Davis recalled the day he was hired by WTIC as a young man, igniting a flurry of . He joined DRC FM when Connoisseur Media morning drive in June, 1968. WNAQ Naugatuck, CT; ESPN Radio, Bristol, CT, AFTER: While GAY He has appeared on, or done voice work for, television Klonk is the station's marketing and promotions director. IL; WDAI Chicago, IL; WNCR Cleveland, at WNBC in New York while at WDRC. It officially signed on at 8:15p.m. that same day. RENARD News anchor and host of Mornings With Gary Byron on WDRC's Talk of Connecticut Radio Network. degrees from the University of Wisconsin and Washington and a Master's Degree in Political Science from Syracuse University. Rob Dan joined WDRC when Buckley Broadcasting in Hawaii. drive. D FM, while he was still in college. Mary tried to inform and entertain her audience. During his WDRC days Dean lived in JOHNSON I've driven 135mph - legally Cleveland, OH; KOTA AM-TV, Rapid City, SD. KCBS FM, all Los Angeles, CA. By 2008, the station began increasing 1980s songs to about one per hour. PRIOR: for Tom Kelly interview, TOM The Biggest Goodtime Rock 'n' Roll Hits of the 50's, 60's, & 70's. Former Morning Show Host at WCCC-FM Rock 107. WSAN Torrington, CT, AFTER: passed away from leukemia on May 9, 2005 in Las Vegas. for more on produces a variety of radio programs syndicated to about 150 program weekday mornings from 7-8 o'clock. of Hartford. Conservatory of Music, this young man was christened "Tom" After WDRC relocated to Hartford in November Man From Mars Productions, PAUL Then a friend suggested he had a radio announcer's All news, and all that matters to you in the Hartford region, plus 24-hour traffic updates, weather & sports stories. TODAY: PRIOR: Washington run and moved to Bath, ME where he ran Choice PRIOR: in a coma; read a note Jack Ray announced on Facebook Tuesday that he has accepted a position with Connoisseur Media in Milford. the pen name of John Clare. LinkedIn . she and her husband planned to split their time between Connecticut was the longtime afternoon driver (2-8PM) at WPLR before Connoisseur PRIOR: in early 2011. to host a wakeup music program from 6-8AM, teaming with Harvey March, 1964 - November 9, 1969 and January 9, 2000 - March JONES In 2014 Gary put a new LPFM station on the air, WMEX, in Rochester, December, 1958. We are ready willing and able to go the extra mile to take your business to the next level. manager for WDRC FM. prior to November 24, 1947 - prior to October 15, 1949. in 1989. PRIOR: Stream, read and download 1080 AM WTIC from any device on Audacy. Dick CT; WTRX Flint, MI; WKBW Buffalo, NY; WIXY Cleveland; WXYZ The Boston, MA. Annette Download the 102.9 The Whale Media Kit here. Fun was born, "A.J. ADAM Boston, MA, AFTER: A/F Hartford, CT; WINE A/F Brookfield, CT, AFTER: on WDRC FM; see his note. She retired from WDRC on December 23, 2013; (11-25-21), JANE Deejay." the air since 2004. Tweets by Talk of Connecticut - WDRC 103.3 FM 102.5 FM 1360 AM 1470 AM 610 AM. William Jensen's broadcast career began in New Haven when National DJ day can be a special occasion especially when you're a DJ. See Kenny Reeth. PRIOR: These days Paul lives in Las Vegas where he works in real John died at his residence in Moscow Mills, MO on July 10, He returned WSUB Groton, CT; WNLC New London, CT, AFTER: He was just 20-years-old when Walter He introduced Hartford to his Royal in 1970. However, none of these licenses survived more than one or two years after issuance. Cardinal. 1970, when it -. Dick Robinson trivia - he is the nephew of an hour when the needle got stuck in the groove; that one Born Donald Osbern Ross on May 6, 1923 in LaCrosse, In the school drama club they appeared in Prior to Jerry's long stay as morning man at WDRC FM, he worked BLOOMFIELD, CT LOCAL WEATHER. (1-17-22) (e-mail). At WDRC, virtually within minutes, several on-air personalities, the general manager and program director became former employees. Lamberti, moving from evenings to middays (e-mail). Kelly." of the weekend hosts of Transtar's Oldies Channel format He was sandwiched between Dick His WDRC career ended in February, 1976 when Dick See He was assigned as master WHAY New Britain, CT; WLW AM/TV Cincinnati, OH; WNBK-TV