, Sirius/XM channel 106. The Cosmic Muffin (April 10, 1943 July 26, 2006) was a Boston-based professional astrologer and radio personality. [15] On October 10, 2017, CBS disclosed that as part of the process of obtaining regulatory approval of the merger, WBZ-FM would be one of sixteen stations that would be divested by Entercom, along with sister stations WBZ and WZLX, and Entercom stations WRKO and WKAF, with Entercom retaining WEEI AM and FM, WBMX, WODS and WAAF. Jim Halfyard took over the graveyard shift. He was 66. They would be heard next to the great bands of the time. 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. Oedipus has his own foundation, The Oedipus Foundation, and is a member of the Board of Directors for The Technology Broadcasting Corporation of MIT, Stop Handgun Violence, and an original member of the Board of Directors for Mobius (an artist-run center for experimental work in all media). 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. 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. Chicago Radio Personalities - Where are they now, 8. The station went on strike in 1979 because the new owners, Hemisphere Broadcasting, came in. It was like I was one of them. Nam interdum orci ut nulla scelerisque euismod. Since WBCN's change to digital-only, the station was known as "Free Form BCN" and then "WBCN Free Form Rock" by late September 2009. Need Personality file for UHF visar (( please help )), High Profile Show & Ratings (was Re: Changes at WBCN-Boston), Chicago Radio Personalities - Where are they now, Please help : need gm300 personality file, Need Personality file for UHF visar (( please help )). They gave Mark Parenteau a 3, and they gave Charles Laquidara, that old guy, like a 3.6. There was an element of partying, yes. In time, WBCNs free-spirited beginnings would retrench as the station moved to the top of the Prudential Tower with its higher overhead (pun intended), and new owners with higher financial expectations arrived along with radio competition. Are you playing with a full deck? He was one of the few African Americans to DJ an "album rock" radio station. Note that clicking the link below will block access to this site for 24 hours. They had a studio upstairs, thats where the classical music station was, and thats where it started. 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. As the 90s beckoned, WBCNs taste for fresh sounds placed it in the Alternative Music format, but rapid changes began to sap its vital energy. Darrell Blair-Edward Martinie[1] a.k.a. Ive become the de facto spokesperson for the final era. Oh, the stories you heard. 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. Classical music, jazz, or anything else might be played, as long as the skillful DJs could make it work. Carolla, on Loveline after earlier attempts at traditional stand-up comedy, eschewed traditional stand-up methods, such as scripted comedic bits. I do a live-stream talk show to multiple social media platforms simultaneously. While San Francisco was celebrating a psychedelic Summer of Love in 1967, Boston stayed buttoned up and battened down. There were all the artistsSpringsteen, Led Zeppelin, U2that the station broke and changed lives. / photograph courtesy of the david bieber archives. I didnt get paid to do it, but it was that kind of important experience for me. #WBCN #wbcnfreeform. Everybody listened to WBCN. Youve seen the movie Almost Famous. That was part of its charm. 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. This article on a dance music disc jockey is a stub. [24], On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom (which locally owned WEEI, WEEI-FM, WRKO, WKAF, and WAAF). There wasnt bitterness; there was just sadness at the end. Bob Machsond 1977-79 Lawyer in NYC. Laquidara would then give Martinie his start in radio as well as his nickname "The Cosmic Muffin", which was taken from a National Lampoon Radio Dinner parody "Deteriorata". CBS Radio will launch 98.5 The Sports Hub in the other slot. Mar 2020 - Present3 years. By the fall of 2002, certain classic artists, such as Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, and Ozzy Osbourne, were added back in the station's playlist rotation. After graduating, he landed a job at a small radio station in Cumming, Georgia.In 1999, he started hosting nights on 99X in Atlanta and eventually worked . His reports were syndicated to stations nationwide. And you kept me! Anyway, he ended up firing Duane, but in less than three weeks he ended up bringing him back. in Boston Albert O 1983-Present Air Talent,midnight-6am Oedipus 1976-Present Program Director Mark Parentau 1978-Present Air Talent,3-7pm Jim Parry 1968-79 Anthroplogy student at Harvard U. But we like you because youre intelligent and youre not afraid to take chances. Who says that today? Search the history of over 797 billion The following Monday, my boss, Klee Dobra, called me in. SAM KOPPERAt WBCN:Program director, morning DJ, 196871; live music broadcast producer and weekend DJ, 197591. The final words were from the late Darrell Martinie, the Cosmic Muffin, saying his tag line, "Over and Out." Youre acting like Duane and you are separate people. And I said, But you just fired Duane! As part of the switch, the WBMX call letters were parked on 1660 AM in Charlotte from July 29, 2009, until WBCN signed off for the last time at 104.1 in Boston on August 12, 2009. Like the biggest rock bands, it began as an underground revolution, thenin a haze of sex- and drug-fueled mayhem transformed radio, went mainstream, enjoyed unimaginable financial prosperity, and was ultimately undone by that success, as its corporate masters foisted upon the Rock of Boston a series of edicts so stringent that it ended up as boring and pre-programmed as the AM-radio dinosaurs it had so creatively displaced. If anyone had anything to say, it went on the intercom. In 1976, he was featured in a voice-only performance as a DJ of the fictional KGYS radio in the movie Car Wash. 