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Remember the Pru-Fire, 1987?
- Thread starter Garrett
- Start date
> Hey, anyone remember this? I believe it happened on a
> Thursday, 2 floors in the Prudential building caught on
> fire, and all the radio stations that braodcast from their
> (WEEI, in particular) had to evaculate and move for that
> night.
>
> Anyone else remember this?
>
1986. 1 floor - 14th. weei was back in their 44th floor studio the same
night.
> Thursday, 2 floors in the Prudential building caught on
> fire, and all the radio stations that braodcast from their
> (WEEI, in particular) had to evaculate and move for that
> night.
>
> Anyone else remember this?
>
1986. 1 floor - 14th. weei was back in their 44th floor studio the same
night.
When that fire hit at the Pru, WZOU program director Pat McKay and I flagged down the WHTT van in Copley Square and told them they could use our studios at 441 Stuart St. We had them broadcasting out of my production room at the ZOU. It was a strange day.
Jim Cutler
> Hey, anyone remember this? I believe it happened on a
> Thursday, 2 floors in the Prudential building caught on
> fire, and all the radio stations that braodcast from their
> (WEEI, in particular) had to evaculate and move for that
> night.
>
> Anyone else remember this?
>
Jim Cutler
> Hey, anyone remember this? I believe it happened on a
> Thursday, 2 floors in the Prudential building caught on
> fire, and all the radio stations that braodcast from their
> (WEEI, in particular) had to evaculate and move for that
> night.
>
> Anyone else remember this?
>
K
KML0224
Guest
> 1986. 1 floor - 14th. weei was back in their 44th floor
> studio the same
> night.
>
Any other details? I've never heard of this happening, probably because I was living in southern Maine at the time.
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> studio the same
> night.
>
Any other details? I've never heard of this happening, probably because I was living in southern Maine at the time.
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TXengineer
Guest
> > 1986. 1 floor - 14th. weei was back in their 44th floor
> > studio the same
> > night.
> >
>
> Any other details? I've never heard of this happening,
> probably because I was living in southern Maine at the time.
>
http://www.jimmacmillan.com/boston/html/12.html
is a picture
> > studio the same
> > night.
> >
>
> Any other details? I've never heard of this happening,
> probably because I was living in southern Maine at the time.
>
http://www.jimmacmillan.com/boston/html/12.html
is a picture
B
Bakers_Bookstore
Guest
> > > 1986. 1 floor - 14th. weei was back in their 44th floor
> > > studio the same
> > > night.
> > >
> >
> > Any other details? I've never heard of this happening,
> > probably because I was living in southern Maine at the
> time.
> >
>
> http://www.jimmacmillan.com/boston/html/12.html
>
> is a picture
>
As I recall WVBF was in the process of moving into the PRU from Mt Wayte Ave in Framingham when the fire occurred. I thought it was on the 13th floor.
> > > studio the same
> > > night.
> > >
> >
> > Any other details? I've never heard of this happening,
> > probably because I was living in southern Maine at the
> time.
> >
>
> http://www.jimmacmillan.com/boston/html/12.html
>
> is a picture
>
As I recall WVBF was in the process of moving into the PRU from Mt Wayte Ave in Framingham when the fire occurred. I thought it was on the 13th floor.
D
dogman
Guest
> Ah Ha. That mus explain why later that very same year new PD Harry Nelson covered that very same Productions studio in the emission from a fire extinquisher. The powder kind!!!!!!!!
cutler, you rock, you marvelous bastard
When that fire hit at the Pru, WZOU program director Pat
> McKay and I flagged down the WHTT van in Copley Square and
> told them they could use our studios at 441 Stuart St. We
> had them broadcasting out of my production room at the ZOU.
> It was a strange day.
>
> Jim Cutler
>
>
>
>
> > Hey, anyone remember this? I believe it happened on a
> > Thursday, 2 floors in the Prudential building caught on
> > fire, and all the radio stations that braodcast from their
>
> > (WEEI, in particular) had to evaculate and move for that
> > night.
