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[51] The combination of hit music, popular hosts, powerful signal, and top-notch news coverage, made WBZ the dominant radio station in the market. Robby
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A Look Back On The History Of WBZ NewsRadio - CBS Boston The Best Talk Show Hosts Of Daytime, Late Night, and All Time. [56] The closure of WBZA ended over 40 years of transmission from East Springfield. Aug 26, 2021 53 sec. Salty Brine) have been around more than 20 years and know radio
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Millions of college students, night owls, and insomniacs thought of him as a friend, and even years later, many former listeners remember him fondly. [28] But the station still had difficulty reaching Boston listeners. knowledge of music makes him a local legend. Steve Laveille (Left) and Jordan Rich (Right)Photo: WBZ Archive Photo. Listen to more episodes. 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. a medium market. departed Ted
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The station expanded into television on June 9, 1948, when WBZ-TV (channel 4) first signed on as an NBC television affiliate. @wbz will always miss his laughter in the newsroom. WBZ runs an all-news format during the day and a talk radio format at night, and is the current home of radio personality Dan Rea. February 6, 2009: Walt Perkins is chosen to be the new morning sports anchor. the late 1990s. Bud Sawyer, former WGAN Morning Host 1960's-1970's-Part 1. 122. 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. I had the pleasure of working with Bill in the mid-/late 2000s. arrived Mike
Bill Shields, a longtime and beloved reporter at WBZ-TV, died at age 70 after a years-long battle with cancer. [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. de force of music, with a great announcer to match. we come upon that special person, place or thing, it makes it
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Boston's WBZ Newsradio 1030 cuts ties with radio personalities with the talented June Knight (newscaster) and still has plenty
[157] On January 15, 2020, as part of an iHeartMedia restructuring, WBZ laid off political commentator Jon Keller (who remains with WBZ-TV), morning news anchor Deb Lawler, overnight host Bradley Jay, and sports anchor Tom Cuddy. stands out on this landmark talk radio station.
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That voice -- seasoned and resonant -- is a delight to listen to. On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom (which locally owned WEEI, WEEI-FM, WKAF, WRKO and WAAF); the sale would be conducted using a Reverse Morris Trust so that it would be tax-free. Sarandis, WEEI AM Sports Radio 850, Boston -- Studied, serious
Shields retired from his role at WBZ in 2021 after covering the news for CBS Boston for 41 years. This brought Gil Santos to the station. [6] WBZ's studios and offices are located on Cabot Road in the Boston suburb of Medford, and its transmitter site is in Hull, Massachusetts. My sympathies and prayers go out to all of Bills family and friends.. -- gets goofy and has a great repoire with the traffic announcers. ", "The Boston Radio Timeline: The First Fifteen Years", "As always, stations will cover a lot of ground", "Westinghouse Takes Over Management And Operation of Four Stations July 1", "Major Changes in Affiliation Are Effected in New England", "NBC Scores Westinghouse's Quitting, Starts Actively Seeking Replacements", "Public Affairs Mixes Public And Private", "Original 90-Year-Old WBZ Radio Towers Taken Down In Springfield", "Mainella was right guy for 'Calling All Sports', "Boston/New Orleans/Portland Breakers Trivia", "Brudnoy plans a classic comeback at WBZ", "From 'Sound of Silence' to killing the music to TikTok: WBZ at 100", "Infinity Will Let It Be With Beatles Telecast", "WBZ to target WEEI's stranded 'news junkies', "New England Radio Watcher - WBZ, WHDH, WEEI", "New England Radio Watcher: WHAV goes spanish", "Viacom to Buy the Rest of Infinity's Shares", "Viacom, Infinity seal broadcasting merger", "Raleigh Retires, Bruds Cuts Back Hours at WBZ", "Infinity Broadcasting to Become CBS Radio", "WBZ radio's Sullivan to step down after one more show", "Paul Sullivan, popular WBZ radio talk show host, dies at 50", "Back at the mike, Rea has mixed emotions", "Steve LeVeille and Lovell Dyett return to WBZ after listeners sound off", "Remembering Walter Cronkite, WBCN and WQXR", "Thomas One Save Away From History, One Win From Cup", "Where To Hear Patriots, Bruins, Celtics On Saturday Night", "Joe Mathieu Takes Over As WBZ's Morning Drive Anchor", "Making Moves: Wednesday January 25, 2012", "WBZ radio debuts monthly newsmaker show", "Steve LeVeille is retiring from WBZ Radio", "Jen Brien Takes Overnights At WBZ-A/Boston", "Jen Brien Exits Overnights At WBZ-A/Boston", "WINS, KYW, WBZ-A, WNEW Affiliate With Westwood One News", "WBZ's Jordan Rich Stepping Away From Overnight Talk Show", "Joe Mathieu To Join WGBH/Boston As 'Morning Edition' Anchor", "CBS Sets Radio Division Merger With Entercom", "CBS and Entercom Are Merging Their Radio Stations", "Entercom Narrows Down 16 Stations To Be Divested To Complete CBS Radio Merger", Entercom Trades Boston/Seattle Spin-Offs to iHeartMedia for Richmond/Chattanooga, "Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio", "Exhibit 2.8 - Execution Version: Trademark License Agreement (TV Station Brands) by and between CBS Broadcasting Inc. CBS Mass Media Corporation and CBS Radio Inc., and certain subsidiaries of CBS Radio Inc", "WBZ Trademark of CBS Mass Media Corp. - Registration Number 2463746 - Serial Number 76033841", "WBZ NewsRadio 1030 bids goodbye to Soldiers Field Road in Brighton", "Jon Keller says his WBZ radio run is over amid iHeartMedia layoffs", "A Month On, DTV Transition Still Tangled", "Coverage of Boston Marathon Bombings (WBZ-TV, Boston, and WBZ Newsradio 1030)", "WBZ NewsRadio Wins 4 Regional Murrow Award", List of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia, List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WBZ_(AM)&oldid=1137118127, All-news radio stations in the United States, Radio stations licensed before 1923 and still broadcasting, CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 2 February 2023, at 22:18. 40 leanings actually help the country format, by bringing in
