He and Finan were called to testify at the 1960 congressional payola hearings. A veteran of Cleveland sports-talk radio for more than 25 years, with high-profile gigs on both WKNR-AM/850 and WKNR-AM/1220. He currently hosts two Internet radio shows: "Just the 2 of Us and Friends" on voiceitradio.com, based out of Cleveland, and The Lynn Tolliver Show on 1067thebridge.com, based out of Houston Texas, where former Clevelander John Hairston serves as Program Director. Entrepreneur and founder of Marty Conn Entertainment, he hosted a radio celebrity interview show – along with his wife, Norma - on WERE-AM/1490, and later WRMR-AM/850. The 55th Academy Of Country Music Awards were last night (September 16). (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. Sanders was instrumental in WMMS' rise. He played the cutting-edge rock and R&B that felt dangerous for the times. He's done plenty of sports talk on TV, too, from Sports Channel Ohio (now Fox Sports Ohio) to Spectrum (formerly Time Warner Cable). According to her LinkedIn page, she now works as a freelance voice actor and author. He got his first local job at WNIR-AM/100, working as a sales manager and sportscaster, calling high school and college games. He shot to stardom in the Big Apple, serving up the same shock schtick. Berea native Scott Howitt started his radio career in 1970, working at WLYT-FM/92.3 in Cleveland, WKDD-FM/96.5 in Akron, and stations in three other states before making his real name during a long run as the popular afternoon-drive host on WMJI-FM/105.7 from 1991-2001. 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. By Language. Genres: Classic Hits. They worked together on four different stations in the Cleveland/Akron area over the years: WONE-FM/97.5, WENZ-FM/107.9, WMMS-FM/100.7 and WMVX-FM/106.5. 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." (Plain Dealer file photo), From 1971-1986, Sanders was the nighttime DJ at WMMS-FM/100.7, part of the original Buzzard crew that made the station a national rock 'n' roll legend. RELAXING FAVORITES Shanley died of pneumonia in 2008 at the age of 76. He jumped to WJW in Cleveland in 1951, where his late-night program, "The Moondog House," became a phenomenon. Jump to navigation Jump to search. He broadcast from "the glass cage" at 5000 Euclid Ave., and dubbed the station's echo-chamber reverberation its "stratophonic sound." 1950s 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950. In 2013, she started a classic-rock show on SiriusXM's Classic Vinyl Channel, broadcasting live from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. A piano player, he used his keyboards frequently on the air, and even took gigs at nightclubs as a song-and-dance man. In 1970, he founded the Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts in Detroit.The name of the school was changed in 2009 to Specs Howard School of Media Arts due to the addition of graphic design and film courses. Cleveland, OH. DJs like Alan Freed and Bill Randle spread the gospel of rock 'n' roll in the 1950s, the WIXY-AM/1260 Supermen carried the torch in the 1960s and Kid Leo and his WMMS-FM/100.7 Buzzard compatriots kept the flames blazing in the 1970s. Photo by Blackstone Studios JOHN F. PATT VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER At only rare intervals have you heard John F. Patt over the radio.Yet he's an important cog in Cleveland broadcast- ing. He returned to Cleveland radio in 1997, working at both WMJO-FM/105.7 and WZJM-FM/92.3. How does country verse other genres of music compare for you as a radio personality? Play free podcast episodes on-demand with iHeartRadio. After an hour of congratulatory messages on 15 Dec. 1930, WGAR switched over to "Amos `n' Andy," on the NBC Blue Network. (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). She left WQAL in 2000. Invariably, visitors never recognize the slim, youthful Mr. Patt as the man who guides the destines of WGAR from the manager's chair. (Photo by Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com), One of the most distinctive voices in Cleveland radio history, McLean combined a smooth baritone, mastery of language and a deep knowledge of music to become one of the top DJs in the country during the 1950s. He was laid off in 2001. She left Cleveland to take a radio job in Florida. He now does the morning show on WONE-FM/97.5 in Akron. He worked at WAKR-AM/1590 from 1961-67 and at WCOL in Columbus from 1967-77. He got his start locally at WERE-AM/1490, then moved to WHK as morning-show host. Spero is still active as an artist manager. “WGAR was not my first venture into country radio. Her annual Kym Sellers Foundation Multiple Sclerosis Benefit remains a major event on Cleveland’s social calendar. 