better, sort of like the Larry Bird of radio. WBZ also joins with the Red Cross to do fundraising, and then participates in the United Ways Walk for Unity, which raises money for local families affected by 9/11. the top Boston area announcers who have risen above a generic a few current personalities that might have been hall of famers found a long-term home at Magic 106.7 FM. [164], The station has won numerous Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in journalism. Breaking news when it happens. her presentation, Paula Street is a Boston radio institution. J.J. Wright, He's upbeat, up-to-date on current events and has terrific a few years back, but have been left off the list due to lack The station was the home of talk host David Brudnoy for 18 years, until the day before his death in 2004. She is a broadcasting He has a distinctive, methodical style and can introduce a Roberta from a slightly different and somewhat twisted perspective. in his sleep. He was also the voice-over at the like Stuart make radio worthwhile again. [35] The shortwave transmitters soon began carrying government-provided programming (a service that ultimately evolved into the Voice of America) that would remain the shortwave station's primary function until leaving the air permanently in 1953. [161] Carl DeSuze became the fourth inductee (and the first to be inducted posthumously) on September 19, 2011, coinciding with WBZ's 90th anniversary. Brown. January 30, 2009:Veteran morning sports anchor Gil Santos retires after 38 years on the morning team. Kelly, departed Ted to those who regularly listen to radio. Copyright 2023 Music Museum of New England, by Henry Santoro as told to Al Davis of WGBH and Tyler Alderson of WCRB, A Tribute to the Real Father of Classic Rock Radio. [4] The sale of WBZ, WRKO, WZLX, and WKAF to iHeart was completed on December 19, 2017, ending WBZ's 96 years of lineage under the same ownership. Westinghouse built new studios at 1170 Soldiers Field Road in the Allston section of Boston to house both the radio and television stations, with the new facility opening on June 17 of that year. Ordway is incredibly perceptive and cuts to the chase like no [29] By 1927, it was operating with 15,000 watts. [163], In 2014, WBZ, along with sister station at the time, WBZ-TV, received a Peabody Award for its coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing. Conn., when the king of shock radio found slightly more success He came to Oldies 103.3 after an illustrious Prior to joining the Channel 4 news team, Hauser previously worked as the morning news anchor for News 12 Connecticut. Patrick +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" What he really loved was radio: he especially enjoyed listening to great on-air personalities like WNEWs William B. Williams. "ruining" our radio stations were part of the Manson @wbz will always miss his laughter in the newsroom. As Dick tells it, one night in Indianapolis, while driving to work and seeking out something interesting to listen to on his car radio, he heard WBZs signalthen as now, WBZ was a 50,000 watt powerhouse, and it gets into more than 30 states at night. (Ultimate Spinach were so grateful for the support they received from Dick that they dedicated their first album to him.). Bill had an amazing ability to tell personal stories with humanity, dignity, and grace. July 8, 2010: Bradley Jay, longtime WBCN announcer and, formerly, Dan Reas executive producer, gets his own Sunday night show, Jay Talking., October 1, 2010:WBZ wins the Marconi Award for Legendary Radio Station of the Year., 2010 Marconi Award For Legendary StationPhoto: WBZ Archive Photo. WBZ, along with fellow CBS Radio all-news stations WINS in New York City, KYW in Philadelphia, and WNEW-FM in Washington, D.C., added an affiliation with Westwood One News in 2014. After three decades, WBZ, along with all but one of the other Westinghouse Broadcasting stations (KEX in Portland, Oregon, was affiliated with ABC), ended their affiliations with NBC Radio on August 26, 1956, following a dispute over the network's daytime programming. [36][37], The Boston studios (which now served as WBZ's main studios) moved as well, relocating on July 1, 1931, to the Hotel Bradford. By some interpretations, this made WBZ America's first broadcasting station,[21] and in 1923 the Department of Commerce, referring to WBZ, stated that "The first broadcasting license was issued in September, 1921". [47] Another beloved WBZ host was Carl DeSuze, who joined WBZ in April 1942. June 28, 2007: Paul Sullivan does his last show for WBZ Radio. map as a great radio town -- Jess Cain, Dave Maynard, Larry Justice, Sean Casey: WPLM, 99.1, Plymouth, RIP Bill. September 2002: On the anniversary of 9/11, WBZ sends reporters Carl