From 1971-74 this individual worked at WLAP Lexington and WKLO Louisville. As Ron Lake, The Rock and Roll Pig, he joined WPOP for its final year of music on the night shift. But he wasn't there at the very end; he resigned two months before the axe fell and was replaced by The Real Neal Steele.

His career has featured shows at WIFI FM Philadelphia; WLAV A/F Grand Rapids; WLAC/ WKQB, WKDA/WKDF, and WMAK Nashville. He also had cable television experience there and consulted WWCR International Short Wave Radio on its live International Country Music Programing to Europe. Known these days by his real name, Jim Hicks, his experience is diverse in other entertainment media.

Jim is president of the Northridge Group, Inc. (formerly amfm Company, Inc.) near Nashville (e-mail). (5/10/01)

Pennsylvania is where Ted Lambert gained his radio experience. He worked at WAEB Allentown; WARM Scranton and WIBG Philadelphia before joining WPOP for 7:00PM to midnight (later 6:00-10:00PM). T.J. was there at the end when WPOP dumped music and installed an all-news format; he briefly joined the sales department.

After leaving Hartford, T.J. returned to the City of Brotherly Love where he jocked at WIFI. His next stop was in record promotion at Casablanca Records. T.J. then joined the radio syndication firm, Drake-Chenault, based in Albuquerque, NM. He later held an executive position at Jones Satellite Radio Network in Denver.

T.J. has climbed the ladder and is vice president of sports for ESPN/ABC Radio Networks in Dallas (e-mail). (5/10/01)

While a high school student in New Britain, Sal hired Don Blair to host record hops. That ignited a love for radio. Prior to WPOP, Sal worked at WDEE in Hamden. During his short stay at WPOP he was the overnight host, midnight till 6:00AM.

Sal worked in public relations for a San Francisco hospital; he died in 1995.

A case could be made that Mike Lawless was the grand 'ol man of WPOP. When WGTH was sold in July 1956, and renamed WPOP, Mike had already worked there for at least a year and a half. It is believed he and Del Raycee were the only personalities to survive the ownership change; Raycee left WPOP in 1962 but Lawless outlasted him by another two years.

It was announced that WGTH would become the first 24-hour station in Hartford effective January 30, 1956. Mike was the host of the all night show, Night Beat, from midnight to 6:00 a.m.

In January, 1959 Mike hosted the 7:00PM-midnight music show on WPOP. By June the hours had changed to 9:00PM-midnight. By July 1959 he was hosting 6:00-9:00PM. In 1964 he was working in the WPOP news department.

After leaving WPOP, Mike worked at WEXT West Hartford and WJZZ in Fairfield.

His current whereabouts are unknown.

Paul was hired as WPOP's news director. He came from New York City where he worked for both WINS and WNEW.

After his year in Hartford he returned to New York at WPIX FM and later the CBS Radio Network. He also worked at WBAZ FM in Southold, NY.

Paul passed away September 1, 1990.

They called this native Kentuckian Big Bill Love because he was 6'6"...240 pounds...and 25 years old when he arrived to replace Steve Morgan on WPOP's 9:00PM-1:00AM shift. Bill was an all-state football player and all-state band instrumentalist. His previous radio audiences listened to him on WSIP Paintsville, KY; WLAP Lexington, KY; WHOO Orlando, FL; WKGN Knoxville, TN; WHK Cleveland, OH and stations in Florida.

Bill later held down the 1:00-4:00PM and 10:00AM-3:00PM shifts before taking over morning drive from Bill Winters on January 28, 1970. He was teamed with Lou Morton on sports and Dick Orkin's syndicated Tooth Fairy series.

Bill left Hartford for the morning show at WKLO in Louisville, KY and his career has taken him to WBKR Ownesboro, KY; WFBS Greenville, SC; WSLR Akron, OH; WBKR (again); and WDOD Chattanooga, TN.

Bill does middays at WKDQ Evansville, IN (e-mail) see his note. (7/9/02)

Like Hound Dog before him, Mad Daddy provided a nightly syndicated show on tape to WPOP. Originating from the mythical "Sponge Rubber Heaven," WPOP aired the show for a few months from 10:00PM to midnight.

Born in San Francisco, Pete Myers cut his teeth with Armed Forces Radio during World War II. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and worked for a time as an actor. He went back to radio at KCBQ in San Diego, then began perfecting a frantic-paced rhyming act as "Mad Daddy" at WHK Cleveland.

In July 1959 he joined middle-of-the-road WNEW in New York but the Mad Daddy persona didn't fit it so he went across town to WINS. In 1965 Myers rejoined the staff at WNEW in New York where he worked under his own name.

He took his own life on October 4, 1968, at the age of 40.

Jim worked in the WPOP News department.

His current whereabouts are unknown.

John worked in the WPOP news department, and later worked as a newscaster at WCAU in Philadelphia and at WTMR, a religious station in Camden, NJ. He finished his career as a TV evangelist in Philadelphia.

John is deceased.

Bob Paiva started working at WPOP in 1963 as assistant promotion director. Much of his work involved organizing shows at the Bushnell Auditorium and other venues. Some of the acts he brought to Hartford were Buffalo Springfield, The Moody Blues, Jimmy Henricks, Paul Revere and the Raiders, the Beach Boys, and several Dick Clark touring caravans featuring multiple acts. In 1964 he helped coordinate the Rolling Stones show at Dillon Stadium. His air career started a couple of years later under a nom de plume.

