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warm590
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Sue O'neill on KC-101!!!!
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Yeah, WMC2005,
That is WPJB/Providence - JB105 - used to listen to them in Bristol!
Grew up & was influenced mostly by Ron Lundy, Dan Ingram & Harry Harrison on MusicRadio77WABC when I lived on LI & in CT.
WDRC-AM1360 had some great jocks, as well as 1410WPOP - "The Music Revolution!"
Greaseman, TJ Lambert, etc.
Connecticuts' Triple C Keeps On Truckin' - Rusty Potts (now @WLNG) - Cliff "Truckin" Canyon" aka Willie B. Goode who was on 13WAVZ - now in FL.
Top40 WACKY102 - "Squirt, Baby, Shoot" Ken Gilbert, now in mgmt. for Vox Communications in VT -
&, we can't forget Bill Lenke on 96TICS - Broadway Bill Lee.
Also used to listen to CKLW/Windsor ON, WCFL/Chicago & WKBW/Buffalo on skywave skip @night in Bristol.
That is WPJB/Providence - JB105 - used to listen to them in Bristol!
Grew up & was influenced mostly by Ron Lundy, Dan Ingram & Harry Harrison on MusicRadio77WABC when I lived on LI & in CT.
WDRC-AM1360 had some great jocks, as well as 1410WPOP - "The Music Revolution!"
Greaseman, TJ Lambert, etc.
Connecticuts' Triple C Keeps On Truckin' - Rusty Potts (now @WLNG) - Cliff "Truckin" Canyon" aka Willie B. Goode who was on 13WAVZ - now in FL.
Top40 WACKY102 - "Squirt, Baby, Shoot" Ken Gilbert, now in mgmt. for Vox Communications in VT -
&, we can't forget Bill Lenke on 96TICS - Broadway Bill Lee.
Also used to listen to CKLW/Windsor ON, WCFL/Chicago & WKBW/Buffalo on skywave skip @night in Bristol.
Well, I practically grew up with a radio near my bed for some reason.
When I was in elementary school, one of my mom's old cars had AM radio ONLY. And being in Greenwich, I had WGCH 1490 on (pre-Business Talk). Jim Thompson and Lydia Rogers did the news in the morning. This was when they were Mutual News TOH. George Wright was in the PM with the music--AC I believe. And of course People to People with the wonderful Bob McGonagle. In High School, I had a chance to meet him in person--nice guy. Was shocked and sad to hear of his death on WGCH in 1996 I think.
At a younger age, as a kid of divorced parents, my dad and I listened to the legendary 97 WYNY--nice station. We would also listen to Mets games on WHN 1050 or St. John's college hoops on WCBS--this was when Lou Carnesecca coached. Might also tune in Yankees on WABC.
Overnights I would sleep with the radio--WCBS was on all night--guess I was meant to be a news junkie--lol!!!
In college, driving to Norwalk Community--I put on WICC with John LaBarca and Tim Quinn. Morgan Kaolian was CAPTAINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN TRAFFIC! And LaBarca and Quinn--gutbusting laughs!
WEBE 108 was (still is) a favorite of mine on FM. Remembered when WALK had a Saturday Night Oldies show in the 1980's--that's what bought me back to FM. And I will not be alone in saying WCBS-FM when they were OLDIES--not Jack-FM
Today, I still tune to WGCH for the news, this time Tony Savino anchoring NewsCenter AM. I also check out WABC and Curtis and Kuby. Nationally--well, if I get a day off Boortz on WSTC/WNLK. Otherwise Jerry Doyle, then Savage (WOR).
Nighttime WCBS for Yankees, GCH for Red Sox (Spying on them). And believe it or not WQXR--classical music helps me sleep--seriously! I might also tune in CHML Hamilton--every night they air classic radio shows till about 3:00 AM.
Speaking of overnight--WHAS Louisville and WOWO Fort Wayne when they had oldies overnight lat 80's/early 90's--OH, SUCH FUN!
