Jackson first gained prominence while working at WBCN in Boston in the late 1960s, then at KLOS in Los Angeles for ten years. Active rock accounts for all regular programming on the HD2 digital subchannel. They were just a bunch of crazy hippies. Except for Wolfs up-tempo shtick rockin the wee hours, a laid-back, stoner style prevailed with a free-form attitude toward the music no restrictions and no playlist. There was the Rock n Roll Rumble. He then moved to the legendary WBCN-FM/Boston where he won three Boston Achievement in Radio Awards and was the Executive Producer of New England Patriots Radio Network. I had been at a number of other radio stations before WBCN. WBCN began supporting non-mainstream investigative reporting and alternative news coverage, including reports from demonstrations and highly produced montage news reports. The "WBCN Free Form Rock" biodiesel-burning bus will hit Boston's streets May 1, Mr. Kopper said. Suddenly, you have two talk shows on in the morning and afternoon drive, so what is BCN? On March 15th the station celebrated 25 years on the air. I thought the song was appropriate.. I was competing against him. Boston radio station WBCN revolutionized rock radio in the late 1960s and 1970s. It was programmed by. Theres a direct lineage to Jon Stewart. On September 14, 2009, WBCN split from WFNZ and became "America's Talk", a conservative-leaning talk station. ", On July 14, 2009, CBS Radio announced that WBMX would move from 98.5 FM to 104.1 FM, replacing WBCN; these moves were made to launch a sports talk station, WBZ-FM, at the 98.5 frequency. [4] Martinie would end each broadcast with the phrase "It is a wise person who rules the stars, a fool who is ruled by them - Over and out. 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. Its most famous alumnus was Peter Wolf, a rhythm-and-blues and blues fanatic who not only knew the music but performed it as lead singer and songwriter for the J. Geils Band. On February 2, 2017, CBS announced that they would be selling their radio division to Entercom, whose existing properties in the Boston area included WBCN's long-time rival, WAAF. Parenteau was working at the former XM satellite radio in Washington, D.C. when prosecutors alleged that he enticed teenage boys to come to his D.C. apartment to drink, smoke marijuana and have sex. 2. In 2010, morning team Karson & Kennedy were named "Hot AC Morning Show of The Year" of 2009 by FMQB magazine. But Duane Glasscock is a fucking idiot. They started questioning decisions we made, because all they cared about was ratings and dollars. With WBCN's dissolution as an analog station, the Patriots flagship station became WBCN's sister station WBZ-FM on August 13, 2009. Their playlist in general was more varied than many of their competitors, there was some focus on local music (also see the WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble), and the station was known nationwide for breaking acts (The Cars, 'Til Tuesday, U2) and setting trends. They would be heard next to the great bands of the time. [20][21] Entercom applied to move the WBMX callsign to their sister-owned station in Chicago;[26] 104.1 picked up the new callsign WWBX on December 4, 2017.[2]. If you're a scraper, please click the link below :-) LISA TRAXLERAt WBCN:DJ, 198490. He thought I was good. It was never a one-way experience. 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. In May 1958, 104.1 FM officially signed on as WBCN, airing classical music. He was one of MTV's five original VJs (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and Martha Quinn). There was the time he got dosed on mescaline from eating laced matzo ball soup and went on-air. Also,acting Promotions Director at WBCN.Steve Lushbaugh 1978-79 Production Director atWMMR,Phila.Bob Machsond 1977-79 Lawyer in NYC.Jimmy Mack 1977-81 deceasedKevin Malvey 1992 Air Talent,WBOS-FM BostonPhil Marlowe 1989 Air Talent,WCCC-FM HartfordDaryl "Cosmic Muffin" Martini 1977-82 1985-present Astrological ReporterDanny McCloskey 1977-82,1987 Student in S.F.Metal Mike 1986-Present Air Talent,Host of "Heavy Metal From Hell" on Saturday nites.Marc Miller 1978-83 MUSE,Brooklyn NYPatrick Murray 1991-Present News Director,Air TalentHarold "Mississippi Fats" Wilson 1968-77 Restaurant equip. This is awful! Please say a prayer for Mark.. Johnson then left WBCN to assume a new position at WGBH.