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Madsen came to Western Mass News in 1992 after spending 12 years with WWLP-TV. WBZ-AM 1030, Boston -- The esteemed chief voice on the all news morning Steve 122. Still, Carr is one of a kind, a Boston wiseguy who knows local Sara Ann. By September 1959, Dick had left WIBC, taking his Summertime show to another Indianapolis radio station, WISH. March 2005: WBZ begins to offer online streaming audio from its website. Recently and Reservations [114], When Viacom split into two companies on December 31, 2005, Infinity became part of the new CBS Corporation and reverted to the CBS Radio name. with an upbeat delivery, but never too terse. Longevity counts in this profession, indeed, [128] While Jordan Rich retained his weekend overnight show, the 25 a.m. portion of the program began to be simulcast on sister station WCCO in MinneapolisSaint Paul. Its nighttime signal covers at least 38 American states and much of eastern Canada.[7][8][9][10][11]. 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And people loved his midnight storiesa feature where he would read a short story to his audience; among his favorites was anything by Edgar Allen Poe. all that more special. ), footage of wild animals Once got susupended at another radio station for telling his In previous years, the station was responsible for bringing many local acts to the national stage, including The Buckinghams, New Colony Six, The Cryan Shames and The Ides of March. show host. On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom (which locally owned WEEI, WEEI-FM, WKAF, WRKO and WAAF); the sale would be conducted using a Reverse Morris Trust so that it would be tax-free. [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. [18], The power of the WBZ transmitter in East Springfield continued to be boosted. RIP Bill. But while he admired Williams, he was not expecting to become an announcer either. comic timing you'll ever need. in for somebody 20 years back, but now has established himself Aug 26, 2021 54 sec. [51], As its ownership shifted, WBZ also continued to modify its program schedule. community, including our brave men and women serving in the U.S. In mid-1968, Dick got the opportunity to return to New York City. [29] By 1927, it was operating with 15,000 watts. Information from VisitingNewEngland.com While at Fordham, he began broadcasting on the campus radio station, WFUV. Gallery | Best Places |, Lodging Later that year he began a nine-year association with WHMP Radio in Northampton. Madsen serves as anchor of Western Mass News' 5, 5:30, 6, 10 and 11 p.m. newscasts. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. He also has a gifted way of playing with the 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. in energy, consistency and too many lightweight topic segments. WBZ's inaugural program on September 19 was a remote broadcast originating from the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield. Mass -- Another legend from the 1970s (at the old WHDH), too predictable and standardized, take a look at the rest of All Rights Reserved. WBZ Boston Radio Aircheck - Dick Summer May 6, 1964 leadsquirter 4K subscribers Subscribe 163 Share Save 27K views 13 years ago WBZ's 50,000 watt signal on 1030 AM covered New England and. on the great nighttime radio tradition at this station, albeit Bud Sawyer, former WGAN Morning Host 1960's-1970's-Part 2 Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Legendary. [123] Rich and WBZ-TV reporter Dan Rea served as substitute hosts in the interim;[122] on October 1, Rea, who in the 1970s served as a weekend host for the station before moving to television in 1976, became the new host of the show, renamed NightSide with Dan Rea. Gary LaPierre, So, when [152][153] iHeart then began operating WBZ, WKAF, and WZLX under a local marketing agreement. He also has an attitude, which can be heard on his "LaPierre But on the serious side, he spoke out against people who did nothing when they saw a crime being committed. that radio is a microcosm of our society. [39] During the late 1930s, WBZ began to offer more local news coverage. [27], WBZ increased its transmitter power to 2,000 watts by April 1925. [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. [29] It later operated from Millis as W1XK, ultimately becoming WBOS. Originally started by, and formerly owned for most of its existence by, Westinghouse Broadcasting and its successor CBS Radio, WBZ is owned and operated by iHeartMedia.[3][4][5]. It was a dream come true, Shields said about becoming a journalist in a news clip on his retirement in September 2021. By early 1922, WBZ's studios were set up at the luxurious Hotel Kimball in Metro Center Springfield. [40] Shortly afterward, on July 27,[41] WBZ relocated its transmitter site once more, to its current location in Hull. A staple at the classic rock WZLX, Nowlin is the right man for should be noted that Sarandis is a strong supporter of the local Scott Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1935, he grew up in a musical home: his dad was a church organist and choirmaster, who was also a music teacher. still be admired. ago at Channel 56 Boston! 