[158], In February 2007, the station created the WBZ Radio Hall of Fame. Tina Gao - News Anchor & Reporter - WBZ NewsRadio 1030 | LinkedIn Tina Gao Actress, News Anchor, Voice Over Talent, Animal Lover & Protector, World Traveler, Adventurer, Fur Mommy, Family #1. on WEEI, that is). Up with shrewsburies! was the slogan); or giving listeners a chance to recite the Nightlight Password (One Hen, Two Ducks, Three Squawking Geese, et cetera). a medium market. //-->, New England Dining Favorites and Hidden Gems, Scenic New England Photo Dan Justin, On October 10, CBS Radio announced that as part of the process of obtaining regulatory approval of the merger, WBZ would be one of sixteen stations that would be divested by Entercom, along with sister stations WBZ-FM and WZLX, as well as WRKO and WKAF (WBMX, WODS, WEEI AM/FM and WAAF would be retained by Entercom, while WBZ-FM would be traded to Beasley Broadcast Group in exchange for WMJX). Also in March, David Brudnoy celebrates his 25th anniversary in radio. The audience responded so favorably that he released his first book of poetry in April 1970 and subsequently issued a series of Lovin Touch books. show host. He's upbeat, up-to-date on current events and has terrific [61] Calling All Sports was also dropped in favor of an early evening talk show, hosted at various points by David Finnegan, Lou Marcel, and Peter Meade. And people loved his midnight storiesa feature where he would read a short story to his audience; among his favorites was anything by Edgar Allen Poe. [39] During the late 1930s, WBZ began to offer more local news coverage. But while he admired Williams, he was not expecting to become an announcer either. Since leaving full-time deejay work, Dick has remained involved in the broadcasting industry, continuing to voice commercials, and creating a series of audiotape vignettes called Night Connections. He also hosts his own podcast. There are busy singing to put anybody down. In mid-1968, Dick got the opportunity to return to New York City. WMJX FM 106.7, Magic 106.7, Boston -- Addams, since his glory days Emmy award-winning journalist Kathryn Hauser anchors the WBZ-TV news team for both the morning and noon shows, while meteorologist Danielle Niles hosts the WBZ-TV AccuWeather reports for both of these shows. Conn., when the king of shock radio found slightly more success Under the right conditions, it can be heard as far east as New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada; as far south as Eastern Long Island and Monmouth County, New Jersey; and as far west as the outer suburbs of Hartford, Connecticut, and Albany, New York. [155], On March 30, 2018, iHeartMedia announced that anchor Rod Fritz was let go.