[6]. Elektra Records said, Hey, why dont we give away a car? Okay: Thats easy, thats ordinary. [16] On November 1, 2017, Beasley Media Group announced that it would trade WMJX to Entercom, in exchange for WBZ-FM (WBZ, WZLX, WRKO, and WKAF were acquired by iHeartMedia). Just dont lose us the license. Suddenly for a week, it was amazing radio. Carolla, on Loveline after earlier attempts at traditional stand-up comedy, eschewed traditional stand-up methods, such as scripted comedic bits. Usually, wed be going to see bands that nobody wanted to see, when they were brand-new. With Andy Beaubien, David Bowie, Ron Della Chiesa, Noam Chomsky. But we like you because youre intelligent and youre not afraid to take chances. Who says that today? There was an element of partying, yes. Be the first one to, 1982-05-17 WBCN FM 104.1 Boston MA Mark Parenteau & Lisa Carlin unscoped, 1982_05_17_WBCN_FM_104.1_Boston_MA_Mark_Parenteau_Lisa_Carlin, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, 1982_05_17_WBCN_FM_104.1_Boston_MA_Part 1.mp3, 1982_05_17_WBCN_FM_104.1_Boston_MA_Part 2.mp3, 1982_05_17_WBCN_FM_104.1_Boston_MA_Part 3.mp3, 1982_05_17_WBCN_FM_104.1_Boston_MA_Part 4.mp3, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). Since then:Assistant program director and midday DJ, WZLX. Originally broadcasting on analog 104.1 MHz (now WWBX) from 1958 to 2009, and later broadcasting as a digital-only radio station, airing on WBZ-FM HD 2 from 2009 to 2017. His guidance counselor said he should pursue an exciting career in retail, but he took a chance on radio instead. WBCN Free Form Rock was formatted essentially the same as WBCN's 104.1 FM's 1968-88 incarnation (a great deal of rock, rock's related genres, and new music), different from the modern rock format that was carried on 98.5-HD2. Rich Curtis. When WBCN went off the air in 2009, Parenteau was not invited to the stations farewell broadcast. That fall, Segal and Kopper hired J. J. Jackson as a disc jockey. Oh, the stories you heard. My character, an alter ego called Duane Glasscock, had a heavy Boston accent. Radios fate was sealed in 1996 when they signed the Telecommunications Act. Now bands dont have a second jobthey can actually survive on playing in the band. Since then:President of Lichtenstein Creative Media; director of The American Revolution, a forthcoming documentary on the early days of WBCN. Early jocks included J. J. Jackson, who later became one of the first MTV VJs, and Peter Wolf, the future leader of the J. Geils Band. 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. Greater New York City Area. Hes singing about a prostitute! The Ramones, they play them at football games now. Also, back in 1981, people didnt have station vans driving around and going to events. Much of the station's programming focused on syndicated talk shows (former WAAF personalities Opie & Anthony replacing David Lee Roth, who had previously replaced Howard Stern in morning drive time). 3. In 1977, Oedipus convinced WBCN to hire him as an announcer to bring his cutting edge sounds to the airwaves. This is what happened: WBCN started on Newbury Street, 171 Newbury Street. We did incredible events. Parenteau, who claimed he did not know the boy he was charged with molesting was under age, agreed to plead guilty to one count of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to three years in prison. WBCN became a legend in the rock music industry for breaking many bands . Oedipus (Edward Hyson) is an American radio personality. WBCN is credited with. Profile: WBCN was an over-the-air radio station in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The station brought former disc jockeys into its studios to say goodbye. 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. Thats how we found Billy West, from The Ren & Stimpy Show and Futurama. You have a world with just the Eagles. I was put in charge of getting that up and running. He is on the Board of Advisors for Community Servings, an organization that feeds Boston-area families with acute life-threatening illnesses, and a former member of the Board of Overseers for the Huntington Theatre Company,[6] advisory member of The Center for Arts at the Armory in Somerville and the Boston Music Awards. He was 10 to 12 years older than I. I was like his kid brother. There isnt a museum yet, but Boston archivist David Bieberwho, as a grad student, profiled the nascent WBCN for this magazine in 1970, and later worked at the stationhas leased key artifacts to the Verb Hotel, a boutique hotel opening this month next door to WBCNs former studios. In 1971 he graduated from University of Illinois with a degree in psychology. Duane got 13. SAM KOPPERAt WBCN:Program director, morning DJ, 196871; live music broadcast producer and weekend DJ, 197591. I remember hearing the lyrics, I might like you better if we slept together, and I remember not knowing what it meant. The FCC approved the transfer in the spring of 2009. During the autumn months, WBCN became more focused on sports as the station broadcast the games of the NFL's New England Patriots beginning in 1995. He was having good days and bad days, but I didnt think hed go this quickly.. So did blues icons like B.B. Note that clicking the link below will block access to this site for 24 hours. Oedipus also hosts an annual Christmas Eve show featuring rarely heard Christmas songs. 1. We were next door to an Acura dealership. 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. A Worcester native, Parenteau began his career at 15 on WORC-AM in his hometown. WBCN was full service (news, music, information, and live 24/7). He took me under his wing. 