[12], W264BW provides limited coverage to southern and central parts of Greater Cincinnati. but not every hour. National Baseball Hall-of-Fame inductee; has a strong understanding of the Reds as well as the MLB in general; his analysis of the meaning of moves is typically dead on; gives agood, in-depth analysis without being overanalyitcal; does a weekly in-game segment with Marty Brennaman. Instead of 'Rockin' Ron," I'd be 'Rockin' Roland' on the air," said Schumacher, who has played the Beatles and other rock stars on WGRR-FM since 1990. [citation needed]. The morning was the last to develop. A radio personality is a person who hosts a radio talk show and interacts with the audience via telephone or email. They just used them to hold the license. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. Branded "100.7 The River", WKFS-HD2 and W264BW aired content from Today's Mix, a national format on the Premium Choice network. And the Sports Rocker lumped them all together in his recently released Wild Man: The Book co-written with Gerry Schultz. Yawn. The push buttons on old radios are merely the grandparents of todays swipe left. However, in the late evening hours of Saturdays and Sundays it also broadcast a program hosted by Frank's son and EBN's 1st-ever DJ Frank Wood Jr. or known by his on-air name as Dr. Michael Bo Xanadu, that show was called "The WEBN's Jelly Pudding Show". ", "Frog 'Em! When porn first made inroads into Americas movie theaters, Cincinnatis streets remained closed. Other spots were for the "White Rose and Lilac Virginity Restoration Clinic", "WEBN's Tree Frog Beer" Starting 1st with "The Sleezy People's Beer" and then years later with "It doesn't taste like much but it sure gets you there", and a spoof on the Rambo movies entitled "Sambo: Real Blood Part Four" featuring an african-american superhero driving a rescue Cadillac and yelling "Hey Chin Ho, Ronnie Reagan says you can kiss his white butt!" UFC Prez, Dana White Gets Into Altercation With His Wife On NYE. It was phenomenal. "The 1970s changed the face of the radio dial as rock and roll made FM king of the airwaves," says Mike Martini, Media Heritage co-founder. Mini Bio (1) Is currently dating the owner of Reverb Studios and enjoys the world of Wonder Woman and was a fan of DC Comics. Rush Limbaugh is one of the most prominent conservative voices in the U.S. and has been for quite some time. Robin: The beginning of the fireworks was really wonderful. [citation needed], Radio personality Maxwell Slater Logan (Benjamin Bornstein), perhaps best known for his time at Cleveland rock station WMMS as host of The Maxwell Show, spent time at WEBN in early-to-mid 1990s under the on-air name Max Logan. How I contracted tinnitus in bandboxes, Vin Scully named 2022 Sportscaster of the Year; He died in August at 94; Other notables also identified, HALBYS: MARV ALBERT IS OUR BROADCASTER OF 2021; OTHER VOICES RECOGNIZED TOO, The Halbys 2020: Scott Van Pelt Sportscaster of the Year; Awards by sport and other recognition. Is it a paradox that WEBN thrived through all of that? We worked hard and had a blast. WEBN (102.7 FM) - branded as 102-7 WEBN - is a commercial mainstream rock radio station licensed to Cincinnati, Ohio, serving Greater Cincinnati.Owned by iHeartMedia, WEBN serves as the FM flagship for the Cincinnati Bengals Radio Network; and the home of radio personality Christopher "Kidd Chris" Foley.The WEBN studios are located in Cincinnati, as is the station transmitter. other than the recognized hit songs or radio edits, tagged "rock, jazz, folk and ragas." . A crossover between these spots in fantasy and reality occurred in 1972 when Hudepohl Beer allowed some of its product for the Cincinnati area to be wrapped in faux labels for "WEBN's Tree Frog Beer, The Sleezy People's Beer", Tree B. Frog and his best friend Tyrone Z. Dragonfly soon became household mascots for the station. As we were developing plans to showcase local music, it only made sense to turn to the foremost experts at CincyMusic.com to be the engine of that exploration" (Chris Williams Program Director, The Project 100.7 / 106.3)[14], WEBN-HD3 launched on December 18, 2014; the digital subchannel also began simulcasting over Cincinnati translator W272BY (102.3FM). Touring 700WLW's Historic Transmitter and Mammoth Tower, [WIN TICKETS] Skid Row/Buckcherry @ Rose Music Center, [WIN TICKETS] Dead & Company @ Riverbend Music Center, [WIN TICKETS] James Taylor @ Riverbend Music Center, [WIN TICKETS] Hank Williams Jr. @ Riverbend Music Center, Green Lasers Spotted Over Hawaii, China Believed To Be Responsible, Rock Icons Star In Workday Super Bowl Commercial, Seniors Are Getting Freaking And A New Loofah Code Lets Everyone Know, Stephen King's The Boogeyman trailer has just dropped. Minuscule understanding of intricacies of sports; a miserable radio show. He also