When porn first made inroads into Americas movie theaters, Cincinnatis streets remained closed. Lids cant be blown off unless theyre first tightly wedged in place. (Photo provided by John Calhoun) In a good year, WEBN would sell 15,000 to 20,000 spring . Condolences to family and friends of former CLEAR CHANNEL Rock WEBN/CINCINNATI midday host KEN "MR. K" GLIDEWELL, who died TUESDAY (5/27) from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in . 102.7 WEBN is a popular radio station that broadcasts from the Cincinnati, Ohio area. dembo music .''wi waa win the lotto till wi weak'' ..@promotional video ..music from montego bay jamaica .ragadan'g'.. (Miles was Franks dog.). It was just funny. Want to know more about SHROOM? Summer of Love. And thats what it was for the first year or two. Also, the concept of national artists (who happened to be in town for shows) performing live in the radio studio began at WEBN. They just didnt pay any attention to it. Both Frank Woods used fake names on the air because they wanted to make it seem like WEBN had an actual staff. Walker got a call from Luczak, and told the then Program Director, We dont need a suit-and-tie guy to do sports for us. Black Crowes Hit Stage-Crasher With Guitar. ". The event routinely draws over 500,000 people to the Cincinnati Riverfront. The Bengals had gone 9-7 the previous season how many games in-a-row could they lose at the start of the season? In its early days, WEBN broadcast from a bright blue old house in Cincinnati's west-side Price Hill neighborhood at 1050 Considine Ave. referred to on-air as "Price's Mountain". The Project already champions amazing local acts like Walk The Moon, Foxy Shazam, 21 Pilots and Cinema Sleep in regular rotation. Here's is a link to my "Living on the Air" pictures and story. Walker claims he was discovered while standing at the rail in Cincinnatis old Riverfront Stadium in August, 1981. Cincinnati's ROCK Station & Home of the KiddChris Show! [citation needed]. If you've ever wondered what your favorite radio personalities look like, scroll down or check out the slideshow. 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WEBN continued to call its location "Frog's Mountain". He's also written columns for many newspapers for decades. And the minute we looked at the crowd we thought, Uh oh. I had bills at home and they had to be paid, he said. They were for the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the station in 1977. That was the symbol of how bad things were. My brother the pyromaniac thought Lets have a fireworks show. Gilbert now hosts afternoon drive on WOFX-FM (The Fox 92.5), and writes the "Doctor Know" history column for Cincinnati magazine. 102.7 WEBN is a Mainstream Rock radio station serving Cincinnati. Many of 1967s greatest hits are wedged into June, July, and August: Sgt. I chose Farmers Night, which I knew would be a good crowd, he said. But it was great. Its early years provided an electronic gathering place for a new and growing segment of Cincinnati: the baby boomers who formed a culture apart from their parents in regard to aspirations, politics, and especially music. He came down for two weeks, and helped with anchoring tarps to deal with the wind up there. Get his official bio, social pages & articles on iHeartRadio! Yawn. Fingers jumped to the competition, WEBN-FM's "Dawn Patrol," before Robin Wood started maternity leave. By 2006 WEBN was added to the Nielsen BDS Active Rock panel only to revert to Mainstream Rock the following year. "Wild Man" Walker (On-air personality102.7 WEBN/Cincinnati Cyclones PA announcer). 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Kiesewtter has been covering radio since 1975 and he enlisted the help of four radio veterans with a combined 120 years of experience: Rich Walburg (WKRQ-FM, WLW-AM), Tom Sandman (WEBN-FM, WRRM-FM, WMKV-FM), Fred Slezak (WSAI-AM, WWNK-FM) and Mike Martini (WVXU-FM, WMKV-FM). Get their official bio, social pages & articles! It was easy listening and classical, and it was very soft. 2023 www.cincinnati.com. Wolfe started at WSAI-FM, located under the tower in Price Hill. On November 3rd a full two-months from the beginning of the season, the 0-8 Bengals hosted the 4-4 Cleveland Browns. 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. A splendid time is no longer guaranteed for anybody, Mr. Kite included. 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. Local media is still his beat and hes bringing his interest, curiosity, contacts and unique style to Cincinnati Public Radio and 91.7 WVXU. Cincinnati's Top 40 radio personalities: The Next Best 22 PHOTOS More Stories Suddenly, Scott Satterfield loses 3 football coaches in a week at UC University of Cincinnati Local woman goes TikTok. WEBN Morning Show Co-Host with Kidd Chris Mar 2022 - Present1 year Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Weekly Show Contributor - 700WLW (Scott Sloan), WEBN (The Kidd Chris Show), Kiss107.1 Jul 2019. Though it wasn't directly responsible for her departure, she was quick to point out a major culprit in the decline of many local radio personalities-the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which allowed for increased media consolidation in markets across the country. He had a port-a-potty hauled up to the roof, which was emptied every week. His blog is entertaining, often humorous, and informative. Its