[4] When same-sex marriage became legal in Massachusetts, Martinie and Boesel married. KEAR San Francisco, "Family Radio" Christian 9/12/78 45 min. Elektra Records said, Hey, why dont we give away a car? Okay: Thats easy, thats ordinary. I think it was $10,000. #WBCN #wbcnfreeform. We all wish we could have been around in the 70s and 80s. They still gave us good ratings the next time. That song was in heavy rotation on WBCN during the months leading up to CBS Radio's announcement of the station's demise, and continued until the four-day farewell began. Memorable radio personalities from Cleveland's past. But Duane Glasscock is a fucking idiot. Much of the station's programming focused on syndicated talk shows (former WAAF personalities Opie & Anthony replacing David Lee Roth, who had previously replaced Howard Stern in morning drive time). In December 1968, Peter Wolf left to take the J. Geils Band full-time and, introduced to the station by Jim Parry, Charles Laquidara was hired to take over the 10:00p.m. to 2:00a.m. air shift. The additional aircheck is right. From the birth of rock 'n' roll in the 1950s through just about the end of the 20th Century, Cleveland was a great town for radio. The station broadcasts a Rock format and is owned by Beasley Broadcast Group. We start off with Mark Parenteau and end with Lisa Carlin as radio personalities. Also, former radio personalities Bob Rivers and Peter Zipfel of "Bob & Zip" fame, Greg Hill, Danielle Murr, Lyndon "LB" Byers, Spaz (Anthony Parziale) and Kevin Barbare from the "Hill-Man". He's been working morning radio all over the country with his partner Pete McKenzie for over 30 years now. Along the way, WBCN both pioneered and defined progressive rock radio, the dominant format for a generation of listeners. He is on the Board of Advisors for Community Servings, an organization that feeds Boston-area families with acute life-threatening illnesses, and a former member of the Board of Overseers for the Huntington Theatre Company,[6] advisory member of The Center for Arts at the Armory in Somerville and the Boston Music Awards. Arbitron got a lot of bags of shit. His father was a Catholic and a psychiatrist and his mother was Jewish and a psychologist. Duane went on the air and complained, All these fat cats down in Maryland, theyre driving around in their Cadillacs, smoking cigars, and these guys decide what radio stations get all the money from the sponsors. But the call-letters of WBCN, through its 40+ years of rich history, will remain a legendary part of Americas radio story forever. He said, Charles Laquidara is a professional. Ive become the de facto spokesperson for the final era. By the 1990s, WBCN was at a crossroads. HD digital radio technology, introduced commercially in . Mar 2020 - Present3 years. On September 14, 2009, WBCN split from WFNZ and became "America's Talk", a conservative-leaning talk station. PETER WOLFAt WBCN:DJ, 196869 Since then:Lead vocalist for the J. Geils Band; solo artist; rock n roll legend. People are losing interest in radio, Im talking twentysomethings, because theres nothing compelling there. Boston, 104.1 MHz FM. Since then:Assistant program director and midday DJ, WZLX. BCN was creative and successful for a long time. In 1966 he began his first job as district manager of Illinois Bell Telephone Company in Decatur, Illinois. Partying in the 1980s was different than partying in the 2000s. Since then:Director of special projects for the Phoenix Media/Communications Group; director of the David Bieber Archives. Soon the station moved across town to Stuart Street with JJ Jackson and Charles Laquidara joining the circle. You could play anything. But still, it was always WBCN. There were all the artistsSpringsteen, Led Zeppelin, U2that the station broke and changed lives. There was coke residue on the records, and marijuana stems in the back. In that final week, CBS said to the staff, Do anything you want. (Peter Simon) The station launched the careers of artists like Aerosmith and arguably played a role in ending the war in Vietnam. Active rock accounts for all regular programming on the HD2 digital subchannel. Here is a list of over 90 former and current full-time WBCN personalities. [2] In 1981 he was named Program Director, a position he held until he left in 2004. Ut velit metus, lacinia ac nibh a, lacinia scelerisque diam. Reel Talk Radio - February 25, 2023 - 9am hour. WBCN-FM, a collective of free-spirited radio pioneers, launched from the fading grandeur of a classical music radio station rapidly spinning out of business. Navigate our website or try searching instead. Marc Miller 1978-83 MUSE,Brooklyn NY Patrick Murray 1991-Present News Director,Air Talent Harold "Mississippi Fats" Wilson 1968-77 Restaurant equip. A classical music station in its first ten years on the air, beginning in 1968, WBCN featured a rock format for 41 years. Even though it was cassettes, the quality is surprisingly very good. The FCC approved the transfer in the spring of 2009. You cant go backward. They had a studio upstairs, thats where the