Kirby is second from left in this photo from a WIXY Supermen reunion. He died in 2003. WCLV moved to 104.9 on the FM spectrum in the early 2000s. He also co-hosted the Saturday "Just the Two of Us" program with Tolliver for many years. Photo: Courtesy of John Gorman), Joe Tait is a Cleveland radio legend and the voice of the Cleveland Cavaliers from the team's inception in 1970 (with the exception of two seasons in the early 1980s) until he retired in 2011. (Plain Dealer file photo), An old-school, multi-talented showman, Barrett worked at dozens of stations from the mid-1950s into the 1990s, including WGAR-AM/1220, WBBG-AM/1260 and WQAL-FM/104.1. His iconic rants have been preserved for posterity on the CD "Murray Saul: The Get Downs, Vol. She got the job after recording commercials for the record shop she co-owned with Hymie Kaye on 55th and Woodland. Thank you Cleveland and always remember to do what you love.. (Plain Dealer file photo). (Plain Dealer file photo), "A swing and a drive! He jumped to WJW in Cleveland in 1951, where his late-night program, "The Moondog House," became a phenomenon. The Daly Download with Carson Daly is this week's top 30 countdown. I dont live in Ohio, Ive never even been, but I feel like I am an honorary Ohioan. One of Cleveland's first African-American DJs, Rudd hosted all-night record shows on WJMO, when it was an AM station at 1490 on the dial. Copyright 2019 Millionairemafiaclub.com / All Rights Reserved. Vote Now For Your Favorite Artists! He is now a professional photographer in Cleveland. 1-rated WZAK-FM/93.1 "Three's Company" morning team in the 1990s with Lynn Tolliver Jr. and Kym Sellers. He could have been a much higher paid broadcaster, but he wouldn't pander to the public taste. (Plain Dealer file photo), One of Cleveland radio's most popular and enduring -- morning teams, Jeff Kinzbach and Ed "Flash" Ferenc were a cornerstone of WMMS-FM/100.7 during its Buzzard heyday. His confrontational style with fans and sports figures alike made him controversial, but he was a consummate showman and listeners flocked to his program. I am as up to date on all the Cleveland sports and events as I am my local Seattle news. (Photo by John Kuntz, cleveland.com), A DJ in Cleveland in the 1950s, Norman Wain was a salesman at WHK-AM/1420 when he helped bring the Beatles to Cleveland for the first time in 1964. Our goal is to keep our listeners engaged with premiere live content tailored to the local community and were sure that JEREMIAH and JACK will deliver on that.. The "Q" morning show is a non-stop blend of pop culture, music news and events, He left in the late '80s to become program director for WRQK-FM/106.9 in Canton. Spitz is at right in the photo above just after taking the ice bucket challenge with 107.3 colleague Lynn Yuronich. The flamboyant Freed was a showman who would growl, howl and pound phone books like drums when he was on the air. Korvan was one of the notable rock jocks from the 1970s heyday of WMMS-FM/100.7. Q104.3 New York's Classic Rock Carol Miller Local News NYC Could Finally Get Significant Snow Accumulation This Week Feb 27, 2023 Q104.3 Ruins Tik Tok! Aubrey Plaza did not look happy at the SAG Awards. He got his start locally in 1952 at WTAM radio and its TV partner WNBK. If not, reach through the comment section. The former All-Star Indians pitcher got his start in broadcasting in 1964 a few years after retiring from baseball. 64 on the Billboard's Hot 100 in June 1980. Our goal is to keep our listeners engaged with premiere live content tailored to the local community and were sure that JEREMIAH and JACK will deliver on that.. The first started in 1970 at WGAR-AM/1220 and lasted barely a year. (Plain Dealer file photo), Finan came to Cleveland in 1950, working both as a weatherman on KYW-TV (now WKYC-TV Channel 3) and DJ on KYW radio (now WTAM-AM/1100). The Sustain She's also known for her very public battle with multiple sclerosis. Jim Kerr's 19th Matt Lapczinski, better known as "Matt The Cat," started at WMMS-FM/100.7 in 1974, fresh out of Cleveland State University. "Am I The Bleephole" today featured Cassidy from Avon who's wondering