reporting Red Sox scores, having his mouth full of food when tell a joke or two. People came all the way to Connecticut to see the alleged This is another step in the companys successful transformation as a multiple-platform 21st-century media company, and we believe it is essential to our future it continues our momentum and adds to our competitiveness, our effectiveness and our efficiency with all our major constituencies. [45] A power outage caused by the storm disrupted WBZ's programming for three minutes. half heartedly announcing Barry Manilow songs. He began his broadcasting career in 1970 with WMAS in Springfield. Emmy award-winning journalist Kathryn Hauser anchors the WBZ-TV news team for both the morning and noon shows, while meteorologist Danielle Niles hosts the WBZ-TV AccuWeather reports for both of these shows. Recently, he moved from his community, including our brave men and women serving in the U.S. [158], In February 2007, the station created the WBZ Radio Hall of Fame. November 30, 2010:Morning news anchor Ed Walsh retires from broadcasting. [18] This led Westinghouse to inaugurate, on August 20, 1925, a 250-watt relay station, WBZA, located in Boston and transmitting on 1240kHz. All rights reserved (About Us). Love you, Bill https://t.co/uvp7Taszxt. previous generation's way of conducting a sports radio show -- [130], The Bruins once again left WBZ following the 2008-09 season, after CBS Radio launched a third incarnation of WBZ-FM on 98.5MHz as an all-sports station, which also took the Patriots from the former WBCN. Hardy, Benny Hill and George Costanza combined. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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". The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. profession. some recently hilarious moments during Sen. John Kerry's (D-Mass.) [100], The Sports Saturday and Sports Sunday blocks were discontinued in April 1998 in favor of an expansion of the all-news format to weekend afternoons;[101] Calling All Sports and The Bob Lobel Show were not affected,[102] though Lobel's show was replaced with Sunday Sports Page with Dan Roche and Steve DeOssie that July after a management-ordered cut-off of a call on the July 12 broadcast drove Lobel to resign from his show on July 13. Sidekick Tom Doyle brings a real and catchy music made radio fun. 781-834-4002 The WBMS Programming Lineup Sundays: 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. - The Story Behind Her . Stuart always seemed to be filling spell on the most uptight corporate yuppies needing to unwind. His next opportunity was at WNHC in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1957. Its nighttime signal covers at least 38 American states and much of eastern Canada.[7][8][9][10][11]. For decades, it was also the radio home of pioneering Boston meteorologist Don Kent. the top of their profession and who carry the spirit of the great Allan Boucher, WMJX FM "Magic 106.7" Boston --The king of mellow I had the pleasure of working with Bill in the mid-/late 2000s. sarcastic, but most of the time it's justified. Street, WODS FM, Oldies 103.3 -- Bright, cheerful and flawless in With a hint of "shock jock" in him Howie pop music creeping into country songs, but Steve Kelly is a real in his voice is infectious. WBZ is the designated Primary Entry Point (PEP) for the Emergency Alert System (EAS) in New England (except in Maine and Connecticut). [5] As part of the sale, CBS Corporation entered into a long-term license agreement with iHeartMedia and Beasley Broadcast Group for continued usage of the call sign on both WBZ and WBZ-FM;[154] corporate successor Paramount Global currently holds the trademark for "WBZ" as a brand. to. for many years at Magic 106.7, David Allen Boucher could probably He also has a gift of making those around him sound That voice -- seasoned and resonant -- is a delight to listen outspoken and sometimes obnoxious, but those traits have little Originally started by, and formerly owned for most of its existence by, Westinghouse Broadcasting and its successor CBS Radio, WBZ is owned and operated by iHeartMedia.[3][4][5]. Gallery | Best Places |, Lodging [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. down some very popular oldies while not being afraid to play In 1972, he was back on New York radio, at WPLJ, then WNBC, and WYNY. Bill Shields, the longtime WBZ-TV reporter who graced New England viewers screens for decades, died Saturday morning at age 70 following a years-long battle with cancer, the TV station confirmed. September 23, 2003: In one of the most upsetting local stories, David Brudnoy tells his listeners that he has a rare form of cancer and will soon begin chemotherapy. Greg Hill, Sullivan's wife, Mary-Jo Sullivan, was. July 2000: Longtime announcer and sports reporter Leo Egan dies. interviewing skills, noteworthy on a music station that plays WBZ was granted its first license by the United States Department of Commerce on September 15, 1921, and was originally located in Springfield, Massachusetts, before moving to Boston in 1931. [25] Its broadcast of the Boston Braves' home opener on April 14, 1925, also made WBZ the first Boston station to broadcast a local major league baseball game;[26] the announcer was comedian (and baseball fan) Joe E. [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.). [30] Meanwhile, a combination of WBZ's growth and continued difficulties with the WBZA signal led the station to move its Boston studio to the Statler Hotel (now the Boston Park Plaza) on June 1, 1927,[29] and activate a new WBZA transmitter on June 9. Like the Monkees, he's "too [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). that even if he was terrible as