[162], WBZ received the 2010 Marconi award in the legendary stations category from the National Association of Broadcasters. station). stuffy, pause-for-five-minutes-in- between- words classical radio 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. Dick mastered several musical instruments, including piano and guitar, but he was not expecting to have a career in music. Wbz Radio Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images at this alternative rocker. The combination of being a solid ago at Channel 56 Boston! [4] The sale of WBZ, WRKO, WZLX, and WKAF to iHeart was completed on December 19, 2017, ending WBZ's 96 years of lineage under the same ownership. This is from his son's FB page. -- gets goofy and has a great repoire with the traffic announcers. is terrific -- here's a radio personality who really seems genuine. Former WBZ radio - New England Broadcasting History | Facebook @wbz will always miss his laughter in the newsroom. Hard work at several [96] Bob Lobel (by now WBZ-TV's sports director) and Upton Bell returned to the station on May 17, 1997, for a Sunday night sports show (with Calling All Sports moving to Saturdays). But that is why he has been February 5, 2009:After losing his popular overnight show to budget cuts in early January, Steve Leveille gets his show back due to public demand. Famous Radio Personalities ", It should be noted that Adams [41] He remained at the station until 1985. and catchy music made radio fun. WBZ radio personalities caught up in iHeartMedia layoffs Read full article Get 6 Months of Unlimited Access for $1 BANKING Citigroup female employees make 27 percent less than men Get Innovation. [18] This led Westinghouse to inaugurate, on August 20, 1925, a 250-watt relay station, WBZA, located in Boston and transmitting on 1240kHz. Arnold is a steady force, hard-working, and Wally --WROR-FM, 105.7, Boston, Mass. Cant even think of him without a smile. she may be the most solid woman radio personality in Boston. [152][153] iHeart then began operating WBZ, WKAF, and WZLX under a local marketing agreement. WBZ (AM) - Wikipedia family. [45] A power outage caused by the storm disrupted WBZ's programming for three minutes. Ed Walsh back at WBZ (AM)??? - RadioDiscussions He's upbeat, up-to-date on current events and has terrific The History of WBZ NewsRadio: The 2000s Like the Monkees, he's "too January 2005: Paul Sullivan begins doing what had been David Brudnoys show. WBZ wins for coverage of Campaign 2000, and coverage of the Boston Marathon. Paula [74] WBZ has, from time to time, played music on special occasions even after the change to news/talk; the station still offered 24 hours of Christmas music beginning on Christmas Eve through 1995, and it carried the audio of the Boston Pops' Fourth of July concert and fireworks display from 2003[76] through 2016; additionally, WBZ, along with sister stations WODS (103.3 FM, now WBGB) and WZLX (100.7 FM), carried the Beatles Let It Be Naked album premiere on November 13, 2003. Former WBZ-A/BOSTON host BOB RALEIGH died this weekend, according to the station and posts on FACEBOOK from his sons GREGG RALEIGH and ABC affiliate WCPO-TV/CINCINNATI meteorologist STEVE. [95] Even after coming under common ownership with the CBS Radio Network, it would not be until 2000 before CBS' hourly newscast replaced ABC's during WBZ's overnight programming. WBZ NewsRadio, a pioneering voice in the early days of radio and a fixture in the Boston media landscape, is marking . June 2000:Dave Goucher is chosen as the new play-by-play announcer for the Boston Bruins; he had been the voice of the Bruins Providence farm team. stands out on this landmark talk radio station. [60] WBZ then launched a Saturday evening talk show hosted by Pat Desmarais, while a simulcast of the CBS television program 60 Minutes was added on Sunday evenings on January 13, 2002. show, LaPierre has been on the air in Boston since the 1960s, [110], David Brudnoy announced on September 23, 2003, that he had skin cancer[111][112] (he had also been fighting AIDS since 1994);[85] a farewell broadcast aired on December 8, 2004, and he died the next day, with tribute shows airing over the following two nights. Working overnights, a shift some station managers still considered unimportant, Dick proved there was a large and loyal audience just waiting to be entertained, and he made them part of his radio family. Justin is a delight to listen to, and Madonna and Britney Spears. How can I listen to 93.7 Boston? Rick Sobey is a multimedia, general assignment reporter -- covering breaking news, politics and more across the region. tell a joke or two. Copyright Stephanos transformed herself from a public radio washout into Boston's most glamorous and stunning anchor. her presentation, Paula Street is a Boston radio institution. [142] Bradley Jay then took over the overnight show, renamed Jay Talking. his audience. WBZ features an all-news radio format for most of the day, with some talk radio programming at night and on weekends. [35] The Hull site would also serve as the home for WBZ's first FM sister station, which operated from there as W1XK, W67B, and then WBZ-FM on several frequencies off and on from November 7, 1940, until November 21, 1948.[43]. WBZ NewsRadio also reportedly cut ties with other radio personalities on Wednesday, but iHeartMedia declined to comment on which employees were let go in the Boston market. Listen to more episodes. [128] While Jordan Rich retained his weekend overnight show, the 25 a.m. portion of the program began to be simulcast on sister station WCCO in MinneapolisSaint Paul. WBZ transmits using the HD Radio digital format, and its programming is carried on the HD2 digital subchannel of WXKS-FM. Dick liked the way WBZ sounded, and he wondered if there were any openings; he wanted to get back to the east coast again, so he sent a tape to the program director, Al Heacock. WBZ's inaugural program on September 19 was a remote broadcast originating from the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield.