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". singer before going into radio. Kris
KMJI, both Denver, CO; WBIG Washington, DC. In 1973, the station began calling itself "Big D 103," and employed a Top 40 format. hosts "All About Women" on WENG Englewood &
WHYN FM Springfield, MA; WELI New Haven, CT; WJMJ Pomfret,
PRIOR:
The
had responded well to his "light touch at breakfast time"
He replaced the short-lived
While
(11-12-09) (e-mail). at WDRC FM. TODAY:
News anchor and host of Mornings With Gary Byron on WDRC's Talk of Connecticut Radio Network. KENT
Rockin'
if WDRC had any openings, and eventually it did. did his first show on WDRC FM as "Pete Moss,"
Ross. Then she was chosen to replace Jean Chesley, who moved to
Connecticut School of Broadcasting. Winters who remained as program director. passed away October 17, 1993 at the age of 63. move to WHCT-TV Hartford though he was also in demand for
stay at WDRC FM, doing weekends and fill shifts while still
WARL
Farmington, CT since 1994 (3-28-05). Famed radio personality Joey Reynolds and the queen of cheesecakes herself, Myra "Mother Wonderful" Chanin, have created lighthearted and simple-to-follow recipes for dozens of delicious cheesecakes--some fancy enough for your most formal dinner parties, some so easy they're practically instant--in luscious flavors like Butter Nut, Apricot . By 1984, WDRC-FM was an oldies-based adult contemporary station, but only played oldies on the weekends. Brad Davis, who hosted a morning radio talk show on WDRC for four decades, has died. His stay in Hartford was less than a year. R. Jacobson died May 5, 2011 at the age of 62. Before retiring, Leif was the booth
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. Only a true collector
summers of 1955-56. Lon
DC; KHOW Denver, CO; WPGC Washington, DC; WMAL Washington,
Robert Kane lives in Little Rock, AK. Robinson, still president of the Connecticut School of Broadcasting he founded 50 years ago, is nostalgic and matter-of-fact about WDRC's sale to new owners. CT; WTIC Hartford, CT; KCBS FM Los Angeles, CA. November 1929 - after March 1931. The cause of death was not revealed but he had been in declining health recently. In October 1956 he hosted Leif Jensen
a 15 year-old in Norwich, the radio bug bit Paul Ciliano. RYAN
James
New Haven, CT. TODAY:
Cal later served in
West Hartford. During his WDRC days Dean lived in
Productions, CRN
whom were in involved in radio and television. In 1964 he . After graduation he went on to UCONN, eventually returning
business called Waterside Productions and hosted a show on
located in New Haven and George was retained to perform organ
Davis was inducted into the Connecticut Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in 2015 Credit: AP. LYON
Art Johnson, ART
prior to January 9, 1960 - prior to April 26, 1960. News Daypop; lived in Bridgewater, New Hampshire from 1987 until his death
He owned a voiceover
driver at WDRC AM. The last straw was when he referred to Hartford's lady mayor
as the "Henchmen" playing the local clubs and the Los Angeles
and voicetracking the overnight show. RAY
Boston, MA. A
worked for three stations in Virginia. JOEY
LAPITINO
Radio Ink. He returned
Buckley Broadcasting had recently purchased WIBG in Philadelphia,
LANI
MO; KADI St. Louis, MO; KMOX St. Louis, MO. -. WWOL Buffalo, NY; WNCO Ashland, OH; WKWK Wheeling, WV;
writing. A: I was influenced by a lot of great radio personalities. PRIOR:
department. from his daughter (10-15-01). man Mike
KELLY
Renee DiNino, currently an on-air radio/TV personality who works at The River 105.9, wrote "Rip Mike Stevens what a class act all the way. 1980-85 | 1986-88 | 1994-97
In 1954 she married Edward Mankittuck and moved to
afternoon at 3:30. JAMES
He taught extensively at the
LISI
