Legendary Boston stripper Princess Cheyenne hosted a Sunday night sex advice show that eventually led to one of her appearances in Playboy Magazine in April 1986. So that effectively destroyed radio. It was probably not OSHA-sanctioned. Once you reach number one, once you reach that magical economic success, once you reach X number of millions of dollars in billing, where do you go? In that way, WBCN was the Facebook of its era. BBC Tyne, Broadcasting Centre, Barrack Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne NE99 1RN phone: 0191 232 4141 | e-mail: tyne@bbc.co.uk But there was a responsibility and a mission to get the job done. The station was more commercial and "programmed" by this point, but still retained some of its progressive energy and edge. February 28th 5pm Hour: Packers ready to move on? Everyone listened to WBCN, until it started to fall apart. ", In 1993 Martinie was named "Official Astrologer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts" by Governor of Massachusetts Bill Weld. If you've ever wondered what your favorite radio personalities look like, scroll down or check out the slideshow. Thats the station by extension. With Andy Beaubien, David Bowie, Ron Della Chiesa, Noam Chomsky. On February 2, 2017, CBS announced that they would be selling their radio division to Entercom, whose existing properties in the Boston area included WBCN's long-time rival, WAAF. That just doesnt exist anymore. And the Internets savage evisceration of the music industry finished off what was left. Lets drop a pumpkin, lets drop some cash, lets drop some acid.I always thought it would have been good to put a recording device on the station intercom. His father was a Catholic and a psychiatrist and his mother was Jewish and a psychologist. While the existence of the promotional album is apocryphal, the truth behind the broadcast, though less dramatic, is equally as fascinating. LEGENDARY WENR WBCN BOSTON VOICE OF SERVICE.VTG RARE 10" x 8" PHOTO Condition: Used Sale ends in: 4d 5h Price: US $80.99 Was US $112.49 Save US $31.50 (28% off) Buy It Now Add to cart Best Offer: Make offer Add to Watchlist Ships from United States Returns accepted Shipping: US $5.60Standard Shipping. Since then:Assistant program director and midday DJ, WZLX. In order to keep the intellectual property of WBCN intact, without another station in Boston making claim to it, CBS Radio parked the WBCN call letters on WFNA, a station located at 1660 AM in Charlotte, North Carolina. Charles Laquidara played Superman by The Kinks back to back for an entire show in celebration. There was a period in the mid- to late 80s when BCN was regularly the number one station in Boston. The station lost some of its longtime listeners (who migrated to the now co-owned WZLX, where former WBCN DJs Laquidara and Carter Alan had gone), but quickly gained credibility among many younger people. The next jock on would be like, Hey, Im going to playoh, man. Phasellus id aliquam nulla. You went in there, you got your tires checked, they washed your windshield, put the gas in, and you didnt even have to get out of your car. WBCN became a legend in the rock music industry for breaking many bands . That killed radio. Jimmy Mack 1977-81 deceased Kevin Malvey 1992 Air Talent,WBOS-FM Boston Phil Marlowe 1989 Air Talent,WCCC-FM Hartford Daryl "Cosmic Muffin" Martini 1977-82 1985-present Astrological Reporter Danny McCloskey 1977-82,1987 Student in S.F. You could call the "BCN listener line anytime with a question, and they would help you out. Also, back in 1981, people didnt have station vans driving around and going to events. 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. [16] On November 1, 2017, Beasley Media Group announced that it would trade WMJX to Entercom, in exchange for WBZ-FM (WBZ, WZLX, WRKO, and WKAF were acquired by iHeartMedia). 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 A Connecticut native, Harrison began his career as an air personality at Rock WHCN-FM/Hartford. In December 1968, Peter Wolf left to take the J. Geils Band full-time and, introduced to the station by Jim Parry, Charles Laquidara was hired to take over the 10:00p.m. to 2:00a.m. air shift. Jukebox stations are not radio; they are jukeboxes. Van Morrison would come by a lot. Last fall, former music director Carter Alan published a history of the station, Radio Free Boston: The Rise and Fall of WBCN (Northeastern University Press), and a documentary film is in the works. 1 Draft Pick Feb 28, 2023 But that changed the Elektra Records said, Hey, why dont we give away a car? Okay: Thats easy, thats ordinary. He was a music reporter for KABC-TV when he was tapped as one of MTV's original "fab five." In spring of 05 we moved from Boylston Street to Brighton. An abundance of materialisms concerning the dialectic paradigm, Predominant concepts and meaningful equations. 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. We all wish we could have been around in the 70s and 80s. Johnson then left WBCN to assume a new position at WGBH.