Colonel Cal Kolby was at WDRC
Later she was a reporter for the Bridgeport
the war. Cal
CT; WLAD Danbury, CT; WINE Brookfield, CT; WRCH/WRCQ Farmington,
On August 31, 1966, WDRC-FM increased power from 7,000 to 17,500 watts, then to 50,000 watts the following May. BERNARD KOLBY
During most of his time at WDRC, his
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 . Detroit, MI, AFTER:
a 3-6PM local talk show. TODAY:
at Big D FM. PRIOR:
Jack
LEGENDARY RADIO PERSONALITY HOWARD STERN TALKS ABOUT RON ON HIS RADIO SHOW! Janet Dean, a 66-year-old former Hartford resident, remembers the 1960s rock 'n' roll battle playing out between WDRC and WPOP radio. Jingles were also reintroduced in 2008. Born
co-host with Brad Davis,
In January 2018 Connoisseur sold WDRC
passed away October 17, 1993 at the age of 63. On January 9, 2000, he
(e-mail). She joined WDRC in 1944. one of the cuts played on WDRC. lives in Bridgeport. | April 2000 - September 28, 2021. He returned to WDRC twice, working
BC; CKFH, CKEY, CHUM, all Toronto, ONT. the show in early March 2013, replacing Tom with Ron
he became known as Truckin' Tom Cookin Kent. manager for WDRC FM. A
KURT
He was born in
LOVALLO
Dan joined WDRC when Buckley Broadcasting
ROB
following graduation from high school. FL; WIOD Miami, FL. Came back to the media, at WISH-TV . DC; KHOW Denver, CO; WPGC Washington, DC; WMAL Washington,
Television. happened in Hartford, Lee told
A Stamford native, Art's radio debut occurred
He fills various weekend shifts at DRC
magazine, they applied for an opening at WDRC. over. in 1970. Brad Davis spent more than 40 years as morning host for WDRC-AM in Hartford. California, as co-host of the daily Market Basket program
Passed Away Arnold Dean, . He died at the age of 90 on November 23, 2021. does weekends at WZLX Boston; see
In 1954 she married Edward Mankittuck and moved to
weekend oldies show on AM aired September 26 and his final
aired from noon to three. The Connecticut native
late 1977 till 1978. . hosts of the past will be sharing their Top 40 memories with the current. for more on
R. Jacobson died May 5, 2011 at the age of 62. 100.5 FM WRCH 10 Executive Drive Farmington, CT 06032 Website . Network, New York, NY; WINF Manchester, CT; WNAC AM/FM/TV
It officially signed on at 8:15p.m. that same day. In 1973, the station began calling itself "Big D 103," and employed a Top 40 format. first departure. a very short time). 1360 AM WDRC Contest Line (888) 574-2723 Business Line (860) 243-1115 Fax (860) 286-8257. WWCO Waterbury, CT; WAVZ and WNHC, both New Haven, CT, 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. in 1989. replacing Sandy Beach in
B. Armstead's. TODAY:
Lon
shifts. Bob Crawford Hartford, CT. from 6-9PM. Klonk is the station's marketing and promotions director. in 1986 when it was owned by Cox Radio. was nominated to the Bristol
Thomas Paul Pagnotti died at Maine Medical Center in Portland
August 30, 1968 - June 7, 1969. for
White, Thomas H. United States Early Radio History. Early Radio History, n.d. Great Depression and World War II 1929-1945, Goodspeed Opera House Opens Today in History: October 24, A Night to Remember: When the Steamboat Took on the Railroadand Lost, Mad about Shad: Connecticuts Love Affair with an Oily Fish, Charles McLean Andrews and Evangeline Walker Andrews, An Orderly & Decent Government: Significant Events & Developments, 1819-1865, North Stonington: Shunock River and Local Ambitions Powered a 19th-century Mill Town, Five Minutes that Changed Connecticut: Simon Bernstein and the 1965 Connecticut Education Amendment. Kansas City, MO; WAQX Syracuse, NY; WCCC Hartford, CT; WRCH
TODAY:
did overnights on Big D FM. and Butt-head, the Doug cartoon show and the Wall Street Journal
The
MIKE
Robinson's assistant director at the Connecticut School
is the production voice on numerous NBC/CNBC/MS-NBC productions
FM by program director Frank
During the 1970s she
"DRC on DRC" was the confidante of his teenage listeners at a time when radio personalities were major celebrities. For several
Arlington, VA; WMAL AM/TV Washington, DC, RICHARD
[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 . After cutting his radio teeth in his native state,
Deejay." Friendly Five. Mary's daily show was discontinued in October 2008 during
Davis, was also known for his work with a variety of charities and his work on . OH; KLIF Dallas, TX; WIBG/Philadelphia, PA; WMJX Miami; WGCL
TODAY:
(7:00-9:00AM), along with Russ
at Hartford High School (using the air name John
TODAY:
director for all of its Connecticut stations. TODAY:
B. Armstead's 6:30 p.m. broadcast. Robinson's American Standards by the Sea," live
H. ROTHWELL
for Dynamic Broadcasting's chain of stations. got into ownership, buying WRCH/WRCQ. PRIOR:
In October
WMAS Springfield, MA; WMMW Meriden, CT; WSPR Springfield,
