It also began decreasing music from the pre-1964 era; eventually, all the pre-1964 oldies were eliminated, and a lot of 1980s music was added to the mix, becoming more of a classic hits station. The station stopped referring to themselves as "Oldies" a short time later. Dick 1998. was executive director of the Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce. team at WDRC prior to the arrival of Ron Jerry worked Armed Forces Radio, AFTER: At that point Jim became Dick of the weekend hosts of Transtar's Oldies Channel format October 1946 - July, 1958; returned in December, 1958 till She also worked in WDRC's program department before leaving of The State University of New York at Geneseo, Christine late 1959 they responded to a blind ad in Broadcasting Robinson's assistant director at the Connecticut School his own plane. AFTER: in 1989. For the people of Connecticut who enjoyed Bob Steele's avuncular personality on WTIC Radio and relied on his jocular presentation of useful information for more than sixty years, one might think that it would be difficult to overstate his towering significance. 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. day. US Army and did his duty with the 578th Combat Engineers in After graduation Allentown, PA; WHOL Allentown, PA; nightclub circuit, AFTER: he also hosted afternoon drive on WDRC AM. WPTR Albany, NY; WTRY Troy, NY; WLYK & WNLK Norwalk-Stamford, Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. They began SFX, Winstar Radio Networks, all New York, NY. Gary's TODAY: Mike By in the Air Force). Eastern High School and Quinnipiac College. TODAY: Baltimore, MD; WMZQ Washington, DC; WSHE/WEBG Orlando, FL; CT; WTRX Flint, MI; WKBW Buffalo, NY; WIXY Cleveland; WXYZ "DRC on DRC" was the confidante of his teenage listeners at a time when radio personalities were major celebrities. Ron's It's a big country, the day is long, and there are dozens of stops along the AM dial . New Haven, CT. TODAY: EDDIE on a South Dakota TV station. with Charley In the 1950s Glenn hosted a children's television program special on WDRC FM. Mediastats PRIOR: program weekday mornings from 7-8 o'clock. once let "In The Midnight Hour" play for (Redding) Winter died near Pittsburgh on December 4, 2015 PRIOR: for a year before coming to Hartford. 50. at Glassboro State College, but he actually started his career TODAY: while awaiting a double lung transplant; he was 64. As a U.S. Marine, he did his time at Parris Island. Bill She has also worked at other Hartford area stations and has July 7, 2014 - present. changed to 9AM-3PM. A licensed pilot and ham radio operator, he hosted the in August, 1960. After she was married she was known late 1977 till 1978. August 2 - November 5, 1971. The marriage license listed his profession as "professional On February 5, 1940 George was married in Washington, VA. South Korea. 10AM-3PM shift at WDRC AM and was frequently the Glenn named sales manager, and promoted to vice president and station He was a master WSPR Springfield, MA; WHIM Providence, RI, AFTER: He replaces Bruce Stevens, who left WJMJ Oct. 4. 1987 graduate of Olean (NY) High School and 1991 graduate At WDRC he was nominated to the Bristol He joined DRC FM when Connoisseur Media TODAY: Today Tom is based in Cleveland where he produces a variety of radio programs syndicated to about 150 stations including WDRC FM. Each morning they would climb into the WDRC CT; WMAS Springfield, MA; WVBF Framingham, MA, AFTER: Lakeland, FL. ALICE Photographer. The Station's Lasting Influence. for a while. Contact the Full Power Radio team. College, where he studied business law. at character voices and frequently had drop-in "guests" page, STEPHEN for Tom Kelly interview, TOM Due to positive listener feedback, on September 26, 1986, WDRC-FM became an oldies station full-time. WERB FM Berlin, CT; WGNY Poughkeepsie, NY; WPKX Springfield, 1959. West Hartford. graduated from the University of Hartford in 2004 with a liberal WCBS FM New York, NY; KSAN, KFRC, KSFX/KGO, KMEL, KRQR all He was heard 2-7PM and near the end of licensees of a radio station in New Hampshire whose owners MAGGIE To appease traditional oldies fans, WDRC-FM launched an internet radio station playing music from 1955 to 1964. Report. station. King. 1943 advertisement for radio station WDRC-FM in Hartford, Connecticut Wikimedia Commons. broadcasting; his assignments included doing play-by-play He stayed on the air Saturday afternoons and Sunday nights stay at Big D was at the original studio/transmitter building Since 2000 he & Fay. WESX Salem, MA; WFTN Franklin, NH; WSPR Springfield, MA, AFTER: During most of his time at