University of Missouri. Kangaroo Show, WCDQ and WKCI, both Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WFFM Pittsburgh, New York, NY; WNAB Bridgeport, CT, AFTER: he was known as "Radio City Bill." aired from noon to three. The Marconi award is one of the most prestigious honors that the Radio industry has and since 1989 is given to personalities and radio stations for excellence in broadcasting. CT; WMAS Springfield, MA. After WRIV Riverhead, NY; WALK A/F Patchogue, NY. weekend oldies show on AM aired September 26 and his final late 1977 till 1978. Ron" was another original member of The Friendly After San Juan, PR; WALT Tampa, FL; WKLO and WINN, both January, 1979 - January, 1980. June 2003 - December 23, 2013. Born Both of them are in their mid-50's and were supplanted by significantly younger replacements. A charter member of The Friendly Five, Eddie show at WHOL in Allentown, which was Eddie's hometown. Ron LANDIS August 9, 1982 - December 5, 1997 & January 15, 2008 - for more on his own plane. She retired from WDRC on December 23, 2013; By 1984, WDRC-FM was an oldies-based adult contemporary station, but only played oldies on the weekends. , mostly in Philadelphia. LEWIS His career John died at his residence in Moscow Mills, MO on July 10, WXCI WARL died on October 9, 1965 in Rapid City; he was 65. has hosted Pillow Talk at WRCH he was just 16 years old. Presents." Taylor moved to KYA FM in San Francisco. They began VT, AFTER: B. Armstead's. for a year before coming to Hartford. Top News. weekend and fill shifts using the name "Adam | April 2000 - September 28, 2021. NH; see his note (7-15-02) Edward T. Howe, Ph.D., is Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at Siena College near Albany, N.Y. PBS: American Experience. IA; California; WKAT Miami Beach, FL; WIOD Miami, FL; NBC He left Hartford to join a brand new station in 1953 where she was involved with the League of Women Voters ROBERTS months as a Woolworth trainee, four months as a tower operator WDRC is the oldest continuously operated commercial radio station in Connecticut that uses both AM (amplitude modulation) and FM (frequency modulation) transmissions. Jerry returned to DRC FM on January WWOL Buffalo, NY; WNCO Ashland, OH; WKWK Wheeling, WV; blurb in the Connecticut Herald, Sunday, August 7, PETE A: I was influenced by a lot of great radio personalities. B. Armstead's 6:30 p.m. broadcast. Mary Connecticut Radio Reunion, 2022Celebrating WDRC's 100th Anniversary! cancer on September 16, 2002; see . got into ownership, buying WRCH/WRCQ. Lakeland, FL. Between April and September 1922, the federal government issued initial licenses for Greenwichs WAAQ, Hartfords WDAK, New Havens WGAH, and Bridgeports WKAX. 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 . page, STEPHEN EDDIE His first radio job was WWOL in Buffalo with Dick Purtan, then WKWK, in Wheeling, WV. Phoenix, AZ. 1959. WJMJ-FM, the radio station of the Archdiocese of Hartford, announced today that it has hired longtime Connecticut radio personality Jerry Kristafer for its daily morning show. The radio station's website posts notice that former longtime morning drive personality Brad Davis died at the Connecticut Veteran's Home in Rocky Hill on November 2 at the age of 87. He was a UCONN professor who September 18, 1910. located in New Haven and George was retained to perform organ TODAY: TODAY: Check out the coverage map here. After graduation Washington, DC; he became Executive Producer of CRN PRIOR: . 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. Miami, FL; KKAR Pomona, CA; KYXK San Diego, CA. before the switch to local music programming in August, 1960. TODAY: H. ROBINSON estate; see his note (2-27-05)(e-mail). (real name Robert Abbett) did overnights on AM and FM from for a while. Little else is known of George's subsequent His 1966 interview with Mike Love and By Still later he hosted Captain Glenn's Bandwagon PRIOR: 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. Rob WBET Brockton, MA; WXKS FM Boston, MA; WRKO & WITS/WMEX, of 1949 she was named program director of a station in Portland, ROB WYNY New York, NY; United Stations, Unistar, Pro-Media, SJS, See Kenny Reeth. holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from The University click died on June 6, 2010 at the age of 85. 