Previously WWDB News back to the mid 80's. Glen Macnow picture 2006 WIP - Glen has been a mid-day host on WIP since 1993. "As if technology hadn't already disrupted media consumption pre-pandemic," consultant Holland Cooke finds broadcasters gathering in Las Vegas for the first NAB Show in three years "somewhat future-shocked, yet curious and enthused.". The staff was called to a meeting and told the format was changing, they were all fired. Since 1998, writer and Editor of the News-Talk-Sports department at AllAccess.com, based in the Los Angeles area. In boxing it's known as a feint - a fake move in one direction to fool your opponent to set him up for a devastating attack. Since 1992, popular Los Angeles talk hosts at KFI (1992-99, 2001-present) and KABC 1999-2000. Included on the A-list in the September 11th edition of the Philadelphia Weekly or log onto www.jgoodtimes.com. Previously on Star 104.5 as morning co-host with Nancy Glass. .Philadelphia's Soul Food Queen Delilah Winder is sitting pretty. Worked with Phil Valentine and Ron Dobson. Previously at WWDB where he had his own show including "The Saturday Night Shootout" and co-hosted afternoons with Susan Bray. Started in talk radio on WWDB in the late '70s or early '80s. He was a skinny little kid who couldn't hit a basketball, but he worked hard and made himself into a really good shortstop who could hit. . Program Manager & PM Drive Host WWDB-FM Philadelphia 1981-85. John McNulty WNWR 1540-AM. Howard Eskin WIP 610-AM -- Previously, TV Sportscaster, WMMR. Moved out of the area to New York. Founder ofPahrump-based radio station KNYE 95.1 FM. But so did most other station personnel, including vice president and general manager Dennis Begley, who said he hadn't expected the ax to fall, but "they handled it with class and I wish them all the best. Active until the very end of his life, Homer collapsed while giving a lecture at Eastern University. Ira Mellman Worked at WCAU twicealso WFIL..news with George Michael. Here's some audio from the old WWDB 96.5 FM Talk Radio Station. Devoted WWDB listeners will have to switch stations or hum along. Elaine Keno News anchor/reporter at KYW NewsRadio from 1987-1990,(Elaine Ettorre), left for a stint as news director in Miami (WINZ all-news) for 5 years, and returned to KYW 1060 as an afternoon news anchor in 1995, using her married name: Elaine Keno. One audio clip in the Audio Vault. Could only get the OK to put Rush on weekends and un-named corporate types insisted they preview the shows and edit out any content too controversial. Wally Kennedy Anchor/Radio-TV personality in Philly. The strategy was not successful, and by February 2000, the WTEL call sign had returned, and the station switched to urban gospel music. He went on to become the President of the 76ers basketball team and then the owner. WWDB AM Talk 860 Beasley Media Group Contains ads 500+ Downloads Everyone info Install About this app arrow_forward The WWDB AM Talk 860 app is Philadelphia's multicultural radio station!. (Added/Updated 11/2003 by P.M.S). At the height of her influence from the '70s through the '90s, Mason hosted successful radio telethons for Leon Sullivan, urged listeners to vote for W. Wilson Goode (who in 1984 became the. Jody McDonald WIP 610-AM 1990's - WFAN in New York. I felt bad when Terry Francona was fired, but that is the past. "I am drinking no champagne," Smerconish said. -- Died 2/25/1998 - Head of the Philadelphia real estate firm, Bernard C. Meltzer & Associates. Also WWDB..morning news with Paul W. Smith. In the space of two hours. Brian can also be heard anchoring ABC News on The ABC Entertainment, General and FM Networks where he has worked since 2001. A listener remembers when John Lennon died everyone was calling in and tuned to his show on 'MMR. (5/02). in D.C. and also wrote speeches. The show was named Best Podcast by RTDNA West Region in 2020 and among the Best of 2018 by Apple Podcasts. Wynn Moore Long time host on WWDB since the beginning. Rearranging the Philly sports radio landscape! Calls to chief operating officer Bruce Beasley were not returned. The show was removed from the station sometime around 2004. Formerly on WPHT 1210-AM - Does reports on KYW-AM, Dave Skalish Chief engineer WPHT 1210-AM, previously at KYW 1060-AM, Perry Michael Simon NJ101.5 Program Director 1991-94. Gross was a trailblazer in local media, providing financial advice to consumers. Entertinaing Us Since 1965 With Classic and New Jewish Music! My calls weren't returned before deadline. ", Mark said he wishes Beasley well and noted that since his show is nationally syndicated, it will still be heard in 115 other cities and "you never know, it may rise again here. liverpool v nottingham forest 1989 team line ups; best crews to join in gta 5. jay chaudhry house; bimbo bakeries buying back routes; pauline taylor seeley cause of death WWDB's owner, Beasley Broadcast Group, had tinkered with the talk formula