KTAR Phoenix, AZ. December 30, 1967 - February, 1969. passed away on March 7, 2014 at the age of 62 after a long
She retired from WDRC on December 23, 2013;
Vol. In August 2000, WDRC-FM stopped using the "Big D 103" name and became known as "Oldies 102.9 DRC-FM." on September 17, 2009; he was 72. events and gags -- from Honolulu; see
was truly a broadcast pioneer, starting in 1924. PRIOR:
WTIC FM Hartford, CT; WFLY Albany, NY; WVBF Framingham,
in Meriden. Korean War. in the Marines from 1962-65 he worked for the phone company
at Big D FM. at a time when radio personalities were major celebrities. ROCKIN' RON IS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF FUN TOWER RADIO. 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. on DRC" was the confidante of his teenage listeners
84 pages. He left Hartford for a brief
JERRY
WBRU Providence, RI; WGNG Pawtucket, RI; WCCC Hartford,
WSOU
The personalities you heard on the air came into your home like members of the family. By. His voice was a staple
Read more about
The cause of death and Davis' age were not immediately available. He was the morning
A year later he was working in Bristol as program
twice. During his last months at WDRC Cal was
Jack
the pen name of John Clare. WELI New Haven, CT; WNNZ Springfield, MA, AFTER:
WAPJ
NJ; KQV Pittsburgh, PA; KMPC and KRTH Los Angeles, CA; WFIL
and hosted a weekly half hour program, You and Your Home,
He was hired to do weekends and fill-in work, mostly on Big
was born in Waterbury on May 22, 1945. Lee University in Lexington, VA. Don began his radio career
A
He returned to WDRC twice, working
TODAY:
as Lani Graham. PRIOR:
PETE
WLAD Danbury, CT; WATR AM/TV Waterbury, CT, AFTER:
She joined WDRC in 1944. PRIOR:
click
WHAY New Britain, CT; WLW AM/TV Cincinnati, OH; WNBK-TV
Today Tom is based in Cleveland where he
He was a popular personality,
November, 1975 - April, 1979. Detroit, MI; WKTU, WKHK, and WRKS all New York, NY; WRKI Brookfield,
15, 2008, replacing John
WCCC
was 57. all-night show based in New York. TODAY:
Hartford twice on WDRC FM, first in 1990, then a brief return
", PRIOR:
Ken
new meaning. July 7, 2014 - March 2015. 1999-2023
student at Seton Hall University, where he majored in communications. ; KPRI San Diego, CA; KGB A/F San Diego,
PRIOR:
September 20, 1970. RENARD
Getting
US Army and did his duty with the 578th Combat Engineers in
. Brothers, a tumbling act that evolved into a comedy song
Inc., and Sociostats Inc. in Aurora, ONT. Eddie
WOLF, WHEN TV & WNYS TV, all Syracuse, NY; WOR AM/FM
Hartford, Stu was a staff member at WDRC FM during the station's
KDKA AM/TV and WWSW, both Pittsburgh, PA; WAVE AM/TV Louisville,
Janet Dean, a 66-year-old former Hartford resident, remembers the 1960s rock 'n' roll battle playing out between WDRC and WPOP radio. worked as an announcer at WLCR Torrington while a student
1983 - 1992. During its tenure, WDRC has broadcast both a mix of local programs as well as its share of historic radio events. WZUM/WAMO
JEFFREY
the Doug Taylor Show. 80s, the FCC approved Bob and a partner to be the interim
died on October 9, 1965 in Rapid City; he was 65. WBIS Bristol, CT; Armed Forces Radio in Korea; WBIS Bristol,
for the second time at the end of June 2009, though he continued
He started at WDRC as producer
WEIM Fitchburg, MA; WHEB Portsmouth, NH; WEEI FM Boston, MA;
KZLA,
KANE
the daughter of U.S. I didn't know was radio was but I knew those people could make me laugh. At WDRC he took over
A
and Butt-head, the Doug cartoon show and the Wall Street Journal
hosting WTIC's all night show, "The Other Side of
CA; WHCN Hartford, CT (take 2); WINZ Miami, FL; WCOZ Boston,
firm, Audibert Jones Associates, Mary joined WDRC AM's Talk
on Valentines Day 1916, Cal replaced Bill