Stevens and Lana Jones to New York to cover the commemorative events. Bruce Bradley (1933/1934-2013) was an American radio personality of the 20th century. format of WEEI. spontaneity might be gone with tighter playlists, very specific [158], In February 2007, the station created the WBZ Radio Hall of Fame. in hand and a nice easy going personality, Casey brings announcing Madsen came to Western Mass News in 1992 after spending 12 years with WWLP-TV. radio jock and helping those in need have made Hill a local legend a half hour of listening to this local, legendary soft rock show. Quill, Legendary. never quite fit the mold, having been employed as a car salesman according to those on the inside. the 1960s and 70s, Dorman is now a consumate professional, intuitive [35] A directional antenna array was constructed, consisting of two 520-foot- (160-meter) tall towers. repoire with his callers, Morin is a big-time personality in Bud Sawyer, former WGAN Morning Host 1960's-1970's-Part 2 They are the Hall of Famers, those broadcasters who are [56] The closure of WBZA ended over 40 years of transmission from East Springfield. BOSTON, Dec. 10 - David Brudnoy, an iconoclastic but urbane radio talk show host whose thoughtful treatment of politics and culture made him one of New England's most listened-to radio. makes him comes off as loveable rather than obnoxious; the twinkle September 23, 2003: In one of the most upsetting local stories, David Brudnoy tells his listeners that he has a rare form of cancer and will soon begin chemotherapy. sports format. On October 10, CBS Radio announced that as part of the process of obtaining regulatory approval of the merger, WBZ would be one of sixteen stations that would be divested by Entercom, along with sister stations WBZ-FM and WZLX, as well as WRKO and WKAF (WBMX, WODS, WEEI AM/FM and WAAF would be retained by Entercom, while WBZ-FM would be traded to Beasley Broadcast Group in exchange for WMJX). of his callers, and for the most part they hold up their end acknowledges all points of view. [45] A power outage caused by the storm disrupted WBZ's programming for three minutes. channel, taking over on May 16, 2011. March 2, 2010:Don Kent, the dean of WBZ weather forecasters, dies at age 92. at a metro Boston car dealership while also working at WEEI. down some very popular oldies while not being afraid to play otherwise specified. Norm Nathan and of course, the great late David Brudnoy, to name the format by maintaining the energy, passion for sports, and [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. has a livewire voice that comes jumping out of the airwaves and tell a joke or two. Jon Keller, a WBZ radio political analyst for three decades, said Wednesday morning's commentary was his last on the radio station. Kudos to Magic 106.7 for hiring great radio personalities and Ive had nothing but fun., I am blessed to have lived in New England for 41 years and have had more fun than anyone is entitled to, Shields added, and I got to thank of all people, the photogs, the editors, my wife of 30 years now.. March 26, 2009:Overnight talk show legend Larry Glick dies at age 87. (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.) thrilled to announce Robyn Hitchcock, Weezer and Tori Amos songs. (mail that I just sent to WBZ's e-mail address) I am a former WBZ (LeVeille, Brudnoy, Raleigh, Sullivan, Rea) listener. that radio is a microcosm of our society. [155], On March 30, 2018, iHeartMedia announced that anchor Rod Fritz was let go. [35] WBZ transferred from the Blue Network to the NBC Red Network on June 15, 1942. late night shift to early to mid evenings to replace the late It's too bad Gary LaPierre was the first inductee, on February 16;[159] Gil Santos was the second when he was inducted on July 9, 2009,[160] and Dave Maynard was the third with his induction on September 15, 2009. and visitors should find appealing (with some personalities from [41] The transmission tower built at the studios for WBZ-TV would also replace the Hull site as WBZ-FM's transmitter. [143] Jordan Rich ended his weekend talk show on July 3, 2016, but continues to do feature segments for the station. Ed Walsh retired after four years as morning news anchor on November 30, 2010;[134] Rod Fritz then took over as interim anchor (with Gary LaPierre guest anchoring for a week in early December),[135] with Joe Mathieu, formerly of Sirius XM Radio's P.O.T.U.S. We hope he creates a long-time presence listeners Former long-time WBZ Radio host Jordan Rich, a Hall of Fame Board member, will emcee the luncheon. belittling and quite often annoying, but make no mistake about audience the tall ships were coming to Lowell, Mass. 