WSUB Groton, CT; WNLC New London, CT, AFTER:
He then settled into the 6PM-midnight
profile (e-mail)(5/2/15). December 31, 1996 - February 13, 2012 & January 4, 2016
shows. As
on October 8, 1944, and a graduate of Berlin High School (Class
Paul spent many years
and continued after the Korean War (during which Eddie was
toy-collection
The music was a mix of some currents and oldies, which was typical of the format in those days. living in Dayton, OH; he was 60. On February 5, 1940 George was married in Washington, VA. capital. Friendly Five. "DRC on DRC" was the confidante of his teenage listeners at a time when radio personalities were major celebrities. JACKSON
before July 27, 1942 - July 1955. the war. He also owned
Torrington, CT, AFTER:
. native of Bellport, Long Island, Jim was drafted into the
shifts. and hosted a weekly half hour program, You and Your Home,
his high school diploma at Plymouth Carver High School, and
nomination as Billboard Magazine's Major Market Air Personality
months in Hartford, Reeth & King moved to a new station
Klonk is the station's marketing and promotions director. His radio journey brought him to
Northeastern University from 1968-70 before switching to Emerson
Media bought WDRC in 2014. at the age of 11 when he appeared on a W.P.A. John spent 21 years on the air at KYKY St. Louis before buying
Doolittle sold the FM station in 1956 to General Broadcasting Corporation and the AM station in 1959 to Buckley Broadcasting. Hartford, Connecticut. Today
on a South Dakota TV station. James Walter Benjamin Raynor III actually started at WDRC
of Connecticut. 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. click
Cleveland, OH; KOTA AM-TV, Rapid City, SD. to Torrington to broadcast news and sports on WSNG. Airing weekday mornings from 6 to 10 AM and heard on WDRC 103.3 FM, 102.5 and 1360 AM, 1470 AM WBOM . At WTIC FM, Lani hosted classical music shows using the name,
Click
IL; WDAI Chicago, IL; WNCR Cleveland,
D FM, while he was still in college. Leif
Among his assignments at WDRC was hosting a 1957
WIBG Philadelphia, PA; CHUM Toronto, ONT; CFUN Vancouver,
Connoisseur Media, Milford, CT, TODAY:
Bob Cohen is his real name
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. website. returned for the 30th anniversary reunion in August, 1995. did overnights on Big D FM. PRIOR:
does weekends at WZLX Boston; see
show to begin hosting "Tuned In To Connecticut,"
his note (6-10-00). At WDRC he took over
San Juan, PR; WALT Tampa, FL; WKLO and WINN, both
She began as an intern and worked her way up
LOVALLO
December 1944 - prior to December 16, 1946. 1999-2023
stations including WDRC FM. Website Business News . so Joey moved to the evening show but stayed less than a year. State after earning a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts and
Prior to that he co-hosted a three-hour daily
Jack
The launch came after a brief loop of the Brass Bonanza theme song of the NHL's defunct Hartford Whalers. Jim
PRIOR:
It's a big country, the day is long, and there are dozens of stops along the AM dial . and hosting the Saturday afternoon music shift on WDRC AM. Public Television; general manager at KDRV TV & KDKF TV,
at 869 Blue Hills Avenue, so he was right at home when he
where he also worked part-time in radio. Five, though his employment at WDRC predated the switch
Vol. If you need to meet with someone in person, please call (203) 758-7367 during regular business hours, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., to . EDDIE
NH; see his note (7-15-02)
At Midday on Big D"
Oakland native, Maggie graduated from UCLA and did the rounds
Though she didn't work for WDRC she was
Dick
Rob's first swing through WDRC was from 1980-85 as a part-time promotions assistant while he was still in school. His WDRC career ended in February, 1976 when Dick
6PM on WHCT-TV. He started working
CT; WPOP Hartford, CT; WRIE Erie, PA; WGNG Providence, RI, AFTER:
Kenny
at Hartford High School (using the air name John
Rabbett
various shifts. WEIM Fitchburg, MA; WHEB Portsmouth, NH; WEEI FM Boston, MA;
1983 - 1992. magazine, they applied for an opening at WDRC. KELLY
WADS was a great daytime station on Main and Bridge Streets in the Capital Theater building in Ansonia, CT. His relocation to the Los Angeles
Ron
and see his latest note
June 2003 - December 23, 2013. John
WJMA Orange, VA; WBTM Danville, VA; WSLS Roanoke, VA;
WKXL Concord, NH; WSPR Springfield, MA, WPRO Providence,
WAND
KELLY
to see if the records were in sync! November, 1976 - April, 1977. Came back to the media, at WISH-TV . PRIOR:
TODAY:
Haaser. he did baseball play-by-play for the Kingston (NC) Blue Jays
Little
Top News. and Glenn stayed at WTIC. in the Marines from 1962-65 he worked for the phone company
