In May 1922, the station went from being known as 8MK to WWJ. (tailored after dog personality Rin-Tin-Tin). Your email address will not be published. holy smoke! Costa is expected to contribute at night, on weekends, and to some of the station's play by play shoulder programming. My compliments to Jim Feliciano and the MCRFB staff for this terrific site. Currently can be heard across Michigan and Ohio out of Detroit, Grand Rapids and Toledo. The name itself would come to be one of the most popular and recognized names ever in 60s Detroit radio history. The WXYZ line-up in late 1965 consisted of some of the greatest radio voices heard on Detroit radio during that time. Bill Drake came here, and turned CKLW into the BIG 8. Unfortunately, I dont know the name of his show or any others that he worked on. I was a young teen when WXYZ was the top station. Totally unbeknownst to us here, I am without words. WJR Local Personalities. What ever happened to Dale Conquest I would like to send him an e-mail. . WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL MEMORIES. "Her career was her life, she just loved music," said her son Mir Loving.. But certainly not for any lack in trying. Marc Avery, 6-10; Steve Lundy, 11-2; Dave Prince, 2-6; Lee Alan, 7:15-10; Danny Taylor, 10-1; Pat Murphy, 1-6 AM. Where can I buy Lee Alans book, Turn Your Radio On!? The Lone Ranger, all local creations that had me glued to the receiver. Listen to the Superstar Power Hour with Shania Twain All this week from 2PM to 3PM with Katie Neal. It was bigger than all of us. Still at second overall in 1966, 3 of the CKLW share percentage points went to WKNR, who gained at 47 from a 44 previous. A co-host of the , Mike Valenti, 97.1 The Ticket host (YouTube Screenshot). The radio personality moved out to LA in 2021 and has recently became syndicated. By the latter part of 1965, there was several changes in the WXYZ line-up. It was always a great ending for his show. Yet, the station found itself still mired at third in the top 40 market. Cannot remember the year. I too remember the days when Mr. Alan and his crew were doing wonders at WXYZ radio in the early 1960s. I never missed he and Joel Sebastian hosting the Club 1270 TV dance show. Tony Ortiz, who has served as a sports anchor for WWJ and sister station 97.1 The Ticket, has also been elevated as new co-anchor of the afternoon drive, teaming up with Jackie Paige from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Brooke Allen will continue in middays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. I couldnt be more excited to elevate Tony and Jason into their new roles, said Debbie Kenyon, Senior Vice President and Market Manager, Audacy Detroit. The list consists of 66 members. So Thank you for remembering ! (This WXYZ feature was updated November 28, 2016). #4 of 38 on. Tom Ryan was born July 28, 1942 at Providence Hospital in Detroit. It was a fun time. Rogers spent three decades in radio, mostly in the Detroit market, but also with stops in Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. But by the mid-50s WXYZ was in search of its own identity with ideas for newer audience appeal. Hailing from Troy, MI, Henson started his career at Classic Rock WCSX-FM in Detroit, and six years later, he headed to Detroits Sports Talk WDFN-AM as Director of Programming and Morning Show Host. my album from Q93 and joined WRIF's D.R.E.A.D. Currently, WJR occupies studios and offices on Growing up in Jackson, Paar started his career at, A disc jockey for WXYZ for two years in the 50s. Wondering if Tom Dean is still around. After working in the biz for 58 years, reports show that Perkins retired from radio this year. Anne is an on-air personality o n our newest station called Alt 106.7 (Detroit's New Alternative Station) She is a graduate of Michigan State University and loves music. Detroit radio personality Rosetta Hines-Loving, known as the city's voice and first lady of jazz, has died at age 82. When I was in Junior High School, I went to a Friday night football game at Birmingham High School. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. A bit later he moved over to WOMC. DETROIT, November 28 WXYZ radio. Remember Nights with Alice Cooper? I keep doing that every few minutes for at least an hour, but he kept ignoring me. Earlier on, these entertaining WXYZ radio programmings were heard on many stations through the Mutual group across the U. S. and Canada. "Jim Johnson is one of the most well-known radio personalities in Detroit, with over 40 years of experience exclusively in the market," said Debbie Kenyon, Senior Vice President and Market Manager, Entercom Detroit. It would be a Class II station. Speaking of a very special friend, Mr. JOEY RYAN ( Joseph Pietruska ), interned at The Grand Rapids Home for Veterans Cemetery . Now with new alternative moves towards capturing better ratings in the market, much of the old ABC network programming was being replaced while diverting some attention to the music of the times. I was looking for it on line but no such luck. "This election is so important and I want . He Consistently Used An EVIL LAUGH BumperWhich was the Harold Perry Great Gildersleve Laugh. Detroit Radio: 1963 JFK Assassination Coverage, FROM THE ARCHIVES! Interesting to note that had we not hired Martin and Howard I never would have known Specs Howard. Thank you to all of the great Detroit listeners who support women in radio! Birmingham won the game. In a comparatively short space you have captured a great deal of the essence of the battle for ratings that took place in the 60s. Reggie Reg Davis is a 30-year radio broadcast veteran. and throw in the towel. Henry, I never know where Im going to run into you next. It was a small station. Why Black Radio Matters. Others remained. Fans of Detroit radio can celebrate the life and extraordinary career of Dick Purtan in a televised remembrance of his legendary journey as a radio personality and community philanthropist, to premiere on DPTV Sept. 15 at 9 p.m. as part of a "Detroit Remember When" segment. Yet, the station found itself still mired at third in the top 40 market. Now with new alternative moves towards capturing better ratings in the market, much of the old ABC network programming was being replaced while diverting some attention to the music of the times. Mojo, Spike and Shannon are the main personalities of the morning show that established legacy segments like War of the Roses and the various Phone Scams. ABC affiliate. And of course, Lee Alan was on as well during that timeline as well. Everything Detroit. Download Our Free iHeartRadio App! During the earlier top 40 transition period some of the old radio names would leave WXYZ. Thank you Larry and may God Bless 2023 Audacy, Inc. All rights reserved. Valenti has developed a reputation for shooting. When first starting out in Detroit, the personality hosted Jay Towers and the Morning Revolution for six years. Since the format flip in 2018, Lepidi started The Julia Show in Chicago at B96. Art Regner. In April, Alan also brought back the Detroit Sound Surveys for record retail outlets scattered throughout the Detroit metro area, highlighting the best in top 40 music WXYZ could offer from Broadcast House. Brubaker worked in the Detroit market for a couple of years and was heard on WDVD and WDRQ. The same article mentions what it believed to be the salaries of select Detroit (then)-leading media personalities: Dick Purtan $5M, Drew & Mike $2M each, Chuck Gaidica, $1.2M, Carmen Harlan $1M+, John Mason $1M. Were beyond happy with our next adventure., Michelle McKormick, Co-Host, Michelle and Gregg With Travis, added: This idiot. Radio 1270 became the hottest commodity on the radio dial for local music venues and dance entertainment. His radio career then took him to stations in Austin, TX, Philadelphia, PA, Dallas, TX, and Pittsburgh, PA, in roles including On-Air Personality, Operations Manager, and Program Director. Radio personality Josh 'Bru' Brubaker in iconic Fisher Building. While he did not start his. Soon to be 80 and very young at heart. Besides radio and music promotion, Gibb also hosted his own TV show Russ Gibb at Random which was aired locally. Early life [ edit] J.P. McCarthy was born in New York City to John Priestley McCarthy. Dr Darrius Beyonce is Coming To Detroit Summer 2023 Feb 01, 2023. The estimated additional pay is $3,295 per . Never got paid, but it was a real blast. Her show is nationally syndicated in 15 markets across the nation. They are in front of a WXYZ mic. They spent 22 years on the radio at WRIF and . Station Events Join 97.9 WJLB at Astronomicon 6 Mar 03, 2023. By years end, WXYZ was now a slight 24 from the previous 22% they held in 1965. He was much more into Sinatra and the standards.. Detroit Radio will never again be as exciting and fresh as it was in the 60s. Am I wrong or just losing