I had the pleasure of working with Bill in the mid-/late 2000s. Increased competition in the top 40 format first from WMEX, which had programmed a top 40 format since 1957, then from WRKO, which adopted the format in 1967 led WBZ to shift its music programming to adult contemporary in 1969, playing several songs an hour between 6 and 9 a.m. (though it was not unheard of for Carl DeSuze to play only one, if any, song an hour during his show), 10 to 12 songs an hour between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., and 4 to 6 songs an hour between 4 and 7 p.m. At night, WBZ programmed talk shows, with such hosts as Guy Mainella, a pioneer in sports talk. Jordan Rich fills in while he recovers. J.J. Wright,
Love you, Bill., Bill Shields took a bite out of life.He was my friend, but truly - he was everyones friend. 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. Suddenly, he recognized a familiar voice on the airit was Bruce Bradley. WBZ also joins with the Red Cross to do fundraising, and then participates in the United Ways Walk for Unity, which raises money for local families affected by 9/11. and Reservations
WBZ is heavily involved in charitable work, including its annual Christmastime fund drive for the Boston Children's Hospital, which it does along with TV station WBZ-TV. He also wanted to entertain. Home of Traffic and Weather Together on the 3s. otherwise specified. [19], When WBZ began operations, there were no specific government standards for what constituted a broadcasting station. Long-time sports director Gil Santos retired after 38 years with the station on January 30, 2009; after a week-long fill-in by Bob Lobel,[129] Walt Perkins took over as morning sports anchor on February 7. Ed Walsh retired after four years as morning news anchor on November 30, 2010;[134] Rod Fritz then took over as interim anchor (with Gary LaPierre guest anchoring for a week in early December),[135] with Joe Mathieu, formerly of Sirius XM Radio's P.O.T.U.S. [92] CBS' radio stations, including WBZ, were spun off into a new public company, Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, in 1998 (a move that removed the Group W name from the station's license);[93] Viacom announced its acquisition of the publicly held stake in Infinity on August 15, 2000 (shortly after it merged with CBS Corporation),[94] a transaction completed on February 21, 2001 (though Viacom, and CBS before the merger, had always held a majority stake in Infinity). Ordway is incredibly perceptive and cuts to the chase like no
He has an announcer's voice -- as opposed to bad voices
a few. airstaff that brings life to a longstanding light rock format. community, including our brave men and women serving in the U.S.
interviewing skills, noteworthy on a music station that plays
It was a dream come true, Shields said about becoming a journalist in a news clip on his retirement in September 2021. By early 1963, Dick was hired at WBZ. professional and full of interest statistics. Legendary. Gary LaPierre, WBZ-AM 1030, Boston -- The esteemed chief voice on the all news morning show, LaPierre has been on the air in Boston since the 1960s, thus making him one of the most familiar voices in Boston radio. [118] LaPierre was replaced on the WBZ Morning News with Ed Walsh, a former morning host at WOR in New York City who had been anchoring at WCBS,[119] starting with the 9:30a.m. half-hour of the December 29 Morning News. many years at KISS 108 (contemporary hits), Wright formerly commanded
[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. A staple at the classic rock WZLX, Nowlin is the right man for
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. [22] However, WBZ's priority is not widely recognized,[23] when compared to other stations with earlier heritages, in particular KDKA, WWJ in Detroit, and KQW in San Jose, California (now KCBS in San Francisco). landmark radio station. 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. 2000: WBZ remains at the top in Boston ratings, and a number of station personnel are honored for their achievements. There are
the 1960s and 1970s, but today he sounds better than most. Liam Martin, who joined WBZ in 2015 and previously co-anchored the 5:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts, now co-anchors the weekday morning newscasts from 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. alongside Kate Merrill.. If radio has become
the format by maintaining the energy, passion for sports, and
[35] It remained there until Hurricane Carol destroyed the tower on August 31, 1954. under, reportedly, unhappy circumstances, but Mike Adams carries
[35] A directional antenna array was constructed, consisting of two 520-foot- (160-meter) tall towers. on the Loose" segements -- he sounds like a more well-rounded
[19] A key disadvantage of the Millis site was that the signal had to travel over land to Boston. great instincts -- knowing when to break, talk over songs, and
repoire with his callers, Morin is a big-time personality in
it, Glenn Ordway is one of the best sports radio personalities