time was shifted to 6-10 a.m. and the show was eventually dropped in the late 1980s. Marconi finalists were selected by a task force of broadcasters, and the winners were voted on by the NAB Marconi . Cincinnati's News Radio 700WLW! Maybe you even joined some of the organized efforts that pressured advertisers to drop us. did the morning show. They had our backs. The only MLB announcer that can be considered in the same conversation with Vin Scully; called NCAA Final Fours; called Aaron's 714th home run in his first broadcast as Cincinnati Reds play-by-play announcer; He is someone the people in Cincinnati cannot wait to turn on the radio to listen to. Hal McCoy (Reds beat writer-Dayton Daily News). He convinced his dad to let him host Jelly Pudding on Saturday nights for Cincinnatis budding counterculture. Would your boss do that? Recently I have been changing to another radio station during an extra-long period of time of nothing but commercials on WLW-700 radio. When it initially went on the air on August 31, 1967,[8] it was owned by Frank Wood Sr., a Cincinnati attorney. Home of the Bill Cunningham show, Mike McConnell, Scott Sloan, Eddie & Rocky, Lance McAlister, and flagship station of the Cincinnati Reds! 2023 Audacy, Inc. All rights reserved. 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. And we thought, _We dont need no stinkin AM, so we came on and foundered around and figured it out. It took place at Kentucky Speedway. Now we know what he was doing on a rooftop for 61 days. The person ruining it was also named Frank Wood, also starting his own career in law, but smitten by the new trends in rock. Sara Elyse. The night programming was managed by a bank of 10-inch Scully reel to reel tape machines in an early instance of station automation. Over W264BW, Clear Channel opted to simulcast the hot adult contemporary (hot AC) format heard on the HD2 subchannel of Cincinnati area station WKFS (107.1FM). Former MLB pitcher; offers insightful knowledge about the game of baseball and the Reds team during a broadcast; broadcasting delivery has room for improvement but offers a positive experience overall. A local furniture store in town brought me up a black Barcalounger. One final thing about our founder, Frank the Elder: He disliked rock music, but more than anything, he despised Bob Dylan. Dennis Wild Man Walker, the Sports Commando at Cincinnati's WEBN-FM (102.7) reported on the big games, and the big concerts and met all the stars along the way for 27 years. Watch on. WEBN is Cincinnati's rock station, the place to know everything about your favorite rock music, and bands. Main Programs. Race riots. Or was literally laundering honey-coated dollar bills from a sister station's give-away stunt involving a child's swimming pool filled with honey and money. Minuscule understanding of intricacies of sports; a miserable radio show. WEBN was willing to lose money as a cost of being who we were. [6][13], On May 29, 2013 CincyMusic.com announced a partnership with WEBN-HD2 to begin a weekly radio show called the CincyMusic Spotlight. 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. I wasnt there at the creation, but I was lucky enough to get a job during the early years, and stayed until 2012. My signature line to open up my sportscast for 27 years on WEBN was always, Sportsrockers, which was coined by Luczak in 1982.. Analysts. Belinda's has been a familiar voice in Atlanta radio for nearly 15 years. I wonder if someone would come.. I ate like a king every Wednesday, Mortons Steak House came with all the trimmings, he said. Or the portable hole. ", "Radio That Makes You Feel Good! 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. That's how he became "Richard King" here on WLW-AM, WCKY-AM and WKRC-AM from 1964 to 1990. We are iHeartMedia. Race riots. Talks all local sports. "I don't use my real name, it's meaningless. In the 1980s, Denis Burke used five different names every hour doing "Traffic Watch" updates for a variety of stations. My final day at WEBN was completely unrecognizable from my first. Frank the Younger supports that theory, telling me, I believe in a kind of Newtons Law of Social Dynamics: For every person in a conservative, repressive, and bored environment, there are an equal and opposite number who are willing to giggle.. Thats why clients let us put up billboards all over town that looked like theirs, but seemed vandalized by a big, ugly, spray-painted WEBN. Clients even allowed their TV commercials to look like WEBN had electronically hijacked them. Chris Welsh (Reds Color Analyst/FSN Ohio). The second or third year, the cops got on One Lytle Place and had a photographer taking a picture of Sodom and Gomorrah down there. ! Fans laughed harder at our stuff because they knew that in the next car, cubicle, or living room, somebody else was horrified. The prestigious awards recognize radio's outstanding personalities and stations. ", "No Pussies Allowed", "Cincinnati's Rock Station And The Home Of The Kidd Chris Show! We told the cops we were going to do it; they didnt do anything. But for all the interviews and commentaries it was the billboard stunt that garnered him into Cincinnati folklore. It was 14-10 Browns at the half the third quarter was even, each team scoring a touchdown to make it 21-20, Cleveland. Or might the truth be that the pearl clutching helped make our success so spectacular? Many Cincinnati sports figures from this era are currently prominent on the National sports broadcasting scene: Former Bengals Chris Collinsworth, Solomon Wilcots, and Boomer Esiason are currently covering NFL for major networks. There's nothing fake about it.". As of January 2014, W292DT identifies as W238BJ and broadcasts at 95.5FM; WEBN-HD2 itself continues to simulcast over 106.3FM, now via translator W292CO Middletown. Music, radio and podcasts, all free. 