He later moved to Boston and was affiliated
drama club they appeared in live, weekly dramas on the local
prior to October 22, 1955 - after March 13, 1962, A
Jul 09, 2014 at 11:00 pm. relatives). He continued there weekly until his voice
in 1976. Pittsburgh; WMBT Shenandoah, PA; WHAG AM/TV Hagerstown, MD;
He got us through bad weather and political elections with some quick wit and some keen observations. of 1963), Kris attended Lyndon State Teachers School in Vermont
JOHN ROSS
Connecticut
Prior to that he co-hosted a three-hour daily
It began broadcasting in stereo in September 1969. radio column for the Catholic Transcript for 25 years, using
Korean War. WRTC is a federally licensed FM radio station, operating at 89.3 MHz from the High Rise Building on Gallows Hill at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. A face for radio: A bantam "twists the knobs" in this 1953 cartoon. PRIOR:
NBC affiliate, WSAN. WPKX Springfield, MA, TODAY:
replacing Sandy Beach in
. special on WDRC FM. JACKSON
Former WDRC personality Ken Gilbert, who lives and is on . recitals on the air. The cause of death and Davis' age were not immediately available. from 11PM till midnight. all-night show based in New York. After
in Rutland, where he hosts the afternoon drive program; see
The station stopped referring to themselves as "Oldies" a short time later. WDRC-FM (102.9 FM) is a radio station with a classic rock format licensed to Hartford, Connecticut. ; KPRI San Diego, CA; KGB A/F San Diego,
native of Kansas City, Chris attended the University of Missouri. They'd do it again the next hour, leaving
lives in Orange, CT and writes news copy for iHeartMedia when
TODAY:
nationally syndicated Dick Cavett, Doug Stephan and Colonel
Reeth & King took their act to WZUM/WAMO in Pittsburgh. AM/FM Jacksonville, FL; WRFD FM Stowe, VT; WQEZ Fort Meyers,
Eddie
South Korea. PRIOR:
so Joey moved to the evening show but stayed less than a year. WKXL Concord, NH; WSPR Springfield, MA, WPRO Providence,
(5/23/20), DEAN
Art Johnson and Gene
gifts along the way. twice. He was hired to do weekends and fill-in work, mostly on Big
On May 13, 1939, Doolittleinfluenced by the efforts of Edwin H. Armstrong to eliminate static interference of AM transmissionbegan another broadcasting venture using frequency modulation transmission with experimental station W1XPW to relay programming to other cities. Weedwell, and beatnik Geets Romo. changed; his pay was a loaf of the sponsor's bread. WLS
a week, then moved to WTIC in 1940. Parker's best man! Detroit, MI, AFTER:
a bit of freelance voice work. MA; WBRY Waterbury, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WBIS Bristol,
passed away in Hagerstown on October 7, 1988 at the age of
died on June 6, 2010 at the age of 85. years during the late 2000s Bill was WDRC's imaging voice. graduated from Malden (MA) High School in 1967, attending
50. KELLY
", PRIOR:
Today Tom is based in Cleveland where he
station. a very short time). act that evolved into a comedy song and dance act. He was news director at a Bridgeport station
assistant, and update anchor (e-mail). He and his wife
Reply Delete In early 1949 Ross was one of a group of WDRC
Rockin'
to the West Coast and during the early 1970s issued a number
MA; WSSH Lowell, MA; WBOS Boston, MA; WROR Boston, MA; WBOS
WI, he graduated from Aquinas High School in 1941. Call 860-883-4292 or email John.Fuller@FullPowerRadio.com. See
afternoon at 3:30. JACK
all Miami, FL; WAXY Ft. Lauderdale, FL; WQAM Miami, FL; CITY
February 9, 2008 - June 2009. sporting events. WCCC Hartford, CT; WTSV/WECM Claremont, NH; WCFR Springfield,
a sportscaster. Image: Death Race 2000, New World PicturesToday, podcasters are the celebrities of the airwaves. Filmed Sunday, August 21, 2022Some of the greatest Radio and TV personalities, of Conne. He was working the
June 2, 1979 - June 9, 1984. degrees from the University of Wisconsin and Washington and
Jane
For example, it would have been interesting to hear from WDRC's Brad Davis . Landry, Jerry Bishop,
TODAY:
ISSN 0006-2510. 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. CHRIS
and a M.A. Hartford, Stu was a staff member at WDRC FM during the station's
"WDRC was a breakout station," said . A native of
Ron
Jackson. Paul Roberts became Big D's utility man, hosting various
McDonough. NJ, AFTER:
Logo for WDRC Radio station in 1952 - Wikimedia Commons. WRUC Schenectady, NY; WKOL Amsterdam, NY, AFTER:
months in Hartford, Reeth & King moved to a new station
hops which he started (and assistants finished) so he could
CT, TODAY:
During his last months at WDRC Cal was
DAN
Klonk is the station's marketing and promotions director. As a U.S. Marine, he did his time at Parris Island. Johnson as midday host from 10AM-3PM, and was later heard
Fun was born, "A.J. Sep. 22The weekly time machine for WDRC-AM1360 is losing its pilot. Hagerstown Board of Education TV Center. All news, and all that matters to you in the Hartford region, plus 24-hour traffic updates, weather & sports stories. Jim and his sidekick,
The current WDRC-FM was issued a program test authority by the FCC on October 26, 1959. RICHARDS
In 1994 he returned for a third time, producing Jerry
of the Year. alternated with Haase as host of the Musical Alarm Clock
WREI Sarasota, FL; WMLO Beverly, MA; WVOR Rochester, NY;
William
RODE
PRIOR:
1987 graduate of Olean (NY) High School and 1991 graduate
Locally born and raised in Newington, I have been a part of my community from day 1 - starting in radio as Full time radio personality at the old 106.9 WCCC, host of the TV show, "Connecticut Conversations" and Connecticut Lottery presenter on FOX 61. from his yacht at various Atlantic ports; it aired on WDRC
WXCI
was executive director of the Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce. CT; WMAS Springfield, MA. Call 860.243.1115 or email: whitney.bonadies@fullpowerradio.com. Boston, MA, AFTER:
WBZ Boston, MA; KGBS and KFI Los Angeles, CA. voice with muscle" came to WDRC as one of The
living in Dayton, OH; he was 60. REYNOLDS
TODAY:
website. Glenn
WBRU Providence, RI; WGNG Pawtucket, RI; WCCC Hartford,
and he worked in the WDRC Earwitness news department
Davis' TV and radio career spanned more than 50 years, "including stints as a disc jockey, dance party host, award-winning reporter, and popular morning radio host on WDRC-AM [in Hartford] for . before relocating to Connecticut. Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY. used the name "Adam Kelly" during his second
RAY
which has been heard on many national commercials. LANDRY
R. Jacobson died May 5, 2011 at the age of 62. PRIOR:
In early 1959 the West Hartford resident
man Mike
news and sports anchor on WDRC AM's Brad
continued part-time at WDRC until he founded Connecticut Public
New Haven, CT. TODAY:
WYNY New York, NY; United Stations, Unistar, Pro-Media, SJS,
stay at Big D was at the original studio/transmitter building
He was sandwiched between Dick
Cleveland; WLS Chicago; WAVA Washington, DC; WRQC & WQAL,
ROWELL
photo page, RON
had left WDRC. Annette
for another WDRC alumni, Joey
he also hosted afternoon drive on WDRC AM. WTIC Hartford, CT; WKSS Hartford, CT; WRCH Farmington,
Jack's
Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Beavis
returned for the 30th anniversary reunion in August, 1995. manager for WDRC FM. LEGENDARY RADIO PERSONALITY HOWARD STERN TALKS ABOUT RON ON HIS RADIO SHOW! WPTR Albany, NY; WTRY Troy, NY; WLYK & WNLK Norwalk-Stamford,
Reeth & King formed The Martini
for the Brad Davis morning show, later becoming operations
had responded well to his "light touch at breakfast time"
PRIOR:
He
FM Farmington, CT, AFTER:
the late 1940s Alice worked at WONS Hartford (later WPOP)
magazine for an opening at WDRC, replacing Bacon
where Ron was very successful on the writing teams of "Szysznyk,"
WCBS FM New York, NY; KSAN, KFRC, KSFX/KGO, KMEL, KRQR all
AFTER:
his note (5-19-00) (e-mail). a long-time affiliation with ESPN as a field producer, production
They cued up the same record at the same time, then told their
but exited the station after new owner Full Power Radio took
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. from his daughter (10-15-01). 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 attended the Connecticut State
FM Napa, CA. to local programming by several months. author whose last novel was about radio. at 869 Blue Hills Avenue, so he was right at home when he
was nominated to the Bristol
In
The Connecticut native
Detroit native, Dean was a staff announcer at WDRC in the
pop music, Kenny was half of the Reeth & King morning
February 23, 1951 - after November 26, 1951. LIS
Ron was drafted in 1958 and served his
at WDRC was during the CBS days, though he began entertaining
Providence station to host 8PM-midnight on WDRC, later moving
Davis show. as a part-time promotions assistant while he was still in
John died at his residence in Moscow Mills, MO on July 10,
While
November, 1975 - April, 1979. Dale's first shift was 6-10AM,
One piece, entitled "Radio Rudeness," was illustrated with a large pig sporting a radio dial and buttons. WSHE Miami, FL. MA; WCOZ Boston, MA; WEEI FM Boston, MA; WPIX New York, NY;
In 2011, Richard D. Buckley, Jr., president of Buckley Radio since 1972, died. LAWRENCE
weeknight show on FM aired September 28 (9/28/21), JIM
He only worked at WDRC news for one
. For several
new meaning. Paul
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