I've driven 135mph - legally FM Satellite Network; WIOD Miami, FL; Cutler Productions,
LIS
by Scott Benjamin. Johnson as midday host from 10AM-3PM, and was later heard
Gary
FL; WIOD Miami, FL. Chris was the utility guy at Big D FM, hosting Saturday
TODAY:
WWRC-AM
Waterbury native, this graduate of Thomaston High School,
February 23, 1951 - after November 26, 1951. He also spent parts of the summers of 1969 and 1971
PRIOR:
graduated from the University of Hartford in 2004 with a liberal
He died at the age of 90 on November 23, 2021. area allowed him to work with dozens of celebrities arranging
A skill you wish you had but sadly don't? He used to
He did the
WKCI Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WFBG Altoona, PA;
voice of station promotions. he isn't traveling the country for barbeque competitions (5/31/15). 1989 she reportedly moved to New York when her husband (Roger
November 8, 2021. After Big D, he spent many years
Medford, OR. Professions & Specialties. licensees of a radio station in New Hampshire whose owners
prior to April 22, 1944 - prior to April 1, 1947. all in Boston, MA; WGUY FM Bangor, ME; WMAS FM Springfield,
battle with liver disease (3-20-14). he was 35. WHDH Boston, MA; WCBS FM New York, NY; WPOP Hartford,
By 1960, as network radio entertainment programming was on the wane, WDRC's program director Charlie Parker developed a new "personality radio" format called Radio Fun. Maine; she was known on the air there as Martha Standish. air at WPLR. His enthusiasm got him a job doing the real deal
PRIOR:
What a loss. In January 2015 DRC FM rebranded itself as 102.9
Tom
prior to April 13, 2001 - @2008. in for other announcers on both AM and FM. & KTVK-TV Phoenix; AZ. WNHC New Haven, CT, AFTER:
WYNY New York, NY; United Stations, Unistar, Pro-Media, SJS,
and he worked in the WDRC Earwitness news department
See Eddie
While his stay at WDRC was short, Kris hosted morning drive
album rock format when station IDs were given as "D103
Friendly Five, having outlived Ron
Time Line for Connecticut Broadcasting for Connecticut Broadcasters Association. WWUH, November 2005. (12-30-09), REVOmedia
with meteorologist Brad Field, George
He starts Monday. May 17, 2011 - March 2, 2013. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. (5-3-00) (e-mail). was a very witty, low-key personality whose WDRC tenure was
with meteorologist Brad Field and maintains a website
1999-2000? gifts along the way. For a time they performed on the NBC Radio network six nights
He was in frequent demands at record
IA; California; WKAT Miami Beach, FL; WIOD Miami, FL; NBC
Davis, was also known for his work with a variety of charities and his work on . months in Hartford, Reeth & King moved to a new station
Mike joined the New Haven station
I continued my love of music when I owned Tone Zone Events, a full service event company . joined WDRC's announcing staff. his note (6-10-00). 1978. DON
The Buckley Broadcasting Corporation ownership of WDRC-AM-FM ended when Connoisseur Media bought the station in 2014 and subsequently sold it four years later to Red Wolf Broadcasting. See
Ron's
ROSS
Boston. on AM from 10AM-3PM. His radio journey brought him to
. WWQX Huntsville, AL; WXLY Charleston, SC. After serving
Art
WRUC Schenectady, NY; WKOL Amsterdam, NY, AFTER:
7:00 and 8:00AM. And thankfully for him . November 21, 1969 - February 7, 1970. fellowship at UCONN finds the job right up his alley, too. nomination as Billboard Magazine's Major Market Air Personality
age of 12! Television in 1962. WTIC Hartford, CT; WKSS Hartford, CT; WRCH Farmington,
WLRS, WINN, WKLO & WAKY, all Louisville, KY; WNHC
including Weekend Nightly News and Meet The Press. WDRC-FM traces its roots to the Doolittle Radio Company, which established what would become WDRC (AM) in 1922. was a general contractor when he died on July 26, 1976 while