When I was in elementary school, one of my mom's old cars had AM radio ONLY. And being in Greenwich, I had WGCH 1490 on (pre-Business Talk). Jim Thompson and Lydia Rogers did the news in the morning. This was when they were Mutual News TOH. George Wright was in the PM with the music--AC I believe. And of course People to People with the wonderful Bob McGonagle. In High School, I had a chance to meet him in person--nice guy. Was shocked and sad to hear of his death on WGCH in 1996 I think.
At a younger age, as a kid of divorced parents, my dad and I listened to the legendary 97 WYNY--nice station. We would also listen to Mets games on WHN 1050 or St. John's college hoops on WCBS--this was when Lou Carnesecca coached. Might also tune in Yankees on WABC.
Overnights I would sleep with the radio--WCBS was on all night--guess I was meant to be a news junkie--lol!!!
In college, driving to Norwalk Community--I put on WICC with John LaBarca and Tim Quinn. Morgan Kaolian was CAPTAINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN TRAFFIC! And LaBarca and Quinn--gutbusting laughs!
WEBE 108 was (still is) a favorite of mine on FM. Remembered when WALK had a Saturday Night Oldies show in the 1980's--that's what bought me back to FM. And I will not be alone in saying WCBS-FM when they were OLDIES--not Jack-FM
Today, I still tune to WGCH for the news, this time Tony Savino anchoring NewsCenter AM. I also check out WABC and Curtis and Kuby. Nationally--well, if I get a day off Boortz on WSTC/WNLK. Otherwise Jerry Doyle, then Savage (WOR).
Nighttime WCBS for Yankees, GCH for Red Sox (Spying on them). And believe it or not WQXR--classical music helps me sleep--seriously! I might also tune in CHML Hamilton--every night they air classic radio shows till about 3:00 AM.
Speaking of overnight--WHAS Louisville and WOWO Fort Wayne when they had oldies overnight lat 80's/early 90's--OH, SUCH FUN!
Thanks for the heads up about the Old Time Shows on CHML. I may have to check it out. Right now if I'm up in the early morning hours I tune into Dr. Joy on CHML, which airs 2AM-5AM, 5 days a week and 3AM-6AM the other days. Listening to CHML depends on whether or not I'm able to null out LaMega 910, otherwise I have to load up CHML's internet stream.
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ken gilbert
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amfmradio1,
Thanks for the kind words. I don't work for VOX? I'm in management and doing PM Drive for Albany Broadcasting. HELLO CT! Miss you all. I was accually thinking last year of comming back. Oh well, here are my favorite on air folk.
WDRC: Walt Pinto,(Formerly Kent Clark,) Larry Wells, the origional Floyd Wright.(Fred Horton, the PD told him he didn't sound friendly on the air, so Floyd started calling himself, "Friendly Floyd.") Don Brooks, Phill Britain on the AM, Dean richards, Ron Sedaille,(He was my engineer doing Juke Box Saturday Night,) and a good man
I know I'm forgetting someone. If so, fill in your name here.
WABC: Same as you picked. Ingram and the boy's.
WACKY 102 FM: PD Jim Rising, Glenn FM Stevens, now living in CA. Jim Kaye, the "Big Tuna." Dean Manchester, Rick Kelly and more.
I could go on, but the bottom line is, no matter what station you listened to back then, they all had something special. That's why you listened. That's why you still listen to Terestrial radio. XM can take you around the world, but it can't take you out your back window. Yesterday was good! Enjoy it.
Ken Gilbert
Thanks for the kind words. I don't work for VOX? I'm in management and doing PM Drive for Albany Broadcasting. HELLO CT! Miss you all. I was accually thinking last year of comming back. Oh well, here are my favorite on air folk.
WDRC: Walt Pinto,(Formerly Kent Clark,) Larry Wells, the origional Floyd Wright.(Fred Horton, the PD told him he didn't sound friendly on the air, so Floyd started calling himself, "Friendly Floyd.") Don Brooks, Phill Britain on the AM, Dean richards, Ron Sedaille,(He was my engineer doing Juke Box Saturday Night,) and a good man
I know I'm forgetting someone. If so, fill in your name here.
