So he said, Why dont you just come in and play your music? So on the first night, I was the second DJ. In a lot of ways, what Howard Stern does really grew from what Charles did. I got to interview people like Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters, Rod Stewart, Ronny Wood, Smokey Robinson. I was the artistic director of a 24-hour opera of the mind. He was having good days and bad days, but I didnt think hed go this quickly.. Im not a real fan of what he did or what he does. I know many of you might have been offended or even angered at things Mark did in his life; but he also was a legendary talent; the best DJ I ever heard behind a mic and one from whom I learned so much of what I do on the radio, Alan, who visited with Parenteau regularly in his final days, wrote in a Facebook post on May 30. BCN was already its own entity, its own country, its own reality. He was the oldest of five children. Nam eleifend mollis interdum. But now radio is more of a specialized thing. By June 1968, the station's air staff included Mississippi, Peter Wolf (who was just starting with the J. Geils Band), Tommy Hadges, Jim Parry, Al Perry, and Sam Kopper was joined by Steven "The Seagull" Segal. It was a friendly rivalry, but it was definitely a rivalry. Oh, the stories you heard. WBCN switched to digital only on August 12, 2009, with two digital-only automated streams, one on the HD2 channel of WBZ-FM continuing the modern rock format, the other Free Form BCN, airing an eclectic mix of rock, related genres, and a lot of new music - essentially the WBCN of 1968 to 1988, brought into the 21st century. In December 2017, owner Beasley Broadcast Group discontinued WBCN, switching the station's format to 'Hubcast', a replay of segments and podcasts from air . 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. Former WBCN disc jockey Mark Parenteau, who was a force on the Boston airwaves for more than 20 years but saw his career and life go off the rails after he was arrested for having sex with a 14-year-old boy, died early this morning after a long illness. I remember we were doing this promotion for the Cars. Bo resigned shortly thereafter when his name appeared on a UPI news wire as one of several people being indicted by then-Attorney General John Mitchella charge which was later dropped. Chicago Radio Personalities - Where are they now, 8. 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 ). Adam Carolla is an American radio personality and television host, comedian and actor. I was one of Charless personal producerscoordinating Mishegas, the prizes, the contestants, the wake-up calls. It was a blast for me. Theres a direct lineage to Jon Stewart. 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." This audio stream includes the archives shared for The American Revolution documentary film, coming . ; Best QB's vs. the spread; Debating Derrick Henry. You can own multiple stations across the country. You could start in downtown Boston and walk to Cambridge, to Harvard Square. Early jocks included J. J. Jackson, who later became one of the first MTV VJs, and Peter Wolf, the future leader of the J. Geils Band. Danny Schechter and others would create a similarly inspired liberal attitude in the news department, connecting WBCNs community with what they needed to know in a national and local environment that remained openly hostile to the American counterculture. They would play the same songs over and over. [1] [3] In 2018, the Mayor of Boston, Marty Walsh, issued a proclamation declaring December 24, 2018, as Christmas Eve with Oedipus Day in the City of Boston in recognition of his annual Christmas Eve broadcast for over 30 years spreading peace, love and understanding throughout Boston and the world. Callers to the WBCN Listener Line got advice on everything from new bands to how to survive a bad drug trip. In late 2009, the station begun to increase its DJ'd programming. There wasnt bitterness; there was just sadness at the end. WWBX (104.1 FM, Mix 104.1) is a radio station with a hot adult contemporary format in Boston, Massachusetts. While it was automated most of the time, it was increasing its live weekdays, and hinting about the potential for more programming as listenership increased. Oedipus's radio career began in 1975 as a D.J. fostered since 1968. This is awful! The old Boylston Street studios were all beat up. WBCN's celebrated local music specialty show, Boston Emissionsalong with The Rumblemoved to former sister station WZLX, now owned by iHeartMedia, in 2009. Just dont lose us the license. Suddenly for a week, it was amazing radio. WBCN began supporting non-mainstream