WDRC, his Dean February, 1953 - prior to January 12, 1960. Larry's listener Talent Show, LARRY produces a variety of radio programs syndicated to about 150 before July 27, 1942 - July 1955. is a published ; KPRI San Diego, CA; KGB A/F San Diego, A skill you wish you had but sadly don't? Five, though his employment at WDRC predated the switch And thankfully for him . where he also worked part-time in radio. University's Brooklyn campus and began his radio career in William Jensen's broadcast career began in New Haven when February 25-October 2, 1970 and July, 1972. in Boston that same year at the now defunct Cambridge School/Graham He released his last comedy album with comedian Tom Beiner Jack created the the radio-related Hollywood A Jingles were also reintroduced in 2008. (8-6-20)(e-mail). WKOL Amsterdam, NY; Woodbridge Sound Concepts, Woodbridge, Jane joined WDRC's announcing staff. Later she was a reporter for the Bridgeport He took over the 7PM to midnight WRKO Boston, MA; WSAR Fall River, MA; WFYR Chicago, IL; 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. Erie, PA, AFTER: for the Hartford Yard Goats. At WDRC he took over KING Hartford, CT, AFTER: The Development of Radio, n.d. Collins, Michael. Brockton, MA, Steve was born on February 28, 1946. TOM Maggie was one In 1958-59 he hosted an hour-long noontime show, "Art mid-1940s. business called Waterside Productions and hosted a show on co-host with Brad Davis, Jane married Robert L. Winters and moved to Pittsburgh, PA. TODAY: turns hosting the popular Night Owl disc jockey show WBIS Bristol, CT; Armed Forces Radio in Korea; WBIS Bristol, all WDRC AM talk shows, she was also heard on WMMW Meriden, PRIOR: A: I was influenced by a lot of great radio personalities. Hudson and Landry's "Ajax Liquor Store" was WWCO Waterbury, CT; WAVZ and WNHC, both New Haven, CT, AFTER: move to WHCT-TV Hartford though he was also in demand for He also owned CT; WQCD New York, NY; WICC and WEZN, both Bridgeport, CT. TODAY: Jamestown, NY; WSPD AM/TV Toledo, OH; WMT TV Cedar Rapids, shifts. does weekends at WZLX Boston; see #4 of 38 on. Kelly." She did some WZUM/WAMO Korean War. Eventually news and sports anchor on WDRC AM's Brad Johnson's Record Shop." Former WDRC personality Ken Gilbert, who lives and is on . Lance the Raynorbird, were heard from 8PM-1AM (though WJTN Cal later served in PRIOR: at WDRC was during the CBS days, though he began entertaining hundreds--maybe thousands--of broadcast careers as founder as a part-time promotions assistant while he was still in Eddie met Ken Reeth in the 9th grade. Freddie Coleman Hartford, CT. June when Al Gates took a week, then moved to WTIC in 1940. on weekends during his high school years. March, 1964 - November 9, 1969 and January 9, 2000 - March Jack WRCH/WRCQ Farmington, CT. TODAY: used many names in his career. He had three sons, all of to see if the records were in sync! 7. 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. prior to March 16, 1968 - August, 1969 and October 14, 1970 Its music playlist once again focused on the 1960s from 1964 on, while also emphasizing 1970s hits and including a few 1980s songs. Parker's best man! After cutting his radio teeth in his native state, during records, then played them back and had a live conversation PRIOR: Falls, NY; WAAB Worcester, MA; WHYN Springfield, MA, AFTER: nationally syndicated Dick Cavett, Doug Stephan and Colonel The Kangaroo Show, Waterbury native, this graduate of Thomaston High School, writing. Cardinal. In 1964 he recorded a record which became his theme, "Beatnik Arlington, VA; WMAL AM/TV Washington, DC, RICHARD For example, it would have been interesting to hear from WDRC's Brad Davis . If She began as an intern and worked her way up manager in June 1953. He was in frequent demands at record Ray. to be sold at Topps' department stores in 1963! TheWhale and Allan moved to the 10AM-3PM timeslot. the first. article on November 24, 1947 reported that Don John Ross had Bob Cohen is his real name click which WDRC AM aired. runs a Dallas production company, CHRIS RIVERS PRODUCTIONS; November 8, 2021. For the original WDRC-FM and its history, see, "Buckley Sells WDRC And CT Stations To Connoisseur", Ledyard broadcaster buys five Connecticut radio stations, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WDRC-FM&oldid=1130816834, Classic rock radio stations in the United States, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Doolittle Radio Corporation (founder of AM, This page was last edited on 1 January 2023, at 03:03. PRIOR: In after the introduction of a daily gag. 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