wwdb talk radio hosts
Please note: This page is primarily for local talk radio people. Various issues and concerns are discussed regarding veterans, their dependents, and survivors. Turns out he was there not for a job interview (he's under a no-compete clause until May, check with me then) but to cut commercials for Cherry Hill Wellness Center, which he is allowed to do. It's hard to attract listeners when they don't know you're there. Add to that the audience is dying, the "crackpipe" money had to go away (at least weekdays 6a-7p) and they were left with no money, no ratings and a black hole, they panicked (keep in mind Phila is their biggest market, a big contributor towards cash flow) they were desperate to try ANYTHING. PhillyTalk.com site contributor. updated 7/03 - 96.50-FM & WEEU 830-AM. Gone from the air were morning news anchors Pat Farnack and Earle Bailey (5-9 a.m.), as well as talkers Gross (9 a.m.-noon), Homer (noon-3), early drive team Jay Sorenson and Hilarie Barsky (3-5 p.m.), evening-drive guy Kent Voss (5-7), Corea (7-9 p.m.), Bray (9 p.m.-1 a.m.) and Steve Martorano (1-5 a.m.). WIP-AM (610) has a sports-talk format; WHAT-AM (1340) pitches its talk primarily to African American listeners. . Filled in on WWDB and WPHT. The Irv Homer Show on WBCB aired from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM from 2001 until January 2007. (4-04), Phil Valentine - Website - Archive Page WLAC 1510-AM Nashville TN. (KH, 10/06, updated 3/07). ), Joe Chiodo News reports. Little do they know that they are killing a 45-year-old Philadelphia tradition - a tradition that can never be replaced. "Part of me is pleased. WWDB (860 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with its studios and offices in the "555 Building" on City Avenue in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.It is owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group and broadcasts mostly paid brokered programming.Shows on health, money, gardening, home repair, real estate, religion and politics are found on the schedule. Ellery has mostly retired from radio. Ellery, now living in Huntingdon Valley, worked for WOR in NY, WFLA, in Tampa and a host of other stations across America. Kid's Corner - Kathy O'Connell WXPN - 88.5 FM - Kids programming. Worked with Dom Giordano as a team doing the morning show while the station prepped for its morning news show. (4/04), Bernard Meltzer WPEN? Formerly of WWDB 96.5-FM, mid days in the 80's for a couple of years. It is also possible that WPHT-AM (1210) may want to add Homer to its growing format. Shortly after, 'CAU was blown up by CBS, became WOGL-AM and simulcast the FM with no programming of its own. Take this Stupid Little Quiz and see how you do. Local (Wilmington/Philly) Radio & TV Personalities/Programs. 96.5 TDY. Thumbnail picture. AM 1250 The Answer. Irving Homer (May 29, 1924 June 24, 2009) was an American radio talk show host and television personality, primarily in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania market. . Do the math, see now the station is worth about 160 mil. Meanwhile, the real talker, WCAU (CBS) blew it because they were not content to have a smaller audience (but more loyal - remember all newsers depend on tonnage during primarily morning drive, not time spent listening). New Time, Tuesday Mornings at 8! This email address is being protected from spambots. Most of his 'jawing' 45 years worth, were on the radio and TV airwaves in Philadelphia both as a talk show host and news announcer on the radio for such stations as WHAT, WCAU and WWDB. Bill Bircher Host of "The Trading Post" show on WCAU 1210 in the late 60s Update - 12/03 by Judge Gerry Kosinski -- He also did a morning stint at WCAU & was best known for his "Tell-a-Phoney" contest where he would give you $ 12.10 if you answered the phone "Hello". Dolly retired in May 1985. Also WWDB..morning news with Paul W. Smith. The change, according to a statement issued yesterday by station owner Beasley Broadcast Group Inc., was driven by "extensive market research of radio listeners" in this radio market, the country's ninth-largest. Worked at WINS in NY and WTOP in Washington, CBS Radio in NY and more. Originally from Australia, she moved back there after WWDB stopped talk programming. Irv Homer is in his 70's and started on DB on St. Patty's Day in 1975. AM 1420 The Answer. Maxine Schnall Hosted show on WCAU-AM in the early to mid-1980s, Scoot Formerly of WPHT 1020-AM in the afternoons. Beasley Broadcast Group Inc., the station owner, may think it knows Philadelphia and what the public wants to hear. Mayor of Philadelphia, Pa., 1972-80. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "1972 Presidential General Election Results", Talk Radio Personality Irv Homer Dies At 85, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Irv_Homer&oldid=1049983826, Television personalities from Philadelphia, United States Army Air Forces pilots of World War II, Articles needing additional references from October 2009, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 15 October 2021, at 02:28. Went on to syndication with Roberta Gale (Westwood One, 1993-94), then to KSDO San Diego, WIOD Miami, WINZ Miami. HC's notes from Monday sessions point to threats and . Chuck is now on 103.3 ESPN radio in Dallas / Ft. Worth. He was also a television News Anchor and Investigative Reporter for WTAF TV, Channel 29 News Probe. Previously WWDB News back to the mid 80's. Merrill Reese WWDB in the early days. he has been working with co-host Anthony Gargano since early 2000. [2], The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia posthumously inducted Homer into their Hall of Fame in 2010.[3]. Most know for hosting the longest-running and highly rated TV talk show AM Philadelphia (1984-1997). Mr. Schedule. Stu BykofskySeems familiarThe Point is like the Bee. Thumbnail picture of Early Bailey from 2000. Promoted to program director in February of 2001. The future is Larry Bowa as manager (Inquirer, Nov. 9). Kent Voss - Mon. All I had to take was a picture and pair of earphones. to create interest in what's coming next. Formerly on WPHT 1210 AM and WWDB 96.5 Visit his website for ordering info for voice impressions answering machine tapes. Her website has syndication information and a few pictures. WWDB-Radio, Philadelphia has hosted 5 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1990 Broadcast. No one set out to turn the airwaves into a political weaponmuch less deputize talk-radio hosts as the ideological enforcers of a major American political party. The station went on the air August 5, 1985 at 6AM. Currently the New Director of all of the Clear Channel Radio stations in Washington DC and morning news anchor on Clear Channel's WBIGBig 100 in DC. WWDB was their store, and they its shopkeepers. The Associated Press drew a different conclusion in awarding the morning news program (and the outstanding news staff) its top air award for best newscast in Pennsylvania this past year. The studio dedicated to playing Sinatra music was used to play the new format. Philadelphia was blessed with a lineup regarded in many broadcasting circles as the best in the nation. Marc Collazzo & Kae Anderson share the offerings of this vibrant community. Formerly of WWDB. "Big Daddy" Graham - www.bigdaddygraham.com WIP 610-AM - Overnights. After WCAU worked with Tom (Bigby) at WIP (1990 to 1992) before returning to the west coast. Daryl Gale Daryl Gale, WURD 900 AM talk radio host with Rotan Lee on Friday mornings from 7:00-10:00. "), Among those suddenly jobless yesterday was station icon Sid Mark, who said, "I knew something was up, but I didn't expect this.". Gil Gross said he was more upset about employees who will get only two weeks severance than about his own situation. The staff of the award-winning morning news show launched in March 1999 didn't work directly for WWDB, but rather for a news and traffic service called Metro Networks. Brooke Daniels NJ101.5 middays and afternoons, 1990-93. Show removed near the end of the talk lineup, went south then to L.A. He was 75 and had. During his time at WWDB, Homer became a vocal and notable public presence in the resurgent anti-tax movement. Plucked from producing the Bernie McCain overnight graveyard shift show into the programming office by Program Director Diane Raymond and Executive Producer Ed Palladino; eventually succeeded Palladino as executive producer. Before that, it had shared time on AM 1340 with WHAT. Had a thing about Warren Zevon KLOS, 1980-81; KMPC/KEDG, 1988-90; KSCA, 1993-96; KMPC, 1993-96; KLSX/KRLA, 1997-2001. Tyrone T. Dancy Host & Producer of the Veterans hour Radio program, aired the first Saturday of each month on WDAS-am 1480 From 6-7 pm. (10/01) WPEN 950-AM in Philadelphia. So, Chuck started the INFOMERCIAL deal which preyed upon the success of the local personalties to use their name to endorse and disguise interviews, they basically used this loyal core audience to pay the bills. Bruce and Brian Beasley delivered the news quickly: Effective immediately, they said, everyone - including general manager Dennis Begley, news director Kirk Dorn and sales manager Dan Sullivan - was unemployed, as was the station's news staff. It operated with a jazz format that did not change when the call letters did. Deceased. "It's a shame for the city to lose the station that has been what it has been for all these years," said Sid Mark. Rush Limbaugh 2. Les Kinsolving WCBM 680-AM, Baltimore. Had a cult following on WPHT, late-night weekends. An open mind and a sense of humor are prerequisites for having a good time. The talk format was one of the first successful ones on the FM band in the United States, lasting until November 2000. He also hosts "Funky Friday," which airs from 5 p.m. to 7. Any radio host list that has Howard Stern ranked seventh has issues. He formerly worked for the Inquirer and was on the popular Prism show, "Great Sports Debate." "As if technology hadn't already disrupted media consumption pre-pandemic," consultant Holland Cooke finds broadcasters gathering in Las Vegas for the first NAB Show in three years "somewhat future-shocked, yet curious and enthused.". WWDB-AM News & Politics Podcasts Talk 860 WWDB-AM Philadelphia More Information Location: United States Genres: News & Politics Podcasts Description: Talk 860 WWDB-AM Philadelphia Language: English Contact: 2672261009 Website: https://wwdbam.com Email: LeeSchwartz@comcast.net Episodes DR. MAGGI SCHADEGG & DR. [3] The gospel format lasted only until November 2000, when the call letters were changed back to WWDB and switched business talk. The WWDB call letters, which stand for the names of former owners "William and Dolly Banks", were first used in Philadelphia at 96.5 on the FM band in the late 1960s. The Banks, who also owned the African American music-and-talk formatted WHAT-AM (1340), were local residents who brought a hands-on approach to their finished product.