if it's OK for her to be mad at her friends for not being excited about her bachelorette party. The other DJs in the photo are, from left: Doc Nemo, Vic Boc, Martin Perlich and Pat Mack. Halper left Cleveland in 1975 to work at Mercury Records in New York City, then spent years working in radio as a consultant and various other capacities. Copyright 2022 RadioInsight / RadioBB Networks. Her last "Quiet Storm" broadcast was in 2015. WHK later became WMMS (Plain Dealer file photo), A 40-year veteran of Cleveland radio, the silky-voiced Perry is best-known for her 20-year run as host public radio station WCPN-FM/90.3's "Around Noon" and "Sound of Applause" arts-and-culture interview shows. News You Need: Looking for weekend plans? He now runs his own music consulting business, LJT Entertainment, and is program director and an on-air host of "Underground Garage" on Sirius XM Radio. Over time, the show's focus has shifted from sports to political issues and current events, with Triv as the irascible ringmaster. He was only in town from 1956-59, with gigs at WJW and WHK, but the "Mad Daddy" remains a Cleveland radio legend. He's done plenty of sports talk on TV, too, from Sports Channel Ohio (now Fox Sports Ohio) to Spectrum (formerly Time Warner Cable). It became "Lanigan, Webster and Malone" in 1991, with the addition of comedian Jimmy Malone, then just "Lanigan and Malone" when Webster left in 1997. Of Technology, on Saga Snags Schulze As Director, E-Commerce, on Pitts Named Digital PD, Beasley Philly, on iHeart Presents Black Effect Podcast Fest, on Roddy Named Audacy RVP/West Coast Country, Entercom Ups Larkin, Nemitz, Geffert, Federman, Saga Snags Schulze As Director, E-Commerce, iHeart Presents Black Effect Podcast Fest, Roddy Named Audacy RVP/West Coast Country, Mailing Address: 25876 The Old Road #254, Valencia, CA 91381. McIntyre is at far right in this 2009 photo, pictured with WDOK co-hosts Trapper Jack and Terry Moir. Over the course of a long career, she did everything from music to news. Bonneville is seeking applicants for a replacement here. since the early 1990s. He came back to radio for fun in the 1990s and 2000s, hosting a show on oldies station WRMR. She remained with the station until 1995. Jeff Kurkjian has announced his departure from the The Jeremiah & Jeff Show in mornings at Entercom Hot AC Q104 104.1 WQAL Cleveland. Through an interview and audience Q&A, Jeremiah covered a range of topics from Nancys experiences in the entertainment business to practical tips for those looking to get started as in VoiceOver He died in 2014 at age 82. Im thankful for the opportunity to join the Q104 team and getting to know Cleveland.. He worked a variety of record-industry jobs after that, becoming senior vice president of marketing at Chrysalis Records during the 1980s. He worked at WAKR-AM/1590 from 1961-67 and at WCOL in Columbus from 1967-77. He has also been the station's program director since 1996. In 2015, Hamilton received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 15th Annual Greater Cleveland Sports Awards. In the end, he earned six degrees, even becoming a lawyer in 1987 at the age of 64. Myers, a trained actor, had a wild and theatrical on-air style, full of rhymes and shouts that bordered on manic poetry. He is a member of the Ohio Radio/Television Broadcasters Hall of Fame, and currently hosts a country music show on WNKR-FM/106.7 in Kentucky. She has written several books, including "Boston Radio: 1920-2010." In addition to doing nights at many of Cleveland's legendary clubs over the years, along with studio, voice and remix work in New York and Cleveland, Rufus was primarily known as one of the hosts of WDMT's extremely popular "Club Style" show, which gave local street and club jocks an opportunity to spin live on the radio ever night. He did nothing new and seemed to just follow what other DJs did on other stations. His WGAR show featured a morning segment called "The Flex Club." His current roster includes Kenny Loggins, Marc Cohn, Dicky Betts, Simon Kirke, Richie Furay and others. He was on air locally for a brief time in the early 2000s, on WELW-AM/1330, playing