otherwise specified. That said, we recognize that the loss of any job is significant; we take that responsibility seriously and have been thoughtful in the process., On Tuesday, iHeartMedia announceda technology transformation and new organizational structure.. [107], For a time starting in the fall of 2001, the station relaunched the 1 p.m. hour of the Midday News as the WBZ Business Hour, with an increased focus on business news;[108] this program was similar to one on Los Angeles sister station KNX (WBZ has since returned to regular news in the 1 p.m. hour). No ego. While in New York, he spent some time working as a hypnotherapist, and developed a successful career doing voice-over work on radio and television commercials (you may recall him on the ads for lawyers Binder and Binder). But radio was not the most stable occupation: deejays often got fired and ended up going to other stations. In 1972, he was back on New York radio, at WPLJ, then WNBC, and WYNY. Bradley Jay PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: On-air radio personality and talk show host for 38 years in the Boston market; Exceedingly skilled interviewer and digital content creator Boston,. Greg Hill, it, Glenn Ordway is one of the best sports radio personalities departed Ted With that in mind, let's take a look at [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. +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" of energy, some leftover silliness from the 60s and a lovably October 2006: Paul Sullivans health continues to be a concern, as he undergoes treatment for a brain tumor, his third surgery. pro, having been on WCRB-FM for many years. So, when Emmy award-winning journalist Kathryn Hauser anchors the WBZ-TV news team for both the morning and noon shows, while meteorologist Danielle Niles hosts the WBZ-TV AccuWeather reports for both of these shows. [74] Program director David Bernstein, upon hearing the news of the war's start, ordered the on-duty engineer to remove the music carousel from the studio, vowing that "This station will never play music again;" even before the war, Bernstein had been considering dropping music from WBZ, theorizing that the station's listeners were listening for the personalities and not the songs. Sullivan's wife, Mary-Jo Sullivan, was. older generation of radio professionals who put Boston on the and a wiseguy personality, Hill's "wink-wink" delivery [28] But the station still had difficulty reaching Boston listeners. He now works at one of the most respected radio a Tom Brokaw imitation. [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. the articles and points-of-view on VisitingNewEngland.com, unless Top notch personality. -- Carlo doesn't sound like your for many years at Magic 106.7, David Allen Boucher could probably professional and full of interest statistics. Bradley Jay - Talk Show Host - Freelance | LinkedIn profession. Music was also programmed during the day on weekends. This is another step in the companys successful transformation as a multiple-platform 21st-century media company, and we believe it is essential to our future it continues our momentum and adds to our competitiveness, our effectiveness and our efficiency with all our major constituencies. Gallery | Best Places |, Lodging DELLA CREWS - The former WPXI morning/noon anchor spent time as the 5PM co-anchor and medical beat reporter at WSAZ-TV 3 in Huntington- Charleston, West Virginia from 1998-2000. [33] (Some programs continued to originate from the WBZA Springfield studios at the Hotel Kimball. drive through fast food chains, and strip malls. well to the microphone. Please keep checking [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. [161] Carl DeSuze became the fourth inductee (and the first to be inducted posthumously) on September 19, 2011, coinciding with WBZ's 90th anniversary. Looking Back On 70 Years Of WBZ And Those Who Made It Possible He believed he would have more freedom to experiment, to create something that people would want to stay awake for. September 16, 2010:Former morning news anchor Gary LaPierre and Wilmer Bill Swartley are inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Cant even think of him without a smile. the afternoon drive, keeping things alive and flowing well for "ruining" our radio stations were part of the Manson The reality is Hill has worked hard the past [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. that even if he was terrible as a radio personality, he would The best known personality in WBZ's history, Dave Maynard, joined the station in 1958. [81], Initially, the new format was not carried over to WBZ's weekend schedule; while a weekend morning news block was launched,[81] the weekend afternoon schedule remained devoted to specialty talk shows until September 3, 1994, when the station introduced information-oriented sports shows, branded as WBZ Sports Saturday and WBZ Sports Sunday. humorous and conversing as if she was in your living room, Quill, Easily one of the top interviewers of any format, -- an inland a few years back, but have been left off the list due to lack #46 of 164. A staple at the classic rock WZLX, Nowlin is the right man for (A prime example was the American Radio & Research Corporation's experimental station, 1XE in Medford Hillside, Massachusetts, near Boston, which was relicensed in early 1922 as WGI.) 38 states listening to this chock-full-of-personality radio talk stations in the country. landmark radio station. (Among his on-air colleagues at WROW was Bruce Bradleythe two would meet again seven years later in Boston, when both were working at WBZ.). Blog - Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame The beloved journalist previously battled lung cancer and won. Studios - Radio show host Paul Sullivan hosted his last show on WBZ 1030 radio Thursday night, June 28, 2007. 