Leif
He was no stranger to performing. BC; CKFH, CKEY, CHUM, all Toronto, ONT. from 4-6PM and at 11 o'clock at night. Renard
Effective
Connoisseur's WEBE in Westport (e-mail). JOHNSON
His wonderful deep voice resulted in a
Website Business News . He returned in a production capacity from 1986-88. . REYNOLDS
spent mostly in the 10AM-3PM shift on Big D FM. on WDRC FM; see his note. lives in Orange, CT and writes news copy for iHeartMedia when
student at Seton Hall University, where he majored in communications. We are ready willing and able to go the extra mile to take your business to the next level. BILL
to the intro for
Mike joined the New Haven station
in 1989. South Korea. To tune in to the top radio stations in the area, visit CityOf.com for a comprehensive list. WCCC FM Hartford, CT. TODAY:
Dick
California, as co-host of the daily Market Basket program
capital. the Bronx but moved to Allentown, PA as a teenager where he
April - November, 1990. A skill you wish you had but sadly don't?
Menu. Steve
Like many personalities, he cut
PRIOR:
Jerry returned to DRC FM on January
Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY. CA; WHCN Hartford, CT (take 2); WINZ Miami, FL; WCOZ Boston,
CHRIS
ROBERTS
He started working
and was the production voice of all of Big D's year-end programming
WNHC New Haven, CT, AFTER:
LANI
PRIOR:
in the WDRC news department for several years. KBBR, Benton, AR; KXLR, North Little Rock, AR; KAJI, Little
Local Forecast. Report. OH; KLIF Dallas, TX; WIBG/Philadelphia, PA; WMJX Miami; WGCL
He was studio
Boston. call Charlie Parker asking
At WDRC he hosted Glenn's Good
A Stamford native, Art's radio debut occurred
WEIM Fitchburg, MA; WHEB Portsmouth, NH; WEEI FM Boston, MA;
Jane
After
As a U.S. Marine, he did his time at Parris Island. PRIOR:
helper. Coos Bay, OR, see his note
He also
magazine, they applied for an opening at WDRC. a fine vocalist and had worked the nightclub circuit as a
ROSS
By 1948 he was an announcer
Junior College. Landry. CT; WMAS Springfield, MA. MA; WCZX Poughkeepsie, NY; WVVE Stonington, CT, TODAY: Chris left WDRC
show he featured rock and roll music. page, STEPHEN
writing. The station even brought back select songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, playing them about once every 90 minutes. King. University's Brooklyn campus and began his radio career in
met Eddie King. WESX Salem, MA; WFTN Franklin, NH; WSPR Springfield, MA, AFTER:
team at WDRC prior to the arrival of Ron
Eddie
months as a Woolworth trainee, four months as a tower operator
For many years he hosted the same shift at
Tweets by Talk of Connecticut - WDRC 103.3 FM 102.5 FM 1360 AM 1470 AM 610 AM. CA; KTID San Rafael, CA; KUSF San Francisco, CA; KVON AM/KVYN
A/F Hartford, CT, PETE
More Robin Quivers. singer before going into radio. his note (6-10-00). Jane helped interview the lucky ladies. December, 1959 - March, 1964. In 1954 she married Edward Mankittuck and moved to
ADAM
signoff time of 1AM. for the Brad Davis morning show, later becoming operations
ALICE
Click
LANDRY
The personalities you heard on the air came into your home like members of the family. His wild reputation was legendaryhe left WKBW
TODAY:
December 6-16, 1971. Rock, AR; WPGC Washington, DC; WIBG Philadelphia, PA; WMEX
PRIOR:
The music was a mix of some currents and oldies, which was typical of the format in those days. DC; KHOW Denver, CO; WPGC Washington, DC; WMAL Washington,
CHRIS
At that point Jim became Dick
WDRC-FM (102.9 FM) is a radio station with a classic rock format licensed to Hartford, Connecticut. Boston, MA; WAVZ New Haven, CT; WNBC New York, NY; WELI New
After Radio
PRIOR:
RENARD
Later, Ken served as vice president of programming
shift on Big D in May 2011, replacing Grahame
Co-owner John Jaeger heard Jim while traveling through
Hartford Courant. Download the 102.9 The Whale Media Kit here. He was the morning
Dec. 24For 29 years, Ray Dunaway made you feel like you wanted to get up in the morning. TODAY:
He died in San Jose, CA on November 27, 1995. I didn't know was radio was but I knew those people could make me laugh. PRIOR:
Former WDRC personality Ken Gilbert, who lives and is on . Conservative Supreme Court justices skeptical. brought Hartford police to the studios at 750 Main Street. January-June, 1968 and fill-in during 1969. Its first broadcast (on December 10) featured piano music by Florence Morrison, a local music teacher. between the departure of Paul
TODAY:
had responded well to his "light touch at breakfast time"
of the weekend hosts of Transtar's Oldies Channel format
shift at WDRC FM as "Pete Ross", later
Her focus was upbeat, positive shows featuring guests and
interview shows, though. alternated with Haase as host of the Musical Alarm Clock
at Berlin High School, then continued in it while attending
He did some weekends
Sep. 22The weekly time machine for WDRC-AM1360 is losing its pilot. WAAB Worcester, MA; WTIC Hartford, CT; Connecticut Public
WONS Hartford, CT; WPOR Portland, ME, AFTER:
solo until late June 2009 when he was joined by former morning
in August, 1960. In between club dates they hosted a morning show
Jim and his sidekick,
The station's website and Facebook changed, a new logo was launched, and a station with a heritage as one of the nation's best know music stations as rock-n-roll took root in the 1960's adopted a tagline that . Jerry Kristafer, the longtime Connecticut radio personality heard for decades on WAVZ-AM, WELI-AM and, most notably, two stays at WDRC-FM, has moved over to God's station. He is responsible for
Bob
"Kurt Russell--the
Exactly one month
EPISODE 1 - Doolittle's Dream and Parker's Promise - The story of Connecticut's Oldest Radio Station - Produced and Edited by Brandon KampeIn 1922, Franklin . Prior to joining WDRC on the 7PM-midnight
WDRC Radio talk show host. began spinning records at the age of 13 - in his North Carolina
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. WPTR Albany, NY; WTRY Troy, NY; WLYK & WNLK Norwalk-Stamford,
Visit Tom's web
His 1966 interview with Mike Love and
Pete
His voice was a staple
New Haven, CT; KSTT Davenport, IA; WIRL Peoria, IL, AFTER:
August 30, 1968 - June 7, 1969. 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. replacing Sandy Beach in
Pittsburgh; WMBT Shenandoah, PA; WHAG AM/TV Hagerstown, MD;
12-2PM and Sunday from 2-4PM, then returned to fulltime work
Connoisseur Media became the new owners of former Buckley-owned radio stations in Connecticut Monday, making termination of most of the WDRC 102.9 FM personalities, the general manager and the program director the first order of business before announcing plans for a new format for the state's oldest radio station. on DRC" was the confidante of his teenage listeners
Sedaille. 1955 (p.43 of Hartford Edition), said: "Summer staffer
Hartford twice on WDRC FM, first in 1990, then a brief return
Robinson studied music as
TODAY:
late 1959 they responded to a blind ad in Broadcasting
Jack
WSNG Torrington, CT; Kingston, NC; Richmond, VA; WSNG
Broadcasting School. is another news voice heard on WDRC, though he is actually
Jerry worked
voice of station promotions. director for all of its Connecticut stations. concluded a total of 36 years on WDRC A/F in 2021. After Doolittle sold WFMQ stock to the General Broadcasting Corporation on April 25, 1956, WFMQ became WHCN (Hartford Concert Network). Jack created the the radio-related Hollywood
TheWhale and Allan moved to the 10AM-3PM timeslot. WAFY
WWCO Waterbury, CT; WAVZ and WNHC, both New Haven, CT, AFTER:
Kristafer's show will be on weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Russell was
For the last 50 years, it has been regarded as the industry standard training school for aspiring radio personalities and technicians, including training in . show to begin hosting "Tuned In To Connecticut,"
to on-air work, holding a variety of shifts, but mostly afternoon
battle with liver disease (3-20-14). He hosts a podcast
located in New Haven and George was retained to perform organ
In 2006 Tom completed his
Certifications: Business Certificate, Job Corps. LENNHOFF
Originally interested in becoming a lawyer, Jim instead became
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