> >
> > Anyone else remember this?
> >
>
cutler, you rock, you marvelous bastard
When that fire hit at the Pru, WZOU program director Pat
> McKay and I flagged down the WHTT van in Copley Square and
> told them they could use our studios at 441 Stuart St. We
> had them broadcasting out of my production room at the ZOU.
> It was a strange day.
>
> Jim Cutler
>
>
>
>
> > Hey, anyone remember this? I believe it happened on a
> > Thursday, 2 floors in the Prudential building caught on
> > fire, and all the radio stations that braodcast from their
>
> > (WEEI, in particular) had to evaculate and move for that
> > night.
> >
> > Anyone else remember this?
> >
>
B
BoredOp
Guest
Zzzzz,Zzzzzz,Zzzzzzzz....
....boy... fire talk! And you're the one complaining bout 'RKO talk! (snort..) ...(cough)....Zzzzzzz,Zzzzzzz,Zzzzzzzzz,Zzzzzzzz
....boy... fire talk! And you're the one complaining bout 'RKO talk! (snort..) ...(cough)....Zzzzzzz,Zzzzzzz,Zzzzzzzzz,Zzzzzzzz
Re: Zzzzz,Zzzzzz,Zzzzzzzz....
> ....boy... fire talk! And you're the one complaining bout
> 'RKO talk! (snort..)
> ...(cough)....Zzzzzzz,Zzzzzzz,Zzzzzzzzz,Zzzzzzzz
>
it all ties in to wrko, don't you see?! rod fritz/wrko who was at
'eei at that time was one of the people admitted to the hospital
for inaling all the smoke...from the fire.
the pru was built was without a sprinkler system if you can
believe it. the cheap insurance company finally installed one
after that fire.
> ....boy... fire talk! And you're the one complaining bout
> 'RKO talk! (snort..)
> ...(cough)....Zzzzzzz,Zzzzzzz,Zzzzzzzzz,Zzzzzzzz
>
it all ties in to wrko, don't you see?! rod fritz/wrko who was at
'eei at that time was one of the people admitted to the hospital
for inaling all the smoke...from the fire.
the pru was built was without a sprinkler system if you can
believe it. the cheap insurance company finally installed one
after that fire.
LOL. I watched with horror thru the production window as the entire studio filled up with fire extinguisher white! All that dust settled into the production room gear I had to use. A few months later when the new owners moved us out to Congress Street I swapped the Harmonizer and compressors wit the ones from the HDH production studio, and took the clean ones.. Little did I know 6 months later I'd land at HDH using that same tainted stuff I had swapped!!!!! Who was Harry wrestling with in the studio, I can see it but don't remember who it was. 
Jim
> > Ah Ha. That mus explain why later that very same year new
> PD Harry Nelson covered that very same Productions studio in
> the emission from a fire extinquisher. The powder
> kind!!!!!!!!
> cutler, you rock, you marvelous bastard
>
> When that fire hit at the Pru, WZOU program director Pat
> > McKay and I flagged down the WHTT van in Copley Square and
>
> > told them they could use our studios at 441 Stuart St. We
> > had them broadcasting out of my production room at the
> ZOU.
> > It was a strange day.
> >
> > Jim Cutler
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Hey, anyone remember this? I believe it happened on a
> > > Thursday, 2 floors in the Prudential building caught on
> > > fire, and all the radio stations that braodcast from
> their
> >
> > > (WEEI, in particular) had to evaculate and move for that
>
> > > night.
> > >
> > > Anyone else remember this?
> > >
> >
>
Jim
> > Ah Ha. That mus explain why later that very same year new
> PD Harry Nelson covered that very same Productions studio in
> the emission from a fire extinquisher. The powder
> kind!!!!!!!!
> cutler, you rock, you marvelous bastard
>
> When that fire hit at the Pru, WZOU program director Pat
> > McKay and I flagged down the WHTT van in Copley Square and
>
> > told them they could use our studios at 441 Stuart St. We
> > had them broadcasting out of my production room at the
> ZOU.