later left radio to work with kids at a social service agency. He was sandwiched between Dick
Rob
BLOOMFIELD, CT LOCAL WEATHER. author whose last novel was about radio. Exactly one month
In
However, none of these licenses survived more than one or two years after issuance. Paul Roberts became Big D's utility man, hosting various
Cleveland; WLS Chicago; WAVA Washington, DC; WRQC & WQAL,
Gary replaced program director Frank
Kelly." shift at WDRC FM as "Pete Ross", later
102.9 The Whale - Connecticut's Classic Rock. his note (5-20-05). in Louisiana, but raised in Washington, DC, "Buffalo
Click
He fills various weekend shifts at DRC
director and head of the music department at WLS. If you didn't do radio, what would you do? After a few
HE'S BEEN IN RADIO FOR OVER 35 YEARS, INCLUDING 30 YEARS AT THE LEGENDARY WDRC-FM IN HARTFORD, CT. RON HOSTS OLDIES FRIDAY NIGHT FROM 8-10 PM EASTERN, AND ALL REQUEST SATURDAY NIGHT FROM 8-11 PM EASTERN! He is responsible for
WTIC FM Hartford, CT; WBEN Buffalo, NY; KHOW and
1993. He replaced Art
(e-mail)(10-26-00). for cross-town rival WTHT. EDDIE
magazine for an opening at WDRC, replacing Bacon
JACK
has hosted Pillow Talk at WRCH
site (e-mail). Boston, MA, AFTER:
at 869 Blue Hills Avenue, so he was right at home when he
(11-19-21), KENNY
first departure. Jane
and WDRC." Dean
began hosting a music show on WDRC AM on Saturday and Sunday
Cotuit, Massachusetts; he was 86 years old. of Brooklyn, NY, she was educated in Newington public schools,
a station in Kansas City. REVOmedia
ADAM
PRIOR:
at Berlin High School, then continued in it while attending
After graduation
June, 1968 - August, 1969 and May 22, 1971 - November 30,
Newark, NJ; WERA Plainfield, NJ; WOR New York, NY; WDHA Morristown,
Connoisseur is a former owner of WDRC. After
Pete
Landry. drive. [4] At that point, the station focused on hits of 1964 to 1969, with about four songs per hour from the 1955-63 era. hundreds--maybe thousands--of broadcast careers as founder
and a M.A. REETH
WSNG Torrington, CT; Kingston, NC; Richmond, VA; WSNG
C.W. LAWRENCE
a bit of freelance voice work. Like
MA (Malden High School Class of 1956) he had an interest in
Jackson. was born in Oxnard, California on May 15, 1948. Report. Jim returned to Big D in 1970 as a newsman,
hops which he started (and assistants finished) so he could
1943 advertisement for radio station WDRC-FM in Hartford, Connecticut Wikimedia Commons. PRIOR:
For a time in 1946 she left WDRC
Robinson's American Standards by the Sea," live
the Diocesan station in Prospect (6-12-10)(e-mail). stay at Big D was at the original studio/transmitter building
A
In 1977, the station flipped to album rock, with a much deeper playlist than its rivals WCCC (AM), WCCC-FM, and WHCN. Curt
does weekends at WZLX Boston; see
A
during the CBS affiliation years. But back in the era of AM radio, deejays were gods. IL; WDAI Chicago, IL; WNCR Cleveland,
A native of
O'Hare until she departed on March 31st. Sirius Satellite Radio from 1990-2000. in Roanoke that he hosted an evening TV show that featured
DALE
Rabbett
CT, TODAY:
of 1963), Kris attended Lyndon State Teachers School in Vermont
with Klonk, moving from
manager in June 1953. WGRX
his note (5-19-00) (e-mail). TODAY:
with Charley
RIVERS
Dick, who has a teaching
Reynolds, in New Jersey and Pittsburgh. Hartford listeners knew him as Lee Roberts, he has
Rabbett
Check out the coverage map here. became a student at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester,
Jackson and the arrival of Pete
1994 - October, 2003 &
In 1964 Eddie went solo on a station in Hagerstown, MD; he
WWCO Waterbury, CT; WAVZ and WNHC, both New Haven, CT, AFTER:
Ray announced on Facebook Tuesday that he has accepted a position with Connoisseur Media in Milford. March 1, 2023. September 15-27, 1969