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". It was not just your talentyou had to be able to hang with the boys and you had to take a certain number of lumps that the boys didnt have to. Wed go out and hang out with the bands. And he screwed up all the time! Were all on a mattress together. Syndicated shock jock Howard Stern turned mornings into all-talk radio. The first DJs operated out of studios at 171 Newbury Street and included Peter Wolf in his pre-stardom days, Jim Parry, Al Perry, Tommy Hadges, Sam Kopper and Steve Segal. Once Oedipus left, the station was kind of in a free fall. It then mutated over the years into what was called. B96 - WBBM 96.3 FM. In December 1968, Peter Wolf left to take the J. Geils Band full-time and, introduced to the station by Jim Parry, Charles Laquidara was hired to take over the 10:00p.m. to 2:00a.m. air shift. [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. The 5-8 p.m. block on WRBB at the time was for alternative and indie rock . When the strike was over, Charles needed someone to be his brain. He would do all kinds of stuff. BCN did that. You could start in downtown Boston and walk to Cambridge, to Harvard Square. During his time on Loveline, Carolla gradually drew an increasing fan base to the program. I loved this station (it's been gone for many years now). Jukebox stations are not radio; they are jukeboxes. Kevin Karlson [email protected] Kevin was born and raised in Ohio. The station slowly began to change to an "underground" progressive rock format on the night of March 15, 1968. He held his final radio gig at the former XM satellite radio station in Washington, D.C. until his arrest. They were totally my peers. It was like the old BCN, and it was remarkably brave radio. 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. I like to think we made the city and the people listening to it, we enhanced their lives. The WBCN staff, circa 1978. Director of Public Affairs at New England Med.Center BostonBilly West 1983-90 Voices of Ren&Stimpy Nickolodeon Production,WXRK(K-Rock) in NYCSherman Whitman 1985-87 1989-Present Public Affairs DirectorNorm Winer 1969-70 1971-77 PD at WXRT,ChicagoAndrew Wolf 1988-90 Air Talent,WZBC-FM,BostonPeter Wolf 1968 Recording Artist,BostonDavid Wolman 1980-84 Promotions Dir,KOME-FM San Jose, Either email addresses are anonymous for this group or you need the view member email addresses permission to view the original message, You do not have permission to delete messages in this group. The old DJs, station IDs, and classic rock were gutted, replaced by an alternative music format featuring new, younger jocks. 2. Jackson Jr. (April 8, 1941 March 17, 2004) was an American radio and television personality. 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. The Oedipus Project (oedipus1.com) champions new, alternative, and experimental music. Its just constant marketing, and not enough soul. On December 19, 2017, the HD3 channel was removed. Since then:Director of special projects for the Phoenix Media/Communications Group; director of the David Bieber Archives. He was one of MTV's five original VJs (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and Martha Quinn). Since then:Program director, DJ of WBCN Free Form Rock on wbcn.com and 100.7HD3. That killed radio. It looks like nothing was found at this location. Is it a talk station? Between late 1968 and early 1971, as program director, Kopper sought out and hired Norm Winer, recently graduated from Brandeis; Andy Beaubien, recently graduated from URI; and Maxanne Sartori, who came in from her DJ position at KOL-FM in Seattle. But I remember my parents changing the station. SFERRUZZA, Paul D. "Tank" Boston Radio Personality "TANK" Paul D. Sferruzza, "Tank" of Boston radio fame, died peacefully in his home in Dover, NH at the age of 67, on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 aft Known as ' The Rock Of Boston ', its two main Boston - area competitors are Album Oriented Rock / Active rock WAAF and alternative music WFNX. People were going, This sucks! But still, it was always WBCN. Gil Santos, former WBZ sports reporter, did play-by-play, while Gino Cappelletti, former Patriots star, provided color commentary. WBCN Free Form Rock Retweeted. In 2010, morning team Karson & Kennedy were named "Hot AC Morning Show of The Year" of 2009 by FMQB magazine. However, on January 29, 2016, "WBCN Free Form Rock" was dropped from WZLX-HD3 and flipped to adult standards as "The Lounge." Nancy was with the station from when WMJX signed on in 1982. In 1965, Nathaniel Johnson was appointed Music Director of WBCN by station program director Don Otto. BILL LICHTENSTEINAt WBCN:Newscaster and announcer,197078. But then, if it was kind of vicious out, you could play Riders on the Storm by the Doors. This is noise! As program director, I made sure we always had at least one local band in rotation. Since then:Assistant program director and midday DJ, WZLX. I dont know how I would have developed differently had I not had the BCN experience. It was just a matter of time before it became centrally controlled and they could put all of these cost-cutting measures into effect. That fall, Segal and Kopper hired J. J. Jackson as a disc jockey. WBCN-FM, a collective of free-spirited radio pioneers, launched from the fading grandeur of a classical music radio station rapidly spinning out of business. You also need a staff with lots of expertise to run this equipment. In 2016 Oedipus was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame (Massachusetts Broadcasters Association). "Indie 104.1" on 104.1 HD-3 ceased operations. The idea of the radio, and crafting it, and being a person on the other end, that will never die. WBCN holds a special place in