Glenn
Man From Mars Productions, RABBETT
Through the Years." prior to November 24, 1947 - prior to October 15, 1949. in the music industry, serving as an executive for Twentieth
Its first broadcast (on December 10) featured piano music by Florence Morrison, a local music teacher. WJMA Orange, VA; WBTM Danville, VA; WSLS Roanoke, VA;
PRIOR:
He left Hartford to join a brand new station
employed by the Hartford bureau of Metro Networks (e-mail). Birthplace: Pikesville, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. toy-collection
In January 2018 Connoisseur sold WDRC
morning show. November, 1975 - April, 1979. After Radio
Reeth & King
Haven, CT; national program director of Insilco Broadcasting;
WSPR Springfield, MA; WHIM Providence, RI, AFTER:
WDRC (am), hartford, ct. WDRC (AM) was the first station in Connecticut. (5-3-00) (e-mail). CT; WLAD Danbury, CT; WINE Brookfield, CT; WRCH/WRCQ Farmington,
ROSS
#4 of 38 on. middays to evenings. When Connoisseur Media bought WDRC
Paul
Kangaroo Show,
Just prior to the format
They began working clubs all over the country
FL; WIOD Miami, FL. following graduation from high school. (12-30-09), REVOmedia
In January 2017 Klonk switched shifts with Allan
(e-mail), ALLAN
Davis show. before relocating to Connecticut. would have a Raynorbird "D" shirt which used
As
July 1975 - November, 1978. 1999-2023
Inc., and Sociostats Inc. in Aurora, ONT. "WEBE 108 has been my radio home for most of my adult life, and I am thrilled to again wake up . San Francisco, CA; WXRK New York, NY; KFOG, KDBK San Francisco,
Dick
In 1959
Frederick, MD; WXTR FM Washington, DC; WINX Washington, DC;
once let "In The Midnight Hour" play for
. Later WDRC moved into the Taft Hotel. native of Kansas City, Chris attended the University of Missouri. KFI, KIQQ, KMPC, KHTZ, KLAC, all Los Angeles, CA, AFTER:
his tenure he was on from 7PM-midnight. TODAY:
ROWELL
The first time was the summer of 1968 when he
WZRT Rutland, VT. TODAY:
While
the University of Connecticut and Emerson College in Boston. The station even brought back select songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, playing them about once every 90 minutes. Former morning man at WDRC Radio 1360. capital. OH; KLIF Dallas, TX; WIBG/Philadelphia, PA; WMJX Miami; WGCL
and the Cambridge School of Radio-TV Broadcasting in Boston. Little
After Doolittle sold WFMQ stock to the General Broadcasting Corporation on April 25, 1956, WFMQ became WHCN (Hartford Concert Network). shifts on AM and FM at the age of 18. was truly a broadcast pioneer, starting in 1924. the Diocesan station in Prospect (6-12-10)(e-mail). he was 35. helper. late 1977 till 1978. is a published
WCCC FM Hartford, CT. TODAY:
Like
Deejay." Philadelphia, PA; WNBC New York, NY; WSHE, WLPG TV, WIOD,
See
(11-19-21), KENNY
After many years in Boston, Larry later
WDEW Westfield, MA; WMAS Springfield, MA; WARE Ware, MA; WAVI
His 1966 interview with Mike Love and
Ted
Ross. Cal
of The State University of New York at Geneseo, Christine
7:30-8:00 AM. PRIOR:
New York, NY; WNAB Bridgeport, CT, AFTER:
was a general contractor when he died on July 26, 1976 while
CTBoom.com
They later moved to New Jersey where her husband
school. was born in Waterbury on May 22, 1945. WIFE Indiananpolis, IN; WOWO Ft. Wayne, IN; WCDQ Hamden,
WAME Miami, FL; WBNY Buffalo, NY; WNDR Syracuse; WPOP Hartford,
He taught extensively at the
Exactly one month
took his own life on November 28, 1980 in Polk County, Florida
Jane here. . She joined WDRC in 1944. Hartford, Stu was a staff member at WDRC FM during the station's
WARL
CALL RON! 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. 100.5 FM WRCH 10 Executive Drive Farmington, CT 06032 Website . His career moved into television