played obscure rock artists, ones that baby boomers had only read about in Rolling Stone, a brand-new magazine. Learn how and when to remove this template message, http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=87, "People Moves At Clear Channel Cincinnati", "Sixx Sense Side Show Radio Stations - Sixx Sense", http://ibiquity.com/hd_radio/hdradio_find_a_station?state=SA&thisBeColorOver=ff920f&thisBeColorOut=11839d&theCity=13#stationlist, "iHeart Launches 102.3 The Beat Cincinnati", "Bo Matthews Named VP Of Programming For CCM+E-Cincinnati", "Downsizings Are Taking Place At iHeartMedia", "The Bumpy Road of Using FM Translators to Rebroadcast AM Stations or HD-2 Channels: Broadcast Law Blog", "CincyMusic Spotlight to air on the Project 100.7/106.3 every Sunday! Marconi finalists were selected by a task force of broadcasters, and the winners were voted on by the NAB Marconi . Thom Brennaman (Reds play-by-play-700 WLW/FSN Ohio). We gave prizes to people who mowed our call letters into their lawns. One of the most famous things we ever did was a paradewed broadcast a parade on April Fools Day. The phrase "addictive personality" gets tossed around a lot these days. I chose Farmers Night, which I knew would be a good crowd, he said. FALL OUT BOY Rockin' iHeartLand's State Farm Park in Fortnite! "White Christmas" star Vera-Ellen, a Norwood native, shortened her name from Vera Ellen Rohe. It was big fun. Want to know more about Rachel Elliot? Yes, we all love Nirvana . Nothing. Inside 97Rock studio. As Stover got set for the field-goal try, Bengals cornerback Eric Thomas broke through completely unblocked, and got his full right hand on the ball, splitting his glove along the middle finger. Disturbed & Breaking Benjamin Return To Cincinnati! Robin: Jerry Springer used to be a guest three times a week on the Morning Show. During a show on . The Phillies won the World Series with Rose in 1980. He's also written columns for many newspapers for decades. Fingers jumped to the competition, WEBN-FM's "Dawn Patrol," before Robin Wood started maternity leave. Excited rock fans were thrilled, just as classical/jazz fans started to feel the repulsion and betrayal. Were in this business now. And the cops hated it for the first three or four years. Honestly, this sounds like a radio station that my 50 y.o. He loved all kinds of musicexcept rock. Proceeds from sales were donated to charity. Some Hot Tips! Frank: Wed run frogs for council. Among the BFC "products" for which the station broadcast tongue-in-cheek "ads" were: These spots were picked up by some other stations, such as Chicago's WDAI in its progressive/underground days c. 1971. Subscribe Now To Listen Your Favorite Songs On Demand! There was a major change in lifestyles and consumption patterns and we sort of landed right in the front of it. "In a group of really strange, talented, lunatic-fringe characters that were WEBN at that time, Geoff was the outer fringe of lunacy," says Frank "Bo" Wood, former owner and manager of the rock. The station did lose some clients, which is why I must salute our management. Twitter: @webn Language: English Contact: 8044 Montgomery Rd. The attitude also extended to actual advertising. Not many people noticed. . Contrast that with 2012: I worked at the same station, but my employer was now the largest radio corporation in the world. 51. The Marconi Radio Awards are presented annually by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) to the top radio stations and on-air personalities in the United States. The J Show, Weekdays 5:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. Subscribe Now To Listen Your Favorite Songs On Demand! Local media is still his beat and hes bringing his interest, curiosity, contacts and unique style to Cincinnati Public Radio and 91.7 WVXU. Or put a huge secret prize box on the top of Riverfront Coliseum (now U.S. Bank Arena). Ive left out the raunchier things, which you may remember with fondness, or perhaps outrage. His blog is entertaining, often humorous, and informative. Listen To The Most Popular Podcasts On iHeartRadio! It was a busy year all around, including, ahem, the debut of this very magazine. Frank: Jerry has never forgiven us for that. We should get a real fan, someone passionate about sports, to come in and give opinions., Sports and rock n roll have been a marriage made in heaven since the early 80s, he said, and continues today. Finally in 2004, all Cincinnati Clear Channel stations moved to the northern suburb of Sycamore Township. Buffalo News & Talk Radio Station - WBEN-AM | WBEN 930 Buffalo News Buffalo lawmaker calls on city to address 'dangerous' road conditions in aftermath of ice storm News Officials prepare for anti-Semitic groups' call for 'Day of Hate' Local Sports Sabres move into playoff spot with 3-1 win over Panthers The awards are named in