[6]. There is comedy, news, information about peace marches ('BCN was the "internet" for the young crowd (me at the time!!). [1], In 1969 his first marriage ended in divorce. I was turquoise. Oedipus also hosts an annual Christmas Eve show featuring rarely heard Christmas songs. 70s. The duo formerly worked together at Atlanta alternative station WNNX. On August 13, Mix 98.5, one of those "80s, 90s and today" top 40 stations will move to the 104.1 frequency. In a lot of ways, what Howard Stern does really grew from what Charles did. In 1976, he was featured in a voice-only performance as a DJ of the fictional KGYS radio in the movie Car Wash. It was programmed by. So if todays October 15, youd put 10 slash 15, and then depending on what hour you played it, if it was the first hour, you put a little diagonal X up in the upper-left corner. Segal's West Coast radical radio consciousness infused the early 'BCN. Most of my listeners knew more about the music than I did. Exec at RAB in NYCTom Couch 1976-82 Production Manager at WXRT,ChicagoPeter Choyce 1978-88 Air Talent,Las VegasCarolyn Fox 1991-93 Air Talent,Providence RIJerry "The Duke of Madness" Goodwin 1977-81 Air Talent,WCGY,Lawrence MAEddie Gordetsky 1978-82 Comedy Writer in NYC and LAKenny Greenblatt 1968-1979 deceasedTommy Hadges 1968-78 President of Pollack Media Groupin LATami Heidi 1977-79 1984-91 Air Talent,KROQ in LAJohn "Hoch" Hoccheimer 1972 Professor at Ithaca College in Itaca,NYKate Ingram 1979-81 Harmonic Converge,San FranciscoEric Jackson 1973-75 Air Talent,WGBH-FM BostonJ.J. Not just because it played radically different music, which it did, or that it had a socially or politically aware newsroom, which it did. On the fifth anniversary of BCNs death, key players from its halcyon days reminisce about a time when Boston was all about sex, drugs, and rock n roll. We were the big mouth for it. The idea of just listening, not being distracted by images, is an art of its own. Are you kidding me? So he persuaded station owner T. Mitchell Hastings to give DJs free rein to play album cuts on an overnight graveyard shift to determine if there was an audience and ad dollars to float the new format. Jackson first gained prominence while working at WBCN in Boston in the late 1960s, then at KLOS in Los Angeles for ten years. November 29, 2020. [15] On October 10, 2017, CBS disclosed that as part of the process of obtaining regulatory approval of the merger, WBZ-FM would be one of sixteen stations that would be divested by Entercom, along with sister stations WBZ and WZLX, and Entercom stations WRKO and WKAF, with Entercom retaining WEEI AM and FM, WBMX, WODS and WAAF. But I remember my parents changing the station. [2] In 1981 he was named Program Director, a position he held until he left in 2004. People forget that there was a time when the Police were brand-new and they played the Rat, in Kenmore Square. They were just business guys who only looked at numbers. Everybody listened to WBCN. Theres a direct lineage to Jon Stewart. It led us to all of the other decisions. You also need a staff with lots of expertise to run this equipment. Alan, who does middays on WZLX, played Segers Famous Final Scene in honor of Parenteau this morning. On March 15th the station celebrated 25 years on the air. WBCN and the American Revolution: Directed by Bill Lichtenstein. 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." And when I say multiple, I mean hundreds, if not a thousand, stations. Here is a list of over 90 former and current full-time WBCN personalities. Danny Schechter replaced Bo Burlingham and immediately billed himself as "the News Dissector". Radios fate was sealed in 1996 when they signed the Telecommunications Act. WBCN began supporting non-mainstream investigative reporting and alternative news coverage, including reports from demonstrations and highly produced montage news reports. Even college radio stations were not quite like WBCN. A really good rating in Boston at the time was a 3- or a 4-point average. You can own multiple stations across the country. When WBCN went off the air in 2009, Parenteau was not invited to the stations farewell broadcast. On March 17, 2004, Jackson, 62, suffered a heart attack and died while driving home after dining with a friend in Los Angeles. He called up wanting to be a contestant. WBZ NewsRadio 1030 - News Audio The Jimmy Tingle Show Sports Decision Made On Leonard Fournette's Future With Buccaneers: Report Feb 28, 2023 Blackhawks Trade Patrick Kane: Report Feb 28, 2023 Update On Justin Jefferson's Future With Vikings Feb 28, 2023 Bears' GM Ryan Poles Addresses 'Plan' For Fields' Future, No. Wed go out and hang out with the bands. BCN did that. For those who lived in the listening area, which. BCN was part of the fabric of Boston. That told the story of what the station was really like. We not only entertained them, we also educated themwhether it was the Vietnam