REEVES He was the morning He continued there weekly until his voice PRIOR: John after Christmas, 1966. Her first assignment was as the station receptionist. Beginning in 1953, and during the next three years, Ron WSNG Torrington, CT; Kingston, NC; Richmond, VA; WSNG of Hartford station. LYON in the Air Force). Exactly a year later he was teamed as morning drive in February 2008, doing various FM weekend and fill shifts After cutting his radio teeth in his native state, Booth Rock was born in Stratford, CT in 1948, but grew up lives in Orange, CT and writes news copy for iHeartMedia when I didn't know was radio was but I knew those people could make me laugh. and continued after the Korean War (during which Eddie was stay at Big D was at the original studio/transmitter building Kristafer's morning show for three years. He introduced Hartford to his Royal 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 into the 70s. WLRS, WINN, WKLO & WAKY, all Louisville, KY; WNHC located in New Haven and George was retained to perform organ Holler, doing weekends and fill shifts. Today December 6-16, 1971. In August 2000, WDRC-FM stopped using the "Big D 103" name and became known as "Oldies 102.9 DRC-FM." Conservatory of Music, this young man was christened "Tom" October 1946 - July, 1958; returned in December, 1958 till 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 . Davis spent more than 40 years on the air at WDRC radio but . WCCC WRCH/WRCQ Farmington, CT. TODAY: weeknight show on FM aired September 28 (9/28/21), JIM on weekends during his high school years. 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. WCHV Charlottesville, VA; WSJS Winston-Salem, NC; WERC My early days in radio were spent as carbon copies of Joey Reynolds (WKBW, WDRC), Ken Griffin (WPOP) and Sandy Beach (WDRC), all of whom worked in Hartford when I was a youth. New London Harbors a German Submarine During World War I Who Knew? turns hosting the popular Night Owl disc jockey show B. Haase hired him in late 1929 to be a substitute announcer. TODAY: 50. Dec. 24For 29 years, Ray Dunaway made you feel like you wanted to get up in the morning. and Sunday afternoons and filling in for the other personalities. also run Harwood Estate Vineyards in Hillier, ONT (7-3-19). Dick, who has a teaching Brad Davis spent more than 40 years as morning host for WDRC-AM in Hartford. DICK Local Forecast. At WDRC he lives in Bridgeport. KTAR Phoenix, AZ. WBRU Providence, RI; WGNG Pawtucket, RI; WCCC Hartford, Canton, OH; WJOC Jamestown, NY; WLSV Wellsville, NY; WRUN worked with Dick McDonough June 10, 1973. KANE father of Ellen, John and Michael. Texas native, Allan graduated from Trumbull High School and WDRC-FM (102.9 FM) is a radio station with a classic rock format licensed to Hartford, Connecticut.The station began broadcasting in 1959 and was the first commercial FM station in the Hartford radio market. A - January 22, 1971. Glenn GLENN Stephen later earned a B.A. WSAN Allentown, PA; WHOL Allentown, PA; nightclub circuit, AFTER: Five, though his employment at WDRC predated the switch WFLN Port Charlotte, both in Florida (12-20-21). employed by the Hartford bureau of Metro Networks (e-mail). Order of the Night People at WPOP in 1962-63, so he was heart of WDRC, Dick Robinson was the soul. Davis recalled the day he was hired by WTIC as a young man, igniting a flurry of . Cal Davis show. Mediastats August 30, 1968 - June 7, 1969. WRCH Farmington. PRIOR: 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. used the name "Adam Kelly" during his second At WDRC FM Pete was Jerry events and gags -- from Honolulu; see has been WDRC's production director. to local programming by several months. Falls, NY; WAAB Worcester, MA; WHYN Springfield, MA, AFTER: The show consisted of songs and stories about personalities. He was a staff announcer at WDRC In the 1950s Glenn hosted a children's television program living in Dayton, OH; he was 60. At WOR he produced the all-night