[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. Memorable radio personalities from Cleveland's past. It got a little harder as time went on. Many of the DJs, particularly morning "Big Mattress" host Charles Laquidara, were now local quasi-celebrities. We were as important as the Boston Globe and the Boston Red Sox. #WBCN #wbcnfreeform. WBCN was an over-the-air radio station in Boston, Massachusetts. 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 . scoped composite of various personalities. 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. The Charlotte station was a semi-satellite of WFNZ 610 AM, known then as "The Franchise", an all sports talk station. Jackson Jr. (April 8, 1941 March 17, 2004) was an American radio and television personality. Long time music director Mike Mullaney earned "Hot AC Music Director Of The Year" five times. The station by this time was playing some hard rock and Nu metal acts such as Godsmack, Korn, Limp Bizkit, and Linkin Park. The music meant something to the DJ, and to the moment in which it was being played. From 1995 to 2008, WBCN was the flagship station of the Patriots Rock Radio Network, which broadcast games of the New England Patriots. 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. [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. Bo resigned shortly thereafter when his name appeared on a UPI news wire as one of several people being indicted by then-Attorney General John Mitchella charge which was later dropped. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Lets drop a pumpkin, lets drop some cash, lets drop some acid.I always thought it would have been good to put a recording device on the station intercom. ; Best QB's vs. the spread; Debating Derrick Henry. SFERRUZZA, Paul D. "Tank" Boston Radio Personality "TANK" Paul D. Sferruzza, "Tank" of Boston radio fame, died peacefully in his home in Dover, NH at the age of 67, on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 aft Music is a passion. Beasley took complete ownership of the station on December 20, 2017. The WBCN staff, circa 1978. Partying in the 1980s was different than partying in the 2000s. [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. We were next door to an Acura dealership. 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. LEGENDARY WENR WBCN BOSTON VOICE OF SERVICE.VTG RARE 10" x 8" PHOTO Condition: Used Sale ends in: 4d 5h Price: US $80.99 Was US $112.49 Save US $31.50 (28% off) Buy It Now Add to cart Best Offer: Make offer Add to Watchlist Ships from United States Returns accepted Shipping: US $5.60Standard Shipping. We reflected the culture of the city. B96 - WBBM 96.3 FM. What was great about that period, in the 80s, was they let me program the radio station. That played the clubs. Even college radio stations were not quite like WBCN. The arrival of shock-jock Howard Sterns syndicated show to mornings that same year created a schizophrenic entity of WBCN, with community-based concern and music vs. callous commercialism and coarse talk. In 2018, the Mayor of Boston, Marty Walsh, issued a proclamation declaring December 24, 2018, as Christmas Eve with Oedipus Day in the City of Boston in recognition of his annual Christmas Eve broadcast for over 30 years spreading peace, love and understanding throughout Boston and the world. He called up wanting to be a contestant. He was 10 to 12 years older than I. I was like his kid brother. WBCN switched to digital only on August 12, 2009, with two digital-only automated streams, one on the HD2 channel of WBZ-FM continuing the modern rock format, the other Free Form BCN, airing an eclectic mix of rock, related genres, and a lot of new music - essentially the WBCN of 1968 to 1988, brought into the 21st century. John J. Carolla, on Loveline after earlier attempts at traditional stand-up comedy, eschewed traditional stand-up methods, such as scripted comedic bits. Johnson then left WBCN to assume a new position at WGBH.[6]. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. The WBCN Strike Alliance was set up in a house just down the street from Boston College. Throughout its years the station featured larger-than-life radio personalities such as Charles Laquidara, Mark Parenteau, Ken Shelton, and Oedipus. Boston, Massachusetts, United States. If you're a human and see this, please ignore it. Now the clubs are making some more money, so they keep booking the bands. WBCN became a legend in the rock music industry for breaking many bands . Do you understand me? I said, Klee, you cant fire Duane. Mark Parenteau died after a long illness at the age of 66 in 2016. If anyone had anything to say, it went on the intercom. Soon the station moved across town to Stuart Street with JJ Jackson and Charles Laquidara joining the circle. In the early 1990s, the station began airing the nationally syndicated Howard Stern Show, but aired it in the evenings on tape delay instead of during morning drive. Bill would see benefits restored by Seth Moulton bill, Denver gang member gave 14-year-old permission to open fire on woman with AR-15 after fender-bender, DA alleges, In 4 years, Lori Lightfoot went from breakout political star to divisive mayor of a Chicago beset by pandemic and crime, Florida lawmakers to consider expansion of so-called dont say gay law, Drone crashes at Disneyland after hovering over visitors heads See video, Rapper Travis Scott wanted for assaulting Manhattan club sound engineer, destroying $12K in equipment. I quit radio in 76 because it was getting in the way of my cocaine habit. Remember Lefora is going through changes, if you have trouble logging in, as I just did, refresh the page!!! Active rock accounts for all regular programming on the HD2 digital subchannel. Oedipus was orange. In the summer of 1968, Kopper was made the station's first program director. Everyone listened to WBCN, until it started to fall apart. 