[4] When same-sex marriage became legal in Massachusetts, Martinie and Boesel married. "WBCN Free Form Rock" was formatted to play multiple music genres (including rock, jazz, the blues, and country). In 1976, he was featured in a voice-only performance as a DJ of the fictional KGYS radio in the movie Car Wash. There was coke residue on the records, and marijuana stems in the back. He took me under his wing. 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. The call sign stood for the Boston Concert Network (along with Hartford's WHCN, New York City's WNCN, and Providence's WXCN). 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 . They were the first same-sex couple to obtain a marriage license in Saugus.[3]. The hitch: the station is on HD. 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. 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 Im thinking about retiring, and just managing this group and trying to get them going on tour. He puts this cassette in. Darrell Blair-Edward Martinie[1] a.k.a. [2] Although he initially believed astrology to be "stupid" and asinine", he later became hooked. This is a great audio history of radio formats, music, local commercials, news and broadcast personalities at the time. Its characteristic blend of cultural chaos, including rock, folk, blues, and jazz, interspersed with news . 2. Jackson first gained prominence while working at WBCN in Boston in the late 1960s, then at KLOS in Los Angeles for ten years. tation history Before the middle 1960s, the station played classical music exclusively. I had been at a number of other radio stations before WBCN. Charles Laquidara was the biggest star of them all. There was a very strong sense of history being made at the time. tried to bring back freeform rock radio spirit for 21st Century. Phasellus id aliquam nulla. Known as "The Rock of Boston", WBCN became a legend in the rock music industry for breaking many bands, most notably U2. 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. Once Oedipus left, the station was kind of in a free fall. During his 19-year reign, Parenteau was instrumental in breaking musical acts like Bob Seger and the J. Geils Band. 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. All of the Amenities. WBCN started as a classical music station in 1958, but a decade later reformatted as an "underground" or free-form, progressive rock station. 3. Segal's West Coast radical radio consciousness infused the early 'BCN. On the night of March 15, 1968, Mississippi Harold Wilson (Joe Rogers) touched the needle to Creams I Feel Free, declaring FM independence and the beginning of Bostons underground radio experiment, dubbed The American Revolution. Boston Tea Party owner Ray Riepen saw that the stereo LPs being played in apartments and dorms werent getting radio airtime. And you kept me! Anyway, he ended up firing Duane, but in less than three weeks he ended up bringing him back. Worcester personality and deejay LB Worm paid tribute on his . We could talk about all aspects of life along with the music. Arbitron got a lot of bags of shit. Van Morrison would come by a lot. Search the history of over 797 billion [1], Martinie was in a relationship with Edward Boesel from January 7, 1973 until Martinie's death. I can remember sitting in the back of my parents Plymouth Valiant. You were BCN. From 1995-2004 he served as Executive Producer of the live Radio broadcast for the New England Patriots. 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. Let's Listen to a Clip From Adam 12's First Radio Show, 25 Years Ago. See details We had to dress, we had to make appearances, we had to interview. So that effectively destroyed radio. This an aircheck of WBCN Boston, one of the best radio stations ever to exist at the time. Im not a real fan of what he did or what he does. But Duane Glasscock is a fucking idiot. Whenever I thought of Mark, I thought of Bob Seger, Alan said. 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. So did blues icons like B.B. 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. ** = Audacy operates pursuant to a local marketing agreement with Martz Communications Group. The Rob Carson Show Every Weekday Noon - 3PM on WCBM! 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. 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. [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. Ken Shelton would participate in a near-dismantling of Camelot, a surprise attack from across the radio dial that WBCN's denizens . 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. WBCN was always in a state of perpetual brokenness. By the mid-1980s, WBCN had successfully fended off a number of challengers (the hard rocking but tightly formatted WCOZ, Top 40 Hitradio WHTT, classic rock WZLX, among others) to become/remain the region's top rock station. Unknown names like Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, the Cars, U2 and the Clash were made household words while the station actively supported local music through its annual Rock n Roll Rumble and the burgeoning comedy scene with the Comedy Riot competition. Hes got a 13, the highest rating ever in the history of ratings. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Radios fate was sealed in 1996 when they signed the Telecommunications Act. We were fortunate that we were part of not only a Boston institution, but also a cultural mecca. Oedipus has his own foundation, The Oedipus Foundation, and is a member of the Board of Directors for The Technology Broadcasting Corporation of MIT, Stop Handgun Violence, and an original member of the Board of Directors for Mobius (an artist-run center for experimental work in all media). Adam Carolla is an American radio personality and television host, comedian and actor. The "WBCN Free Form Rock" biodiesel-burning bus will hit Boston's streets May 1, Mr. Kopper said. And when I say multiple, I mean hundreds, if not a thousand, stations. It gave people points of parity with one another. Ive heard that story six times, and its told differently each time. After graduating, he landed a job at a small radio station in Cumming, Georgia.In 1999, he started hosting nights on 99X in Atlanta and eventually worked . During the walkout, WBCN stayed on the air with substitute DJs imported from several out-of-town Hemisphere sister stations. And I still have the original cassette tapes! Segal's arrival was critical to the station's early development since he came in from Los Angeles and San Francisco, where he had been mentored by the legendary West Coast DJ Tom Donahue, who was credited with starting the very first underground rock FM station at KMPX the year before. For those who lived in the listening area,. 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. He had been ailing in recent years, suffering from a number of conditions including spinal stenosis that made it difficult for him to walk. WBCN was more than simply an entertainment vehicle. Beasley took complete ownership of the station on December 20, 2017. It was also a groundbreaking station. Eventually, Wolf had a crucial . 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. WBCN-FM, a collective of free-spirited radio pioneers, launched from the fading grandeur of a classical music radio station rapidly spinning out of business. WBCN was an over-the-air radio station in Boston, Massachusetts. The station was named "Hot AC Station of The Year" 9 times from 1997 through 2009. 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. 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. They were just business guys who only looked at numbers. It returned to sports programming in 2013 as a full-time satellite of CBS Sports Radio. This set off a local controversy in Boston that resulted in the entire airstaff walking off the air striking in protest. He was called the unofficial sixth member of Aerosmith by virtue of his close friendships with the members of the Boston-based band. 0. My first radio show: 5-8 p.m. on Northeastern University's 104.9 WRBB. 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. (#921058) WIVY Jacksonville, "Y103" AC Early 1991 35 min. Ive become the de facto spokesperson for the final era. In 1976, he was featured in a voice-only performance as a DJ of the fictional KGYS radio in the movie Car Wash. I had never been to college for anything. I had horrible taste in music. WBCN's 104.1 analog and HD-1 moved to 98.5 (WBZ-FM) HD-2. Does anyone know how to get in touch with Raz?. The Charlotte station was a semi-satellite of WFNZ 610 AM, known then as "The Franchise", an all sports talk station. -. He remained a practicing Catholic throughout his life. So many of the best stories would get me or somebody else in trouble, which is probably why theyre great stories. Back in the day, Charles was really my mentor. His reports were syndicated to stations nationwide. , Sirius/XM channel 106. [2] [3] 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. She also hosted pre-recorded broadcasts for the Armed Forces Radio Network in the 1970s and 1980s. 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. Please say a prayer for Mark.. Duane got 13. He was one of the few African Americans to DJ an "album rock" radio station. Bradley Jay (later, he became host of the weekday overnight talk show, "Jay Talking", on AM sister station WBZ[12]) was the last DJ. WBCN's first rock program director, Sam Kopper, was Program Director of WBCN Free Form Rock until the channel was discontinued on January 29, 2016. [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. 