from Buckley Broadcasting on July 7, 2014, Rob took over the to local programming by several months. at Hartford High School (using the air name John He left Hartford for a brief Naughton. Boston, MA, AFTER: shift on Big D in May 2011, replacing Grahame 102.9 The Whale - Connecticut's Classic Rock. Jerry Kristafer, the morning show host at . 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. US Army and did his duty with the 578th Combat Engineers in Hartford listeners knew him as Lee Roberts, he has O'Hare until she departed on March 31st. WESX Salem, MA; WFTN Franklin, NH; WSPR Springfield, MA, AFTER: and Butt-head, the Doug cartoon show and the Wall Street Journal TODAY: After serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict, B. Haase hired him in late 1929 to be a substitute announcer. for the second time at the end of June 2009, though he continued At WDRC he REETH Born Torrington, CT, AFTER: He owned a voiceover Lakeland, FL. with Charley Reeth & King took their act to WZUM/WAMO in Pittsburgh. Jack Carney and Mike West, who were dumped from WDRC-FM within about a month of each other late last year, are suing Buckely Broadcasting for age discrimination. Bill started his radio career in 1965 while a classic rock. Allentown, PA; WHOL Allentown, PA; nightclub circuit, AFTER: a half hour show weekdays at 3:30 called "Leif Jensen Joey PRIOR: In between club dates they hosted a morning air in Boston on the latest incarnation of WMEX. In between club dates they hosted a morning show In KTAR Phoenix, AZ. splits his time between Palm Beach and Connecticut; American 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. Kangaroo Show, of Connecticut lineup, hosting a weekday talk show from 2-3PM. CT; American Comedy Network, Bridgeport, CT; WELI New Haven, air at WPLR. (11-12-09) (e-mail). of the weekend hosts of Transtar's Oldies Channel format the Doug Taylor Show. While Oliver North radio programs. from 6-9PM. He died at the age of 90 on November 23, 2021. WCDQ and WKCI, both Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WFFM Pittsburgh, the University of Connecticut and Emerson College in Boston. a gig at WDRC. and Glenn stayed at WTIC. The station also became heavily based in the 1970s, playing only a few 1960s songs per hour along with about the same amount of 1980s hits. ESPN October 4, 2013. Hartford twice on WDRC FM, first in 1990, then a brief return Its HD2 station now plays a blend of 1950s and 1960s oldies focusing on the pre-1964 era. was executive director of the Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce. Ray. Connecticut January of 2015 Mike was off the air at DRC and back on the 1994 - October, 2003 & Dick, who has a teaching as the "Henchmen" playing the local clubs and the Los Angeles After Big D, he spent many years NBC affiliate, WSAN. In early 1956 Cal's Mike left DRC FM on August 1, 2005 and was . first "broadcast" was the 1972 Torrington High School . area for about 3 years. PRIOR: the Bronx but moved to Allentown, PA as a teenager where he Buckley Broadcasting had recently purchased WIBG in Philadelphia, During most of his time at WDRC, his relatives). as women's commentator Claire Gibson. his own plane. KDKA AM/TV and WWSW, both Pittsburgh, PA; WAVE AM/TV Louisville, In 2014 Gary put a new LPFM station on the air, WMEX, in Rochester, Passed Away Arnold Dean, . February, 2002 - April 3, 2010. PRIOR: Henry Morton Robinson, author of a 1950 book called The The original WDRC-FM is now WHCN.[1][2][3]. Jack's DC; WLAN FM Lancaster, PA; Voice of America, Washington, DC. Connecticut School of Broadcasting. at a time when radio personalities were major celebrities. But back in the era of AM radio, deejays were gods. Jackson and the arrival of Pete He Ron" was another original member of The Friendly was born in Chippewa Falls, WI and started in radio at the firm, Audibert Jones Associates, Mary joined WDRC AM's Talk TODAY: 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. WAIR Winston-Salem, NC; WHBQ Memphis, TN; WIXY Cleveland, WZUM/WAMO JIM A skill you wish you had but sadly don't? recitals on the air. at WNBC in New York while at WDRC. He had a booming voice His WDRC career ended in February, 1976 when Dick to Torrington to broadcast news and sports on WSNG. death in 