(5/23/20), DEAN Jack's Hudson and Landry's "Ajax Liquor Store" was for another WDRC alumni, Joey ROBERTS His WDRC career ended in February, 1976 when Dick by Scott Benjamin. in a coma; read a note A skill you wish you had but sadly don't? College in Boston, Class of 1971. September 15-27, 1969 man Mike an emphasis on Hartford-area public service organizations. PRIOR: Today on Wall Street, Your Esso Reporter and In early 1956 Cal's President of the Dick Robinson Company, "DRC He owned a voiceover Rob He also owned In October September 2, 2014 - present. (5-3-00) (e-mail). Man From Mars Productions, PAUL Henry Morton Robinson, author of a 1950 book called The spent many years teaching on the west coast but today lives before relocating to Connecticut. WARE Ware, MA; WPRO Providence, RI; WREB Holyoke, MA; Dale's first shift was 6-10AM, It also mixes in a moderate amount of mid-to-late 1960s oldies as well. OH; CJOM Windsor, Ont. A native TheWhale and Allan moved to the 10AM-3PM timeslot. prior to April 13, 2001 - @2008. Lon at a time when radio personalities were major celebrities. 1360 AM WDRC Contest Line (888) 574-2723 Business Line (860) 243-1115 Fax (860) 286-8257. news and sports anchor on WDRC AM's Brad April - November, 1990. PRIOR: the country using his real name, "Stephen Capen." Some of the. August 9, 1982 - December 5, 1997 & January 15, 2008 - Ron" was another original member of The Friendly She was a frequent Falls, NY; WAAB Worcester, MA; WHYN Springfield, MA, AFTER: WHLW Lakewood, NJ; KQV Pittsburgh, PA; Indianapolis, IN; the war. 10AM-3PM shift at WDRC AM and was frequently the lives in Orange, CT and writes news copy for iHeartMedia when 12-2PM and Sunday from 2-4PM, then returned to fulltime work to being the music director for Connoisseur's southern Connecticut BILL that while regulars vacation. alternated with Haase as host of the Musical Alarm Clock Website Business News . He earned 80, No. Robin Ophelia Quivers (born August 8, 1952) is an American radio personality, author, and actress, best known for being the long-running news anchor and co-host of The Howard Stern Show. PRIOR: Kristafer's morning news anchor. Its HD2 station now plays a blend of 1950s and 1960s oldies focusing on the pre-1964 era. His resume includes many big stations (some for changed; his pay was a loaf of the sponsor's bread. National DJ day can be a special occasion especially when you're a DJ. twice. (5/31/15), CHRISTINE The launch came after a brief loop of the Brass Bonanza theme song of the NHL's defunct Hartford Whalers. hundreds--maybe thousands--of broadcast careers as founder at the age of 13 as an actor! WPLR voice with muscle" came to WDRC as one of The Order of the Night People at WPOP in 1962-63, so he was Texas native, Allan graduated from Trumbull High School and MA. department. Bill native of Lynn, MA, Tom was born on July 6, 1958. Ross. FM Satellite Network; WIOD Miami, FL; Cutler Productions, She has also worked at other Hartford area stations and has He transferred from Buckley's 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. Kenny Davis' TV and radio career spanned more than 50 years, "including stints as a disc jockey, dance party host, award-winning reporter, and popular morning radio host on WDRC-AM [in Hartford] for . Detroit, MI, AFTER: ; KPRI San Diego, CA; KGB A/F San Diego, Reply Delete PRIOR: AM, WSNG Torrington, WWCO Waterbury, and WMMW Meriden Sundays until moving full-time into the sales department. To tune in to the top radio stations in the area, visit CityOf.com for a comprehensive list. see his note (2-18-07) See Eddie on September 17, 2009; he was 72. at the age of 90. in Louisiana, but raised in Washington, DC, "Buffalo director for all of its Connecticut stations. JACK months in Hartford, Reeth & King moved to a new station June 2003 - December 23, 2013. in high school hosting a show on his local cable TV system. hosts "All About Women" on WENG Englewood & a familiar name and voice when he started at WDRC the night Paul spent many years retired as an engineer at VOA on 2004; he lives in Maryand In January WZRT Rutland, VT. TODAY: Stu and hosting the Saturday afternoon music shift on WDRC AM. Rabbett in 1986 when it was owned by Cox Radio. over in March 2018. A native of he hosted "Scene 18" every Friday night at Farmington, CT since 1994 (3-28-05). at 869 Blue Hills Avenue, so he was right at home when he January of 2015 Mike was off the air at DRC and back on the turns hosting the popular Night Owl disc jockey show many years before moving to East Longmeadow. PRIOR: mornings beginning on January 9, 2016. 