WABC: Same as you picked. Ingram and the boy's.
WACKY 102 FM: PD Jim Rising, Glenn FM Stevens, now living in CA. Jim Kaye, the "Big Tuna." Dean Manchester, Rick Kelly and more.
I could go on, but the bottom line is, no matter what station you listened to back then, they all had something special. That's why you listened. That's why you still listen to Terestrial radio. XM can take you around the world, but it can't take you out your back window. Yesterday was good! Enjoy it.
Ken Gilbert
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MorningLight
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Hey, good to see my old friend Bill on here. 
We share some of those memories, my friend. I'll never forget the times I was helping you fix stuff down at WCFS. Sad how that station ended... sigh. ANYWAY...
I've been "hooked on Radio" for as long as I can remember! I'm now 44 and 1/2, so my memory goes back a little ways. I've been working in Radio since 1987, so I have a lot of experience under my belt, too!
When I was 4-6 yrs old, my parents used to listen to WABC all the time. We had just moved to Bridgeport from upstate CT in 1966, so I got to hear Cousin Brucie, Dan Ingram (To my young ears, his shouts sounded like "Dining Room!" ) Bob-a-Loo and others. They used to announce the temperature, "It's 82 WABC-DEEEGrees!" So, I have a number of childhood memories based on that from at least 66 to 68.
Then we discovered WICC.
For many years, I enjoyed "Big Al" Warren in the mornings and Frank Derak in the evenings. LOVED that "Instant Request" show... I was totally hooked on it in my pre-teens to early teens! I called it now and then, and made a number of requets along the way! I remember putting a speaker (that I salvaged from an old TV set) under my pillow and listening on the sly!
I got to meet Frank one day at a remote at a carpet store near the Farifield traffic circle. It was amazing... and when he invited us to visit the station, I nearly fell over. My first time ever inside a radio station... and it was my FAVORITE station, and my FAVORITE DJ! I was in "heaven"... with eyes as big as saucers, I was just soaking it all up! Watching him run the board (an "Excecutive", if memory serves) cue the records, record the callers on reel-to-reel, then putting all those elements together on the air. That was it, man... I was BITTEN by the Radio Bug! I used my electronics kits to build flea-power AM transmitters, and started "playing DJ". I did that for YEARS!
It wasn't until my Jr & Sr years of high school that I got to actually get into REAL radio, with the Jr Achievement program. Those are good memories! We ran a little "business" there at WICC, which had a 1-hour weekly broadcast on weekends. (Tape-delayed, of course.)
Then my Radio Bug was dormant for a while. I worked a few jobs in Electronics factories, then I became a Christian in late 1985. Eventually, a door would open for me to do a show, 2 days a week, at WVOF in Fairfield in the summer of 1987. It was called "His Shining Light" and featured Contemporary Christian Music.
During that time, another door opened... WFIF, where I remain to this day! Not only do I get to talk on the radio, I also get to fix stuff, and select the music! I'm the Engineer, Music Director, and Morning Host. I'm very thankful for these last 20 years, and I look forward to what lies ahead!
Thanks for the memories!
We share some of those memories, my friend. I'll never forget the times I was helping you fix stuff down at WCFS. Sad how that station ended... sigh. ANYWAY...I've been "hooked on Radio" for as long as I can remember! I'm now 44 and 1/2, so my memory goes back a little ways.
I've been working in Radio since 1987, so I have a lot of experience under my belt, too!When I was 4-6 yrs old, my parents used to listen to WABC all the time. We had just moved to Bridgeport from upstate CT in 1966, so I got to hear Cousin Brucie, Dan Ingram (To my young ears, his shouts sounded like "Dining Room!" ) Bob-a-Loo and others. They used to announce the temperature, "It's 82 WABC-DEEEGrees!" So, I have a number of childhood memories based on that from at least 66 to 68.
Then we discovered WICC.
For many years, I enjoyed "Big Al" Warren in the mornings and Frank Derak in the evenings. LOVED that "Instant Request" show... I was totally hooked on it in my pre-teens to early teens!
I called it now and then, and made a number of requets along the way! I remember putting a speaker (that I salvaged from an old TV set) under my pillow and listening on the sly! I got to meet Frank one day at a remote at a carpet store near the Farifield traffic circle. It was amazing... and when he invited us to visit the station, I nearly fell over.
My first time ever inside a radio station... and it was my FAVORITE station, and my FAVORITE DJ! I was in "heaven"... with eyes as big as saucers, I was just soaking it all up! Watching him run the board (an "Excecutive", if memory serves) cue the records, record the callers on reel-to-reel, then putting all those elements together on the air. That was it, man... I was BITTEN by the Radio Bug! I used my electronics kits to build flea-power AM transmitters, and started "playing DJ". I did that for YEARS!It wasn't until my Jr & Sr years of high school that I got to actually get into REAL radio, with the Jr Achievement program. Those are good memories! We ran a little "business" there at WICC, which had a 1-hour weekly broadcast on weekends. (Tape-delayed, of course.)
Then my Radio Bug was dormant for a while. I worked a few jobs in Electronics factories, then I became a Christian in late 1985. Eventually, a door would open for me to do a show, 2 days a week, at WVOF in Fairfield in the summer of 1987. It was called "His Shining Light" and featured Contemporary Christian Music.
During that time, another door opened... WFIF, where I remain to this day!
Not only do I get to talk on the radio, I also get to fix stuff, and select the music! I'm the Engineer, Music Director, and Morning Host. I'm very thankful for these last 20 years, and I look forward to what lies ahead!Thanks for the memories!
WOW...some old names there.
Man, do I miss the 70's...Boss Beat on 1340, the Lucky 13 then the New Waves (when bobby rich programmed it), and "Your Friends" at DRC (who remembers BIG IS 50 in 1971)///
Can remember the original WCDQ (who remembers what those calls stand for). Can remember driving around hamden one nite american graffitti style trying to find the WCDQ studio and towers. We were successful. Those were the days Ken Devoe was doing afternoon drive.
Can remember early plr days; old studio on chapel street in New Haven, hanging with stoneman and trying to sort thru the stacks for vinyl lining that cramped room. Back then, FM was "underground".
Names like Dan Walker from CCC; TJ Martin and Mason Lee Dixon on lucky 13 and..yea..can even remember ending every day at uconn listening to stairway to heaven as Otis synced the Am and FM programming on the DRC's. Biggest memory is some of the talent from 1340, The old WNHC....George Grande of Cincinnati Reds fame (and channel 8 and espn) Pete Moss (who worked everyhere in CT) Bob Morgan, Rick Williams (who was a northeastern student then; now he is Russ Oasis, multi millionaire radio station owners) and..biggest claim to fame, Alan Colmes (of Hannity and Colmes). He did an AM drive stint there in the early 70's.
Post wouldnt be complete without talking bout the NY stations, Bruce Morrow, Dan Ingram, Wolfman Jack...and..with the right radio, right direction and favorable weather, Jackson ARmstrong on KBW.
Man, do I miss the 70's...Boss Beat on 1340, the Lucky 13 then the New Waves (when bobby rich programmed it), and "Your Friends" at DRC (who remembers BIG IS 50 in 1971)///
Can remember the original WCDQ (who remembers what those calls stand for). Can remember driving around hamden one nite american graffitti style trying to find the WCDQ studio and towers. We were successful. Those were the days Ken Devoe was doing afternoon drive.
Can remember early plr days; old studio on chapel street in New Haven, hanging with stoneman and trying to sort thru the stacks for vinyl lining that cramped room. Back then, FM was "underground".
Names like Dan Walker from CCC; TJ Martin and Mason Lee Dixon on lucky 13 and..yea..can even remember ending every day at uconn listening to stairway to heaven as Otis synced the Am and FM programming on the DRC's. Biggest memory is some of the talent from 1340, The old WNHC....George Grande of Cincinnati Reds fame (and channel 8 and espn) Pete Moss (who worked everyhere in CT) Bob Morgan, Rick Williams (who was a northeastern student then; now he is Russ Oasis, multi millionaire radio station owners) and..biggest claim to fame, Alan Colmes (of Hannity and Colmes). He did an AM drive stint there in the early 70's.
