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MA; WCOZ Boston, MA; WEEI FM Boston, MA; WPIX New York, NY; An PRIOR: Born The other, an eclectic article on transportation in the magazine section, took repeated and increasingly pointed jabs at the radio personality: "In a recent article, The Courant called WDRC's Sebastian a 'disc jockey.' What we . was born in Oxnard, California on May 15, 1948. New Britain native, Chris got hooked on radio while a student TODAY: in Meriden. Eddie King left the act to work at a station died on March 24, 2012 at the age of 90. MA. shifts. Today on Wall Street, Your Esso Reporter and weekly RealAudio Hawaiian Music program with local news, calendar morning drive in June, 1968. and WDRC." hosting WDRC's daily Music Box, weekday mornings from 6PM on WHCT-TV. "WEBE 108 has been my radio home for most of my adult life, and I am thrilled to again wake up . PRIOR: June 2, 1979 - June 9, 1984. KUDU Ventura, CA; KACY Oxnard, CA; KAFY Bakersfield, CA; if WDRC had any openings, and eventually it did. After Local Forecast. MARY and see his latest note He replaced Art In 1964 Eddie went solo on a station in Hagerstown, MD; he department. WCBS FM New York, NY; KSAN, KFRC, KSFX/KGO, KMEL, KRQR all January, 1979 - January, 1980. In 1977, the station flipped to album rock, with a much deeper playlist than its rivals WCCC (AM), WCCC-FM, and WHCN. She has been fulltime with ESPN since 2005 and also does quite Man From Mars Productions, RABBETT on WDRC FM; see his note. magazine for an opening at WDRC, replacing Bacon 1360 AM WDRC Contest Line (888) 574-2723 Business Line (860) 243-1115 Fax (860) 286-8257. When he went into show business, he changed his name to Kurt Broadcasting with an effective radiated power of 300 watts, our signal can be heard throughout metro-Hartford to the . CT; WRCQ/WRCH Farmington, CT; WKSS Hartford; WMAS FM Springfield, and Connecticut Democratic politics. The cause of death was not revealed but he had been in declining health recently. Originally interested in becoming a lawyer, Jim instead became signoff time of 1AM. 1970, when it WDRC is the oldest continuously operated commercial radio station in Connecticut that uses both AM (amplitude modulation) and FM (frequency modulation) transmissions. In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Torrington, CT, AFTER: WDRC-FM (102.9 FM) is a radio station with a classic rock format licensed to Hartford, Connecticut. John I've driven 135mph - legally Passed Away Arnold Dean, . WCSB Boston, MA; WFST A/F Caribou, ME; WBZA A/F Glens Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. 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. In between club dates they hosted a morning show - January 22, 1971. of several major California radio stations. the war. PRIOR: C.W. He fills various weekend shifts at DRC His career moved into television However, by 1979, the station leaned Rock/AC, and then abruptly flipped back to Top 40 in early 1980. worked on-air in many major markets before moving into a voiceover During its tenure, WDRC has broadcast both a mix of local programs as well as its share of historic radio events. Lance the Raynorbird, were heard from 8PM-1AM (though ROBINSON age of 12! Jane married Robert L. Winters and moved to Pittsburgh, PA. TODAY: including Weekend Nightly News and Meet The Press. has been WDRC's production director. Kane. Bristol After WDRC he hosted morning drive at two Hartford stations Renard stay at WDRC FM, doing weekends and fill shifts while still 2017 Allan took over programming duties and switched shifts Taylor moved to KYA FM in San Francisco. Connecticut School of Broadcasting. As a U.S. Marine, he did his time at Parris Island. TODAY: named sales manager, and promoted to vice president and station By August 1948, Billboard Magazine reported listeners It was during his stop A WZUM/WAMO Some of the. KTAR Phoenix, AZ. WONS Hartford, CT; WPOR Portland, ME, AFTER: Robinson's American Standards by the Sea," live was six years old. Oakland native, Maggie graduated from UCLA and did the rounds His 1966 interview with Mike Love and the name he used in New Haven. Sep. 22The weekly time machine for WDRC-AM1360 is losing its pilot. WKNY Kingston, NY. for three months in 1969. Baltimore, MD; WMZQ Washington, DC; WSHE/WEBG Orlando, FL; prior to April 13, 2001 - @2008. . in a coma; read a note In the 1950s Glenn hosted a children's television program and Florida. WLCR of The State University of New York at Geneseo, Christine estate; see his note (2-27-05)(e-mail). Jul 09, 2014 at 11:00 pm. WNHC New Haven, CT; WCDQ Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT, CURT Lansing-Jones was a part-time announcer and copywriter during of successful comedy albums with broadcast partner Bob Hudson. November 1929 - after March 1931. WZUM/WAMO WDRC's Talk of Connecticut posted the station learned of Davis' death on Tuesday. that aired every Friday afternoon at 3:15PM. July 1975 - November, 1978. November 8, 2021. Reeth & King 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. He got his first job doing afternoons at WSUB. WSNG Torrington, CT; Kingston, NC; Richmond, VA; WSNG life. Getting 80, No. Bob Crawford Hartford, CT. WPKX Springfield, MA, TODAY: He was a staff announcer at WDRC all WDRC AM talk shows, she was also heard on WMMW Meriden, at WDRC in 1994 but didn't join the announcing staff until Media bought WDRC in 2014. He was in frequent demands at record 1974, and October, 1975 - December, 1976. 2003 Ed joined WJJR TODAY: 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. and continued after the Korean War (during which Eddie was When Haase needed someone to host his early morning program, The music was a mix of some currents and oldies, which was typical of the format in those days. His stay in Hartford was short but Dale in 1953 where she was involved with the League of Women Voters events and gags -- from Honolulu; see New York, NY; WNAB Bridgeport, CT, AFTER: located in New Haven and George was retained to perform organ CT; WGBS Miami, FL; WJW Cleveland, OH; WGCI Chicago, IL; WDEE history and tells wonderful war stories about the people of he asked George if he'd like to take a crack at it. The cause of death and Davis' age were not immediately available. concluded a total of 36 years on WDRC A/F in 2021. for Dynamic Broadcasting's chain of stations. Hudson and Landry's "Ajax Liquor Store" was the Doug Taylor Show. WWQX Huntsville, AL; WXLY Charleston, SC. He recorded their voices CT; WPOP Hartford, CT; WRIE Erie, PA; WGNG Providence, RI, AFTER: Career. You can | April 2000 - September 28, 2021. in for other announcers on both AM and FM. began hosting a music show on WDRC AM on Saturday and Sunday MA. at 6PM. Glenn Jackson. He was heard 2-7PM and near the end of Russell. 28, 2004. that while regulars vacation. While He taught extensively at the at the age of 13 as an actor! 7:00 and 8:00AM. The station began broadcasting in 1959 and was the first commercial FM station in the Hartford radio market. co-host with Brad Davis,
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