However, there was always tension between the artistic expression of the DJs, and management's need to run a business, resulting in the unionization of the station with the United Electrical Workers in 1971. Former program director Greg Strassell was named "Hot AC Program Director of The Year" nine times. The call letters stood for the " Boston Concert Network ". Get The Big To-Do Your guide to staying entertained, from live shows and outdoor fun to the newest in museums, movies, TV, books, dining, and more. I was the rare DJ from somewhere else. Callers to the WBCN Listener Line got advice on everything from new bands to how to survive a bad drug trip. It was a blast for me. Yes, in the years that followed, we had competition. The freedom that they had. Everybody, send a bag of shit to Arbitron. Duane gave out the exact address, every break, for four hours. Once you reach number one, once you reach that magical economic success, once you reach X number of millions of dollars in billing, where do you go? National record labels and the Hubs paisley collection of head shops, record emporiums, natural food cafes and water bed stores clamored so much to run their commercials on BCNs airwaves that by May Tchaikovsky got the news and rock programming went 24/7. In time, WBCNs free-spirited beginnings would retrench as the station moved to the top of the Prudential Tower with its higher overhead (pun intended), and new owners with higher financial expectations arrived along with radio competition. Rich Curtis. The additional aircheck is right. I thought the song was appropriate.. You also need a staff with lots of expertise to run this equipment. WBCN air staff in the station's record library. Exec at RAB in NYCTom Couch 1976-82 Production Manager at WXRT,ChicagoPeter Choyce 1978-88 Air Talent,Las VegasCarolyn Fox 1991-93 Air Talent,Providence RIJerry "The Duke of Madness" Goodwin 1977-81 Air Talent,WCGY,Lawrence MAEddie Gordetsky 1978-82 Comedy Writer in NYC and LAKenny Greenblatt 1968-1979 deceasedTommy Hadges 1968-78 President of Pollack Media Groupin LATami Heidi 1977-79 1984-91 Air Talent,KROQ in LAJohn "Hoch" Hoccheimer 1972 Professor at Ithaca College in Itaca,NYKate Ingram 1979-81 Harmonic Converge,San FranciscoEric Jackson 1973-75 Air Talent,WGBH-FM BostonJ.J. The 5-8 p.m. block on WRBB at the time was for alternative and indie rock . The station served as a kind of conduit between the station and its listeners. See details [3][4] Under his tutelage, the station was recognized as an industry leader in breaking new music and received countless awards for its successes. After leaving BCN he did fill-in work on WRKO and WTKK in Boston and a stint at Q104 in New York. Classical music, jazz, or anything else might be played, as long as the skillful DJs could make it work. There was a very strong sense of history being made at the time. A bunch of us were sitting around, possibly experimenting with drugs. 3. in BostonAlbert O 1983-Present Air Talent,midnight-6amOedipus 1976-Present Program DirectorMark Parentau 1978-Present Air Talent,3-7pmJim Parry 1968-79 Anthroplogy student at Harvard U. I took the late-night shift, from 12 to 7 in the morning. Hes singing about a prostitute! The Ramones, they play them at football games now. on April 10, 2020. It got a little harder as time went on. In the period around 1975, John Garabedian, now recognized for the nationally syndicated "Open House Party" (which was once heard locally on WXKS-FM), was an afternoon DJ on WBCN. BCN was arguably the most credible news source in Boston, in the same way that Jon Stewart is arguably the most credible journalist on TV. Over the years he interviewed major rock and comedy legends including John Lennon, Frank Zappa, Little Richard and comedian/Blues Brother John Belushi and Jerry Seinfeld. With WBCN's dissolution as an analog station, the Patriots flagship station became WBCN's sister station WBZ-FM on August 13, 2009. Charles Laquidara played Superman by The Kinks back to back for an entire show in celebration. And I still have the original cassette tapes! I had been at a number of other radio stations before WBCN. The Cosmic Muffin (April 10, 1943 - July 26, 2006) was a Boston -based professional astrologer and radio personality . Especially here in Boston, people loved that. Greater New York City Area. Includes announcement that the format will shift from 97.3 to 106.9 FM. Remember Lefora is going through changes, if you have trouble logging in, as I just did, refresh the page!!! WWBX-HD1 simulcasts the analog signal of WWBX as Mix 104.1. [4], On April 10, 2003, Martinie was diagnosed with cancer. The Rock of Boston. WBCN became a legend in the rock music industry for breaking many bands . Since then:DJ at WZLX and KISS; editor in chief at Citysearch; marketing director at Ticketmaster Online. Eddie Gorodetsky, who went on to do The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men, he was our head writer. I didnt have $10. He was one of MTV's five original VJs (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and