I knew going into radio 20 years ago that this kind of thing happens. All the station's well-known personalities - Irv Homer, Susan Bray, Gil Gross, Pat Farnack, Frank Rizzo and Sid Mark among them - were called to a 9 a.m. meeting at the station and told their jobs had ended. Irving Homer (May 29, 1924 - June 24, 2009) was an American radio talk show host and television personality, primarily in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania market. . Deceased. (Updated 2004), Frank L. Rizzo Frank Lazarro Rizzo (1920-1991) -- also known as "The Big Bambino" - Born in Philadelphia on October 23, 1920. (ABC-Disney) (7-01). They come in and say we're real broadcasters.we are going to show you how to do it!!!! I will miss the talkers and the community of listeners. Currently (2006-2007) anchors news on KYW 1060-AM. The show was named Best Podcast by RTDNA West Region in 2020 and among the Best of 2018 by Apple Podcasts. It is now, and was then, my position that the audit was unnecessary, and if an audit was to be performed, it should be conducted by the attorney general of Pennsylvania, who is the guardian of the charitable trusts, such as the Barnes, in the commonwealth. In 1958 WHAT 96.5-FM became all jazz until early 1975. Tom Robinson "The Nighthawk" -- did the 2 am to 6 am shift on WMMR around '80 or '81. The goal of the radio show is to encourage people to use computers and share community service information. Joey Reynolds Joey Reynolds was a Philly radio guy. Heard now on various stations. Sheryl Ann Kennedy Metro News. They wanted another station in Phila AND they were kinda like drunken sailors with money (they had a HUGE windfall with the sale of WDAS). Jerry and his partner decided not to sell at that time. What will be now, I haven't any idea, other than getting into my Mercedes to collect unemployment. Moved to WPHT 1210-AM. John McNulty WNWR 1540-AM. He was taken to Bryn Mawr Hospital, where he was pronounced dead later that evening. Weeknights 6p-1a since January 2010.1994-2010: Asst. Went to NJ101.5 in early summer of 2002 as part of Carton and Rossi, shown here at right. Throughout the day all that the listeners heard was a computerized voice count down until at 5 pm the format was changed to 80's rock. Since 1998, writer and Editor of the News-Talk-Sports department at AllAccess.com, based in the Los Angeles area. He. Started out as an election night analyst (because of his 10 years in the PA State House of Representatives) with Bernie Herman and Dom Giordano. Hosted a talk show there then dabbled in theater and played small parts in a number of movies and a few TV shows. Also filled in as needed for producers Rhonda Hibbler, Maureen "The Magnificent" Sears, John Rose, and Tim "Hammerhead" Hallorhan to produce for Dominic Quinn, Irv Homer, and Susan Bray. Art Bell's bumper music Chase by Giorgio Moroder, Art Bell's bumper 'theme song' The Moody Blues, Ride My See-Saw, https://www.mudgeeguardian.com.au/story/7600864/susan-bray-delong-a-trailblazing-pioneer-for-women-in-radio-dies-aged-79/, https://www.inquirer.com/news/broadcasters-remember-frank-ford-20090416.html, Archived Audio of Jay on WNBC with pictures. Les Kinsolving WCBM 680-AM, Baltimore. Jeff Hurvitzlives and writes in Abington Township. Bill Campbell WIP 610-AM and KYW 1060-AM Sports, "The Dean", Mary Cantell Metro Traffic, weekends. Early career [ edit] Born in Philadelphia, Homer was an Army Air Force veteran of World War II, flying B-17 Flying Fortress planes out of Italy with the 15th Air Force. On December 6, 1926, the station signed on as WFKD. Now working at WTOP in Washington. In the early 1970s, WWDB-FM tried an adult contemporary format during some hours, then reverted to jazz full-time, then adopted a talk format in 1975. Mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1972-80. Clean and Sober Radio: Addictions on the streets America's Ground Zero Clean and Sober Radio: Roundtable Discussion on the Damages That we Caused in Our Addiction Clean and Sober Radio: Interview With Former Flyers Player Chris Therien Clean and Sober Radio: PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro It was all