He adopted the name Bob Marshall while working at a college station; it was a tribute to his favorite jock growing up in New York, WNEW's Jerry Marshall. Bob Marshall was listed in a WPOP newspaper ad as a reporter who covered election results in November, 1966. But he actually replaced Sam Holman as host of WPOP's late-night talk show, Hotline, later alternating the duties with Ed Clancy. Using his real name, Bob was WPOP's music director, and later program director; he did occasional airshifts.

After WPOP Bob worked as program director at WWYZ Waterbury (and hired Ken Griffin for afternoons) and WLEE in Richmond, VA (where he reunited with WPOP morning man Allen King).

Bob is in the automotive business in Connecticut (e-mail); see his note. (8-10-01)

As a teenager growing up in Connecticut, Bob was the bass player for a band called The Detroit Soul. WPOP's music director, Bob Paiva (see Bob Marshall above), had an interest in the group and the guys hung around the station a lot, playing at station events. With the encouragement of WPOP's Lee Simms, Bob started his own radio career in 1968, enrolling in the Cambridge School Of Business & Broadcasting in Boston. He worked at a number of Connecticut radio stations including WLAE Meriden; WKSS Hartford; WINF Manchester; WCCC Hartford and WCNX Middletown. It was while working there in 1970 that WPOP news director Paul Lockwood hired Bob as a weekend 20/20 newsman.

His tour at The Big 14 was short but Bob later worked at WRCQ/WRCH Farmington and spent eight years hosting middays at WDRC.

For several years Bob has been morning man at WSCF in Vero Beach, FL using his real name, Bart Mazzarella (the Bartman); see his note (9-23-03) (e-mail).

Prior to WPOP, Mike worked at WKNB in New Britain.

Mike was the night editor in the WPOP Pulse Beat News department during his tour at 1410. At the time, the station aired news at five minutes before the hour and twenty five minutes after the hour 20 hours a day.

After he left Hartford McClellan worked at WYNR in Chicago. His last known location was at WVON in the Windy City (April, 1963).

Mike's current whereabouts are unknown.

Terry McKay was the music-playing alter-ego of WPOP Newsman Mike Heid. He replaced Rusty Potz as the weekend swing shift jock in November, 1967 while writing and reading news during the week.

Mike/Terry had experience with Armed Forces Radio Service in the Philippines, where he was spotted by WPOP's continuity chief, Barbara Bodnar who had also worked for AFRS.

Also see Mike Heid.

Kevin was born in New York City but moved to New Haven as a kid. He got involved in radio while a student at Yale (WYBC) then became a boss jock at WNHC and WDEE in nearby Hamden.

His employment at WPOP was brief, but his broadcast career has been lengthy: WPLR New Haven; KGB A/F San Diego, CA; KROQ and KWST Los Angeles, CA. He also published an on-line newsletter called The Source.

Today Kevin is a Councilman in Santa Monica, CA. He runs Kitchen Synch Consulting, producing radio commercials for movies and television (e-mail); see his note. (5/13/01)

A native of Pittsburgh, Jim served in the US Army with two years active in the Counter Intelligence Corps, stationed at the Pentagon. He was honorably discharged and completed his military obligation with 4 years in the reserves. Jolly Jim McLaughlin came to WPOP from KQV in Pittsburgh to host 11:00AM-3:00PM and later 9:00AM-noon. A graduate of the University of Kentucky at Louisville, one highlight of his stay at WPOP was competing against WTIC's Bob Steele in a cleanup contest in front of Hartford's Old State House in May, 1964.

He left The Good Guys to join WNHC New Haven, and after 10 years in broadcasting jumped ship to advertising becoming creative director at Van Leeuwen Advertising.

Jim retired as a partner in McLaughlin, DelVecchio & Casey Advertising in New Haven, which he founded in 1972; see his note. (5/14/01)

Gentleman Jim Meeker came from KGB in San Diego to join WPOP, hosting the 3:00-6:30PM shift. He had previously held radio posts in California, Indiana and Missouri, and KISN in Portland, OR.

After leaving The Big 14 Jim became the off-air program director at KOL Seattle, WA before returning to California where he worked at KWIZ Santa Ana; KRLA Pasadena; KEZY Anaheim; KWOW Pomona. He was also president of Studio West in Newport Beach where he produced syndicated radio programs.

Jim is retired from radio and living in Oregon (e-mail). (4/30/01)

An alumni of WQXI in Atlanta, Steve came to WPOP from WFUN in Miami when Steve O'Brien left for Philadelphia. Dick Heatherton vacated his 9:00PM-1:00AM shift for Morgan, and took over Steve's 6:00-9:00PM shift.

In addition to his on-air duties Steve Morgan visited area high schools to show off the WPOP/14 Arrow Shark Corvette and give away copies of the WPOP "POP" Music Explosion oldies album.

His stay was short however, and he left for WINZ Miami replaced by Big Bill Love.

His current whereabouts are unknown.

A native of Hamilton, OH, this was Lovable Lou's second stint at The Big 14. From 1965-66 he did morning drive as Kilroy. Between times he co-hosted Speak Up Greater Hartford on WINF in Manchester with Tracy Cole. He was also WINF's program director, and did a wake-up stint at WEXT in West Hartford.

In 1969 he joined Allen King's morning show doing news and sports. Later he worked with Bill Winters and Bill Love in morning drive and eventually became program director.

After his second stint at The Big 14, Lou worked at WCDQ Hamden; WATR, WQQW and WWYZ Waterbury.

Lou is believed to be retired somewhere in Connecticut.

Jack was a talented morning man at WPOP.

His current whereabouts are unknown.

Coming from WCCC Hartford, Michael was hired for weekend work at WPOP. He left to return to college and made a couple of guest appearances around Memorial Day 1973. He later returned to WPOP in August, 1973.

Also see Bobby Brooks. (e-mail)