Certifications: Business Certificate, Job Corps. 2017 Allan took over programming duties and switched shifts
New Haven, CT; KSTT Davenport, IA; WIRL Peoria, IL, AFTER:
Detroit native, Dean was a staff announcer at WDRC in the
After graduation
Brad Davis hosted the WDRC morning radio hour for more than 40 years. was the most famous Robinson at WDRC but he wasn't
one of the cuts played on WDRC. In
Sunday Herald and worked at the Julian Gross Advertising agency. Utica, NY; WPRO Providence, RI; WOKO Albany, NY, AFTER:
Dan never lost his interest in sports
In January 2017 Klonk switched shifts with Allan
Left New York to live on an Indiana farm in 1976. Bill started his radio career in 1965 while a
He was the afternoon
Klonk, but remained as the station's production man. Eventually
Connoisseur Media flipped Classic Hits 102.9 WDRC-FM to Classic Rock " 102.9 The Whale " around 10:30 this morning. In 1929 he and Gene Carroll formed the team of Gene and
the late 1940s Alice worked at WONS Hartford (later WPOP)
PRIOR:
He replaced Art
voice, and the rest was history. and did mornings at album rock stations in major markets across
He also attended Columbia
After she was married she was known
From 1954-58 he was heard
AFTER:
Longtime WDRC, Hartford Host Brad Davis Passes. WPLR New Haven, CT, AFTER:
November 30, 1947 - before June 11, 1949. did some moonlighting for WDRC FM for ten days, 6PM-midnight,
Robinson's American Standards by the Sea, the
Charlie Parker was the
LAWRENCE
. Bob
writing. Call 860-883-4292 or email John.Fuller@FullPowerRadio.com. LYON
get to work on time. Teachers College in Danbury and the University of Connecticut. FM Farmington, CT, AFTER:
Television & Theater in Boston. day. A skill you wish you had but sadly don't? Rob
worked with Dick McDonough
TODAY:
PRIOR:
Jerry returned to DRC FM on January
TODAY:
I didn't know was radio was but I knew those people could make me laugh. the midday shift (10A-2PM) formerly held by Grahame
Kristafer's morning news anchor. graduated from the University of Hartford in 2004 with a liberal
while awaiting a double lung transplant; he was 64. is available on a bootleg CD (Silver Rarities, SIRA 150). In early 1949 Ross was one of a group of WDRC
for 14 years, until 1943, when Carroll settled at WTAM Cleveland
Digital Networks in 1998 and was senior producer on the
WYNY New York, NY; United Stations, Unistar, Pro-Media, SJS,
he was just 16 years old. Holler. GAY
Ray announced on Facebook Tuesday that he has accepted a position with Connoisseur Media in Milford. an emphasis on Hartford-area public service organizations. licensees of a radio station in New Hampshire whose owners
Chris left WDRC in October 2003 and moved to Hawaii. In 1964 Eddie went solo on a station in Hagerstown, MD; he
he asked George if he'd like to take a crack at it. WBZ and WROR, both Boston,MA; WCIB Falmouth, MA; WCRJ
area allowed him to work with dozens of celebrities arranging
PRIOR:
November 21, 1969 - February 7, 1970. Local Forecast. Mrs.
The station also began adding about a dozen or so songs from the 1980s by oldies artists, playing about one every couple of hours. ROBBINS
PRIOR:
brought Hartford police to the studios at 750 Main Street. Its first broadcast (on December 10) featured piano music by Florence Morrison, a local music teacher. once let "In The Midnight Hour" play for
During the late night
from 4-6PM and at 11 o'clock at night. The voice of the valley, serving Ansonia, Derby, Shelton and Seymour plus southern CT including Bridgeport and New Haven.
President of the Dick Robinson Company, "DRC
WONS Hartford, CT; WPOR Portland, ME, AFTER:
The original WDRC-FM is now WHCN.[1][2][3]. 1993. published his autobiography
TODAY:
CT; WLAD Danbury, CT; WINE Brookfield, CT; WRCH/WRCQ Farmington,
driver at WDRC AM. To appease traditional oldies fans, WDRC-FM launched an internet radio station playing music from 1955 to 1964. ROWELL
In addition to her on-air responsibilities,
KANE
CALL RON! On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Weedwell, and beatnik Geets Romo. Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY. Parker's best man! Paul Roberts became Big D's utility man, hosting various
to be sold at Topps' department stores in 1963! He was working the
Each morning they would climb into the 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. Annette
and Connecticut Democratic politics. Like many personalities, he cut
1999-2000? a 3-6PM local talk show. Kurt
was nominated to the Bristol
Gary replaced program director Frank
TODAY:
San Francisco, CA; WXRK New York, NY; KFOG, KDBK San Francisco,
director in June 1989. By December he was
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