oldies with another WMJI vet Ravenna Miceli. He was one of the radio station's top DJs when he got caught up in the payola scandal that rocked the radio business in the late 1950s. He pioneered the sports-talk format here, starting in 1967 at WERE-AM/1300 and then moving to WWWE-AM/1100. Web BrewBoat Cleveland's Captain Freddie chats about the upcoming 2021 season with Jeremiah and Morgan on Q104. He is the younger brother of longtime Cleveland radio newsman Jim McIntyre. Korvan now lives in South Dakota. He helped launch progressive-rock radio as a DJ and programmer at both WMMS-FM/100.7 and WNCR-FM/99.5. We are sending our most sincere best wishes to Anabella Poland, General Manager of Montclair State Universitys 90.3 WMSC-FM. (Plain Dealer file photo), Reese was blessed with a warm baritone and a genial nature that served him well during more than 50 years on Cleveland radio. Spero is still active as an artist manager. Your hosts Bill Ryan and Morgan Wright from Q104/Cleveland. (Grant is at right in the photo above in the WGAR studios with Jim Mantel.) Patrick, whose real name is Michael Ryan, was a staple at Akron station WKDD-FM/96.5 from 1981-1995. A Conversation with Nancy Cartwright was moderated by local radio host and former actor Jeremiah Widmer (The Jeremiah Show, Q104 FM). He briefly worked mid-days at the end of his career, but soon retired. An influential figure in the black community, he inspired many, including a group of Canton, Ohio, musicians and future Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, The O'Jays, who took his name. In the early 1950s, he moved to WDOK-AM, which later became WIXY-AM/1260. Lanigan was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2013. For stations that have had challenges finding an entertaining morning show team, these two personalities are a great option. A comedic mainstay of the morning show at WMMS-FM/100.7 for years, the character is the creation of comedian John Carillo, a California native who uses John Rio as his stage name. (Plain Dealer file photo), A popular WERE DJ during the 1950s, along with Bill Randle, Phil McLean and Carl Reese. Buy bonds. The R and B records he played were a hit with black and white listeners alike, and Freed dubbed himself "The King of the Moondoggers." Ferenc is now the public information officer at the Cleveland Municipal Court. Perlich is second from right in the photo above, kickin' it with the WHK crew, circa 1968. But his popularity soared in 1954 when he took over as overnight host on WERE-AM/1300, the pop juggernaut whose DJs included Bill Randle, Tommy Edwards and Phil McLean. All rights reserved (About Us). (Plain Dealer file photo), The most famous radio personality in Cleveland history, and a pioneer of early rock 'n' roll. A popular DJ in Cleveland during the late 1960s who also went by the nickname "The Music Professor." He was the station's best-known personality and instrumental in breaking artists such as Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Pat Benatar and Mott the Hoople. Kirby was one of the fast-talking "Supermen" of Top 40 radio giant WIXY-AM/1260 in the 1960s, along with Dick "The Wilde Childe" Kemp, Mike Reineri, Larry "The Duker" Morrow, Jack Armstrong and later, Billy Bass. (Plain Dealer file photo), One of the first black DJs in Cleveland radio, Hawkins broadcasted from the front of his record store on E. 105th between Cedar and Carnegie avenues in the late 1940s and early 1950s, before landing air time on WHK, WJW, WDOK, WABQ and WSRS, which later became WJMO. Lanigan came to Cleveland in 1970 to replace Don Imus at WGAR. (Plain Dealer file photo), One of the nation's original and most notorious shock jocks, Imus had two memorable stints in Cleveland. He joined WDOK in 1995 after an eight-year run as morning-show host on WLTF-FM/106.5. Shanley left Cleveland in early 1985 to take a sportscasting job in Los Angeles, but he returned in three years and resumed his career, this time at WUAB-TV/Channel 43. According to her LinkedIn page, she now works as a freelance voice actor and author. (Plain Dealer file photo). He died in 1993 at the age of 70. Every