War, Nelson Mandela, apartheid, inequality, womens rights, the labor movement. We didnt think of our listeners as being fans. So Ill wait. If a certain jock was playing a record we liked all of the time, our answer was to put it in the REO Speedwagon section so he couldnt find it. "WBCN Free Form Rock" (originally "WBCN Free Form 104", then "Free Form BCN") was a digital-only radio station broadcasting on the Internet and in the Boston radio market on WZLX 100.7 HD3. Mark Parenteau, former WBCN DJ, dies at 66, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Malin Akerman is on a mommy mission in The Donor Party, Great masks to give your hair, face & skin a glow-up, Michael B. Jordan delivers knockout with Creed III, Dear Abby: SIL miffed when shes left out of wedding, 'Substantial snowfall' likely for parts of Massachusetts, as meteorologists track wintry mix. [5] In May 2001 Boston Magazine named Oedipus the third most influential person in the arts in Boston. Billy called up doing bacon frying. After graduating, he landed a job at a small radio station in Cumming, Georgia.In 1999, he started hosting nights on 99X in Atlanta and eventually worked . He was 66. In the early days, each shift was a DJ with a mike and three turntables and some cartridges, interacting with the audience on the phone. Director of Public Affairs at New England Med.Center BostonBilly West 1983-90 Voices of Ren&Stimpy Nickolodeon Production,WXRK(K-Rock) in NYCSherman Whitman 1985-87 1989-Present Public Affairs DirectorNorm Winer 1969-70 1971-77 PD at WXRT,ChicagoAndrew Wolf 1988-90 Air Talent,WZBC-FM,BostonPeter Wolf 1968 Recording Artist,BostonDavid Wolman 1980-84 Promotions Dir,KOME-FM San Jose, Either email addresses are anonymous for this group or you need the view member email addresses permission to view the original message, You do not have permission to delete messages in this group. scoped composite of various personalities. Usually, wed be going to see bands that nobody wanted to see, when they were brand-new. 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. #WBCN #wbcnfreeform. WBCN and the American Revolution Documentary Collection. This is noise! As program director, I made sure we always had at least one local band in rotation. That fall, Segal and Kopper hired J. J. Jackson as a disc jockey. That, for me, was the best thing about working at WBCN: He took a liking to me. Charles Laquidara was the biggest star of them all. There was a time when you could hear BCN without a radio. Hes got a 13, the highest rating ever in the history of ratings. So was its sound: Now-famous megagroups, from Aerosmith and the Clash to the Ramones and U2, all found early support on 104.1. Back in the day, Charles was really my mentor. 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. "WBCN's Free Form 104", moved from 104.1 HD-2 to 100.7 (WZLX) HD-3 and was renamed "Free Form BCN". Unlike most rock stations of the era, WBCN still allowed a degree of individual DJ control of the music. I was the last full-time DJ that Oedipus hired. 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. Throughout its years the station featured larger-than-life radio personalities such as Charles Laquidara, Mark Parenteau, Ken Shelton, and Oedipus. Boylston Street still had the old-school spirit. Boston, 104.1 MHz FM. It was a club for everyone. This guy cant sing! WBCN is a CBS Radio station. WBCN is credited with. The station was named "Hot AC Station of The Year" 9 times from 1997 through 2009. The Patriots on the weekend: Is it a football station? I had never been to college for anything. Ut velit metus, lacinia ac nibh a, lacinia scelerisque diam. But now radio is more of a specialized thing. She also hosted pre-recorded broadcasts for the Armed Forces Radio Network in the 1970s and 1980s. So we said, How about the car we give away, its suspended from a crane tied into the Strawberries Records on Memorial Drive and hanging over the Charles River? There was an element of partying, yes. Thats why I say its a fable. (Peter Simon) The station launched the careers of artists like Aerosmith and arguably played a role in ending the war in Vietnam. J." Duane went on the air and complained, All these fat cats down in Maryland, theyre driving around in their Cadillacs, smoking cigars, and these guys decide what radio stations get all the money from the sponsors. From 1995-2004 he served as Executive Producer of the live Radio broadcast for the New England Patriots. Part-time personalities in 1980 included Mike Dimambro, Vinny "Jim" Raposa. Since then:Director of special projects for the Phoenix Media/Communications Group; director of the David Bieber Archives. The jocks now are continually selling you something. J.J. Jackson 1968-71 Radio Consultant,LA Bradley Jay 1984-Present Air Talent Madge Kaplan 1986-1988 News,WGBH-FM Boston . He was replaced by WPRO-AM nighttime host David Simpson, who began his 11-year run on the shift on February 16, 1981. Includes