> > It was a strange day.
> >
> > Jim Cutler
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Hey, anyone remember this? I believe it happened on a
> > > Thursday, 2 floors in the Prudential building caught on
> > > fire, and all the radio stations that braodcast from
> their
> >
> > > (WEEI, in particular) had to evaculate and move for that
>
> > > night.
> > >
> > > Anyone else remember this?
> > >
> >
>
Re: Zzzzz,Zzzzzz,Zzzzzzzz....
> > ....boy... fire talk! And you're the one complaining bout 'RKO talk! (snort..)
> > ...(cough)....Zzzzzzz,Zzzzzzz,Zzzzzzzzz,Zzzzzzzz
> >
> it all ties in to wrko, don't you see?! rod fritz/wrko who was at
> 'eei at that time was one of the people admitted to the hospital
> for inaling all the smoke...from the fire.
Was Fritz with WEEI then? I thought I remember him with Greater Media at that time, doing news on WMJX, and their former AM oldies station 1150 WMEX.
> > ....boy... fire talk! And you're the one complaining bout 'RKO talk! (snort..)
> > ...(cough)....Zzzzzzz,Zzzzzzz,Zzzzzzzzz,Zzzzzzzz
> >
> it all ties in to wrko, don't you see?! rod fritz/wrko who was at
> 'eei at that time was one of the people admitted to the hospital
> for inaling all the smoke...from the fire.
Was Fritz with WEEI then? I thought I remember him with Greater Media at that time, doing news on WMJX, and their former AM oldies station 1150 WMEX.
> > > > 1986. 1 floor - 14th. weei was back in their 44th
> floor
> > > > studio the same
> > > > night.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Any other details? I've never heard of this happening,
> > > probably because I was living in southern Maine at the
> > time.
> > >
> >
> > http://www.jimmacmillan.com/boston/html/12.html
> >
> > is a picture
> >
>
>
> As I recall WVBF was in the process of moving into the PRU
> from Mt Wayte Ave in Framingham when the fire occurred. I
> thought it was on the 13th floor.
>
Does the Pru even have a 13th floor? Urban legend has it that they skipped it.
Snopes, anyone?
MR
> floor
> > > > studio the same
> > > > night.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Any other details? I've never heard of this happening,
> > > probably because I was living in southern Maine at the
> > time.
> > >
> >
> > http://www.jimmacmillan.com/boston/html/12.html
> >
> > is a picture
> >
>
>
> As I recall WVBF was in the process of moving into the PRU
> from Mt Wayte Ave in Framingham when the fire occurred. I
> thought it was on the 13th floor.
>
Does the Pru even have a 13th floor? Urban legend has it that they skipped it.
Snopes, anyone?
MR
Yes, I remember Rob Fritz trying to get through his newscast and choking.
Dave
> Hey, anyone remember this? I believe it happened on a
> Thursday, 2 floors in the Prudential building caught on
> fire, and all the radio stations that braodcast from their
> (WEEI, in particular) had to evaculate and move for that
> night.
>
> Anyone else remember this?
>
Dave
> Hey, anyone remember this? I believe it happened on a
> Thursday, 2 floors in the Prudential building caught on
> fire, and all the radio stations that braodcast from their
> (WEEI, in particular) had to evaculate and move for that
> night.
>
> Anyone else remember this?
>
D
dogman
Guest
> LOL. I watched with horror thru the production window as the
> entire studio filled up with fire extinguisher white! All
> that dust settled into the production room gear I had to
> use. A few months later when the new owners moved us out to
> Congress Street I swapped the Harmonizer and compressors wit
> the ones from the HDH production studio, and took the clean
> ones.. Little did I know 6 months later I'd land at HDH
> using that same tainted stuff I had swapped!!!!! Who was
> Harry wrestling with in the studio, I can see it but don't
> remember who it was.
>
> Jim
> I'm thinking it was Heidi or Ellen Dolgins but I can't remember either. Maybe Josh? I was in the air studio.