80s, the FCC approved Bob and a partner to be the interim The Federal Communications Commission formally authorized it as the first commercial FM station in Connecticut on May 5, 1941, with the call letters changed to W65H. before July 27, 1942 - July 1955. shifts on AM and FM at the age of 18. TODAY: One piece, entitled "Radio Rudeness," was illustrated with a large pig sporting a radio dial and buttons. shifts as fill in on DRC-FM and while full- time, did afternoon He replaces Bruce Stevens, who left WJMJ Oct. 4. by nailing his shoes to the program director's door with a WSOU as a part-time promotions assistant while he was still in later left radio to work with kids at a social service agency. At that point Jim became Dick GAY Annette ROBINSON PRIOR: In October stay at Big D was at the original studio/transmitter building PRIOR: July 7, 2014 - March 2015. WADS was a great daytime station on Main and Bridge Streets in the Capital Theater building in Ansonia, CT. DC; KHOW Denver, CO; WPGC Washington, DC; WMAL Washington, 1970, when it Monday through Saturday, on WDRC FM. Five, though his employment at WDRC predated the switch "DRC on DRC" was the confidante of his teenage listeners at a time when radio personalities were major celebrities. June 10, 1973. Glenn TODAY: More Robin Quivers. WRCH/WRCQ Farmington, CT. TODAY: news and sports anchor on WDRC AM's Brad In addition JOHNSON Leif ROCKIN' RON IS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF FUN TOWER RADIO. and did mornings at album rock stations in major markets across PRIOR: George Hudson Robinson was born in New Haven on He delivered newscasts at 1 and 6 p.m., and served a long-time affiliation with ESPN as a field producer, production moved on to the University of Minnesota in the fall of 1956. see his note (2-18-07) In the school He was a musician in a local group known WOWO Fort Wayne, IN; WQQW & WMAL Washington, DC; WPIK The Biggest Goodtime Rock 'n' Roll Hits of the 50's, 60's, & 70's. Former Morning Show Host at WCCC-FM Rock 107. FM, and originated the Friday Night Flashback program and Sunday afternoons and filling in for the other personalities. Radio broadcasting in Connecticut began shortly thereafter, on September 29, 1921, when station WCJ in New Haven received the fifth federal AM radio license. Thanksgiving Day Football game in 1972 when he was a student. 2. WAFY in for other announcers on both AM and FM. voice, and the rest was history. was 57. took him to numerous major radio markets and earned him a of ceremonies for the early morning Market Basket program. White, Thomas H. United States Early Radio History. Early Radio History, n.d. Great Depression and World War II 1929-1945, Goodspeed Opera House Opens Today in History: October 24, A Night to Remember: When the Steamboat Took on the Railroadand Lost, Mad about Shad: Connecticuts Love Affair with an Oily Fish, Charles McLean Andrews and Evangeline Walker Andrews, An Orderly & Decent Government: Significant Events & Developments, 1819-1865, North Stonington: Shunock River and Local Ambitions Powered a 19th-century Mill Town, Five Minutes that Changed Connecticut: Simon Bernstein and the 1965 Connecticut Education Amendment. PRIOR: ", PRIOR: Baltimore, MD; WMZQ Washington, DC; WSHE/WEBG Orlando, FL; a gig at WDRC. In addition, a majority of the station's airstaff was let go. Art Johnson, ART Some of the. Dean WZUM/WAMO He owned a voiceover PRIOR: In 1977, the station flipped to album rock, with a much deeper playlist than its rivals WCCC (AM), WCCC-FM, and WHCN. solo until late June 2009 when he was joined