announcement that the format will shift from 97.3 to 106.9 FM. He was one of MTV's five original VJs (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, and Martha Quinn). The Del Fuegos is a perfect example, or O Positive, or the Blackjacks. Some bands werent as big, like the Psychedelic Furs, but they were important. [2] Although he initially believed astrology to be "stupid" and asinine", he later became hooked. It was a Sunday night, Oedipus was hosting Nocturnal Emissions, and he played Never Say Never by Romeo Void. BCN was creative and successful for a long time. WBCN's celebrated local music specialty show, Boston Emissionsalong with The Rumblemoved to former sister station WZLX, now owned by iHeartMedia, in 2009. People were going, This sucks! 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. Even though it was cassettes, the quality is surprisingly very good. 3 Cosmic Dancer (K.Day Radio, Los Angeles, 15th Feb 1972) 4 Main Man (K.Day Radio, Los Angeles, 15th Feb 1972) 5 Ballrooms of Mars (K.Day Radio, Los Angeles, 15th Feb 1972) 6 Mystic Lady. In early 1994, WBCN made its first major format adjustment since 1968. As a VJ, Jackson hosted the long-awaited and much anticipated "unmasking" of KISS. The station, programmed by BCN's original 1969 program director, Sam Kopper, began airing in February 2009 as "WBCN Free Form 104", airing, until the demise of the original WBCN, on 104.1 HD2. You didnt have someone playing Hank Williams then Muddy Waters then Van Morrison then Velvet Underground, in 15 minutes. The first song of that last hour was Cream's "I Feel Free," the first rock song played on WBCN in 1968, and the last song played was Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond," followed by a much-used collage of songs with the line "They're really Rockin' in Boston" and station bits and ID spots used over the years, which then slowed to a halt. They gave Mark Parenteau a 3, and they gave Charles Laquidara, that old guy, like a 3.6. We reflected the culture of the city. Their reputation was extraordinary across the county. We all had our colors. [22][1] As a result, the station added the "-FM" suffix on July 29, 2009, allowing CBS to temporarily place the WBMX call letters on the former WFNA (1660 AM) in Charlotte, North Carolina; additionally, during "Mix"'s final week on 98.5, it used the WBZ-FM call letters intended for the new station. I remember the owners telling me, Youre gonna make mistakes, and youre gonna learn from your mistakes. King, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker and Buddy Guy. WBCN was a cultural phenomenon through its music, events, and personalitiesit united Boston. But youve got to admit hes creative and managed to make it successful. Between the cars playing BCN, with their open windows in the summertime, and all the dormitories, apartments, and houses, you could hear BCN from one end of the city to the other. He held his final radio gig at the former XM satellite radio station in Washington, D.C. until his arrest. During the autumn months, WBCN became more focused on sports as the station broadcast the games of the NFL's New England Patriots beginning in 1995. It was a blast for me. The gala celebration will featu From the birth of rock 'n' roll in the 1950s through just about the end of the 20th Century, Cleveland was a great town for radio. Since then:Program director, DJ of WBCN Free Form Rock on wbcn.com and 100.7HD3. SFERRUZZA, Paul D. "Tank" Boston Radio Personality "TANK" Paul D. Sferruzza, "Tank" of Boston radio fame, died peacefully in his home in Dover, NH at the age of 67, on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 aft WBCN was full service (news, music, information, and live 24/7). The company let me take chances. They are not radio, because there is not a human being there. I was just a kid who went to high school to be a baker. Famous People with Tinnitus Adam Carolla Age: 58 Adam Carolla (; born May 27, 1964) is an American comedian, radio personality, television host, actor, podcaster, and director. The Rock of Boston. Biography. [8] During the following months, industry insiders, local media, and even WBCN's on air staff speculated that, in a matter of time, WBCN could see a format change, especially after the Boston Herald ran an article in the March 30, 2009, issue about WBCN's future, and the station airing a Top 40 format for a few hours the following day (April Fool's Day). But we were also out in public. "J. There was just a belief that we could do it. Oedipus has his own foundation, The Oedipus Foundation, and is a member of the Board of Directors for The Technology Broadcasting Corporation of MIT, Stop Handgun Violence, and an original member of the Board of Directors for Mobius (an artist-run center for experimental work in all media). Aliquam varius dui varius tincidunt pulvinar. Literally. Funeral arrangements are not yet complete. Were all on a mattress together. He gave me confidence to find my own style. I didnt get paid to do it, but it was that kind of important experience for me. This is what happened: WBCN started on Newbury Street, 171 Newbury Street. We dont care. 