Incredible One
>
> > > Ah Ha. That mus explain why later that very same year
> new
> > PD Harry Nelson covered that very same Productions studio
> in
> > the emission from a fire extinquisher. The powder
> > kind!!!!!!!!
> > cutler, you rock, you marvelous bastard
> >
> > When that fire hit at the Pru, WZOU program director Pat
> > > McKay and I flagged down the WHTT van in Copley Square
> and
> >
> > > told them they could use our studios at 441 Stuart St.
> We
> > > had them broadcasting out of my production room at the
> > ZOU.
> > > It was a strange day.
> > >
> > > Jim Cutler
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hey, anyone remember this? I believe it happened on a
> > > > Thursday, 2 floors in the Prudential building caught
> on
> > > > fire, and all the radio stations that braodcast from
> > their
> > >
> > > > (WEEI, in particular) had to evaculate and move for
> that
> >
> > > > night.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone else remember this?
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
> entire studio filled up with fire extinguisher white! All
> that dust settled into the production room gear I had to
> use. A few months later when the new owners moved us out to
> Congress Street I swapped the Harmonizer and compressors wit
> the ones from the HDH production studio, and took the clean
> ones.. Little did I know 6 months later I'd land at HDH
> using that same tainted stuff I had swapped!!!!! Who was
> Harry wrestling with in the studio, I can see it but don't
> remember who it was.
>
> Jim
> I'm thinking it was Heidi or Ellen Dolgins but I can't remember either. Maybe Josh? I was in the air studio.
Incredible One
>
> > > Ah Ha. That mus explain why later that very same year
> new
> > PD Harry Nelson covered that very same Productions studio
> in
> > the emission from a fire extinquisher. The powder
> > kind!!!!!!!!
> > cutler, you rock, you marvelous bastard
> >
> > When that fire hit at the Pru, WZOU program director Pat
> > > McKay and I flagged down the WHTT van in Copley Square
> and
> >
> > > told them they could use our studios at 441 Stuart St.
> We
> > > had them broadcasting out of my production room at the
> > ZOU.
> > > It was a strange day.
> > >
> > > Jim Cutler
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hey, anyone remember this? I believe it happened on a
> > > > Thursday, 2 floors in the Prudential building caught
> on
> > > > fire, and all the radio stations that braodcast from
> > their
> > >
> > > > (WEEI, in particular) had to evaculate and move for
> that
> >
> > > > night.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone else remember this?
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Incredible Bob, you were truly great. I heard from Ellen Dolgins recently, she lives on Long Island. She said Heidi was no where to be found. I remember Heidi telling us how she spent lots of time with rock stars and no one believed her..that is till Mike Love of the Beach Boys walked into the lobby and asked "Which one's Heidi?" I also remember a high school remote you did where the principal flat out refused to announce you as "Incredible". Even though you explained "That's my freakin name!"
> > LOL. I watched with horror thru the production window as
> the
> > entire studio filled up with fire extinguisher white! All
> > that dust settled into the production room gear I had to
> > use. A few months later when the new owners moved us out
> to
> > Congress Street I swapped the Harmonizer and compressors
> wit
> > the ones from the HDH production studio, and took the
> clean
> > ones.. Little did I know 6 months later I'd land at HDH
> > using that same tainted stuff I had swapped!!!!! Who was
> > Harry wrestling with in the studio, I can see it but don't
>
> > remember who it was.
> >
> > Jim
> > I'm thinking it was Heidi or Ellen Dolgins but I can't
> remember either. Maybe Josh? I was in the air studio.
> Incredible One
> >
> > > > Ah Ha. That mus explain why later that very same year
> > new
> > > PD Harry Nelson covered that very same Productions
> studio
> > in
> > > the emission from a fire extinquisher. The powder
> > > kind!!!!!!!!
> > > cutler, you rock, you marvelous bastard
> > >
> > > When that fire hit at the Pru, WZOU program director Pat
>
> > > > McKay and I flagged down the WHTT van in Copley Square
>
> > and
> > >
> > > > told them they could use our studios at 441 Stuart St.