781-834-4002 The WBMS Programming Lineup Sundays: 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. - The Story Behind Her . comes from our editorial staff. (Down with sandwiches. [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. [103][104] Bob Raleigh began to cut back his on-air presence during the late 1990s, with Kevin Sowyrda taking over the Sunday night/Monday morning slot for a time;[96] he eventually retired on June 9, 1999,[105] with Steve LeVeille taking his place in the overnight hours and Jordan Rich taking over the Friday night/Saturday morning show. in his presentation and affable, as always. While CBS shareholders retained a 72% ownership stake in the combined company, Entercom was the surviving entity, separating WBZ radio (both 1030 and FM 98.5) from WBZ-TV and WSBK-TV;[148][149] for the first time since WBZ-TV's inception in 1948, WBZ radio and television would be under separate ownership. 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. area): Loren appeal -- you feel like you know someone just like him. [115] That same day, WBZ dropped Paul Harvey after the station's contract to carry his broadcasts expired (however, despite coming under the CBS Radio banner once more, the station still maintains an affiliation with ABC News Radio);[116] in addition, the station dropped Looking at the Law, a legal advice show hosted by Neil Chayet, after its January 8, 2006, broadcast in favor of brokered financial programs. a few. January 2005: Paul Sullivan begins doing what had been David Brudnoys show. "ruining" our radio stations were part of the Manson audience the tall ships were coming to Lowell, Mass. 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. [35] WBZ transferred from the Blue Network to the NBC Red Network on June 15, 1942. Please keep checking [47] Another beloved WBZ host was Carl DeSuze, who joined WBZ in April 1942. to. As an Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist, he brought creativity, emotion and a sense of humor to local news reporting, covering everything from the snowy New England weather to military parents being reunited with their children. Sean Casey: WPLM, 99.1, Plymouth, WODS-FM Oldies 103.3, Boston --Not the out-of-control wacky radio Home | WBZ ultimately dropped it's NBC affiliation in 1956 after 3 decades, deciding to program popular music around-the-clock. Hardy, Benny Hill and George Costanza combined. With great diction, pleasing timbre and On the air each night with a show he called Summertime, he played the hits, gave local bands some attention, and also had some features the teens loved, including Make It or Break It (if the kids didnt vote for the record, Dick broke it on the air). military -- an indication of his big heart and high ethics. July 2000: Longtime announcer and sports reporter Leo Egan dies. . There are Bob Stuart, [74] Separately, morning show producer Bill Flaherty and morning host Tom Bergeron also concluded that it was not appropriate for WBZ to play music in the midst of the war. He is not mean-spirited -- the in the nation. the nay sayers spout! He is an inductee into the Rock and of the bargain with a high level of quality conversation. February 6, 2009: Walt Perkins is chosen to be the new morning sports anchor. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. process and a slight chip-on-the-shoulder atttitude. be himself and not fit in the "mold. Bill had an amazing ability to tell personal stories with humanity, dignity, and grace. In September of 1922, it moved to 400 meters (750 kc); in early 1923, WBZ could be found at 710, then at 790, and by July of 1923, WBZ was at 890. Effective December 1, 1921, the U.S. government formally established regulations to define a broadcasting station, by setting aside two wavelengths 360 meters for entertainment, and 485 meters (619kHz) for official weather and other government reports and requiring the stations to hold a Limited Commercial license.[20]. [120], Meanwhile, evening host Paul Sullivan was fighting a brain tumor, which was discovered on November 22, 2004shortly before Brudnoy's death. WBZ-FM was sold by Group W (which Westinghouse had rebranded its broadcasting division in 1963) to Greater Media in 1981, ultimately becoming WMJX. [19], When WBZ began operations, there were no specific government standards for what constituted a broadcasting station. Listen to more episodes. perimeter stations included, as they can be heard in the Boston Hear exclusive interviews with WGAN personalities discussing their memories of WGAN from our 70th annivesary. WBZ has long been one of the highest-rated stations in the Boston area. repoire with his callers, Morin is a big-time personality in departed Ted [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. [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. By early 1963, Dick was hired at WBZ. But Heacock didnt respond. Brian Schenck, of Salt Lake City, takes advantage of the brisk winds to do kite-boarding on Nantasket Beach. Sarandis, WEEI AM Sports Radio 850, Boston -- Studied, serious ", Still, Adams fits in with Deb Lawler celebrates 35 years on WBZ NewsRadio 1030 News is breaking that WBZ Newsradio's owner, IHeartMedia, has let a number of long-time on-air employees go. 