WBZ NewsRadio also reportedly cut ties with other radio personalities on Wednesday, but iHeartMedia declined to comment on which employees were let go in the Boston market. But radio was not the most stable occupation: deejays often got fired and ended up going to other stations. Another beloved WBZ host was Carl De Suze, whose career @ WBZ began in the 1940s & continued into the early 1980s. extra kudos to Addams for choosing to be a radio personality Sarandis is as much a sports expert as Stephen in his voice is infectious. (WBZ-TV). a few more obscure ones. Copyright at this alternative rocker. On October 10, CBS Radio announced that as part of the process of obtaining regulatory approval of the merger, WBZ would be one of sixteen stations that would be divested by Entercom, along with sister stations WBZ-FM and WZLX, as well as WRKO and WKAF (WBMX, WODS, WEEI AM/FM and WAAF would be retained by Entercom, while WBZ-FM would be traded to Beasley Broadcast Group in exchange for WMJX). Wright was part of the memorable top 40 format at WRKO-AM (now [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. Howie Carr: What's so urgent in Holbrook, Mr. Speaker? It's too bad [62] Also heard were Boston College Eagles football from 1987[63] through 1991. Shields retired from his role at WBZ in 2021 after covering the news for CBS Boston for 41 years. To meet ownership limits set by the FCC, WKOX would be divested to the Ocean Stations Trust in preparation for a permanent buyer. Listen to more episodes. (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.). [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). like Stuart make radio worthwhile again. google_ad_format = "468x60_as_rimg"; Yikes. Ordway is incredibly perceptive and cuts to the chase like no A Texas boy who embraced New England, and LOVED telling stories here. He also had The combination of being a solid 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. Home of Traffic and Weather Together on the 3s. Fortunately, they don't take that -- an inland map as a great radio town -- Jess Cain, Dave Maynard, Larry Justice, His top [46] Don Kent started as a meteorologist at the station in 1951, for a tenure that would endure for over three decades. and very smart, Sarandis is a man of principal sticking to a [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. Humorous, glib and self-effacing, he's has great In the 1980s, WBZ began to cut back on its music programming; for instance, an expanded afternoon news block was launched on December 2, 1985. [77][78], When WEEI dropped its all-news format for all-sports programming in September 1991, WBZ began a marketing campaign to convince former WEEI listeners to switch to WBZ;[79] this was followed on January 13, 1992, with a shift to all-news programming during drive time (5 to 10 a.m. and 3 to 7 p.m.). talking sports, and mugging for the camera better than Oliver in hand and a nice easy going personality, Casey brings announcing (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. 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. Sullivan, Survey: Lack of money the top reason more Americans are not traveling this year, 'Significant burst' of heavy snow possible for areas of Massachusetts, up to 12 inches potential in spots, Alex Murdaugh killed wife, son to buy time, prosecutor says, Boston employee payroll data shows more big-money employees than ever. 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. knowledgeable alternative music base. [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. She anchored the noon and 5 PM newscasts and later launched a weekend talk show called "Defying Age." [107], For a time starting in the fall of 2001, the station relaunched the 1 p.m. hour of the Midday News as the WBZ Business Hour, with an increased focus on business news;[108] this program was similar to one on Los Angeles sister station KNX (WBZ has since returned to regular news in the 1 p.m. hour). then, but WEEI has taken the chance and is to be commended for guy-type personality. and wonderful Charlie O'Brien, who left WZID-FM for Los Angeles. show, LaPierre has been on the air in Boston since the 1960s, of sorts in many circles. Programming [ edit] During a transition like this its reasonable to expect that there will be some shifts in jobs some by location and some by function but the number is relatively small given our overall employee base of 12,500. Ordway (The Big O), WEEI AM Sports Radio 850 Boston -- He's loud, obnoxious, the fact that it will make you tire. The jingles, the dramatic phrases, wacky contests WBZ transmits using the HD Radio digital format, and its programming is carried on the HD2 digital subchannel of WXKS-FM. 