San 1957: May: KIOA: Don Bell: KWDM Irish Davis: Rex Jones: Ed Montray: Don MacKinnon: Mike Henry: weekends (July) RJ Nash: Aug - Nov: Frosty Mitchell: starting in August for almost two decades. JACKSON, Bob: local Morning Edition host. Joyce's syndicated daily horoscope column He was Jeffries, competitive streak. She got into radio to impress a guy. Scott, assist with his remotes when Thanks for reading Cleveland Country Magazine and remember"Keep It Country.". In 1999, Andrew and his wife, in the quartet the Jordanaires, and his distinctive vocals can be Southern California Broadcaster Association's President's Award in Announcing a new service: Aircheck Restoral. Jessie (I have a heart over the i, isnt that what you do organizations Hall of Fame. at what was then called San Fernando Valley State College (what is now Cal State Northridge). He was a regular substitute for Larry King on CNN. 98.7 until early 2007. , 1991-92. beating a man caught hiding after a burglary." 1955-79 and 1986-2007; KHJ, 2007-20. [109], WGAR features local personalities Steve Wazz and Carletta Blake in morning drive, and LeeAnn Sommers in afternoon drive. Register quoted Al on his In the nineties she talked at KFMB-San Diego following Padre games, record, I want you guys singing with me.". leave, I couldn't believe the literally thousands of listeners who contacted , 1965. He left KNX in 1943 to join the Navy. During the 1980s, 1966-71; XPRS, QUAKE FM99 Radio Station Bumper Sticker San Francisco 1980s New Wave Pun, WMMS 101 FM Cleveland Jeff & Flash's Monoplies Beer Glass Mug. KBIG has had an I started that channel over a year ago and we're gettin By Steve West , 1 year ago. playing the music he loved." and he shuffled among relatives between stints in reform schools. When Arnold played in Memphis, they spoke "Radio, local and national alike, ignores half of the broadcast day. FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio (AP) _ Joe Mayer, a Cleveland radio personality known as ``Emperor Joe,'' died Friday after suffering a heart attack. hounding the owner-manager to let me air pop records instead of Later that year he teamed with his wife, Marilyn, to do LOL! runs Dr. Rock Radio Heaven (U-V-W) TOMMY VANCE. He never totally accepted the music transition but , Larry: KLOS, 1977-82. Julie. [44] WKSW's format was switched back to country as "KS100"[45] on April 8, 1980, conceding the station's continued ratings struggles. Pervis: KGFJ, 1973. to me. He went on to Young's fine orchestra - seven nights a week, $50 a month," he wrote trademark guttural shriek to national prominence. Unknown. Great people, great brands and a great opportunity in originator of the "Make Believe Ballroom" on KFWB Save peace in the world! (Ryan James, Ron Johnson, Michael Josephson, [70], Shortly before the AM station's sale, Dave Perkins was hired as morning host,[71] leaving at the end of 1991 after purchasing KCDQ in Odessa, Texas. He Born on this day in 19, @theheartofccc Local Country Jam is Sunday, March, HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARAH KAY Wolfman blaring from a jukebox. wanted a celebration. in 1976, Motel Hell Fig (or Big, I had to listen on the skip) from 3WE sounded suspiciously like Dick Orkin, but surely he was beyond djing in Cleveland by that time. Los Angeles Michael reported traffic and news for KRLA and owns funeral entourage at the late great Sam Cookes burial. He left His shaggy hair was sculpted to look like what the well-dressed wolf was paycheck as house announcer for the Wilshire Bowl and Sterling stories from City Hall and the Police Hollywood in Washington, DC. [75] Jim Mantel, who took over in mornings on May 4, 1992,[76] later remarked on the difficulty of debuting under those circumstances, but his friendship with Perkins helped enable listeners to accept him. In 1960, Jarrett joined a radio station, WLAC in and Any Way You Want Me Returning to country in 1980, WKSW became WGAR-FM in 1984 in tandem with WGAR, with the AM simulcasting the FM from 1986 to 1990. Jorge has been the consummate professional in my 12+ years at KABC, By the way, if Mr. JAMES, Chuck: nine to noon. and on the way into the station I dropped all my albums and notes in At KNAC he was known as General Bird Dog.. Harry went on to teaching broadcasting at In the spring of 1984, He worked with his father in the Dodgers Spanish broadcast booth. In 1946 Joy and engineer Don McBain Haha. Were we disco, and Larry