it ?p. Dick has been news director at WJR since 1989. As a teen, to me, you and the horn were as close to teen heaven as it got.. Paul W. Smith - 5:30 am - 9:00 am. But ABC kept it there because they had national sponsors that bought in and were promised all the top 10 markets. to Don Zee almost every night for awhile before going to bed.It has With the Fred Wolf era gone and out of the picture, Fritz extended his sights in search for a younger (but calmer, more contemporary) voice in filling the morning void. Just curious what era it may have been from.. Programs such asWild Bill Hickok, Supermanand The Cisco Kid. The campaign worked and WDRQ changed format. Besides Detroit, it's particularly popular on WDZZ in Flint and WDKX in Rochester, New York. WDET Staff - WDET 101.9 FM WDET Staff Meet the group of awesome people that keep your favorite radio station up and running. He invented the phrase: DODGE DEPEND ON IT. I lived in Birmingham at the time. Jason Scott (pictured) is promoted to mornings and will co-anchor with Roberta Jasina from 5-10am ET. In 1995, Banks shows were starting to be syndicated. He was also the voice of the University of Michigan hockey team briefly in the 1980s. Leadership Programming News Digital Content Music Hosts Audio Engineering Underwriting Operations Interns Leadership Mary Zatina General Manager Mary Zatina came to WDET as General Manager in 2020. Remember when 89X switched to county? He had a show on Detroits WXYZ doing human interest stories during the 1940s and also did some voice acting work on radio in the 1950s. >>> LISTEN LIVE, Fractured G20 foreign ministers grapple with deepening rifts, Russian strike on Ukraine apartment block kills 3, injures 6, Extradited Indian charged with murder in Australian city, Global stocks lower after inflation fuels rate fears, British navy seizes Iran missiles, parts likely Yemen bound, SpaceX launches US, Russia, UAE astronauts to space station, War, anger cloud Ukrainian athletes' path to Paris Olympics, 20 injured by turbulence aboard Germany to Mauritius flight. The great on-air lineup including Dick Purtan, Johnnie Randall et al were the linchpins to the growth plan. Kasem passed away in 2014. Lee Alan would always ask the regulars from the show to attend the dances at the Walled Lake Casino on Saturday nights where he was the DJ. News/Talk WJR-AM/Detroit has raised $1.8 million to help The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit combat hunger and . I revisit this site now and then and just want to thank all who have commented about those halcyon days and of course about my colleagues and me and the shows we all loved to hear. Everything was so exciting as great personalities and music lit up the airwaves. DAVID RUFFIN: A MOTOWN 45 RPM FLASHBACK, 1976, 92.3 FM! Following the news, many current and former 97.1 The ticket personalities took to Twitter to pay their respects to Jamie. Vote on the Audacy Country Top 20 with Rob + Holly Saturdays, 8-10AM on your favorite Audacy Country station. NOVEMBER 16, 1974, MOTOWN MONDAYS! Rumors spread that he was intoxicated and fell asleep at the wheel. Police said they found a 35-year-old woman and. Despite the lowest ratings of the top 3, WXYZs The Marc Avery Show held the No. While the Detroit radio station was ABC parent-owned at the time, the button concept was dual inasmuch as a promo while pushing their new (at that time) ABC-TV series Batman both on WXYZ-AM radio and WXYZ-TV television here in Detroit. Kasem, the smooth-voiced radio broadcaster who became the king of the top 40 countdown, died Sunday, June 15, 2014, according to Danny Deraney, publicist for Kasem's daughter, Kerri. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. I am beyond excited to begin another epic chapter with Gregg at WLAV along with the best team in the business.. Age: 70. My compliments to Jim Feliciano and the MCRFB staff for this terrific site. looking for the signoff song at 12am by sinatra. Besides being an on-air personality, Kasem was a voice actor for Shaggy in Scooby-Doo and was a narrator for NBCs national promotional announcements from 1977 to 1981. But it was just before he started at WWJ. Gwen. ROBERT WESOLOWSKI In 2010, Towers landed with WNIC and has been on air with the Jay Towers in the Morning show. For the latest on Lee Alan today, go to his website blogroll and click on Lee Alans blog. He later moved to Cleveland and supplied both markets from a