(last updated 9-01) Picture, Donna Francavilla -Picture News, producer at WWDB 1981 then went to KYW in 1982 as desk assistant & production assistant. With WWDB talk shows gone, WPHT-AM is now the sole talk station in Philadelphia. Give Rush back to WWDB FM where talk radio was much much better. Post-WWDB, Homer moved his talk show to a small local station, WBCB-AM in Levittown, Pennsylvania. Insider Commentary on WWDBSubmitted in the Fall of 1998An unsolicited commentary by a former high-level DB staffer.The whole thing is this - WWDB was for many years a family run station, Dolly Banks put talk on it really as a lark. I feel bad for my people. B101.1 Philly. . Tune In To Listen On Your Mobile Device Or Computer 24/7 For FREE On Audacy. The show was removed from the station sometime around 2004. . Glen Macnow picture 2006 WIP - Glen has been a mid-day host on WIP since 1993. WWDB AM 860 Is Philadelphia's #1 Talk Radio. . The female radio personalities of note are listed by their level of prominence, and you can sort by column, like date of birth or birthplace. D 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. Back to WIP in 2006. Jesse Jackson, WVKS colleague Denny Schaffer was on the air offending local black leaders and making Jewish jokes. Frank Ford started the station in the 80s. I'll probably devote more time to the Sunshine Foundation.". Still on the air today at WPHT - along with his on-air partner, former Eagles GM Jimmy Murray, co-host a weekly retro show called "Remember When," that airs starting at 7:00 p.m. Saturdays, on the Big Talker 1210. Now, suddenly, we were strong from top to bottom, from a.m. and p.m. drive times to overnights. Deceased. Talk radio in this market has always been dominated by older listeners, but the agencies that dominate the advertising buys have always wanted the younger listeners. (Links have to be restored, moving files), Go to Broadcast Pioneers for a more extensive list of all radio legends. Paul William Smith net worth is $700,000 Paul William Smith Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family Paul W. Smith (born 1954) is an American talk radio host and columnist. Change in format for Philly station WWDB-FM. Perhaps it is a tribute to Sinatra that his voice wasn't silenced until two years after his death. Susan has anchored the news for CBS News Radio in New York and WMAL and XM Satellite Radio in Washington DC. Previously at WWDB. (Added/Updated - 11/2003 by P.M.S.). Previously at WWDB where he had his own show including "The Saturday Night Shootout" and co-hosted afternoons with Susan Bray. Before that, I crawled into their bed just to listen to the black transistor radio on their nightstand. Tom Robinson "The Nighthawk" -- did the 2 am to 6 am shift on WMMR around '80 or '81. The format, known as the Point, has been successful in markets including Portland and Seattle, the Beasley Group statement said. Up until the time of his death, Homer continued to do periodic hour-long podcasts produced by his son, Ronn Homer, which were posted on his website. Several lawsuits were filed against WWDB in 1985 concerning age and racial discrimination. Started out as an election night analyst (because of his 10 years in the PA State House of Representatives) with Bernie Herman and Dom Giordano. In boxing it's known as a feint - a fake move in one direction to fool your opponent to set him up for a devastating attack. Picture of Mike at the Super Bowl. Picture (6-01), Sol Weinstein overnights? (6/06), Barry Levine Formerly on WFPG - 1450-AM in Atlantic City until station change in 2000 picture, Jerry and Joe Long Known as the Sturdy Beggars, a satirist team. (The WTEL call sign is now used on AM 610.). As a frequent caller to the radio station growing up, I must say the station treated all callers with respect. (L.A.), Larry "Smokey" Gifford | Picture Former morning sports reporter at WWDB. Hosts Steve Martorano and Gary Hendler talk about the disease of addiction and its effect on family, friends, and society . The siblings William and Dolly bought was was then WHAT-AM from the Public Ledger. Jack McKinney Former WCAU-AM and CBS national syndicated talk radio personality, and former Philadelphia Daily News Columnist. Marty Moss-Coane 91-FM WHYY - Public / Non-commercial radio. Remember up until November 6th they led the entire staff to believe that they were going to continue with the talk format. Some of the FM station's older personalities were moved to the AM station in an attempt to increase the FM's appeal in younger demographics