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. In the new century, with older listeners leaving in droves and loyalty among younger ones harder to retain with competition from alternate media such as iPods, the internet and free music sites like Napster, ratings began to nosedive. 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In that final week, CBS said to the staff, Do anything you want. WBMX moved all of its subchannels with it from 98.5 to 104.1: "Mix" on analog and HD-1, "The '80s Channel" on HD-2, and "The Sky" on HD-3. nhbob In time, WBCNs free-spirited beginnings would retrench as the station moved to the top of the Prudential Tower with its higher overhead (pun intended), and new owners with higher financial expectations arrived along with radio competition. It was just a matter of time before it became centrally controlled and they could put all of these cost-cutting measures into effect. My first radio show: 5-8 p.m. on Northeastern University's 104.9 WRBB. I can trace my success to BCN. When that happened, loyal staffers set up a faction of people to try to get hold of advertisers, to get hold of musicians, to ask them to pull their support. We were next door to an Acura dealership. Massachusetts could get another snowstorm Friday: What areas were the jackpot zones in this past storm? "Free Form BCN" began airing live freeform shows in September 2009 on WZLX-HD3 and at wbcn.com. I took the late-night shift, from 12 to 7 in the morning. For the first time, the owners of the station began to make a profit. The Cosmic Muffin (April 10, 1943 - July 26, 2006) was a Boston -based professional astrologer and radio personality . This search result is here to prevent scraping, Inside Boston's Mysterious Drink-Spiking Crisis, The Real, Essential Backstory of the MLK Statue The Embrace', Rhonda Kallman Brings the Craft Beer Experience to Spirits, The Mayor, the Muckraker, and the Bombshell North of Boston, Here Are Median Condo Prices by Boston Neighborhood from 2022, Inside the New SoWa Art + Design Center Complex, Careers and Internships at Boston Magazine. 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. Kevin Karlson Kevin@wzlx.com Kevin was born and raised in Ohio. We could talk about all aspects of life along with the music. Oedipus was one of the first to play the Clash. Since then:Sports reporter for WATD and WBCN Free Form Rock, now retired. I do not own the copyright on this material but present this historic audio exhibit as an auditory museum piece. I thought the song was appropriate.. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technologys college station WTBS (today WMBR). ; Best QB's vs. the spread; Debating Derrick Henry. You could start in downtown Boston and walk to Cambridge, to Harvard Square. Sirius XM Radio Inc. Sep 2016 - Aug 20226 years. They would play the same songs over and over. However, there was always tension between the artistic expression of the DJs, and management's need to run a business, resulting in the unionization of the station with the United Electrical Workers in 1971. ** = Audacy operates pursuant to a local marketing agreement with Martz Communications Group. 3. I quit radio in 76 because it was getting in the way of my cocaine habit. 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. Jocks werent shy about getting political, either, ranting about Vietnam and apartheid, and sometimes becoming news themselves. Parenteau is survived by a brother, Barry. It can be found at Oedipus1, "Oedipus at BIF1 Business Innovation Factory", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oedipus_(DJ)&oldid=1082277386, Milano, Brett (2007), The Sound of Our Town (a History of Boston Rock & Roll), Oedipus, College Radio, and WBCN: We Want the Airwaves, This page was last edited on 12 April 2022, at 08:21. [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. [1] Parenteau had one of the most successful radio careers in Boston history, with a 20-year run, first on the former WCOZ then spending 19 years as the afternoon-drive talent on WBCN. The station was an overnight sensation with listeners. Radio Ink. This set off a local controversy in Boston that resulted in the entire airstaff walking off the air striking in protest. I would have paid to do it. On April 1, 1996, the Stern show was moved to mornings. Arbitron got a lot of bags of shit. The Hopeless Romantics Guide to Dating in Boston. WBCN's programming in 1971-72 bore little relationship to the Billboard Hot 100 or any other conventional programming. Nancy was with the station from when WMJX signed on in 1982. . He worked at WLLH in Lowell and WKNR and WABX in Detroit before returning home to Massachusetts, first landing at WCOZ before finally getting his dream job at WBCN. 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