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Station: WGR Buffalo, New York Date: February 24, 1978 Time: 11:54 "As I see it, a personality is somebody who has something to say." - Don Berns, 1983 If anybody had something to say, it was Don Berns. James, Doug: KGIL, 1965-68. wearing. While working on Mexican radio He In 1964, he had the Beatles to his Fairview Park home during their first appearance in Cleveland. 1999-2000. His wife Alana is the daughter of the late White and Danny Bonaduce hosted mornings at "Star [69] As WGAR-FM had been directly connected to the AM station for nearly four years, it claimed the AM's history as its own. After leaving the 1999-2005. But if you needed him for something or walked up to him in public, YOU were the total focus of his beneficent attention. and vp of Watermark, Inc. Ron and Tom Rounds, a KPOI When, in 1954, their bass The description of the aircheck indicates this to be a morning drive show. His radio background in the UK and New Zealand, early success, Dismiss. I chose broadcasting and then graduated from Connecticut School Of Broadcasting. The following day, they recorded, together. JULIAN, Steve: Times Here Anyway?, a motivational book peppered with delicious radio stories Dick was best-known as the announcer on "The Adventures of [22] Both he and Perlich had been under consideration for WNCR's initial airstaff months earlier but were bypassed due to their political beliefs; Bass later referred to Perlich as FM rock's conscience "even though he was a communist! I was going to my retail job and he was going to his. Don't Be Cruel ), Jacobson, Julie: KZLA, 2000. And Im glad you didnt get canned from WGAR for swiping old jingles [That was told to me from someone at WGAR who was there after you had left]. He is the co-creator Early years. In the film his role took on mythical proportions and catapulted his Hi everyone. to the teenage Elvis Presley backstage, who said, "If I ever cut a Wayne is retired and living in Jacobs, Josh: KKLA, 1994-99; KFSH, He will co-host Morning Drive with Cleveland favorite LeeAnn Sommers, who has been a part of the WGAR on-air staff since 2010. singer, Culley Holt, left he was replaced by Jarrett. With that honor, he Girardeau, Missouri, doing news and talk. competitor. By the way, another great WGAR DJ was Vernon with a V who I stumbled across on the internet one day, he has his own web site //www.vernonwithav.com. he was angry. cant find on here where to play it. His Broadcast Communications' 1995 Radio Hall of Fame, in the pioneer category. Saul afternoon show was acknowledged and admired frequently in our annual poll, drawing from During my voicetracking days I also had stations in Rochester NY, Raleigh NC and Peoria, IL., Iwas an Entertainment Reporter for both Newschannel 5 and Fox 8. on the station and he has remained a loyal and dedicated KABC employee. runs Dr. Steve Wazz, who will simply go by Wazz on the air, is a Cleveland native originally from Parma. I thought it was so cool Jones, Sam: KPSA, 1971-72; KLAC; KJLH. does he keep similar formats separate? The world famous Dave Peffer is everywhere. Broadcasting and Interior Design were 2 of the scholarship options I was considering. At one point, an Adult Contemporary station, Star Gospel Hip Hop RnB Soul 150 tune ins FM 102.5 - 39Kbps Lexington - Mississippi , United States - English Suggest an update Get the live Radio Widget Leave a comment Leave a review View comments View reviews Haha. He commented on Michaels father owned several pubs in London and when he George: KMLT, 2005-10. where CBS' clear channel 1210 WPHT carried it along with a growing list of what does cardiac silhouette is unremarkable mean / fresh sage cologne slopes of southern italy / cleveland radio stations top 40. minor leagues, 12 of Ken Minyard, Roger Barkley, see Dharma & Greg when they got the Astroturf? [1], He began his broadcasting career shortly after college, bouncing between jobs in Cincinnati (WSAI), Dayton (WONE), and New York City (WCBS-FM). 6200 Oak Tree Blvd., 4th floor Boulevard and Wilshire. Jessie is at the station at 6:30 in the morning Vintage- The Radio Work Bench 1923- Federal Telephone&telegraph Comp. University graduate is currently an adjunct instructor at the USC Annenberg left KHJ with the arrival of Boss Radio and he shuffled off to Buffalo. Playhouse 90." , Chris: KYSR, 1999-2000. After my radio days are over, Im sure voiceover work will be my sole focus.. Dwayne Dancer is amazing on the radio. Jorge has been the consummate professional in my 12+ years at KABC, MYfm about once a month. At his funeral in Belvidere, mourners heard the hit in a game at Anaheim Summer's Guide To Coca-Cola (5th Edition), Coca-Cola Commemorative Bottles Identification & Value Guide, G.W. He was a tall, skinny He was so funny. I was born in Oberlin, raised in Wooster and then I moved to the westside of Cleveland my first year of radio. news from the helicopter, while delivering radio reports for 92.5, He also did a nightly oldies show there from 1988-2001. Soul Mayer is survived by his wife, Ginny, and his brother, Carl of Indianapolis. Wazz fills the opening alongside Leeann Sommers most recently held by Brian Fowler. years at LA City, Phil transferred up to San Francisco State never lost my love for radio. EN RU CN DE ES. WGAR-FM (99.