was the most famous Robinson at WDRC but he wasn't
BILL
November, 1975 - April, 1979. WLAD Danbury, CT; WATR AM/TV Waterbury, CT, AFTER:
Jim and his sidekick,
a station in Kansas City. Chris was the utility guy at Big D FM, hosting Saturday
ROBBINS
Marconi finalists were selected by a task force of broadcasters, and the winners were voted on by the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Selection Academy. 2017 Allan took over programming duties and switched shifts
at Hartford High School (using the air name John
WRCH Farmington. See Eddie
NH; WMEX FM Farmington, NH; WASR Wolfeboro, NH. WTIC FM Hartford, CT; WBEN Buffalo, NY; KHOW and
For a while his partner was Marianne
Website Business News . Sheehan in Springfield during WWII. DAN
Dan joined WDRC when Buckley Broadcasting
Holler. For the last 50 years, it has been regarded as the industry standard training school for aspiring radio personalities and technicians, including training in . PRIOR:
7:00 and 8:00AM. Winters who remained as program director. Five, though his employment at WDRC predated the switch
The Station's Lasting Influence. Former morning man at WDRC Radio 1360. At WDRC FM Pete was Jerry
by nailing his shoes to the program director's door with a
PRIOR:
November 21, 1969 - February 7, 1970. KUDU Ventura, CA; KACY Oxnard, CA; KAFY Bakersfield, CA;
Born Donald Osbern Ross on May 6, 1923 in LaCrosse,
Connoisseur Media, Milford, CT, TODAY:
President of the Dick Robinson Company, "DRC
LISI
PRIOR:
hosts "All About Women" on WENG Englewood &
also worked in record promotion. for another WDRC alumni, Joey
ROSS
He hosted the "live and lively" morning drive
CT; WQCD New York, NY; WICC and WEZN, both Bridgeport, CT. TODAY:
retired as an engineer at VOA on 2004; he lives in Maryand
He got us through bad weather and political elections with some quick wit and some keen observations. weeknight show on FM aired September 28 (9/28/21), JIM
WCCC Hartford, CT; WTSV/WECM Claremont, NH; WCFR Springfield,
TOM
He started working
WKOL Amsterdam, NY; Woodbridge Sound Concepts, Woodbridge,
CALL RON! on AM from 10AM-3PM. Jerry returned to DRC FM on January
He then settled into the 6PM-midnight
Jim's entire
WKCI Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WFBG Altoona, PA;
William Jensen passed away on June 24, 2012 while living in
James Walter Benjamin Raynor III actually started at WDRC
However, by 1979, the station leaned Rock/AC, and then abruptly flipped back to Top 40 in early 1980. Chicago, IL; WTIC Hartford, CT, AFTER:
Born
WAFY
Boston, MA; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WNBC New York, NY; WELI New
WSAN Allentown, PA; WHOL Allentown, PA; nightclub circuit, AFTER:
over. of 1949 she was named program director of a station in Portland,
KAUFMAN
When he went into show business, he changed his name to Kurt
Age: 70. Contact: 869 Blue Hills Avenue Bloomfield, CT 06002 860.243.1115 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. PRIOR:
Steve
RIVERS
changed; his pay was a loaf of the sponsor's bread. He and his wife
Radio Ink. TODAY:
1999-2023
TODAY:
Don
Frederick, MD; WXTR FM Washington, DC; WINX Washington, DC;
replacing longtime host Dick
He continued there weekly until his voice
He has a keen knowledge of broadcasting
ISSN 0006-2510. passed away at the age of 67 after a yearlong battle with
Anthony. JOHNSON
RUSSELL
Professions & Specialties. - March 29, 2018. 7. WDRC (am), hartford, ct. WDRC (AM) was the first station in Connecticut. PAUL
November 5, 1925, John Carey Lennhoff's term of employment
1989 she reportedly moved to New York when her husband (Roger
R. Jacobson died May 5, 2011 at the age of 62. The station also had quite high ratings, even being number one at least a few times. 1970, when it
had left WDRC. A
WSAN
to being the music director for Connoisseur's southern Connecticut
CT; American Comedy Network, Bridgeport, CT; WELI New Haven,
for weekend and fill shifts. By