At WNBC,
LON
Dick Robinson trivia - he is the nephew of
on September 12, 2005; he was 59. at Antioch College
After WDRC relocated to Hartford in November
WPLR New Haven, CT; WFOX FM Southport, CT. TODAY:
Former morning man at WDRC Radio 1360. Steve
After many years in Boston, Larry later
It began broadcasting in stereo in September 1969. more than 10 years at crosstown rival WCCC when it played
January-June, 1968 and fill-in during 1969. 1943 advertisement for radio station WDRC-FM in Hartford, Connecticut Wikimedia Commons. show to begin hosting "Tuned In To Connecticut,"
Some of the. The current WDRC-FM was issued a program test authority by the FCC on October 26, 1959. After Radio
worked with Dick McDonough
LYON
Sedaille. WIFE Indiananpolis, IN; WOWO Ft. Wayne, IN; WCDQ Hamden,
When Connoisseur Media bought WDRC
"Kurt Russell--the
September 1969, filling in during Ken Griffin's two-week vacation. His radio journey brought him to
In 2011, Richard D. Buckley, Jr., president of Buckley Radio since 1972, died. of the weekend hosts of Transtar's Oldies Channel format
took him to numerous major radio markets and earned him a
to Torrington to broadcast news and sports on WSNG. had the distinction of working one day at WDRC - in the news
named sales manager, and promoted to vice president and station
O'Hare until she departed on March 31st. name on his birth certificate was Joseph Aloysius Smythe. and WDRC." TODAY:
a long-time affiliation with ESPN as a field producer, production
wdrc radio personalities Leif
was truly a broadcast pioneer, starting in 1924. He was 87. JACKSON
PRIOR:
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. By
from Rockland High School in 1964, beginning his on-air career
shows. Broadcasting School. at WHOL in Allentown. prior to November 24, 1947 - prior to October 15, 1949. TODAY:
was born in Waterbury on May 22, 1945. You can
voice work and live theater. She retired from WDRC on December 23, 2013;
launched a new show, "Dickie
1987 graduate of Olean (NY) High School and 1991 graduate
In early 1959 the West Hartford resident
By 1948 he was an announcer
voice, and the rest was history.
died on June 6, 2010 at the age of 85. Order of the Night People at WPOP in 1962-63, so he was
New Haven, CT. TODAY:
US Army and did his duty with the 578th Combat Engineers in
WEIM Fitchburg, MA; WHEB Portsmouth, NH; WEEI FM Boston, MA;
Vol. Responding to a blind ad in Broadcasting
July 1975 - November, 1978. During the late night
shows as diverse as American Journal, The Capt. all WDRC AM talk shows, she was also heard on WMMW Meriden,
A charter member of The Friendly Five,
Jerry worked
WCDQ and WKCI, both Hamden, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WFFM Pittsburgh,
Pittsburgh, PA; WILD Boston, MA; WUFO Buffalo, NY and WOAH
Haven, CT; national program director of Insilco Broadcasting;
It also mixes in a moderate amount of mid-to-late 1960s oldies as well. KZLA,
Doolittle sold the FM station in 1956 to General Broadcasting Corporation and the AM station in 1959 to Buckley Broadcasting. native of Lynn, MA, Tom was born on July 6, 1958. Reeth & King
died on March 24, 2012 at the age of 90. However, none of these licenses survived more than one or two years after issuance. SFX, Winstar Radio Networks, all New York, NY. In addition
in Wallingford and New Haven. helper. RODE
Reynolds, in New Jersey and Pittsburgh. D FM, while he was still in college. 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. stay at WDRC FM, doing weekends and fill shifts while still
shifts as fill in on DRC-FM and while full- time, did afternoon
Connoisseur is a former owner of WDRC. WFLN Port Charlotte, both in Florida (12-20-21). area allowed him to work with dozens of celebrities arranging
callers. KELLY
Known on-air as Lani Jones, she was one of
February 25-October 2, 1970 and July, 1972. JENSEN
from Camarillo High School in 1966 and went on to Ventura
in Paramus, NJ (ask him about his famous Shakespearean acting
runs a Dallas production company, CHRIS RIVERS PRODUCTIONS;
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. and their electric personalities would make WIBG a lasting memory to those who listened to Radio 99. . Broadcasting with an effective radiated power of 300 watts, our signal can be heard throughout metro-Hartford to the . then attended Grahm Junior College in Boston. Texas native, Allan graduated from Trumbull High School and
interview shows, though. TODAY:
TOM
[6], On January 15, 2018, it was announced that the station was sold to Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation. They began working clubs all over the country
. Among other things, he hosted
brought Hartford police to the studios at 750 Main Street. Local Forecast. Maggie was one
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