without alienating older listeners. . I recently had a chance to talk with Dr. Yvonne Kaye, former Philadelphia radio show personality, and one of my personal mentors. "Part of me is pleased. Now if the Phillies will get a pitcher or two to go along with the rest of the team, we can finally say, "Look out, Atlanta, here come the Phillies. HC's notes from Monday sessions point to threats and . Jeff Hurvitzlives and writes in Abington Township. Winder, who operates Delilah's Southern Cuisine and the new and humming Bluezette (246 Market), is a 1995 graduate of GE Small Business College. The station went on the air August 5, 1985 at 6AM. Jim Walsh News reporter and fill-in host on WDEL -- email, various stations. 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. Chuck is now on 103.3 ESPN radio in Dallas / Ft. Worth. Mr. Now resides in New York. But Michael Smerconish, attorney and host on that station, is not gloating over the competition's demise. The highly-publicized talent search ran through dozens of hosts and was the talk of Philadelphia. Replaced by Paul W. Smith then hired away by 'CAU. It really isn't connected with the original WWDB talk station at 96.5. If you tuned in to WWDB before 5 p.m. yesterday, what you heard was an electronic voice counting backward from 6,000. Lives in Ft. Lauderdale with his 14-year-old son as of (Last Update 10/2003). Tom Marr WCBM 680-AM, Baltimore. [3] The station began airing a talk format as a complement to sister station to WWDB-FM. Wally Kennedy Anchor/Radio-TV personality in Philly. Worked at WWDB-FM 96.5. Became Phillies manager. (6-01), Pat Toddy Producer at WWDB in the late 90's. Schedule. It's all multiplies.AND equity towards additional purchases and borrowing. "He would call and buy the station.". The strategy was not successful, and by February 2000, the WTEL call sign had returned, and the station switched to urban gospel music. Family Radio. Talk 860 - Philadelphia, PA - Listen to free internet radio, news, sports, music, and podcasts. A full-page GE ad in December's Ebony magazine shows Delightful Delilah seated inside a giant ladle, hanging with some other kitchen tools. (Film House also does commercials for Philly's WMMR, WMGK and Jammin' Gold.). Steve Ross Talk show host at both WWDB & WCAU pulled double duty each Saturday - working 6-10 a.m., then returning at midnight, for yet another go 'round. From the liberal sector were Frank Ford and Bernie Herman. On November 6, 2000, Philadelphia's heritage talk station, WWDB, stopped broadcasting talk at 9 am. Started gardening reports for KWY in 2006. I started my radio career there filling in on Saturday night.". Anchored mornings on the old WCAU, did sports talk with Steve Fredericks, and did news with Frank Rizzo. .Patti LaBelle joined Shirley Caesar for some overdubs for the latter's forthcoming album at Indre Studios in Queen Village. Now, most of the talent at WWDB is out of work. Previously on Star 104.5 as morning co-host with Nancy Glass. Known as "Uncle Bernie," the New York City radio host. Now, they split the signals and programs, WWDB old and new at the end of the day they hope to grow the FM into 35-54, really 30-60, and the old folks on AM. at WWDB from 94 to 96, just before the Schwartzs' sold the station to Charlie Banta & Mercury Broadcasting. The programming is a combination of rock and pop artists such as Simple Minds, Blondie, Pat Benatar, the Police, Lover Boy, Madonna, Tears for Fears, The Cars, and B-52s, he said. But that's life in the big city.". Dominic Quinn, a talk-show host in Philadelphia who cherished opera, the printed word and, very pointedly, the proper use of the English language, died on Friday at his home in Wayne, Pa. In 1978, he started a call-in radio program that ran for more than 20 years on Philadelphia radio stations WCAU and WWDB. Before coming to 'DB Derek was at WILM as a Reporter, Anchor and Managing Editor. Ellery has mostly retired from radio. Kent Voss | Picture | Parody Page 1998 Formerly of WWDB, previously several markets. Alex. By: Chris on March 12, 2012. The other two studios, one brand new, were left empty. "I left five years ago when the management then wanted me to hawk some wonder drug on the air," he said. Dom spent his whole life in radio, ran some stations, hosted the morning show at WWDB for some time and has been in semi-retirement for the last couple of years but did the morning shows on. Vicki VenturiniNews Anchor for Paul W. Smith & worked with him & John Brown in 1994,1995. Early Program Director, Talk and Car Show