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. It is a great responsibility to give 270MM+ listeners a trusted friend, whenever and wherever they need one. The morning was the last to develop. WEBN radio personalities such as Shroom, Rachel Elliot, and "The KiddChris Show" will host the annual end of the summer event with a 30-minute firework celebration. There isnt a ballpark, stadium or arena where you dont hear rock n roll music during a game. Cincinnati - News Radio Follow Connect On Air Schedule Red Eye Radio Live Mike McConnell 5:00 AM-9:00 AM Contests and Promotions Listen To 700WLW Listen To Podcasts That Examine The Passion, Perseverance, And Power Of Black Culture! other than the recognized hit songs or radio edits, tagged "rock, jazz, folk and ragas." . 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 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. And people were like that then. Seems to be knowledgeable about the Bengals and the NFL; I just have a problem with a guy with a Boston accent covering the Bengals. Besides a standard analog transmission, WEBN broadcasts over three HD Radio channels, and is available online via iHeartRadio. From 'The Big Red Machine' in the '70s, to some of the less prominent sports such as the Cincinnati Cyclones hockey team winning last years' ECHL Kelly Cup. 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. 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. It was more than a business for a long time. What Your Cereal Choice Says About Dating You. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. And they would bring chairs and stuff to drink, and they would cheer the parade, even though they were just listening to it on the radio: There was nothing there. Contrast that with 2012: I worked at the same station, but my employer was now the largest radio corporation in the world. And yet, on the day in 1992 when I had to announce over the WEBN airwaves that Frank the Elder had died, and that the Younger would place some of his fathers ashes inside the first shell of that summers fireworks, I tried really hard to think of the most appropriate musical tribute to play for himand I couldnt come up with anything better than Dylans slow version of Forever Young. Maybe somewhere, our founder heard it and felt repulsed. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. ", "Go Rock Yourself! Description: 102.7 WEBN is Cincinnati's home for Bengals football and rock music. WEBN was always passionate about promoting local artists. Cincinnatis reputation as an ultra-conservative town has plenty of supporting evidence. "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. With sports being such a large part of life in the Cincinnati area, these personalities are a significant part of our lives. A radio personality is a person who hosts a radio talk show and interacts with the audience via telephone or email. 51. And the Sports Rocker lumped them all together in his recently released Wild Man: The Book co-written with Gerry Schultz. 5 reviews of WEBN "This sounds like a radio station that is stuck in a time warp from the mid 70's through 1995. But perhaps the most distinctive feature of the program was Frank's weekly tradition of always playing a very long work which he preceded by announcing that the length of the work would give him enough time to eat a pie from Graeter's, a popular Cincinnati ice cream parlor that specializes in ice cream pies, confectioneries, and other baked goods. Although FM translators in the U.S. are generally not permitted to originate their own programming, the Federal Communications Commission has recently allowed FM translators to simulcast the programming of both AM stations and HD2 digital subchannels. The year 1967 is currently coming to grips with turning 50, and like many who reach this age, it has grown fat in the middle. McConnell was hired by WLW-AM to do production before taking over the late-morning talk show. "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. 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. Win a $1,000 James Free gift card! So thanks, all you tight-assed and unknowing supporters out there. The first WEBN fireworks show happened in 1977 as a one-time celebration of the station's tenth birthday, but it was so well-received that it has been repeated every year since under the auspices of the station's "Committee for Aesthetic Public Spectacle." This joke continued officially for some years even as the station continued to grow. 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. No, Im staying up here until tomorrow morning, he said. Simple, realistic, and strait-forward analysis of the team he's covering; maintains his simplistic approach by not inferringsituations that aren't there. Listen online or download the iHeart App. The banner was ready to fly, Saturday night, July 9th. 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