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. He eventually returned to England and resumed touring with Humble Pie. 00:02. 1.1K likes. His voice is also heard on a number of Cleveland area radio and TV commercials. From 2007-2014, she was owner and CEO of Life After Your Divorce, a company that worked with people going through divorce. He later moved to WKNR. 0 45 . He played a pivotal role in bringing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to town, acting as a bridge between New York-based music industry executives and civic leaders here. Conn's entertainment company operates out of Beachwood, Ohio. At first, he was on TV, working with Bob Neal, and then Harry Jones. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (each updated 1/1/20). He died in 2014 at the age of 83. His "More Sports and Les Levine" airs weeknights at 6 p.m. on Spectrum. (Plain Dealer file photo), John Webster worked from 1984-1997 with John Lanigan and Jimmy Malone at WMJI FM/105.7, as part newsman, part comic sidekick on the perennially top-rated "Lanigan and Webster" show. (Plain Dealer file photo), One of the nation's original – and most notorious – shock jocks, Imus had two memorable stints in Cleveland. Some are still on the air. Home Cleveland Press Collection WGAR radio personalities Reference URL Share . The other DJs in the photo are, from left: Doc Nemo, Vic Boc, Martin Perlich and Pat Mack. 2.0K Favorites. (Scott is far right in the photo above, in the WMMS studio with Ed Kinzbach, Ed "Flash" Ferenc and Kenny Clean.) He built it into a ratings powerhouse with national influence. They changed the call letters to WIXY 1260 and went on to build one of the most popular radio stations in Cleveland history. Afternoons on 99.5 WGAR Cleveland, Ohio. RADIO. (Plain Dealer file photo), John Lanigan has amassed a 45-year broadcast career – most of them in Cleveland radio and TV. Home. RELAXING FAVORITES, Luke Bryan's Family Kicks Off Annual '12 Days Of Pranksmas'. She was among the first DJs to put the group's seven-minute opus, "Working Man," into regular rotation. WCLV moved to 104.9 on the FM spectrum in the early 2000s. Runyon was also the early host of the WVIZ Auction. He later took his groundbreaking progressive rock show to WNCR FM/95.5, working alongside pioneering Cleveland rock deejays Billy Bass and David Spero. He now works for Progressive Insurance. He's done play-by-play and sports talk at myriad local radio stations since: WWWE/-AM/1100 (now WTAM), WERE-AM/1490, WHK-AM/1420 and more. He was let go from WDOK in 2012, along with longtime newsman Jim McIntyre. A stand-up comedian, Malone partnered with John Lanigan and John Webster for the weekly "Knuckleheads in the News" segment on Magic 105.7 WMJI. Nominate A Teacher to be the Raising Cane's "Teacher of the Week! He was fired in 1997 amid a police investigation into money that went missing at his annual "30 Days in the Hole" Salvation Army charity event. Sanders eventually turned over the program director job to Gorman, too, and they were close partners in building the station into a powerhouse. The even more vile Gary Dee did mornings. (Plain Dealer file photo), Holt was the first African-American female radio personality on Cleveland airwaves, getting her start as an announcer on WSRS-AM/1490. (Plain Dealer file photo), A fixture as the morning man on WDOK-FM/102.1 for nearly two decades. He died in 2004. By 1947, he had moved to WJMO and was nicknamed the Sinatra of the city's DJs. Edwards is at the far right in the above photo, along with fellow DJs Bill Randle and Chuck Young. The practice wasn't illegal at the time, but he left Cleveland amid the scandal and ended up in Denver, where he worked in talk radio. After his run on WDMT, Rufus continued with another hugely popular live mix and specialty show, "Club Jamz" on Jammin' 92.3. Howitt is shown here with frequent radio partner Ravenna Miceli in 2004. He helped introduce Elvis Presley to the country, giving him a major push on WERE and hosting The King's first concerts north of the Mason-Dixon Line at Brooklyn High School and St. Michael's Hall in Cleveland. He walked away from it all in 1961 at the height of his fame, putting radio behind him to go to college. Spero would go on to become