history." Jon Abbott, President and CEO, WGBH "A team of young heroes, women and men, black and white, straight and gay, passionate, fearless and revolutionary, broadcast the music and ideas that shaped how every college kid thought, felt, and acted for the rest of our lives." While the existence of the promotional album is apocryphal, the truth behind the broadcast, though less dramatic, is equally as fascinating. Acts including Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead, Fleetwood Mac, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Van Morrison and The Kinks all played The Boston Tea Party. People are losing interest in radio, Im talking twentysomethings, because theres nothing compelling there. DAVID BIEBERAt WBCN:Creative services director,197894. On April 1, 1996, the Stern show was moved to mornings. They played taped interviews with Springsteen, the Clash, an interview with Tim Leary. WBCN's programming on 104.1 ended after midnight on August 12, 2009, WBMX then moved to 104.1 two hours later (the WBCN call letters were then transferred to the Charlotte station), with WBZ-FM launching the next day. That played the clubs. Before switching to 98.5 HD-2 on August 12, 2009, WBCN featured its rock format for 41 years as an analog radio station on 104.1 MHz (now WBMX ). Eventually, Wolf had a crucial . 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. I was the rare DJ from somewhere else. Its studios are located in Brighton, and its transmitter is on the upper FM mast of the Prudential Tower. 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. LISA TRAXLERAt WBCN:DJ, 198490. The first song of that last hour was Cream's "I Feel Free," the first rock song played on WBCN in 1968, and the last song played was Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond," followed by a much-used collage of songs with the line "They're really Rockin' in Boston" and station bits and ID spots used over the years, which then slowed to a halt. Worcester personality and deejay LB Worm paid tribute on his . 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. [8] During the following months, industry insiders, local media, and even WBCN's on air staff speculated that, in a matter of time, WBCN could see a format change, especially after the Boston Herald ran an article in the March 30, 2009, issue about WBCN's future, and the station airing a Top 40 format for a few hours the following day (April Fool's Day). That same year he moved to Boston, as he believed it was the most astrologically perfect place for him. He gave me confidence to find my own style. If you needed a ride, well connect you. The women at WBCN, we had to carve out a place for ourselves. Known as "The Rock of Boston", WBCN became a legend in the rock music industry for breaking many bands, most notably U2. He later returned to KLOS, and hosted the afternoon shift at smooth jazz station KTWV ("The Wave") for one year. [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. This an aircheck of WBCN Boston, one of the best radio stations ever to exist at the time. Not just because it played radically different music, which it did, or that it had a socially or politically aware newsroom, which it did. 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. The station by this time was playing some hard rock and Nu metal acts such as Godsmack, Korn, Limp Bizkit, and Linkin Park. They werent part of this culture, and they werent part of this kind of radio culture. She also hosted pre-recorded broadcasts for the Armed Forces Radio Network in the 1970s and 1980s. 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). In the early 1990s, the station began airing the nationally syndicated Howard Stern Show, but aired it in the evenings on tape delay instead of during morning drive. [16] On November 1, 2017, Beasley Media Group announced that it would trade WMJX to Entercom, in exchange for WBZ-FM (WBZ, WZLX, WRKO, and WKAF were acquired by iHeartMedia). There was the Rock n Roll Rumble. Because the station got involved in giving these bands a higher profile, people could see them in clubs. Back in the day, Charles was really my mentor. But in 1996, the new Telecommunications Act spawned a sudden nationwide consolidation of the radio industry, and thats when things for BCN went south. Now the clubs are making some more money, so they keep booking the bands. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. For the first time, the owners of the station began to make a profit. Luckily Im still alive. Since then:President of Lichtenstein Creative Media; director of The American Revolution, a forthcoming documentary on the early days of WBCN. [4], On April 10, 2003, Martinie was diagnosed with cancer. November 29, 2020. Once you reach number one, once you reach that magical economic success, once you reach X number of millions of dollars in billing, where do you go? Along the way, WBCN both pioneered and defined progressive rock radio, the dominant format for a generation of listeners. People dont listen to technology; they listen to content. Partying in the 1980s was different than partying in the 2000s. [2] Although he initially believed astrology to be "stupid" and asinine", he later became hooked. Boylston Street still had the old-school spirit. He can be found in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, in the exhibit Dedicated to the One I Love: Rock and Radio. The call sign stood for the Boston Concert Network (along with Hartford's WHCN, New York City's WNCN, and Providence's WXCN). WBCN's 104.1 analog and HD-1 moved to 98.5 (WBZ-FM) HD-2. )[19][18] The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on November 17. ; Best QB's vs. the spread; Debating Derrick Henry. Yes, in the years that followed, we had competition. 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. 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