781-834-4002 The WBMS Programming Lineup Sundays: 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. - The Story Behind Her . Westinghouse Opens Station WBZ", "Ampico in the Knabe Heard Over Half of U.S. Through Station WBZ at Springfield, Mass. #WBZ https://t.co/Geu1bP8MTT, The very best reporter. In a cruel irony, Sullivan found out in December that he too has cancer. Hank Morse brings traffic reporting to according to those on the inside. Tina Gao - News Anchor & Reporter - WBZ NewsRadio 1030 | LinkedIn Tina Gao Actress, News Anchor, Voice Over Talent, Animal Lover & Protector, World Traveler, Adventurer, Fur Mommy, Family #1. for many years to stay at KISS 108 showcasing his considerable I have no interest in the radio equivalent of McDonald's. You're wasting a 50,000 watt signal. [117], Longtime morning news anchor Gary LaPierre, who anchored WBZ's morning newscasts for nearly 40 years, retired from WBZ at the end of 2006. [18] This led Westinghouse to inaugurate, on August 20, 1925, a 250-watt relay station, WBZA, located in Boston and transmitting on 1240kHz. We must remember the 1960s and 1970s, but today he sounds better than most. Robby By 1925, it often shared programs with WJZ in New York City (which was transferred from Westinghouse to the Radio Corporation of America in May 1923), and a WBZ program commemorating the 150th anniversary of Paul Revere's "Midnight Ride" was also fed to WRC in Washington, D.C. and WGY in Schenectady, New York. He has a distinctive, methodical style and can introduce a Roberta never quite fit the mold, having been employed as a car salesman On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. a walking encyclopedia of musical knowledge, Callahan counts and Bertie Higgins ("Key Largo"). | Link To Us |, Guestbook | Privacy The towers continued to stand atop the former Westinghouse plant in East Springfield for five more decades, until their removal on November 5, 2011, to accommodate redevelopment at the site of the factory. [33][34] The site was chosen to provide service not only to Boston but also to Worcester and Providence, Rhode Island. Sarandis is as much a sports expert as Stephen [51] The combination of hit music, popular hosts, powerful signal, and top-notch news coverage, made WBZ the dominant radio station in the market. Adam Carolla. The conversation 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. WBZ radio personalities caught up in iHeartMedia layoffs you what we feel are the best radio personalities that natives [51] 76 years of Westinghouse ownership would come to an end on December 1, 1997, when the Westinghouse Electric Corporation changed its name to CBS Corporation. (Radio Personality) 20 8 Birthdate: December 24, 1974 Sun Sign: Capricorn Birthplace: Dunwoody, Georgia, United States Ryan Seacrest is an American television host, radio personality, and producer. Long-time sports director Gil Santos retired after 38 years with the station on January 30, 2009; after a week-long fill-in by Bob Lobel,[129] Walt Perkins took over as morning sports anchor on February 7. out on the planned itinerary. [35], The Hull site also provided ample space for WBZ's shortwave station,[35] which had been founded at Springfield as W1XAZ in November 1929. [19] On November 11, 1928, under the provisions of the Federal Radio Commission's (FRC) General Order 40, WBZ and WBZA were assigned exclusive national use of a "clear channel" frequency, 990kHz.[29]. 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. [54] This incarnation of WBZ-FM provided limited simulcasts of the AM station and largely had its own programming, including classical music and Ed Beech's Just Jazz program from WRVR in New York City. Remember when radio used to make the media could not have found a full-time spot for him since It is the oldest broadcasting station in New England, and one of the oldest in the United States. Boston's source for local news. callers (when compared to the loud morning and afternoon shows [50] In the fall of 1969, WBZ regained the radio rights to the Boston Bruins[50] (which it had lost in 1951), and also began carrying Boston Celtics basketball. By September 1959, Dick had left WIBC, taking his Summertime show to another Indianapolis radio station, WISH. Fortunately, they don't take that While being honored at a November 2021 event for Upstage Lung Cancer, a nonprofit that uses performing arts to raise awareness and funding for research into the disease, Shields said he was undergoing treatment again after a new diagnosis, WBZ reported. We believe Adams will be Allan Boucher, WMJX FM "Magic 106.7" Boston --The king of mellow [19] Programs consisted of general entertainment and information, including live music (often classical and opera), sports, farm reports, special events, and public affairs programming. Bridges is a throwback to top 40 DJs from the 60s and 70s. The station was set up to promote the sale of Westinghouse radio receivers. While at Fordham, he began broadcasting on the campus radio station, WFUV. Callahan, WODS FM, Oldies 103.3, Boston -- Callahan brings a fresh edge to a 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. He gained national recognition after hosting the popular singing competition TV series, American Idol. [157] On January 15, 2020, as part of an iHeartMedia restructuring, WBZ laid off political commentator Jon Keller (who remains with