one of Cleveland's early progressive-rock DJs, working first at WNCR and then at WMMS. ", Santa’s sharing his favorite iHeartRadio podcasts to put you in the Christmas Spirit, Jimmie Allen Remembers Charley Pride: 'We Lost A Legend', Thomas Rhett And Lauren Akins Enjoy Tropical Getaway To Mexico, Scotty McCreery Dedicates 'Five More Minutes' To Charley Pride At The Opry, Blake Shelton Jokes That He Wants Adam Levine To Perform At His Wedding, Scotty McCreery Gives Surprise Performance For 'Amazing' Couple's Wedding, Country Stars Reacts To Charley Pride's Death, Dierks Bentley Channels Dwight From 'The Office' In Hilarious 'Gone' Video, Eric Church Releases New Acoustic Love Song, 'Doing Life With Me', Lead Safe Cleveland Coalition - Know the sources, Prevent Exposure. She introduced Rush when they got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in June 2010. (Photo courtesy of Dean Rufus, Facebook), One of the golden-agers of Cleveland radio in the 1960s, Runyon spun at KYW from 1961-65, then left for a job in Chicago. He came back to radio for fun in the 1990s and 2000s, hosting a show on oldies station WRMR. Brian and Joe were the first to broadcast from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's radio station in 1995. (Photo by Gus Chain, The Plain Dealer), For most of his 34-year broadcast career, Herb Score was just about the best thing about Cleveland Indians baseball. His son, W. Allen Taylor, wrote and starred in play about him, "Walkin' Talkin' Bill Hawkins: In Search of My Father." © 2020 Advance Local Media LLC. In 1964, he had the Beatles to his Fairview Park home during their first appearance in Cleveland. (Plain Dealer file photo). Sports. He was voted the Country Music Association's Major Market Personality of the year in 2000, but was laid off in a cost-cutting move in 2001. Radio Personality with iHeartRadio. During his time at WMMS, Bass coined the phrase, "Cleveland: The Rock 'n' Roll Capital of the World." (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. 1-rated WZAK-FM/93.1 "Three's Company" morning team in the 1990s with Lynn Tolliver Jr. and Kym Sellers. He joined the program full time in 1991, and eventually became a co-host of the "Lanigan and Malone" show when Webster left the station in 1997. Download: Small. cleveland.com is a partner of the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. I was doing middays on 92.5 The Wolf in Denver, Colorado for a couple of years beforehand. He returned to Cleveland in 1971, working at WHK-AM/1420 and WWW-AM/1100. In addition to on-air work at WCLV, Conrad was also the longtime voice of Cleveland Orchestra radio broadcasts. (Plain Dealer file photo). Large . Mancow Muller Net Worth. (Plain Dealer file photo), A popular DJ for urban-contemporary stations FM-108 WDMT and WZAK-FM 93.1 in the 1980s and '90s. He retired from WMJI in 2014. Click HERE to donate. Dee married WEWS-TV/Channel 5 "Morning Exchange" co-host Liz Richards, but the marriage ended in divorce after highly publicized incidents of domestic violence. The show is known for its outrageous stunts and banter. All rights reserved (About Us). But Randle being Randle, he inserted artists like Jewel and 'N Sync into the mix. Podcasts. Frequently, he took a sales or sales manager job so that he could underwrite the shows he loved to do on radio. Fowler works for country station WGAR-FM/99.5, and Cronauer is an on-air personality for The Fish, WFHM-FM/95.5. LaBarbara had shows on KYC-AM 1100 and WIXY-AM/1260, where he was one of the Supermen. His friend and radio colleague Ernie Anderson drew inspiration for Ghoulardi from "Shock Theater," a monster-movie bash Myers, wearing a hooded cape and talking like a beatnik, hosted on WJW Channel 8. Waaaaaay back! The station soon donated its entire collection of jazz recordings to WCPN, the new public radio outlet that was going on the air the following September. (Plain Dealer file photo), Pete Franklin did his last regular broadcasts in 1998 and died in 2004, but he is still, in many ways, the best-known sports-talk radio host in Cleveland. He wrote a book about his career, "Johnny Holliday: From Rock to Jock" in 2002. (Plain Dealer file photo), Santini came to WMMS-FM/100.7 in 1994 after a stint at Canton's WRQK-FM/106.9. Public taste stations in the photo above in the 1990s, she now works as late-night. A freelance voice actor and writer, too filling in for the syndicated Tom Joyner show now )! 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