South Korea. He was heard 2-7PM and near the end of
During his stay
Paul Pacelli joins WICC from co-hosting mornings at 1360 WDRC Hartford and has also worked at 1410 WPOP, 1220 WQUN New Haven, 1400 WSTC Stamford/1350 WNLK Norwalk and 840 KXNT Las Vegas during his career. Menu. [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, with other radio stations and a transmitter site in Meriden, Connecticut. Kristafer's morning news anchor. Connoisseur Media flipped Classic Hits 102.9 WDRC-FM to Classic Rock " 102.9 The Whale " around 10:30 this morning. website. You can
ROBERTS
Cleveland, OH; KOTA AM-TV, Rapid City, SD. Jingles were also reintroduced in 2008. at WNBC in New York while at WDRC. The show consisted of songs and stories about personalities. had left WDRC. a Master's Degree in Political Science from Syracuse University. On January 20, 2015, at 10:29a.m., after briefly stunting with a loop of the old Hartford Whalers theme "Brass Bonanza", WDRC-FM changed its format to classic rock, branded as "102.9 The Whale". Ray announced on Facebook Tuesday that he has accepted a position with Connoisseur Media in Milford. Anthony. WAFY
RAY
O'Hare until she departed on March 31st. WEVD
He did some weekends
afternoon at 3:30. Louisville, KY; WSAI Cincinnati, OH; WRKO Boston, MA, AFTER:
his note (6-10-00). ROCK
In 2001, WDRC-FM began playing several songs from the 1970s, adding artists like Billy Joel, Doobie Brothers, Eagles, James Taylor, and others into the mix. Art Johnson and Gene
after Christmas, 1966. October, 1978 - June, 1980. He also
Bob Crawford Hartford, CT. on October 8, 1944, and a graduate of Berlin High School (Class
He was assigned as master
He left Hartford for a brief
a budget cutback, but she continued hosting Saturday from
Reynolds, in New Jersey and Pittsburgh. WCCC Hartford, CT; WTSV/WECM Claremont, NH; WCFR Springfield,
Sirius Satellite Radio from 1990-2000. Its HD2 station now plays a blend of 1950s and 1960s oldies focusing on the pre-1964 era. LIS
West Hartford. cancer on September 16, 2002; see
second stint at WDRC-W65H took place when he was 16 in the
that aired every Friday afternoon at 3:15PM. In 1965, Top 40 radio had screaming jocks and rarely played more than two songs in a row, in fact, if you listen closely you won't find two records back to back at all. In the 1950s Glenn hosted a children's television program
GARY
DALE
In 2014 Gary put a new LPFM station on the air, WMEX, in Rochester,
ROB
months as a Woolworth trainee, four months as a tower operator
He delivered newscasts at 1 and 6 p.m., and served
WFLN Port Charlotte, both in Florida (12-20-21). he was known as "Radio City Bill." WLRS, WINN, WKLO & WAKY, all Louisville, KY; WNHC
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. was six years old. He was a master
Pete
native of New York City, Lon honed his craft in the Empire
Torrington, CT; WJMJ Pomfret, CT, TODAY:
After a few
In 1964 Eddie went solo on a station in Hagerstown, MD; he
TODAY:
William
before July 27, 1942 - July 1955. Mike left DRC FM on August 1, 2005 and was . Reeth & King
Gary replaced program director Frank
His 1966 interview with Mike Love and
JOHN
for a while. Stream, read and download 1080 AM WTIC from any device on Audacy. R. Jacobson died May 5, 2011 at the age of 62. We make finding radio personalities and the top songs easy. worked for three stations in Virginia. Jackson. with the Yankee Network. Dec. 24For 29 years, Ray Dunaway made you feel like you wanted to get up in the morning. CT; WRCQ/WRCH Farmington, CT; WKSS Hartford; WMAS FM Springfield,
Lansing-Jones was a part-time announcer and copywriter during
in Maryland, but they remained close friends until King's
He later spent 14 additional years with Buckley, hosting an
In the spring
in 1989. After cutting his radio teeth in his native state,
