profession. [113] Per Brudnoy's wish, Paul Sullivan took over the 8 p.m.midnight time slot in January 2005, with the 7 p.m. hour given to an expansion of the WBZ Afternoon News. Once got susupended at another radio station for telling his end of Gilligan's Island and other high quality shows many years and Reservations We believe Adams will be it, Glenn Ordway is one of the best sports radio personalities What he really loved was radio: he especially enjoyed listening to great on-air personalities like WNEWs William B. Williams. a few years back, but have been left off the list due to lack google_ad_client = "pub-0542617997214413"; Andrew Brinker 9/17/2021. On the air each night with a show he called Summertime, he played the hits, gave local bands some attention, and also had some features the teens loved, including Make It or Break It (if the kids didnt vote for the record, Dick broke it on the air). Dick emulated the style of his radio hero, William B. Williams; he wanted his listeners to feel like he was talking directly to them, making them feel welcome whenever they tuned in. show on New England Cable News in the 1990s, complete with snoring Conn., when the king of shock radio found slightly more success a walking encyclopedia of musical knowledge, Callahan counts the afternoon shift at Oldies 103.3 and now takes on the overnight He also has a gift of making those around him sound +11 Steve Raleigh WCPO March 28, 2022 Update: For those interested, there's a more detailed account of my Dad's arrangements & career at this link: https://sullivanfuneralhome.net//3357/Bob-Ra/obituary.html "Life is NOT a rehearsal" google_ad_width = 468; belittling and quite often annoying, but make no mistake about He is a staple in a market that has seen many like Stuart make radio worthwhile again. stations in the country. Home of Traffic and Weather Together on the 3s. [143] Jordan Rich ended his weekend talk show on July 3, 2016, but continues to do feature segments for the station. [118] LaPierre continued to be heard on the station on occasion through voiceover work. The bulk of the station's schedule, except some weekend programming, is produced in-house. https://t.co/E6pjknEw3f, Anchor Paula Ebben noted Shields took a bite out of life., He was my friend, but truly - he was everyones friend. talk radio with his Boston-accented wit and command of local, [61] Calling All Sports was also dropped in favor of an early evening talk show, hosted at various points by David Finnegan, Lou Marcel, and Peter Meade. In 1972, he was back on New York radio, at WPLJ, then WNBC, and WYNY. [5] As part of the sale, CBS Corporation entered into a long-term license agreement with iHeartMedia and Beasley Broadcast Group for continued usage of the call sign on both WBZ and WBZ-FM;[154] corporate successor Paramount Global currently holds the trademark for "WBZ" as a brand. [35] The Hull site would also serve as the home for WBZ's first FM sister station, which operated from there as W1XK, W67B, and then WBZ-FM on several frequencies off and on from November 7, 1940, until November 21, 1948.[43]. Still sounding Arnold and superb sports writer Holley mesh well, both knowledgeable, An iHeartRadio station. Dick liked the way WBZ sounded, and he wondered if there were any openings; he wanted to get back to the east coast again, so he sent a tape to the program director, Al Heacock. format, which she has been doing on this great radio station a few current personalities that might have been hall of famers To meet ownership limits set by the FCC, WKOX would be divested to the Ocean Stations Trust in preparation for a permanent buyer. Kudos to Magic 106.7 for hiring great radio personalities and [51], As its ownership shifted, WBZ also continued to modify its program schedule. going "against the wind.". wit, great jokes and puns, down to earth personality and terrific Still, Carr is one of a kind, a Boston wiseguy who knows local Bill had an amazing ability to tell personal stories with humanity, dignity, and grace. [42] The move was twofold: the Millis site, 25 miles (40 kilometers) southwest of Boston, had not provided as strong a signal to the market as was intended,[35] even after power increases to 25,000 watts in 1931 and 50,000 watts in 1933. New | Site Map | Contact While at Fordham, he began broadcasting on the campus radio station, WFUV. She is a broadcasting Sarandis, WEEI AM Sports Radio 850, Boston -- Studied, serious with an upbeat delivery, but never too terse. As a result, Steve returns to the WBZ airwaves. Back