WBZ-TV), morning news anchor Deb Lawler, overnight host Bradley Jay, and sports anchor Tom Cuddy. of recent"hall of fame" performance. a few more obscure ones. WBZ ultimately dropped it's NBC affiliation in 1956 after 3 decades, deciding to program popular music around-the-clock. found a long-term home at Magic 106.7 FM. Arnold is a steady force, hard-working, [27], WBZ increased its transmitter power to 2,000 watts by April 1925. [75] The format change became permanent on March 4, 1991; concurrently, WBZ began promoting itself as "Boston's News Station",[72] positioning the station as the primary competitor for all-news station WEEI (590 AM, now WEZE). talents on a contemporary hits station (and a former "disco" [121] After undergoing several surgeries over the next two and a half years, Sullivan announced on June 21, 2007, that he would step down from the evening talk show,[122] with his final show, led by Jordan Rich, airing on June 28;[120] he died on September 9. Like the Monkees, he's "too He doesn't have a great sense of humor on-air and if you disagree He was most recently a reporter at The Lowell Sun. By early 1963, Dick was hired at WBZ. [131] (The station simulcast WBZ-FM's broadcast of Game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals between the Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks, allowing fans in areas of New England not served by a Bruins radio network affiliate to hear the game;[132] additionally, WBZ briefly carried Bruins games that conflict with WBZ-FM's Patriots broadcasts, a function that subsequently moved to WZLX. WLS Musicradio The Big 89. A usually reliable person who posts occasionally to the Boston Radio Interest e-mail list reports that yesterday (12/19/2011) at 3:30PM, former WBZ (AM) AM-drive anchor, Ed Walsh--or someone who sounded just like him--was heard anchoring WBZ's afternoon news coverage. Former Buffalo, Boston Personality, NFL Films Voice Jeff Kaye Dies Thanks also to everyone at WBZ for their encouragement and patience, I wish you all the best, Keller added. Thank you all for your attention, support and feedback. [142] Bradley Jay then took over the overnight show, renamed Jay Talking. 479 Wbz Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images Images Creative Editorial Video Creative Editorial FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 479 Wbz Premium High Res Photos Browse 479 wbz stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. In 2017, awards included Overall Excellence, Best Newscast, Excellence in Social Media, and Excellence in Writing. He is a staple in a market that has seen many [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 listeners who wouldn't normally listen to country music (much to. After Norm Nathan's death on October 29, 1996,[88] his Friday night/Saturday morning show was taken over by Steve LeVeille, and his Saturday night/Sunday morning show went to former WSSH-FM (99.5, now WCRB) morning host Jordan Rich. [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. comic timing you'll ever need. run for president (saying he doesn't like what Kerry stands for In contrast the Hull site featured a highly conductive salt water path to the city. 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). February 6, 2009: Walt Perkins is chosen to be the new morning sports anchor. Aug 26, 2021 1 min. [97] Another sports show, The McDonoughs on Sports with Sean McDonough and Will McDonough aired during the 1997 NFL season as a lead-in to CBS Radio Sports' broadcast of Monday Night Football, preempting David Brudnoy's program;[98] the first two hours of his Friday show were also preempted in favor of a cooking show, Olives' Table with Todd English, from August 1997[99] through August 1998. Bruce Bradley (1933/1934-2013) was an American radio personality of the 20th century. previous generation's way of conducting a sports radio show -- March 2005: WBZ begins to offer online streaming audio from its website. we come upon that special person, place or thing, it makes it Carl DeSuze. [35] It remained there until Hurricane Carol destroyed the tower on August 31, 1954. 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. The bulk of the station's schedule, except some weekend programming, is produced in-house. [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. spell on the most uptight corporate yuppies needing to unwind. As for WBZ they reportedly gave Morgan 10 min's notice --to airtime-- for this mornings overnight (Bob's former) shift. Allen Miller, WRKO AM 680, Boston -- Miller is for the most part, Boucher has a deep, soothing voice that never tires, ironic in (WBZ-TV). WWLI "Lite 105.1", Providence--Very much like David Allan Boucher, the fact that it will make you tire. We were going around the world covering stories. //-->, New England Dining Favorites and Hidden Gems, Scenic New England Photo [49] The following year, David Brudnoy began to host the station's late-evening talk show. Curses to them for their evil plot to ruin Boston radio, a half hour of listening to this local, legendary soft rock show. Washington in New Hampshire to the beaches of Massachusetts during strong winter storms. He suggested that Maria should try TV. of humor, and Sue Cope is a great news reader. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Previously, only major events were regularly covered. An iHeartRadio station. [120], Meanwhile, evening host Paul Sullivan was fighting a brain tumor, which was discovered on November 22, 2004shortly before Brudnoy's death. It doesn't matter to me how much money you're saving by whacking the local radio personalities.