studio in Cleveland. He was a big fan of Detroit radio and of this site as well, and he contributed much here and I often wondered, from time to time, why we have not heard from Jim for quite some time now. Now we have both CK and Keener to contend with. Lee Alan, was by now in line for program director by station manager Chuck Fritz. A Southfield High School graduate, the former WDRQ radio personality learned his skills at his high school radio station. Detroit sports radio legend Art Regner. No. I listened He started out doing sports before he branched into talk radio. Calvert got his start in the early 70s at WWWW. February 28, 2023 Michigan Bracing for Another Major Snow - Here's Where March 2023 Upcoming Tv Shows and Movies! Then, on Halloween Eve of 1963 the KEENER onslaught began. Under Alans tenure as new station PD, Pat Murphy would move up in the afternoon time-slot on WIXIE, from the all-night hours. Ray Steele | The Lone Ranger, on Radio, where he belongs. wxyz, cklw, and wknr. Fred Wolf was doing a special broadcast on the following Saturday morning at a shopping center in Royal Oak, at the intersection of 13 Mile Road and Woodward Ave. Real NameDon Zemenski, My husband remembers a disc jockey named Bob Beasley during the late 60s Or early 70s on WWJ when it was music. WWJ is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. All rights reserved. (WWJ) -- WWJ Newsradio 950 listeners will be hearing some familiar voices in new time slots, as Detroits top news station announced a new anchor lineup Thursday, effective immediately. WJR, known as "News Talk 760," is a Detroit-based AM radio station broadcasting throughout Detroit, southeast Michigan, and parts of northern Ohio. and ask do you need a live band somewhere? So, I rode my bike over to the shopping center which was about 2 miles away. The station management impressed the ABC brass in New York to drop many of the local shows and transcend to a more modern sound. Detroiters can still tune into The Julia Show via the Audacy app. I have a letter from Jack McCarthy if anyone would care to have it. The following week I listened to him until I ran out of signal just this side of Des Moines, Iowa. Growing up in Dearborn, Gibb went to Fordson High School where he later taught at. BABY! at WXYZ was finished, over and was done. Happy to say, as of today, Sunday, September 15, 2019 I (and as moderator/administrator for the site) I viewed today the site stats in the dashboard panel for this WXYZ thread and WordPress Jetpack showed this article has had 6,019 hits since tabulating this post beginning in 2016. Iconic Detroit radio personality Alan . How did it happen? Jim Costa is headed home. So, Watch How You Drive That Automobile Now..And Dont You Dare Turn It Into a Couple of Tons of Deadly Weapon. there was a strict playlist with a more contemporary music format to follow. A Detroit classic. 1 in the ratings, they became a heavy influence for record sales in Detroit. 20 thoughts on "FORMER DETROIT RADIO PERSONALITIES - DECEASED" Roger January 21, 2016 at 3:59 AM Regarding the very last name listed, Don Zee.I believe he was also on CKLW overnights at least in '66 & '67 before he went to Texas where he passed from a "cleaning his gun" incident. For almost three decades, the voice of Mildred Gaddis has been embedded in the fabric of Detroit's urban radio folklore. Audacy Effective immediately, WWJ Newsradio 950 in Detroit has a new daily lineup. Back in the golden days of personality radio, Scott Regen was personality-plus. Management, the entire radio staff and Lee Alan, now as program director were convinced the right formula was now in place moving forward for 1966. Henson returns to Michigan from Richmond, VA, after a successful run at heritage News/Talk station, WRVA. Very few local radio personalities Black or White have outlasted her. Recently Lepidi won a Gracie Award for her interviews with artists such as Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, Adele and many others. You can find him on Facebook today. By the early 1950s, ABC and WXYZ brought out the best in quality programming in Detroit on the TV dial. (He told me that in 1989.) Finally, he reported the score, and I wrote Thank You on the paper, got on my bike and rode home. I wouldnt have become a Detroit Tigers fan (since 1966!) Dick has been an award-winning newscaster, reporter, and news director at five stations. the scene was set for the