honor of Guglielmo Marconi, the man generally credited as the "father of wireless telegraphy ". He has been a part of the station since he joined in January 2008, previously she worked as a morning health announcer for twenty years at WEBN-FM. He is a phenomenal columnist, however, for the Cincinnati Enquirerhis radio show was just cut on Thursday. Home of the Bill Cunningham show, Mike McConnell, Scott Sloan, Eddie & Rocky, Lance McAlister, and flagship station of the Cincinnati Reds! They were for the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the station in 1977. It was untelevised in 2015 when WXIX did not renew the contract, but the fireworks show returned to television in 2016 via WKRC-TV. September 6, 2020. Youve got lots of company, Frank. [1] WEBN-HD2 simulcasts over local translators W264BW Norwood (100.7FM) and W292CO Middletown (106.3FM), while WEBN-HD3 simulcasts over W272BY Cincinnati (102.3FM).[2][3][4][5][6][7]. Both Frank Woods used fake names on the air because they wanted to make it seem like WEBN had an actual staff. Mike McConnell Scott Sloan Bill Cunningham Eddie & Rocky Lance McAlister Mo Egger Gary Jeff Walker America's Truckin' Network with Bubba Bo Mike Allen Ken Broo Rachel Elliot Sterling Five Rounds with Rocky Gamble & Fin iHeart Cinci 700WLW Weekends Big Outdoors NFL Football Talk UC Coach's Shows Dave the IT Guy Reds Hot Stove League To midday listeners, he's DJ Chris Lynn. 700WLW Podcasts See All Playlists from 700WLW See All Latest News See All Some hated our raucous music, mega-sized personalities, and relentless bad boy antics. Extensive, research-backed profiles of 16 personality types: learn how different personalities approach romantic relationships, career choices, friendships, parenthood, and more. Conversely, imagine hippie stoners at the same moment, thrilled to discover a station playing Zappa, and then waking up to Stravinskys The Rite of Spring the next morning. He created many of 'EBN's legendary on-air pranks, fake commercials and song parodies, which earned him a prestigious. News director John Edwards was really John Hingsbergen, who later used his real name at WVXU-FM and WMUB-FM. Cincinnati, OH Weather Mon Lo 39 Hi 63 Tue Lo 42 Hi 56 Wed Lo 45 Hi 73 Thu "Cincinnati has such a rich music scene. They knew better, but they wanted to believe it. ", "I've been Jim Scott since 1960, for my entire broadcasting career," said Scott, 71, who came to old WSAI-AM on March 23, 1968. Some 32,511 witnessed: Pete Rose Forever, Dick Wagner Never On the 11th, Reds GM Dick Wagner was fired. Back in the day, legendary radio personality David Haines used to scream this every Friday morning on the Donnie Simpson show on 95.5 WPGC in Washington DC. If you've ever wondered what your favorite radio personalities look like, scroll down or check out the slideshow. He created many of 'EBN's legendary on-air pranks, fake commercials and song parodies, which earned him a prestigious Marconi Award in 2001 for best "Large Market Personality" in the nation. Would your boss do that? Them. Among the early air personalities at WEBN were Denton Marr, Ty Williams, Tom McGreevey, Dave Howe, Geoff Nimmo, Russ Mims . We told the cops we were going to do it; they didnt do anything. Lo and behold, the Phillies were coming to Cincinnati for a series in July of 83. Six-Day War. My brother the pyromaniac thought Lets have a fireworks show. On April 24, 2012, W264BW owner EMF Broadcasting, Inc. leased the translator to Clear Channel. Description: 102.7 WEBN is Cincinnati's home for Bengals football and rock music. 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I have no overblown fantasies about radios importance in peoples lives. Barry left Q102 to do WLWT-TV's weather in 1984, and has worked at a variety of stations. Exclusive Shows From Today's Best Artists, German City Cancels Roger Waters Concert, Calls Him Antisemitic, Foo Fighters Expand Summer Plans With Headlining Tour Dates, Dave Grohl Cooked BBQ For 24 Hours To Feed 500 People, 2 Ohio Attractions Among The 17 Top Amusement Parks In America, Here's Everything Leaving Netflix In March 2023, Here's Everything Coming To Netflix In March 2023, Green Day 2023 Official Tour Setlist Revealed, 'Happiest Cities In America' According To WalletHub Study, Familys Tibetan Mastiff Turned Out To Be A Bear, Foo Fighters Pinball Machine Coming [Video], Arnold Schwarzenegger's 'FUBAR' First Look Netflix Trailer, Cincinnati Cyclones' Cincinnati Hippos Night, Skillet/Theory of a Deadman @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Or might the truth be that the pearl clutching helped make our success so spectacular? [6][13], On May 29, 2013 CincyMusic.com announced a partnership with WEBN-HD2 to begin a weekly radio show called the CincyMusic Spotlight. Joe Morgan is a color analyst for ESPN baseball. One final thing about our