investigative reporting and alternative news coverage, including reports from demonstrations and highly produced montage news reports. The station had unlikely roots as a classical music outlet (its call letters standing for Boston Concert Network), but on the Ides of March, 1968, disc jockey Joe Rogers fired the first rock salvoCreams I Feel Free. From that moment, BCN became one of a handful of FM radio stations seeking to supplant AMs supremacy with freeform programming that captured the cacophonous sound of the counterculture. Learn more about the people at WBCN: Carter Alan Andy Beaubien John Brodey T. Mitchell Hastings J.J. Jackson Sam Kopper Charles Laquidara ChaChi Loprete Maxanne Oedipus Mark Parenteau Jim Parry Al Perry Ray Riepen Joe Rogers Danny Schechter Steve Segal Ken Shelton Matt Siegel Debbie Ullman Norm Winer Peter Wolf He gained notoriety as the pink-haired DJ who created the first Punk rock radio show in America, introducing Punk and New Wave to Boston and to the country. Oedipus hosts a website called "The Oedipus Project." WBCN and the American Revolution - Bill Lichtenstein 2021-11-30 How Boston radio station WBCN became the hub of the rock-and-roll, antiwar, psychedelic solar system. The station went on strike in 1979 because the new owners, Hemisphere Broadcasting, came in. NAME Years of Service Current Status Bill Abbate 1988-Present. In spring of 05 we moved from Boylston Street to Brighton. With Andy Beaubien, David Bowie, Ron Della Chiesa, Noam Chomsky. You cant go backward. Former program director Greg Strassell was named "Hot AC Program Director of The Year" nine times. Elektra Records said, Hey, why dont we give away a car? Okay: Thats easy, thats ordinary. You were BCN. "More than a million people listen to Nancy every week," the station once boasted. In 1965, Nathaniel Johnson was appointed Music Director of WBCN by station program director Don Otto. Oedipus (Edward Hyson) is an American radio personality. I didnt get paid to do it, but it was that kind of important experience for me. It was probably not OSHA-sanctioned. It returned to sports programming in 2013 as a full-time satellite of CBS Sports Radio. Over the years he interviewed major rock and comedy legends including John Lennon, Frank Zappa, Little Richard and comedian/Blues Brother John Belushi and Jerry Seinfeld. Rating: 4.8 Reviews: 6. The whole idea of it being a parody of a Top 40 thing with humor, but poignant humor that made you think. Della Chiesa is still active in classical music broadcasting on WCRB. He thought I was good. Play anything you want, say what you want. . CARTER ALANAt WBCN:DJ and music director, 197998. Nancy was with the station from when WMJX signed on in 1982. 104.1 WBCN - WBCN 104.1 FM ("104.1 WBCN") is a radio station licensed to Boston, MA. In December 2008, the station ceased airing Opie & Anthony in morning drive and moved Toucher and Rich from afternoons. We did incredible events. In 1971 he graduated from University of Illinois with a degree in psychology. (It was also rumored that Hemisphere's FCC lawyers had vetoed the course of action advised by Hemisphere's labor lawyers). You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. From 1995 to 2008, WBCN was the flagship station of the Patriots Rock Radio Network, which broadcast games of the New England Patriots. My character, an alter ego called Duane Glasscock, had a heavy Boston accent. Massachusetts could get another snowstorm Friday: What areas were the jackpot zones in this past storm? He's been working morning radio all over the country with his partner Pete McKenzie for over 30 years now. 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. But his 2004 arrest for having sex with a minor marked the end of his days on the air. But in 1996, the new Telecommunications Act spawned a sudden nationwide consolidation of the radio industry, and thats when things for BCN went south. The station by this time was playing some hard rock and Nu metal acts such as Godsmack, Korn, Limp Bizkit, and Linkin Park. Jackson was one of the first DJs to introduce Americans to The Who and Led Zeppelin. In 1977, Oedipus convinced WBCN to hire him as an announcer to bring his cutting edge sounds to the airwaves. For a long time, WBCN successfully balanced new and old music (featuring the slogan "Classic to Cutting Edge"). We all had our colors. The hitch: the station is on HD. Thats the station by extension. WBCN Free Form Rock He had been ailing in recent years, suffering from a number of conditions including spinal stenosis that made it difficult for him to walk. BCN was creative and successful for a long time. Also, former radio