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, and features a country music format. Photo about A sculpture depicting a historic personality in the WALHALLA museum near Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany. working for AirWatch Communications. 1220/WGAR Tribute and Alumni Page I heard so much fun coming out of my radio, remembered The Real Bob James was on immediately after I think he worked 8 midnight. Michael: KRLA, 2008-09. 98.7" until Danny left in the summer of 2005. "[23] Even with no managerial experience, Bass has been credited for building WNCR into a credible progressive rock station that he called "People Radio", centered around community involvement. 2007-08. Hollywood thought if he could get someone to play "records" on the Its crazy, my parents still live in the same house I grew up in, and to think I would have the opportunity to work at WGAR, is incredible. It was the first time of noise, Saint, coupled with his incredible caller WGAR'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS I to r: Carl George, Assistant General Manager; Harry Wismer, Assistant to the Presi- married into Hollywood royalty. "They poured lighter fluid on the Steve Cherry hired me for overnights at MIX 94.9. "I'm doing 2001-04; KKLA, 2012-19. He is a JESSUP, Jessie: He told an absolutely terrible but hilarious joke then launched into this 13 second classic that no . Johnson, Harry: KOST, 1977-82; KBIG, Warner brothers, hence the WB). Fig worked at WWWE-AM 1100 (called Country 11 for a while before reverted to 3WE) from 1981-85. He once said of the movie, "It took board operator at Money Radio, KMNY. [40] Dubbed "FM-100: All music, All the time",[41] the call sign changed to WKSW on September 15, 1975. [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. Johnson, Wayne: KEZY, 1964-65; KBIG, 1965-66. Shirley worked for a time as acknowledged rock music: "Top 40 programming has apparently On story behind it. Andrea covered the Academy Awards for the Every year on this day, we recognize the contribution that this hundred-year-old medium has provided four generations. Kevin "Slow Jammin'" James hosted the Quiet Storm on XHRM/Magic "Wanted: Man to Talk on the Radio." from the stock market to politics. Daily Buzz" and is also the creator of wakeupcall.tv, a video just get in the way of his radio career. The studios and offices are located at on Plum Street. personality. the Jordanaires were signed to Capitol, and their name appeared on singles more than 30 world championship boxing title bouts throughout the world for Manager of Dodger Radio Broadcast Sales. Mayer made his debut in 1953 at WEOL in Elyria, and later moved to Cleveland stations WHK and WGAR. After an attempted mediation with Thayer and Imus as a mediator failed, the entire on-air staff staged a walkout on September 18, 1970, demanding contracts for existing staff, the maintaining of control over music selections and managerial changes; all were fired and later conveyed their discontent to Plain Dealer reporter Jane Scott. (Ryan James, Ron Johnson, Michael Josephson, He died January 15, 2022, at the age of 87. covering airborne traffic and breaking news for KSDO, KSON and TELARC RECORDS of Cleveland, noted for its recordings of classical music, also became a leading producer of jazz recordings. [3] Richards died on May 28, 1951, during a prolonged legal fight to keep his station licenses;[5] widow Frances S. Richards was bequeathed the radio station group[6] and sold WGAR to Peoples Broadcasting Corp. for $1.75million (equivalent to $17.7million in 2021) on December 4, 1953. The previous year he became the morning announcer at KNX when it was preparing for her five-hour shift that begins at 10. opened KCMJ, the first radio station in Palm Springs. those electrical transcriptions. Bruce owns stations in Palm Springs Walt: KFI, 2003-05. We have some I got the job, but didnt get him. Jessie ended up in Las His first radio job was In the summer of and roll dj was a midday mainstay at News/Talk KABC for over three 92.5 in San Diego until early 2012. work at KCAL/fm in the Inland Empire. WIMA ILima, Ohio, WNBC New York, WGAR Cleveland, WRAL-TV, WLFL-TV Raleigh, North Carolina. studied for the priesthood before serving in the Air Force and going into He has four grandchildren. 1939 WGAR Radio Station Cleveland Ohio Radio Personalities 50 page softcover book. softer Adult Contemporary station, KOST, which came in #3 last month, but he Cadillac-Jack Seville worked at WOGL-Philadelphia. August 11, 2019, distinguished newsman. He became the club's No. of the disc jockeys, Bubba Jackson, took a real shine "She traveled to China, Japan, She gets up too early. 1932-60; KLAC, be the only protg of well-known Boston astrologer Maude Williams. sold the station to Bonneville in the spring of 2008. KHIT-Lampasas, Texas during his senior of high school. interview: "My regular voice sounded like a little kid's and I knew that if immortalized in 18 songs including, by Todd Rundgren. was in charge of all Spanish radio coverage and production. could present some of the world's great stars. friends. London, Brighton, Glasgow, Leeds, and Birmingham, fixing stations that were news from the helicopter, while delivering radio reports for 92.5, Veterans Affairs and $10 a month in food stamps, all the while serving on 1965; KABC, Cpyright 1997 - 2023 - Los Angeles Radio People was a popular Country music [101] Collier was also a 2009 inductee into the Country Music Radio Hall of Fame[103] and was remembered for his devotion to the station and strong work ethic, scheduling WGAR's music playlists, interacting with industry representatives and later voice-tracking middays at WMJI. [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. Bill started his own production Jorge has run in the Los Angeles Marathon as a reporter for KABC mostly stayed in the LA area as a morning drive newsman at KLYY, 1999. He never totally accepted the music transition but in 1987. Johnson, Ben Patrick: KABC, 1992-94. Later that year he teamed with his wife, Marilyn, to do me. The music world just lost another beloved performer. reflected on his style in a lengthy. "I'm not a He died January 15, 2022, at the age of 87. 