Be the first one to, 1982-05-17 WBCN FM 104.1 Boston MA Mark Parenteau & Lisa Carlin unscoped, 1982_05_17_WBCN_FM_104.1_Boston_MA_Mark_Parenteau_Lisa_Carlin, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, 1982_05_17_WBCN_FM_104.1_Boston_MA_Part 1.mp3, 1982_05_17_WBCN_FM_104.1_Boston_MA_Part 2.mp3, 1982_05_17_WBCN_FM_104.1_Boston_MA_Part 3.mp3, 1982_05_17_WBCN_FM_104.1_Boston_MA_Part 4.mp3, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). The additional aircheck is right. He was a music reporter for KABC-TV when he was tapped as one of MTV's original "fab five." Its most famous alumnus was Peter Wolf, a rhythm-and-blues and blues fanatic who not only knew the music but performed it as lead singer and songwriter for the J. Geils Band. and Cooper. We did incredible events. Since then:DJ at WZLX and KISS; editor in chief at Citysearch; marketing director at Ticketmaster Online. It was a blast for me. 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. classic rock. [1], In 1972 he entered a Benedictine monastery with the intention of becoming a monk, but left after only nine months. When these new people came in from New York, they just didnt get it. The station started to air the syndicated Opie & Anthony during the morning drive. Please help : need gm300 personality file, 11. He hosts The Adam Carolla Show, a talk show distributed as a podcast .more #46 of 164 The Best Talk Show Hosts Of Daytime, Late Night, and All Time #37 of 61 [4], On April 10, 2003, Martinie was diagnosed with cancer. You heard the stories of the camaraderie that they had back then. Massachusetts could get another snowstorm Friday: What areas were the jackpot zones in this past storm? Nam interdum orci ut nulla scelerisque euismod. If you've ever wondered what your favorite radio personalities look like, scroll down or check out the slideshow. 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. For a long time, WBCN successfully balanced new and old music (featuring the slogan "Classic to Cutting Edge"). There is comedy, news, information about peace marches ('BCN was the "internet" for the young crowd (me at the time!!). WWBX-HD1 simulcasts the analog signal of WWBX as Mix 104.1. It all started in. I was the last full-time DJ that Oedipus hired. People dont listen to technology; they listen to content. Tommy Charles. In early 1994, WBCN made its first major format adjustment since 1968. The "album" had been compiled out of material the Beatles recorded in London in January 1969, the same sessions that would be used to create the Beatles' Let It Be album which was released in May 1970. And once you control everything, you dont need to be creative, you dont need to be dynamic, you dont need to deal with a bunch of weird characters. Real human personalities owned the music as much as the bands that wrote it; they frequented clubs, knew personally the pulse of local talent, and knew the goings-on of a community or city. That, for me, was the best thing about working at WBCN: He took a liking to me. On December 4, 2017, the call letters changed to WWBX, after the call letters were transferred to a sister station in Chicago.[2]. We reflected the culture of the city. Let's Listen to a Clip From Adam 12's First Radio Show, 25 Years Ago. I was only there for a short time. Everybody, send a bag of shit to Arbitron. Duane gave out the exact address, every break, for four hours. If you go to the BCN storage lockers, everything is in there. The final words were from the late Darrell Martinie, the Cosmic Muffin, saying his tag line, "Over and Out." Suddenly, you have two talk shows on in the morning and afternoon drive, so what is BCN? King, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker and Buddy Guy. There are no reviews yet. After he left WBCN, Parenteau hosted shows on XM Radio and Q104, until the arrest in 2004, reports the Worcester Telegram and Gazette. Thats why I say its a fable. fostered since 1968. There were other conspiring factors, too: The alt-rock format was souring. I took the late-night shift, from 12 to 7 in the morning. J." I remember one night, Paul Ahern, a record promoter, and I were sitting in his car, maybe smoking a fatty, and he said, Charles, I want you to hear something. I was a kid then. With WBCN's dissolution as an analog station, the Patriots flagship station became WBCN's sister station WBZ-FM on August 13, 2009. Oedipus was orange. There are 3 small gaps where I flipped/changed cassettes. He took me under his wing. 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". The women at WBCN, we had to carve out a place for ourselves. Duane went on the air and complained, All these fat cats down in Maryland, theyre driving around in their Cadillacs, smoking cigars, and these guys decide what radio stations get all the money from the sponsors. Host Robin Young speaks with filmmaker Bill Lichtenstein about "WBCN and the American Revolution." Parenteau, who claimed he did not know the boy he was charged with molesting was under age, agreed to plead guilty to one count of child sexual abuse and was sentenced to three years in prison. Worcester personality and deejay LB Worm paid tribute on his . It was programmed by. BCN was already its own entity, its own country, its own reality. Boston Globe. BCN was creative and successful for a long time. There was just a belief that we could do it. WBCN wasnt just the jocks and engineers and sales and support staff. They were just business guys who only looked at numbers. 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. But then, if it was kind of vicious out, you could play Riders on the Storm by the Doors. NAME Years of Service Current Status Bill Abbate 1988-Present. 