personalities Bob Rivers and Peter Zipfel of "Bob & Zip" fame, Greg Hill, Danielle Murr, Lyndon "LB" Byers, Spaz (Anthony Parziale) and Kevin Barbare from the "Hill-Man". Declining ratings and belt-tightening at the former Rock of Boston led to Parenteau being let go in 1997. Hes singing about a prostitute! The Ramones, they play them at football games now. PAUL TANK SFERRUZZAAt WBCN:Listener Line operator, van driver, producer, sports reporter, 197895. Fred (Toucher) Toettcher (born 1975) is a Marconi-winning sports radio talk show host on WBZ-FM in Boston, co-hosting "Toucher and Rich" with Rich Shertenlieb.. [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. There was a very strong sense of history being made at the time. WBCN was a top station in the country. Morning Show Host: "Volume" Talk channel, centered on music. The station broadcasts a Rock format and is owned by Beasley Broadcast Group. Eventually, Wolf had a crucial . You go to a station for a specific reason and its just the way things have gone. In 2007, the station was nominated for the Top 25 Markets Alternative Station of the Year Award by Radio & Records magazine. 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. Popular legend holds that WBCN was sent a promotional copy of The Beatles' unreleased Get Back album and played it on the air before the release of the album was cancelled. [4] Martinie would end each broadcast with the phrase "It is a wise person who rules the stars, a fool who is ruled by them - Over and out. WBCN and the American Revolution Documentary Collection. same-sex marriage became legal in Massachusetts, "Darrell Martinie; with astrology, he was the 'Cosmic Muffin'; at 63", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Darrell_Martinie&oldid=1131675986, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 5 January 2023, at 07:02. I took the late-night shift, from 12 to 7 in the morning. The station served as a kind of conduit between the station and its listeners. If you've ever wondered what your favorite radio personalities look like, scroll down or check out the slideshow. The kid comes into the station. He had a great career but it was a tough end to his life, Parenteaus longtime friend and former co-worker, WZLXs Carter Alan told the Track. Mar 2020 - Present3 years. Bob Machsond 1977-79 Lawyer in NYC. He gave me confidence to find my own style. WBNS radio had been a CBS affiliate for almost 20 years, so Channel 10 immediately joins the CBS television network. Classical music, jazz, or anything else might be played, as long as the skillful DJs could make it work. The following Monday, my boss, Klee Dobra, called me in. Branded as "WAAF", WWBX-HD2 also simulcasts over the HD2 digital subchannel of WEEI-FM and is available online via Audacy; both subchannels previously simulcast the analog signal of WAAF (107.3 FM) until that station was divested to the Educational Media Foundation on February 22, 2020.[29]. So was its sound: Now-famous megagroups, from Aerosmith and the Clash to the Ramones and U2, all found early support on 104.1. He pioneered live remote broadcasting techniques and became The Honorary Dean of Boston Comedy, spotlighting dozens of up-and-coming comedians on his show. 1. Jack O'Brien remained as the drive-time host until the following January. By the 80s, after winning a union strike, the station went on to achieve its greatest success, which placed The Rock of Boston on top of the Boston ratings heap through the entire decade. I made this tape, because in the early 80s I moved to the West Coast and I wanted to take a bit of Boston Radio with me. Take the Clash. Includes announcement that the format will shift from 97.3 to 106.9 FM. Its legacy was in the artists it helped break. WBCN is credited with. Youre acting like Duane and you are separate people. And I said, But you just fired Duane! A classical music station in its first ten years on the air, beginning in 1968, WBCN featured a rock format for 41 years. My first radio show: 5-8 p.m. on Northeastern University's 104.9 WRBB. Whenever I thought of Mark, I thought of Bob Seger, Alan said. John J. So many of the best stories would get me or somebody else in trouble, which is probably why theyre great stories. But Duane Glasscock is a fucking idiot. WBCN was an over-the-air radio station in Boston, Massachusetts. I was the rare DJ from somewhere else. The station slowly began to change to an "underground" progressive rock format on the night of March 15, 1968. Howie Carr: The kinked grocery cart under Biden's America, Hire at Massachusetts U.S. Attorney's Office loses job after old racist, sexist tweets emerge, Patriots slammed in NFLPA survey about team facilities, player working conditions, Boston Police seize 37 dirt bikes and mopeds, recover fentanyl and guns, and arrest 4 after 'illegal drag racing' investigation, 98.5 employees had their sensitivity training after Tony Massarotti suspension, Mike Felger rants about people getting fired over a 'bad comment', Student loan debt cancellation could be on thin ice as Supreme Court takes up case, Massachusetts lawmakers push for relief, Milton asks governor to stop demolition of broken MBTA station staircase, Black WWII vets denied G.I. 