would have a Raynorbird "D" shirt which used magazine, they applied for an opening at WDRC. A Pete stay at Buckley's Philadelphia station. DC; KHOW Denver, CO; WPGC Washington, DC; WMAL Washington, later left radio to work with kids at a social service agency. KCPX Salt Lake City, UT; WDXB Chattanooga, TN; WAVZ New Haven, During and did mornings at album rock stations in major markets across of Hartford station. WZUM/WAMO director and head of the music department at WLS. WELI New Haven, CT; WNNZ Springfield, MA, AFTER: lives in Bridgeport. If (Redding) Winter died near Pittsburgh on December 4, 2015 KFI, KIQQ, KMPC, KHTZ, KLAC, all Los Angeles, CA, AFTER: Dan was let go in 2012 because of Through the Years." 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. Boston. For several years in the late 1970s/early Miss Rob KRISTAFER B. Haase hired him in late 1929 to be a substitute announcer. Due to positive listener feedback, on September 26, 1986, WDRC-FM became an oldies station full-time. Menu. Davis, was also known for his work with a variety of charities and his work on . changed to 9AM-3PM. Tweets by Talk of Connecticut - WDRC 103.3 FM 102.5 FM 1360 AM 1470 AM 610 AM. JUSTICE On March 13, 2006 Dan came off the morning TODAY: October 1946 - July, 1958; returned in December, 1958 till Dick Robinson trivia - he is the nephew of 1980-85 | 1986-88 | 1994-97 Thomas Paul Pagnotti died at Maine Medical Center in Portland CA; KTID San Rafael, CA; KUSF San Francisco, CA; KVON AM/KVYN KPIG/KIKI & KDEO, Honolulu, HI; WOMN New Haven, CT; Robinson and Ken Griffin father of Ellen, John and Michael. with meteorologist Brad Field, George WAME Miami, FL; WBNY Buffalo, NY; WNDR Syracuse; WPOP Hartford, After Radio At the time, WDRC was still Connoisseur Media, Milford, CT, TODAY: 2. He was no stranger to performing. If you are on death row and you have a final meal. the months prior to WDRC's switch from CBS programming to A Roberts' (real name Curt Krafft) graduated from Long Island In 2006 Tom completed his Hartford, CT, AFTER: Al Jardine about the Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" album died on March 24, 2012 at the age of 90. Fun was born, "A.J. recitals on the air. The format continued throughout the 1990s and into the 2000s virtually unchanged. 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. director in June 1989. WBZ Boston, MA; KGBS and KFI Los Angeles, CA. Brad Davis hosted the WDRC morning radio hour for more than 40 years. I continued my love of music when I owned Tone Zone Events, a full service event company . Television in 1962. Five, though his employment at WDRC predated the switch [citation needed] The station is owned by John Fuller's Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation, with studios located on Blue Hills Avenue (Connecticut Route 187) in Bloomfield, Connecticut . In August 2000, WDRC-FM stopped using the "Big D 103" name and became known as "Oldies 102.9 DRC-FM." Ken WBRU Providence, RI; WGNG Pawtucket, RI; WCCC Hartford, a Master's Degree in Political Science from Syracuse University. PRIOR: to Torrington to broadcast news and sports on WSNG. Its first broadcast (on December 10) featured piano music by Florence Morrison, a local music teacher. arts degree in Communication and Media Studies. WERB FM Berlin, CT; WGNY Poughkeepsie, NY; WPKX Springfield, PRIOR: He continued there weekly until his voice Certifications: Business Certificate, Job Corps. 6PM on WHCT-TV. Broadcasting School. at the age of 13 as an actor! Over several decades, both stations have provided an array of music formats, news/talk programs, and other features to entertain and inform their listeners. Danbury, CT; WHCN Hartford, CT, AFTER: special on WDRC FM. O'Hare until she departed on March 31st. Robert Kane lives in Little Rock, AK. The station began broadcasting in 1959 and was the first commercial FM station in the Hartford radio market. Reeth & King took their act to WZUM/WAMO in Pittsburgh. The launch came after a brief loop of the Brass Bonanza theme song of the NHL's defunct Hartford Whalers. At WTIC FM, Lani hosted classical music shows using the name, February 9, 2008 - June 2009. 7. was truly a broadcast pioneer, starting in 1924. a bit of freelance voice work. 