host, Video Rental Store pioneer. Each host spent several days in Philadelphia filling in on the morning show. ", WWDB's format shift silenced a brand of democracy-in-action. Kill four moreand we can take a whole week off Less than 24 hours after WSPD's Scott Sloan was suspended for remarks about assassinating the Rev. (Update by Michele M - September 2002) - Judi had a pretty illustrious career before 101.5. Howard Eskin WIP 610-AM -- Previously, TV Sportscaster, WMMR. A collection of items and features for the first talk radio station in not only Philadelphia but America. Paul Perrello Picture -- Metro Traffic/News. I credit the station with reaching out to me and teaching me news, politics and current events, which eventually led me to a career in politics. Smerconish blames the loss of the talk format on "a succession of owners who paid more and more to buy the station and then felt they had to get blood from a stone to pay the debt service. I stressed to the attorney general and his deputy, Larry Barth, that this was not about an audit or the integrity of management of the financial affairs at the Barnes Foundation during my tenure as president, but was about settling a feud through the use of an audit that would reflect the views of those who demanded it. Anita broadcasts traffic for Shadow Traffic. Losing WWDB is like losing a Philadelphia icon such as John Wanamakers, Strawbridge & Clothier, or even the late, great Frank Rizzo. Paul Kirchner Hosts money talk show on WWDB 860-AM in Philadelphia since 200. At 9 a.m., after the morning news-talk segment ended, an odd-sounding, rhythmless computerized female voice began counting down numbers from 7,000 to zero. Named by Newsweek magazine as "the most celebrated radio host in New York" in 1979. Known to people on this website as instrumental in helping with the Faulkner Block Party in June 2000. The Philly Talk Radio People Page is an original feature of PhillyTalk.com First published in June of 2001 from information gathered at this site since 1997 Original material copyright All rights reserved. Our Hosts, Co-Hosts and Production Team are seasoned . Relevant Radio. Here's some audio from the old WWDB 96.5 FM Talk Radio Station. "We're calling it 'Radio 96.5, the Point,'" Donahue said, "and over the next few weeks, we'll be adding new on-air personalities.". On March 17, 1975, WWDB became the country's first all-talk station on FM. Previously long-time WWDB news reporter. Soon after he moved to L.A. with his wife. Died suddenly of a heart attack in December 2004. Lauren Pressley Formerly on NJ-101.5, then Press Broadcasting's G106.3 and WHTG AM out of Monmouth County, NJ. Marc Collazzo & Kae Anderson share the offerings of this vibrant community. he has been working with co-host Anthony Gargano since early 2000. Merrill Reese WWDB in the early days. never equaled.". Four 'PHT "intro" bumpers are in the Audio Vault. (Added/Updated 11/2003 by P.M.S). Gary Hendler hosts The Clean and Sober Radio Show on WWDB in Philadelphia. Beasley simply got those call letters when nobody . This email address is being protected from spambots. Formerly of WWDB, weekend overnight shift. One audio clip in the Audio Vault. Resides (as of 2002) in New York City with his wife. As we reported here first on this website (11/8) that turned out to be a ruse.Year 2000 AIR awards winners (there is an odd relationship between AIR award winners at WWDB and then the winners leaving. Frank Ford Born in 1917 Frank Ford has a long history in radio broadcasting in Philly. This Sid Mark/Sinatra tradition also permeated my family as my daughters turned their friends on to Frank's music with Sid. Brooke Daniels NJ101.5 middays and afternoons, 1990-93. From talk radio to all '80s is about as drastic as switching from classical to pop (oh, I forgot, that also happened in Philly). The clues leading up to the format's demise were certainly evident for several years. Carol Holloway Is Looking for the Answers to Science, Politics, Relationships, Money and More! One of the most important hours of your week, Gary Hendler hosts an insightful and informative hour every Friday afternoon at 3:00. "I started at WHAT on Nov. 11, 1955," Mark said. WIP-AM (610) has a sports-talk format; WHAT-AM (1340) pitches its talk primarily to African American listeners. ", Mark said he wishes Beasley well and noted that since his show is nationally syndicated, it will still be heard in 115 other cities and "you never know, it may rise again here. 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