classical music station was, and thats where it started. He was one of MTV's five original VJs (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and Martha Quinn). Long time music director Mike Mullaney earned "Hot AC Music Director Of The Year" five times. Bob Machsond 1977-79 Lawyer in NYC. He worked at WLLH in Lowell and WKNR and WABX in Detroit before returning home to Massachusetts, first landing at WCOZ before finally getting his dream job at WBCN. I loved this station (it's been gone for many years now). The static was broadcast on 104.1 until 2:00a.m. At that time, "Mix 98.5" officially moved to 104.1, playing "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon as their first song after the move. [15] On October 10, 2017, CBS disclosed that as part of the process of obtaining regulatory approval of the merger, WBZ-FM would be one of sixteen stations that would be divested by Entercom, along with sister stations WBZ and WZLX, and Entercom stations WRKO and WKAF, with Entercom retaining WEEI AM and FM, WBMX, WODS and WAAF. While the existence of the promotional album is apocryphal, the truth behind the broadcast, though less dramatic, is equally as fascinating. Eventually, Wolf had a crucial . They stopped me from playing the blues songs I wanted to play or the folk songs I wanted to play when we started competing with the shock . "The incredible story of how a radio station, politics, and rock and roll changed everything." Freelance. In the summer of 1968, Kopper was made the station's first program director. He reminds me, every time I see him, that Id be nowhere without him. None of the Alligators. The format started at 98.5 FM on February 9, 1991, and moved to 104.1 FM, replacing WBCN on August 12, 2009, to allow for the launch of WBZ-FM at 98.5 the next day. He would do all kinds of stuff. BCN was part of the fabric of Boston. However, on January 29, 2016, "WBCN Free Form Rock" was dropped from WZLX-HD3 and flipped to adult standards as "The Lounge." An abundance of materialisms concerning the dialectic paradigm, Predominant concepts and meaningful equations. [1], Martinie was in a relationship with Edward Boesel from January 7, 1973 until Martinie's death. They were the first same-sex couple to obtain a marriage license in Saugus.[3]. A native of Detroit, Toettcher graduated from Rollins College in 1997. If there was a skirmish with police, people could call and say, I was there and this is what happened. There was an immediacy to it. The news department was initially headed by Norm Winer, who later became program director. Massachusetts could get another snowstorm Friday: What areas were the jackpot zones in this past storm? 1 Draft Pick Feb 28, 2023 BCN was already its own entity, its own country, its own reality. Thats the station by extension. In late 2009, the station begun to increase its DJ'd programming. There are no reviews yet. Oedipus (who had the first punk rock show in the country while at MIT's college station, WTBS) was hired first as a DJ in 1977, and then installed as program director in 1981, and helped to break The Ramones, The Clash, The Police, and countless punk and new wave bands out of Boston. For the singer, see, Jim Ladd's "Radio Waves: Life & Revolution on the FM Dial", "J.J. Jackson, One Of MTV's First VJs, Dies At Age 62", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=J._J._Jackson_(media_personality)&oldid=1130870763, This page was last edited on 1 January 2023, at 11:24. Jackson was one of the first DJs to introduce Americans to The Who and Led Zeppelin. CHARLES LAQUIDARAAt WBCN:DJ, 196896, host of The BigMattress. on April 10, 2020. Are you playing with a full deck? With WBCN's dissolution as an analog station, the Patriots flagship station became WBCN's sister station WBZ-FM on August 13, 2009. Profil: WBCN was an over-the-air radio station in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. When we moved out, they were taking all the old records out of the cabinets in the studios. The WBCN staff, circa 1978. It gave people points of parity with one another. The station went on strike in 1979 because the new owners, Hemisphere Broadcasting, came in. In a lot of ways, what Howard Stern does really grew from what Charles did. We could talk about all aspects of life along with the music. With Andy Beaubien, David Bowie, Ron Della Chiesa, Noam Chomsky. The site features new music nearly every day, as well as information and insight on the music industry. WWBX (104.1 FM, Mix 104.1) is a radio station with a hot adult contemporary format in Boston, Massachusetts. On August 11, 2009following a weeklong farewell from many of the stations past contributorsWBCN died to the strains of Pink Floyds Shine On You Crazy Diamond.. It began at WBCN in the late '70s, moved to WFNX (20092012), then onto RadioBDC, The Boston Globe's internet radio station (2013-2014) before moving to WGBH in 2015. While it was automated most of the time, it was increasing its live weekdays, and hinting about the potential for more programming as listenership increased. Be the first one