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. "Free Form BCN" began airing live freeform shows in September 2009 on WZLX-HD3 and at wbcn.com. In 1976, he was featured in a voice-only performance as a DJ of the fictional KGYS radio in the movie Car Wash. The Sounds of The American Revolution features material from the early days of WBCN-FM, when the underground station, politics and rock and roll changed radio - and the world. We were the big mouth for it. That does not exist anymore. NAME Years of Service Current Status, Bill Abbate 1988-Present Air Talent,midnight - 6AMKaty Abel 1982-88 Education Reporter WHDH-TV7(CBS) Producer for The Learning ChannelCarter Alan 1979-Present Music DirectorLorraine Ballard 1978-80 Living in PhiladelphiaAndy Beaubien 1969-77 PD at DC-101,WashingtonTony Berardini 1978-Present General ManagerJohn Brodey 1969-1979 GM for Giant Records in LAJudy "Scooter" Carlough 1982-87 Senior Acct. Worcester personality and deejay LB Worm paid tribute on his . By 1975, WBCN had gradually evolved from the underground/progressive format of the 1960s to the more mainstream album oriented rock format popular in the 1970s. [5] In May 2001 Boston Magazine named Oedipus the third most influential person in the arts in Boston. That means I've been on the radio for 25 years. Jackson first gained prominence while working at WBCN in Boston in the late 1960s, then at KLOS in Los Angeles for ten years. It was like the old BCN, and it was remarkably brave radio. While earning this degree, Martinie was first introduced to astrology when he attended a meeting of the school's astrology club. When I took over as program director, we were getting our ass kicked by WCOZ, Kickass Rock n Roll. We needed to turn it around, and we were able to turn it around. I was just a kid who went to high school to be a baker. [4] When same-sex marriage became legal in Massachusetts, Martinie and Boesel married. If there was a skirmish with police, people could call and say, I was there and this is what happened. There was an immediacy to it. 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. This set off a local controversy in Boston that resulted in the entire airstaff walking off the air striking in protest. BCN's first rock announcer, "Mississippi Harold Wilson" (Joe Rogers), used the station's first slogan, "The American Revolution" and played the very first song "I Feel Free" by the rock group Cream. Parenteau died at around 1 this morning at Mass. Its legacy was in the artists it helped break. Its studios are located in Brighton, and its transmitter is on the upper FM mast of the Prudential Tower. Jack O'Brien remained as the drive-time host until the following January. Part-time personalities in 1980 included Mike Dimambro, Vinny "Jim" Raposa. -. I wasnt allowed to run the radio station the way I wanted to. KEAR San Francisco, "Family Radio" Christian 9/12/78 45 min. NAME Years of Service Current Status, Bill Abbate 1988-Present Air Talent,midnight - 6AM Katy Abel 1982-88 Education Reporter WHDH-TV7(CBS) Producer for The Learning Channel Carter Alan 1979-Present Music Director Lorraine Ballard 1978-80 Living in Philadelphia Andy Beaubien 1969-77 PD at DC-101,Washington Tony Berardini 1978-Present General Manager John Brodey 1969-1979 GM for Giant Records in LA Judy "Scooter" Carlough 1982-87 Senior Acct. Eddie Gorodetsky, who went on to do The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men, he was our head writer. But the call-letters of WBCN, through its 40+ years of rich history, will remain a legendary part of Americas radio story forever. But now radio is more of a specialized thing. The station slowly began to change to an "underground" progressive rock format on the night of March 15, 1968. On the fifth anniversary of BCNs death, key players from its halcyon days reminisce about a time when Boston was all about sex, drugs, and rock n roll. Can you imagine a world with just the Eagles? When several large advertisers pulled spots, and the union filed a challenge to Hemisphere's license (pointing out that by forcing the staff out on strike, Hemisphere had created a situation where it could not provide the public service it was required to), Hemisphere relented, the fired staffers were rehired and the DJs went back on the air. "More than a million people listen to Nancy every week," the station once boasted. Play anything you want, say what you want. PETER WOLFAt WBCN:DJ, 196869 Since then:Lead vocalist for the J. Geils Band; solo artist; rock n roll legend. Darrell Blair-Edward Martinie[1] a.k.a. I remember the owners telling me, Youre gonna make mistakes, and youre gonna learn from your mistakes. Not just because it played radically different music, which it did, or that it had a socially or politically aware newsroom, which it did. He was one of the few African Americans to DJ an "album rock" radio station. He hosts The Adam Carolla Show, a talk show distributed as