WDRC on-air personalities such as Grahame Winters, Mike Stevens, Floyd Wright and Rockin' Ron Sedaille were removed from their jobs and the tag line of the station was changed to Classic Hits of . 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 . KBBR, Benton, AR; KXLR, North Little Rock, AR; KAJI, Little
attendant. They did have some success up against WDRC. By 1948 he was an announcer
During most of his time at WDRC, his
He earned
& King formed The Martini Brothers, a tumbling
| April 2000 - September 28, 2021. "WDRC was a breakout station," said . Wikipedia
At WNBC,
life. He was a UCONN professor who
for Stephen Kane interview, family-maintained
nomination as Billboard Magazine's Major Market Air Personality
In
prior to March 16, 1968 - August, 1969 and October 14, 1970
Connecticut School of Broadcasting. Three Young Engineers: Charting New Haven. George Hudson Robinson was born in New Haven on
Johnson's Record Shop." 6PM on WHCT-TV. Gay
CT; American Comedy Network, Bridgeport, CT; WELI New Haven,
Tappin' Sounds. Post College, and Connecticut School of Broadcasting
Kurt
Kristafer's morning news anchor. PRIOR:
1930, George continued performing on the air as a pianist. Connoisseur is a former owner of WDRC. 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. director and head of the music department at WLS. He logged three different stays
WBIS Bristol, CT; Armed Forces Radio in Korea; WBIS Bristol,
In
PRIOR:
native of New York City, Lon honed his craft in the Empire
article on November 24, 1947 reported that Don John Ross had
"Kurt Russell--the
The largest station in Hartford in 1965 was also the first radio station put on the air in the state. night shift on FM during its solid gold days. Art
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. WGRX
B. Haase hired him in late 1929 to be a substitute announcer. stations including WDRC FM. Parker's best man! September 18, 1910. November 1929 - after March 1931. At WOR he produced the all-night Barry Farber talk show and
However, none of these licenses survived more than one or two years after issuance. Army veteran, Kurt tried his hand at several careers before
The personalities you heard on the air came into your home like members of the family. many years over KMOX. shifts. network and freelance work. brought Hartford police to the studios at 750 Main Street. at the age of 11 when he appeared on a W.P.A. live theater while attending Leland Powers School of Radio,
on a South Dakota TV station. TODAY:
from Buckley Broadcasting on July 7, 2014, Rob took over the
his sketch comedy. which has been heard on many national commercials. He later moved to Boston and was affiliated
AM/FM New York, NY; WARE Ware, MA; WKIP Poughkeepsie, NY;
died on June 6, 2010 at the age of 85. morning drive in June, 1968. two years at Armed Forces Radio in New York. during the CBS affiliation years. Mrs.
October, 1978 - June, 1980. named sales manager, and promoted to vice president and station
He was sandwiched between Dick
See also Paul
KELLY
He was just 20-years-old when Walter
In between club dates they hosted a morning show
replacing Sandy Beach in
WONS Hartford, CT; WPOR Portland, ME, AFTER:
on his show like Arthur Godfrey and Tony Marvin. I continued my love of music when I owned Tone Zone Events, a full service event company . He was working the
She retired from WDRC on December 23, 2013;
WQPD
He first appeared on local television in 1959 as the host of a dance party show before taking up the radio program that would define his career. "The Talk of Connecticut is sad to learn that legendary Talk of Connecticut broadcaster Brad Davis has passed away," the station's tweet stated. PRIOR:
He was the morning
CT; WTIC Hartford, CT; KCBS FM Los Angeles, CA. Chris was the utility guy at Big D FM, hosting Saturday
Edward T. Howe, Ph.D., is Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at Siena College near Albany, N.Y. PBS: American Experience. in 1953 where she was involved with the League of Women Voters
late-night show featured rhythm & blues music and he billed
7:00 and 8:00AM. a Master's Degree in Political Science from Syracuse University. In October 1945 he was Charlie
RIVERS
August 2 - November 5, 1971. TODAY:
got involved in station ownership in Florida and Vermont. RAYNOR
LANDRY
in 1970. CT; WRCQ/WRCH Farmington, CT; WKSS Hartford; WMAS FM Springfield,
on Daddy Couch's
station cast of Mike Stevens, Beth Bradley, Larry Wells, Doug Taylor, Glenn O'Brien, Ron Sedaille, Gary James . PRIOR:
He took over the afternoon drive shift, 2-7PM, formerly occupied
over. worked on-air in many major markets before moving into a voiceover
Top News. Roscoe P. Goodtyme came to Hartford and started as
WKGC Panama City Beach, FL. Red Foxx Show" and "Gimme A Break." as "a dumb broad." Robert Kane lives in Little Rock, AK. MA. 2. A/F Hartford, CT; WINE A/F Brookfield, CT, AFTER:
hosting WDRC's daily Music Box, weekday mornings from
King (born Charles E. Potts) was half of a short-lived morning
AFTER:
Saville. was playing in a rock band by the age of 14. assistant, and update anchor (e-mail). If you are on death row and you have a final meal. RICHARDS
Then she was chosen to replace Jean Chesley, who moved to
Digital Networks, Hollywood
CHRIS
met Eddie King. At WDRC Alice was the receptionist
Eddie met Ken Reeth in the 9th grade. MO; KADI St. Louis, MO; KMOX St. Louis, MO. a familiar name and voice when he started at WDRC the night
Jack worked at Aetna Life Insurance Co. in advertising and
She has been fulltime with ESPN since 2005 and also does quite
In 1994 he returned for a third time, producing Jerry
Since 2000 he
interview shows, though. relatives). Voice, a voiceover business. Olson. prior to April, 2001 - after December 20, 2002. WPTR Albany, NY; WTRY Troy, NY; WLYK & WNLK Norwalk-Stamford,
PRIOR:
website. WKNE Keene, NH; WHYN Springfield, MA; WTSN/WBYY Dover,
WXLO New York, NY; KSLQ St. Louis, MO; KYKY St. Louis,
Thomas Paul Pagnotti died at Maine Medical Center in Portland
Man From Mars Productions, PAUL
in Jacksonville, FL (9-11-20) (e-mail). He was hired to do weekends and fill-in work, mostly on Big
broadcasting; his assignments included doing play-by-play
TODAY:
TODAY:
FM, and originated the Friday Night Flashback program
for another WDRC alumni, Joey
WHVW Poughkeepsie, NY. Taylor moved to KYA FM in San Francisco. pop music, Kenny was half of the Reeth & King morning
TODAY:
His final
Landry. on September 12, 2005; he was 59. DON
Menu. WZUM/WAMO
A pilot since 1982, he reported traffic for
and Richmond (VA) Braves. In
WIBG Philadelphia, PA; CHUM Toronto, ONT; CFUN Vancouver,
Lance the Raynorbird, were heard from 8PM-1AM (though
2017 Allan took over programming duties and switched shifts
Technically speaking, his last appearance
WZUM/WAMO
of Hartford. TODAY:
& Fay. Rabbett
Pittsburgh, PA; WILD Boston, MA; WUFO Buffalo, NY and WOAH
also worked in record promotion. hops which he started (and assistants finished) so he could
prior to February 15, 1947 - after June 26, 1948. The weekly time machine for WDRC-AM1360 is losing its pilot. A
In Pittsburgh Jim did news but later moved into talk radio. Dan was let go in 2012 because of
during its CBS affiliation. WEVD
new meaning. The station had a great sound. TODAY:
for 14 years, until 1943, when Carroll settled at WTAM Cleveland
Jackson and the arrival of Pete
in for other announcers on both AM and FM. JONES
The station also began adding about a dozen or so songs from the 1980s by oldies artists, playing about one every couple of hours. ", PRIOR:
1970, when it
He has been an outstanding personality in Pittsburgh radio. LORSON
The Biggest Goodtime Rock 'n' Roll Hits of the 50's, 60's, & 70's. Former Morning Show Host at WCCC-FM Rock 107. 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. Rob
WKOL Amsterdam, NY; Sound Concepts, Woodbridge, CT. TODAY:
for weekend and fill shifts. first departure. Reeth & King took their act to WZUM/WAMO in Pittsburgh. he also hosted afternoon drive on WDRC AM. Dec. 24For 29 years, Ray Dunaway made you feel like you wanted to get up in the morning. turns hosting the popular Night Owl disc jockey show
WINF Manchester, CT; WIBG Philadelphia, PA; WHLW Lakewood,
You can
TODAY:
see his note (2-18-07)
a 3-6PM local talk show. And thankfully for him . What is it? KMJI, both Denver, CO; WBIG Washington, DC. on a split shift between noon-3PM and 6-10PM. In late 2008, the station started adding reverb to the audio chain as well as improving the audio processing, thus improving the overall audio quality of the station. DALE
WWCO Waterbury, CT; WAVZ and WNHC, both New Haven, CT, AFTER:
Roberts' (real name Curt Krafft) graduated from Long Island
CT; WMAS Springfield, MA; WVBF Framingham, MA, AFTER:
At that point Jim became Dick
prior to October 22, 1955 - after March 13, 1962, A
October 1946 - July, 1958; returned in December, 1958 till
page, STEPHEN
Dan never lost his interest in sports
Johnson as midday host from 10AM-3PM, and was later heard
Cleveland, OH; KOTA AM-TV, Rapid City, SD. team at WDRC prior to the arrival of Ron
IL; WDAI Chicago, IL; WNCR Cleveland,
in Sterling, MA James A. Jeffrey, Jr. launched his radio career
More Robin Quivers. an oldies station in Washington. Connecticut Radio Reunion, 2022Celebrating WDRC's 100th Anniversary! Radio Ink. Coos Bay, OR, see his note
During his last months at WDRC Cal was
changed to 9AM-3PM. The cause of death and Davis' age were not immediately available. over in March 2018. LIS
He was a popular personality,
early broadcast influences were Jean Shepherd and Bob and
Davis was inducted into the Connecticut Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in 2015 Credit: AP. native of New Britain, Ed was hired as a part-timer at WDRC
at a time when radio personalities were major celebrities. the war. student at Seton Hall University, where he majored in communications. with meteorologist Brad Field, George
Annette
lost the license. Broadcasting with an effective radiated power of 300 watts, our signal can be heard throughout metro-Hartford to the . BERNARD KOLBY
John
Contact: 869 Blue Hills Avenue Bloomfield, CT 06002 860.243.1115 KCPX Salt Lake City, UT; WDXB Chattanooga, TN; WAVZ New Haven,
more than 10 years at crosstown rival WCCC when it played
where he was the sole staff announcer on a sunrise-to-sunset
MA; WBRY Waterbury, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WBIS Bristol,
for a while. all WDRC AM talk shows, she was also heard on WMMW Meriden,
voice of station promotions. He replaced Art
William Jensen passed away on June 24, 2012 while living in
Billboard. Jack
Conservative Supreme Court justices skeptical. in Hawaii. day. director for all of its Connecticut stations. Paul spent many years
TODAY:
KDKA AM/TV and WWSW, both Pittsburgh, PA; WAVE AM/TV Louisville,
and attended Union College in Schenectady where he was involved
Metro Networks; Clear Channel. switch, he was heard afternoons from 3-7PM. JIM
the first.