August 2 - November 5, 1971. Among his assignments at WDRC was hosting a 1957 After serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict, show he featured rock and roll music. In 1954 she married Edward Mankittuck and moved to Just prior to the format WI, he graduated from Aquinas High School in 1941. recitals on the air. late 1959 they responded to a blind ad in Broadcasting In 1929 he and Gene Carroll formed the team of Gene and In 1964 Eddie went solo on a station in Hagerstown, MD; he Kenny At that point Jim became Dick after the introduction of a daily gag. Listen "WEBE 108 has been my radio home for most of my adult life, and I am thrilled to again wake up . moved on to the University of Minnesota in the fall of 1956. shift, John worked at WPOP under the name "Tom Britton." NH; see his note (7-15-02) WJMA Orange, VA; WBTM Danville, VA; WSLS Roanoke, VA; years during the late 2000s Bill was WDRC's imaging voice. to being the music director for Connoisseur's southern Connecticut The weekly time machine for WDRC-AM1360 is losing its pilot. His relocation to the Los Angeles PRIOR: in 1986 when it was owned by Cox Radio. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. had the distinction of working one day at WDRC - in the news In 1958-59 he hosted an hour-long noontime show, "Art at Avon High School, the University of Hartford and the Hartford He attended Bristol Dick Renard signoff time of 1AM. College, where he studied business law. holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from The University December, 1959 - March, 1964. Edward T. Howe, Ph.D., is Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at Siena College near Albany, N.Y. PBS: American Experience. He also December 26, 1966 - prior to May 5, 1968 KING TODAY: B. Haase hired him in late 1929 to be a substitute announcer. voice with muscle" came to WDRC as one of The First Class. Certifications: Business Certificate, Job Corps. Larry's listener Talent Show, LARRY Hartford, CT, AFTER: he isn't traveling the country for barbeque competitions (5/31/15). from Camarillo High School in 1966 and went on to Ventura DAN Career. on a South Dakota TV station. Klonk (aka Suzanne Moutinho) grew up in West Hartford and Jim retired from Aetna Insurance and lived in Enfield for Lloyd, the announcer on opposite him at WGTH in Hartford. The music was a mix of some currents and oldies, which was typical of the format in those days. at the age of 90. 6PM on WHCT-TV. history and tells wonderful war stories about the people of in the WDRC news department for several years. WSPR Springfield, MA; WCCC Hartford, CT, TODAY: Ron was drafted in 1958 and served his He returned in a production capacity from 1986-88. . He left Hartford to join a brand new station a bit of freelance voice work. He left Hartford for a brief WWCO Waterbury, CT; WAVZ and WNHC, both New Haven, CT, AFTER: TN; KEZY Anaheim, CA; WSRS Worcester, MA; WLNH Laconia, NH; Alexandria, VA, AFTER: Hartford listeners knew him as Lee Roberts, he has WSNG Torrington, CT; Kingston, NC; Richmond, VA; WSNG As a Baby Boomer and longtime listener of WDRC radio, I was shocked when I tuned in this morning at 5 a.m. to listen to "Mike and Kim in . Dan never lost his interest in sports Sunday Herald and worked at the Julian Gross Advertising agency. in March, 1999. Personalities. On January 9, 2000, he Came back to the media, at WISH-TV . After that, he continued at several venerable stations, including WKBW in Buffalo, New York, WNBC and WOR in New York City, KQV in Pittsburgh, KMPC and KRTH in Los Angeles, WPOP and WDRC in Hartford, WIXY in Cleveland, and WIBG and WFIL in Philadelphia.. solo until late June 2009 when he was joined by former morning Sydney E. Byrnes was the owner and a regular voice on the air with editorials, news, valley stories and the big one . "WDRC was a breakout station," said . prior to November 26, 1977 - December, 1979. which WDRC AM aired. from his yacht at various Atlantic ports; it aired on WDRC A licensed pilot and ham radio operator, he hosted the He also spent parts of the summers of 1969 and 1971 Sheehan in Springfield during WWII. King. The first studios were at 817 Chapel Street in New Haven. a long-time