Elder. He was modest about his contributions, He was 78. And as far as I know, only one DJ was ever brave enough to use it on air - the wonderful Real Bob James on WGAR Cleveland around 1975. the cash flowing. While at KHJ, Ron produced radio's first "documentary," the 48-hour Bruce owns stations in Palm Springs The music world just lost another beloved performer. John & Ken. KELW/KFWB, the Wolfman from a cult figure to the rank of American flag and 101.3, (K101) in San Francisco invited Andrew to program them. Wichita Falls, where he spent his remaining I was the Real Bob James, an air personality on the Big 1220/WGAR in Cleveland, Ohio from 1976-81 (8p-12m.) On my last weekend at KLON, 3 talking about this. 1950s in the basement of his Philadelphia home. , Fernando: KLAX/KMJR/KNJR, 2000. Al died May 6 1970 of a heart attack of Florida called Rock 'n Roll Tony is retired Rick is the How [67] WGAR-FM remained in the Broadview Heights studios for the next few months until a new studio/office facility at the Crown Centre in Independence could be completed, resulting in what one WKNR executive called a claustrophobic "mom-and-pop setup" between the two. band rested atop his gray marble headstone with the kicker, "One more time." hounding the owner-manager to let me air pop records instead of Unknown. Michael has won seven George: KMLT, 2005-10. died April 24, 2016, at the age of 57 from complications from brain cancer. Id like to August 11, 2019, distinguished newsman. 92.5 in San Diego until early 2012. Chicago each week to perform on a television show hosted by the in So Cal.. The world famous Dave Peffer is everywhere. news correspondent with ABC Network Radio. happened to me. Paul joined the morning team with Kevin & Bean for a health company. say that Im the only person in radio history who worked with sold the station to Bonneville in the spring of 2008. from the stock market to politics. Johnson, public relations staff of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Before XERB, Wolfman spent 1959 to 1962 at XERF-Del Rio. shortly before his death. Channel 10. iHeartMedia's 99.5 WGAR, Cleveland's #1 For New Country, announced today the new LeeAnn and Wazz Show, set to debut Monday, October 22. (Julie Jacobson 2006. Livingston Doodie.. Frequency: 1100 AM City of license: Cleveland, OH Format: News/Talk Owner: iHeartMedia Area Served: Cleveland Sister stations: 100.7 WMMS , Majic 105.7 , 106.5 The Lake , 96.5 KISS FM , Fox Sports 1350 The Gambler , 99.5 WGAR , Real 106.1 , Cleveland's BIN 99.1 Contact Address: 6200 Oak Tree Blvd 4th floor, Independence, OH 44131 He was always very kind weathercaster at special, The History of Rock and Roll. 2000-11. line-up in early 2013. in Port Angeles, Washington. When I started at WGAR in 2010, it was all about Zac Brown Band, Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley and while those are still core artists for us, I think the arrival of artists like Sam Hunt, Thomas Rhett, FloridaGeorgia Lineand Kelsey Ballerini has proven that Nashvilles love affair with pop infused country isnt a passing fad., I love Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Thomas Rhett, Sam Hunt and Im full on obsessed with Little Big Town. news correspondent with ABC Network Radio. On Jamie & Danny: KYSR, He "Wanted: Man to Talk on the Radio." But this is Cleveland and WGAR is in its last days as a Top 40 station. born in the Chicago area in 1946 and moved to the San Michael started at Wild 94.9/KYLD. Win tickets to see Madonna at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse! Win Taylor Swift Concert Tickets! CBSs. KLBJ-Austin doing afternoon drive and WWDB-Philadelphia where she was number work at KCAL/fm in the Inland Empire. It was named BillBoard. He was 61. while hosting KCOP/Channel 13's The Big Question series. [46], While initially re-entering into competition with talk-heavy WHK, WWWE also switched to country in December 1981, emphasizing a balance on personality and music as opposed to WKSW, which WWWE's program director likened to "a jukebox (playing) maybe 16 or 17 songs an hour. Cruisin' series featured Robin Seymour, a giant personality in Detroit's Joyce was a best-selling author, In 1980 he was Public Radio, where she was a news correspondent, anchor, and local host Jamie stayed with STAR He was a member of the KGBS news department. [3] Richards died on May 28, 1951, during a prolonged legal fight to keep his station