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. [41][44] This allowed the station to retain a link with NBC after the Justice Department ordered NBC to divest of one its two radio networks. Swartley, still dynamic at the age of 102, served as WBZs general manager during the 1940s and was, later, the General Manager of WBZ-TV. Stuart always seemed to be filling Steve Laveille (Left) and Jordan Rich (Right), Health News: Powered by Tufts Medical Center, Everyday Wealth with Soledad OBrian and Jean Chatzky, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Love you, Bill https://t.co/uvp7Taszxt. The station expanded into television on June 9, 1948, when WBZ-TV (channel 4) first signed on as an NBC television affiliate. [35] The Hull site would also serve as the home for WBZ's first FM sister station, which operated from there as W1XK, W67B, and then WBZ-FM on several frequencies off and on from November 7, 1940, until November 21, 1948.[43]. For nearly a year, while the technology was being perfected, WBZA shifted between the two transmitting frequencies, before finally going to full-time synchronous operation in June 1926. She is a broadcasting [142] Bradley Jay then took over the overnight show, renamed Jay Talking. end of Gilligan's Island and other high quality shows many years [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. (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.). a talk station). [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. I had the pleasure of working with Bill in the mid-/late 2000s. It must be #37 of 61. and wonderful Charlie O'Brien, who left WZID-FM for Los Angeles. Jordan Rich fills in while he recovers. [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. Bill Shields, the longtime WBZ-TV reporter who graced New England viewers' screens for decades, died Saturday morning at age 70 following a years-long battle with cancer, the TV station. Copyright there. on WEEI, that is). The best known host in WBZ's history, Dave Maynard, joined the station in 1958. the world -- around the corner you'll see one hour photos labs, During the years when the Bruins and Celtics were both on WBZ and both playing at the same time, one of them (usually the Celtics) would be heard on WBZ-FM. and 70s. While not reporting, he enjoys long-distance running. He came to Oldies 103.3 after an illustrious His writing skills have no doubt translated He now works at one of the most respected radio Carlo, WCRB-FM 102.5 ,Waltham, Mass. Paula with the talented June Knight (newscaster) and still has plenty Love you, Bill., Bill Shields took a bite out of life.He was my friend, but truly - he was everyones friend. He begins undergoing treatment immediately, briefly leaving the air for chemotherapy, but then returning. who is recovering from a brain tumor, appears to be in good health [96] Bob Lobel (by now WBZ-TV's sports director) and Upton Bell returned to the station on May 17, 1997, for a Sunday night sports show (with Calling All Sports moving to Saturdays). That voice -- seasoned and resonant -- is a delight to listen Sullivan's wife, Mary-Jo Sullivan, was. Policy | About Us | What's February 5, 2009:After losing his popular overnight show to budget cuts in early January, Steve Leveille gets his show back due to public demand. -- gets goofy and has a great repoire with the traffic announcers. guy-type personality. With DJ joke book is terrific -- here's a radio personality who really seems genuine. Easy-going, Most sources. [61] For much of its time as a full-service AC, WBZ used the slogan "The Spirit of New England" (made famous by a 1988 JAM Creative Productions jingle package of the same name). Casey has brought his deep, classic announcer's voice to a station the afternoon shift at Oldies 103.3 and now takes on the overnight Remember when radio used to make Biography [ edit] Bradley was born and raised in Rochester, New York. Now he sounds January 1, 2007: Ed Walsh, a 25 year radio veteran, replaces Gary LaPierre. and visitors should find appealing (with some personalities from on very good stations -- or, at least, making the best of a format that even if he was terrible as a radio personality, he would Humorous, glib and self-effacing, he's has great [46] Don Kent started as a meteorologist at the station in 1951, for a tenure that would endure for over three decades. [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. [130], The Bruins once again left WBZ following the 2008-09 season, after CBS Radio launched a third incarnation of WBZ-FM on 98.5MHz as an all-sports station, which also took the Patriots from the former WBCN. Thanks also to everyone at WBZ for their encouragement and patience, I wish you all the best, Keller added. Can the dogs of Chernobyl teach us new tricks on survival? -- Hill has done so much for charity [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). | Links well to the microphone. In 2016, WBZ went on to win the National Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Newscast.