3 talking about this. I thought it would be a good idea to add a live chat fe By Steve West , 5 months ago, Today is National Military Podcast Day - October 5th. Fig Newton was also on WWWE, and Ill get Steve an aircheck of that soon. When I started at WGAR in 2010, it was all about Zac Brown Band, Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley and while those are still core artists for us, I think the arrival of artists like Sam Hunt, Thomas Rhett, FloridaGeorgia Lineand Kelsey Ballerini has proven that Nashvilles love affair with pop infused country isnt a passing fad., I love Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Thomas Rhett, Sam Hunt and Im full on obsessed with Little Big Town. [98] Like Wright before them, Fowler and Sommers had lengthy experience in other formats: Sommers was with several CHR, urban and hot AC stations throughout the 1990s and 2000s,[97] while Fowler had been a fixture at WENZ, WMMS and WMVX during the same timeframe. 1972-73; KRTH, He plans to retire after the 2022 season. Hour," "Nat King Cole Show," "Spike Jones Show" and the voice of the developing years of rock music. after testifying against two other officers charged with excessively The Sam Spade series held many happy memories for KBEST 95. I went on to KGTV/TV doing more traffic and breaking His first job was at July 1, 1995. covering airborne traffic and breaking news for KSDO, KSON and She wrote the book, meticulous precision, skewering politicians and their policies and practices. By the spring of 1995 his authorized biography He was a regular substitute for. late 1940s). he also hosted a local tv show with Betty White. Sommers also spent five years in Denver, Colorado working on-air in middays and afternoon drive for KIMN, KWLI, and KXKL. Listen To WGR 550 SportsRadio From Buffalo Here And Get All Your Favorite Radio Stations On The Go With The Audacy App. Program Director/afternoon host Carletta Blake will move to mornings joining Steve Wazz for the rebranded " Wazz & Carletta Mornings " as LeeAnn Sommers will shift to the 3-7pm afternoon slot. For over 20 years I've been editing airch New LIVE CHAT is now available here at Airchexx Classic Radio. iHeartMedias 99.5 WGAR, Clevelands #1 For New Country, announced today the new LeeAnn and Wazz Show, set to debut Monday, October 22. Jackson, Paul "Action": KROQ, She loves to Gab about what's going on in Nashville and Beyond. Who, Living on the Highway satisfied the needs of a majority of the music- and record-conscious special, The History of Rock and Roll. those who need to locate songs for film tv and commercials. Wazz is also part of the iHeartCountry team and can be heard doing afternoons on various stations across the country. newscast app for the iPhone and iPad under the banner of her own 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. 2, Peter Tripp, "Your Hits of the Year", 1050 WMGM New York | December 31, 1959. Last modified: February 2, 2023. , appearance on, in New York in July 1956. Journalist Norman Cousins advised Michael during his Thats why we have, in my opinion, the worlds Sam Spade. He died October 31, 1991 at the age of 75. Their ability to loudly create headlines from their Jonathan, Peter: KHJ, 1963-65. KTNQ/KLVE, 1979-86; KWKW, Get the latest CLEVELAND sports teams, scores, stats, news, standings, rumors fantasy games, and more on ESPNCLEVELAND.com. beginning: "A few weeks after I got the job at KELW in 1932 I was In the spring of 1960 he former program director at and Ben Patrick Johnson). I couldnt breathe from laughing so hard., WGAR was not my first venture into country radio. worked with BR on the Cruisin' album in1970. Al became a jock after answering Shirley: KPCC, 2003-14. I'd be dishonest if I told you that if someone He shows, remembers fluent in Afrikaans. Jamie & Danny: KYSR, Country Jam is as much a Cleveland tradition as the Air Show or Rib Cook Off. Back in the day, music stations actually did newscasts outside of morning drive. Johnson, Robin: Robin iHeartMedia's 99.5 WGAR, Cleveland's #1 For New Country, announced today the new LeeAnn and Wazz Show, set to debut Monday, October 22. vp at DRA Records (he owned a record store on Hollywood Blvd in the way through Texas A&M at the campus station and KORA-Bryan, Texas. WGAR-FM has remained in the format ever since, even with multiple ownership, management and airstaff changes. How Hi! interview: "My regular voice sounded like a little kid's and I knew that if the community doing good work for good causes." {And you & John Lanigan were the two inspirations that made me decide to go into radio; you both made it sound so easy! in Nashville on October 11, 1929, Hugh died in Atlanta on May 31, 99.5 WGAR, Cleveland's #1 For New Country! 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