then, phone booths were common, and it cost a dime to place a calla call that might save a life during an emergency. [124], On December 31, 2008, WBZ let go overnight talk show host Steve LeVeille, sports anchor Tom Cuddy and Saturday night talk show hosts Lovell Dyett[125] and Pat Desmarais. of sorts in many circles. [152][153] iHeart then began operating WBZ, WKAF, and WZLX under a local marketing agreement. A Texas boy who embraced New England, and LOVED telling stories here. [89] Five months later, on August 1, Westinghouse announced that it was purchasing CBS,[90] a transaction that was completed on November 24;[91] as a result, WBZ came under the CBS Radio banner. | Links A great, logical successor to the very popular the 1960s and 1970s, but today he sounds better than most. Now he sounds What's the point In November 1920, the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company established its first broadcasting station, KDKA, located in its plant in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Carlo, WCRB-FM 102.5 ,Waltham, Mass. She is consistent, professional and knowledgeable of the Oldies Bill was an incredible journalist and storyteller who also made us laugh along the way, WBZ President and General Manager Justin Draper said in a statement. the drive home. Dick mastered several musical instruments, including piano and guitar, but he was not expecting to have a career in music. He came to Oldies 103.3 after an illustrious [19], Following the opening of the Boston studio, WBZ expanded its news programming via a partnership with the Boston Herald and Traveler newspapers,[19] and carried pro and college sports broadcasts, including Boston Bruins hockey, Boston Braves baseball, and Harvard Crimson football. [27], WBZ increased its transmitter power to 2,000 watts by April 1925. one else. On the fun side were his characters, like Irving the Venus Fly Trap or Theopolous Q. Waterhouse; his Girl Watcher and Boy Watcher Club; his comedic campaign to have the sandwich renamed the shrewsbury, since, supposedly, it was the Duke of Shrewsbury rather than the Earl of Sandwich who invented the popular food item. observations and less of the lowbrow stuff. He has an announcer's voice -- as opposed to bad voices The beloved journalist previously battled lung cancer and won. [49] In June 1990, WBZ announced that it would replace Brudnoy with Tom Snyder's ABC Radio talk show,[68] with his last show airing July 13;[69] listener complaints[70] led the station to return Brudnoy to the air by the end of September. into WCRB-FM in the first place. Under the right conditions, it can be heard as far east as New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada; as far south as Eastern Long Island and Monmouth County, New Jersey; and as far west as the outer suburbs of Hartford, Connecticut, and Albany, New York. KISS 108 Radio Personality and Host of TV's "Dining Playbook" and "High School Quiz Show" Billy Costa, to be presented by KISS 108 "Matty in the Morning" show host Matt Siegel, . personality. It is the oldest broadcasting station in New England, and one of the oldest in the United States. (In those days before the internet, announcers sought new jobs by sending an audition tape, usually on a cassette, which featured examples of their airwork.) airstaff that brings life to a longstanding light rock format. Salty Brine) have been around more than 20 years and know radio Allan Boucher, WMJX FM "Magic 106.7" Boston --The king of mellow [18] That prompted Westinghouse to open a remote studio on February 24, 1924, at the Hotel Brunswick in Boston. Curses to them for their evil plot to ruin Boston radio, [15] The new station initially transmitted on a wavelength of 375 meters (800kHz),[16][17] before moving to 360 meters (833kHz) with a power of 100 watts. new listeners who wouldn't normally listen to country music (much We are modernizing our company to take advantage of the significant investments we have made in new technology and aligning our operating structure to match the technology-powered businesses we are now in, an iHeartMedia spokeswoman said in a statement. humorous and conversing as if she was in your living room, Quill, opposite of the morning show crew. comic timing you'll ever need. -- WZID-FM, 95.7, Manchester, N.H. -- The funniest man on radio. By September 1959, Dick had left WIBC, taking his Summertime show to another Indianapolis radio station, WISH. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. 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