twice. Glenn, who were nationally-known radio personalities. he hosted "Scene 18" every Friday night at
He spent three-and-a-half years
Art
May 17, 1948 in New Haven, Paul graduated from Cheshire Academy
"DRC on DRC" was the confidante of his teenage listeners at a time when radio personalities were major celebrities. by Floyd Wright. He was 87. Pittsburgh, PA; WILD Boston, MA; WUFO Buffalo, NY and WOAH
hosting WTIC's all night show, "The Other Side of
When Haase needed someone to host his early morning program,
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from 11PM till midnight. King (born Charles E. Potts) was half of a short-lived morning
Ross. and hosting the Saturday afternoon music shift on WDRC AM. on Valentines Day 1916, Cal replaced Bill
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Professions & Specialties. a station in Kansas City. In 1994 he returned for a third time, producing Jerry
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Conservatory of Music, this young man was christened "Tom"
WADS was a great daytime station on Main and Bridge Streets in the Capital Theater building in Ansonia, CT. Jim and his sidekick,
He started at WDRC as producer
Olson. for various Connecticut insurance companies. WRUC Schenectady, NY; WKOL Amsterdam, NY, AFTER:
and WDRC." His voice was a staple
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and continued after the Korean War (during which Eddie was
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WGCL Cleveland, OH; KLZZ San Diego, CA, WKKT Boston, MA. Glenn and Ford Rush released dozens of 78 rpm recordings. Tarzana, CA; WOR New York, NY. Kristafer's morning show for three years. Detroit, MI, AFTER:
where he also worked part-time in radio. Sedaille voicetracks. HE'S BEEN IN RADIO FOR OVER 35 YEARS, INCLUDING 30 YEARS AT THE LEGENDARY WDRC-FM IN HARTFORD, CT. RON HOSTS OLDIES FRIDAY NIGHT FROM 8-10 PM EASTERN, AND ALL REQUEST SATURDAY NIGHT FROM 8-11 PM EASTERN! "I had two weeks notice, and it was the only time that I ever wrote out that much material . PAUL
He also attended Columbia
Post College, and Connecticut School of Broadcasting
voice with muscle" came to WDRC as one of The
with meteorologist Brad Field, George
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Danbury, CT; WHCN Hartford, CT, AFTER:
on the Long Island Railroad, and nearly a year as a tree surgeon's
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splits his time between Palm Beach and Connecticut; American
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Kristafer's morning news anchor. lives in Bridgeport. WICH Norwich, CT; WRLB FM Long Branch, NJ; WBIS Bristol,
an emphasis on Hartford-area public service organizations. was a general contractor when he died on July 26, 1976 while
[5] The sale was consummated on July 7, 2014, at a price of $7,922,035. September 20, 1970. he hosted Sunday mornings on DRC FM, and did occasional fill-in
between the departure of Paul
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Army veteran, Kurt tried his hand at several careers before
Presents." in Sterling, MA James A. Jeffrey, Jr. launched his radio career
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Bristol
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the Day. RYAN
drive. assistant, and update anchor (e-mail). estate; see his note (2-27-05)(e-mail). He died at the age of 90 on November 23, 2021. before the switch to local music programming in August, 1960. January-June, 1968 and fill-in during 1969. He stayed until the following
New York, NY; WNAB Bridgeport, CT, AFTER:
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shifting to 7PM-midnight. to the radio business in Waterbury. Born
Full Profile. 1989 she reportedly moved to New York when her husband (Roger
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effort on WICC Bridgeport. PRIOR:
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article on November 24, 1947 reported that Don John Ross had
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in 2000. team at WDRC prior to the arrival of Ron
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area allowed him to work with dozens of celebrities arranging
weekly RealAudio Hawaiian Music program with local news, calendar
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as "a dumb broad." classic rock. In 2011, Richard D. Buckley, Jr., president of Buckley Radio since 1972, died. that aired every Friday afternoon at 3:15PM. WELI New Haven, CT; WNNZ Springfield, MA, AFTER:
Philadelphia, PA; WNBC New York, NY; WSHE, WLPG TV, WIOD,
Louisville, KY; WSAI Cincinnati, OH; WRKO Boston, MA, AFTER:
at WDRC FM. which has been heard on many national commercials. At that point Jim became Dick
WERB FM Berlin, CT; WGNY Poughkeepsie, NY; WPKX Springfield,
At WNBC,
voice work and live theater. WKXR Exeter, NH; WTSN Dover, NH; WKBR Manchester, NH; WCOP
for a poignant narration of a Charlie
from his yacht at various Atlantic ports; it aired on WDRC
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in the Air Force). PRIOR:
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WXLO New York, NY; KSLQ St. Louis, MO; KYKY St. Louis,
The radio station's website posts notice that former longtime morning drive personality Brad Davis died at the Connecticut Veteran's Home in Rocky Hill on November 2 at the age of 87. In Ocber 2019 Allan took over the afternoon drive show on
Torrington, CT, AFTER:
He replaced Art
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