He's upbeat, up-to-date on current events and has terrific
)[37] WBZ offered its first Boston Marathon coverage on April 19, 1931. -- an inland
[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. WBZ transmits using the HD Radio digital format, and its programming is carried on the HD2 digital subchannel of WXKS-FM. January 1, 2007: Ed Walsh, a 25 year radio veteran, replaces Gary LaPierre. [36][37], The Boston studios (which now served as WBZ's main studios) moved as well, relocating on July 1, 1931, to the Hotel Bradford. noted that radio is such a subjective medium -- one man's station
Bradley Jay PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: On-air radio personality and talk show host for 38 years in the Boston market; Exceedingly skilled interviewer and digital content creator Boston,. Her personality,
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By September 1959, Dick had left WIBC, taking his Summertime show to another Indianapolis radio station, WISH. [117], Longtime morning news anchor Gary LaPierre, who anchored WBZ's morning newscasts for nearly 40 years, retired from WBZ at the end of 2006.
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[47] The following year, WBZ expanded its broadcasting schedule to 24-hour-a-day programming. of sorts in many circles. We recommend calling your vacation destination first before setting
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[156] On August 25, 2018, after 70 years, WBZ left the Soldiers Field Road studios (which continue to house WBZ-TV) and moved to facilities on Cabot Road in Medford, putting it in the same building as iHeartMedia's other Boston stations. of the bargain with a high level of quality conversation. 20-plus years at KISS-108. [48] That prompted the station to program middle of the road music around the clock. [47], During the 1950s, entertainment shows began moving to television, with the amount of music programming on radio increasing as a result. Beginning in the late 1960s, WBZ made a major push into live play-by-play sports.
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[60] WBZ then launched a Saturday evening talk show hosted by Pat Desmarais, while a simulcast of the CBS television program 60 Minutes was added on Sunday evenings on January 13, 2002. and catchy music made radio fun. Matt Siegel could be a fine radio talk show host, but has chosen
Thousands of fans petitioned, called and sent letters. [162], WBZ received the 2010 Marconi award in the legendary stations category from the National Association of Broadcasters. like Magic 106.7 morning man Mike Addams, is a natural at her
to. (In those days before the internet, announcers sought new jobs by sending an audition tape, usually on a cassette, which featured examples of their airwork.)
Bradley Jay - Talk Show Host - Freelance | LinkedIn [19] Because of its wide reach, the station often referred to itself as "WBZ New England", as opposed to associating itself solely with Springfield or Boston. Curses to them for their evil plot to ruin Boston radio,
[75] The format change became permanent on March 4, 1991; concurrently, WBZ began promoting itself as "Boston's News Station",[72] positioning the station as the primary competitor for all-news station WEEI (590 AM, now WEZE). WODS-FM Oldies 103.3, Boston --Not the out-of-control wacky radio
[121] After undergoing several surgeries over the next two and a half years, Sullivan announced on June 21, 2007, that he would step down from the evening talk show,[122] with his final show, led by Jordan Rich, airing on June 28;[120] he died on September 9. that isn't afraid to play Sammy Davis, Jr., Tom Jones, Herb Alpert
While being honored at a November 2021 event for Upstage Lung Cancer, a nonprofit that uses performing arts to raise awareness and funding for research into the disease, Shields said he was undergoing treatment again after a new diagnosis, WBZ reported. Rick is a Massachusetts native and graduated from Boston University. 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. In November 1920, the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company established its first broadcasting station, KDKA, located in its plant in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With great diction, pleasing timbre and
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[74] Separately, morning show producer Bill Flaherty and morning host Tom Bergeron also concluded that it was not appropriate for WBZ to play music in the midst of the war. The ABC affiliation allowed the station to begin airing Paul Harvey's daily broadcasts, which were previously heard in Boston on WEZE (1260 AM, now WBIX) and, later, WECB, the carrier current station at Emerson College. Anybody know anything about this? Easily one of the top interviewers of any format,
frustrations to the airwaves. The best known host in WBZ's history, Dave Maynard, joined the station in 1958. Also, while today's WBZ has 50,000 watts and. Cant even think of him without a smile, Ebben said in a tweet. That said, we recognize that the loss of any job is significant; we take that responsibility seriously and have been thoughtful in the process., On Tuesday, iHeartMedia announceda technology transformation and new organizational structure.. In September, he succumbs to the cancer he had fought so courageously.
Former Buffalo, Boston Personality, NFL Films Voice Jeff Kaye Dies [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. WBZ, along with fellow CBS Radio all-news stations WINS in New York City, KYW in Philadelphia, and WNEW-FM in Washington, D.C., added an affiliation with Westwood One News in 2014. As a result, Steve returns to the WBZ airwaves. [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.