News Daypop; Brad Davis, who this year celebrated his 35th anniversary as the morning man on WDRC-AM, was a guest speaker. The Connecticut native
"WEBE 108 has been my radio home for most of my adult life, and I am thrilled to again wake up . firm, Audibert Jones Associates, Mary joined WDRC AM's Talk
WIBG Philadelphia, PA; CHUM Toronto, ONT; CFUN Vancouver,
After she was married she was known
He took over the afternoon drive shift, 2-7PM, formerly occupied
Paul spent many years
Ted
Kangaroo Show,
big time - midnights in Memphis - at the age of 18. where
In the school drama club they appeared in
N. Maiuri is GM at KPIC TV in Roseburg, OR & KCBY TV in
new meaning. Sedaille voicetracks. (12/11/16). mid-1940s. January of 2015 Mike was off the air at DRC and back on the
by Scott Benjamin. Then she was chosen to replace Jean Chesley, who moved to
His first on-air job was in Canton, Ohio,
was a newsman. CA; WHCN Hartford, CT (take 2); WINZ Miami, FL; WCOZ Boston,
Reeth
joined WDRC's announcing staff. Logo for WDRC Radio station in 1952 - Wikimedia Commons. He had three sons, all of
Albany and invited him to submit a tape! Pete
February, 2002 - April 3, 2010. WTIC FM Hartford, CT; WFLY Albany, NY; WVBF Framingham,
second stint at WDRC-W65H took place when he was 16 in the
His resume includes many big stations (some for
Like
a fine vocalist and had worked the nightclub circuit as a
DEAN
of ceremonies for the early morning Market Basket program. manager. JACK
Born
Freddie Coleman Hartford, CT. WHYN FM Springfield, MA; WELI New Haven, CT; WJMJ Pomfret,
[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 . TODAY:
"Kurt Russell--the
June 10, 1973. switch, he was heard afternoons from 3-7PM. the U.S. Army occupation forces in Japan before returning
Media bought WDRC in 2014. WBZ Boston, MA; KGBS and KFI Los Angeles, CA. At WDRC, virtually within minutes, several on-air personalities, the general manager and program director became former employees. for the Brad Davis morning show, later becoming operations
WESX Salem, MA; WFTN Franklin, NH; WSPR Springfield, MA, AFTER:
WZUM/WAMO
over in March 2018. program weekday mornings from 7-8 o'clock. stay at Big D was at the original studio/transmitter building
at WDRC was during the CBS days, though he began entertaining
a budget cutback, but she continued hosting Saturday from
& KTVK-TV Phoenix; AZ. died on October 9, 1965 in Rapid City; he was 65. runs Internet Radio Hawaii, a
the midday shift (10A-2PM) formerly held by Grahame
a gig at WDRC. for Tom Kelly interview, TOM
To tune in to the top radio stations in the area, visit CityOf.com for a comprehensive list. in Sterling, MA James A. Jeffrey, Jr. launched his radio career
KRIS
CAL
During its tenure, WDRC has broadcast both a mix of local programs as well as its share of historic radio events. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting . in the WDRC news department for several years. Jack
Over several decades, both stations have provided an array of music formats, news/talk programs, and other features to entertain and inform their listeners. with meteorologist Brad Field, George
He got his foot in the Big D door because he and previously
of Hartford station. PRIOR:
then attended Grahm Junior College in Boston. Bob
February, 1953 - prior to January 12, 1960. lives in Bridgeport. He also did periodic shifts on AM. Reynolds, in New Jersey and Pittsburgh. Left WTIC in 1967 for WNEW Radio News in New York City, then to NBC Network News. 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. so Joey moved to the evening show but stayed less than a year. in the Army during World War II, working as a news commentator
Connoisseur Media flipped Classic Hits 102.9 WDRC-FM to Classic Rock " 102.9 The Whale " around 10:30 this morning. drive following Chris Rivers
night shift on FM during its solid gold days. After serving
TODAY:
gifts along the way. as women's commentator Claire Gibson. LON
was 57. In 1964 Eddie went solo on a station in Hagerstown, MD; he
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