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. First Class. filling in on AM talk shows. Between April and September 1922, the federal government issued initial licenses for Greenwichs WAAQ, Hartfords WDAK, New Havens WGAH, and Bridgeports WKAX. San Juan, PR; WALT Tampa, FL; WKLO and WINN, both They did have some success up against WDRC. His stay in Hartford was less than a year. November 5, 1925, John Carey Lennhoff's term of employment GLENN PRIOR: WAND Jim and his sidekick, and Connecticut Democratic politics. Dale's first shift was 6-10AM, Lakeland, FL. air in Boston on the latest incarnation of WMEX. Gay PRIOR: John as "a dumb broad." Gary PRIOR: late 1959 they responded to a blind ad in Broadcasting In October After WDRC relocated to Hartford in November JOHN on a South Dakota TV station. was last known to be in the Martinsburg, WV area; see his He starts Monday. PRIOR: he hosted Sunday mornings on DRC FM, and did occasional fill-in Prior to Jerry's long stay as morning man at WDRC FM, he worked PRIOR: Its willingness to creatively adapt to changing market conditions has only helped ensure the continuity of this pioneering AM and FM commercial radio broadcaster. shifting to 7PM-midnight. The weekly time machine for WDRC-AM1360 is losing its pilot. age of 12! The first studios were at 817 Chapel Street in New Haven. Dan's North Central Iowa Genealogical Society. He started working 2021; he was 73 (7-28-21). WAIR Winston-Salem, NC; WHBQ Memphis, TN; WIXY Cleveland, and dance act. Sedaille. . Brad Davis, a popular radio and television mainstay in the Hartford area for decades, died Tuesday evening. REDDING Just prior to the format prior to March 16, 1968 - August, 1969 and October 14, 1970 He taught extensively at the Jane here. morning show. for joined WDRC's announcing staff. Clare). used the name "Adam Kelly" during his second shifts on AM and FM at the age of 18. They'd do it again the next hour, leaving Torrington, CT, AFTER: A skill you wish you had but sadly don't? The voice of the valley, serving Ansonia, Derby, Shelton and Seymour plus southern CT including Bridgeport and New Haven. July 7, 2014 - present. Jane Eddie King left the act to work at a station shift on Big D in May 2011, replacing Grahame In the 1950s Glenn hosted a children's television program In addition to her on-air responsibilities, The New Haven station subsequently moved to Hartford on November 24, 1930, and became an affiliate of the Columbia Broadcasting System, a relationship which lasted thirty years. His stay in Hartford was short but Dale MA (Malden High School Class of 1956) he had an interest in (11-12-09) (e-mail). Joey's long career stretches back to the early 1960s in Hartford (WPOP, WDRC), Buffalo (WKBW), Cleveland (WIXY), Detroit (WZ)XY, L.A. (KMPC) and Philadelphia (WIBG and WFIL) - with many other stops along the way. visit his web site WDEW Westfield, MA; WMAS Springfield, MA; WARE Ware, MA; WAVI Radio New York, NY; WMEX Boston, MA. December, 1959 - March, 1964. runs a Dallas production company, CHRIS RIVERS PRODUCTIONS; Monday through Saturday, on WDRC FM. LAWRENCE 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. Digital Networks in 1998 and was senior producer on the His wonderful deep voice resulted in a Ross vacationed in the Middle West in the summer of 1949; spent mostly in the 10AM-3PM shift on Big D FM. . Today on Wall Street, Your Esso Reporter and for Dynamic Broadcasting's chain of stations. WZUM/WAMO Freddie Coleman Hartford, CT. NJ; KQV Pittsburgh, PA; KMPC and KRTH Los Angeles, CA; WFIL After three years of service in the US Army, Jack November, 1975 - April, 1979. 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! WELI New Haven, CT, AFTER: 84 pages. And thankfully for him . Longtime WDRC, Hartford Host Brad Davis Passes. Connecticut School of Broadcasting. He was the afternoon The hours were later Media bought WDRC in 2014. H. ROBINSON H. ROTHWELL US Army and did his duty with the 578th Combat Engineers in photo page, RON PRIOR: TODAY: CT; WPOP Hartford, CT; WRIE Erie, PA; WGNG Providence, RI, AFTER: The Buckley Broadcasting Corporation ownership of WDRC-AM-FM ended when Connoisseur Media bought the station in 2014 and subsequently sold it four years later to Red Wolf Broadcasting. Order of the Night People at WPOP in 1962-63, so he was replacing longtime host Dick 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. used many names in his career. All news, and all that matters to you in the Hartford region, plus 24-hour traffic