founder, Frank the Elder: He disliked rock music, but more than anything, he despised Bob Dylan. In 1973, WEBN moved to the eastside's Hyde Park Square referred to on air as "Hyde's Meadow". . FM listening developed first at night because in the early days, the only FM in the house was a stereo in the living room. You would think "Rockin' Ron" Schumacher had the perfect name for a rock 'n' roll radio DJ. WEBN continued to call its location "Frog's Mountain". LINKIN PARK Releasing Never Before Heard Song "Lost" This Friday! FM listening developed first at night because in the early days, the only FM in the house was a stereo in the living room. Many of 1967s greatest hits are wedged into June, July, and August: Sgt. With sports being such a large part of life in the Cincinnati area, these personalities are a significant part of our lives. Sara Elyse. The show is set to music broadcast by the station. Radio airwaves here are filled with fake names: Eddie Fingers, Michael Grayson, Meat, Shroom. Inexperienced, aspiring women sportscasters tell us how they broke into TV fresh out of school, Are you a sports voice, an analyst or PA person? WEBN 102.7 FM is a Class B commercial mainstream rock radio station based in Cincinnati, Ohio. My 38-year trophy will never be handed off. Who was running it? External forces helped too, coinciding with the rise of rock music, FM radio, and of all those hippies who eventually grew up and slowly blended into the establishment. Heres where I got worried, he said. But no shower. Marty Brennaman (Redsplay-by-play-700 WLW). And people were like that then. One of the best voices around; incredible delivery, incredible excitement; offers humor to his radio bits; informed and strong supporter of all local teams. When it initially went on the air on August 31, 1967, it was owned by Frank Wood, Sr., a Cincinnati attorney. John Calhoun still has his WEBN shirt with a hot air balloon on the back. Hal McCoy (Reds beat writer-Dayton Daily News). It's as if they have 30 CDs and that is all they're going to play. The tag line for Brute Force Cybernetics was "The company that creates a need and then fills it." He said, 'Then you're Chris Lynn.' Cincinnati's ROCK Station & Home of the KiddChris Show! Even more fun! ", "Go Rock Yourself! Listen To Podcasts That Examine The Passion, Perseverance, And Power Of Black Culture! The Q had a Bananaman mascot to compete with WEBN-FM's Frog. Eleven different WEBN album projects were released in the 1970s and 1980s. 2023 Audacy, Inc. All rights reserved. BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) The entire Morning Bull radio staff at 97 Rock has been fired following a racist incident that took place on the show back in March. Owned and operated by iHeartMedia. No female personalities. "I always say that radio killed the radio star," she says. Matthews also served as vice president of programming for iHeartMedia's entire Cincinnati radio cluster before exiting the company in 2017.[10][11]. A splendid time is no longer guaranteed for anybody, Mr. Kite included. But WEBN, in its prime, meant more to our town than that. Suite 650 513-749-1027 Website: http://webn.iheart.com Stations 102.7 WEBN KiddChris Show UP NEXT: 10am Rachel 3pm Shroom 7pm Meat TOMORROW: See More Shows Damnation Alley Cincinnati, OH Dubs Cincinnati, OH For whatever reasons, the countless things that made WEBN special and unique to Cincinnati are now gone, and the only argument might be about how long ago they left. On display in the third-floor Cincinnati Room are WEBN-FM shirts and posters; Q102 jackets and billboards; photos of WLW-AM's Burbank, Jim Scott and Bill Cunningham; Dusty Rhodes' WGRR-FM jacket; a Lucky Strike/Pall Mall cigarette ad with WKRC-AM's Jerry Thomas, Stan Matlock and Ted McKay; and items from WNKU-FM, WGUC-FM, WCIN-AM and other stations. Most listenersI say this with confidence because the ratings soaredloved the antics and chemistry of the Dawn Patrol; the Fools Parade every April; the song parodies; the hot air balloon; the TV and billboard campaigns that infuriated just the right people; the fake commercials sharing space with the real ones; the crazy contests; the Payola Weekends. Laura died Friday morning in Canton, Ohio at the age of 46. All rights reserved. And part of it was because nobody was much good in the morning, and part of it was because that wasnt the habit, but gradually the habit caught up. Creates a great broadcast for radio; a good voice and great inflection; many of his calls have made it on SportsCenter highlight reels. Its first air date is August 31, 1967. Barry was at WKRQ-FM (101.9) in the 1970s, when the Taft Broadcasting's Q102 battled for young listeners with independent rock station WEBN-FM. . @SaraElyse128. Listen online to 102.7 WEBN radio station for free - great choice for Cincinnati, United States. "Now