BOB CAIN
May-October, 1962

Bob was the third utility man at WDRC, replacing Joel Cash doing news and music shifts. His Saturday and Sunday afternoon programs were known as "Cain's Mutiny." He came to Hartford from Buckley-Jaeger's Rhode Island sister station. His later career focused on journalism.

PRIOR: KSWI Council Bluffs, IA; KOIL Omaha, NE; WHK Cleveland, OH; WHIM Providence, RI

AFTER: WJAR AM/TV Providence, RI; WPRI TV Providence, RI; St. Louis, MO; WNBC New York, NY; NBC Radio Network, New York, NY; CNN Television, Atlanta, GA

TODAY: Bob is enjoying retirement in Las Vegas where he writes fiction (10-24-03). (e-mail)

PHIL CALLAN
prior to November 25, 1994 - February, 1997

Phil was a veteran broadcaster when he was hired for WDRC AM's standards music format. He started in afternoon drive, but in May, 1996 he moved to the midday show, 10AM-3PM, to make room for Bob Grant's syndicated talk show.

PRIOR: WMMW Meriden, CT; WJMJ Bloomfield, CT

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TODAY: Phil is once again at WJMJ hosting morning drive (4-21-03).

BILL CALVERT
September-October, 1975

Bill's stay at WDRC was a short one.

PRIOR: WMYB ?

AFTER: WWYZ Waterbury, CT

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ALLAN CAMP
prior to April 17, 1987 - September , 1989

Allan was hired by Dick Korsen to be production director and initially did afternoon drive on WDRC AM on a temporary basis. He later moved across the hall to FM and continued until joining WRCH as morning man and program director.

PRIOR: WCFR Springfield, VT; WSNE Providence

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TODAY: WRCH Farmington, CT; see his note (1-6-03) (e-mail).

DON CANNON
August 25, 1970 - December 26, 1970

A native of Yonkers, Dominic Don Cannon Canzanzo was part of a singing group called The Dreamers in the late 1950s. He came to Big D as the second all-night man (after Dik Haddad), but only stayed three months. Buckley Broadcasting transferred him to their station in Philadelphia, WIBG. Aside from some fill-in work in the New York market, it's been his home ever since. You may recall his voice (in a fake WIBG aircheck) at the very beginning of the movie, "Rocky."

PRIOR: WHRF Riverhead, NY; WBAB Babylon, NY

AFTER: WIBG, WIFI, WFIL, WIP, WCAU & WSNI, all Philadelphia, PA; WWDJ Hackensack, NJ; WNEW New York, NY

TODAY: Don retired after 14 years of morning drive at WOGL Philadelphia on June 11, 2004.

JACK CARNEY
prior to March, 1993 - prior to December 3, 2005

Not to be confused with the St. Louis broadcast legend of the same name, Jack is a veteran of Connecticut broadcasting. He graduated form Charter Oak College in Hartford, then got his masters degree from Wesleyan University. He received a diploma from Leland Powers School of Radio, Television and Theater in Boston, Massachusetts and Radio Engineering Institute located in Sarasota, Florida. He has filled several airshifts at WDRC AM and FM, spending several years as the afternoon drive host on WDRC AM while spending Sunday afternoon on Big D 103 from 3-7PM. On January 25, 2002 he replaced Glenn O'Brien on the 7PM-midnight shift at DRC FM. See his note (4-9-00) (e-mail).

PRIOR: WALE Fall River, MA; WDEW Westfield, MA; WTXL Springfield, MA; WPOP Hartford, CT; WTIC FM Hartford, CT; WIOF Waterbury, CT

TODAY: Jack does fill-in work at Country 92.5 WWYZ Waterbury (e-mail). (11-28-06)

JOEL CASH
June, 1961 - May, 1962 and September-December, 1966

Born in upstate New York and raised in Detroit, Joel began his broadcast career at the University of Miami. He also served as a U.S. Army corporal for two years. This member of The Friendly Five and The Swinging Six replaced Gene Anthony as WDRC's utility man in 1961. During his second stint at Big D, he hosted the 9-noon shift. He was a legend for ten years in Boston, mostly at WRKO.