1 Draft Pick Feb 28, 2023 Parenteau played that at 4. J." [4], On April 10, 2003, Martinie was diagnosed with cancer. This is a great audio history of radio formats, music, local commercials, news and broadcast personalities at the time. He was a music reporter for KABC-TV when he was tapped as one of MTV's original "fab five." 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. 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. Usually, wed be going to see bands that nobody wanted to see, when they were brand-new. So did blues icons like B.B. It happened! [3] WBCN was a modern rock/active rock station that mixed music that has been popular in the modern rock, alternative rock and classic rock genres. [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). Some bands werent as big, like the Psychedelic Furs, but they were important. He remained a practicing Catholic throughout his life. Radio Ink. The Hopeless Romantics Guide to Dating in Boston. After he left WBCN, Parenteau hosted shows on XM Radio and Q104, until the arrest in 2004, reports the Worcester Telegram and Gazette. It was probably not OSHA-sanctioned. The Rock of Boston. Wed go out and hang out with the bands. So Ill wait. If a certain jock was playing a record we liked all of the time, our answer was to put it in the REO Speedwagon section so he couldnt find it. 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 14-year-old boy, died early this morning after a long illness. The fellow who put it together, WBCN founder Ray Riepen, who was sleeping on my couch, asked me to buy into the station. The station broadcasts a Rock format and is owned by Beasley Broadcast Group. So these bands, because we thought they were good, could be heard next to the Clash, or could be heard next to Fleetwood Mac. Worcester personality and deejay LB Worm paid tribute on his . Van Morrison would come by a lot. She also hosted pre-recorded broadcasts for the Armed Forces Radio Network in the 1970s and 1980s. [4] When same-sex marriage became legal in Massachusetts, Martinie and Boesel married. The gala celebration will featu 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). But still, it was always WBCN. . Mix 104.1 (and the previous Mix 98.5) is one of the most honored radio stations in the country, and has earned more major radio awards than any other hot AC station in history. 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. Freelance. Even though it was cassettes, the quality is surprisingly very good. 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I got to interview people like Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters, Rod Stewart, Ronny Wood, Smokey Robinson. In 1976, he was featured in a voice-only performance as a DJ of the fictional KGYS radio in the movie Car Wash. Learn more about the people at WBCN: Carter Alan Andy Beaubien John Brodey T. Mitchell Hastings J.J. Jackson Sam Kopper Charles Laquidara ChaChi Loprete Maxanne Oedipus Mark Parenteau Jim Parry Al Perry Ray Riepen Joe Rogers Danny Schechter Steve Segal Ken Shelton Matt Siegel Debbie Ullman Norm Winer Peter Wolf Duane went on the air and complained, All these fat cats down in Maryland, theyre driving around in their Cadillacs, smoking cigars, and these guys decide what radio stations get all the money from the sponsors. Howard Stern went to BU listening to Charles. 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. I was there at the end of the heyday in some ways. Classical music, jazz, or anything else might be played, as long as the skillful DJs could make it work. Boylston Street still had the old-school spirit. Ive heard that story six times, and its told differently each time. You have to be exceeding your success. 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. BONUS: After posting this aircheck I found an additional 90 minute cassette from earlier this same day (2:35pm-4:05pm) featuring Mark. In the summer of 1999, WBCN moved its format away from strictly alternative music and more towards an active rock-leaning modern rock format. The Rob Carson Show Every Weekday Noon - 3PM on WCBM! So we said, How about the car we give away, its suspended from a crane tied into the Strawberries Records on Memorial Drive and hanging over the Charles River? Twenty-four/seven, we were writing scripts, we had a musical backdrop, we had music going. On July 14, 2009, CBS Radio announced that WBCN would sign off the 104.1MHz frequency the following month.[9][10][11]. WBCN and the American Revolution - Bill Lichtenstein 2021-11-30 How Boston radio station WBCN became the hub of the rock-and-roll, antiwar, psychedelic solar system. Duane Glasscock went on the air one Saturday and complained about the ratingsthats how radio stations got their money, if they got high ratings from Arbitron, which was based in Maryland. BCN was already its own entity, its own country, its own reality. But even after its run, BCN wont go away. At BCNs peak, its top DJ raked in more than a million bucks a year. Aliquam varius dui varius tincidunt pulvinar. [22] The final song "Mix" played on 98.5 was "Move Along" by The All-American Rejects,[23] while the first song "Mix" played on 104.1 was "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon. The protest got local media coverage and the attention of several well-known Boston-based music acts, including The Cars, Aerosmith, and Boston, who got behind the protest. 