I wish I would have kept it. This proved to be one of the station's most popular programs until Wood retired from the air on June 30, 1985. Really miss some of . The Project already champions amazing local acts like Walk The Moon, Foxy Shazam, 21 Pilots and Cinema Sleep in regular rotation. ", "Radio That Makes You Feel Good! (Miles was Frank's dog.) The majority of local spots were WEBN produced, and bore the same outrageous wit and audacity that the station was known for. Watch on. And probably a quarter of a million people showed up the first year. No one is sure who famously described Dylans singing as the sound of a cow with its leg stuck in a fence, but it wasnt Frank Woodthat would have been too much of a compliment. For more than 30 years, John Kiesewetter has been the source for information about all things in local media comings and goings, local people appearing on the big or small screen, special programs, and much more. Schumacher, the 10 a.m.-2 p.m. host on classic hits WGRR-FM (103.5), regrets changing his first name from Roland as a kid. And as it had already promoted non-existent events, the station advertised products by "Brute Force Cybernetics" also the name of the corporate holding company, as well the rumored call letters of the station. Music, radio and podcasts, all free. The "Remembering Radios Rock Rivalries"program starts at 2 p.m. in the Reading Garden Lounge on the first floor of the main public library Sunday, Jan. 28. All of them came from Media Heritage,the local nonprofit TV/radio archives which also has displays at the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting in West Chester Township. No, Im staying up here until tomorrow morning, he said. He also spoke conversationally, disdaining the Top 40 full-bottle-of-Adderall persona. We call it the willing suspension of disbelief. Frank the Elder himself abhorred rock music, but couldnt deny the growth potential. WEBN was willing to lose money as a cost of being who we were. I'm Jim Scott. Immediately his former employer replaced him with a DJ named "Bob White," so King was called "King Richard." And it was a completely fictitious thing, but wed describe the floats as they came down the street. Chizek was among the most opinionated (and durable) radio personalities in local history. Cincinnati's News Radio 700WLW! That logo was retired about 1979. Thanks for everything, and happy birthday. And we thought, _We dont need no stinkin AM, so we came on and foundered around and figured it out. I wonder if someone would come.. The library publicity for the event promises "a few surprise guests," and I expect a program like this to attract many other radio staffers from the 1970s and '80s. The show got the phones ringing, so Frank the Elder soon allowed Frank the Younger to tarnish his radio station on Wednesday nights as well. And the minute we looked at the crowd we thought, Uh oh. uncle would run if he was trying to be cool and hip. In 2000, the Atlanta Business Chronicle named Belinda the second most poplar female radio personality behind B98.5FM's . He was also the. ", "Step Aside Small Change! They thought that it was going to catch on some day, but they didnt spend any time or energy helping it. Members of the WFMJ family are saddened to report that former news anchor Laura Steele has passed away. He hosts The Adam Carolla Show, a talk show distributed as a podcast .more #44 of 164 The Best Talk Show Hosts Of Daytime, Late Night, and All Time #37 of 61 A local arcade company brought up a pinball machine. "Wild Man" Walker (On-air personality102.7 WEBN/Cincinnati Cyclones PA announcer) One of the best voices around; incredible delivery,. Our Album Projects gave dozens of local musicians their first wide exposure. However, it honored its roots as a classical music station by broadcasting classical music on Sunday mornings from 8:00-noon with Frank Wood Sr. as the host. I feel he should be more prominent in the city but very few people miss the Bengals on TV. Lance McAllister (talk show host1530 WCKY). There isnt a ballpark, stadium or arena where you dont hear rock n roll music during a game. And, as time wound down, he got the chance. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. NAB member stations submit nominations. But the third week it was on the air I started a show on Saturday nights that played sort of the new music that was around in 1967that was when Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, and The Blues Project and all sorts of things were hitting, and there was a new kind of music that wasnt heard on Top 40 radio. But another local historical event from the summer of 1967 got little attention at the time: On the afternoon of August 30, from a converted living room in Price Hill, radio station WEBN-FM signed on. But the best marriage yet was Dennis (Wild Man) Walker and WEBN.