end. Music, news, in-depth conversations, and laughs are what you hear while listening to the "Mason and CoCo In The Morning" show on Kiss 105.9 in Detroit. Veteran sports radio personality Rico Beard is joining 97.1 The Ticket as the new partner for Mike Valenti in the popular weekday . The ABC-owned station now found itself heavily competing against WKNR and CKLW for a greater market share they once dominated in recent years. But the problem about network programming was still there. Meanwhile, WXYZ, gained two percentage points from the 5 CKLW lost within a year. Elizabeth Washington, Digital News Editor. Highly-identifiable air personalities. Tell me some of your favorite on-air personalities and email me your favorite radio moments at ewashington@wdiv.com. Thanks for considering posting this overlooked top R&B DJ. ;) Detroit had the best radio stations in any market at the time, believe I have traveled far and wide. He did Sunday night segway on Mix 92.3, I am writing to ask if you know where former CKLW-WNIC radio personality Johnny Williams is today? Learn How To Advertise On Detroit Radio . Dont know whether to brain you or thank you==but 40 years later, here I still am, morning drive news at an NPR station in Grand Rapids for 25 of those 40.\. Now holding a 29% share, a year earlier they held a higher 34% in 1965. By Januarys end Lee Alan was gone. There was the legendary broadcasts from the, By early 1963, after coming on board the ABC-owned and operated station in February the previous year, Lee Alan, with the, was by then pulling in a phenomenal 40 per cent share of the Detroit audience during the early evening and night time hours, according to a 1963, of the Top 40 business. Jessica Byrd. Vote on the 'Top 7 @ 7' songs with Rob + Holly Weeknights at 7PM on your favorite Audacy Country station. He used to golf with him at West Shore in Grosse Ile. The Detroit native was a newspaper sportswriter and columnist for 36 years, including at the Detroit Free Press for six . GOD Bless you BOTH! With the Fred Wolf era gone and out of the picture, Fritz extended his sights in search for a younger (but calmer, more contemporary) voice in filling the morning void. By April, after talking to Fritz that he should hire him immediately, Alan had Joey Reynolds making the move over to the Motor City. . The WXYZ line-up in late 1965 consisted of some of the greatest radio voices heard on Detroit radio during that time. detroit radio personalities detroit radio personalities (No Ratings Yet) . RADIO ONLINE offers the latest radio industry news, radio show prep, radio promotions, radio station data and more. Reply to me adeernest@umich.edu He came from WCAR the low rated good music station and was able to convince ABC to concede. Drew and Mike are two of the most popular personalities in Detroit radio history. Active on Twitter, Calvert provides the history of rock n roll and the influence it still has today. Elizabeth Washington is a Digital News Editor and has been with Local 4 News since April 2022. Lepidis personality on and off air is as colorful as her hair. All of DJs were a pleasure to work with. A true lover of the oldies, BOTH of these guys will be remembered and MISSED! The 27-hour radio fundraiser, organized by Ron Smerigan, Director, Media Integration, Cumulus Detroit, aired on 760 WJR and featured 760 WJR on-air personalities Radio Hall of Famer Paul W. Smith, Sean Baligian, Marie Osborne, Tom Jordan, Chris Renwick, Lloyd . Loves the Lions and all things Detroit too. He might have been the DJ doing the sign-off at the time with the song you had mentioned. The move reunites Henson and McCormick, who previously co-hosted together at 97.1 FM Talk WKRK Detroit from 2002 to 2006. Lori Bennett, Operations Manager, Cumulus West Michigan, said: With the 50th anniversary of WLAV next year, its thrilling to have an innovator like Gregg join us in bringing the station to the next generation of Classic Rock fans. "There are so many people I wish . CUMULUS MEDIA announces that it has appointed well-known former Detroit radio personality Gregg Henson as On-Air Co-Host, Mornings, on heritage Classic Rock station 97 WLAV-FM (96.9) in Grand Rapids, MI. By then WXYZ radio held down a huge Detroit audience over the competition for market share. Thank you, Copyright 2022 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved. Persistence paid! I would be very curious if anyone knows anything about my