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). 70s. Duane Glasscock is fired. I was the last full-time DJ that Oedipus hired. Segal's West Coast radical radio consciousness infused the early 'BCN. Originally broadcasting on analog 104.1 MHz (now WWBX) from 1968 to 2009, and later broadcasting as a digital-only radio station, airing on WBZ-FM HD2 from 2009 to 2017. Jackson 1968-71 Radio Consultant,LABradley Jay 1984-Present Air TalentMadge Kaplan 1986-1988 News,WGBH-FM BostonLisa Carlin 1980-82 TV commentator in NYCCharlie Kendall 1978-79 Radio Station Owner in MississippiSam Kooper 1968-73 National Media Relations 1987-90 Spokeperson in Boston, Bob Kranes 1982-86 A&R,Polygram in NYCCharles Laquidara 1969-76 1977-Present Air Talent,6-10amKathryn Lauren 1985-87 Air Talent,WHFS,Annapolis,MDMaurice Lewis 1989-91 Boston Food BankLarry "Cha-Chi" Loprete 1982-Present Air Talent,Host of WBCN's "Get Back to The Beatles" heard on Sundays. WBCN and the American Revolution: Directed by Bill Lichtenstein. ", In 1993 Martinie was named "Official Astrologer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts" by Governor of Massachusetts Bill Weld. 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. Throughout its years the station featured larger-than-life radio personalities such as Charles Laquidara, Mark Parenteau, Ken Shelton, and Oedipus. There isnt a museum yet, but Boston archivist David Bieberwho, as a grad student, profiled the nascent WBCN for this magazine in 1970, and later worked at the stationhas leased key artifacts to the Verb Hotel, a boutique hotel opening this month next door to WBCNs former studios. Except for Wolfs up-tempo shtick rockin the wee hours, a laid-back, stoner style prevailed with a free-form attitude toward the music no restrictions and no playlist. Soon the station moved across town to Stuart Street with JJ Jackson and Charles Laquidara joining the circle. In that way, WBCN was the Facebook of its era. That does not exist anymore. Does anyone know how to get in touch with Raz?. Charles Laquidara was the biggest star of them all. (Peter Simon) The station launched the careers of artists like Aerosmith and arguably played a role in ending the war in Vietnam. Ive heard that story six times, and its told differently each time. Youve seen the movie Almost Famous. Literally. WBCN also launched The Toucher and Rich Show, a new locally produced comedy-based afternoon drive time show starring Fred Toettcher and Rich Shertenlieb. People are losing interest in radio, Im talking twentysomethings, because theres nothing compelling there. Boston radio station WBCN revolutionized rock radio in the late 1960s and 1970s. Now its just the play list, and you play it when its time. But despite ever-tightening reins on programming, WBCNs irreverent creativity and openness to new music, young bands and emerging trends would captivate Boston for years. I thought the song was appropriate.. Johnson remained with the station until 1967, just prior to the changeover from classical to easy-listening, and then to rock. He was 66. We would all play a consistent amount of new music, and then there were times every hour when you could go to the outer library, which was 30,000 albums. This set off a local controversy in Boston that resulted in the entire airstaff walking off the air striking in protest. We were next door to an Acura dealership. I remember one night, Paul Ahern, a record promoter, and I were sitting in his car, maybe smoking a fatty, and he said, Charles, I want you to hear something. [1] [2] He then spent four years doing The Charles Laquidara Radio Hour on WZLX. It happened! So these bands, because we thought they were good, could be heard next to the Clash, or could be heard next to Fleetwood Mac. The format started at 98.5 FM on February 9, 1991, and moved to 104.1 FM, replacing WBCN on August 12, 2009, to allow for the launch of WBZ-FM at 98.5 the next day. That was part of its charm. renato's palm beach happy hour Uncovering hot babes since 1919. 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