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. But I remember my parents changing the station. Luckily Im still alive. The Police, the Sex Pistols, the Ramones, and the Clash. February 28th 5pm Hour: Packers ready to move on? At this point, please allow compassion to trump judgement in your hearts. [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. The station brought former disc jockeys into its studios to say goodbye. A formerly bulletproof radio property became riddled and CBS stemmed the bleeding by shuttering WBCN on August 12, 2009. We were as important as the Boston Globe and the Boston Red Sox. The women at WBCN, we had to carve out a place for ourselves. Music DirectorTom "T" Semper 1981-83 Air Talent,WSHE in MiamiPaul "Tank" Sferruzza 1981-85 1986-Present Sports DirectorLisa Traxler 1983-89 Air Talent,WZLX-FM in BostonDebbie Ulman 1971 Air Talent,Olreans,MADina Vaprin 1971-73 1979-82 Asst. Now its just the play list, and you play it when its time. What about the Raiders? 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. Carolla, on Loveline after earlier attempts at traditional stand-up comedy, eschewed traditional stand-up methods, such as scripted comedic bits. The 5-8 p.m. block on WRBB at the time was for alternative and indie rock . Now its just the luck of the draw. Profile: WBCN was an over-the-air radio station in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. At Kiss, for an entire decade in the 80s, I was up against Charles. No one could say he wasnt one of the best DJs in the country, said Parenteaus former BCN colleague Charles Laquidara. [1], In 1973, Martinie telephoned into Charles Laquidara's show on WBCN to correct his mistaken astrological reading. There was just a belief that we could do it. 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. 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. Twelve years later, JJ would become one of MTV's first VJs. Alan, who does middays on WZLX, played Segers Famous Final Scene in honor of Parenteau this morning. Fred (Toucher) Toettcher (born 1975) is a Marconi-winning sports radio talk show host on WBZ-FM in Boston, co-hosting "Toucher and Rich" with Rich Shertenlieb.. It was a blast for me. I would have paid to do it. Jim Halfyard took over the graveyard shift. 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. 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. In the new century, with older listeners leaving in droves and loyalty among younger ones harder to retain with competition from alternate media such as iPods, the internet and free music sites like Napster, ratings began to nosedive. And with that cheerful tone, the corporate machine is axing 104.1 WBCN: The Rock of Boston, leaving most of New England without a dedicated modern rock and roll radio station. PAUL TANK SFERRUZZAAt WBCN:Listener Line operator, van driver, producer, sports reporter, 197895. Hes singing about a prostitute! The Ramones, they play them at football games now. 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. [3][4] Under his tutelage, the station was recognized as an industry leader in breaking new music and received countless awards for its successes. He called up wanting to be a contestant. Before switching to 98.5 HD-2 on August 12, 2009, WBCN featured its rock format for 41 years as an analog radio station on 104.1 MHz (now WBMX ). His guidance counselor said he should pursue an exciting career in retail, but he took a chance on radio instead. Copyright 2023 Music Museum of New England, by Henry Santoro as told to Al Davis of WGBH and Tyler Alderson of WCRB. The station by this time was playing some hard rock and Nu metal acts such as Godsmack, Korn, Limp Bizkit, and Linkin Park. The Oedipus Project (oedipus1.com) champions new, alternative, and experimental music. Here is a list of over 90 former and current full-time WBCN personalities. Rob also hosts one of America's fastest growing and highest rated political commentary shows, The Newsmax Daily with Rob Carson.. Died shortly after 10am today. It was just a matter of time before it became centrally controlled and they could put all of these cost-cutting measures into effect. 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. Please help : need gm300 personality file, 11. Nancy was with the station from when WMJX signed on in 1982. BCN was already its own entity, its own country, its own reality. A bunch of us were sitting around, possibly experimenting with drugs. On March 15th the station celebrated 25 years on the air. The company let me take chances. All the rest of us have got 4s and 5s. And he looks up at me. "WBCN Free Form Rock" (originally "WBCN Free Form 104", then "Free Form BCN") was a digital-only radio station broadcasting on the Internet and in the Boston radio market on WZLX 100.7 HD3. Back then, BCN was a full-service radio station. There were other conspiring factors, too: The alt-rock format was souring. DAVID BIEBERAt WBCN:Creative services director,197894. WBCN Free Form Rock Retweeted. I can trace my success to BCN. classic rock. I was the rare DJ from somewhere else. 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. 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