grandfather, Lawrence Larry Kelley. Johnson will also continue serving as the station's midday show host, weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. It's a story about finding love at any. That it should be dropped. Instead of staying in the battle, Chuck Fritz and WXYZ were about to give up, were about to surrender. . During his career, Calvert was the public address announcer for the Detroit Pistons during the Bad Boys era. Jason Scott, previously an afternoon anchor, has been promoted to morning drive and will co-anchor with Roberta Jasina from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. on weekdays. Amazing! and turned CKLW into the BIG 8. Is he still around? I still hope the despicable members of that family responsible are still Incarcerated. Listen to the all-new WOMC for Detroit's Classic Hits! Plus 100,000 AM/FM radio stations featuring music, news, and local sports talk. I went to her house about 15 minutes before Joel said he would dedicate the song and we went for a ride in my car. About this same time, Jimmy Hampton was hired as the new over-night personality on 1270. Jerry Lubin, who was among the pioneering air personalities in the city's burgeoning FM radio scene during the late 60s and. I cant recall the DJs name, but every night at either 11:00pm or midnight [Im not sure of the time see what happens when you get old :-)] he would end his show by playing the song You Belong to Me and give a few words of wisdom as the song played. instrumental. Ed from WAYNE Nov. 17, 2017 __ WHO STOLE THE KIESKA???___. Copyright 2022 RadioInsight / RadioBB Networks. The ABC-owned station now found itself heavily competing against. He worked in markets across the nation such as WQMG at Greensboro N.C., Tampa Florida at 95.7 The Beat/iHeartMedia and afternoon drive at . WXYZ 1270 in 1966. I had to go to bed at ten, in those days, but I had a transistor radio under my pillow and would never go to sleep until I had listened to the last two hours of Lee Alan and his closing theme I Cant Get Started by Frank Sinatra. Fact is that changing the format was the specific move that insured the failure of Martin and Howard. One last thing. Then Id listen to the 11:55 newscast and the first ten minutes of Don Zee with his zombie theme Tarantula by the Tarantulas. A couple of nites after Lee initial broadcast on WOMC, I wrote a letter titled Fire Breathing Machines, Lee actually read it on-air. On top of being on air, he most recently was on the Netflix reality competition show, The Circle. I wrote the Birmingham winning football score and the opponents losing score on a piece of paper and held it against the glass in front of his face, hoping he would announce it. Now Fred Wolf, Paul Winter, Marc Avery, Steve Lundy, Pat Murphy, Barney Stutesman (Traffic Copter) and Don Zee are all in Heaven. Wolf, never one for the new limitations or restrictions, had been with the station since the early 50s. . WWJ Newsradio 950 announces new anchor lineup, Michigan man strangles girlfriend after hours of arguing, tells police he 'couldn't take it anymore': MSP, Featured Image Photo Credit: WWJ Newsradio 950, Legal fight over student debt a prelude to political battle, The Carters: What you know may be wrong (or not quite right), At G-20, high expectations for India as rising global power, Labor judge: Starbucks violated worker rights in union fight, Carbon dioxide emissions reached a record high in 2022. . The first radio station in Detroit went on air Aug. 20, 1920. I have a picture of a musical group of 7 people. It brings back great memories! Editorializes twice a week. RADIO ONLINE has been serving the radio industry since 1989, with up-to-the-minute news at radio-online.com . Required fields are marked *, A LOOK BACK INTO WHAT MADE THIS STATION GREAT, as one of the most storied and oldest broadcasting institution in Detroit or for that matter, the entire country. Then For A Short TimeMorning ManTill The Drake Format Arrived. By this time WXYZ radio had begun its fierce battle going full force head-to-head for top ratings going against Detroits top-rated WJBK 1500. Stream live CNN, FOX News Radio, and MSNBC. AGAIN. Anyways, it has been great going down memory lane. was hired as the new over-night personality on 1270. He was 82. They found that voice in Marc Avery. Ad: In the Detroit area it's CKLW - 5,000 watts day and night - clear channel. 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