>
> > We
> > > > had them broadcasting out of my production room at the
>
> > > ZOU.
> > > > It was a strange day.
> > > >
> > > > Jim Cutler
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hey, anyone remember this? I believe it happened on
> a
> > > > > Thursday, 2 floors in the Prudential building caught
>
> > on
> > > > > fire, and all the radio stations that braodcast from
>
> > > their
> > > >
> > > > > (WEEI, in particular) had to evaculate and move for
> > that
> > >
> > > > > night.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyone else remember this?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
I also remember a high school remote you did where the principal flat out refused to announce you as "Incredible". Even though you explained "That's my freakin name!" > > LOL. I watched with horror thru the production window as
> the
> > entire studio filled up with fire extinguisher white! All
> > that dust settled into the production room gear I had to
> > use. A few months later when the new owners moved us out
> to
> > Congress Street I swapped the Harmonizer and compressors
> wit
> > the ones from the HDH production studio, and took the
> clean
> > ones.. Little did I know 6 months later I'd land at HDH
> > using that same tainted stuff I had swapped!!!!! Who was
> > Harry wrestling with in the studio, I can see it but don't
>
> > remember who it was.
> >
> > Jim
> > I'm thinking it was Heidi or Ellen Dolgins but I can't
> remember either. Maybe Josh? I was in the air studio.
> Incredible One
> >
> > > > Ah Ha. That mus explain why later that very same year
> > new
> > > PD Harry Nelson covered that very same Productions
> studio
> > in
> > > the emission from a fire extinquisher. The powder
> > > kind!!!!!!!!
> > > cutler, you rock, you marvelous bastard
> > >
> > > When that fire hit at the Pru, WZOU program director Pat
>
> > > > McKay and I flagged down the WHTT van in Copley Square
>
> > and
> > >
> > > > told them they could use our studios at 441 Stuart St.
>
> > We
> > > > had them broadcasting out of my production room at the
>
> > > ZOU.
> > > > It was a strange day.
> > > >
> > > > Jim Cutler
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hey, anyone remember this? I believe it happened on
> a
> > > > > Thursday, 2 floors in the Prudential building caught
>
> > on
> > > > > fire, and all the radio stations that braodcast from
>
> > > their
> > > >
> > > > > (WEEI, in particular) had to evaculate and move for
> > that
> > >
> > > > > night.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyone else remember this?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Re: Zzzzz,Zzzzzz,Zzzzzzzz....
> > > ....boy... fire talk! And you're the one complaining
> bout 'RKO talk! (snort..)
> > > ...(cough)....Zzzzzzz,Zzzzzzz,Zzzzzzzzz,Zzzzzzzz
> > >
> > it all ties in to wrko, don't you see?! rod fritz/wrko who
> was at
> > 'eei at that time was one of the people admitted to the
> hospital
> > for inaling all the smoke...from the fire.
>
> Was Fritz with WEEI then? I thought I remember him with
> Greater Media at that time, doing news on WMJX, and their
> former AM oldies station 1150 WMEX.
>
yea, he was at both places that year. he jumped from weei to magic a
few months after the pru fire. the new greater media boss redo was
pd at magic then. rod ran magic's news office and then also oversaw monkey
busniess format on am before moving over to 'hdh in the early 90s where
i was selling.
> > > ....boy... fire talk! And you're the one complaining
> bout 'RKO talk! (snort..)
> > > ...(cough)....Zzzzzzz,Zzzzzzz,Zzzzzzzzz,Zzzzzzzz
> > >
> > it all ties in to wrko, don't you see?! rod fritz/wrko who
> was at
> > 'eei at that time was one of the people admitted to the
> hospital
> > for inaling all the smoke...from the fire.
>
> Was Fritz with WEEI then? I thought I remember him with
> Greater Media at that time, doing news on WMJX, and their
> former AM oldies station 1150 WMEX.
