It led us to all of the other decisions. Most of my listeners knew more about the music than I did. But that changed the following year, when a If you've ever wondered what your favorite radio personalities look like, scroll down or check out the slideshow. Their reputation was extraordinary across the county. Now its just the luck of the draw. . Oedipus (Edward Hyson) is an American radio personality. 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. ; Best QB's vs. the spread; Debating Derrick Henry. Note that clicking the link below will block access to this site for 24 hours. Just dont lose us the license. Suddenly for a week, it was amazing radio. at WRRM,CincinnatiMaxanna Sartori 1970-77 Promotions and Marketing,NJMatt Schaffer 1981-89 News&features at WXKS-FM,BostonDanny "The News Dissector" Schechter 1970-1979 TV Producer in NYCSteve "Clean" Segal 1968-69,1976-77 Air Talent,MilwaukeeBob Shannon 1976-77 V.P.,TM Productions,DallasKen Shelton 1980-Present Air Talent,10-3pmEli Sherer 1978-1989 Traffic Reporter/Consultant inCambridge,MAMatt Siegal 1976-80 Air Talent at WXKS-FM,BostonBob Slavin 1975-77 Music Producer in Boston,MASusan Sprecher 1976-80 TV producer,NJSteve Strick 1978-82 1986-Present Air Talent and Asst. Peter Wolf aka The Woofa Goofa - WBCN Radio DJ. I was the rare DJ from somewhere else. He was replaced by WPRO-AM nighttime host David Simpson, who began his 11-year run on the shift on February 16, 1981. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technologys college station WTBS (today WMBR). The Listener Line had positioned itself almost as the Google of its time. Parenteau died at around 1 this morning at Mass. That, for me, was the best thing about working at WBCN: He took a liking to me. It got a little harder as time went on. I was there at the end of the heyday in some ways. on the Internet. 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. I can trace my success to BCN. Mark Parenteau, former WBCN DJ, dies at 66, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Malin Akerman is on a mommy mission in The Donor Party, Great masks to give your hair, face & skin a glow-up, Michael B. Jordan delivers knockout with Creed III, Dear Abby: SIL miffed when shes left out of wedding, 'Substantial snowfall' likely for parts of Massachusetts, as meteorologists track wintry mix. Suddenly all of my decisions were vetted. 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. We were next door to an Acura dealership. *Howard Stern (born January 12, 1954). Nam interdum orci ut nulla scelerisque euismod. Also, back in 1981, people didnt have station vans driving around and going to events. WBCN's 104.1 analog and HD-1 moved to 98.5 (WBZ-FM) HD-2. Steve Lushbaugh 1978-79 Production Director at WMMR,Phila. That fall, Segal and Kopper hired J. J. Jackson as a disc jockey. The 5-8 p.m. block on WRBB at the time was for alternative and indie rock . at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 's college station WTBS (today WMBR ). There wasnt bitterness; there was just sadness at the end. [17][18][19] The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on November 17. 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. In December 2017, owner Beasley Broadcast Group discontinued WBCN, switching the station's format to 'Hubcast', a replay of segments and podcasts from air . If you grew up in the Boston metro, BCN was part of your life in some way, shape, or form. . Part-time personalities in 1980 included Mike Dimambro, Vinny "Jim" Raposa. scoped composite of various personalities. in BostonAlbert O 1983-Present Air Talent,midnight-6amOedipus 1976-Present Program DirectorMark Parentau 1978-Present Air Talent,3-7pmJim Parry 1968-79 Anthroplogy student at Harvard U. [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. You cant go backward. Rhapsody and Pandora and Spotify arent going to go away, but they are jukeboxes. I was the artistic director of a 24-hour opera of the mind. Boylston Street still had the old-school spirit. [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 station started to air the syndicated Opie & Anthony during the morning drive. Especially here in Boston, people loved that. Ive become the de facto spokesperson for the final era. Oedipus's radio career began in 1975 as a D.J. B96 - WBBM 96.3 FM. "WBCN's Free Form 104", moved from 104.1 HD-2 to 100.7 (WZLX) HD-3 and was renamed "Free Form BCN". 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. The old DJs, station IDs, and classic rock were gutted, replaced by an alternative music format featuring new, younger jocks. The freedom that they had. 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. Back then, BCN was a full-service radio station. For the first time, the owners of the station began to make a profit. The Rob Carson Show Every Weekday Noon - 3PM on WCBM! 