. (2001) Also works for Metro Networks doing news and traffic (KYW traffic / WPHT news) Previously news dept. Irving Homer (May 29, 1924 - June 24, 2009) was an American radio talk show host and television personality, primarily in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania market. Neal Newman WIP 2000-2004, Assistant PD under Tom Bigby. At that time he was the only minority station owner in town. Gary Hendler hosts an insightful and informative hour every Friday afternoon at 3:00 Now on WWDB! Joey Reynolds Joey Reynolds was a Philly radio guy. Copyright 2023 All Access Music Group All rights reserved. I'm sorry that the country had to endure the filth that you brought to the White House. -- picture with an unidentified woman at a WWDB event. (last updated 7/01), George Michaels Washington, D.C. television / local NBC station, channel 4. With WWDB talk shows gone, WPHT-AM is now the sole talk station in Philadelphia. Bernie McCain, the WOL talk show host who for three decades was one of Washington's most popular figures in black radio, died Oct. 13 at Georgetown University Hospital. In 1988 requested CBS management to approve adding Rush Limbaugh. At 5 p.m., the counting stopped, and an era ended. He was diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinsons Disease in August 2017. My opinion is that it must be driven by the talk show. Program Manager & PM Drive Host WWDB-FM Philadelphia 1981-85. Here's some audio from the old WWDB 96.5 FM Talk Radio Station. Started in talk radio on WWDB in the late '70s or early '80s. As of summer 2001, she is an afternoon drive news anchor on WCBS. WNWR 1540-AM on Mondays from 1-2 pm. To what source does Kevin Carter attribute his conclusion concerning WWDB's morning news program challenge to KYW-AM (1060) that "the move was a disaster" (Inquirer, Nov. 7)? On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. (October 98 to July 99) He would do a shift on YSP and drive cross town to PHT trying his hand out in talk radio. They actually patronize the producer/hosts, enough for them to make a profit for and the station owner to make a profit. Ralph is also doing "Traffic on the Two's" from 5-7 am and at 25 past and 55 before the hour for KYW-TV. Special thanks to all those that contribute updates and new information. "That's an old radio stunt," said Gross. He was 63. I hope Sid Mark and Sinatra, along with many of the hosts, find new jobs in Philly where I will gladly listen to them. Ahntastic Adventures in Silicon Valley (7/06), Mike Missanelli WIP 610-AM - mikemissanelli.com. He said that although the station's call letters will remain WWDB "for the moment," they'll probably change. The clues leading up to the format's demise were certainly evident for several years. Resides (as of 2002) in New York City with his wife. 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. Began as a journeyman part-time show producer in 1986, where he worked with just about every 'DB host on the air at that time, including Bernie Herman, Jim Corea, Dom Giordano, Murray Needleman, Yvonne Kaye, and Les Kinsolving. He was nominated again for Mayor but died before the election of a heart attack on July 16, 1991. Philadelphia Focus Bringing Communities Together Sports After all, it was a ritual. (then) Morning anchor at WBAL, Baltimore. 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". Jerry and his partner decided not to sell at that time. It's hard to attract listeners when they don't know you're there. Now resides in New York. "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.". Dick Bolger Formerly on WFPG - 1450-AM in Atlantic City until station change in 2000. Local (Wilmington/Philly) Radio & TV Personalities/Programs. In the last ratings period, however, WWDB, which in its heyday was a perennial Top 10 station in the market, was tied with WPHT for 15th place overall. Welcome to Philly Talk Radio Online Philadelphia's first website focused on covering the format of Talk Radio. AM 970 The Answer. That was the first laugh I had all day. Now the shoe is on the other foot. Throughout the day all that the listeners heard was a computerized voice count down until at 5 pm the format was changed to 80's rock. Dolly retired in May 1985. I'm sorry that for two years you stonewalled every effort of the judicial process and prolonged the