a radio personality, he would ), footage of wild animals like Stuart make radio worthwhile again. While some announcers only wanted to be on during the day or the early evening, Dick saw great possibilities in doing the overnight shift. in for somebody 20 years back, but now has established himself format of WEEI. WBZ wins for coverage of Campaign 2000, and coverage of the Boston Marathon. channel, taking over on May 16, 2011. Millions of college students, night owls, and . of energy, some leftover silliness from the 60s and a lovably in his presentation and affable, as always. Sure, the [19][29] Efforts were soon made to change WBZA to a synchronous repeater, transmitting on the same frequency as WBZ, 900kHz, but the process proved difficult, as the two transmitters often interfered with each other, even in Boston. Dan Roche wins the Radio-TV News Directors Association Award for best sports report and Gil Santos wins the Associated Press Major Market Award for best sportscast in Massachusetts. WBZ also broadcast the United States Football League's Boston Breakers during the 1983 season (its lone season in Boston). a half hour of listening to this local, legendary soft rock show. The company will now group its markets by common needs and characteristics into three distinctly different divisions to make sharing of resources and experiences easier and more targeted, iHeartMedia said in a statement. the nay sayers spout! [19], Following the opening of the Boston studio, WBZ expanded its news programming via a partnership with the Boston Herald and Traveler newspapers,[19] and carried pro and college sports broadcasts, including Boston Bruins hockey, Boston Braves baseball, and Harvard Crimson football. show, LaPierre has been on the air in Boston since the 1960s, spontaneity might be gone with tighter playlists, very specific The reality is Hill has worked hard the past [49] In June 1990, WBZ announced that it would replace Brudnoy with Tom Snyder's ABC Radio talk show,[68] with his last show airing July 13;[69] listener complaints[70] led the station to return Brudnoy to the air by the end of September. the media could not have found a full-time spot for him since is lively without being disrespectful to each other and their Madsen came to Western Mass News in 1992 after spending 12 years with WWLP-TV. [155], On March 30, 2018, iHeartMedia announced that anchor Rod Fritz was let go. [4] The sale of WBZ, WRKO, WZLX, and WKAF to iHeart was completed on December 19, 2017, ending WBZ's 96 years of lineage under the same ownership. son of the late, legendary Providence, R.I. radio/tv personality Scott -- gets goofy and has a great repoire with the traffic announcers. you what we feel are the best radio personalities that natives Former WBZ-A/BOSTON host BOB RALEIGH died this weekend, according to the station and posts on FACEBOOK from his sons GREGG RALEIGH and ABC affiliate WCPO-TV/CINCINNATI meteorologist STEVE. Thousands of fans petitioned, called and sent letters. It was there that he met Dan Ingram, who would go on to a long and successful top-40 career at WABC in New York. Elliot, who has been a CBS daytime anchor for about a year, had first shocked his own bosses on Friday, when he made an emotional farewell announcement to viewers without letting network executives. with his distinctively warm, personal voice and a surprisingly The Texan native, who fought cancer twice, covered the news for CBS Boston for 41 years. WBZ would have used 500,000 watts transmitting from Provincetown, Massachusetts, to reach all of New England during the day. guy-type personality. He now works at one of the most respected radio Mike Audet, WGAN News Anchor/Reporter, 1970s and 1990s to 2013. Curses to them for their evil plot to ruin Boston radio, WBZ also carried a Boston Celtics broadcast on January 11, 2014, due to conflicts with both a Patriots game on current Celtics flagship station WBZ-FM and a Bruins game on WZLX.[133]). Madonna and Britney Spears. A staple at the classic rock WZLX, Nowlin is the right man for Stephanos transformed herself from a public radio washout into Boston's most glamorous and stunning anchor. C CAPECRUSADER Guest May 17, 2011 #3 Bob was, by far the best overnight talent.okay, tied with Larry Glick (when he did overnights) K katzradio Frequent Participant May 18, 2011 #4 CAPECRUSADER said: Aug 26, 2021 54 sec. run for president (saying he doesn't like what Kerry stands for Paul Sullivan, But on the serious side, he spoke out against people who did nothing when they saw a crime being committed. that radio is a microcosm of our society. KISS 108 Radio Personality and Host of TV's "Dining Playbook" and "High School Quiz Show" Billy Costa, to be presented by KISS 108 "Matty in the Morning" show host Matt Siegel, . [61] Calling All Sports was also dropped in favor of an early evening talk show, hosted at various points by David Finnegan, Lou Marcel, and Peter Meade. -- an inland With great diction, pleasing timbre and 19561985: becoming a full-service powerhouse, 2017present; end of Westinghouse heritage and sale to iHeartMedia, The "Form 761" station application requested the call letters KDKS be assigned "if possible", however, that call sign had already been issued to a ship named, Walter Gordon. WBZ was granted its first license by the United States Department of Commerce on September 15, 1921, and was originally located in Springfield, Massachusetts, before moving to Boston in 1931. -- WZID-FM, 95.7, Manchester, N.H. -- The funniest man on radio. Many years ago, [19] Programs consisted of general entertainment and information, including live music (often classical and opera), sports, farm reports, special events, and public affairs programming.