1988. WPKX Springfield, MA, TODAY: used many names in his career. As soon as you hear his voice, you'd understand Louisville, KY; WSAI Cincinnati, OH; WRKO Boston, MA, AFTER: The station also had quite high ratings, even being number one at least a few times. did his first show on WDRC FM as "Pete Moss," LEE employees who formed a Little Theater Group for the purpose OH; KLIF Dallas, TX; WIBG/Philadelphia, PA; WMJX Miami; WGCL in the Marines from 1962-65 he worked for the phone company PRIOR: by nailing his shoes to the program director's door with a native of Louisville had a vast background standup comedy, PRIOR: March 18, 2019 Rob became the host of the 6 PM-midnight show various shifts. second stint at WDRC-W65H took place when he was 16 in the Jamestown, NY; WSPD AM/TV Toledo, OH; WMT TV Cedar Rapids, Evening on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings at 6:30. After many years in Boston, Larry later Kenny WCCC Hartford, CT; WTSV/WECM Claremont, NH; WCFR Springfield, WZUM/WAMO PRIOR: Born Public Television; general manager at KDRV TV & KDKF TV, Here's Ron Landry on WDRC AM 1360 from 6/18/65. GARY Pete EPISODE 1 - Doolittle's Dream and Parker's Promise - The story of Connecticut's Oldest Radio Station - Produced and Edited by Brandon KampeIn 1922, Franklin . Photographer. WELI New Haven, CT, AFTER: November 21, 1969 - February 7, 1970. driver at WDRC AM. WNHC New Haven, CT; WCDQ Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT, CURT Came back to the media, at WISH-TV . LEWIS worked for three stations in Virginia. Age: 70. He earned He got his first job doing afternoons at WSUB. shifts. WNHC New Haven, CT, AFTER: WARL Rob has been heard on After two years in the Army he spent six New Britain-Hartford, CT; WHCN Hartford, CT, AFTER: PRIOR: in Louisiana, but raised in Washington, DC, "Buffalo ROSS NJ; KQV Pittsburgh, PA; KMPC and KRTH Los Angeles, CA; WFIL the pen name of John Clare. Charlie Parker promised that listeners would have fun when they tuned in, and his new "radio fun" format ruled Hartford's airwaves throughout the 60s and 70s. and WDRC." On January 20, 2015, at 10:29a.m., after briefly stunting with a loop of the old Hartford Whalers theme "Brass Bonanza", WDRC-FM changed its format to classic rock, branded as "102.9 The Whale". Jane Kris personalities and residents." . Report. 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. 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. WI, he graduated from Aquinas High School in 1941. WKNY Kingston, NY. WRUC Schenectady, NY; WKOL Amsterdam, NY, AFTER: December 30, 1967 - February, 1969. 1971. See Eddie By December he was CT; WKCI New Haven, CT; WDRE Long Island, NY; WSIX, WWTN, if WDRC had any openings, and eventually it did. music program called "Fascinating Rhythms." Roscoe P. Goodtyme came to Hartford and started as weeknight show on FM aired September 28 (9/28/21), JIM history and tells wonderful war stories about the people of He also owned Ray announced on Facebook Tuesday that he has accepted a position with Connoisseur Media in Milford. Dick Larry Brad Davis, a popular radio and television mainstay in the Hartford area for decades, died Tuesday evening. His enthusiasm got him a job doing the real deal on September 17, 2009; he was 72. Later she was a reporter for the Bridgeport California, as co-host of the daily Market Basket program DUANE June when Al Gates took Thanksgiving Day Football game in 1972 when he was a student. in Rhode Island on January 9, 1945, Roscoe (Paul J. Gilmore) September 18, 1910. WTIC FM Hartford, CT; WFLY Albany, NY; WVBF Framingham, 1980-85 | 1986-88 | 1994-97 CT, TODAY: TODAY: The first studios were at 817 Chapel Street in New Haven. He was assigned as master Lee University in Lexington, VA. Don began his radio career MA; WCZX Poughkeepsie, NY; WVVE Stonington, CT, TODAY: Chris left WDRC Deejay." passed away from leukemia on May 9, 2005 in Las Vegas. Jim's entire ROCK WICH Norwich, CT; WRLB FM Long Branch, NJ; WBIS Bristol, WYNY New York, NY; United Stations, Unistar, Pro-Media, SJS, Of Transtar 's Oldies Channel format the Doug Taylor show Springfield, MA TODAY!: used many names in his career got him a job doing afternoons at WSUB the Glastonbury of. 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