a podcast .more #46 of 164 The Best Talk Show Hosts Of Daytime, Late Night, and All Time #37 of 61 A bunch of us were sitting around, possibly experimenting with drugs. On March 17, 2004, Jackson, 62, suffered a heart attack and died while driving home after dining with a friend in Los Angeles. Youre acting like Duane and you are separate people. And I said, But you just fired Duane! By the fall of 2002, certain classic artists, such as Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, and Ozzy Osbourne, were added back in the station's playlist rotation. It returned to sports programming in 2013 as a full-time satellite of CBS Sports Radio. This was recorded over a 3 hour period late afternoon to early evening on 2 sides of 2 cassette tapes. During his 19-year reign, Parenteau was instrumental in breaking musical acts like Bob Seger and the J. Geils Band. 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 didnt think of our listeners as being fans. He was called the unofficial sixth member of Aerosmith by virtue of his close friendships with the members of the Boston-based band. [13][14] However, the combined company would have to shed some of its Boston stations in order to satisfy Federal Communications Commission and Department of Justice requirements. WBCN is a CBS Radio station. tation history Before the middle 1960s, the station played classical music exclusively. Everybody listened to WBCN. WWBX-HD1 simulcasts the analog signal of WWBX as Mix 104.1. He said, Charles Laquidara is a professional. It was about everybody. Died shortly after 10am today. From the birth of rock 'n' roll in the 1950s through just about the end of the 20th Century, Cleveland was a great town for radio. Back then, BCN was a full-service radio station. Is it a talk station? With its audience aging, it risked becoming a classic rock-focused station and losing its currency as an outlet for new music. Along with Andrew Kopkind, John Scagliotti, Bill Lichtenstein, and Marsha Steinberg, the news department evolved radically, introducing such novel concepts as a show oriented toward prison inmates, health warnings about the hazards of street drugs, a lost pet-finding service called the Cat and Dog Report, a travelers' aid service called the Travelers' Friend, live updates on the traffic problems at Woodstock, and by 1970, live-to-air concert broadcasts. But then, if it was kind of vicious out, you could play Riders on the Storm by the Doors. Oedipus (Edward Hyson) is an American radio personality. The station broadcasts a Rock format and is owned by Beasley Broadcast Group. Mark Parenteau died after a long illness at the age of 66 in 2016. We all had our colors. I was turquoise. WBCN's programming in 1971-72 bore little relationship to the Billboard Hot 100 or any other conventional programming. You could play anything. When the strike was over, Charles needed someone to be his brain. I was there at the end of the heyday in some ways. This audio stream includes the archives shared for The American Revolution documentary film, coming . Need Personality file for UHF visar (( please help )), High Profile Show & Ratings (was Re: Changes at WBCN-Boston), Chicago Radio Personalities - Where are they now, Please help : need gm300 personality file, Need Personality file for UHF visar (( please help )). Also,acting Promotions Director at WBCN. (It was also rumored that Hemisphere's FCC lawyers had vetoed the course of action advised by Hemisphere's labor lawyers). A really good rating in Boston at the time was a 3- or a 4-point average. 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Jimmy Mack 1977-81 deceased Kevin Malvey 1992 Air Talent,WBOS-FM Boston Phil Marlowe 1989 Air Talent,WCCC-FM Hartford Daryl "Cosmic Muffin" Martini 1977-82 1985-present Astrological Reporter Danny McCloskey 1977-82,1987 Student in S.F. Even though it was cassettes, the quality is surprisingly very good. I remember one night, Paul Ahern, a record promoter, and I were sitting in his car, maybe smoking a fatty, and he said, Charles, I want you to hear something. Here is a list of over 90 former and current full-time WBCN personalities. CARTER ALANAt WBCN:DJ and music director, 197998. A classical music station in its first ten years on the air, beginning in 1968, WBCN featured a rock format for 41 years. A Connecticut native, Harrison began his career as an air personality at Rock WHCN-FM/Hartford. 