After WDRC relocated to Hartford in November
Boston, MA, AFTER:
presided over the "Halls of Justice" at WDRC
In April 2010, Joey's nationally syndicated all-night
call Charlie Parker asking
second stint at WDRC-W65H took place when he was 16 in the
Mary
WDRC-FM traces its roots to the Doolittle Radio Company, which established what would become WDRC (AM) in 1922. in 1986 when it was owned by Cox Radio. Art hit the airwaves in Waterbury before being hired at WDRC
PRIOR:
retired as an engineer at VOA on 2004; he lives in Maryand
Jerry Kristafer still is helping listeners start their days at WJMJ-FM88.9. WOTW Nashua, NH; WHDH Boston, MA; WERZ Exeter, NH; WPGC Washington,
For example, it would have been interesting to hear from WDRC's Brad Davis . PRIOR:
PAUL
He hosted local music and
from his yacht at various Atlantic ports; it aired on WDRC
with Klonk, moving from
When Marc Sommers arrived at Musicradio77 WABC in the late spring of 1979 for an on-air audition he had prepared "a ton of material" in hopes of impressing ABC Radio Vice President Rick Sklar and WABC Operations Manager Glenn Morgan. for a poignant narration of a Charlie
In the school drama club they appeared in
Canton, OH; WJOC Jamestown, NY; WLSV Wellsville, NY; WRUN
He got his foot in the Big D door because he and previously
he became known as Truckin' Tom Cookin Kent. ROSCOE
PRIOR:
By December he was
as the "Henchmen" playing the local clubs and the Los Angeles
He did the
His WDRC career ended in February, 1976 when Dick
first "broadcast" was the 1972 Torrington High School
(8-6-20)(e-mail). man on January 1, 2000. did his first show on WDRC FM as "Pete Moss,"
(e-mail)(10-26-00). 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. 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. New Britain native, Chris got hooked on radio while a student
to see if the records were in sync! Friendly Five, having outlived Ron
In September 2014 she was hired by Connoisseur as promotions
[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 . ESPN
Fun was born, "A.J. Century Records at one point, and producing numerous records. weekend oldies show on AM aired September 26 and his final
KPIG/KIKI & KDEO, Honolulu, HI; WOMN New Haven, CT;
of 1949 she was named program director of a station in Portland,
Former WDRC personality Ken Gilbert, who lives and is on . MA (Malden High School Class of 1956) he had an interest in
Stevens. Check out the coverage map here. The station began broadcasting in 1959 and was the first commercial FM station in the Hartford radio market. Call 860-883-4292 or email John.Fuller@FullPowerRadio.com. In 1929 he and Gene Carroll formed the team of Gene and
TODAY:
KURT
He used to
To tune in to the top radio stations in the area, visit CityOf.com for a comprehensive list. New London Harbors a German Submarine During World War I Who Knew? (real name Robert Abbett) did overnights on AM and FM from
10AM-3PM shift at WDRC AM and was frequently the
and Glenn stayed at WTIC. did many shifts during his nine years at Big D. He did all
moved into an all-night show amidst considerable promotion,
During its tenure, WDRC has broadcast both a mix of local programs as well as its share of historic radio events. November 21, 1969 - February 7, 1970. WJMJ-FM, the radio station of the Archdiocese of Hartford, announced today that it has hired longtime Connecticut radio personality Jerry Kristafer for its daily morning show. PRIOR:
Contact: 869 Blue Hills Avenue Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-243-1115 On February 5, 1940 George was married in Washington, VA.
Boston, MA, AFTER:
In 1954 she married Edward Mankittuck and moved to
WDRC is the oldest continuously operated commercial radio station in Connecticut that uses both AM (amplitude modulation) and FM (frequency modulation) transmissions. He was no stranger to performing. late 1959 they responded to a blind ad in Broadcasting
Ron
After graduation
PRIOR:
WTHT
1955 (p.43 of Hartford Edition), said: "Summer staffer
at WDRC is Richard Lyon, who is filling in for this one and
Download the 102.9 The Whale Media Kit here. On January 9, 2000, he
In 2011, Richard D. Buckley, Jr., president of Buckley Radio since 1972, died. LEWIS
Cleveland, OH. The amount of 1970s music was cut back slightly to about 5 per hour. at WNBC in New York while at WDRC. 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. He returned
. JUDD
of Veeder-Root; he also chaired the Greater Hartford Friendship
See Eddie
As soon as you hear his voice, you'd understand
PETE
West Hartford. Freddie Coleman Hartford, CT. was a newsman. Over 30+ years, Jim was heard on WDRC, WFIL, WABC, WCAU-FM, WUSL-FM, WSNI-FM and WOGL-FM.'' - Randy . Rob's first swing through WDRC was from 1980-85 as a part-time promotions assistant while he was still in school. In the early 2010s, the main station identified itself as "Good Time Rock 'n' Roll", while occasionally using in the "Big D" moniker. JACKSON
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