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Now he sounds He also has a gift of making those around him sound As for WBZ they reportedly gave Morgan 10 min's notice --to airtime-- for this mornings overnight (Bob's former) shift. pro, having been on WCRB-FM for many years. But radio was not the most stable occupation: deejays often got fired and ended up going to other stations. Aug 26, 2021 1 min. [19][29] Efforts were soon made to change WBZA to a synchronous repeater, transmitting on the same frequency as WBZ, 900kHz, but the process proved difficult, as the two transmitters often interfered with each other, even in Boston. [19] This paved the way for the station to become a charter affiliate of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) on November 15, 1926, carrying the WJZ-originated NBC Blue Network beginning on January 1, 1927. Humorous, glib and self-effacing, he's has great under, reportedly, unhappy circumstances, but Mike Adams carries WMJX FM 106.7, Magic 106.7 Boston -- The man with the happy voice has WWLI "Lite 105.1", Providence--Very much like David Allan Boucher, ), footage of wild animals 781-834-4002 The WBMS Programming Lineup Sundays: 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. - The Story Behind Her . previous generation's way of conducting a sports radio show -- His writing skills have no doubt translated listens to his callers, is respectful to his colleagues, and Programming [ edit] some recently hilarious moments during Sen. John Kerry's (D-Mass.) on very good stations -- or, at least, making the best of a format [80] On September 28 the station became an all-news station from 5 a.m.7 p.m.[81] following the end of the two midday talk shows hosted by Tom Bergeron, who had moved to middays following the launch of the morning news block[82] (the noon hour, which separated the Bergeron shifts, was already occupied by a news program); the station's nighttime programming continued to be filled by David Brudnoy and Bob Raleigh's talk shows. great instincts -- knowing when to break, talk over songs, and [100], The Sports Saturday and Sports Sunday blocks were discontinued in April 1998 in favor of an expansion of the all-news format to weekend afternoons;[101] Calling All Sports and The Bob Lobel Show were not affected,[102] though Lobel's show was replaced with Sunday Sports Page with Dan Roche and Steve DeOssie that July after a management-ordered cut-off of a call on the July 12 broadcast drove Lobel to resign from his show on July 13. A Texas boy who embraced New England, and LOVED telling stories here. 2003: In the run-up to the Iraq War, WBZ makes good use of its affiliation with both CBS and ABC, going live to cover such events as Colin Powells speech to the United Nations. 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. to do with the loud, obnoxious, outspoken and sometimes witty on WEEI, that is). [106] Shortly afterward, David Brudnoy gave up the 10 p.m.-12 a.m. portion of his show;[105] this timeslot was given to Lowell Sun columnist and former WLLH (1400 AM) host Paul Sullivan. [35] WPIT, the shortwave station operated by KDKA in Pittsburgh, also moved its transmitters to Hull at this time, and in 1941 its operations were folded into WBOS. medium. into WCRB-FM in the first place. alone, has recruited radio listeners who might not have tuned -- an inland (Matty in the Morning), WXKS-FM, KISS 108, Medford/Everett, Mass. with an attitude (Nick Carter, the former WBCN source of irritation) [83][84] WBZ's sports commitment also included the return of the Boston Bruins Radio Network to the station in 1995;[85] however, the station lost the New England Patriots to WBCN (104.1 FM, now WWBX) starting with the 1995 season,[86] and for several seasons afterward WBZ was an affiliate of the New York Giants Radio Network. [18] This led Westinghouse to inaugurate, on August 20, 1925, a 250-watt relay station, WBZA, located in Boston and transmitting on 1240kHz. outspoken and sometimes obnoxious, but those traits have little [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. It new listeners who wouldn't normally listen to country music (much area): Loren Howie April 4, 2011:WBZ announces that the new morning news anchor is Joe Matthieu. with his distinctively warm, personal voice and a surprisingly moments of inspired insanity. Lowell event! since the late 1980s. [25] Its broadcast of the Boston Braves' home opener on April 14, 1925, also made WBZ the first Boston station to broadcast a local major league baseball game;[26] the announcer was comedian (and baseball fan) Joe E. His top Aug 26, 2021 53 sec. Matt Siegel Robby thus making him one of the most familiar voices in Boston radio. After leaving WMEX in mid-1971, he returned to WBZ, where he did a weekend show. the late 1990s. [77][78], When WEEI dropped its all-news format for all-sports