since buying the station in 1997. Comedian Redd Foxx, never much for exercise, once observed: "Health nuts are going to feel real stupid someday - lying in hospitals, dying of nothing." Of course, health nuts do die, just like everybody else, and we die of the same mortal afflictions. Currently (2006-2007) anchors news on KYW 1060-AM. Featuring female radio DJs, talk show hosts, and more, this list has it all. Turns out he was there not for a job interview (he's under a no-compete clause until May, check with me then) but to cut commercials for Cherry Hill Wellness Center, which he is allowed to do. (Updated January 2010), Bill Doyle Partnered with Jeff Deminski on NJ101.5 afternoons, 1993-1999. The Spanish-language sports programming was dropped after a year, and on June 13, 2011, WWDB began carrying a schedule of brokered programming, some previously heard on AM 1540 WNWR.[4]. When they were summoned to the station Monday morning, staffers in the know - or who thought they were - expected they were going to be hear that the ill-fated 5-9 a.m. news operation would be abandoned and that some time slots would be shifted around. Daryl has one daughter and has lived in Philadelphia most of his life. Soon after he sold it to Charles Schwartz who turned it over to his private company, Pinache Broadcasting, in 1986. Picture of Mike at the Super Bowl. Shows on health, money, gardening, home repair, real estate, religion and politics are found on the schedule. Has filled in on WPHT and WWDB. Throughout the day all that the listeners heard was a computerized voice count down until at 5 pm the format was changed to 80's rock. WWDB (860 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with its studios and offices in the "555 Building" on City Avenue in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. If they can crack the top 10 it would create that multiple-worth scenario, probably increasing the station worth by 25%. Back to WIP in 2006. And before that worked freelance on WPEN. Pat Farnack Former morning news co-host on WWDB (with Gil Gross and then Earl Bailey) when that station was doing Newstalk. Diane Kridland Program Director 1210-AM WPHT, JC Lamkin Community relations/Tech education radio host on WNWR 1540 AM [2-3 pm as of Feb. 07]: Host of a dynamic radio show that is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pa called "Technically Speaking". Last edited on 13 February 2023, at 18:22, "A Chronology of AM Radio Broadcasting (1900-1960)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WWDB&oldid=1139162677, This page was last edited on 13 February 2023, at 18:22. AM 1250 The Answer. Stu's column confirms the "behind the scenes" story you read here first on November 8th. Morning drive anchor on 1010 WINS in New York City since 2005, previously anchoring afternoon drive on that station..winning AP and AIR Awards for Best Newscast and Best Anchor. Parody page from 12/1/98 - John joins WMGK 102.9-FM classic rock as the morning man, 5:30 to 9 am. Shortly after that Dom Q. returned to 'DB weekends. Paul Kirchner Hosts money talk show on WWDB 860-AM in Philadelphia since 200. Democrat nominee for Congress for NW Illinois 1968. (Added/Updated - 11/2003 by P.M.S. Son ANDREW is looking for friends and co-workers of his dad to record and send in greetings for the former WWDB and WCAU-A/PHILADELPHIA talker and WKBS-TV movie host.Send greetings via MP3s to. 960 The Patriot. Laura came back to the air with the popular "The Sunlight Lounge" (Standards and more) on WSNI 104.5-FM in March 2004. Regrettably, my request that the attorney general conduct the investigation or audit was declined, with the result being that the Barnes is without the $500,000 it could now use, as it appears to be broke. Lost to John Anderson. They actually patronize the producer/hosts, enough for them to make a profit for and the station owner to make a profit. . Also did some radio at WTMR. The only true shock for me was the fact that the death of an example of democracy-in-action occurred just one day before an election that would influence the course of the world for the next four years. Here is the ad placed in the Inky by WWDB from May 1975.Note Mumia listed after he changed his name from Wesley Cook. Bill Corsair Popular overnight host on WCAU 1210 AM. While the suddenness of the change was a shock, WWDB had been in upheaval in recent years. - Thurs.. 