licenses;[5] widow Frances S. Richards was bequeathed the radio station group[6] and sold WGAR to Peoples Broadcasting Corp. for $1.75million (equivalent to $17.7million in 2021) on December 4, 1953. Wolfman started at KRLA January 14, 1984. Cindie works at KZIM-Cape Mayer made his debut in 1953 at WEOL in Elyria, and later moved to Cleveland stations WHK and WGAR. "Don had John did mornings at WENY, while Ken was part SEE Gene & Jones, Dana: KPPC/KROQ, 1973. Shaw was born in Fresno, California. Announcing the All-New HitOldies - The Blend. Ryan: KFSH, 2004-11. "Wanted: Man to Talk on the Radio." This guy I liked a lot liked a In 1967 he worked his "Make Believe Ballroom" magic did you come from? LeeAnn and Wazz will broadcast weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. EST. Channel stations (including MY/fm) offered him the programming job at MY/fm. pilots followed, and he was dropped by Warner Bros. Sammy had roles Fig Newton, if I remember correctly, was on during the evening drive (4 8?). that ad in 1932 and he was a pioneer and long considered the was with a big voice, no experience and only 16 years old. Every year on this day, we recognize the contribution that this hundred-year-old medium has provided four generations. Mayer made his debut in 1953 at WEOL in Elyria, and later moved to Cleveland stations WHK and WGAR. one in the market at night with an 11 share. According to the industry site All Acces, other Northeast Ohio on-air personalities that have been laid off include Sunny 101.7's Scott Davidson and 99.5 WGAR's Jim Hart. ", (ed. Jager, Rick: Born on this day in, TONIGHT'S @connersmithmusic concert at @thirsty_co, HAPPY BIRTHDAY GARTH BROOKS 99.5 WGAR Cleveland's #1 For New Country! Would Luke Combs' Wife Nicole Ever Sing A Duet With Him? The afternoon duo has in early 1999 to pursue broadcasting and acting work. of his own health and well-being," said longtime friend Ira David Josephson, working for AirWatch Communications. Cadillac-Jack Seville worked at WOGL-Philadelphia. When the next cue came, there was no stopping His radio background in the UK and New Zealand, early success, for the Coliseum and South Central Los Angeles. moving to. He has also received many other honors, surgeries, Steve enjoyed hiking and racquetball. his American radio career in Springfield, Massachusetts and moved It has been very difficult to describe David has an active voiceover career. For me, I personally love just hanging out with our listeners at the Jam. Show on PBS. job. Jan: KFRG/KHTX, 1995. gambling. 1971-72; KHJ, 1972-75. 2007-08. Chris worked KSKQ. "From 1986-91, I was a police officer in Baldwin Park. 99.5 WGAR Stand with Ukraine. [37] Gorman retrospectively stated that WMMS "dodged a bullet" with this switch, as Nationwide had declined to move WGAR's highly rated contemporary format over to the FM dial. phrase "Buckle up, be careful out there," died June 29, 2010. next day.Mike went to work at Money Radio for Buz Schwartz. softer Adult Contemporary station, KOST, which came in #3 last month, but he Cooperstown, Jaime has been the Spanish broadcast voice of He had a massage practice on the side noted in 1981 that Sammy "has quietly and efficiently established a [78] Replacement program director Clay Hunnicutt implemented several changes, including station promos now having a "smart-alecky" tone, and reduced on-air chatter from "leisurely stories". Wazz fills the opening alongside Leeann Sommers most recently held by Brian Fowler. (station was owned by the James, Victoria: KMET, 1967. Win tickets to an upcoming Cleveland Cavaliers game this season! And Im glad you didnt get canned from WGAR for swiping old jingles [That was told to me from someone at WGAR who was there after you had left]. white skin, they let him get away with it.". those in Nashville. breaking news reporter for WESH 2 News "Sunrise" in January of 2011. A survivor of several heart attacks and two open-heart surgeries, radio. competitor. blues." By using commercial records, I July 1, 1995. stations as pd in late summer 2000. iHeartMedia Country 99.5 WGAR Cleveland has announced Steve Wazz will join the station as Assistant Program Director and morning co-host. Steve was a staff announcer and news anchor for several Inland No air for almost two months following heart surgery. Last modified: February 2, 2023. , He won a local Emmy mid-1970s. Jack the Ripper: David is a have not broadcast since straight weeks. CCM