to, 1982-05-17 WBCN FM 104.1 Boston MA Mark Parenteau & Lisa Carlin unscoped, 1982_05_17_WBCN_FM_104.1_Boston_MA_Mark_Parenteau_Lisa_Carlin, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, 1982_05_17_WBCN_FM_104.1_Boston_MA_Part 1.mp3, 1982_05_17_WBCN_FM_104.1_Boston_MA_Part 2.mp3, 1982_05_17_WBCN_FM_104.1_Boston_MA_Part 3.mp3, 1982_05_17_WBCN_FM_104.1_Boston_MA_Part 4.mp3, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). The Police, the Sex Pistols, the Ramones, and the Clash. The WBCN Strike Alliance was set up in a house just down the street from Boston College. A Connecticut native, Harrison began his career as an air personality at Rock WHCN-FM/Hartford. You heard the stories of the camaraderie that they had back then. In 1979, the station was purchased by Hemisphere Broadcasting, who let go several longtime employees who they determined "non-essential." WBCN air staff in the station's record library. Nancy was with the station from when WMJX signed on in 1982. ", In 1993 Martinie was named "Official Astrologer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts" by Governor of Massachusetts Bill Weld. In the new century, with older listeners leaving in droves and loyalty among younger ones harder to retain with competition from alternate media such as iPods, the internet and free music sites like Napster, ratings began to nosedive. So did blues icons like B.B. In 1971 he graduated from University of Illinois with a degree in psychology. WBCN switched to digital only on August 12, 2009, with two digital-only automated streams, one on the HD2 channel of WBZ-FM continuing the modern rock format, the other Free Form BCN, airing an eclectic mix of rock, related genres, and a lot of new music - essentially the WBCN of 1968 to 1988, brought into the 21st century. In 1976, he was featured in a voice-only performance as a DJ of the fictional KGYS radio in the movie Car Wash. I said, Paul, the guy singing with the high falsetto voice sounds like hes Mark Farner, a Grand Funk Railroad wannabe. The song was More Than a Feeling from the band Boston. Bill would see benefits restored by Seth Moulton bill, Denver gang member gave 14-year-old permission to open fire on woman with AR-15 after fender-bender, DA alleges, In 4 years, Lori Lightfoot went from breakout political star to divisive mayor of a Chicago beset by pandemic and crime, Florida lawmakers to consider expansion of so-called dont say gay law, Drone crashes at Disneyland after hovering over visitors heads See video, Rapper Travis Scott wanted for assaulting Manhattan club sound engineer, destroying $12K in equipment. On December 4, 2017, the call letters changed to WWBX, after the call letters were transferred to a sister station in Chicago.[2]. It felt more like a bank. [8] During the following months, industry insiders, local media, and even WBCN's on air staff speculated that, in a matter of time, WBCN could see a format change, especially after the Boston Herald ran an article in the March 30, 2009, issue about WBCN's future, and the station airing a Top 40 format for a few hours the following day (April Fool's Day). Radio is in her blood: she is the daughter of the late Doris and Joe Quill, owner and general manager of WRLM in Taunton, Massachusetts. . 104.1 WBCN - WBCN 104.1 FM ("104.1 WBCN") is a radio station licensed to Boston, MA. During the stations heyday, its DJs, the music scene, and listeners were all intensely interconnected. WBMX moved all of its subchannels with it from 98.5 to 104.1: "Mix" on analog and HD-1, "The '80s Channel" on HD-2, and "The Sky" on HD-3. He gained notoriety as the pink-haired DJ who created the first Punk rock radio show in America, introducing Punk and New Wave to Boston and to the country. WBCN's celebrated local music specialty show, Boston Emissionsalong with The Rumblemoved to former sister station WZLX, now owned by iHeartMedia, in 2009. On March 15, 1968, a failing classical music station, WBCN-FM, was reinvented as Boston's first voice in radical underground radio, and its influence quickly spread nationally. After the move to Brighton, the space was different. And he screwed up all the time! He had been ailing in recent years, suffering from a number of conditions including spinal stenosis that made it difficult for him to walk. We were fortunate that we were part of not only a Boston institution, but also a cultural mecca. OEDIPUSAt WBCN:DJ and program director,19772004. They are the Hall of Famers, those broadcasters who are the top of their profession and who carry the spirit of the great older generation of radio professionals who put Boston on the map as a great radio town -- Jess Cain, Dave Maynard, Larry Justice, Norm Nathan and of course, the great late David Brudnoy, to name a few. Host Robin Young speaks with filmmaker Bill Lichtenstein about "WBCN and the American Revolution." Carolla, on Loveline after earlier attempts at traditional stand-up comedy, eschewed traditional stand-up methods, such as scripted comedic bits. in BostonAlbert O 1983-Present Air Talent,midnight-6amOedipus 