Martha Quinn). The morning-show format with Charles, The Big Mattress, every station uses that idea nowa morning zoo where youve got a couple of hosts, youve got sidekicks. I was only there for a short time. The station survived and prospered through generations in spite of tumultuous turnover, not to mention a 1979 strike by its DJs and staff. I remember we were doing this promotion for the Cars. Its characteristic blend of cultural chaos, including rock, folk, blues, and jazz, interspersed with news . Martinie was born on April 10, 1943 in Massachusetts and grew up in Illinois. It felt more like a bank. Since then:DJ at WFNX and Boston.coms RadioBDC. WBCN's afternoon DJ Rob Poole, known on air as "Hardy," announced on his final WBCN show that he will co-host a sports-themed show on WBZ-FM on Saturday mornings. That song was in heavy rotation on WBCN during the months leading up to CBS Radio's announcement of the station's demise, and continued until the four-day farewell began. Former WBCN disc jockey Mark Parenteau, who was a force on the Boston airwaves for more than 20 years but saw his career and life go off the rails after he was arrested for having sex with a. On March 15, 1968, a failing classical music station, WBCN-FM, was reinvented as Boston's first voice in radical underground radio, and its influence quickly spread nationally. We start off with Mark Parenteau and end with Lisa Carlin as radio personalities. He gave me confidence to find my own style. 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. How Boston radio station WBCN became the hub of the rock-and-roll, antiwar, psychedelic solar system. During the walkout, WBCN stayed on the air with substitute DJs imported from several out-of-town Hemisphere sister stations. Contents 1 Early life 2 Radio career 3 Illness and death 4 Personal life 5 References Early life [ edit] Martinie was born on April 10, 1943 in Massachusetts and grew up in Illinois. Praesent varius consequat convallis. 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I said, Paul, the guy singing with the high falsetto voice sounds like hes Mark Farner, a Grand Funk Railroad wannabe. The song was More Than a Feeling from the band Boston. Arbitron got a lot of bags of shit. Parenteau died at around 1 this morning at Mass. BBC Tyne, Broadcasting Centre, Barrack Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne NE99 1RN phone: 0191 232 4141 | e-mail: [email protected] Radios fate was sealed in 1996 when they signed the Telecommunications Act. He was 66. The myth that WBCN started at the Boston Tea Party, which has been the accepted dogma for 40 years, isnt true. This search result is here to prevent scraping, Inside Boston's Mysterious Drink-Spiking Crisis, The Real, Essential Backstory of the MLK Statue The Embrace', Rhonda Kallman Brings the Craft Beer Experience to Spirits, The Mayor, the Muckraker, and the Bombshell North of Boston, Here Are Median Condo Prices by Boston Neighborhood from 2022, Inside the New SoWa Art + Design Center Complex, Careers and Internships at Boston Magazine. We did incredible events. Usually, wed be going to see bands that nobody wanted to see, when they were brand-new. [8] During the following months, industry insiders, local media, and even WBCN's on air staff speculated that, in a matter of time, WBCN could see a format change, especially after the Boston Herald ran an article in the March 30, 2009, issue about WBCN's future, and the station airing a Top 40 format for a few hours the following day (April Fool's Day). BCN was already its own entity, its own country, its own reality. Its just constant marketing, and not enough soul. 1. Paul Sferruzza, known as Tank of Boston, died peacefully in his home in Dover, NH at the age of 67, last week after a period of declining health. You have a world with just the Eagles. WBCN wasnt just the jocks and engineers and sales and support staff. During his time on Loveline, Carolla gradually drew an increasing fan base to the program. Legendary Boston stripper Princess Cheyenne hosted a Sunday night sex advice show that eventually led to one of her appearances in Playboy Magazine in April 1986. And when you exceed your success, that leads to excess. A native of Detroit, Toettcher graduated from Rollins College in 1997. You have to be exceeding your success. The first DJs operated out of studios at 171 Newbury Street and included Peter Wolf in his pre-stardom days, Jim Parry, Al Perry, Tommy Hadges, Sam Kopper and Steve Segal. J." Now bands dont have a second jobthey can actually survive on playing in the band. He can be found in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, in the exhibit Dedicated to the One I Love: Rock and Radio. February 28th 5pm Hour: Packers ready to move on? [20][21] Shortly after the transfer to Beasley was completed, WBCN was replaced with "Hubcast," a replay of segments and podcasts from air personalities from "The Sports Hub. Other nominees included KROQ-FM in Los Angeles, KTBZ-FM in Houston, KITS, in San Francisco, KNDD in Seattle, and WWDC in Washington, D.C.