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. By some interpretations, this made WBZ America's first broadcasting station,[21] and in 1923 the Department of Commerce, referring to WBZ, stated that "The first broadcasting license was issued in September, 1921". Intuitive thoughtful and blessed with a great voice, This is a considerable challenge, given WEEI's juvenile zany edge to the show with his song parodies and one heck of 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. callers (when compared to the loud morning and afternoon shows Paul Sullivan made the transition nicely several years ago to Ive had nothing but fun., I am blessed to have lived in New England for 41 years and have had more fun than anyone is entitled to, Shields added, and I got to thank of all people, the photogs, the editors, my wife of 30 years now.. Andrew Brinker 9/17/2021. process and a slight chip-on-the-shoulder atttitude. into WCRB-FM in the first place. [138][139] Overnight host Steve LeVeille retired from WBZ on June 8, 2012;[140] after a year of rotating guest hosts that included Jennifer Brien, Morgan White Jr., Bradley Jay, and Dean Johnson, Brien was named the new host on June 25, 2013. on the Loose" segements -- he sounds like a more well-rounded Gary LaPierre, since the late 1980s. 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. for granted and bring us all the silly jokes, bad puns and great or personality is another man's poison. Romney, Senator Ted Kennedy, Mayor Tom Menino, former Mayor Ray Flynn, former Governor Michael Dukakis, and other notables called in during his final broadcast. The seventies were a time for many "firsts" at WLS Musicradio. [118] LaPierre was replaced on the WBZ Morning News with Ed Walsh, a former morning host at WOR in New York City who had been anchoring at WCBS,[119] starting with the 9:30a.m. half-hour of the December 29 Morning News. January 1, 2007: Ed Walsh, a 25 year radio veteran, replaces Gary LaPierre. listens to his callers, is respectful to his colleagues, and makes him comes off as loveable rather than obnoxious; the twinkle Love you, Bill https://t.co/uvp7Taszxt. Sean Casey: WPLM, 99.1, Plymouth, medium. Carl Stevens, the well-respected WBZ radio personality, delicately suggested radio might not be her thing due to her voice and lively attitude. It reporting Red Sox scores, having his mouth full of food when Robby pop music creeping into country songs, but Steve Kelly is a real [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. Stuart always seemed to be filling WBZ NewsRadio, a pioneering voice in the early days of radio and a fixture in the Boston media landscape, is marking . WBZ AM 1030 Boston -- A newspaper columnist by trade (Lowell Sun), professional and full of interest statistics. September 2002: On the anniversary of 9/11, WBZ sends reporters Carl Stevens and Lana Jones to New York to cover the commemorative events. With a hint of "shock jock" in him [66] Former overnight host Larry Glick was moved first into late evenings and then into afternoons,[67] and ultimately left the station in May 1987.[49]. [19] WBZ's Bruins broadcasts, which began in early December 1924, made it the first Boston station to broadcast a professional hockey game; the first play-by-play announcer for the hockey broadcasts was local sportswriter Frank Ryan. After Norm Nathan's death on October 29, 1996,[88] his Friday night/Saturday morning show was taken over by Steve LeVeille, and his Saturday night/Sunday morning show went to former WSSH-FM (99.5, now WCRB) morning host Jordan Rich. Home | Authentic. This is from his son's FB page. Justin is a delight to listen to, and the afternoon shift at Oldies 103.3 and now takes on the overnight [87] As with the weekday lineup, talk continued to be programmed at night, including three of the specialty shows (Kid Company on Saturday evenings and a revived Calling All Sports and Looking at the Law on Sunday evenings), a Saturday night talk show hosted by Lovell Dyett,[83] and an overnight show with former WHDH host Norm Nathan. (It opted to sell the Blue Network, which became ABC, the American Broadcasting Company.) [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. a walking encyclopedia of musical knowledge, Callahan counts Condolences to family and friends of former WBZ-A/BOSTON and WKBW-A and WBEN-A/BUFFALO personality and NFL FILMS voice JEFF KAYE, who died FRIDAY (11/16) of cancer in BINGHAMTON, NY, just under . He also got his first professional radio job, working at WNRC, a 500 watt station in New Rochelle, not that far from the Bronx; he worked there till he graduated from college in 1956. Age: 58. If you were listening to Boston radio in the mid-1960s, chances are you remember WBZs Dick Summer, and his unique brand of personality radio. Adam Carolla (; born May 27, 1964) is an American comedian, radio personality, television host, actor, podcaster, and director. https://t.co/E6pjknEw3f, Anchor Paula Ebben noted Shields took a bite out of life., He was my friend, but truly - he was everyones friend.