direct business and infomercials. These were the days when some stations would give away $ if you answered your phone with "the phrase that pays." He was also a television News Anchor and Investigative Reporter for WTAF TV, Channel 29 News Probe. Susan Monday hosts Monday on Sunday, Sunday afternoons from 2 to 3 p.m. An in-depth look at the big stories of the week. Archive | LettersI am 25 years old and have been listening to Sid Mark on WWDB-FM (96.5) for five years (a mere one-ninth of the show's air time). Now the shoe is on the other foot. After WCAU, the old 1210 AM, abandoned talk in 1975, owners William and Dolly Banks replaced the market's jazz station, WHAT-FM, with talk. This can establish a solid foundation of radio knowledge that can inform your work once you enter the field. (6-01), Pat Toddy Producer at WWDB in the late 90's. Tom Bigby Program Director of WIP 610-AM, previously pulled double duty at PD of WPHT. I have a soft spot for Art. Mary Mason WHAT 1340-AM. -- Choose an answer -- Ron Dobson Kent Voss John Brown -- Choose an answer -- Susan Bray Debra Luray Rollye James . Homer made a name for himself while hosting a talk radio show on WWDB from 1975 to 2000. . Beasley Broadcast Group Inc., the station owner, may think it knows Philadelphia and what the public wants to hear. (Mark Ludak / Daily News). I'm sorry that the country had to endure the filth that you brought to the White House. Mark Daniels (submitted 10/01) WFIL - Station's local talk/news/commentary show for over 5 years. Bernie McCain Formerly hosted overnights on WWDB in mid-1980s -- last heard on the radio in DC area? He did a live call-in thing overnight. Clyde Lewis 7. KYW Newsradio. [1] WWDB's tower site is also used by 950 WKDN for its nighttime operations. Previously evening host on WWDB 96.5-FM and before that in many other markets including Texas & California. (last updated 9-01) Picture, Donna Francavilla -Picture News, producer at WWDB 1981 then went to KYW in 1982 as desk assistant & production assistant. After all, it was a ritual. Hosts Steve Martorano and Gary Hendler talk about the disease of addiction and its effect on family, friends, and society . A few moments of Geoff Fox on WPEN Philadelphia1978. Radio aircheck. By: Chris on March 12, 2012. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "1972 Presidential General Election Results", Talk Radio Personality Irv Homer Dies At 85, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Irv_Homer&oldid=1049983826, Television personalities from Philadelphia, United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II, Articles needing additional references from October 2009, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 15 October 2021, at 02:28. Steve Ross Talk show host at both WWDB & WCAU pulled double duty each Saturday - working 6-10 a.m., then returning at midnight, for yet another go 'round. WWDB spent four months auditioning talk show hosts from around the country for the coveted position. His show was the top talk show for most of that time. Kid's Corner - Kathy O'Connell WXPN - 88.5 FM - Kids programming. In the last ratings period, however, WWDB, which in its heyday was a perennial Top 10 station in the market, was tied with WPHT for 15th place overall. Rich Teplitsky Former executive producer for WWDB. "I started at WHAT on Nov. 11, 1955," Mark said. Aired for over 6 years on 1210-AM. Currently Director of Communications for Bell Labs at Lucent Technologies in New Jersey. Copyright 2023 All Access Music Group All rights reserved. NewsRadio 790 WAEB. Marty Moss-Coane 91-FM WHYY - Public / Non-commercial radio. She came from New York City doing middays WDBZ 105.1 the Buzz and before that did swing at 95.5 WPLJ New York under the legendary Scott Shannon..just thought you'd like to knowMichele. The infomercials guys loved it, they would pay upwards of 4K for a half hour. Steve Bryant WCOJ West Chester. Some of Art Bell's show clips can be found here. After stints at several small suburban Philadelphia talk radio stations in the late 1960s and early 1970s, he joined WWDB-FM in Philadelphia, and hosted a talk show on current affairs from 1975 until 2000, when the station changed its format to music. Known to people on this website as instrumental in helping with the Faulkner Block Party in June 2000. 