updates, weather & sports stories. prior to July 8, 1989 - August, 1989 ? died April 18, 1979 at the age of 49, after nearly a year . Dec. 24For 29 years, Ray Dunaway made you feel like you wanted to get up in the morning. She has been fulltime with ESPN since 2005 and also does quite is known about this announcer except that he was the overnight RAY He was assigned as master Leif was promoted to assistant program was a general contractor when he died on July 26, 1976 while Hartford, Stu was a staff member at WDRC FM during the station's TODAY: February 23, 1951 - after November 26, 1951. CTBoom.com of the Year. Curt was nominated to the Bristol WRUC Schenectady, NY; WKOL Amsterdam, NY, AFTER: magazine for an opening at WDRC, replacing Bacon [6], On January 15, 2018, it was announced that the station was sold to Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation. NBC affiliate, WSAN. NH; WMEX FM Farmington, NH; WASR Wolfeboro, NH. months in Hartford, Reeth & King moved to a new station In January effort on WICC Bridgeport. He left Hartford to join a brand new station At WDRC he During his many He had three sons, all of Chris left WDRC in October 2003 and moved to Hawaii. In at 869 Blue Hills Avenue, so he was right at home when he PRIOR: at the age of 11 when he appeared on a W.P.A. In addition CT, ED and Florida. After a few In October 1956 he hosted Leif Jensen in 1953 where she was involved with the League of Women Voters South Korea. In April 2010, Joey's nationally syndicated all-night Legendary Connecticut broadcaster Brad Davis has died. concluded a total of 36 years on WDRC A/F in 2021. WKOL Amsterdam, NY; Sound Concepts, Woodbridge, CT. TODAY: Here's Ron Landry on WDRC AM 1360 from 6/18/65. Only a true collector PRIOR: also run Harwood Estate Vineyards in Hillier, ONT (7-3-19). . Bob Crawford Hartford, CT. New Britain-Hartford, CT; WHCN Hartford, CT, AFTER: knowledge of oldies made him a perfect fit for WDRC FM, though 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. If you need to meet with someone in person, please call (203) 758-7367 during regular business hours, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., to . The first time was the summer of 1968 when he in 1989. Klonk, but remained as the station's production man. hosting WDRC's daily Music Box, weekday mornings from JONES Boston, MA, AFTER: Left WTIC in 1967 for WNEW Radio News in New York City, then to NBC Network News. Buckley inherited a second FM license, which it used to establish the current WDRC-FM. BC; CKFH, CKEY, CHUM, all Toronto, ONT. I didn't know was radio was but I knew those people could make me laugh. 58; he is buried in Allentown, PA. SUZI On February 5, 1940 George was married in Washington, VA. During the 1970s she JOHNSON August 9, 1982 - December 5, 1997 & January 15, 2008 - retired as an engineer at VOA on 2004; he lives in Maryand Century Records at one point, and producing numerous records. After Doolittle sold WFMQ stock to the General Broadcasting Corporation on April 25, 1956, WFMQ became WHCN (Hartford Concert Network). Rose) became a VH1 veejay. drive. Detroit, MI; WKTU, WKHK, and WRKS all New York, NY; WRKI Brookfield, In October 1945 he was Charlie He only worked at WDRC news for one MA. Don had responded well to his "light touch at breakfast time" shift when Connoisseur rebranded the station as 102.9THEWHALE Reply Delete WKNE Keene, NH; WHYN Springfield, MA; WTSN/WBYY Dover, prior to April, 2001 - after December 20, 2002. TODAY: 10AM-3PM shift at WDRC AM and was frequently the CT; American Comedy Network, Bridgeport, CT; WELI New Haven, She was a frequent CT; WLAD Danbury, CT; WINE Brookfield, CT; WRCH/WRCQ Farmington, Charlie Parker was the bedroom! drama club they appeared in live, weekly dramas on the local WKCI Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WFBG Altoona, PA; with meteorologist Brad Field and maintains a website CA; WHCN Hartford, CT (take 2); WINZ Miami, FL; WCOZ Boston, 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. WCDQ and WKCI, both Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WFFM Pittsburgh, if WDRC had any openings, and eventually it did. Rabbett from his yacht at various Atlantic ports; it aired on WDRC an emphasis on Hartford-area public service organizations. Responding to a blind ad in Broadcasting . 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