PRIOR: WKAT Miami Beach, FL; WIRK West Palm Beach, FL

AFTER: WPOP Hartford, CT; WDEE Hamden, CT; WCOP, WBZ, WRKO, WMEX, all Boston, MA; WFTL Ft. Lauderdale, FL

TODAY: Joel has been out of broadcasting for some years. He owns a successful wholesale business in Sunrise, FL. (e-mail).

BRUCE CHANDLER
prior to April 18, 1987 - 1988

Bruce attended high school in Fontana, California and got his first radio job in San Bernadino. Known as "the record handler," Bruce hosted a midday shift during WDRC AM's satellite music days when it was affiliated with The Oldies Channel.

PRIOR: KMEN San Bernadino, CA; KEZY Anaheim, CA; KIQQ Los Angeles, CA;KRTH Los Angeles, CA; KIQQ-FM, Los Angeles

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TODAY: Since 1988 Bruce has handled morning wakeup duties for The Oldies Channel. He also works Saturday mornings on KRTH Los Angeles, CA (3-1-03) (e-mail).

KENT CLARK
June 11, 1967 - February 28, 1970; frequent sub May 7, 1971 - 1973;
October 12, 1998 - April, 2002

One of the most familiar voices in Connecticut has been a familiar figure at WDRC off and on since 1967. Kent Clark was also one of the most versatile staffers, hosting many different airshifts (especially on FM) and spending most of 1968-69 in the news department. He left in 1970 to become director at the Stratford branch of Dick Robinson's Connecticut School of Broadcasting (later directing both the Stratford and Hartford branches), but in the early seventies he frequently practiced what he preached to his students during FM fill-in shifts. During his Big D years Kent was an auxiliary Connecticut State Trooper. (see also Walt Pinto)

PRIOR: WGUY Bangor, ME; WBBX Portsmouth, NH; WICC Bridgeport, CT; WAVZ New Haven, CT

AFTER: WCCC Hartford, CT; WRCQ Farmington, CT; WELI New Haven, CT; WHYN Springfield, MA; WLIS Old Saybrook, CT

TODAY: The man known as "Kent Clark" returned to WDRC AM as program director in 1998, leaving in April, 2002. He brought with him his real name, Walt Pinto; see his note (2-21-00) (e-mail).

JOHN CLARE
1942-43

When World War II drew many announcers away from broadcasting, women and young men got career breaks they might not normally have gotten. John was one of them, working part-time at WDRC's first FM station in 1942-43 while he was still in high school. He later worked as a columnist for The Catholic Transcript.

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GLENN COLLIGAN
prior to April 21, 1984 - 1987

Glenn's knowledge of music--in particular, oldies--was a big plus when he hosted the AM midday shift, including The Hartford Hall of Fame, which featured the top 13 songs from a particular year. In the spring of 1986 he replaced Fred Horton as program director of WDRC AM.

PRIOR: WBIS Bristol, CT; WWYZ Waterbury, CT

AFTER: WMEX Boston, MA; WRCH Farmington, CT

TODAY: For many years Hlenn has hosted the Sunday Morning Tag Sale on WTIC Hartford, CT (3-27-05).

LAVERN COLTON
spring 1944 - 1946

Larry was on the staff during WDRC's network-affiliated days. He became Chief Announcer on April 23, 1945 when Harvey Olson was promoted to Program Manager. Colton lived in East Hartford.

PRIOR: WCOU Lewiston, ME

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JOE CONNOLLY
May 19, 1973 - 1975

When Joe joined the news department it was a familiar role--he did some part-time work there in February, 1972 using the name "John Sullivan." Among his other positions after WDRC was a stint as press secretary for U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut.

PRIOR: WHYN Springfield, MA

AFTER: WASH FM Washington, DC; WTOP Washington, DC; AP Radio; RKO Radio Networks

TODAY: Joe works for the Wall Street Journal Radio Network and is a business reporter on WCBS Newsradio 88 in New York; see his note (1-18-00) (e-mail).