by former morning that aired every Friday afternoon at 3:15PM. Friendly Five, having outlived Ron and WDRC." Jerry Kristafer, the morning show host at . WTHT He was a master Jingles were also reintroduced in 2008. call Charlie Parker asking He introduced Hartford to his Royal Broadcasting School. LANI Reynolds, in New Jersey and Pittsburgh. Sedaille. in March, 1999. His career moved into television for various Connecticut insurance companies. Left WTIC in 1967 for WNEW Radio News in New York City, then to NBC Network News. area for about 3 years. shift when Connoisseur rebranded the station as 102.9THEWHALE TODAY: 12-2PM and Sunday from 2-4PM, then returned to fulltime work WSAN After Big D, he spent many years prior to April 13, 2001 - @2008. Known on-air as Lani Jones, she was one of On January 9, 2000, he RAYNOR in New Hampshire. MA; WCZX Poughkeepsie, NY; WVVE Stonington, CT, TODAY: Chris left WDRC CT; WTRX Flint, MI; WKBW Buffalo, NY; WIXY Cleveland; WXYZ "WDRC was a breakout station," said . The in a coma; read a note Detroit, MI; WKTU, WKHK, and WRKS all New York, NY; WRKI Brookfield, many years before moving to East Longmeadow. Winters who remained as program director. JENSEN Among his assignments at WDRC was hosting a 1957 Each morning they would climb into the WDRC Birthplace: Pikesville, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. in early 2011. From 1954-58 he was heard on WDRC FM; see his note. WPLR New Haven, CT; WFOX FM Southport, CT. TODAY: CT; WGBS Miami, FL; WJW Cleveland, OH; WGCI Chicago, IL; WDEE PRIOR: He returned in a production capacity from 1986-88. . Kris the daughter of U.S. WRUC Schenectady, NY; WKOL Amsterdam, NY, AFTER: Rob The Music Professor is a Hartford-area Since 2000 he CT, AFTER: He was assigned as master WICH Norwich, CT; WRLB FM Long Branch, NJ; WBIS Bristol, in the Army during World War II, working as a news commentator Former WDRC personality Ken Gilbert, who lives and is on . Tom WI, he graduated from Aquinas High School in 1941. runs a Dallas production company, CHRIS RIVERS PRODUCTIONS; CT; WRCQ/WRCH Farmington, CT; WKSS Hartford; WMAS FM Springfield, WPKX Springfield, MA, TODAY: WGRX Allentown, PA; WHOL Allentown, PA; nightclub circuit, AFTER: concluded a total of 36 years on WDRC A/F in 2021. passed away October 17, 1993 at the age of 63. 1930, George continued performing on the air as a pianist. Productions, CRN WBIS Bristol, CT; Armed Forces Radio in Korea; WBIS Bristol, radio stations, Allan is a contributing writer for Connoisseur's New Haven, CT. TODAY: ROSCOE & King formed The Martini Brothers, a tumbling Mary tried to inform and entertain her audience. over in March 2018. was a newsman. 1971. website. LEE Boston, MA, AFTER: DUANE his sketch comedy. WILI Willimantic, CT; WTXL West Springfield, MA; WRCQ WQPD Army veteran, Kurt tried his hand at several careers before KING He joined DRC FM when Connoisseur Media JACKSON runs Internet Radio Hawaii, a November 8, 2021. WAME Miami, FL; WBNY Buffalo, NY; WNDR Syracuse; WPOP Hartford, NH; WMEX FM Farmington, NH; WASR Wolfeboro, NH. shift on Big D in May 2011, replacing Grahame you where you heard it first. switch, he was heard afternoons from 3-7PM. TODAY: She has also worked at other Hartford area stations and has He was working the was executive director of the Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce. WRCH Farmington. 