same-sex marriage became legal in Massachusetts, "Darrell Martinie; with astrology, he was the 'Cosmic Muffin'; at 63", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Darrell_Martinie&oldid=1131675986, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 5 January 2023, at 07:02. This allowed them to retain their "Big Mattress" morning show along with its large and loyal audience. Mark Parenteau was up in the car, doing a live broadcast. This audio stream includes the archives shared for The American Revolution documentary film, coming . He took me under his wing. You have to be exceeding your success. The Cosmic Muffin (April 10, 1943 July 26, 2006) was a Boston-based professional astrologer and radio personality. (It was also rumored that Hemisphere's FCC lawyers had vetoed the course of action advised by Hemisphere's labor lawyers). 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. When these new people came in from New York, they just didnt get it. Partying in the 1980s was different than partying in the 2000s. It was never a one-way experience. On September 14, 2009, WBCN split from WFNZ and became "America's Talk", a conservative-leaning talk station. Arbitron got a lot of bags of shit. It gave people points of parity with one another. I was there at the end of the heyday in some ways. Memorable radio personalities from Cleveland's past. Search the history of over 797 billion 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. From February 26, 1991, to December 3, 2017, the "Mix" format in Boston used the callsign WBMX. Since then:DJ at WZLX; inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2009; retired and living in Maui, currently working on an autobiography titled Daze in the Life. So he persuaded station owner T. Mitchell Hastings to give DJs free rein to play album cuts on an overnight graveyard shift to determine if there was an audience and ad dollars to float the new format. In May 1958, 104.1 FM officially signed on as WBCN, airing classical music. 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. This is awful! As a VJ, Jackson hosted the long-awaited and much anticipated "unmasking" of KISS. We reflected the culture of the city. Thats how we found Billy West, from The Ren & Stimpy Show and Futurama. We didnt think of our listeners as being fans. I can trace my success to BCN. So many of the best stories would get me or somebody else in trouble, which is probably why theyre great stories. The following Monday, my boss, Klee Dobra, called me in. 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. on the Internet. Its studios are located in Brighton, and its transmitter is on the upper FM mast of the Prudential Tower. 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. 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. 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. 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. We raised millions of dollars for charity. It was probably not OSHA-sanctioned. Now its just the play list, and you play it when its time. Even though it was cassettes, the quality is surprisingly very good. Martinie was born on April 10, 1943 in Massachusetts and grew up in Illinois. WBNS radio had been a CBS affiliate for almost 20 years, so Channel 10 immediately joins the CBS television network. Is it possible that WBCN, the greatest rock n roll radio station in American history, died five years ago this month? B96 - WBBM 96.3 FM. Are you playing with a full deck? People are losing interest in radio, Im talking twentysomethings, because theres nothing compelling there. [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. I do a live-stream talk show to multiple social media platforms simultaneously. There were valiant attempts to bring things back on track, but it was rough at that point. [2] In 1981 he was named Program Director, a position he held until he left in 2004. I quit radio in 76 because it was getting in the way of my cocaine habit. 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. Carolla, on Loveline after earlier attempts at traditional stand-up comedy, eschewed traditional stand-up methods, such as scripted comedic bits. [3][4] Under his tutelage, the station was recognized as an industry leader in breaking new music and received countless awards for its successes. Back then, BCN was a full-service radio station. After leaving BCN he did fill-in work on WRKO and WTKK in Boston and a stint at Q104 in New York. WBCN aired the tape on September 22, 1969. Oedipus's radio career began in 1975 as a D.J. 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. Note that clicking the link below will block access to this site for 24 hours. By June 1968, the station's air staff included Mississippi, Peter Wolf (who was just starting with the J. Geils Band), Tommy Hadges, Jim Parry, Al Perry, and Sam Kopper was joined by Steven "The Seagull" Segal. A bunch of us were sitting around, possibly experimenting with drugs. We were thinking how great it would be to have a radio station. On August 13, Mix 98.5, one of those "80s, 90s and today" top 40 stations will move to the 104.1 frequency. 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. 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 The station was named "Hot AC Station of The Year" 9 times from 1997 through 2009. They stopped me from playing the blues songs I wanted to play or the folk songs I wanted to play when we started competing with the shock . During his 19-year reign, Parenteau was instrumental in breaking musical acts like Bob Seger and the J. Geils Band. Callers to the WBCN Listener Line got advice on everything from new bands to how to survive a bad drug trip. 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? ; Best QB's vs. the spread; Debating Derrick Henry. The station's battle of the bands' competition, the Rock 'n' Roll Rumble, survived the station's demise. #WBCN #wbcnfreeform. Take the Clash. In late 2009, the station begun to increase its DJ'd programming. WBCN Free Form Rock Duane got 13. Radio Ink. Danny Schechter replaced Bo Burlingham and immediately billed himself as "the News Dissector". 