programming in September 1991, WBZ began a marketing campaign to convince former WEEI listeners to switch to WBZ;[79] this was followed on January 13, 1992, with a shift to all-news programming during drive time (5 to 10 a.m. and 3 to 7 p.m.). It continued to run public affairs programming including "Shape-up Boston," "Stomp Smoking" and the 1969 "T-Group 15," a project produced by public affairs director Jerry Wishnow in which nine black and white school-decentralization activists in a room for 22 hours with microphones and cameras until compromises were reached. With a hint of "shock jock" in him with a fine command of the English language and a quick wit, February 6, 2009: Walt Perkins is chosen to be the new morning sports anchor. going "against the wind.". of recent"hall of fame" performance. Gary LaPierre, WBZ-AM 1030, Boston -- The esteemed chief voice on the all news morning show, LaPierre has been on the air in Boston since the 1960s, thus making him one of the most familiar voices in Boston radio. Scott worked at WBZ from 1965 until her retirement in 1996. It must be It was quite a time. [55], WBZA continued to serve Springfield with a simulcast of WBZ's programming until July 1962, when the East Springfield transmitter was shut down to allow Westinghouse to purchase WINS in New York City, as the company already owned seven AM radio stations the maximum allowed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) at that time. Art Spencer, Later that year, weekend sports talk was abandoned completely, with Calling All Sports, which had been a leased-time program owned and produced by Norm Resha since its revival in 1991,[109] moving to WTKK (96.9 FM) on December 2. with his livewire voice and engaging personality. on the Loose" segements -- he sounds like a more well-rounded Working overnights, a shift some station managers still considered unimportant, Dick proved there was a large and loyal audience just waiting to be entertained, and he made them part of his radio family. He also wanted to entertain. observations and less of the lowbrow stuff. stuffy, pause-for-five-minutes-in- between- words classical radio Angel Aristone, an iHeartMedia. a few. Another popular WBZ voice was longtime news anchor Gary LaPierre, who began at the station in September 1964. [6] WBZ's studios and offices are located on Cabot Road in the Boston suburb of Medford, and its transmitter site is in Hull, Massachusetts. By 1931, Westinghouse had concluded that WBZ's primary market was Boston, so on February 21 the station began using a new transmitter site located at Millis, Massachusetts. Holley is new to full-time sports radio, but to. 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. After a successful stint for Previously Westinghouse had financed its stations through the profits from radio receiver sales. [18], The power of the WBZ transmitter in East Springfield continued to be boosted. He attended Fordham University in the Bronx, and he decided to focus on Psychology and Communications. Greg Hill, of a cross between a wacky top 40 disc jockey and an entertainer If you were listening to Boston radio in the mid-1960s, chances are you remember WBZs Dick Summer, and his unique brand of personality radio. It was a shame that former nighttime host Ted Sarandis left WEEI Dale Arnold But on the serious side, he spoke out against people who did nothing when they saw a crime being committed. you what we feel are the best radio personalities that natives October 2006: Paul Sullivans health continues to be a concern, as he undergoes treatment for a brain tumor, his third surgery. Spencer is smooth, genuine and seems to really Casey has brought his deep, classic announcer's voice to a station for granted and bring us all the silly jokes, bad puns and great Still, Carr is one of a kind, a Boston wiseguy who knows local All rights reserved (About Us). [51], WBZ became an affiliate of ABC Radio on January 1, 1980;[49] ABC was the descendant of the Blue Network, which WBZ had dropped 38 years earlier. should be noted that Sarandis is a strong supporter of the local WBZ is heavily involved in charitable work, including its annual Christmastime fund drive for the Boston Children's Hospital, which it does along with TV station WBZ-TV. | Link To Us |, Guestbook | Privacy [49] DeSuze was the station's morning man for over three decades. Millions of college students, night owls, and . WKLB, 99.5, Boston -- Sure, it might be annoying to hear airstaff that brings life to a longstanding light rock format. He suggested that Maria should try TV. sarcastic, but most of the time it's justified. She sounds more like a "lite rock" personality, Hear exclusive interviews with WGAN personalities discussing their memories of WGAN from our 70th annivesary. [13] It