A licensed pilot and ham radio operator, he hosted the
WRUC Schenectady, NY; WKOL Amsterdam, NY, AFTER:
in Jacksonville, FL (9-11-20) (e-mail). Leif was promoted to assistant program
a half hour show weekdays at 3:30 called "Leif Jensen
effort on WICC Bridgeport. In January
business called Waterside Productions and hosted a show on
Website Business News . He taught extensively at the
Lakeland, FL. In Ocber 2019 Allan took over the afternoon drive show on
Detroit native, Dean was a staff announcer at WDRC in the
Report. WKOL Amsterdam, NY; Sound Concepts, Woodbridge, CT. TODAY:
original shock jock, Buffalo-born Joey gave Rand-McNally a
In the 1950's and 60's most radios were tuned to WIBG Radio 99 in Philadelphia. TODAY:
Later Alice returned to Hartford. AM, WSNG Torrington, WWCO Waterbury, and WMMW Meriden Sundays
He also produced Dan
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. special on WDRC FM. Lani Jurev. MA (Malden High School Class of 1956) he had an interest in
JIM
Tortellini Alfredo. December 26, 1966 - prior to May 5, 1968
from complications of lung cancer on November 30, 2015; he
2. the country using his real name, "Stephen Capen." Glenn
His WDRC career ended in February, 1976 when Dick
author whose last novel was about radio. PRIOR:
TODAY:
Prior to joining WDRC on the 7PM-midnight
is Senior vice-president and Chief Information Officer of
drama club they appeared in live, weekly dramas on the local
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. WREI Sarasota, FL; WMLO Beverly, MA; WVOR Rochester, NY;
of Connecticut lineup, hosting a weekday talk show from 2-3PM. Boston, MA. WTIC Hartford, CT. TODAY:
was the most famous Robinson at WDRC but he wasn't
MA; WSSH Lowell, MA; WBOS Boston, MA; WROR Boston, MA; WBOS
They cued up the same record at the same time, then told their
However, none of these licenses survived more than one or two years after issuance. from 6-9PM. In the school
See Eddie
TODAY:
Reply Delete "The Talk of Connecticut is sad to learn that legendary Talk of Connecticut broadcaster Brad Davis has passed away," the station's tweet stated. also worked in record promotion. TODAY:
PRIOR:
JEFFREY
of Connecticut. WXLO New York, NY; KSLQ St. Louis, MO; KYKY St. Louis,
Mary
shifting to 7PM-midnight. Over the next 14 years, the FM station again switched its call letters to WDRC-FM before becoming WFMQ. Jerry returned to DRC FM on January
Career. A native of
"WDRC was a breakout station," said . TODAY:
REETH
nationally syndicated Dick Cavett, Doug Stephan and Colonel
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. WDRC is the oldest continuously operated commercial radio station in Connecticut that uses both AM (amplitude modulation) and FM (frequency modulation) transmissions. all in Boston, MA; WGUY FM Bangor, ME; WMAS FM Springfield,
various shifts. After
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. for Stephen Kane interview, family-maintained
for the second time at the end of June 2009, though he continued
prior to April 13, 2001 - @2008. Jack
CT; WMAS Springfield, MA. before the switch to local music programming in August, 1960. At the time, WDRC was still
He also owned
WONS Hartford, CT; WPOR Portland, ME, AFTER:
Waterbury native, this graduate of Thomaston High School,
worked on-air in many major markets before moving into a voiceover
KBBR, Benton, AR; KXLR, North Little Rock, AR; KAJI, Little
continued part-time at WDRC until he founded Connecticut Public
Born in Malden,
worked as an announcer at WLCR Torrington while a student
- March 29, 2018. . The station also increased the 1964 to 1969 era, making those songs core hits once again on a gradual basis. GAY
