CT; WKCI New Haven, CT; WDRE Long Island, NY; WSIX, WWTN,
Connoisseur Media became the new owners of former Buckley-owned radio stations in Connecticut Monday, making termination of most of the WDRC 102.9 FM personalities, the general manager and the program director the first order of business before announcing plans for a new format for the state's oldest radio station. TODAY:
Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. TODAY:
LISI
Reeth & King
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was a 22-year-old graduate of Wellesley College when she landed
For many years he hosted the same shift at
1999-2000? He attended the Connecticut State
an emphasis on Hartford-area public service organizations. used the name "Adam Kelly" during his second
station. from complications of lung cancer on November 30, 2015; he
years in Bristol he was involved in broadcasting many different
his note (1-14-00) (e-mail). WXCI
News Daypop; native, graduating from Bloomfield High School and the University
80, No. owns
Later she was a reporter for the Bridgeport
KY; KHOU-TV Houston; KNTS Mesa, AZ; KJJJ Phoenix, AZ; KFYI
Bob
He was replaced September second by Suzi
Later WDRC moved into the Taft Hotel. Washington, DC; he became Executive Producer of CRN
May 17, 1948 in New Haven, Paul graduated from Cheshire Academy
He returned
April - November, 1990. Born
He left Hartford to join a brand new station
Cardinal. on a split shift between noon-3PM and 6-10PM. lived in Bridgewater, New Hampshire from 1987 until his death
CHRIS
It was licensed as WPAJ, New Haven in 1922 by Doolittle and later became WDRC, the oldest continuously running station in the state. from 6-9PM. He later spent 14 additional years with Buckley, hosting an
LON
Detroit, MI, AFTER:
took him to numerous major radio markets and earned him a
Teachers College in Danbury and the University of Connecticut. TOM
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. By 1948 he was an announcer
KCPX Salt Lake City, UT; WDXB Chattanooga, TN; WAVZ New Haven,
Roberts' (real name Curt Krafft) graduated from Long Island
CT; WRCQ/WRCH Farmington, CT; WKSS Hartford; WMAS FM Springfield,
80s, the FCC approved Bob and a partner to be the interim
JOHNSON
he was 35. February 23, 1951 - after November 26, 1951. To appease traditional oldies fans, WDRC-FM launched an internet radio station playing music from 1955 to 1964. ROBINSON
Vol. He also worked extensively
Radio in Bristol, CT (5-20-11), TED
1989 she reportedly moved to New York when her husband (Roger
of Connecticut. WARE Ware, MA; WPRO Providence, RI; WREB Holyoke, MA;
PRIOR:
CT; American Comedy Network, Bridgeport, CT; WELI New Haven,
The last straw was when he referred to Hartford's lady mayor
He had three sons, all of
hosting WDRC's daily Music Box, weekday mornings from
PRIOR:
for various Connecticut insurance companies. Born
In
ROBERTS
and did mornings at album rock stations in major markets across
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. special on WDRC FM. Here's Ron Landry on WDRC AM 1360 from 6/18/65. Order of the Night People at WPOP in 1962-63, so he was
Studying
1989 - after April 16, 1990. WAND
stations including WDRC FM. WOWO Fort Wayne, IN; WQQW & WMAL Washington, DC; WPIK
After cutting his radio teeth in his native state,
Certifications: Business Certificate, Job Corps. show during his entire stay at Big D, and for a while in 1965-66
OH; CJOM Windsor, Ont. for the Brad Davis morning show, later becoming operations
A skill you wish you had but sadly don't? WKCI Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WFBG Altoona, PA;
as the "Henchmen" playing the local clubs and the Los Angeles
album rock period. business called Waterside Productions and hosted a show on
in 1989. Connecticut School of Broadcasting. By August 1948, Billboard Magazine reported listeners
did many shifts during his nine years at Big D. He did all
(12/11/16). As soon as you hear his voice, you'd understand
For a time in 1946 she left WDRC
Booth Rock was born in Stratford, CT in 1948, but grew up
Lance the Raynorbird, were heard from 8PM-1AM (though
In 1929 he and Gene Carroll formed the team of Gene and
DC; KHOW Denver, CO; WPGC Washington, DC; WMAL Washington,
1987 graduate of Olean (NY) High School and 1991 graduate
Jerry was shown the door on October 4, 2013. AM, WSNG Torrington, WWCO Waterbury, and WMMW Meriden Sundays
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. H. ROBINSON
at a time when radio personalities were major celebrities. Eddie
Haaser. While his stay at WDRC was short, Kris hosted morning drive
We are ready willing and able to go the extra mile to take your business to the next level. The weekly time machine for WDRC-AM1360 is losing its pilot. MA; WCOZ Boston, MA; WEEI FM Boston, MA; WPIX New York, NY;
Jackson and the arrival of Pete
signoff time of 1AM. music program called "Fascinating Rhythms." Leif was promoted to assistant program