Post wouldnt be complete without talking bout the NY stations, Bruce Morrow, Dan Ingram, Wolfman Jack...and..with the right radio, right direction and favorable weather, Jackson ARmstrong on KBW.
My earliest radio memories were me listening to Mike West on 96-TIC FM in the late 70's early 80's and playing "Dump the Jock" with him a few times on the air.
I remember what a thrill it was winning a 45 Record of Lips Inc "Funky Town" and the Commodores "Truly" rom WTIC, and I thought I was cool because I had these records that were stamped "Not for sale" like I had some exclusive record not for sale.
At the time though my father had to claim my prizes as I wasn't old enough to get them on my own.
Mike West was a great tallent with a great voice. I remember hearing him a few months ago on WDRC, and just hearing his voice took me back to the days gone by. Thanks Mike!
I remember what a thrill it was winning a 45 Record of Lips Inc "Funky Town" and the Commodores "Truly" rom WTIC, and I thought I was cool because I had these records that were stamped "Not for sale" like I had some exclusive record not for sale.
At the time though my father had to claim my prizes as I wasn't old enough to get them on my own.
Mike West was a great tallent with a great voice. I remember hearing him a few months ago on WDRC, and just hearing his voice took me back to the days gone by. Thanks Mike!
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KML0224
Guest
Happy belated birthday Scott! Yeah, Mike West was one of a kind! Besides WDRC-FM, he also worked for WCTK-FM 98.1 ("Cat Country 98.1") in New Bedford/Providence.
Favorite stations from the '60s and early 70s in central Massachusetts....
680-WRKO
1030-WBZ (until 1968 when they dumped Top 40)
1280-WEIM ( a great small market Top 40 station at the time)
and on FM...
94.5-WHDH-FM (Progressive Rock era)
95.7-WKBR-FM
98.5-WRKO-FM
103.3-WEEI-FM
105.7-WKOX-FM/WVBF
106.7-WBZ-FM
107.3-WAAF
And later on in Amherst, Ma 1976-1980....
102.9-WDRC-FM (short lived AOR format-1977/1978)
105.9-WHCN
106.9-WCCC
107.3-WAAF
680-WRKO
1030-WBZ (until 1968 when they dumped Top 40)
1280-WEIM ( a great small market Top 40 station at the time)
and on FM...
94.5-WHDH-FM (Progressive Rock era)
95.7-WKBR-FM
98.5-WRKO-FM
103.3-WEEI-FM
105.7-WKOX-FM/WVBF
106.7-WBZ-FM
107.3-WAAF
And later on in Amherst, Ma 1976-1980....
102.9-WDRC-FM (short lived AOR format-1977/1978)
105.9-WHCN
106.9-WCCC
107.3-WAAF
Wow...I never post but this one got me going. I did use to sleep with a transistor radio on my pillow, listening to the great Murray the "K" and "Baba Lou" on the old 1010 WINS and WMCA. 770 WABC was also a favorite because they played the top songs about every hour and a half. Dandy Dan Ingram, Joey Reynolds....all the old timers, though I'm sure they'd resent that term. Then, FM radio dawned with DRC being the first station; WROR -FM in Boston was on as an automated top 10 station with no jocks. It was a wonderful time, even with all the turmoil in the world.I always dreamed of being like them and in 1975 I finally got my shot on fledgeling WSUB-FM 105.5 in Groton CT. I remember bringing in hundreds of my own LPs every night because the station had been stripped of most of the rock-ish material they once had. It was a great time and lead to a 32 year career in radio that was unexpectedly cut short last summer. Unless you lived in Eastern Ct or Rhode Island, possible on Long Island at that time, I was pretty much invisible. But it was a magic time with tremendous listeners I will always remember. See you in Uncle Squid's Neighborhood!