country's agony. Went to California to be a writer for the "Man Show." Brooke Daniels NJ101.5 middays and afternoons, 1990-93. After stints at several small suburban Philadelphia talk radio stations in the late 1960s and early 1970s, he joined WWDB-FM in Philadelphia, and hosted a talk show on current affairs from 1975 until 2000, when the station changed its format to music. Metro's PD, Gordon Deal, was Ellery's newsman at WCTC in New Jersey. For several years after the war, he was a member of the Reserves. Enroll in a bachelor's degree program at an accredited college or university. Tongues were set wagging when WWDB discard Irv Homer was spotted coming out of the City Line building that is home to WPHT talk radio, carrying a manila envelope under his arm. (11/02)Updated 1/1/2014: Via his Niece Dianne Morris, Sad to announce that Ken James Moore passed away in his sleep on Dec. 26, 2013. Howard Eskin WIP 610-AM -- Previously, TV Sportscaster, WMMR. Austin CulmerFormerly of WWDB, weekend overnight shift. Philadelphians feel the same way about Sid Mark as the tag line for Friday with Frank would go: "Often imitated . He's at worst, on a bad day, fourth behind the big three political hosts: Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Mark Levin. Show removed near the end of the talk lineup, went south then to L.A. AM 1070 The Answer. Stream live CNN, FOX News Radio, and MSNBC. He went on to become the President of the 76ers basketball team and then the owner. The siblings William and Dolly bought was was then WHAT-AM from the Public Ledger. Clark Deleon Former Inky columnist (page 2 section b) - As of winter 2000, daily columnist for the Metro. Reggie Bryant WHAT 1340-AM. The other two studios, one brand new, were left empty. "Not entirely by choice", says the former talker. [3] Business talk, sometimes augmented with general-interest talk from syndicated personalities such as Don Imus and Mancow Muller, was the station's format until the end of the broadcast day on August 1, 2010. I'm sorry that, though it was true, you lied to the American people about the "affair.". He also hosts "Funky Friday," which airs from 5 p.m. to 7. After Bigby left the station in 2004 Neal served as interim PD and then Operations Manager. -- Died 2/25/1998 - Head of the Philadelphia real estate firm, Bernard C. Meltzer & Associates. Take this Stupid Little Quiz and see how you do. The station that had dominated talk radio in the region since 1975 and was once home to such local personalities as Mary Mason, Frank Ford and Michael Smerconish, the station where Irv Homer, Susan Bray, Jim Corea and Gil Gross expected to go on bantering and arguing with callers, is now playing 1980s musical hits for post-baby boomers. But that's life in the big city.". 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. (Spends some of her free time now using her voice fighting for animal rights). Rush Limbaugh 2. The station was then sold to Ragan Henry (a Philly lawyer) for $6,000,000. Homer was best known as a radio host but he also made numerous TV appearances and even ran as the . In each scenario, however, those talents will come under the watch of yet another corporate giant. Any radio host list that has Howard Stern ranked seventh has issues. Hosted a weekly 2-hour talk show on WRTI in the early '90s. Various issues and concerns are discussed regarding veterans, their dependents, and survivors. The mistake would be to try to compete with KYW but this decision should buy a little more time. Worked at WINS in NY and WTOP in Washington, CBS Radio in NY and more. Passed away the same day his show was to start on WPEN of a heart attack. Syndicates, "Do I Look OK?". Well, along about 1972 they make a run, hire a ton of staffers, reporters, etc (all news has high labor costs)and get their clocks cleaned!!! I knew going into radio 20 years ago that this kind of thing happens. (2-07), Mike Rossi WIP 610-AM. The Spanish-language sports programming was dropped after a year, and on June 13, 2011, WWDB began carrying a schedule of brokered programming, some previously heard on AM 1540 WNWR.