>
yea, he was at both places that year. he jumped from weei to magic a
few months after the pru fire. the new greater media boss redo was
pd at magic then. rod ran magic's news office and then also oversaw monkey
busniess format on am before moving over to 'hdh in the early 90s where
i was selling.
D
dogman
Guest
> Hey, it WAS my name!!! And I'm still hurt! And you are still the absolute best VO in the biz!
Incredible Bob, you were truly great. I heard from Ellen
> Dolgins recently, she lives on Long Island. She said Heidi
> was no where to be found. I remember Heidi telling us how
> she spent lots of time with rock stars and no one believed
> her..that is till Mike Love of the Beach Boys walked into
> the lobby and asked "Which one's Heidi?" I also remember
> a high school remote you did where the principal flat out
> refused to announce you as "Incredible". Even though you
> explained "That's my freakin name!"
>
> > > LOL. I watched with horror thru the production window as
>
> > the
> > > entire studio filled up with fire extinguisher white!
> All
> > > that dust settled into the production room gear I had to
>
> > > use. A few months later when the new owners moved us out
>
> > to
> > > Congress Street I swapped the Harmonizer and compressors
>
> > wit
> > > the ones from the HDH production studio, and took the
> > clean
> > > ones.. Little did I know 6 months later I'd land at HDH
> > > using that same tainted stuff I had swapped!!!!! Who was
>
> > > Harry wrestling with in the studio, I can see it but
> don't
> >
> > > remember who it was.
> > >
> > > Jim
> > > I'm thinking it was Heidi or Ellen Dolgins but I can't
> > remember either. Maybe Josh? I was in the air studio.
> > Incredible One
> > >
> > > > > Ah Ha. That mus explain why later that very same
> year
> > > new
> > > > PD Harry Nelson covered that very same Productions
> > studio
> > > in
> > > > the emission from a fire extinquisher. The powder
> > > > kind!!!!!!!!
> > > > cutler, you rock, you marvelous bastard
> > > >
> > > > When that fire hit at the Pru, WZOU program director
> Pat
> >
> > > > > McKay and I flagged down the WHTT van in Copley
> Square
> >
> > > and
> > > >
> > > > > told them they could use our studios at 441 Stuart
> St.
> >
> > > We
> > > > > had them broadcasting out of my production room at
> the
> >
> > > > ZOU.
> > > > > It was a strange day.
> > > > >
> > > > > Jim Cutler
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hey, anyone remember this? I believe it happened
> on
> > a
> > > > > > Thursday, 2 floors in the Prudential building
> caught
> >
> > > on
> > > > > > fire, and all the radio stations that braodcast
> from
> >
> > > > their
> > > > >
> > > > > > (WEEI, in particular) had to evaculate and move
> for
> > > that
> > > >
> > > > > > night.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Anyone else remember this?
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Incredible Bob, you were truly great. I heard from Ellen
> Dolgins recently, she lives on Long Island. She said Heidi
> was no where to be found. I remember Heidi telling us how
> she spent lots of time with rock stars and no one believed
> her..that is till Mike Love of the Beach Boys walked into
> the lobby and asked "Which one's Heidi?"
I also remember> a high school remote you did where the principal flat out
> refused to announce you as "Incredible". Even though you
> explained "That's my freakin name!"
>
> > > LOL. I watched with horror thru the production window as
>
> > the
> > > entire studio filled up with fire extinguisher white!
> All
> > > that dust settled into the production room gear I had to
>
> > > use. A few months later when the new owners moved us out
>
> > to
> > > Congress Street I swapped the Harmonizer and compressors
>
> > wit
> > > the ones from the HDH production studio, and took the
> > clean
> > > ones.. Little did I know 6 months later I'd land at HDH
> > > using that same tainted stuff I had swapped!!!!! Who was
>
> > > Harry wrestling with in the studio, I can see it but
> don't
> >
> > > remember who it was.
> > >
> > > Jim
> > > I'm thinking it was Heidi or Ellen Dolgins but I can't
> > remember either. Maybe Josh? I was in the air studio.
> > Incredible One
> > >
> > > > > Ah Ha. That mus explain why later that very same
> year
> > > new
> > > > PD Harry Nelson covered that very same Productions
> > studio
> > > in
> > > > the emission from a fire extinquisher. The powder
> > > > kind!!!!!!!!
> > > > cutler, you rock, you marvelous bastard
> > > >
> > > > When that fire hit at the Pru, WZOU program director
> Pat
> >
> > > > > McKay and I flagged down the WHTT van in Copley
> Square
> >
> > > and
> > > >
> > > > > told them they could use our studios at 441 Stuart
> St.
> >
> > > We
> > > > > had them broadcasting out of my production room at
> the
> >
> > > > ZOU.
> > > > > It was a strange day.
> > > > >
> > > > > Jim Cutler
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hey, anyone remember this? I believe it happened
> on
> > a
> > > > > > Thursday, 2 floors in the Prudential building
> caught
> >
> > > on
> > > > > > fire, and all the radio stations that braodcast
> from
> >
> > > > their
> > > > >
> > > > > > (WEEI, in particular) had to evaculate and move
> for
> > > that
> > > >
> > > > > > night.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Anyone else remember this?
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Re: Zzzzz,Zzzzzz,Zzzzzzzz....
> > Was Fritz with WEEI then? I thought I remember him with
> > Greater Media at that time, doing news on WMJX, and their
> > former AM oldies station 1150 WMEX.
> >
> yea, he was at both places that year. he jumped from weei to magic a
> few months after the pru fire. the new greater media boss redo was
> pd at magic then. rod ran magic's news office and then also oversaw
> monkey busniess format on am before moving over to 'hdh in the
> early 90s where i was selling.
I remember when 1150 WMEX was business radio for one year after they dropped Oldies in 1989, and before it went simulcast/brokered... I think it was actually the first all-business format in Boston, before WBNW, WBIX, etc..
They had some great liners which Fritz used to voice. My favorite one went something like:
"You've just eaten your Power Breakfast, and you just put on your Power Tie!
Now, the Business News you need to Power your day...Business Radio 1150!"
> > Was Fritz with WEEI then? I thought I remember him with
> > Greater Media at that time, doing news on WMJX, and their
> > former AM oldies station 1150 WMEX.
> >
> yea, he was at both places that year. he jumped from weei to magic a
> few months after the pru fire. the new greater media boss redo was
> pd at magic then. rod ran magic's news office and then also oversaw
> monkey busniess format on am before moving over to 'hdh in the
> early 90s where i was selling.
I remember when 1150 WMEX was business radio for one year after they dropped Oldies in 1989, and before it went simulcast/brokered... I think it was actually the first all-business format in Boston, before WBNW, WBIX, etc..
They had some great liners which Fritz used to voice. My favorite one went something like:
"You've just eaten your Power Breakfast, and you just put on your Power Tie!
Now, the Business News you need to Power your day...Business Radio 1150!"
C
ChuckIgo
Guest
> > As I recall WVBF was in the process of moving into the PRU
>
> > from Mt Wayte Ave in Framingham when the fire occurred. I
>
> > thought it was on the 13th floor.
> >
> Does the Pru even have a 13th floor? Urban legend has it
> that they skipped it.
>
> Snopes, anyone?
>
> MR
>
old mailing address for 105.7 WCLB/WKLB/WROR was 1313 Prudential Tower
on the elevator - you press button "13" and get off for the studios
seems to me it exists.
>
> > from Mt Wayte Ave in Framingham when the fire occurred. I
>
> > thought it was on the 13th floor.
> >
> Does the Pru even have a 13th floor? Urban legend has it
> that they skipped it.
>
> Snopes, anyone?
>
> MR
>
old mailing address for 105.7 WCLB/WKLB/WROR was 1313 Prudential Tower
on the elevator - you press button "13" and get off for the studios
seems to me it exists.
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