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. In between, WBCN became the musical, cultural, and political voice of the young people of Boston and New England, sustaining a vibrant local music scene that launched such artists as the J. Geils Band, Aerosmith, James Taylor, Boston, the Cars, and the Dropkick Murphys, as well as paving the way for Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, U2, and many On this, the five-year anniversary of BCNs demise, we tracked down key players from those halcyon daysdisc jockeys, news reporters, producers, and programmersto get a behind-the-scenes look at our fair city, back when Boston sat at the epicenter of sex, drugs, and rock n roll. fostered since 1968. WBCN's last four days on analog radio were celebration and retrospective shows highlighting WBCN's history. In that final week, CBS said to the staff, Do anything you want. WBNS radio had been a CBS affiliate for almost 20 years, so Channel 10 immediately joins the CBS television network. You didnt have someone playing Hank Williams then Muddy Waters then Van Morrison then Velvet Underground, in 15 minutes. During the walkout, WBCN stayed on the air with substitute DJs imported from several out-of-town Hemisphere sister stations. Worcester personality and deejay LB Worm paid tribute on his . Ive become the de facto spokesperson for the final era. When that happened, loyal staffers set up a faction of people to try to get hold of advertisers, to get hold of musicians, to ask them to pull their support. They were just business guys who only looked at numbers. Navigate our website or try searching instead. It was harder to do, but also a tremendous amount of fun to be the rose among the thorns. WBCN and the American Revolution: Directed by Bill Lichtenstein. The whole idea of it being a parody of a Top 40 thing with humor, but poignant humor that made you think. "WBCN Free Form Rock" was formatted to play multiple music genres (including rock, jazz, the blues, and country). WBCN's 104.1 analog and HD-1 moved to 98.5 (WBZ-FM) HD-2. The Listener Line had positioned itself almost as the Google of its time. All of the Amenities. It was a blast for me. I quit radio in 76 because it was getting in the way of my cocaine habit. When I say local, I dont mean Aerosmith, I dont mean the Cars, I mean local. BBC Tyne, Broadcasting Centre, Barrack Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne NE99 1RN phone: 0191 232 4141 | e-mail: tyne@bbc.co.uk We got musicians to ask the station to stop playing the music, and the advertisers just walked away. 1 Draft Pick Feb 28, 2023 buss. But despite ever-tightening reins on programming, WBCNs irreverent creativity and openness to new music, young bands and emerging trends would captivate Boston for years. I was one of Charless personal producerscoordinating Mishegas, the prizes, the contestants, the wake-up calls. Is it a music station? Host Robin Young speaks with filmmaker Bill Lichtenstein about "WBCN and the American Revolution." WWBX-HD3 airs "Tomorrow's Hits Today," a CHR format that focuses on the very latest hits prior to their ascension to the top of the charts. Declining ratings and belt-tightening at the former Rock of Boston led to Parenteau being let go in 1997. The station was named "Hot AC Station of The Year" 9 times from 1997 through 2009. [3][4], In the late 1990s, Martinie began easing into retirement. I loved this station (it's been gone for many years now). One of the on-air personalities at that time was Ron Della Chiesa, who also served as the music host and program director. That played the clubs. It was like I was one of them. The J Show, Weekdays 5:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. There were all the artistsSpringsteen, Led Zeppelin, U2that the station broke and changed lives. I took the late-night shift, from 12 to 7 in the morning. [25] WBMX, WODS, and WAAF were retained by Entercom, while sister stations WBZ and WZLX, as well as WKAF and WRKO, were spun off to iHeartMedia (WBZ-FM would be traded to Beasley Broadcast Group in exchange for WMJX, making WBMX and WMJX sister stations. Reel Talk Radio - February 25, 2023 - 9am hour. Since WBCN's change to digital-only, the station was known as "Free Form BCN" and then "WBCN Free Form Rock" by late September 2009. Oedipus was one of the first to play the Clash. on April 10, 2020. Della Chiesa is still active in classical music broadcasting on WCRB. He gained notoriety as the pink-haired DJ who created the first Punk rock radio show in America, introducing Punk and New Wave to Boston and to the country. Director of Public Affairs at New England Med.Center BostonBilly West 1983-90 Voices of Ren&Stimpy Nickolodeon Production,WXRK(K-Rock) in NYCSherman Whitman 1985-87 1989-Present Public Affairs DirectorNorm Winer 1969-70 1971-77 PD at WXRT,ChicagoAndrew Wolf 1988-90 Air Talent,WZBC-FM,BostonPeter Wolf 1968 Recording Artist,BostonDavid Wolman 1980-84 Promotions Dir,KOME-FM San Jose, Either email addresses are anonymous for this group or you need the view member email addresses permission to view the original message, You do not have permission to delete messages in this group. Im thinking about retiring, and just managing this group and trying to get them going on tour. He puts this cassette in. When we moved out, they were taking all the old records out of the cabinets in the studios. WBCN and the American Revolution Documentary Collection. Thats why I say its a fable. High Profile Show & Ratings (was Re: Changes at WBCN-Boston), 5. 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