[4]. They wanted another station in Phila AND they were kinda like drunken sailors with money (they had a HUGE windfall with the sale of WDAS). I had 25 good years. April 26, 2022. Some programs are broadcast in Hungarian, Ukrainian, Yiddish, Italian and other languages. Susan'sSteve Martorano - 1 am to 5 am.John McNulty - Food and Wine Saturday evenings 6 to 8 pmJoel Gibbs - MovieMania Saturday, 10 pm to midnightSid Mark - Frank Sinatra show -Friday 5 to 10 and Sundays from 9 to 3. Mary Mason WHAT 1340-AM. One of the most important hours of your week, Gary Hendler hosts an insightful and informative hour every Friday afternoon at 3:00. At the dawn of that very decade, I had been an energized seller of talk radio. Died suddenly of a heart attack in December 2004. .Patti LaBelle joined Shirley Caesar for some overdubs for the latter's forthcoming album at Indre Studios in Queen Village. [3] The station began airing a talk format as a complement to sister station to WWDB-FM. The ruse was worthy of the Mossad, Israel's spy agency. List is made up of a variety of people, including Kelly Osbourne, Khloe Kardashian, and Alexis Stewart. (Added/Updated 11/2003 by P.M.S). Carol Holloway Is Looking for the Answers to Science, Politics, Relationships, Money and More! I remember when Bowa first came to the Phillies. Les Kinsolving WCBM 680-AM, Baltimore. "It may sound odd. He replaced Ira Melman who did a mostly news show. ", 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. 2007. )They found nothing but an endless pit of spending money. Laura came back to the air with the popular "The Sunlight Lounge" (Standards and more) on WSNI 104.5-FM in March 2004. Various issues and concerns are discussed regarding veterans, their dependents, and survivors. Gil Gross said he was more upset about employees who will get only two weeks severance than about his own situation. Pat Croce One-time host on WIP. To the other former WWDB employees, best wishes and good luck to you all. Photograph from 1994. Prior to going to 'DB the first time, Dom Q had been at 'CAU for quite a while. Jay Sorenson has a long history in radio including WABC in New York and program director at WKXW. Went on to syndication with Roberta Gale (Westwood One, 1993-94), then to KSDO San Diego, WIOD Miami, WINZ Miami. - Host on WCAU 1210 in the early 70s - also wrote James Bond parodies (oy oy seven) and wrote for Mad Magazine in the 60s (11/02), Derek Williams Formerly WWDB news reporter. For 18 years, Yvonne was the host of a weekly call-in radio show in Philadelphia on talk station WWDB. Air Time Saturday 12:00 PM-1:00 PM. As an account executive at WWDB, I had the daily task of highlighting the best features of that talk format in selling commercial time to advertisers. The disaster of almost nonexistent ratings can more accurately be attributed to a deliberate decision by the company to spend no money advertising the station or the morning news program. He. The current ownership saw Infinity/CBS, which owns WPHT, outbid them for the syndicated talk shows of Rush Limbaugh and Dr. Laura, said Smerconish. For a brief period between 2001 and 2002, Homer also hosted a Sunday evening radio show on CBS-owned Philadelphia news/talk station WPHT-AM. Rearranging the Philly sports radio landscape! As of Spring 2004, New Director of all of the Clear Channel Radio stations in Washington DC and morning news anchor on Clear Channel's WBIG - Big 100 in DC. Soon after he sold it to Charles Schwartz who turned it over to his private company, Pinache Broadcasting, in 1986. The sales department had complete arrogance and enmity for anything relating to Programming.Now, come The Beasley's - they were sold a bill of goods by the previous owner (Mercury) who over sold the billing, cash flow, etc (keep in mind that ad money minus operating costs = broadcast cashflow, so the old way was strip it cleanand whore it out) SO, the Beasley's really didn't look the deal over to well. Rollye James Currently syndicated with WPHT 1210-AM as her home base. The Point then went to Rosler Creative in Mendocino, Calif., where I left calls for Peter Rosler to find out where the commercial was shot. Active until the very end of his life, Homer collapsed while giving a lecture at Eastern University. Harry Hurley | picture Formerly on WFPG - 1450-AM in Atlantic City. (Added/Updated 11/2003 by P.M.S). The "Mark & Denise in the Mornings" show launched Monday Jan. 15 on WWDB 860 AM's. The show will broadcast live Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 7:30 - 9:30 a.m according to a press release. Sean Hannity 4. Stu BykofskySeems familiarThe Point is like the Bee. Sid Mark Popular music host of the long-running Sunday with Sinatra Show WWDB then WPHT. 