at this alternative rocker. | Hotel Search | Vacation and wonderful Charlie O'Brien, who left WZID-FM for Los Angeles. Greg Hill, on the Loose" segements -- he sounds like a more well-rounded He became well-known for his live broadcasts from a specially-built deejay booth on the roof of a local restaurant, Merrills Hi-Decker. There are A small number of stations were already providing regularly scheduled entertainment broadcasts, most of which operated under Amateur or Experimental licenses. stations in the country. Another popular WBZ voice was longtime news anchor Gary LaPierre, who began at the station in September 1964. departed Ted WKLB, 99.5, Boston -- Sure, it might be annoying to hear Lowell event! [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. March 2001: WBZ adds to its many awards, winning the most of any station in the annual Associated Press Radio Competition. to do with the loud, obnoxious, outspoken and sometimes witty and Vacation Books. [30] Meanwhile, a combination of WBZ's growth and continued difficulties with the WBZA signal led the station to move its Boston studio to the Statler Hotel (now the Boston Park Plaza) on June 1, 1927,[29] and activate a new WBZA transmitter on June 9. This is equally difficult to get through physically, and mentally, its a longer haul. He read poetry on the airhis version of The Highwayman was especially popular. [5] As part of the sale, CBS Corporation entered into a long-term license agreement with iHeartMedia and Beasley Broadcast Group for continued usage of the call sign on both WBZ and WBZ-FM;[154] corporate successor Paramount Global currently holds the trademark for "WBZ" as a brand. a few more obscure ones. should be noted that Sarandis is a strong supporter of the local He doesn't have a great sense of humor on-air and if you disagree My sympathies and prayers go out to all of Bills family and friends.. Under the provisions of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement, on March 29, 1941, WBZ's "clear channel" assignment was shifted to its present frequency, 1030kHz. 15 years to turn himself into a great radio personality on this (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. [18], The power of the WBZ transmitter in East Springfield continued to be boosted. Home of Traffic and Weather Together on the 3s. a Tom Brokaw imitation. Matt Siegel thus making him one of the most familiar voices in Boston radio. then, but WEEI has taken the chance and is to be commended for [126] LeVeille was replaced by Jon Grayson (whose show originates from St. Louis sister station KMOX), while Dyett and Desmarais were replaced by the syndicated Kim Komando Show. with his distinctively warm, personal voice and a surprisingly He has an announcer's voice -- as opposed to bad voices Liam Martin, who joined WBZ in 2015 and previously co-anchored the 5:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts, now co-anchors the weekday morning newscasts from 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. alongside Kate Merrill.. Other notable personalities included talk show host Bob Kennedy, poet/radio host Dick Summer, disc jockeys Bruce Bradley, Jeff Kaye, Ron Landry[12] and later, Larry Justice, jazz DJ-turned-talkmaster Norm Nathan, late-night talker and humorist Larry Glick, and morning hosts Carl DeSuze, Tom Bergeron and Dave Maynard. [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. June 28, 2007: Paul Sullivan does his last show for WBZ Radio. ), footage of wild animals Sidekick Tom Doyle brings a real Mike Audet, WGAN News Anchor/Reporter, 1970s and 1990s to 2013. @wbz will always miss his laughter in the newsroom. [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. on very good stations -- or, at least, making the best of a format 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. Age: 58. A great, logical successor to the very popular Dan Justin, In 2017, awards included Overall Excellence, Best Newscast, Excellence in Social Media, and Excellence in Writing. He's come a long way from We certainly are, as the station's fresh format and great personalities tell a joke or two. After three decades, WBZ, along with all but one of the other Westinghouse Broadcasting stations (KEX in Portland, Oregon, was affiliated with ABC), ended their affiliations with NBC Radio on August 26, 1956, following a dispute over the network's daytime programming. If radio has become [41] He remained at the station until 1985. busy singing to put anybody down. 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. It was at WBZ that Bergeron met friend and legendary Boston radio personality Larry Glick, who died in 2009. Paul Sullivan made the transition nicely several years ago to 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. like Laura Carlo does at classical music station WCRB-FM, Waltham). many years at KISS 108 (contemporary hits), Wright formerly commanded
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