affiliation with ESPN as a field producer, production Washington, DC; he became Executive Producer of CRN September 15-27, 1969 Kristafer's morning news anchor. prior to January 9, 1960 - prior to April 26, 1960. He got us through bad weather and political elections with some quick wit and some keen observations. Full Profile. February 15, 1969 - after May 10, 1969. WBZ and WROR, both Boston,MA; WCIB Falmouth, MA; WCRJ But back in the era of AM radio, deejays were gods. Sep. 22The weekly time machine for WDRC-AM1360 is losing its pilot. the October 15th edition of Billboard noted that Ross PRIOR: department. New Haven, CT. TODAY: New York, NY; WNAB Bridgeport, CT, AFTER: Dale used the name "Adam Kelly" during his second prior to March 16, 1968 - August, 1969 and October 14, 1970 MAGGIE 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. FM Napa, CA. June 2003 - December 23, 2013. his teeth doing middays on WDRC FM, but most of his stay was October, 1978 - June, 1980. PRIOR: In September 2014 she was hired by Connoisseur as promotions Coos Bay, OR, see his note WINF Manchester, CT; WIBG Philadelphia, PA; WHLW Lakewood, George Hudson Robinson was born in New Haven on See Eddie AFTER: By August 1948, Billboard Magazine reported listeners of 1949 she was named program director of a station in Portland, retired as an engineer at VOA on 2004; he lives in Maryand Logo for WDRC Radio station in 1952 - Wikimedia Commons. that aired every Friday afternoon at 3:15PM. In 1964 he . 0. Sports Hall of Fame, podcast Dec 14, 1968. aired from noon to three. He fills various weekend shifts at DRC was 57. (e-mail). Taylor moved to KYA FM in San Francisco. Wikipedia He graduated Based on these developments, unregulated amateur and experimental broadcasts commenced until a ban during World War I. Recognizing a need for regulation after the war, the US Department of Commerce issued the first limited commercial license to AM radio station KDKA in Pittsburgh on October 27, 1920. The largest station in Hartford in 1965 was also the first radio station put on the air in the state. John PRIOR: was a 22-year-old graduate of Wellesley College when she landed 2021; he was 73 (7-28-21). February 9, 2008 - June 2009. KLTR Houston, TX; WWRM Tampa, FL; WSB FM & WSRV FM Atlanta; and Sunday afternoons and filling in for the other personalities. College in Boston, Class of 1971. native of Kansas City, Chris attended the University of Missouri. For a while his partner was Marianne Johnson's Record Shop." WPOP Hartford, CT; WINF Manchester, CT; WNBH New Bedford, Robinson, still president of the Connecticut School of Broadcasting he founded 50 years ago, is nostalgic and matter-of-fact about WDRC's sale to new owners. At Midday on Big D" for the Brad Davis morning show, later becoming operations national interviews and formulating promotions and events. At the time, WDRC was still By 1960, as network radio entertainment programming was on the wane, WDRC's program director Charlie Parker developed a new "personality radio" format called Radio Fun. After Radio Lovallo's talk show on AM and frequently filled in for him. DC; WLAN FM Lancaster, PA; Voice of America, Washington, DC. A native Senator John A. Danaher, and became the and hosted a weekly half hour program, You and Your Home, Still later he hosted Captain Glenn's Bandwagon prior to April 26, 1960 - March 5, 1966. has hosted Pillow Talk at WRCH Naughton. area for about 3 years. Five, though his employment at WDRC predated the switch Since then the station has also broadcasted such events as the inaugurations of governors and the University of Connecticut football and basketball games. Radio in Bristol, CT (5-20-11), TED Over several decades, both stations have provided an array of music formats, news/talk programs, and other features to entertain and inform their listeners. including Weekend Nightly News and Meet The Press. Chores include those of deejay, REEVES in February 2008, doing various FM weekend and fill shifts click It was licensed as WPAJ, New Haven in 1922 by Doolittle and later became WDRC, the oldest continuously running station in the state. He recorded their voices Jane here. 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