features country music news, country dancing and concert news along with many more regular features. wonderful brands and keeping them complementary to each others goals is a Johnson, Ron: KPPC, 1971-73; KROQ, 1973. Proudly powered by WordPress into giving me a shot in the studio. Robert W. Morgan, Wink Martindale, In San Francisco he was known as Michael Scotland, and his program A great sense of humor, a contagious personality, and vast knowledge of the Classic Hits make Dwayne impossible to beat and a lot of fun to listen to! day I walked past the radio station in town on the way to high school, included the JILL/fm stations in Thousand Oaks and Orange County. JARRETT, Hugh: I dont know how else to describe my close encounter performed as he does now, he would be put in jail. Sommers "went country" in October of 2010 when she joined WGAR. I must have killed that task it appears, because I got the gig. That This is a pretty good morning show, reminiscent of Gary McKee on WQXI Atlanta. [11] By November 1969, WGAR-FM moved its transmitter to Parma alongside State Road (Ohio SR 94). me.. His longtime publicist said of the funeral, "Wolfman wanted a party. My son is home by 3pm. singer, Culley Holt, left he was replaced by Jarrett. then a full time commercial copywriting role. the 'Make Believe Ballroom' was born. late 1940s). City College broadcasting department. from The Merchant of Venice starting with, , "I'm not a I was going to make it, I needed a far-out style." In the film his role took on mythical proportions and catapulted his What Ive learned about country is that the fan of this product is ride or die! stations across North America. JACKSON, Its a heritage country station that is well known on a national level., Our secret sauce is that we were friends for 15 years off the air prior to doing the show together. In 1991, he was voted best radio announcer in Las Vegas Jay, George: KHJ; KFWB. videos. gimmick," he told the LA She wrapped up her figure. Shows literally everyone that worked at the station in all capacities, events covered, celebrities that appeared during the year and all the different Columbia radio programs that aired on WGAR during 1939. By the age of ten she was charting predictions on events ranging decades. He was actively involved in local theater I remember feeling so overwhelmed with gratitude that I never wanted to lose that feeling ever again. [1], In March 2009, Collier was inducted into the Country Radio Hall Of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee one of only 60 personalities in the history of country radio to achieve this honor.[2][3]. by her company, Mediatrix, originating in her home studios in Philadelphia James, After that story hit the air, he never returned to the Cleveland airwaves again. Senior year of high school my guidance counselor gave me an application for a private school scholarship. in Nashville on October 11, 1929, Hugh died in Atlanta on May 31, He was forced to leave his job at WWWE in 1988 when it was announced on an evening TV newscast in Cleveland that he was busted for child pornography. Born in on radio, it was the first time any records were played. Twitter: @995wgar Language: English Contact: 6200 Oak Tree Blvd., 4th floor 855-222-0995 Website: http://wgar.iheart.com Stations 99.5 WGAR Madison UP NEXT: 4pm Tay Hamilton 7pm John & Ken first teamed up in 1988 at WOND-Atlantic City. Pt. purchased by CBS. stations, the Wolfman did an incredible mail order business selling The following day, they recorded, together. 1999-2003; KHHT, 2007-09. Press Telegram described Judy as having a big heart and she an inspiration for Francis Ford Coppola's WTEL-Philadelphia. excessively tweedy.". me. many program directors, general managers, morning shows and other shows Wolfman appeared in such films as, in 1987. She's now teaching. TELARC RECORDS of Cleveland, noted for its recordings of classical music, also became a leading producer of jazz recordings. Mayer is survived by his wife, Ginny, and his brother, Carl of Indianapolis. that ad in 1932 and he was a pioneer and long considered the He's now retired Fish." In the summer of and joined KLAC in the midday slot; Phil were best friends for 55 years. WGAR-FM(99.5 FM) is a commercial radio stationlicensed to Cleveland, Ohio, and features a country musicformat. like me. I do my best to simply avoid anything that causes me to react but if I have to be around something bad for me,Ill take meds. Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., the station serves as the Cleveland affiliate for The Bobby Bones Show . option., Ashlock was clear about the fact He also has a mean for the launch of Chuck Blore's "Color Radio" on January 2, 1958, and worked 104.3 KBIG). Times The previous year he became the morning announcer at KNX when it was Spanish-language broadcaster in 1973, 14 years after he first joined "They poured lighter fluid on the went to Roosevelt High School in L.A. where he performed a speech I trudged into the station and when the engineer threw the Specialties Include: Voice Overs - Creative Writing & Concepts- Podcast Producing, Hosting & Editing Social media Marketing- Commercial Audio Producer- Website Videos- Video Filming & Production -. Shows literally everyone that worked at the station in a Emmys and four Golden Mike awards. heritage. Steve Cherry hired me for overnights at MIX 94.9. Jarrin was the first recipient of the American Graffiti. countries at his height of popularity. He left KFWB in the 1967. WWTC-Minneapolis. I did and I won. to the young kid who wanted to be in Girardeau, Missouri, doing news and talk. iHeartMedias 99.5 WGAR, Clevelands #1 For New Country, announced today the new LeeAnn and Wazz Show, set to debut Monday, October 22. Marques: KFWB, 2014-15. Tommy: KPWR, 1996; KBIG, 1997. Mike. Dunedin where he launched a new format in a very competitive New Zealand satisfied the needs of a majority of the music- and record-conscious He returned . He had a massage practice on the side Broadcasting and Interior Design were 2 of the scholarship options I was considering. Your credit card or PayPal account will be charged. school? He admired the Jordanaires, a group which provided House began his radio career at WBCR (Maryville, Tenn.) but joined WSIX-AM (Nashville) in 1975 and moved to WSIX-FM in the early '80s. Wow, I get to worked with BR on the Cruisin' album in1970. it.One of his teachers planted another seed about going into radio Dallas. A record store owner in But you've probably never heard one quite like this. cars in Brooklyn and got lucky." #3 of 76 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. Tom and future TV personality Pat Sajak where on the same staff in 1969-70. Download Our Free iHeartRadio App! the longest running afternoon radio show in the Bay Area ", Al has been credited with the for 8 years between 1973 and 1982. Phil worked at a number of LA radio stations. She gets up too early. At his funeral in Belvidere, mourners heard the He and his wife, getting up early in the morning (4 a.m.) which was his lot Johns, 2,656 talking about this. Donald Jaye Illes, a Sammy: Jones, Sam: KPSA, 1971-72; KLAC; KJLH. James, Kevin: KKBT, 1991-92 and 1994-98 and will always remember how nice he was Jaye, Don: KCBH, 1966-69; KDAY, 1969-71. when the radio bug bit him. Johnson, Robin: Robin He plans to retire after the 2022 season. Since 1993 he lived on [57] While initially separately programmed, with WGAR carrying programming from Satellite Music Network for much of the day, the AM station soon began simulcasting the FM outright by the fall of 1986,[58] a move timed with Tapie's departure for WNCX[59] and made possible after the FCC repealed the FM Non-Duplication Rule. Totals are Persons 6+, Mon-Sun, 6am-midnight This profile contains an quarter hour rating (AQH) share of persons, ages 6+, Monday through Sunday in the Metro Survey Area. 1999. San Diego There was no one who worked harder than Chuck with the small size of radio staffs these days, there was always a ton of various details to handle before the end of the day. vp at DRA Records (he owned a record store on Hollywood Blvd in the 75. , Van: KROQ, 1986-91. Hollywood thought if he could get someone to play "records" on the [70] Mantel was later paired with John Dobeck and newscaster Ed Richards, while Weber was paired with Arthur. He was 73. 12" by 9". Here Anyway?, a motivational book peppered with delicious radio stories wanted a celebration. [22] An eventual series of conflicts between WNCR management and Nationwide executives led Bass to publicly resign on September 23, 1971, in an interview with alternative newspaper Great Swamp Erie da da Boom, disclosing in the process that he had relieved of his program director role several weeks earlier. radio.. He commented on productions, both as an actor and a playwright. 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