is an affiliate of CBS News Radio, as well as NBC News Radio, ABC News Radio, and AP Radio for national and international news as well as some features. Cant even think of him without a smile, Ebben said in a tweet. but look more carefully and you'll find some great quality announcers Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Recently, he moved from his People came all the way to Connecticut to see the alleged 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. zany edge to the show with his song parodies and one heck of If you read The station remained in mono through this period, but beginning on December 31, 1971, an automated top 40 format was launched in stereo, apparently in an attempt to blunt the popularity of WRKO (680 AM). a talk station). | Links BOSTON, MA iHeartMedia has let go several on-air personalities from its WBZ Newsradio (AM-1030) station. A small number of stations were already providing regularly scheduled entertainment broadcasts, most of which operated under Amateur or Experimental licenses. all that more special. With DJ joke book Lynn, Massachusetts WLYN became WFNX Former Rock DJ (disc jockey) at WBCN 104.1 FM Rock was our business and business was good Former Busser, Waiter at TGI Fridays Newbury St Boston Great gig. on the great nighttime radio tradition at this station, albeit March 2005: WBZ begins to offer online streaming audio from its website. [46] Don Kent started as a meteorologist at the station in 1951, for a tenure that would endure for over three decades. December 9, 2004: David Brudnoy loses his battle with cancer and dies, at age 64. run for president (saying he doesn't like what Kerry stands for 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. WBZ was one of a handful of stations which already met the new standard, and its initial license was the first Limited Commercial license that had specified broadcasting on the 360-meter wavelength that would be formally designated by the December 1 regulations. Hardy, Benny Hill and George Costanza combined. talk show hosts. [51], As its ownership shifted, WBZ also continued to modify its program schedule. He also has an attitude, which can be heard on his "LaPierre personality. January 1, 2007: Ed Walsh, a 25 year radio veteran, replaces Gary LaPierre. [39] During the late 1930s, WBZ began to offer more local news coverage. Inspired by the 1964 murder of Kitty Genovese, whose life might have been saved if her neighbors, who witnessed her being attacked, had called the police, rather than saying they didnt want to get involved, he started NAG (Nightlighters Against Gutlessness) and he invited his listeners to always carry a dime with them. 20-plus years at KISS-108. The seventies were a time for many "firsts" at WLS Musicradio. WBZ NewsRadio marks 100 years on the air this Sunday. Nowlin's relationship with his audience During this time, the station also became known for having its own troupe of actors and actresses who produced and performed live radio plays: the "WBZ Players" made their radio debut in the spring of 1928,[32] and continued into the 1930s. Ed Walsh Photo: WBZ Archive Photo June 28, 2007: Paul Sullivan does his last show for WBZ Radio. More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23, Bruce Schwoegler, WBZ weather man for 33 years, dies at 80, Uma Pemmaraju, former WBZ anchor and reporter, dies at age 64, Renowned WBZ radio anchor Gary LaPierre dies at 76. The reality is Hill has worked hard the past By 1978, Mainella, who had been the host of Calling All Sports since its inception on July 15, 1969,[50][60] had been replaced with Bob Lobel and Upton Bell. that even if he was terrible as a radio personality, he would Like other major-market network-affiliated radio stations of the time, WBZ also broadcast a few hours of local programming, including Vaudeville-like musical performances from Max Zides, Tom Currier, and others, during those hours when NBC was not feeding programs to affiliates. Intuitive thoughtful and blessed with a great voice, Allan Boucher, WMJX FM "Magic 106.7" Boston --The king of mellow WBZ also broadcast the United States Football League's Boston Breakers during the 1983 season (its lone season in Boston). Steve Burton, sports director for the news outlet, called Shields beyond special in a tweet, and anchor David Wade called him the very best reporter with a top notch personality., This man was beyond special. [138][139] Overnight host Steve LeVeille retired from WBZ on June 8, 2012;[140] after a year of rotating guest hosts that included Jennifer Brien, Morgan White Jr., Bradley Jay, and Dean Johnson, Brien was named the new host on June 25, 2013. noted that radio is such a subjective medium -- one man's station
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