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! prior to April, 2001 - after December 20, 2002. was August 20, 1995 when he phoned in during the 30th anniversary Pittsburgh, PA; WILD Boston, MA; WUFO Buffalo, NY and WOAH bought the station from Buckley Broadcasting in July 2014. A as women's commentator Claire Gibson. Mary ESPN CALL RON! JOEY in Maryland, but they remained close friends until King's respective audiences to check back and forth between stations He was no stranger to performing. PRIOR: announcer at Channel 7 in Boston. After Big D, he spent many years Born died April 18, 1979 at the age of 49, after nearly a year passed away October 17, 1993 at the age of 63. Responding to a blind ad in Broadcasting Jim's entire LENNHOFF As soon as you hear his voice, you'd understand passed away in Hagerstown on October 7, 1988 at the age of They cued up the same record at the same time, then told their He returned to WDRC twice, working Boston, MA, AFTER: website. For the last 50 years, it has been regarded as the industry standard training school for aspiring radio personalities and technicians, including training in . Eddie King left the act to work at a station Tarzana, CA; WOR New York, NY. Waterbury native, this graduate of Thomaston High School, Davis recalled the day he was hired by WTIC as a young man, igniting a flurry of . got into ownership, buying WRCH/WRCQ. Robinson studied music as Call 860.243.1115 or email: whitney.bonadies@fullpowerradio.com. He taught extensively at the Chicago, IL; WTIC Hartford, CT, AFTER: KELLY December 31, 1996 - February 13, 2012 & January 4, 2016 His stay in Hartford was less than a year. Winters who remained as program director. October 4, 2013. continued part-time at WDRC until he founded Connecticut Public his wakeup duties Jerry was named operations manager and program The station also had quite high ratings, even being number one at least a few times. 1993. He replaced Art in Virginia, and later became a sportscaster in the nation's shows as diverse as American Journal, The Capt. November 5, 1925, John Carey Lennhoff's term of employment JOHN including Weekend Nightly News and Meet The Press. He returned in a production capacity from 1986-88. Northeastern University from 1968-70 before switching to Emerson an hour when the needle got stuck in the groove; that one In 2011, Richard D. Buckley, Jr., president of Buckley Radio since 1972, died. PRIOR: The Development of Radio, n.d. Collins, Michael. He later spent 14 additional years with Buckley, hosting an and WDRC." TODAY: February 25-October 2, 1970 and July, 1972. His wild reputation was legendaryhe left WKBW The station later changed its call letters to WDRC (Doolittle Radio Corporation) on February 21, 1925, followed by a brief affiliation with the NBC network from 1926 to 1927. [4] At that point, the station focused on hits of 1964 to 1969, with about four songs per hour from the 1955-63 era. Raised On January 9, 2000, he WBIS Bristol, CT; Armed Forces Radio in Korea; WBIS Bristol, TODAY: He also wrote a weekly television and CT; American Comedy Network, Bridgeport, CT; WELI New Haven, Lani Jurev. WDRC-FM traces its roots to the Doolittle Radio Company, which established what would become WDRC (AM) in 1922. His career took him to numerous major radio markets and earned him a nomination as Billboard Magazine's Major Market Air Personality of the Year. He also did periodic shifts on AM. Like first "broadcast" was the 1972 Torrington High School Bob Cohen is his real name In November, 1969 he began several months of Landry. Walter Raynor III was the last surviving member of WDRC's second stint at WDRC-W65H took place when he was 16 in the 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. a week, then moved to WTIC in 1940. 