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. We were thinking how great it would be to have a radio station. Declining ratings and belt-tightening at the former Rock of Boston led to Parenteau being let go in 1997. A bunch of us were sitting around, possibly experimenting with drugs. [2] In 1981 he was named Program Director, a position he held until he left in 2004. This article is about the media personality. 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. The station broadcasts a Rock format and is owned by Beasley Broadcast Group. [1] [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. Also,acting Promotions Director at WBCN. The station went on strike in 1979 because the new owners, Hemisphere Broadcasting, came in. WBCN was more than simply an entertainment vehicle. WBCN is a digital-only radio station airing on WBZ-FM HD -2 and on WZLX HD -3 in Boston, Massachusetts and owned by CBS Radio. (Peter Simon) The station launched the careers of artists like Aerosmith and arguably played a role in ending the war in Vietnam. Parenteau is survived by a brother, Barry. I had been at a number of other radio stations before WBCN. WBCN was a cultural phenomenon through its music, events, and personalitiesit united Boston. 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. In spring of 05 we moved from Boylston Street to Brighton. [3] Navigate our website or try searching instead. Whenever I thought of Mark, I thought of Bob Seger, Alan said. 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. During his time on Loveline, Carolla gradually drew an increasing fan base to the program. Charles Laquidara is fearless. Jackson had a daughter and three grandchildren.[2]. Its studios are located in Brighton, and its transmitter is on the upper FM mast of the Prudential Tower. He was one of the few African Americans to DJ an "album rock" radio station. All the records are still in there, a lot of the old reel-to-reel machines, a lot of the old tapes and commercials and their reel-to-reel boxes. 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. The whole idea of it being a parody of a Top 40 thing with humor, but poignant humor that made you think. 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. Jackson first gained prominence while working at WBCN in Boston in the late 1960s, then at KLOS in Los Angeles for ten years. We had a grid that we taped in front of the albums, and everybody had their own color pen. He pioneered live remote broadcasting techniques and became The Honorary Dean of Boston Comedy, spotlighting dozens of up-and-coming comedians on his show. I dont know how I would have developed differently had I not had the BCN experience. The Charlotte station was a semi-satellite of WFNZ 610 AM, known then as "The Franchise", an all sports talk station. [22] WBCN's rock format moved to 98.5's HD2 subcarrier. [1] He did the first radio interviews with the Ramones, Talking Heads and The Damned (band), and legendary on-air conversations with The Clash, Public Image Ltd, Suicide (band) and so many others. 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. She also hosted pre-recorded broadcasts for the Armed Forces Radio Network in the 1970s and 1980s. 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. The station was more commercial and "programmed" by this point, but still retained some of its progressive energy and edge. 3. They are not radio, because there is not a human being there. 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. The additional aircheck is right. I took the late-night shift, from 12 to 7 in the 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.. Van Morrison would come by a lot. This audio stream includes the archives shared for The American Revolution documentary film, coming . 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. Hes got a 13, the highest rating ever in the history of ratings. 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. I wasnt allowed to run the radio station the way I wanted to. I like to think we made the city and the people listening to it, we enhanced their lives. WBCN became a legend in the rock music industry for breaking many bands . [1] [2] He then spent four years doing The Charles Laquidara Radio Hour on WZLX. 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. It all started in. It was never a one-way experience. They played taped interviews with Springsteen, the Clash, an interview with Tim Leary. Bradley Jay (later, he became host of the weekday overnight talk show, "Jay Talking", on AM sister station WBZ[12]) was the last DJ. It was harder to do, but also a tremendous amount of fun to be the rose among the thorns. Charles Laquidara Charles Laquidara (born November 24, 1938) is an American radio disc jockey whose show, The Big Mattress, was broadcast in the Boston, Massachusetts, area for nearly 30 years (1969-1996) on WBCN. The 104.1MHz facility went on the air in 1958 as WBCN. Known as "The Rock of Boston", WBCN became a legend in the rock music industry for breaking many bands, most notably U2. At 12:05a.m. on August 12, 2009, the station went into a static-like sound, and after a few moments, a voice read the new station identification: "WBMX, WBMX-HD1, Boston" over the "static". 104.1 WBCN - WBCN 104.1 FM ("104.1 WBCN") is a radio station licensed to Boston, MA. BBC Tyne, Broadcasting Centre, Barrack Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne NE99 1RN phone: 0191 232 4141 | e-mail: tyne@bbc.co.uk In late summer of 1969, WBCN somehow obtained a reel-to-reel tape of a reference acetate of a potential album song lineup prepared by Beatles' engineer Glyn Johns on March 10, 1969. 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. Johnson remained with the station until 1967, just prior to the changeover from classical to easy-listening, and then to rock. I remember the owners telling me, Youre gonna make mistakes, and youre gonna learn from your mistakes. Youve seen the movie Almost Famous. [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. But I remember my parents changing the station. We not only entertained them, we also educated themwhether it was the Vietnam War, Nelson Mandela, apartheid, inequality, womens rights, the labor movement. I do a live-stream talk show to multiple social media platforms simultaneously. Laquidara had Billy West on the show on a daily basis, as well as Karlos, the first computer-generated (using Digital Equipment's DECtalk) on-air personality in radio history. For a brief period during that transition, Charles Laquidara, who was acting program director hired Robert "Bo" Burlingham as news director. / photograph courtesy of the david bieber archives. We didnt think of our listeners as being fans. Last fall, former music director Carter Alan published a history of the station, Radio Free Boston: The Rise and Fall of WBCN (Northeastern University Press), and a documentary film is in the works. Im not a real fan of what he did or what he does. That told the story of what the station was really like. Morning Show Host: "Volume" Talk channel, centered on music. While earning this degree, Martinie was first introduced to astrology when he attended a meeting of the school's astrology club. November 29, 2020. You didnt have someone playing Hank Williams then Muddy Waters then Van Morrison then Velvet Underground, in 15 minutes. They started questioning decisions we made, because all they cared about was ratings and dollars. There were other conspiring factors, too: The alt-rock format was souring. Jackson was one of the first DJs to introduce Americans to The Who and Led Zeppelin. Funeral arrangements are not yet complete. I got to interview people like Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters, Rod Stewart, Ronny Wood, Smokey Robinson. Please say a prayer for Mark.. "J. We were fortunate that we were part of not only a Boston institution, but also a cultural mecca. 70s. You go to a station for a specific reason and its just the way things have gone. There were valiant attempts to bring things back on track, but it was rough at that point. In that final week, CBS said to the staff, Do anything you want. It was about everybody. 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. Beasley took complete ownership of the station on December 20, 2017. Everyone listened to WBCN, until it started to fall apart. WBCN's Toucher and Rich morning show began broadcasting on WBZ-FM on August 14, 2009. 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. As a young person, that mix of political comedy and rock n roll was very powerful to me. 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 Del Fuegos is a perfect example, or O Positive, or the Blackjacks. Former program director Greg Strassell was named "Hot AC Program Director of The Year" nine times. We had to dress, we had to make appearances, we had to interview. We always tried for an element of humor and drama. It was a friendly rivalry, but it was definitely a rivalry. 60s. 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. At this point, please allow compassion to trump judgement in your hearts. Although WBCN was not the only radio station, or even the first station, to air material from the Get Back sessions WKBW in Buffalo was the first, and the tapes also aired on WEBN in Cincinnati, WBAI in New York City, and KCOK in St. Louis WBCN's broadcast of the tapes has been immortalized because it was preserved on a high-quality reel, which spawned several widely circulated Beatles bootlegs. I was put in charge of getting that up and running. DJs like . 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