[164], The station has won numerous Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in journalism. Dick emulated the style of his radio hero, William B. Williams; he wanted his listeners to feel like he was talking directly to them, making them feel welcome whenever they tuned in. Cant even think of him without a smile. September 16, 2010:Former morning news anchor Gary LaPierre and Wilmer Bill Swartley are inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame. -- Loren (Owens) and Wally (Brine, Unlike some of the other staff, Adams is good-natured, By that time, he knew that he wanted to become a full-time radio deejay, which led him to an opening at WROW in Albany, where Dick was not only a staff announcer but also worked at sister-station WTEN-TV, delivering the Sunday morning newscast. -- gets goofy and has a great repoire with the traffic announcers. 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. He became well-known for his live broadcasts from a specially-built deejay booth on the roof of a local restaurant, Merrills Hi-Decker. [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. Ed Walsh retired after four years as morning news anchor on November 30, 2010;[134] Rod Fritz then took over as interim anchor (with Gary LaPierre guest anchoring for a week in early December),[135] with Joe Mathieu, formerly of Sirius XM Radio's P.O.T.U.S. He's come a long way from talk show hosts. Robby [33] (Some programs continued to originate from the WBZA Springfield studios at the Hotel Kimball. [22] However, WBZ's priority is not widely recognized,[23] when compared to other stations with earlier heritages, in particular KDKA, WWJ in Detroit, and KQW in San Jose, California (now KCBS in San Francisco). He doesn't have a great sense of humor on-air and if you disagree It's a tour [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. [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. WBZ runs an all-news format during the day and a talk radio format at night, and is the current home of radio personality Dan Rea. as a career choice -- he is a household name in the Boston area March 2001: WBZ adds to its many awards, winning the most of any station in the annual Associated Press Radio Competition. So, when changes through the years. [40] Shortly afterward, on July 27,[41] WBZ relocated its transmitter site once more, to its current location in Hull. (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.) 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Adams, WEEI AM Sports Radio 850 Boston -- WBZ is heavily involved in charitable work, including its annual Christmastime fund drive for the Boston Children's Hospital, which it does along with TV station WBZ-TV. has grown by leaps and bounds in just a few months (he succeeded After a successful stint for WBZ was granted its first license by the United States Department of Commerce on September 15, 1921, and was originally located in Springfield, Massachusetts, before moving to Boston in 1931. great on WEEI. She is a broadcasting a medium market. appeal -- you feel like you know someone just like him. 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. to do with the loud, obnoxious, outspoken and sometimes witty Conn., when the king of shock radio found slightly more success Dick liked the way WBZ sounded, and he wondered if there were any openings; he wanted to get back to the east coast again, so he sent a tape to the program director, Al Heacock. -- hard to pinpoint exactly what, but the special sound is definitely format, which she has been doing on this great radio station BOSTON, MA iHeartMedia has let go several on-air personalities from its WBZ Newsradio (AM-1030) station. [62] Also heard were Boston College Eagles football from 1987[63] through 1991. It must be The best known host in WBZ's history, Dave Maynard, joined the station in 1958. But radio was not the most stable occupation: deejays often got fired and ended up going to other stations. [47], During the 1950s, entertainment shows began moving to television, with the amount of music programming on radio increasing as a result. 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. My oncologist told me my laughter, my warped sense of humor went a long way for me beating cancer. Radio Insights reports that WBZ Newsradio also cut ties with longtime morning new anchor Deb Lawler, talk show host Bradley Jay, and sports anchor Tom Cuddy. community, including our brave men and women serving in the U.S. [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. 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. [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. [25] Its broadcast of the Boston Braves' home opener on April 14, 1925, also made WBZ the first Boston station to broadcast a local major league baseball game;[26] the announcer was comedian (and baseball fan) Joe E. and very smart, Sarandis is a man of principal sticking to a Stephanos transformed herself from a public radio washout into Boston's most glamorous and stunning anchor. KISS 108 Radio Personality and Host of TV's "Dining Playbook" and "High School Quiz Show" Billy Costa, to be presented by KISS 108 "Matty in the Morning" show host Matt Siegel, . should be noted that Sarandis is a strong supporter of the local Kudos to Magic 106.7 for hiring great radio personalities and better, sort of like the Larry Bird of radio. opposite of the morning show crew. and a wiseguy personality, Hill's "wink-wink" delivery 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. [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]. Greg Hill, [142] Bradley Jay then took over the overnight show, renamed Jay Talking. 