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jiminCT
Guest
From an early 80's perspective:
WCCC-The Litch. Back in the days where the DJs served as music educators as well as jocks, Litch was the finest. He was a true FM rock DJ.
Litch and Kopliks "Concert Connection". Getting calls from "Doug from Manchester" wanting to know when Foghat was coming to town.
WHCN-The Walrus. Clear Channel just ruined this great station. WHCN was a solid rock station and was very community oriented. They used to put out albums of local acts too.
WPLR-Still true to rock and roll...but no longer on the progressive edge. Used to play stuff like new Kim Mitchell and Elvis Costello. Now classic rock...still fun to listen too tho.
WAQY-Wacky 102! Youngsters dont remember They were top-40 for a long time up until early 80's...then went the rock route which still exists today.
Less related but relevent:
The Agora Ballroom-Great rock venue. I saw U2 in there.
WCCC-The Litch. Back in the days where the DJs served as music educators as well as jocks, Litch was the finest. He was a true FM rock DJ.
Litch and Kopliks "Concert Connection". Getting calls from "Doug from Manchester" wanting to know when Foghat was coming to town.
WHCN-The Walrus. Clear Channel just ruined this great station. WHCN was a solid rock station and was very community oriented. They used to put out albums of local acts too.
WPLR-Still true to rock and roll...but no longer on the progressive edge. Used to play stuff like new Kim Mitchell and Elvis Costello. Now classic rock...still fun to listen too tho.
WAQY-Wacky 102! Youngsters dont remember They were top-40 for a long time up until early 80's...then went the rock route which still exists today.
Less related but relevent:
The Agora Ballroom-Great rock venue. I saw U2 in there.
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CTkent
Guest
Do any of you "oldtimers" remember WCCC AM & FM in the early 70's? They were called "All Request Radio Triple C" and featured the actual telephone calls from listeners making requests. Some of the jocks were Rusty Potz, Dan "the Man" Walker, Cliff Canyon, and Boston Bill. I'm sure they ran well behind WDRC and WPOP among the top 40's, but they were a lot of fun to listen to. They were a godsend for night time listening with that FM thing ... first taste of FM radio. I couldn't believe how clear it came in compared to the AM's in Bristol.
It was said, "WHCN-The Walrus. Clear Channel just ruined this great station. WHCN was a solid rock station and was very community oriented".
You can't blame CC for this one...it goes back three or four owners prior to CC. When Radio 104 was put on the air the decision was made to make HCN a classic rock station (no new music) so the company would have a young guy rock station and an older guy rock station. At some point Stern debuted on CCC and killed P&H...they got fired. Then Bob and Tom didn't catch on--they hardly ever catch on in the northeast. So, without a strong morning show and classic rock the station's ratings were inconsistent from book to book. Then the format change to Rock AC and the name change to the River, in 2002 I think, changed everything--now a consistently successful station with top rankings with 25-54 adults.
You can't blame CC for this one...it goes back three or four owners prior to CC. When Radio 104 was put on the air the decision was made to make HCN a classic rock station (no new music) so the company would have a young guy rock station and an older guy rock station. At some point Stern debuted on CCC and killed P&H...they got fired. Then Bob and Tom didn't catch on--they hardly ever catch on in the northeast. So, without a strong morning show and classic rock the station's ratings were inconsistent from book to book. Then the format change to Rock AC and the name change to the River, in 2002 I think, changed everything--now a consistently successful station with top rankings with 25-54 adults.
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BADDGUY56
Guest
I too, remember BOSTON BILL playing BITTER BAD by MELANIE non-stop in 1973. I want to know the name of the man who was BOSTON BILL, and what became of him? That all request format that TRIPLE C had in that era, was slightly ahead of it's time. The music from today for most baby boomers, is unlistenable. There's one station on the FM Dial (92.1 WLNG) that gets it, as well as a gentleman who posts here, who runs an oldies internet station. I'm not talking about playing 500-750 oldies songs either!!! Variety is the spice of life, and the baby boomers desire to hear an obscure song from BRENTON WOOD, to the ever popular TIMOTHY by THE BUOYS. Where on earth have they gone?
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