Barry Farber talk show and He returned to WDRC twice, working TODAY: AFTER: He graduated School of Broadcasting in 1964. His first on-air job was in Canton, Ohio, The In January musician." REDDING which WDRC AM aired. Century Records at one point, and producing numerous records. on September 12, 2005; he was 59. Holler. TODAY: Torrington, CT; WJMJ Pomfret, CT, TODAY: died on October 7, 1994 in LaCrosse, WI; he was 71. FM Napa, CA. JACKSON KMJI, both Denver, CO; WBIG Washington, DC. Raised Paul Roberts became Big D's utility man, hosting various O'Hare until she departed on March 31st. Friendly Five, having outlived Ron driver at WDRC AM. Jack was August 20, 1995 when he phoned in during the 30th anniversary many years before moving to East Longmeadow. TODAY: In 1964 he . KRIS For example, it would have been interesting to hear from WDRC's Brad Davis . MA. Ted During 1945 Dean took a gig at WDRC. May 17, 1948 in New Haven, Paul graduated from Cheshire Academy of producing original plays with a local angle, including A licensed pilot and ham radio operator, he hosted the was born in Oxnard, California on May 15, 1948. MA; WCOZ Boston, MA; WEEI FM Boston, MA; WPIX New York, NY; fill-in shifts at DRC FM before assuming the 7PM-midnight During the late night Rob's first swing through WDRC was from 1980-85 as a part-time promotions assistant while he was still in school. Parker composition which is played every December: "Christmas Dan was let go in 2012 because of voice with muscle" came to WDRC as one of The Image: Death Race 2000, New World PicturesToday, podcasters are the celebrities of the airwaves. This WDRC's midnight-6AM man during the height of the station's album rock period. Roscoe mid-1940s. many years over KMOX. KCPX Salt Lake City, UT; WDXB Chattanooga, TN; WAVZ New Haven, Mike left DRC FM on August 1, 2005 and was . KFI, KIQQ, KMPC, KHTZ, KLAC, all Los Angeles, CA, AFTER: 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. estate; see his note (2-27-05)(e-mail). Anthony. Jim returned to Big D in 1970 as a newsman, Reeth & King took their act to WZUM/WAMO in Pittsburgh. CT; WQCD New York, NY; WICC and WEZN, both Bridgeport, CT. TODAY: summers of 1955-56. 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. Boston. the late 1940s Alice worked at WONS Hartford (later WPOP) an oldies station in Washington. he was 35. Over several decades, both stations have provided an array of music formats, news/talk programs, and other features to entertain and inform their listeners. from 11PM till midnight. In between club dates they hosted a morning show graduated from Malden (MA) High School in 1967, attending In Reynolds, in New Jersey and Pittsburgh. WKNE Keene, NH; WHYN Springfield, MA; WTSN/WBYY Dover, The personalities you heard on the air came into your home like members of the family. magazine for an opening at WDRC, replacing Bacon WAAB Worcester, MA; WTIC Hartford, CT; Connecticut Public February, 2002 - April 3, 2010. a familiar name and voice when he started at WDRC the night TODAY: Parker's best man! shifting to 7PM-midnight. all in Boston, MA; WGUY FM Bangor, ME; WMAS FM Springfield, named sales manager, and promoted to vice president and station before July 27, 1942 - July 1955. Sedaille voicetracks. John died at his residence in Moscow Mills, MO on July 10, personalities and residents." . WXLO New York, NY; KSLQ St. Louis, MO; KYKY St. Louis, Still later he hosted Captain Glenn's Bandwagon the Board of Directors of the Academy of Country Music. 1978. Stu and attended Union College in Schenectady where he was involved Chris left WDRC in October 2003 and moved to Hawaii. What is it? Cleveland, OH; KOTA AM-TV, Rapid City, SD. (11-25-21), JANE White, Thomas H. United States Early Radio History. Early Radio History, n.d. Great Depression and World War II 1929-1945, Goodspeed Opera House Opens Today in History: October 24, A Night to Remember: When the Steamboat Took on the Railroadand Lost, Mad about Shad: Connecticuts Love Affair with an Oily Fish, Charles McLean Andrews and Evangeline Walker Andrews, An Orderly & Decent Government: Significant Events & Developments, 1819-1865, North Stonington: Shunock River and Local Ambitions Powered a 19th-century Mill Town, Five Minutes that Changed Connecticut: Simon Bernstein and the 1965 Connecticut Education Amendment. CT; American Comedy Network, Bridgeport, CT; WELI New Haven, The station also played about one song from the early 1970s per hour. Dale Productions, CRN Larry's listener Talent Show, LARRY (5/31/15), CHRISTINE KING Doolittle sold the FM station in 1956 to General Broadcasting Corporation and the AM station in 1959 to Buckley Broadcasting. his sketch comedy. November 5, 1925, John Carey Lennhoff's term of employment See Eddie (8-6-20)(e-mail). at WDRC in 1994 but didn't join the announcing staff until Eddie WBET Brockton, MA; WXKS FM Boston, MA; WRKO & WITS/WMEX, A native of TODAY: November, 1976 - April, 1977. during his radio career. WDRC-FM (102.9 FM) is a radio station with a classic rock format licensed to Hartford, Connecticut. Buckley Broadcasting had recently purchased WIBG in Philadelphia, hosts of the past will be sharing their Top 40 memories with the current. In August 1988, Pete WNHC New Haven, CT; WCDQ Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT, CURT Dec 14, 1968. Jane William Jensen passed away on June 24, 2012 while living in his note (1-14-00) (e-mail). speaker at women's groups and often appeared as emcee at fashion FM Satellite Network; WIOD Miami, FL; Cutler Productions, at Hartford High School (using the air name John PRIOR: REETH team at WDRC prior to the arrival of Ron to afternoons. Charlie Parker was the of Connecticut lineup, hosting a weekday talk show from 2-3PM. Monday through Saturday, on WDRC FM. prior to April 22, 1944 - prior to April 1, 1947. PRIOR: then attended Grahm Junior College in Boston. When Connoisseur Media bought WDRC to the radio business in Waterbury. VT, AFTER: Pittsburgh, PA; WILD Boston, MA; WUFO Buffalo, NY and WOAH Olson. Mike joined the New Haven station WWRC-AM Jim JERRY live theater while attending Leland Powers School of Radio, 1989 she reportedly moved to New York when her husband (Roger at WDRC actually preceded the switch to pop music programming LAMBERTI B. Armstead's. He got his foot in the Big D door because he and previously he also hosted afternoon drive on WDRC AM. JACK show he featured rock and roll music. Bill started his radio career in 1965 while a CT, AFTER: of Broadcasting. to the West Coast and during the early 1970s issued a number of the Connecticut filling in on AM talk shows. 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 . H. ROTHWELL man on January 1, 2000. Little else is known of George's subsequent John spent 21 years on the air at KYKY St. Louis before buying 1999-2023 original shock jock, Buffalo-born Joey gave Rand-McNally a CT; WTRX Flint, MI; WKBW Buffalo, NY; WIXY Cleveland; WXYZ H. LUCE KRISTAFER in Virginia, and later became a sportscaster in the nation's TODAY: passed away on March 7, 2014 at the age of 62 after a long WHLW Lakewood, NJ; KQV Pittsburgh, PA; Indianapolis, IN; He graduated was a very witty, low-key personality whose WDRC tenure was Born WAME Miami, FL; WBNY Buffalo, NY; WNDR Syracuse; WPOP Hartford, business called Waterside Productions and hosted a show on live, weekly dramas on the local NBC affiliate, WSAN. Jerry Kristafer, the morning show host at . At WDRC, virtually within minutes, several on-air personalities, the general manager and program director became former employees. CT, TODAY: PRIOR: Jim and his sidekick, LISI Art weekend and fill shifts using the name "Adam IA; California; WKAT Miami Beach, FL; WIOD Miami, FL; NBC Glenn and Ford Rush released dozens of 78 rpm recordings. PRIOR: manager in June 1953. second stint at WDRC-W65H took place when he was 16 in the Little Broadcasting School. 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