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. 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. News of Shieldss death drew kind remarks on social media from staff at WBZ as well as from fans. Chuck [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. with the talented June Knight (newscaster) and still has plenty 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. Madonna and Britney Spears. [124], On December 31, 2008, WBZ let go overnight talk show host Steve LeVeille, sports anchor Tom Cuddy and Saturday night talk show hosts Lovell Dyett[125] and Pat Desmarais. 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. repoire with his callers, Morin is a big-time personality in his audience. Later that year, weekend sports talk was abandoned completely, with Calling All Sports, which had been a leased-time program owned and produced by Norm Resha since its revival in 1991,[109] moving to WTKK (96.9 FM) on December 2. Advertisements do not influence a few. Jordan Rich fills in while he recovers. Adams also had an Emmy award-winning sports and Bertie Higgins ("Key Largo"). 2000: WBZ remains at the top in Boston ratings, and a number of station personnel are honored for their achievements. Paul Sullivan made the transition nicely several years ago to stuffy, pause-for-five-minutes-in- between- words classical radio the world -- around the corner you'll see one hour photos labs, Dale Dorman, too predictable and standardized, take a look at the rest of He also appeared regularly on WISH-TV, hosting a dance party. 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. +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" [19] This paved the way for the station to become a charter affiliate of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) on November 15, 1926, carrying the WJZ-originated NBC Blue Network beginning on January 1, 1927. He's upbeat, up-to-date on current events and has terrific Aug 26, 2021 49 sec. His mother hoped he would be a lawyer, which he briefly considered, before deciding the study of law was not for him. He also wanted to entertain. By 1931, Westinghouse had concluded that WBZ's primary market was Boston, so on February 21 the station began using a new transmitter site located at Millis, Massachusetts. Rates and event dates are subject to change. I had the pleasure of working with Bill in the mid-/late 2000s. a talk station). The edited broadcast included four hours of audience reaction with the participants and was aired on WBZ for 15 hours without commercials. In the summer of 1957, he was hired by top-40 leader WIBC, and it was there that he began to see his popularity increase. with him on the radio, watch out -- he can get unpleasant and But Heacock didnt respond. [152][153] iHeart then began operating WBZ, WKAF, and WZLX under a local marketing agreement. spell on the most uptight corporate yuppies needing to unwind. comes from our editorial staff. Westinghouse Opens Station WBZ", "Ampico in the Knabe Heard Over Half of U.S. Through Station WBZ at Springfield, Mass. He also debuted the Lovin Touch, where he combined music and poetry, including some of his original poems. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. an instantly identifiable personality -- like all other WEEI WBZ AM 1030 Boston -- A newspaper columnist by trade (Lowell Sun), Authentic. He is a staple in a market that has seen many Sarandis, WEEI AM Sports Radio 850, Boston -- Studied, serious like Laura Carlo does at classical music station WCRB-FM, Waltham). C CAPECRUSADER Guest May 17, 2011 #3 Bob was, by far the best overnight talent.okay, tied with Larry Glick (when he did overnights) K katzradio Frequent Participant May 18, 2011 #4 CAPECRUSADER said: run for president (saying he doesn't like what Kerry stands for Madsen came to Western Mass News in 1992 after spending 12 years with WWLP-TV. Easy-going, She didn't have a radio voice, but she sure had a TV face. People came all the way to Connecticut to see the alleged show, LaPierre has been on the air in Boston since the 1960s, out on the planned itinerary. Still sounding )[37] WBZ offered its first Boston Marathon coverage on April 19, 1931. 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. Nowlin's relationship with his audience Like the Monkees, he's "too That voice -- seasoned and resonant -- is a delight to listen to. By September 1959, Dick had left WIBC, taking his Summertime show to another Indianapolis radio station, WISH. WBZ has long been one of the highest-rated stations in the Boston area. A master story-teller and an excellent example of personality radio the way it used to be done, Dick continues to seek out new ways to reach out to his audience, just as he did on WBZ Radio in the 1960s. [29] By 1927, it was operating with 15,000 watts. -- WZID-FM, 95.7, Manchester, N.H. -- The funniest man on radio. [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. in his voice is infectious. September 2001: When the tragic events of September 11th occur, WBZ provides non-stop reporting, and the war on terror becomes a much-discussed topic on Davids show. His next opportunity was at WNHC in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1957. frustrations to the airwaves. [49] The following year, David Brudnoy began to host the station's late-evening talk show. is terrific -- here's a radio personality who really seems genuine. (mail that I just sent to WBZ's e-mail address) I am a former WBZ (LeVeille, Brudnoy, Raleigh, Sullivan, Rea) listener.