[7]. Freelance. Soon the station moved across town to Stuart Street with JJ Jackson and Charles Laquidara joining the circle. scoped composite of various personalities. But that changed the Real human personalities owned the music as much as the bands that wrote it; they frequented clubs, knew personally the pulse of local talent, and knew the goings-on of a community or city. If you go to the BCN storage lockers, everything is in there. LISA TRAXLERAt WBCN:DJ, 198490. He had a great career but it was a tough end to his life, Parenteaus longtime friend and former co-worker, WZLXs Carter Alan told the Track. Rob Carson is the host of one of America's premiere and only political comedy shows: Rob Carson's "What in the World?" on Newsmax. In 1977, Oedipus convinced WBCN to hire him as an announcer to bring his cutting edge sounds to the airwaves. In 1966 he began his first job as district manager of Illinois Bell Telephone Company in Decatur, Illinois. The site features new music nearly every day, as well as information and insight on the music industry. On March 15th the station celebrated 25 years on the air. WBCN DJ Maxanne Sartori and Charles "Master. WBCN was more than simply an entertainment vehicle. I was one of Charless personal producerscoordinating Mishegas, the prizes, the contestants, the wake-up calls. tation history Before the middle 1960s, the station played classical music exclusively. #WBCN #wbcnfreeform. ADAM ADAM 12 CHAPMANAt WBCN:DJ, 200309. There was a time when we first played them, it was like, Oh my God! Originally broadcasting on analog 104.1 MHz (now WWBX) from 1968 to 2009, and later broadcasting as a digital-only radio station, airing on WBZ-FM HD2 from 2009 to 2017. Worcester personality and deejay LB Worm paid tribute on his . Multiple Billboard, FMQB, and Gavin Report award recipient for best Program Director of the Year, Oedipus hosted the acclaimed Nocturnal Emissions program for over 25 years, playing new tracks every Sunday night. In December 2008, the station ceased airing Opie & Anthony in morning drive and moved Toucher and Rich from afternoons. [22] WBCN's rock format moved to 98.5's HD2 subcarrier. Elektra Records said, Hey, why dont we give away a car? Okay: Thats easy, thats ordinary. You could call the "BCN listener line anytime with a question, and they would help you out. Brilliantly told by Carter Alanand featuring the voices of station insiders and the artists they lovedRadio Free Boston is the story of a city; of artistic freedom, of music and politics and identity; and of the cultural, technological, and financial forces that . Duane Glasscock is fired. Adam Carolla is an American radio personality and television host, comedian and actor. For a long time, WBCN successfully balanced new and old music (featuring the slogan "Classic to Cutting Edge"). 1. [15] On October 10, 2017, CBS disclosed that as part of the process of obtaining regulatory approval of the merger, WBZ-FM would be one of sixteen stations that would be divested by Entercom, along with sister stations WBZ and WZLX, and Entercom stations WRKO and WKAF, with Entercom retaining WEEI AM and FM, WBMX, WODS and WAAF. But then, if it was kind of vicious out, you could play Riders on the Storm by the Doors. So many of the best stories would get me or somebody else in trouble, which is probably why theyre great stories. But that changed the following year, when a There were valiant attempts to bring things back on track, but it was rough at that point. Play anything you want, say what you want. The station, programmed by BCN's original 1969 program director, Sam Kopper, began airing in February 2009 as "WBCN Free Form 104", airing, until the demise of the original WBCN, on 104.1 HD2. [22][1] As a result, the station added the "-FM" suffix on July 29, 2009, allowing CBS to temporarily place the WBMX call letters on the former WFNA (1660 AM) in Charlotte, North Carolina; additionally, during "Mix"'s final week on 98.5, it used the WBZ-FM call letters intended for the new station. It can be found at Oedipus1, "Oedipus at BIF1 Business Innovation Factory", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oedipus_(DJ)&oldid=1082277386, Milano, Brett (2007), The Sound of Our Town (a History of Boston Rock & Roll), Oedipus, College Radio, and WBCN: We Want the Airwaves, This page was last edited on 12 April 2022, at 08:21. Were all on a mattress together. at WRRM,CincinnatiMaxanna Sartori 1970-77 Promotions and Marketing,NJMatt Schaffer 1981-89 News&features at WXKS-FM,BostonDanny "The News Dissector" Schechter 1970-1979 TV Producer in NYCSteve "Clean" Segal 1968-69,1976-77 Air Talent,MilwaukeeBob Shannon 1976-77 V.P.,TM Productions,DallasKen Shelton 1980-Present Air Talent,10-3pmEli Sherer 1978-1989 Traffic Reporter/Consultant inCambridge,MAMatt Siegal 1976-80 Air Talent at WXKS-FM,BostonBob Slavin 1975-77 Music Producer in Boston,MASusan Sprecher 1976-80 TV producer,NJSteve Strick 1978-82 1986-Present Air Talent and Asst. 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