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. "I left five years ago when the management then wanted me to hawk some wonder drug on the air," he said. Paul Kirchner Hosts money talk show on WWDB 860-AM in Philadelphia since 200. Jesse Jackson, WVKS colleague Denny Schaffer was on the air offending local black leaders and making Jewish jokes. The highly-publicized talent search ran through dozens of hosts and was the talk of Philadelphia. Went to NJ101.5 in early summer of 2002 as part of Carton and Rossi, shown here at right. Last rites were just administered this week. (12/2004), Steve O'Bryan Sports talk on WCAU-AM from 1986-1988, then went to WOGL to do AM drive before being dumped for Don Cannon. Ellery has mostly retired from radio. WFIL 560 AM. Program Home. When talk rival WPHT, the present incarnation of 1210-AM, which has more recently returned to "pure" talk, outbid WWDB for nationally syndicated powerhouses Rush Limbaugh and Laura Schlesinger last January, another shovel of dirt was heaved upon the remains of once-proud WWDB. 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. . Moved out of the area to New York. In a soup ladle, that is. Before 'ILM, a freelancer at WDAS in Philly (updated July 2001), Pat Winters Used to do traffic for WWDB, middays (6-01). He was 75 and had. Wally Kennedy Anchor/Radio-TV personality in Philly. Allan has a long history in radio including his own syndicated sports show covering the Yankees and Mets. After her brother died in 1979 Dolly took over as full owner and GM. Making Better Financial Decisions for Productive, Positive Economic Change, NOW, Where Business Leaders Meet to Discuss Sales Strategies, Closing Techniques and Client Development. Michael Smerconish - website | e-mail | picture 1994 | archive page WPHT 1210-AM (January 1998 to November 2001, left for half a year then returned) Started on WWDB 96.5-FM on Weekends around 1991 (6-01) Moved to mornings Year? Irving Homer (May 29, 1924 June 24, 2009) was an American radio talk show host and television personality, primarily in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania market. John McNulty WNWR 1540-AM. Archive | LettersI am 25 years old and have been listening to Sid Mark on WWDB-FM (96.5) for five years (a mere one-ninth of the show's air time). Long gone is a voice that was truly local. This meant that WWDB's account executives had to work harder than those at other stations to get the ad dollars directly from retailers and frequently bypassed agencies. Now can be heard on WOL Radio in Washington, DC on 1340 AM (1pm-4pm, Monday-Friday), and on XM (added 12/01). Previously reported for WWDB. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. They hired Sid Mark to host an overnight jazz music show on the FM. Each host spent several days in Philadelphia filling in on the morning show. It is powered at 10,000 watts, using a directional antenna. Talk Radio 1210 WPHT. If they do, I can assure you that my family and I will be listening. Formerly on WPHT 1210-AM - Does reports on KYW-AM, Dave Skalish Chief engineer WPHT 1210-AM, previously at KYW 1060-AM, Perry Michael Simon NJ101.5 Program Director 1991-94. Please note: This page is primarily for local talk radio people. Jack McKinney Former WCAU-AM and CBS national syndicated talk radio personality, and former Philadelphia Daily News Columnist. B101.1 Philly. Morning News on WOGL(Oldies) on the Don Cannon show. ), John DiPrimio Co-founder of Citizens for Common Sense. After WCAU, the old 1210 AM, abandoned talk in 1975, owners William and Dolly Banks replaced the market's jazz station, WHAT-FM, with talk. Dave Donahue, general manager of WXTU, will become general manager at the Point as well, the Beasley organization announced. He formerly worked for the Inquirer and was on the popular Prism show, "Great Sports Debate." Covered the war in Vietnam for NBC News 69-70. He served the US Armed Forces as a photojournalist for the Coast Guard in the late seventies and early eighties. "), Among those suddenly jobless yesterday was station icon Sid Mark, who said, "I knew something was up, but I didn't expect this.". 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