Loveable Lou, the Weird Beard owns the distinction of playing music ("with an arm full of music and a heart full of love") at WPOP longer than any other deejay. Born Louis Gualtieri, he joined WPOP for middays after a yearlong stint across town at WDRC.

After The Big 14 he played Top 40 tunes at WHYN Springfield, MA; beautiful music at WRCH FM Farmington, CT; oldies at WRCQ AM; and hosted a midday light rock program at WIOF in Waterbury, CT for 11 years.

Lou died in a car accident October 23, 1989 at the age of 62.

Before joining the WPOP News staff, Bryant worked at WATR Waterbury, WDRC Hartford and WNHC New Haven.

After leaving WPOP his radio career took him to WRCQ Farmington; back to WDRC; WWYZ Waterbury; and WTIC Hartford.

For several years Bryant has been at AP Radio in Washington (e-mail). (5/30/04)

Little is known about this morning man who obviously used an alias. He replaced Doc Downey on the morning show; newspaper schedules variably listed his show from 6:00-10:00AM or 5:00-10:00AM.

He supposedly left WPOP for WABC New York, though perhaps not in an on-air position. He later worked in record promotion.

His current whereabouts are unknown.

Not to be confused with Dick Tracey before him and Don Tracy after him, Tracy Garneau came from WAVZ New Haven and returned there after a very short stay on WPOP's morning show from 6:00-9:00AM.

Tracy also worked at WMMW Meriden, was an independent record promoter and did some fill-in shifts at WCCC Hartford, probably in the 1970s.

He is deceased.

Don was one of the Connecticut School of Broadcasting's earliest success stories. His first on air work was at the former WSOR/WEHW in Windsor, CT. It was there that he caught the attention of WPOP which hired him as a weekend man and summer relief Boss Jock.

Don soon moved to New Haven and WNHC's more music format; he also worked at WNHC TV (becoming the state's first black TV personality), then moved to cross-town rival, WAVZ. Don's radio journey took him to KGFJ, KABC TV and KDAY, all in Los Angeles, then a stint as editor for the R&B Report. He served the Armed Forces Radio Network based in L.A., KGFJ radio, and KMBY in Capitola, CA.

Don's last known assignment was as a sales executive for KNX in Los Angeles. (11/21/97)

Tiny Tom replaced Boss Jock Larry Black in the 9:00AM-noon shift. He came from Miami where he worked at WQAM, but had previously worked for WCRO ?; WKKO Cocca, FL; and WWIN Baltimore, MD.

After his brief run at The Big 14, Tom went to WEAM Arlington, VA; spent many years with the Boss Jocks at WFIL Philadelphia; then returned to Hartford to host afternoon drive at WTIC AM during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Known now as Tom Melanson, he is president of a Rocky Hill employment agency, New England Personnel (e-mail); see his note. (5/15/01)

Paul Lockwood hired Bob Walker for the WPOP News department from a similar position at WDRC Hartford.

After his short stay at The Big 14 Bob moved to New Rochelle, NY where he worked for the JVC Corporation.

Today Bob is out of radio living in California.

Born Walter Eschenbach, Ben Walters was on the WPOP news staff.

After WPOP he worked at WASR Wolfeboro, NH and WEMJ Laconia, NH.

His current whereabouts are unknown.

Doug Wardwell's interest in radio was sparked while he attended Boston University in the 1950s. He came to Hartford after announcing stints at WGBH TV in Boston, Worcester and WSPR in Springfield. Known as Doug Ward, or Doug the Bug, he was a deejay in WPOP's pop music infancy; he was on the air from 2:00-5:30PM. He presided over "Bug Clubs" and did many remotes at Crystal Lake Ballroom in Rockville, hosting the day's top recording artists. An outgrowth of the "Bug" was his overnight alter-image, The Cool Ghoul, using different voices and guest artists via tape. While we have no WPOP aircheck of Doug, click on the logo to the right to hear his theme song, Doug's Drag, written and recorded by Ron Cormier (Ron and the Rattletones on GLO Records).

After he left WPOP, Doug joined WTYM in Longmeadow, then it was on to WHCT TV in Hartford for a year before a move to WONO FM in Syracuse, NY. While there he obtained his masters degree in Television at Syracuse University and eventually returned to the Nutmeg State on the University of Connecticut faculty. He later settled in for a long stint on the faculty at Central Connecticut State College where he was director of the television program. Doug earned his doctorate in 1975 from Nova University and retired to Narragansett, RI in 1996 where he continued producing commercials, films and documentaries from his home.

Doug Wardwell is a Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Rhode Island. (1/11/03)

Dick was a familiar voice to Connecticut listeners.

After his employment in the WPOP news department he worked at WCCC Hartford; WKCI Hamden; WRCH Farmington; and WELI New Haven.

Dick is deceased (date unknown).

A graduate of the Connecticut School of Broadcasting, Lloyd's time in the WPOP News department was preceded and followed by service at WKND Windsor.

He also worked at WHNB TV-30 in West Hartford; WTNH TV-8 in New Haven; and WENH TV-24 in Hartford.

Lloyd is a press aide to Connecticut's Democratic State Senators (e-mail). (7/30/01)

Bill took over wakeup duty when Woody Roberts left in early 1968. WPOP achieved its highest Pulse ratings ever during Bill's shift (July, 1968). He came from WKYC Cleveland but had already worked at WCEC, WFMA FM and WEED A/F, all in Rocky Mountain, NC; WGAI Elizabeth City, NC; WHAP Hopewell, VA; WALT Tampa, FL; WLCY St. Petersburg, FL and WQAM Miami.

A pivotal member of the WPOP BOSSketball team, he once broke two toes during a benefit game against the combined staffs of the Hartford Times and Hartford Courant. Bill left for a year to serve his Uncle Sam but managed to find time to work part-time at WFBS Spring Lake, NC (where he teamed with future-WPOP Good Guy Judge Harrigan). When Bill returned to The Big 14 he was billed as The Big Kahuna, "the World's Champion surfer and 14th degree black belt with red strikers."

Bill took over morning drive (replacing Allen King) in September, 1969 and was teamed with sports director Lou Morton.

One other note about Bill's stay at WPOP. That's where he met his wife. She may have been Woody's secretary, but Miss Marcia Fox became Mrs. Bill Winters.

When he left Hartford the second time Bill landed in the morning shift at CKLW Detroit. He later worked at WCAO Baltimore; WBZ Boston; WIBG Philadelphia; and was the midday man at New York oldies station WCBS FM.

Bill died November 27, 1975 at the age of 35.