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. Suddenly, you can own multiple stations in one market. Parenteau had one of the most successful radio careers in Boston history, with a 20-year run, first on the former WCOZ then spending 19 years as the afternoon-drive talent on WBCN. In his appearances on MTV, Jackson often went by and introduced himself as "Triple J". The company let me take chances. Regular and special guests chat with me . See details I was the artistic director of a 24-hour opera of the mind. Here is a list of over 90 former and current full-time WBCN personalities. A really good rating in Boston at the time was a 3- or a 4-point average. We always tried for an element of humor and drama. [22] WBCN's rock format moved to 98.5's HD2 subcarrier. The station slowly began to change to an "underground" progressive rock format on the night of March 15, 1968. [3][4], In the late 1990s, Martinie began easing into retirement. 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. WBCN 104.1 FM went off the air on Aug. 11 after broadcasting in Boston for more than 40 years. Jackson 1968-71 Radio Consultant,LABradley Jay 1984-Present Air TalentMadge Kaplan 1986-1988 News,WGBH-FM BostonLisa Carlin 1980-82 TV commentator in NYCCharlie Kendall 1978-79 Radio Station Owner in MississippiSam Kooper 1968-73 National Media Relations 1987-90 Spokeperson in Boston, Bob Kranes 1982-86 A&R,Polygram in NYCCharles Laquidara 1969-76 1977-Present Air Talent,6-10amKathryn Lauren 1985-87 Air Talent,WHFS,Annapolis,MDMaurice Lewis 1989-91 Boston Food BankLarry "Cha-Chi" Loprete 1982-Present Air Talent,Host of WBCN's "Get Back to The Beatles" heard on Sundays. Oh, the stories you heard. You didnt have someone playing Hank Williams then Muddy Waters then Van Morrison then Velvet Underground, in 15 minutes. At Kiss, for an entire decade in the 80s, I was up against Charles. After arriving in the city he began performing horoscope readings to employees of the state welfare department in exchange for them keeping him on the welfare rolls. The static was broadcast on 104.1 until 2:00a.m. At that time, "Mix 98.5" officially moved to 104.1, playing "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon as their first song after the move. You could play anything. After leaving BCN he did fill-in work on WRKO and WTKK in Boston and a stint at Q104 in New York. And he screwed up all the time! When he started doing it, nobody was doing that. WBCN's Toucher and Rich morning show began broadcasting on WBZ-FM on August 14, 2009. Parenteau is survived by a brother, Barry. Phasellus id aliquam nulla. My character, an alter ego called Duane Glasscock, had a heavy Boston accent. Airchecks and Radio Broadcasts, WBCN, The Rock of Boston, Lisa Carlin, Mark Parenteau, FM 104, Mat Schaffer Language English This an aircheck of WBCN Boston, one of the best radio stations ever to exist at the time. I had never been to college for anything. One of the on-air personalities at that time was Ron Della Chiesa, who also served as the music host and program director. Duane got 13. 3. 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. For the singer, see, Jim Ladd's "Radio Waves: Life & Revolution on the FM Dial", "J.J. Jackson, One Of MTV's First VJs, Dies At Age 62", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=J._J._Jackson_(media_personality)&oldid=1130870763, This page was last edited on 1 January 2023, at 11:24. Sirius XM Radio Inc. Sep 2016 - Aug 20226 years. He said, Charles Laquidara is a professional. "WBCN's Free Form 104", moved from 104.1 HD-2 to 100.7 (WZLX) HD-3 and was renamed "Free Form BCN". Everybody, send a bag of shit to Arbitron. Duane gave out the exact address, every break, for four hours. [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]. Biography. With Andy Beaubien, David Bowie, Ron Della Chiesa, Noam Chomsky. They were totally my peers. "J. In 1976, he was featured in a voice-only performance as a DJ of the fictional KGYS radio in the movie Car Wash. Jackson had a daughter and three grandchildren.[2]. People forget that there was a time when the Police were brand-new and they played the Rat, in Kenmore Square. He's been working morning radio all over the country with his partner Pete McKenzie for over 30 years now. Since then:Sports reporter for WATD and WBCN Free Form Rock, now retired. It was a blast for me. On August 13, Mix 98.5, one of those "80s, 90s and today" top 40 stations will move to the 104.1 frequency. Added Parenteaus longtime attorney Frank Cimler: Mark was a terrific radio personality who, at the height of his career, was must listen-to radio.. It was just a matter of time before it became centrally controlled and they could put all of these cost-cutting measures into effect. Like the biggest rock bands, it began as an underground revolution, thenin a haze of sex- and drug-fueled mayhem transformed radio, went mainstream, enjoyed unimaginable financial prosperity, and was ultimately undone by that success, as its corporate masters foisted upon the Rock of Boston a series of edicts so stringent that it ended up as boring and pre-programmed as the AM-radio dinosaurs it had so creatively displaced. Oedipus (who had the first punk rock show in the country while at MIT's college station, WTBS) was hired first as a DJ in 1977, and then installed as program director in 1981, and helped to break The Ramones, The Clash, The Police, and countless punk and new wave bands out of Boston. By the 80s, after winning a union strike, the station went on to achieve its greatest success, which placed The Rock of Boston on top of the Boston ratings heap through the entire decade. 