[165]. It is the oldest broadcasting station in New England, and one of the oldest in the United States. Easily one of the top interviewers of any format, He also appeared regularly on WISH-TV, hosting a dance party. This initial station proved successful, so in 1921 the company expanded its activities by building three additional stations, beginning with WBZ, and followed by WJZ in Newark, New Jersey (now WABC in New York City), and KYW, originally in Chicago, and now in Philadelphia. December 29, 2006: After nearly 43 years with WBZ, Gary LaPierre does his final stint as the morning news anchor, and retires. [88], WBZ added an affiliation with the CBS Radio Network on March 6, 1995, making it one of a handful of stations to carry both CBS Radio and ABC Radio (however, the station ceased an affiliation with CNN Radio). from a slightly different and somewhat twisted perspective. Undaunted, Dick continued sending tapes, until finally, Heacock contacted him and flew him to Boston for an interview. [71] It was also late in 1985 that American Top 40 moved to WBZ from WROR (98.5 FM, now WBZ-FM), remaining on WBZ until the program moved to WZOU (94.5 FM, now WJMN) in 1988. [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 combination of being a solid down some very popular oldies while not being afraid to play [48] That prompted the station to program middle of the road music around the clock. at a metro Boston car dealership while also working at WEEI. Romney, Senator Ted Kennedy, Mayor Tom Menino, former Mayor Ray Flynn, former Governor Michael Dukakis, and other notables called in during his final broadcast. in a very different way. [33] (Some programs continued to originate from the WBZA Springfield studios at the Hotel Kimball. Governor Mitt Romney declared the day of his final broadcast, December 29, 2006, "Gary LaPierre Day". [56] The closure of WBZA ended over 40 years of transmission from East Springfield. the format by maintaining the energy, passion for sports, and Salty Brine) have been around more than 20 years and know radio He was hired by WNEW, but unfortunately, his time there was short: management decided they wanted to put vocalist Julius LaRosa on the air, and Dick was fired to make room for him. Yikes. Previously Westinghouse had financed its stations through the profits from radio receiver sales. Arnold is a steady force, hard-working, [95] Even after coming under common ownership with the CBS Radio Network, it would not be until 2000 before CBS' hourly newscast replaced ABC's during WBZ's overnight programming. It of a cross between a wacky top 40 disc jockey and an entertainer Brown. Roll Hall of Fame, and is, by, all accounts, a truly nice guy google_ad_format = "468x60_as_rimg"; Among them: Deb Lawler, who'd been at the station for 35 years and who'd been reading the news in the morning since 1992, Scott Fybush reports. Matt Siegel He also wanted to entertain. He began his broadcasting career in 1970 with WMAS in Springfield. of humor, and Sue Cope is a great news reader. A small number of stations were already providing regularly scheduled entertainment broadcasts, most of which operated under Amateur or Experimental licenses. for many years at Magic 106.7, David Allen Boucher could probably With a hint of "shock jock" in him The edited broadcast included four hours of audience reaction with the participants and was aired on WBZ for 15 hours without commercials. Steve Laveille (Left) and Jordan Rich (Right)Photo: WBZ Archive Photo. Adam Carolla (; born May 27, 1964) is an American comedian, radio personality, television host, actor, podcaster, and director. June 2000:Dave Goucher is chosen as the new play-by-play announcer for the Boston Bruins; he had been the voice of the Bruins Providence farm team. a few current personalities that might have been hall of famers Programming [ edit] The ABC affiliation allowed the station to begin airing Paul Harvey's daily broadcasts, which were previously heard in Boston on WEZE (1260 AM, now WBIX) and, later, WECB, the carrier current station at Emerson College. She came to WBZ from Seattle to anchor the noon news, eventually becoming half of the nation's first all-female anchor team with Gail Harris in 1977. [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. [147] By the end of 2017, the staff included Deb Lawler and Josh Binswanger as morning anchors; Mary Blake and Rod Fritz as midday anchors; Jeff Brown and Laurie Kirby as afternoon anchors; and Dan Rea and Bradley Jay as nighttime talk show hosts. It DJ he was during his heydey on legendary top 40 rocker WRKO in | Hotel Search | Vacation the afternoon drive, keeping things alive and flowing well for Lowell event! talk show hosts. professional and full of interest statistics. Up with shrewsburies! was the slogan); or giving listeners a chance to recite the Nightlight Password (One Hen, Two Ducks, Three Squawking Geese, et cetera). a staple at Magic 106.7 for three decades -- he can cast a sandman and Vacation Books | Advertise you what we feel are the best radio personalities that natives Norm Nathan and of course, the great late David Brudnoy, to name Another beloved WBZ host was Carl De Suze, whose career @ WBZ began in the 1940s & continued into the early 1980s. wit, great jokes and puns, down to earth personality and terrific [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. New England Travel Articles | New England Dining Favorites and Hidden Gems When WNHC didnt work out, Dicks career path took him to Indianapolis.

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