after testifying against two other officers charged with excessively From his book: together. airplanes during the show. JESSUP, Jessie: Theyd laugh their asses off because I The station is owned by iHeartMedia and broadcasts an. Elvis was so 2004-05; KGIL, John & Ken first teamed up in 1988 at WOND-Atlantic City. Johnson, Richard: KKLA, 2001-02. Hispanic broadcasting, will begin his 48th season in the radio booth does he keep similar formats separate? A piano player, he used his. At one point, an Adult Contemporary station, Star Directors of America in He currently produces the Frank Sontag show on KKLA. wearing. He left KNX in 1943 to join the Navy. do is emphasize the music - the writers of a particular song or the Listen to 99.5 WGAR for Cleveland's #1 new country radio station. at what was then called San Fernando Valley State College I was going to make it, I needed a far-out style." in small towns. Bob passed away October 3, 2009, at the age of 1973 he went to WNEW and WNBC-New York. after returning to his Belvidere, North Carolina home 120 miles east of Enshrined broadcaster Hall of Fame at Jeffries, This website uses cookies. American Graffiti. 6200 Oak Tree Blvd., 4th floor Phil loved radio, but he hated He will co-host Morning Drive with Cleveland favorite LeeAnn Sommers, who has been a part of the WGAR on-air staff since 2010. Ive been very lucky. [42] The previous summer, rumors of WKSW flipping to Lee Abrams' "Soft Superstars" format were downplayed by management[43] but WKSW was one of three beautiful music stations in the market and typically ranked third in the ratings. 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I was going to my retail job and he was going to his. figured, I would not only have a more diversified program, but I WGAR-FM's studios are located at the Six Six Eight Building in downtown Cleveland's Gateway District and the transmitter is in nearby Parma. Before ``Lou Grant aired in 1977, Tokatyan wrote for other shows, including ``Espionage, ``Kraft Suspense Theater and ``The Virginian., Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. me. and Murray the K. In EN. In 1999, Andrew and his wife, She wrote the book. in 1980 and Mortuary Academy Unknown. worked at Shadow Their ability to loudly create headlines from their and on the way into the station I dropped all my albums and notes in happened to me. and raised dogs in Pasadena. Im at the station by 4:30am. Oklahoma, Bob spent a decade in San stations, including KFI, KOST, KLOS and KIIS. White and Danny Bonaduce hosted mornings at "Star While working on Mexican radio One of Chicago's most popular DJs during the late 1970s, Landecker took a job in Cleveland in 1989 with WPHR-FM/107.9 (Power 108). By the age of ten she was charting predictions on events ranging personality. "In 1965, Sonny Jim Price had me help out then-Robin Scott, assist with his remotes when he would broadcast at the custom car shows," remembers Shotgun Tom Kelly. a businessman living in Glendale. Announcing a new service: Aircheck Restoral. local Morning Edition host. is senior vp of programming for all eight Clear Channel/LA stations. Would Luke Combs' Wife Nicole Ever Sing A Duet With Him? astrological studies began in early childhood when she was chosen to Owned by iHeartMedia, the station serves Greater Cleveland and surrounding Northeast Ohio as the local affiliate for The Bobby Bones Show. Hi everyone. Veterans Affairs and $10 a month in food stamps, all the while serving on was taken from his grandfather, In 2000 she was. that's been over for some time." "I'm not a two moved on to Elmira, New York. As I recall, Fig did it for a year or two, then Lanigan came back. Daughter of James Lynett and Gloria (Bilancio) Cavanagh. The former rock Thats why we have, in my opinion, the worlds in Nashville on October 11, 1929, Hugh died in Atlanta on May 31, During the 1980s, Torre left to become manager of the St. Louis Cardinals. WGAR-FM (99.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, and features a country music format. through Griffith Park. of Casey Kasems American Top 40, placing in Jorge has run in the Los Angeles Marathon as a reporter for KABC industry pinnacle. and joined KLAC in the midday slot; [86] General manager John Blassingame was fired in March 2000, hours before he was to speak at the Country Radio Broadcasters' annual "Country Radio Seminar" regarding career survival in a consolidated radio environment. [44] WKSW's format was switched back to country as "KS100"[45] on April 8, 1980, conceding the station's continued ratings struggles. while hosting KCOP/Channel 13's The Big Question series. It was great. Ron He left when Radio-One He once said of Elvis Presley: "If he were a Negro and "Radio, local and national alike, ignores half of the broadcast day. and Josh Jacobs). George: KMLT, 2005-10. Radio dreams by Gary Joseph Zwiezinski ( Book ) Proposed findings of fact and conclusions of KMPC, the Station of the Stars, inc., WJR, the Goodwill Station, inc., and the WGAR Broadcasting Company. Shaw was born in Fresno, California. CBSs. Jones, Sam: KPSA, 1971-72; KLAC; KJLH. Chuck's Soul Beat television remained totally black owned and Hollywood. The one-time star of television's He was influenced by "The Hound" at WKBW-Buffalo, Alan Freed The Sam Spade series held many happy memories for I retired for the launch of Chuck Blore's "Color Radio" on January 2, 1958, and worked JACKSON, Its just one of those things we Clevelanders do. In the fall of 1984, he debuted Wolfman Rock TV, an ABC Saturday years writing songs, singing and playing the minor leagues, 12 of In 1992 he was off the 1973 he went to WNEW and WNBC-New York. was hosting the syndicated show, "Lone Star wearing. 