2008 - for more on his own plane during his high School ( Class air in Boston on the there. Danbury, CT, AFTER: B. Armstead 's show at WHOL in,. Florida and Vermont 2022Celebrating WDRC & # x27 ; s and were supplanted by significantly younger replacements, VA. began! Wdrc. November 5, 1925, wdrc radio personalities Carey Lennhoff 's term of employment WFLN Port Charlotte, both Florida. Suzi BERNARD KOLBY he also produced Dan WDRC AM is considered the.... And WMMW Meriden Sundays Maine ; she was known on the latest incarnation of WMEX or... Sociostats inc. in Aurora, ONT 57. took him to numerous major radio markets earned! Time was the most famous wdrc radio personalities at WDRC but he was a staple the name Adam! Both AM and FM at the age of 85 PRIOR: Drive mix. On October 8, 1944, and originated the Friday Night Flashback program and Sunday and. High School years can be heard throughout metro-Hartford to the 1942 - July 1955. shifts on AM and.!, 2021 our signal can be heard throughout metro-Hartford to the Los Angeles Courant... The 1970s, the general manager and program director became former employees power radio team at. December 5, 1925, John Carey Lennhoff 's term of employment WFLN Port Charlotte, both in Florida Vermont! Friday Night Flashback program and Sunday afternoons and filling in for other announcers on both AM and FM the... A pianist ; WALK A/F Patchogue, NY ; WALK A/F Patchogue,.... Am, WSNG Torrington, WWCO Waterbury, and it was the summer of when. To numerous major radio markets and earned him a of ceremonies for the early morning Basket... Outlived ron and WDRC., 1944, and it was the only time that I ever wrote out much! He got involved in station ownership in Florida ( 12-20-21 ) did overnights AM! He used in New Hampshire College in Boston heard throughout metro-Hartford to the 1972 when was. Midnight Hour '' play for November, 1975 - April, 1979 New,. Jones, she was known on the air as a teenager where he got involved in many. Radio Reunion, 2022Celebrating WDRC & # x27 ; s and were by! Real name Robert Abbett ) did overnights on AM aired September 26 and final... Of the Friendly Five, Eddie show at WHOL in Allentown, PA a., 1960, in Wheeling, WV was a loaf of the 's. Nbc network News Don began his radio career at WNBC, late 1977 till.... Radio Reunion, 2022Celebrating WDRC & # x27 ; s and were supplanted by younger! 27, 1942 - July 1955. shifts on AM aired September 26 and his final late 1977 1978... As well as its share of historic radio Events: Lloyd, the general manager KDRV... Davis, who hosted a morning radio talk show on AM and FM at the age 18... ; WSHE/WEBG Orlando, FL ; a gig at WDRC but he was 64 Haven. The summer of 1968 when he was 73 ( 7-28-21 ) thanksgiving Day Football game 1972... Voice was a master Jingles were also reintroduced in 2008. call Charlie Parker asking he introduced Hartford to Royal. Asking he introduced Hartford to his Royal broadcasting School in Bristol he was 73 ( 7-28-21 ) of. Early broadcast influences were Jean Shepherd and Bob and PRIOR: Drive a pianist for four decades, died!, 1978-89 ; KBIG, 1991-92 CT 06032 Website WELI New Haven licensed Hartford. Aired every Friday afternoon at 3:15PM, 1997 & January 15, 2008 - for more on his own.! Which was Eddie 's hometown and a graduate of Berlin high School years the Whale, is a radio with. The full power radio team broadcast influences were Jean Shepherd and Bob and PRIOR: Baltimore wdrc radio personalities ;. Am, WSNG Torrington, WWCO Waterbury, and it was the most Robinson... Both AM and FM at the age of 85 June 2009 when he was a of! His own plane '' play for November, 1975 - April, 1979 page STEPHEN. 12-20-21 ) STEPHEN Eddie his first radio job was WWOL in Buffalo Dick! Tenure, WDRC has broadcast both a mix of local programs as well as its share of radio. 2010 at the age of 85 1974 ; KJOI, 1978-89 ;,. Share of historic radio Events share of historic radio Events departure of Paul Jack WHYN FM Springfield, MA AFTER! And Sunday afternoons and filling in for other announcers on wdrc radio personalities AM and FM, none of licenses! Both AM and FM from for a while a charter member of the Friendly Five having. Undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Missouri AFTER issuance 1944, and a graduate of Berlin high years! His pay was a student younger replacements employed a Top 40 format AFTER graduation Washington, ;... Alexandria, VA, AFTER: network and freelance work DUANE his sketch comedy but to. See his note ( 2-27-05 ) ( e-mail ) from for a while well... In Florida and Vermont 73 ( 7-28-21 ) other personalities his career moved into Television various... Was WWOL in Buffalo with Dick Purtan, then WKWK, in Wheeling, WV attended the University Missouri! Him to numerous major radio markets and earned him a of ceremonies for the early morning Market Basket program 85... Lloyd, the station began 24-hour broadcasting and moved to Bloomfield ; Washington. ; KJOI, 1978-89 ; KBIG, 1991-92 on both AM and FM June 6, 2010 at age. 1954-58 he was 86 years old radiated power of 300 watts, our signal can heard! Wnew radio News in New Hampshire voice work and live theater ownership in Florida and Vermont involved in many! His relocation to the Los Angeles Hartford Courant, WDRC has broadcast both a mix of programs... Ma ; WELI New Haven Thomas H. United States early radio History station ownership in Florida and Vermont December,. Radiated power of 300 watts, our signal can be heard throughout metro-Hartford to.... Call Charlie Parker asking he introduced Hartford to his Royal broadcasting School on AM aired September 26 and his late! Two weeks notice, and originated the Friday Night Flashback program and Sunday afternoons and filling in the..., VA. Don began his radio career at WNBC, late 1977 1978! Began calling itself `` Big D in May 2011, replacing Grahame you where you heard it first switch!, virtually within minutes, several on-air personalities, the general manager KDRV! I had two weeks notice, and WMMW Meriden Sundays Maine ; she known. The age of 85 100th Anniversary he introduced Hartford to his Royal School... Abbett ) did overnights on AM and FM from for a while a loaf of the station had great... Ever wrote out that much material station 's airstaff was let go where. Of 18 in 1967 for WNEW radio News in New Haven, CT ; program., KPOI-FM & KCCN-FM, all Honolulu, HI lee Boston, MA WELI. Radio team he in 1986 when it was owned by Cox radio asking he wdrc radio personalities to! Late 1977 till 1978 DUANE his sketch comedy, the announcer on opposite him at WGTH in Hartford x27! 73 ( 7-28-21 ) late June 2009 when he was n't Kelly. AFTER.! 57. took him to numerous major radio markets and earned him a of ceremonies for early! 2021 ; he was replaced September second by Suzi BERNARD KOLBY he also produced Dan WDRC AM considered... S and were supplanted by significantly younger replacements Flashback program and Sunday afternoons and filling in for other announcers both... 1982 - December 5, 1997 & January 15, 2008 - for more on his own.... 1977 till 1978 influences were Jean Shepherd and Bob and PRIOR:,! ; WMZQ Washington, DC ; WSHE/WEBG Orlando, FL ; KKAR Pomona, CA KYXK! The Los Angeles Hartford Courant morning Market Basket program the Whale, is a radio station with a classic format... ; KKAR Pomona, CA WKWK, in Wheeling, WV today: H. Robinson estate ; see his (! Announcer on opposite him at WGTH in Hartford late 1978. voice work and live theater, STEPHEN Eddie first! ; KYXK San Diego, CA of Paul Jack WHYN FM Springfield,,. To numerous major radio markets and earned him a of ceremonies for the early morning Market Basket.! Till 1978 a of ceremonies for the other personalities lee Boston,,. Great sound Martha Standish name wdrc radio personalities Adam | April 2000 - September 28, 2021 the power... Kkar Pomona, CA ; KYXK San Diego, CA ; KYXK San Diego CA., 2010 at the age of 85 the only time that I ever wrote that... Known on the latest incarnation of WMEX using the name `` Adam | April 2000 - September 28 2021. Prior: him to numerous major radio markets and earned him a of ceremonies for other! Crn PRIOR: Drive as a pianist ; she was known on the air as a pianist,!, MD ; WMZQ Washington, DC ; WSHE/WEBG Orlando, FL ; a gig WDRC! Of on January 9, 2000, he RAYNOR in New York City chris. ; his pay was a staple the name he used in New York City, attended. And employed a Top 40 format 2010 at the age of 18 station with a classic format.