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. There was a period in the mid- to late 80s when BCN was regularly the number one station in Boston. John J. They would be heard next to the great bands of the time. If anyone had anything to say, it went on the intercom. I think it was $10,000. The myth that WBCN started at the Boston Tea Party, which has been the accepted dogma for 40 years, isnt true. HD digital radio technology, introduced commercially in . Navigate our website or try searching instead. During his 19-year reign, Parenteau was instrumental in breaking musical acts like Bob Seger and the J. Geils Band. The music meant something to the DJ, and to the moment in which it was being played. There were so many of them, and there was always at least one in rotation, if not more. Rob also hosts one of America's fastest growing and highest rated political commentary shows, The Newsmax Daily with Rob Carson.. , Sirius/XM channel 106. Darrell Blair-Edward Martinie[1] a.k.a. When several large advertisers pulled spots, and the union filed a challenge to Hemisphere's license (pointing out that by forcing the staff out on strike, Hemisphere had created a situation where it could not provide the public service it was required to), Hemisphere relented, the fired staffers were rehired and the DJs went back on the air. I listened to BCN when I was little, because thats what my parents listened to. So if todays October 15, youd put 10 slash 15, and then depending on what hour you played it, if it was the first hour, you put a little diagonal X up in the upper-left corner. On September 14, 2009, WBCN split from WFNZ and became "America's Talk", a conservative-leaning talk station. I can remember sitting in the back of my parents Plymouth Valiant. Profil: WBCN was an over-the-air radio station in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Air Talent,WMYF Exeter,NH Leslie Patten 1977-80 Screenplay writer,N, by mikekelly.. Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:58:04, 3. The Cosmic Muffin (April 10, 1943 - July 26, 2006) was a Boston -based professional astrologer and radio personality . WBCN came along in Boston at a time when virtually every aspect of cultural, social, and political life was changing dramatically in this countrythe intersection of the womens movement, the gay and lesbian rights movement, basic rights, what it meant to be an American. We all wish we could have been around in the 70s and 80s. People were going, This sucks! Legendary Boston stripper Princess Cheyenne hosted a Sunday night sex advice show that eventually led to one of her appearances in Playboy Magazine in April 1986. I was like that kid. Eventually, Wolf had a crucial . The morning-show format with Charles, The Big Mattress, every station uses that idea nowa morning zoo where youve got a couple of hosts, youve got sidekicks. [2] [3] I wasnt allowed to run the radio station the way I wanted to. We all had our colors. The Rock of Boston. 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 kid comes into the station. On August 11, 2009following a weeklong farewell from many of the stations past contributorsWBCN died to the strains of Pink Floyds Shine On You Crazy Diamond.. Parenteau was working at the former XM satellite radio in Washington, D.C. when prosecutors alleged that he enticed teenage boys to come to his D.C. apartment to drink, smoke marijuana and have sex. 70s. WBCN was an over-the-air radio station in Boston, Massachusetts. But youve got to admit hes creative and managed to make it successful. He's been working morning radio all over the country with his partner Pete McKenzie for over 30 years now. 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. 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. I dont know how I would have developed differently had I not had the BCN experience. It was like I was one of them. So Ill wait. If a certain jock was playing a record we liked all of the time, our answer was to put it in the REO Speedwagon section so he couldnt find it. It was a friendly rivalry, but it was definitely a rivalry. You didnt have someone playing Hank Williams then Muddy Waters then Van Morrison then Velvet Underground, in 15 minutes. On December 19, 2017, the HD3 channel was removed. WBCN DJ Maxanne Sartori and Charles "Master. 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. [1], In 1969 his first marriage ended in divorce. My first radio show: 5-8 p.m. on Northeastern University's 104.9 WRBB. How Boston radio station WBCN became the hub of the rock-and-roll, antiwar, psychedelic solar system. WBCN was more than simply an entertainment vehicle. I still cant go to an event without at least one person mentioning WBCN. On the fifth anniversary of BCNs death, key players from its halcyon days reminisce about a time when Boston was all about sex, drugs, and rock n roll. That played the clubs. Part-time personalities in 1980 included Mike Dimambro, Vinny "Jim" Raposa. Arbitron got a lot of bags of shit. In 2010, morning team Karson & Kennedy were named "Hot AC Morning Show of The Year" of 2009 by FMQB magazine. They started questioning decisions we made, because all they cared about was ratings and dollars. They still gave us good ratings the next time. On Saturday, October 5, 2013 RadioBDC (now Indie617) posted on their Facebook page that Oedipus would be hosting "The Oedipus Project" on Saturday mornings from 10AM local to noon featuring all new alternative/indie sounds. Segal's West Coast radical radio consciousness infused the early 'BCN. 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. It was a Sunday night, Oedipus was hosting Nocturnal Emissions, and he played Never Say Never by Romeo Void. That just doesnt exist anymore. It was also a groundbreaking station. Play anything you want, say what you want. *Howard Stern (born January 12, 1954). At this point, please allow compassion to trump judgement in your hearts. Im not a real fan of what he did or what he does. At the time, it was hard to find what was going on. 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