96.5 TDY. to create interest in what's coming next. The Jelinecks (Frank and Mary) Formerly of WWDB, WPEN 950-AM -- Food and Dining. Irv Homer is in his 70's and started on DB on St. Patty's Day in 1975. Soon after he moved to L.A. with his wife. In Cambodia during the 1970 CIA sponsored "coup". Bernie Herman Picture -- Formerly of WWDB (joined 1980) WCAU and Channel 48, now retired living in Iowa playing with his grandkids. Had a show on various shifts on WWDB, WNPV. Our Hosts, Co-Hosts and Production Team are seasoned . Famous for not wearing socks on the job. AM 920 The Answer. Dolly retired in May 1985. To what source does Kevin Carter attribute his conclusion concerning WWDB's morning news program challenge to KYW-AM (1060) that "the move was a disaster" (Inquirer, Nov. 7)? Insider Commentary on WWDBSubmitted in the Fall of 1998An unsolicited commentary by a former high-level DB staffer.The whole thing is this - WWDB was for many years a family run station, Dolly Banks put talk on it really as a lark. Currently weekend traffic reporter on KYW 1060 AM plus Eagles traffic on WYSP FM. liverpool v nottingham forest 1989 team line ups; best crews to join in gta 5. jay chaudhry house; bimbo bakeries buying back routes; pauline taylor seeley cause of death replacing Imus. Schwartz sold WWDB in 1996, during a period of rapid acquisition and consolidation among radio stations. Formerly on WWDB, News. Smerconish blames the loss of the talk format on "a succession of owners who paid more and more to buy the station and then felt they had to get blood from a stone to pay the debt service. Nowadays Dye has his own show, "Dave's World," an hour-long program of Dye's favorite tracks that begins at 11 a.m. on Sundays on WXPN. Contact. Formerly of WWDB 96.5-FM, mid days in the 80's for a couple of years. 97.1) Detroit, where they've done afternoons since moving from New Jersey; achieved infamy when a bit they did on WKRK merited a large indecency fine. . NJ 101.5, WPHT 1210 AM (10 am to 1 pm), WWDB 96.5, Now on in Dallas Ft. Worth. Liked to chat it up with Irv Homer in the afternoons. Jimmy Kimmel, co-host, was Kent's producer at one time. Cathy Donnelly Formerly on NJ101.5. (6/06), Barry Levine Formerly on WFPG - 1450-AM in Atlantic City until station change in 2000 picture, Jerry and Joe Long Known as the Sturdy Beggars, a satirist team. Dom spent his whole life in radio, ran some stations, hosted the morning show at WWDB for some time and has been in semi-retirement for the last couple of years but did the morning shows on. Before 'ILM, a freelancer at WDAS in Philly (updated July 2001), Pat Winters Used to do traffic for WWDB, middays (6-01). at WWDB, mornings. I am disgusted by the actions of WWDB with respect to the Friday with Frank and Sunday with Sinatra shows. It operated with a jazz format that did not change when the call letters did. But that station has been a station with a tradition, a station that has seen over the years some terrific talk-show talents.". With its powerful 10,000 watt signal, WWDB AM 860 is heard loud and clear throughout the Delaware Valley, sunrise to sunset. He was a skinny little kid who couldn't hit a basketball, but he worked hard and made himself into a really good shortstop who could hit. Maine Public Radio's talk show, "Maine Concerns," is covered live. Previously on Star 104.5 as morning co-host with Nancy Glass. Paul Perrello Picture -- Metro Traffic/News. In April 1930, WDEL joined the NBC Radio Network. Well, let me do the honors. Mr. President, I'm sorry that you may have sexually harassed Paula Jones. Dave Donahue, general manager of WXTU, will become general manager at the Point as well, the Beasley organization announced. View Source Share Save to Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Memorials Region North America USA Pennsylvania Montgomery County A listener remembers when John Lennon died everyone was calling in and tuned to his show on 'MMR. Ahntastic Adventures in Silicon Valley Valerie Knight Picture.Update 2016: Valerie Knight leaves WOGL, John Kobylt and Ken Chiampou Part of the John and Ken team (Ken Chiampou) NJ101.5 afternoons 1990-92. If they can crack the top 10 it would create that multiple-worth scenario, probably increasing the station worth by 25%. Michael Savage 3. 