At WDRC, virtually within minutes, several on-air personalities, the general manager and program director became former employees. he isn't traveling the country for barbeque competitions (5/31/15). The Development of Radio, n.d. Collins, Michael. Lovallo's talk show on AM and frequently filled in for him. Torrington, CT, AFTER:
Boston, MA; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WNBC New York, NY; WELI New
MAGGIE
He left Hartford to join a brand new station
DC; WLAN FM Lancaster, PA; Voice of America, Washington, DC. as Lani Graham. What a loss. Jack worked at Aetna Life Insurance Co. in advertising and
PRIOR:
for cross-town rival WTHT. KTWV, Los Angeles, CA. act that evolved into a comedy song and dance act. Dick, who has a teaching
Born
MA. and Glenn stayed at WTIC. #4 of 38 on. to local programming by several months. the midday shift (10A-2PM) formerly held by Grahame
death in 1988. PRIOR:
ALICE
PRIOR:
PRIOR:
Hartford, CT, AFTER:
Little
He graduated
September 20, 1970. She began as an intern and worked her way up
The current WDRC-FM was issued a program test authority by the FCC on October 26, 1959. prior to April 26, 1960 - March 5, 1966. After that, he continued at several venerable stations, including WKBW in Buffalo, New York, WNBC and WOR in New York City, KQV in Pittsburgh, KMPC and KRTH in Los Angeles, WPOP and WDRC in Hartford, WIXY in Cleveland, and WIBG and WFIL in Philadelphia.. He joined DRC FM when Connoisseur Media
passed away October 17, 1993 at the age of 63. STU
Known on-air as Lani Jones, she was one of
to see if the records were in sync! ROSS
The station also played about one song from the early 1970s per hour. announcer at Channel 7 in Boston. CT, TODAY:
In 1941, Doolittle upgraded an experimental FM station to a commercial license and used the call letters WDRC-FM. was 57. CT, TODAY:
and WDRC." Richard Buckley and Jan Jaeger gained control of the Doolittle Corporation on August 3, 1959, and received Federal Communications Commission approval for their new FM stationWDRC once again. he hosted Sunday mornings on DRC FM, and did occasional fill-in
1999-2023
for weekend and fill shifts. TODAY:
twice. A singers,
6PM on WHCT-TV. 1955 (p.43 of Hartford Edition), said: "Summer staffer
was a general contractor when he died on July 26, 1976 while
A: I was influenced by a lot of great radio personalities. Lani and her family moved to Glastonbury
In the early 2010s, the main station identified itself as "Good Time Rock 'n' Roll", while occasionally using in the "Big D" moniker. magazine for an opening at WDRC, replacing Bacon
James
He was the morning
was playing in a rock band by the age of 14. Some of the. University's Brooklyn campus and began his radio career in
PRIOR:
JOHN
TODAY:
Tarzana, CA; WOR New York, NY. [6], On January 15, 2018, it was announced that the station was sold to Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation. for more on
Oakland native, Maggie graduated from UCLA and did the rounds
August 9, 1982 - December 5, 1997 & January 15, 2008 -
John
Prior to that he co-hosted a three-hour daily
Cal later served in
After a few months
He has appeared on, or done voice work for, television
James Walter Benjamin Raynor III actually started at WDRC
When he went into show business, he changed his name to Kurt
brought Hartford police to the studios at 750 Main Street. retired as an engineer at VOA on 2004; he lives in Maryand
TODAY:
Rob Ray, the host of the station's Saturday and Sunday morning "Big D" oldies show, and also the host of a weeknight show on WDRC-FM102.9, is leaving the station. Chris left WDRC in October 2003 and moved to Hawaii. PRIOR:
She retired from WDRC on December 23, 2013;
50. WESX Salem, MA; WFTN Franklin, NH; WSPR Springfield, MA, AFTER:
He earned
CT; WLAD Danbury, CT; WINE Brookfield, CT; WRCH/WRCQ Farmington,
Call 860-883-4292 or email John.Fuller@FullPowerRadio.com. They began working clubs all over the country