STERLING V. COUCH
1928 - after 1942

Born in Derby, CT on October 23, 1890, the head of the announcing staff through most of WDRC's formative years was Sterling Vernon Couch. As a young man in his 20s, Couch worked as a photographer in New Haven. He started his career at WDRC as a part-time program arranger after a career in the music business and served as program and musical director, with supervision over staff musicians. In 1942 Couch registered for the draft. His application said he was 51 years old and employed by F.M. Doolittle at 750 Main Street in Hartford.

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BOB CRAIG
March 16, 1970 - October 4, 1974

Bob's encyclopedic knowledge of music is more than a profession--it's a passion. He'll spend hours talking about Sinatra. He can also recall much of the history of PAMS radio jingles. His first stint in Boston was as producer of the Jefferson Kaye show at WBZ; they are still friends today. At Big D, Bob spent his first month doing the FM midday shift before moving across the hall April 13, 1970 to WDRC's 10AM-3PM shift. Dubbed the "Paragon of Virtue" by his close friend, Dick McDonough, Craig was known for his unusual culinary concoctions each day at noon when he announced, "it's l-u-u-u-nchtime!!"

PRIOR: WLTN Littleton, NH; WBZ Boston, MA; WARE Ware, MA; WHYN Springfield, MA; WICH Norwich, CT

AFTER: WPOP Hartford, CT; WHDH Boston, MA; WNAB Bridgeport, CT; WWYZ Waterbury, CT; WMGK, WEAZ, WPEN, all Philadelphia, PA

TODAY: Bob hosts a jazz show on Temple University's station, WRTI (e-mail)(8-11-07).

JAY CRAWFORD
1975 - 1976

Jay was a frequent substitute, especially at WDRC FM.

PRIOR: WWCO Waterbury, CT; WKCI & WPLR, both New Haven, CT

AFTER: WHCN Hartford, CT; WIOF, WWCO & WWYZ, all Waterbury, CT

TODAY: Jay hosts a Saturday night sock hop on WATR Waterbury, CT (4-22-08)

PETER CRAWFORD
1963 - 1968

The son of former station manager Bill Crawford (1960-68), Peter spent several summers in the WDRC newsroom while he was in college. He later went into sales and station ownership in Boston, particularly at business-formatted WBNW.

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AFTER: WJIB, WRKO, WHDH/WZOU, all Boston, MA; Roth Communications, Stoneham, MA; Back Bay Broadcasting, Boston, MA

TODAY: Today Peter is Vice President of Sales at TicketTV, a Boston software company; see his note (6-12-03)(e-mail).

PAM CROSS
1977

A 1975 graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Pam was a WDRC reporter and anchor for about a year. She was also the first full-time woman on the air at WDRC during its contemporary era. She spent five years at Channel 3 before moving to Boston in 1994. Ever since, she has been at Channel 5 where she hosts the 6PM news Saturday and Sunday, and does general assignment reporting during the week.

PRIOR: WSTC Stamford, CT

AFTER: WFSB TV Hartford, CT

TODAY: WCVB TV Boston, MA (3-28-05) (e-mail).

CHUCK CROUSE
June 28, 1971 - May, 1973

Chuck is an award-winning radio journalist and plied his trade for two years as the afternoon and early-evening news anchor at WDRC.

PRIOR: WERE Cleveland, OH; WSOM Salem, OH; stations in the midwest; WPOP Hartford, CT; WINF Manchester, CT

AFTER: WCBS AM New York, NY; WEEI Boston, MA; stringer for ABC Radio Network

TODAY: Chuck owned WLMI FM in Kane, PA from December 1992 to August 2006. He is retired from radio in Lancaster, PA; see his note (4-13-07) (e-mail).

HENRY CURTH
prior to August 6, 1945 - ?

Henry lived in Hartford and was an announcer for a time in the 1940s.

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