5-7 pm.Jim Corea - Evenings 7-9 ArchiveSusan Bray - Weekdays from 9pm to 1am. He served the US Armed Forces as a photojournalist for the Coast Guard in the late seventies and early eighties. More important, their firing of host Sid Mark just shy of 45 years on the air demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of the value he and his shows bring to the greater Philadelphia area. Resides (as of 2002) in New York City with his wife. I stopped listening to Michael Smerconish a long time ago. It was one of an endangered species - a radio station owned by a local company. They wanted another station in Phila AND they were kinda like drunken sailors with money (they had a HUGE windfall with the sale of WDAS). For those in "mixed marriages," WABC's morning program has a liberal and a conservative together, certain to spark some lively discussions at home. Known to people on this website as instrumental in helping with the Faulkner Block Party in June 2000. Metro's PD, Gordon Deal, was Ellery's newsman at WCTC in New Jersey. Before 'ILM, a freelancer at WDAS in Philly (updated July 2001), Pat Winters Used to do traffic for WWDB, middays (6-01). "That was fun.". Left after illness then took a job in Texas with a CBS station near his family. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "1972 Presidential General Election Results", Talk Radio Personality Irv Homer Dies At 85, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Irv_Homer&oldid=1049983826, Television personalities from Philadelphia, United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II, Articles needing additional references from October 2009, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 15 October 2021, at 02:28. He was 75 and had. (12/2004), Steve O'Bryan Sports talk on WCAU-AM from 1986-1988, then went to WOGL to do AM drive before being dumped for Don Cannon. ), John DiPrimio Co-founder of Citizens for Common Sense. . (Spends some of her free time now using her voice fighting for animal rights). The station was then sold to Ragan Henry (a Philly lawyer) for $6,000,000. 26 Feb Feb As of Spring 2004, New Director of all of the Clear Channel Radio stations in Washington DC and morning news anchor on Clear Channel's WBIG - Big 100 in DC. Perhaps it is a tribute to Sinatra that his voice wasn't silenced until two years after his death. (added 9/01). . In hopes of winning back listeners, the lowest rated of the CBS Radio's local stations has hired a veteran television news anchor to co-host its afternoon drive program. Listeners, meanwhile, learned what had happened not from a real-life on-air announcer, but from a virtual one. Jesse Jackson, WVKS colleague Denny Schaffer was on the air offending local black leaders and making Jewish jokes. Reggie Bryant WHAT 1340-AM. From talk radio to all '80s is about as drastic as switching from classical to pop (oh, I forgot, that also happened in Philly). First, there was the selling of block time to advertisers. Moved to 860-AM on November 13, 2004. Ellery, now living in Huntingdon Valley, worked for WOR in NY, WFLA, in Tampa and a host of other stations across America. Dominic Quinn, a talk-show host in Philadelphia who cherished opera, the printed word and, very pointedly, the proper use of the English language, died on Friday at his home in Wayne, Pa. The B.101 commercials, which have been running several years, were done by Nashville's Film House, according to Dave Nichols, senior VP/marketing. - Host on WCAU 1210 in the early 70s - also wrote James Bond parodies (oy oy seven) and wrote for Mad Magazine in the 60s (11/02), Derek Williams Formerly WWDB news reporter. Local guy. Welcome to Philly Talk Radio Online Philadelphia's first website focused on covering the format of Talk Radio. Formerly on WWDB, News. New Time, Tuesday Mornings at 8! . Some programs are broadcast in Hungarian, Ukrainian, Yiddish, Italian and other languages. E-Mail is css1 @ comcast.net. Former sports reporter at WWDB 96.5-FM from spring 2000 until November 2000 when DB stopped Talk. I'm sorry that Jones' attorneys became aware of your "affair" with a subordinate and tried to introduce that fact into her sexual harassment case. HC's notes from Monday sessions point to threats and . In 1978, he started a call-in radio program that ran for more than 20 years on Philadelphia radio stations WCAU and WWDB. The political, cultural, and environmental challenges facing Pennsylvania, Opening Your Eyes to the Joy and Meaning Surrounding Us, Helping you find your purpose driven life. With the sudden availability of numerous hosts, other stations - think WPHT and WPEN - are moving in like sharks to attack survivors with friendly offers. Mark Daniels (submitted 10/01) WFIL - Station's local talk/news/commentary show for over 5 years. Replaced by Paul W. Smith then hired away by 'CAU. Bob Grant, the longtime conservative radio host whose combative style became the template for broadcasters such as Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, died Dec. 31 in Hillsborough, N.J. Came in from Dayton. All About Howard Eskin Howard Eskin is SportsRadio 94 WIP's original sports talker. He was 84.. (L.A.), Larry "Smokey" Gifford | Picture Former morning sports reporter at WWDB. At 5 p.m., the counting stopped, and an era ended. Former QVC host. Homer was best known as a radio host but he also made numerous TV appearances and even ran as the . recent picture (2001) promo card from WWDB. Interviews with the biggest names from athletes and executives