960 The Patriot. 94.5 WGTK The Answer. (October 98 to July 99) He would do a shift on YSP and drive cross town to PHT trying his hand out in talk radio. If you tuned in to WWDB before 5 p.m. yesterday, what you heard was an electronic voice counting backward from 6,000. ALL that audience (WCAU was beating 'DB 1989-90) comes to WWDB. HC's notes from Monday sessions point to threats and . In a soup ladle, that is. Gary Hendler hosts The Clean and Sober Radio Show on WWDB in Philadelphia. Laura Ingraham 6. One audio clip in the Audio Vault. )They found nothing but an endless pit of spending money. I was one of those summarily told not to show up for work anymore. This meant that WWDB's account executives had to work harder than those at other stations to get the ad dollars directly from retailers and frequently bypassed agencies. Unexpected Goals the only soccer talk in town! "Dr. Jim" Corea, WWDB fitness talk-show host, died March 3. They rejoined on WWDB in the afternoon until WWDB flipped formats. Wynn Moore Long time host on WWDB since the beginning. Most cities have a talk station or heritage full service station FIRST, then all news stations came in in the late 60's or so. Her website has syndication information and a few pictures. Priscilla Fox Express/Shadow Broadcast Services. Get involved. ), Joe Chiodo News reports. (Thumbnail pics, Peter - Scott), Chuck Cooperstein WIP 610-AM early 1990's. Last edited on 13 February 2023, at 18:22, "A Chronology of AM Radio Broadcasting (1900-1960)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWDB&oldid=1139162677, This page was last edited on 13 February 2023, at 18:22. "CBS appears willing to spend whatever it takes to compete. Vicki VenturiniNews Anchor for Paul W. Smith & worked with him & John Brown in 1994,1995. They actually patronize the producer/hosts, enough for them to make a profit for and the station owner to make a profit. WWDB was their store, and they its shopkeepers. Not only did he launch the station's very first sports talk show on 610 WIP in 1986, but when the station switched its dial position to 94.1FM in 2011, his was the first show on the air. They hope that the income will be a wash, that between both stations they will make the same cash flow while they try to move up from #15 in 25-54 with the FM. Listen to the five, one-hour long programs here [Audio 1 - 5] WJBR-FM, 99.5Mc (Est. WWDB-AM Talk 860 - Philly's Talk Radio - LISTEN LIVE | Audacy WWDB AM 860 Is Philadelphia's #1 Talk Radio. Ellery has mostly retired from radio. I recently had a chance to talk with Dr. Yvonne Kaye, former Philadelphia radio show personality, and one of my personal mentors. Voice of the Eagles broadcasts. No one set out to turn the airwaves into a political weaponmuch less deputize talk-radio hosts as the ideological enforcers of a major American political party. Best Buddies Turkey; Best Buddies International; Best Buddies Hikayeleri at WWDB from 94 to 96, just before the Schwartzs' sold the station to Charlie Banta & Mercury Broadcasting. NOW (sorry if I am boring you) The 10 million was the absolute threshold!!!! Facilities and production were slated to move to its sister station WXTU. Frank X. Feller WWDB.1980s? That's a much younger audience than WWDB has been attracting. Feel free to submit information for those that are, or were, on the air and those behind the scenes using the contact us page. who wins student body president riverdale. Tom started in commercial radio covering the MOVE standoff with police for WFIL-AM. Ralph Collier Hosted culture/interview program "Collier At Large" on the late WFLN-FM (95.7), CompuDudes Personal Computing show that ran in Philly on WHYY until they ended it in October 2001. Co-owner WBCB 1490-AM. Each host spent several days in Philadelphia filling in on the morning show. 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