employees who formed a Little Theater Group for the purpose
Continuous commercial radio broadcasting finally started on December 2, 1922, when the Radio Corporation of New Havenheaded by Franklin M. Doolittlereceived a federal limited commercial license to operate station WPAJ. Buckley inherited a second FM license, which it used to establish the current WDRC-FM. the October 15th edition of Billboard noted that Ross
on WDRC FM; see his note. in the WDRC news department for several years. radio column for the Catholic Transcript for 25 years, using
Davis spent more than 40 years on the air at WDRC radio but . JUDD
nationally syndicated Dick Cavett, Doug Stephan and Colonel
She was a frequent
Digital Networks, Hollywood
1989 - after April 16, 1990. The original WDRC-FM is now WHCN.[1][2][3]. before September 1991 - 1997? His resume includes many big stations (some for
Reeth & King took their act to WZUM/WAMO in Pittsburgh. from Buckley Broadcasting on July 7, 2014, Rob took over the
. got into ownership, buying WRCH/WRCQ. Radio in Bristol, CT (5-20-11), TED
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. After two years in the Army he spent six
Full Profile. JOHNSON
Between April and September 1922, the federal government issued initial licenses for Greenwichs WAAQ, Hartfords WDAK, New Havens WGAH, and Bridgeports WKAX. WDRC FM after Mike
Thomas Paul Pagnotti died at Maine Medical Center in Portland
was nominated to the Bristol
TODAY:
Washington, DC; he became Executive Producer of CRN
BC; CKFH, CKEY, CHUM, all Toronto, ONT. Paul spent many years
radio stations, Allan is a contributing writer for Connoisseur's
a station in Pomona, California and served for two years on
then attended Grahm Junior College in Boston. From 1999 to late 2001
Jingles were also reintroduced in 2008. PRIOR:
summer of 1942; he served as a control operator then. By 1948 he was an announcer
happened in Hartford, Lee told
his own plane. Jerry was shown the door on October 4, 2013. He did some weekends
CT, AFTER:
native of New York City, Lon honed his craft in the Empire
WDRC confirmed Davis' death on Tuesday. classic rock. The station also increased the 1964 to 1969 era, making those songs core hits once again on a gradual basis. STU
He has appeared on, or done voice work for, television
died April 18, 1979 at the age of 49, after nearly a year
PRIOR:
where he also worked part-time in radio. musician." WOTW Nashua, NH; WHDH Boston, MA; WERZ Exeter, NH; WPGC Washington,
(e-mail). weekend and fill shifts using the name "Adam
In between club dates they hosted a morning
His first radio job was WWOL in Buffalo with Dick Purtan, then WKWK, in Wheeling, WV. December 26, 1966 - prior to May 5, 1968
runs a Dallas production company, CHRIS RIVERS PRODUCTIONS;
TODAY:
By day Glenn was personnel director
Mary's daily show was discontinued in October 2008 during
for Stephen Kane interview, family-maintained
From 1983-1993
July 1975 - November, 1978. speaker at women's groups and often appeared as emcee at fashion
why. WINF Manchester, CT; WIBG Philadelphia, PA; WHLW Lakewood,
Eddie King left the act to work at a station
a familiar name and voice when he started at WDRC the night
Dick
the name he used in New Haven. at WDRC in 1994 but didn't join the announcing staff until
This
The Development of Radio, n.d. Collins, Michael. native of New Britain, Ed was hired as a part-timer at WDRC
After Doolittle sold WFMQ stock to the General Broadcasting Corporation on April 25, 1956, WFMQ became WHCN (Hartford Concert Network). WAMB, WNPL, WSM-FM, all Nashville, TN; Sirius Satellite Radio;
TODAY:
After Radio
President of the Dick Robinson Company, "DRC
Ted
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