weekend, Carson will countdown the 30 biggest songs of the week. All I've found is Jeremiah's social posts that it was his last day. I love Morgan and Bills rapport and how well they sync. (Plain Dealer file photo). But drug and alcohol abuse, violent episodes and other bizarre behavior got him fired eventually and he headed back to Cleveland, this time to work as the afternoon-drive host at WHK. Two of her audiobook projects were nominated for Grammy awards in the Best Spoken Word category. (Plain Dealer file photo), Widely regarded as the dean of Cleveland radio, Conrad was co-founder of Cleveland's classical music station, WCLV-FM, which started out at 95.5 on the FM dial in 1962. The show's big following has spawned an annual summer festival, Roverfest, which has been held in Lorain for the past three years. She was on-air from 1993-1997, and had a popular 7-midnight show. She also worked in TV production in LA, including at "Entertainment Tonight," and as a freelance producer, editor and writer for an audio book abridger. Edwards is credited with being one of the first DJs to play an Elvis Presley record on Cleveland airwaves. (Plain Dealer file photo). (He is pictured here with WGAR partner Michelle Maloney in 2005.) Dee died in November 1995. Let us know in the comments section. News you Need for Tuesday Feb 28, 2023.Keep up with breaking news with Bill and all the Hollywood dirt you need with Morgan every morning on the Q Morning Show. (Photo courtesy of Shauna Zurbrugg). She left Cleveland to take a radio job in Florida. He died in 2012 at the age of 65. cleveland.com is a partner of the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. Southeast Missouris Commercial Free Country B97.9, KBXB-FM, has become the latest station to add Envision Networks Ashley & Brad Show to their programming lineup. He published his memoirs, "This is Larry Morrow: My Life On and Off the Air" in 2010. I was shocked to hear that the Jeremiah Show has ended as of Wednesday 11.24. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Also pictured: Jack Armstrong, Jim LaBarbara, Billy Bass and Chuck Knapp. He left WIXY in 1973 for WWWE-AM/1100, then worked at WERE-AM/1490. Veteran Cleveland sportscaster and sports-talk host Les Levine has worked just about every gig you can imagine in his four-plus decades in the radio and TV business. B97.9 Program Director, Scott Stone said, Ashley and Brad are the perfect mixture of conversation and humor that goes along with our country format.. He became a fan favorite during the Indians 1990s heyday, known for his baseball knowledge, enthusiasm and trademark calls. I think Jeremiah would make a better cohost then a show host. Good example of hi lack of hosting ability is when he tried to tell everyone that ghosting someone was now called deucing. During the 1990s, he applied the same, take-no-prisoners promotion, programming and marketing strategy as operations manager of WMJI-FM/105.7, pushing the oldies station to the top of the radio ratings. The Q104 website Build highly targeted prospect lists. (Plain Dealer file photo), Spitz was an on-air personality on WPHR-FM/107.9 (Power 108) from 1988-1990, but she is best known for her 1993-1999 run as Larry Morrow's co-host on WQAL-FM/104. It was presented in Cleveland in 2007 at Dobama Theatre. ENTERCOM Hot AC WQAL (Q104)/CLEVELAND has named JACK FREEMAN co-host for The JEREMIAH Show," with JEREMIAH WIDMER, beginning MARCH 19th, . Search or verify contact lists in minutes with bulk tasks. I think Jeremiah would make a better cohost then a show host. He did return to Cleveland radio in the early 1990s, working briefly again for WERE. 1 in the ratings, as Imus peppered the airwaves with a seemingly drunken flurry of sexually and politically provocative material. He was inducted into the Radio/Television Broadcasters Hall of Fame of Ohio in 1993. (Halper is at center in the photo above, with members of Rush and WMMS staffers. (Plain Dealer file photo). He returned to Cleveland radio briefly in the 1990s with a gig on WMJI-FM, but was soon lured back to host shows on WCBS.
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