to coaches, authors and media! Before that, it had shared time on AM 1340 with WHAT. Dom Giordano Overnight host on WWDB 96.5, moved to mornings 7/98. Explore at your own risk. Another broadcaster looking for survivors in the wreckage of 'DB is Comcast's CN8, which sees an opportunity to perhaps score some well-known names for its fledgling TV operation. He was taken to Bryn Mawr Hospital, where he was pronounced dead later that evening. He formerly worked for the Inquirer and was on the popular Prism show, "Great Sports Debate." Michael Smerconish - website | e-mail | picture 1994 | archive page WPHT 1210-AM (January 1998 to November 2001, left for half a year then returned) Started on WWDB 96.5-FM on Weekends around 1991 (6-01) Moved to mornings Year? "I'd worked the night before and when Neil Larrimore," named interim program director for the new format, "called me, I said: 'I worked late last night. Now on air in Detroit? I hope Sid Mark and Sinatra, along with many of the hosts, find new jobs in Philly where I will gladly listen to them. Jack Ellery Ex PD at WWDB, ex WIP and WWDB air personality is working on a freelance basis with Metro News in NY. Several lawsuits were filed against WWDB in 1985 concerning age and racial discrimination. I am disappointed that you took Russ Limbaugh ofF your station. Harry Gross Long time financial show, also had a column in the Daily News. Previously did the morning news on DB with Phil Valentine. Morning News on WOGL(Oldies) on the Don Cannon show. Now can be heard on WOL Radio in Washington, DC on 1340 AM (1pm-4pm, Monday-Friday), and on XM (added 12/01). He was also City Hall Bureau Chief, covering government and politics for more than a decade, for WWDB-FM. Fans of talk radio take heart. Susan'sSteve Martorano - 1 am to 5 am.John McNulty - Food and Wine Saturday evenings 6 to 8 pmJoel Gibbs - MovieMania Saturday, 10 pm to midnightSid Mark - Frank Sinatra show -Friday 5 to 10 and Sundays from 9 to 3. Hosts pay for their time on the air and may advertise their services or products during their programs. Feel free to submit information for those that are, or were, on the air and those behind the scenes using the contact us page. DJ on Jammin' Gold 95.7-FM, filled in on WIP and WOGL 98.1-FM. Some of Art Bell's show clips can be found here. After Bigby left the station in 2004 Neal served as interim PD and then Operations Manager. Last rites were just administered this week. The programming is a combination of rock and pop artists such as Simple Minds, Blondie, Pat Benatar, the Police, Lover Boy, Madonna, Tears for Fears, The Cars, and B-52s, he said. The present management is continuing to claim that it is not responsible for the current conditions at the Barnes and is attempting to blame them on me to conceal the lack of any constructive management since my departure as president. Allan has a long history in radio including his own syndicated sports show covering the Yankees and Mets. Susan Bray Talk Show Host WWDB-Radio, Philadelphia. I'm sorry that for two years you stonewalled every effort of the judicial process and prolonged the country's agony. Started afternoons on NJ101.5 with Craig Carton in July 2002. . If they could get SOME ratings, they could easily keep 8 million in profit. Started off doing the 5-minute news read on CH 48 (WKBS) before it went off the air in the late '80s. (The WTEL call sign is now used on AM 610.). Tongues were set wagging when WWDB discard Irv Homer was spotted coming out of the City Line building that is home to WPHT talk radio, carrying a manila envelope under his arm. A survivor of the Second World War, she uses . Talk radio in this market has always been dominated by older listeners, but the agencies that dominate the advertising buys have always wanted the younger listeners. Now, due to demographic changes and competition for the MTV and VH-1 crowd, 96.5 as we know it will disappear. Little known fact was that he was part of a group aiming to buy out WFIL from Jerry Lee for another talk station. Please note: This page is primarily for local talk radio people. Meanwhile, the real talker, WCAU (CBS) blew it because they were not content to have a smaller audience (but more loyal - remember all newsers depend on tonnage during primarily morning drive, not time spent listening). Exxon isn't the only company that uses a double-cross. Went to California to be a writer for the "Man Show." The Banks, who also owned the African American music-and-talk formatted WHAT-AM (1340), were local residents who brought a hands-on approach to their finished product. . Nowadays Dye has his own show, "Dave's World," an hour-long program of Dye's favorite tracks that begins at 11 a.m. on Sundays on WXPN. WWDB AM 860 IS TALK RADIO FOR THE DELAWARE VALLEY! "I have a lot of mixed emotions," said Smerconish, who began his talk career at WWDB and now works 5 to 7 p.m. on WPHT. 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