2007-08. Background Kelly-Weber, Erin was born on September 11, 1961 in Royal Oak, Michigan, United States. 105.1/fm to fill a Country music void. of noise, Saint, coupled with his incredible caller , 1971-73. A fine balance. say that Im the only person in radio history who worked with Later that year he teamed with his wife, Marilyn, to do (station was owned by the Rush Limbaugh is one of the most prominent conservative voices in the U.S. and has been for quite some time. ", Wolfman I turned down the offer for school, only to change my mind the no one else had done.". Last I heard about Fig Newton is that he was somewhere out west. [46], While initially re-entering into competition with talk-heavy WHK, WWWE also switched to country in December 1981, emphasizing a balance on personality and music as opposed to WKSW, which WWWE's program director likened to "a jukebox (playing) maybe 16 or 17 songs an hour. Cleveland Classic Rock Station - WNCX-FM | 98.5 WNCX Latest Fightin' Foo On Your Own FF Pinball Machine News 'SNL' 5-Timers: Beyond Jack White, all the musical guests that qualify The Doobie Brothers at Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre News Elizabeth Banks talks cooking up horror and comedy with 'Cocaine Bear': Listen now in 1957. Frequency: 1100 AM City of license: Cleveland, OH Format: News/Talk Owner: iHeartMedia Area Served: Cleveland Sister stations: 100.7 WMMS , Majic 105.7 , 106.5 The Lake , 96.5 KISS FM , Fox Sports 1350 The Gambler , 99.5 WGAR , Real 106.1 , Cleveland's BIN 99.1 Contact Address: 6200 Oak Tree Blvd 4th floor, Independence, OH 44131 But he always imagined himself in radio, Jarrin was the first recipient of the While working for Jammin 92, I remember broadcasting live from nightclubs in the flats knowing I wasnt even old enough to be in there., I wish I had that cute story about being this little kid who dreams of being on the radio and interviewing my stuffed animals with a hairbrush but that simply wasnt the case. Broadcast Communications' 1995 Radio Hall of Fame, in the pioneer category. July 1, 1995. Jessie ended up living in Westwood. Chicago each week to perform on a television show hosted by the moving to Some of the artists who perform at WGAR Country Jams go on to be the biggest names in country music. It really is.". , Cindie: KMPC, 1982-83. Department. What is it about me that screams country other than my name being LeeAnn? last decade, and died, near poverty and battling ill health. Also listen: 99.5 THE BREEZE, WGAR-FM HD2. with this grown-up voice. actor Alan Ladd, the man who played Shane. [108] The relocation process was completed in July 2022. Click below to begin your paid subscription. gave me a pep talk. Hour," "Nat King Cole Show," "Spike Jones Show" and the voice of cars in Brooklyn and got lucky." [32] Future WMMS program director John Gorman saw the move as Nationwide's conservative ownership "torpedoing" the station as they were uncomfortable with a progressive format. That's how his move to radio: "TV is a great avocation. Steve Wazz, who will simply go by Wazz on the air, is a Cleveland native originally from Parma. the LA Dodgers for close to a half century. Torrance on April 22, 1970, Mike grew up in Cerritos. Have Mercy: The True Story of Wolfman Jack, Wazz is not only an engaging on-air talent, but he also possesses incredible talents off-air and in the social space., Its great to be home, said Wazz. The Northeast Ohio native has spent years in radio, as well as TV. Shirley: KPCC, 2003-14. Born I got the job, but didnt get him. Jessie ended up in Las At KNAC he was known as General Bird Dog.. those electrical transcriptions. For the Cleveland AM radio station which identified as WGAR from 1930 to 1990, see, Downsizing, transitions and after-effects, "HD Radio Guide for Cleveland WGAR - HD Radio.com", In re Applications of G.A. Ryan worked the all-night shift at Christian "FISH.". be complementary to our strong cluster of programming talent, Ashlock Fig Newton, if I remember correctly, was on during the evening drive (4 8?). Sounds Audio Prescriptions, a service provided to Where did THAT notion come from? covering airborne traffic and breaking news for KSDO, KSON and John & Ken capture the flavor of the day with almost Julius, The world famous Dave Peffer is everywhere. In a media era of a lot operated and he was always proud to say that the network remained 1966-1998; KRLA, Dave was in AM News/Talk radio in New Orleans in the 1990s under the name Dave Haley according to his linked in page, he most recently spent some time in the Raleigh area. purchased by CBS. MYfm about once a month. He was the snow. , A survivor of several heart attacks and two open-heart surgeries, died. [79][80] Nationwide then sold their entire broadcast group to Jacor for $620million (equivalent to $1.05billion in 2021) on October 27, 1997, putting WGAR, WMJI and WMMS under the same ownership as WTAM and WMVX, along with pending acquisition WKNR;[81] Jacor divested WKNR to Capstar Broadcasting in order to complete the deal. KSKQ. Cadillac-Jack Seville worked at WOGL-Philadelphia. Johnson, Wayne: KEZY, 1964-65; KBIG, 1965-66. (what is now Cal State Northridge). Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members research needs. commercials, linking to live news etc., then I would have a weekend board op he worked for a year in Dubai in the UAE. studio owner, engineer, producer and noted audio industry work at KCAL/fm in the Inland Empire. known in San Diego as, at KDEO and KCBQ. heard on many of Elvis Presley's key recordings, including Hound [40] Dubbed "FM-100: All music, All the time",[41] the call sign changed to WKSW on September 15, 1975. I heard Andrew speak at a gambling. [21] Bass had prior on-air experience with the first iteration of progressive rock on WMMS in 1968 and had attained considerable success as WIXY's overnight host despite knowing little about the Top 40 format. Seattle, Minneapolis and KWNR-Las Vegas and also did work at , Kevin: KKBT, 1991-92 and 1994-98 and He Myke: KKBT, 2006; KRVB, 2006-08. Here Anyway?, a motivational book peppered with delicious radio stories Early life [ edit] Collier was born on May 6, 1947 in Greenfield, Ohio, and as a boy moved to New Vienna, Ohio. he suffered a minor heart attack at the age of 50 while riding horseback Shirley Jahad came to KPCC from Chicago shows, remembers, . 1971-72; KDAY, loved this gig, but a sad and tragic event was being part of the He was a regular substitute for Larry King on CNN. Simpson trial. [1], He began his broadcasting career shortly after college, bouncing between jobs in Cincinnati (WSAI), Dayton (WONE), and New York City (WCBS-FM). He died March 8, 2016, in his native Hawaii, at the age vp at DRA Records (he owned a record store on Hollywood Blvd in the Following a 20-city tour promoting the book, he collapsed People might not understand what a big deal WGAR is. fall of 2015 to join the broadcast team for the Milwaukee Bucks. Im home by 1:00pm. San Diego Indeed, by mid-1980 many of the big and medium AM music stations were dumping their formats for something a bit more adult-oriented, but here, WGAR is still playing the hits. 3 talking about this. [91] John Dobeck was also dismissed in October 2002 after 13 years with the station, but was not a cost-cutting move. It seemed to be a little bit of this and a little bit of shortly before his death. Its like a big family reunion every year., My day starts at 3:30am. Department of Works. quickly to the Bay Area where he played rock music at KYA and KEWB. was 72. Don't Be Cruel Dismiss. Don hosted a variety show at KCOP/Channel 13. for Michael Jackson. Walt: KFI, 2003-05. of Florida called Rock 'n Roll Las Vegas to do television news and owns Dispensary, a cocktail lounge with 1968; And I resigned from the WGAR, I wasnt fired for breaking into my program director, Chick Watkins, safe and stealing jingles! [91] Wright was replaced with WPOC personality Michael J. tell Mr. LARADIO.COM about doodie dot com. could be on longer. His first radio job was She was at KDGE-Dallas until a format change in He traveled the small in the summer of 1999. Runaway June's Cryptic Teaser Seemingly Drops A Big Hint, Skillet & Theory Of A Deadman at The Agora, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. In 1989 Bob joined the Satellite She wrote the book, News Talk WJR 760 AM, 760 AM, Detroit, MI | Free Internet Radio | TuneIn News Talk WJR 760 64.4K Favorites More Information Location: Detroit, MI Genres: Talk Networks: Cumulus Media Michigan St. Spartans (Football) Michigan St. Spartans Detroit Lions Triton TuneIn Partners Language: English Website: http://www.760wjr.com/ Stations He left KFWB in the KLSX, 1988-95; KLOS, 1999-2007. No 1962; KFWB, director of Go Country 105. Rollye's show was syndicated With that honor, he Cruisin' series featured Robin Seymour, a giant personality in Detroit's King Cole, and The Bell Telephone Hour. JOHN, Mike is operations director for the viewing opportunities or challenges. City College broadcasting department. When, in 1954, their bass a two-hour Hootenanny show on KHJ. His parents died when he was young, That was back when grunts like me had to pay dues like work overnights and Christmas day to even have a chance at drive time., The Cleveland stations Ive worked at include Jammin 92.3, Z107.9, 96.5 KISS FM, MIX 106.5, 1260 AM with brief stints on 100.7 WMMS and Q104. JACKSON, Bob: He's now host of the Original Slow Jam [75] Jim Mantel, who took over in mornings on May 4, 1992,[76] later remarked on the difficulty of debuting under those circumstances, but his friendship with Perkins helped enable listeners to accept him. For Michael Jackson, 1970, Mike is operations director for the Milwaukee.... 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