Gene Kelly - Actor/Choreographer/Dancer What's in a Signature? Bubba Show Mon-Fri: 5am to 10am. In the 1990s he went to the dark side and became a, Clark Race was the Dick Clark of Pittsburgh. 03/01/2017 at 10:20 AM. TJ. Before the dawn of broadcasting, women were frequently hired as wireless operators, and so it was not a surprise that womens voices were heard as announcers and program hosts in the early days of broadcast radio. Featuring female radio DJs, talk show hosts, and more, this list has it all. Richard Rossi (born March 2, 1963) is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, talk radio host, and former evangelical minister. KDKA also established the world's firstin-house studio music ensembles including an orchestra,several popular musicgroups, and a country swing band. During the Bushy Run Battlefield Park Bicentennial in 1963, I was dressed as a Mohawk Brave and was on the Don Reed King Show on KDKA TV. Lise Bang-Jensen Burl Barer Jay Barker Roger Barkley LaShonda Katrice Barnett Donald Barnhouse Pepe Barreto Dicky Barrett Buck Barry Paul Barsky Rob Bartlett Florence Bates Robert Albert Bauer Erik Bauersfeld Gordon Baxter Irene Beasley Rick Beckett Richard Beebe Beetlejuice (entertainer) John Bell (radio personality) Bern Bennett Joan Bennett Here is a look at all moves covered by TV reporter Rob Owen in 2021 (so far): Departures KDKA's. Elliots orchestra performed a live half hour show five nights a week on WCAE until 1951. Mike Bowman | All business, Burns had a gruff, Lou Grant type persona and was the consummate professional. Your comment has not yet been posted. in Sports, Trending. google_color_border="FFFFFF"; Great Stuff. She remained a regular feature on network radio until 1960, and then continued in syndication. I'm not certain about his age, but the fact that he was married in 1961 suggests he's in his early-80s. August Wilson - Playwright/Two-Time Pulitzer Prize Winner Facebook/August Wilson Center 2. What I remember best about the show was the Hostess cupcakes she handed out to kids in the audience who were celebrating their birthdays. Jim whalen | Bankhead was known for her husky voice, outrageous personality, and devastating wit. Fred Rogers - Children's Television Pioneer Flickr/dreambird 4. In 1955, Sam Phillips (of Sun Records fame) opened WHER in Memphis. She died in 1989 at the age of 49. Popular Pittsburgh TV Reporter Releases Book, This Is How Many World War II Veterans Live In Pennsylvania, PA County Wants To Make Its Own Gun Laws After Recent Court Defeat. News. KDKA turns 70 in 2019. WTAE had a great lineup. WDVE-FM took over the role of promoting Pittsburgh musiciansin the late 1970s as KDKA andother AMstations switched from music formats to news and talk radio formats. Donna Halper, whose written work has appeared in the pages of Radio World, played the hits at WMMS in Cleveland, where she was credited with discovering the rock band Rush in 1974. Uprising in Soweto Gains Worldwide Attention, 2. Margaret Jane Pauley (born October 31, 1950) is an American broadcast journalist, television host, and author, active in news reporting since 1972. Photo Credit: Steve Schohn/Living Pittsburgh Kate Farrell Morning News. Debbie McGee is an English radio, television, and stage performer. in Entertainment. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. View four more historical photos in the image gallery below. 5. He's now in his late 70s (as of 2020). There was a show on wtae in the early 1970's that televised a local fashion show. Posted by: You might also be interested in famous male radio personalities and the funniest radio morning shows. But Kirby was assigned to read the hard news stories while Flynn reported only the human interest items. Anybody remember Marty Wolfson (I think that was his name) who had a kids program where he told stories and drew the story on a large easel. He's best known for his 24-year run as host or co-host (first with Scott Paulsen, then Randy Baumann) of WDVE's morning show. (And with no cable channels back then their presence was even more ubiquitous.) 4. and had them change the channel on their TV so he could see me on the TV show. Film Versions of the Future You'd Most Want to Really Happen, Fictional Teams You Wish You Played on as a Kid. google_color_text="333333"; WHER personality Dottie Abbott, taking the air name Dolly Holiday, hosted an overnight program of easy listening music syndicated to stations around the country. Not very knowledgeable about sports, she lasted just two years. After he and Hansen went their separate ways, Roach transitioned to country stations and worked from 1991 until 2015 at WASP and Y108. He died in 2008 at the age of 79. He passed way in February 2021 at the age of 81. Prior to television, Williams was a radio DJ and host and quickly became known in New York as a "shock jockette". Jack Etzel (Etzel-At-Large) John Fedko (Fedko Zone) Peggy Finnegan Pete Flaherty Pete Flaherty, Loretta Lynn, Jack Wheeler Bill Flanagan (KDKA-TV reporter) Jack Fleming Debra Fox (WTAE-TV Reporter) Lanny Frattare John Garry & Larry O'Brien Walt Harper Bill Hinsman Dennis Holly (KDKA-TV Reporter) John Huck Dagny Hultgreen Mary Robb Jackson In Boston, Eunice Randalls voice was heard on a variety of programs over AMRAD station 1XE (which became WGI in 1922). John Peel is a legend within British radio culture and history.