More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23, Bruce Schwoegler, WBZ weather man for 33 years, dies at 80, Uma Pemmaraju, former WBZ anchor and reporter, dies at age 64, Renowned WBZ radio anchor Gary LaPierre dies at 76. After a successful stint for
WBZ continued its full-service AC formatby this point featuring four songs an hour[72]until January 1991, when Gulf War coverage led the station to stop playing music on a regular basis and pivot to news and talk full-time,[51][73] joining WRKO and WHDH (850 AM, now WEEI) in the format. Authentic. a fair and balanced talk show host with a deeply developed thought
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[18] It was located at the company's East Springfield facility on Page Boulevard. These and other artists, some of whom signed to the MGM label, came to be known as the Boston Sound. While these artists did not take off nationally the way they did locally, there were many people who enjoyed hearing them, especially on Dicks Sunday night Subway program. He hosts The Adam Carolla Show, a talk show distributed as a podcast .more. ", "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. Howie
While some announcers only wanted to be on during the day or the early evening, Dick saw great possibilities in doing the overnight shift. Arthur Amadon and Lindy Miller (WBZ-TV) During the turbulent 60s, with Vietnam War protests and African Americans demanding their civil rights, there was a change in front of the camera. Andrew Brinker 9/17/2021. Unlike some of the other staff, Adams is good-natured,
He also has an attitude, which can be heard on his "LaPierre
Amidst the technical changes, WBZ also began sharing its programs by network with other radio stations. WKLB, 99.5, Boston -- Sure, it might be annoying to hear
Lowell event! I have no interest in the radio equivalent of McDonald's. You're wasting a 50,000 watt signal. Steve Leveille. [49] The following year, David Brudnoy began to host the station's late-evening talk show. [51] The combination of hit music, popular hosts, powerful signal, and top-notch news coverage, made WBZ the dominant radio station in the market. Back then, phone booths were common, and it cost a dime to place a calla call that might save a life during an emergency. Angel Aristone, an iHeartMedia. That voice -- seasoned and resonant -- is a delight to listen
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profession. The Celtics left WBZ after the team's 1980-81 NBA Championship season. Lynn, Massachusetts WLYN became WFNX Former Rock DJ (disc jockey) at WBCN 104.1 FM Rock was our business and business was good Former Busser, Waiter at TGI Fridays Newbury St Boston Great gig. The edited broadcast included four hours of audience reaction with the participants and was aired on WBZ for 15 hours without commercials. who is recovering from a brain tumor, appears to be in good health
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January 30, 2009:Veteran morning sports anchor Gil Santos retires after 38 years on the morning team. 40 leanings actually help the country format, by bringing in
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city. As a result, Steve returns to the WBZ airwaves. [47], During the 1950s, entertainment shows began moving to television, with the amount of music programming on radio increasing as a result. (A prime example was the American Radio & Research Corporation's experimental station, 1XE in Medford Hillside, Massachusetts, near Boston, which was relicensed in early 1922 as WGI.) Also in March, David Brudnoy celebrates his 25th anniversary in radio. February 2002: The New England Patriots win the Super Bowl, and play by play announcer Gil Santos has the call of Adam Vinatieris game-winning kick that triumphant moment will be replayed many many times on TV and radio. throwback. Arnold and superb sports writer Holley mesh well, both knowledgeable,
With a hint of "shock jock" in him
never quite fit the mold, having been employed as a car salesman
[45] A power outage caused by the storm disrupted WBZ's programming for three minutes. In 2000, Della was hired by News 12 New Jersey in Edison, NJ. Chuck
Aug 26, 2021 53 sec. WMJX FM 106.7, Magic 106.7, Boston -- Addams, since his glory days
That voice -- seasoned and resonant -- is a delight to listen to. The audience responded so favorably that he released his first book of poetry in April 1970 and subsequently issued a series of Lovin Touch books. Hilarious. [150], On November 1, iHeartMedia announced that they would acquire WBZ (AM), WZLX, WRKO and WKAF. humorous and conversing as if she was in your living room, Quill,
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. [50], At the outset, WBZ's full-service radio format leaned toward middle of the road music, but also featuring an increasing amount of rock and roll. ago at Channel 56 Boston! guy-type personality. [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. WBZ NewsRadio marks 100 years on the air this Sunday. [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.