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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 )). Especially here in Boston, people loved that. HD Radio substations on the FM frequencies changed as well: This was done to make room for an all-sports talk format at the 98.5 FM frequency, known as "98.5 The Sports Hub" WBZ-FM. But in 1996, the new Telecommunications Act spawned a sudden nationwide consolidation of the radio industry, and thats when things for BCN went south. What about the Raiders? But we were also out in public. He thought I was good. WBCN was full service (news, music, information, and live 24/7). I was the last full-time DJ that Oedipus hired. 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. Now they can actually afford to put out a halfway decent independent record which gets noticed by the major label, and now they get signed by the major label and become stars. So if todays October 15, youd put 10 slash 15, and then depending on what hour you played it, if it was the first hour, you put a little diagonal X up in the upper-left corner. The station was an overnight sensation with listeners. Can you imagine a world with just the Eagles? The idea of the radio, and crafting it, and being a person on the other end, that will never die. Most of my listeners knew more about the music than I did. 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. I was only there for a short time. And when I say multiple, I mean hundreds, if not a thousand, stations. The station lost some of its longtime listeners (who migrated to the now co-owned WZLX, where former WBCN DJs Laquidara and Carter Alan had gone), but quickly gained credibility among many younger people. 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? WWBX (104.1 FM, Mix 104.1) is a radio station with a hot adult contemporary format in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2007, the station was nominated for the Top 25 Markets Alternative Station of the Year Award by Radio & Records magazine. That killed radio. While it was automated most of the time, it was increasing its live weekdays, and hinting about the potential for more programming as listenership increased. As part of the switch, the WBMX call letters were parked on 1660 AM in Charlotte from July 29, 2009, until WBCN signed off for the last time at 104.1 in Boston on August 12, 2009. Johnson remained with the station until 1967, just prior to the changeover from classical to easy-listening, and then to rock. Duane Glasscock is fired. MATT SIEGELAt WBCN:DJ, 197779.Since then:Host ofMatty in the Morning on Kiss 108. WBNS radio had been a CBS affiliate for almost 20 years, so Channel 10 immediately joins the CBS television network. There was the Rock n Roll Rumble. He would do all kinds of stuff. There is comedy, news, information about peace marches ('BCN was the "internet" for the young crowd (me at the time!!). During the stations heyday, its DJs, the music scene, and listeners were all intensely interconnected. I remember we were doing this promotion for the Cars. [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. Charles Laquidara was the biggest star of them all. You were BCN. Oedipus hosts a website called "The Oedipus Project." WBMX moved all of its subchannels with it from 98.5 to 104.1: "Mix" on analog and HD-1, "The '80s Channel" on HD-2, and "The Sky" on HD-3. In the early days, each shift was a DJ with a mike and three turntables and some cartridges, interacting with the audience on the phone. The 5-8 p.m. block on WRBB at the time was for alternative and indie rock . Since then:President of Lichtenstein Creative Media; director of The American Revolution, a forthcoming documentary on the early days of WBCN. Unlike most rock stations of the era, WBCN still allowed a degree of individual DJ control of the music. Twelve years later, JJ would become one of MTV's first VJs. HD digital radio technology, introduced commercially in . Oedipus (Edward Hyson) is an American radio personality. I was a kid then. The hitch: the station is on HD. Please help : need gm300 personality file, 11. on the Internet. Rating: 4.8 Reviews: 6. Also, back in 1981, people didnt have station vans driving around and going to events. With its audience aging, it risked becoming a classic rock-focused station and losing its currency as an outlet for new music. When these new people came in from New York, they just didnt get it. *Howard Stern (born January 12, 1954). Known as ' The Rock Of Boston ', its two main Boston - area competitors are Album Oriented Rock / Active rock WAAF and alternative music WFNX. Elektra Records said, Hey, why dont we give away a car? Okay: Thats easy, thats ordinary. When we moved out, they were taking all the old records out of the cabinets in the studios. High Profile Show & Ratings (was Re: Changes at WBCN-Boston), 5. Radio is in her blood: she is the daughter of the late Doris and Joe Quill, owner and general manager of WRLM in Taunton, Massachusetts. 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