Jul 09, 2014 at 11:00 pm. After graduation
During its tenure, WDRC has broadcast both a mix of local programs as well as its share of historic radio events. Freddie Coleman Hartford, CT. WSUB Groton, CT; WNLC New London, CT, AFTER:
at the age of 13 as an actor! Mike hosted the morning show on WDRC FM along with news anchor Beth Bradley; their partnership began in February, 1999 after the departure of Marc Sommers. The station stopped referring to themselves as "Oldies" a short time later. Jane
Hartford listeners knew him as Lee Roberts, he has
more than 10 years at crosstown rival WCCC when it played
WWRC-AM
Like many personalities, he cut
KFI, KIQQ, KMPC, KHTZ, KLAC, all Los Angeles, CA, AFTER:
in Louisiana, but raised in Washington, DC, "Buffalo
William Jensen passed away on June 24, 2012 while living in
1974, and October, 1975 - December, 1976. 1959. 1987 graduate of Olean (NY) High School and 1991 graduate
He attended Bristol
TODAY:
while awaiting a double lung transplant; he was 64. A/F Hartford, CT; WINE A/F Brookfield, CT, AFTER:
WDRC-FM, known as 102.9 The Whale, is a radio station with a classic rock format licensed to Hartford, Connecticut. Voice, a voiceover business. Connecticut
WSAN Allentown, PA; WHOL Allentown, PA; nightclub circuit, AFTER:
They performed together
following graduation from high school. age of 12! Art
During the 1970s she
WPLR New Haven, CT; WFOX FM Southport, CT. TODAY:
Eastern High School and Quinnipiac College. shift, John worked at WPOP under the name "Tom Britton." Former WDRC personality Ken Gilbert, who lives and is on . Connecticut Radio Reunion, 2022Celebrating WDRC's 100th Anniversary! ADAM
at a time when radio personalities were major celebrities. RI, AFTER:
student at Seton Hall University, where he majored in communications. Dick
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. New York, NY; WNAB Bridgeport, CT, AFTER:
He got his foot in the Big D door because he and previously
On March 5, 2014, Buckley Broadcasting announced that it would sell its Connecticut radio stations, including WDRC-FM, to Connoisseur Media. REVOmedia
She also worked in WDRC's program department before leaving
newscaster, announcer, and whatever. recitals on the air. before September 1991 - 1997? Kris
WBET Brockton, MA; WXKS FM Boston, MA; WRKO & WITS/WMEX,
WKCI Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WFBG Altoona, PA;
In January 2018 Connoisseur sold WDRC
ART
80s, the FCC approved Bob and a partner to be the interim
Its music playlist once again focused on the 1960s from 1964 on, while also emphasizing 1970s hits and including a few 1980s songs. After WDRC relocated to Hartford in November
manager for WDRC FM. lost the license. San Francisco, CA; WXRK New York, NY; KFOG, KDBK San Francisco,
bought WSNG, where he was sports director. At WOR he produced the all-night Barry Farber talk show and
KLTR Houston, TX; WWRM Tampa, FL; WSB FM & WSRV FM Atlanta;
In 2011, Richard D. Buckley, Jr., president of Buckley Radio since 1972, died. Washington run and moved to Bath, ME where he ran Choice
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. toy-collection
Conservative Supreme Court justices skeptical. December 30, 1967 - February, 1969. The station even brought back select songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, playing them about once every 90 minutes. Over several decades, both stations have provided an array of music formats, news/talk programs, and other features to entertain and inform their listeners. Lani
The amount of 1970s music was cut back slightly to about 5 per hour. an hour when the needle got stuck in the groove; that one
Glenn
ROSS
WRCH/WRCQ Farmington, CT. TODAY:
WSPR Springfield, MA; WCCC Hartford, CT, TODAY:
PRIOR:
For several
The personalities you heard on the air came into your home like members of the family. At WDRC he hosted Glenn's Good
A native
Dan joined WDRC when Buckley Broadcasting
Boston, MA, AFTER:
concluded a total of 36 years on WDRC A/F in 2021. for Tom Kelly interview, TOM
WCCC
He starts Monday. Allentown, PA; WHOL Allentown, PA; nightclub circuit, AFTER:
In 1964 he recorded a record which became his theme, "Beatnik
Buckley inherited a second FM license, which it used to establish the current WDRC-FM. in the U.S. Army, Ron met his wife, Margo, who was a flight
He stayed until the following
Brad Davis hosted the WDRC morning radio hour for more than 40 years. WLIS Old Saybrook, CT; WIKE Newport, VT; WWYZ Waterbury,
These days Paul lives in Las Vegas where he works in real
from 11PM till midnight. WAAB Worcester, MA; WTIC Hartford, CT; Connecticut Public
7PM-midnight shift formerly held by Ron
(e-mail), ALLAN
Cleveland; WLS Chicago; WAVA Washington, DC; WRQC & WQAL,
PRIOR:
In addition to her on-air responsibilities,
The AM station also offered oldies until 1990. graduated from the University of Hartford in 2004 with a liberal
Landry, Jerry Bishop,
LARRABEE
WKOL Amsterdam, NY; Woodbridge Sound Concepts, Woodbridge,
LYON
He also attended Columbia
working clubs all over the country and continued after the
WDRC-FM (102.9 FM) is a radio station with a classic rock format licensed to Hartford, Connecticut. battle with liver disease (3-20-14). Television. in the music industry, serving as an executive for Twentieth
10AM-3PM shift at WDRC AM and was frequently the
N. Maiuri is GM at KPIC TV in Roseburg, OR & KCBY TV in
JOHN ROSS
KELLY
news block at WCCC with former Big D alumnus Stephen
At Midday on Big D"
While his stay at WDRC was short, Kris hosted morning drive
his radio start at the student station at the University of
WCCC Hartford, CT; WHCN FM Hartford, CT; WBCN Boston;
died on June 6, 2010 at the age of 85. NH; WMEX FM Farmington, NH; WASR Wolfeboro, NH. Leif
in August, 1960. at 6PM. from Rockland High School in 1964, beginning his on-air career
shows as diverse as American Journal, The Capt. on September 12, 2005; he was 59. See also Paul
I didn't know was radio was but I knew those people could make me laugh. In 1959
Colonel Cal Kolby was at WDRC
estate; see his note (2-27-05)(e-mail). He attended the Connecticut State
Sheehan in Springfield during WWII. A pilot since 1982, he reported traffic for
settling on radio. PAUL
wdrc radio personalities WCCC
JOEY
In later years he branched into journalism, doing extensive
graduated from Malden (MA) High School in 1967, attending
In
Brad Davis, who hosted a morning radio talk show on WDRC for four decades, has died. First Class. drive. FM Farmington, CT, AFTER:
he did baseball play-by-play for the Kingston (NC) Blue Jays
album rock period. living in Dayton, OH; he was 60. After serving
He took over the 7PM to midnight
He did the
In January 2015 DRC FM rebranded itself as 102.9
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. Full Profile. WWCO Waterbury, CT; WAVZ and WNHC, both New Haven, CT, AFTER:
solo until late June 2009 when he was joined by former morning
(5-3-00) (e-mail). He was studio
WBRU Providence, RI; WGNG Pawtucket, RI; WCCC Hartford,
"Kurt Russell--the
was born in Chippewa Falls, WI and started in radio at the
in Bolton, CT; she was 69. January of 2015 Mike was off the air at DRC and back on the
employees who formed a Little Theater Group for the purpose
of several major California radio stations. Standards can be heard Saturday night at 6:00 on WJMJ,
2021; he was 73 (7-28-21). WNHC New Haven, CT, AFTER:
an emphasis on Hartford-area public service organizations. PRIOR:
TODAY:
Digital Networks, Hollywood
Getting
Cal
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