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. It returned to sports programming in 2013 as a full-time satellite of CBS Sports Radio. The station brought former disc jockeys into its studios to say goodbye. Jackson was one of the first DJs to introduce Americans to The Who and Led Zeppelin. 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. If you're a human and see this, please ignore it. Aliquam varius dui varius tincidunt pulvinar. If you want good ratings, then you gotta have bad radio. Unlike most rock stations of the era, WBCN still allowed a degree of individual DJ control of the music. The final words were from the late Darrell Martinie, the Cosmic Muffin, saying his tag line, "Over and Out." Copyright 2023 Music Museum of New England, by Henry Santoro as told to Al Davis of WGBH and Tyler Alderson of WCRB. Im not a real fan of what he did or what he does. The myth that WBCN started at the Boston Tea Party, which has been the accepted dogma for 40 years, isnt true. [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). They were the first same-sex couple to obtain a marriage license in Saugus.[3]. Parenteau played that at 4. Charles deserves every bit of respect he gets in the radio community. On July 14, 2009, CBS Radio announced that WBCN would sign off the 104.1MHz frequency the following month.[9][10][11]. I know many of you might have been offended or even angered at things Mark did in his life; but he also was a legendary talent; the best DJ I ever heard behind a mic and one from whom I learned so much of what I do on the radio, Alan, who visited with Parenteau regularly in his final days, wrote in a Facebook post on May 30. November 29, 2020. WWBX (104.1 FM, Mix 104.1) is a radio station with a hot adult contemporary format in Boston, Massachusetts.The format started at 98.5 FM on February 9, 1991, and moved to 104.1 FM, replacing WBCN on August 12, 2009, to allow for the launch of WBZ-FM at 98.5 the next day. DAVID BIEBERAt WBCN:Creative services director,197894. The station went on strike in 1979 because the new owners, Hemisphere Broadcasting, came in. Usually, wed be going to see bands that nobody wanted to see, when they were brand-new. [2] Although he initially believed astrology to be "stupid" and asinine", he later became hooked. Branded as "WAAF", WWBX-HD2 also simulcasts over the HD2 digital subchannel of WEEI-FM and is available online via Audacy; both subchannels previously simulcast the analog signal of WAAF (107.3 FM) until that station was divested to the Educational Media Foundation on February 22, 2020.[29]. Youre acting like Duane and you are separate people. And I said, But you just fired Duane! Ive heard that story six times, and its told differently each time. The entire musical landscape of America, and maybe the entire world, would have been different. On December 19, 2017, the HD3 channel was removed. Danny Schechter and others would create a similarly inspired liberal attitude in the news department, connecting WBCNs community with what they needed to know in a national and local environment that remained openly hostile to the American counterculture. Exec at RAB in NYC Tom Couch 1976-82 Production Manager at WXRT,Chicago Peter Choyce 1978-88 Air Talent,Las Vegas Carolyn Fox 1991-93 Air Talent,Providence RI Jerry "The Duke of Madness" Goodwin 1977-81 Air Talent,WCGY,Lawrence MA Eddie Gordetsky 1978-82 Comedy Writer in NYC and LA Kenny Greenblatt 1968-1979 deceased Tommy Hadges 1968-78 President of Pollack Media Group in LA Tami Heidi 1977-79 1984-91 Air Talent,KROQ in LA John "Hoch" Hoccheimer 1972 Professor at Ithaca College in Itaca,NY Kate Ingram 1979-81 Harmonic Converge,San Francisco Eric Jackson 1973-75 Air Talent,WGBH-FM Boston J.J. Jackson 1968-71 Radio Consultant,LA Bradley Jay 1984-Present Air Talent Madge Kaplan 1986-1988 News,WGBH-FM Boston Lisa Carlin 1980-82 TV commentator in NYC Charlie Kendall 1978-79 Radio Station Owner in Mississippi Sam Kooper 1968-73 National Media Relations 1987-90 Spokeperson in Boston, Bob Kranes 1982-86 A&R,Polygram in NYC Charles Laquidara 1969-76 1977-Present Air Talent,6-10am Kathryn Lauren 1985-87 Air Talent,WHFS,Annapolis,MD Maurice Lewis 1989-91 Boston Food Bank Larry "Cha-Chi" Loprete 1982-Present Air Talent,Host of WBCN's "Get Back to The Beatles" heard on Sundays. 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. Is it a talk station? Here is a list of over 90 former and current full-time WBCN personalities. And the Internets savage evisceration of the music industry finished off what was left. WBCN also launched The Toucher and Rich Show, a new locally produced comedy-based afternoon drive time show starring Fred Toettcher and Rich Shertenlieb. They still gave us good ratings the next time. All of the Amenities. 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. 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 WBCN and the American Revolution Documentary Collection. They would play the same songs over and over. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. Van Morrison would come by a lot. Eddie Gorodetsky, who went on to do The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men, he was our head writer. Just dont lose us the license. Suddenly for a week, it was amazing radio. Emerging acts like Led Zeppelin and the Who segued into jazz, classical, and trippy sound montages. General Hospital, Alan said, where he was recovering from surgery. He was a music reporter for KABC-TV when he was tapped as one of MTV's original "fab five." They had a studio upstairs, thats where the classical music station was, and thats where it started. ", 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. 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. 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