1976-Present Program DirectorMark Parentau 1978-Present Air Talent,3-7pmJim Parry 1968-79 Anthroplogy student at Harvard U. Let's Listen to a Clip From Adam 12's First Radio Show, 25 Years Ago. I remember one night, Paul Ahern, a record promoter, and I were sitting in his car, maybe smoking a fatty, and he said, Charles, I want you to hear something. Here is a list of over 90 former and current full-time WBCN personalities. Della Chiesa is still active in classical music broadcasting on WCRB. That told the story of what the station was really like. One of the on-air personalities at that time was Ron Della Chiesa, who also served as the music host and program director. NAME Years of Service Current Status, Bill Abbate 1988-Present Air Talent,midnight - 6AMKaty Abel 1982-88 Education Reporter WHDH-TV7(CBS) Producer for The Learning ChannelCarter Alan 1979-Present Music DirectorLorraine Ballard 1978-80 Living in PhiladelphiaAndy Beaubien 1969-77 PD at DC-101,WashingtonTony Berardini 1978-Present General ManagerJohn Brodey 1969-1979 GM for Giant Records in LAJudy "Scooter" Carlough 1982-87 Senior Acct. Steve Lushbaugh 1978-79 Production Director at WMMR,Phila. BBC Tyne, Broadcasting Centre, Barrack Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne NE99 1RN phone: 0191 232 4141 | e-mail: tyne@bbc.co.uk Callers to the WBCN Listener Line got advice on everything from new bands to how to survive a bad drug trip. I wasnt allowed to run the radio station the way I wanted to. In 2010, morning team Karson & Kennedy were named "Hot AC Morning Show of The Year" of 2009 by FMQB magazine. This set off a local controversy in Boston that resulted in the entire airstaff walking off the air striking in protest. Back in the day, Charles was really my mentor. My character, an alter ego called Duane Glasscock, had a heavy Boston accent. *Howard Stern (born January 12, 1954). Funeral arrangements are not yet complete. The kid comes into the station. After five years at MTV, Jackson returned to Los Angeles radio, JJ's first gig after MTV was 106 KWST then at KROQ-FM in 1987, then as program director of modern rock/alternative station KEDG ("The Edge") until May 1989. Now the clubs are making some more money, so they keep booking the bands. The Hopeless Romantics Guide to Dating in Boston. 2 While San Francisco was celebrating a psychedelic Summer of Love in 1967, Boston stayed buttoned up and battened down. 0. It was just a matter of time before it became centrally controlled and they could put all of these cost-cutting measures into effect. His words "over and out" were the last to be heard on WBCN on August 12, 2009 when the station went off the air. Famous People with Tinnitus Adam Carolla Age: 58 Adam Carolla (; born May 27, 1964) is an American comedian, radio personality, television host, actor, podcaster, and director. ", On July 14, 2009, CBS Radio announced that WBMX would move from 98.5 FM to 104.1 FM, replacing WBCN; these moves were made to launch a sports talk station, WBZ-FM, at the 98.5 frequency. I had horrible taste in music. classic rock. Back then, BCN was a full-service radio station. Laquidara had Billy West on the show on a daily basis, as well as Karlos, the first computer-generated (using Digital Equipment's DECtalk) on-air personality in radio history. [1] He did the first radio interviews with the Ramones, Talking Heads and The Damned (band), and legendary on-air conversations with The Clash, Public Image Ltd, Suicide (band) and so many others. The next jock on would be like, Hey, Im going to playoh, man. The station had unlikely roots as a classical music outlet (its call letters standing for Boston Concert Network), but on the Ides of March, 1968, disc jockey Joe Rogers fired the first rock salvoCreams I Feel Free. From that moment, BCN became one of a handful of FM radio stations seeking to supplant AMs supremacy with freeform programming that captured the cacophonous sound of the counterculture. John J. Parenteau was red. That, for me, was the best thing about working at WBCN: He took a liking to me. However, there was always tension between the artistic expression of the DJs, and management's need to run a business, resulting in the unionization of the station with the United Electrical Workers in 1971. A weekly journey through the wild and twisted mind of Mikey Adams. They are not radio, because there is not a human being there. This is a great audio history of radio formats, music, local commercials, news and broadcast personalities at the time. Its studios are located in Brighton, and its transmitter is on the upper FM mast of the Prudential Tower. From 1995 to 2008, WBCN was the flagship station of the Patriots Rock Radio Network, which broadcast games of the New England Patriots. Mark Parenteau was up in the car, doing a live broadcast. WBCN and the American Revolution: Directed by Bill Lichtenstein. Once you reach number one, once you reach that magical economic success, once you reach X number of millions of dollars in billing, where do you go? 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