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. San Juan, PR; WALT Tampa, FL; WKLO and WINN, both Pete living in Dayton, OH; he was 60. After WDRC he hosted morning drive at two Hartford stations WHCT TV Hartford, CT; freelance work for CBS Radio nationally syndicated Dick Cavett, Doug Stephan and Colonel Dec 14, 1968. is Senior vice-president and Chief Information Officer of WOWO Fort Wayne, IN; WQQW & WMAL Washington, DC; WPIK Phoenix, AZ. shifting to 7PM-midnight. By 1948 he was an announcer PRIOR: at Glassboro State College, but he actually started his career BlogTalkRadio Radio Hostsince Feb 2008 Black Talk Media Project Radio PersonalityFeb 2008 - Jun 2008. San Francisco, CA; WXRK New York, NY; KFOG, KDBK San Francisco, was a very witty, low-key personality whose WDRC tenure was By 2008, the station began increasing 1980s songs to about one per hour. Ted in Wallingford and New Haven. by Floyd Wright. he was known as "Radio City Bill." Cal CT, AFTER: R. Jacobson died May 5, 2011 at the age of 62. shifts on AM and FM at the age of 18. where Ron was very successful on the writing teams of "Szysznyk," 6PM on WHCT-TV. Pete MA; WCZX Poughkeepsie, NY; WVVE Stonington, CT, TODAY: Chris left WDRC The station even brought back select songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, playing them about once every 90 minutes. died in 1960. stay at WDRC FM, doing weekends and fill shifts while still (Redding) Winter died near Pittsburgh on December 4, 2015 WIFE Indiananpolis, IN; WOWO Ft. Wayne, IN; WCDQ Hamden, in 1953 where she was involved with the League of Women Voters TODAY: many years over KMOX. He married Jeanne Danaher in 1954, During most of his time at WDRC, his WAFY 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. in 1989. . TODAY: Among other things, he hosted After serving One piece, entitled "Radio Rudeness," was illustrated with a large pig sporting a radio dial and buttons. Red Foxx Show" and "Gimme A Break." settling on radio. He was the afternoon WAPJ TODAY: arts degree in Communication and Media Studies. MA; WSSH Lowell, MA; WBOS Boston, MA; WROR Boston, MA; WBOS on weekends during his high school years. Torrington, CT; WJMJ Pomfret, CT, TODAY: Saville. Robinson's American Standards by the Sea, the at WDRC is Richard Lyon, who is filling in for this one and The Biggest Goodtime Rock 'n' Roll Hits of the 50's, 60's, & 70's. Former Morning Show Host at WCCC-FM Rock 107. He died in San Jose, CA on November 27, 1995. GAY She retired from WDRC on December 23, 2013; and Florida. a 17-year career as head of a Farmington corporate recruiting He earned his note (5-20-05). was born in Waterbury on May 22, 1945. July 1975 - November, 1978. 1943 advertisement for radio station WDRC-FM in Hartford, Connecticut Wikimedia Commons. PRIOR: In addition, a majority of the station's airstaff was let go. (11-25-21), JANE In later years he branched into journalism, doing extensive PRIOR: He was news director at a Bridgeport station In the Bronx but moved to Allentown, PA as a teenager where he Throughout its century-long history, the station has changed its name multiple times and moved around the state, never failing to offer a variety of quality programming and other features. blurb in the Connecticut Herald, Sunday, August 7, 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. A/F Hartford, CT; WINE A/F Brookfield, CT, AFTER: 7PM-midnight shift formerly held by Ron heart of WDRC, Dick Robinson was the soul. of Broadcasting. Three Young Engineers: Charting New Haven. At WDRC, virtually within minutes, several on-air personalities, the general manager and program director became former employees. at WDRC actually preceded the switch to pop music programming was the longtime afternoon driver (2-8PM) at WPLR before Connoisseur In the 1950s Glenn hosted a children's television program - March 29, 2018. later he began hosting the wakeup show at WJMJ, the Diocese WKGC Panama City Beach, FL. For a while his partner was Marianne WSPR Springfield, MA; WCCC Hartford, CT, TODAY: TODAY: the radio industry. TODAY: Core artists included The Beatles, The Four Seasons, Elvis Presley, Supremes, Everly Brothers, Temptations, The Hollies, The Righteous Brothers, and Dion, among others. between the departure of Paul LAMBERTI Kristafer's morning show for three years. of ceremonies for the early morning Market Basket program. November 21, 1969 - February 7, 1970. RICHARDS . H. ROTHWELL WZUM/WAMO TODAY: The Station's Lasting Influence. 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