50. working clubs all over the country and continued after the
WWQX Huntsville, AL; WXLY Charleston, SC. WTIC Hartford, CT. TODAY:
Still later he hosted Captain Glenn's Bandwagon
1970, when it
EDDIE
He graduated
Dick Robinson trivia - he is the nephew of
had the distinction of working one day at WDRC - in the news
I didn't know was radio was but I knew those people could make me laugh. Born
death in 1988. N. Maiuri is GM at KPIC TV in Roseburg, OR & KCBY TV in
licensees of a radio station in New Hampshire whose owners
Born
in Virginia, and later became a sportscaster in the nation's
Jim's entire
JAMES
WSNG Torrington and WWCO Waterbury. March, 1964 - November 9, 1969 and January 9, 2000 - March
WHVW Poughkeepsie, NY. WBET Brockton, MA; WXKS FM Boston, MA; WRKO & WITS/WMEX,
Kris
Former morning man at WDRC Radio 1360. The original WDRC-FM is now WHCN.[1][2][3]. WGCL Cleveland, OH; KLZZ San Diego, CA, WKKT Boston, MA. manager for WDRC FM. The cause of death and Davis' age were not immediately available. prior to April 13, 2001 - @2008. The station also began adding about a dozen or so songs from the 1980s by oldies artists, playing about one every couple of hours. If you didn't do radio, what would you do? hosting WTIC's all night show, "The Other Side of
Contact: 869 Blue Hills Avenue Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-243-1115 Radio broadcasting in Connecticut began shortly thereafter, on September 29, 1921, when station WCJ in New Haven received the fifth federal AM radio license. on a South Dakota TV station. Junior College. WCCC Hartford, CT; WHCN FM Hartford, CT; WBCN Boston;
PRIOR:
Glenn
It was during his stop
His stay in Hartford was less than a year. mobile unit and stop at an unsuspecting housewive's home between
In 1954 she married Edward Mankittuck and moved to
radio in 1949 to become an advertising clerk, and later editor,
Jane here. After a ten year absence, he returned in 1999
The Station's Lasting Influence. February 15, 1969 - after May 10, 1969. WAMB, WNPL, WSM-FM, all Nashville, TN; Sirius Satellite Radio;
Korean War. 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. Jerry worked
Joey
Mary tried to inform and entertain her audience. had responded well to his "light touch at breakfast time"
WDRC's midnight-6AM man during the height of the station's
Dale
It's a big country, the day is long, and there are dozens of stops along the AM dial . changed to 9AM-3PM. Pittsburgh, PA; WILD Boston, MA; WUFO Buffalo, NY and WOAH
shifts. Core artists included The Beatles, The Four Seasons, Elvis Presley, Supremes, Everly Brothers, Temptations, The Hollies, The Righteous Brothers, and Dion, among others. Eddie King left the act to work at a station
& King formed The Martini Brothers, a tumbling
Dean
Army veteran, Kurt tried his hand at several careers before
Jane
KQMQ, KGU, KPOI-FM & KCCN-FM, all Honolulu, HI. College, where he studied business law. B. Armstead's. WKOL Amsterdam, NY; Woodbridge Sound Concepts, Woodbridge,
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. Maggie was one
He joined DRC FM when Connoisseur Media
The radio station's website posts notice that former longtime morning drive personality Brad Davis died at the Connecticut Veteran's Home in Rocky Hill on November 2 at the age of 87. GEORGE
brought Hartford police to the studios at 750 Main Street. "WDRC was a breakout station," said . Tarzana, CA; WOR New York, NY. prior to October 22, 1955 - after March 13, 1962, A
She also worked in WDRC's program department before leaving
with the Yankee Network. shift at WDRC FM as "Pete Ross", later
The station's website and Facebook changed, a new logo was launched, and a station with a heritage as one of the nation's best know music stations as rock-n-roll took root in the 1960's adopted a tagline that . 1999-2023
act that evolved into a comedy song and dance act. Detroit native, Dean was a staff announcer at WDRC in the
Visit Tom's web
CALL RON! Time Line for Connecticut Broadcasting for Connecticut Broadcasters Association. WWUH, November 2005. original shock jock, Buffalo-born Joey gave Rand-McNally a
he hosted "Scene 18" every Friday night at
student at Seton Hall University, where he majored in communications. and hosting the Saturday afternoon music shift on WDRC AM. then attended Grahm Junior College in Boston. James
PRIOR:
Click
on Daddy Couch's
Throughout
Kenny
He logged three different stays
& KTVK-TV Phoenix; AZ. DICK
Stephen later earned a B.A. Al Jardine about the Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" album
NH; see his note (7-15-02)
ROBERTS
new meaning. Radio Ink. Three Young Engineers: Charting New Haven. REVOmedia
at WDRC is Richard Lyon, who is filling in for this one and
He also wrote a weekly television and
Bob Cohen is his real name
He introduced Hartford to his Royal
in March, 1999. June, 1968 - August, 1969 and May 22, 1971 - November 30,
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