A special thank you to Bill Dulmage of Ontario, Canada for assembling this chronology of WHEN's air staff from the late 50's through 2001. This took a lot of effort and without Bill's commitment, this information would not be readily available. Thank you for allowing us to share your work. Jay F
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1959 Ron Curtis joins for news 1966 Ron Curtis moves from WHEN Radio news to WHEN-TV news 1972 AMD - Dick Burch MID - Jerry Morgan PMD - Jack Mindy EVE - Cliff Korradi ON - Roy Taylor Jerry Morgan aka Jerry Foody 1973 AMD - Phil Markert MID - Dr. Al Adams 0300 - Jack Mindy EVE - Mike Andrews ON - Roy Taylor News - Charles Webster, Bob Smith - Weekends - The Coyote, Dick Perry, Chip Lee - Notes - Dick Burch left early in the year for WNDR. Jerry Morgan also left for WNDR. Cliff Korradi left the business. Mike Andrews left the business and was replaced by John Simmons late in the year. The Coyote is Terry O'Shea. 1974 AMD - Phil Markert 1000 - Dr. Al Adams 0300 - Jack Mindy EVE - John Simmons ON - Roy Taylor News - Rod Wood, Gary Girrard, Bob Smith - Traffic - Captain Gordon 1976 0600 - Phil Markert 1000 - Ray DiOrio 0300 - Jack Mindy 0700 - Jay Fredricks 1200 - Pete McKay Notes - Jack Mindy leaves and is replaced by Jim Schaeffer 1977 0600 - Phil Markert 1000 - Ray DiOrio 0300 - Jim Schaeffer 0700 - Chris Tyler 1200 - Pete McKay Air Traffic - Captain Scott King Notes - Tyler joins in mid-year. Jay Flannery joins in September for 3-7, replacing Schaeffer. Between Jim's departure and Jay's start, Pete McKay did PMD in the interim. Paul Kelly 7-Midnight replacing Chris Tyler - Tom Owens and Jay Walker(Weekends) 1978 0600 - Phil Markert 1000 - Ray DiOrio 0300 - Jay Flannery 0700 - Paul Kelly 1200 - Pete McKay Air Traffic - Captain Scott King News - Bill Carey, Jules Coleman, Dave Bristo, Rhenda Kimble - Weekends - Tom Owens & Jay Walker 1979 AMD - Ray Diorio PMD - Jay Flannery EVE - Dick O'Neill ON - Paul Kelly Air Traffic - Captain Scott King News - Jules Coleman, Billy Carey Weekends/Others - Jay Walker, Mike Roberts, Tom Owens - Notes - O'Neil aka Chalifoux. Walker aka Joe Maston. 1980 AMD - Ray Diorio MID - Joe Gallagher PMD - Jay Flannery EVE - Dick O'Neill ON - Peter King Air Traffic - Captain Scott King Weekends - Jay Walker, Tom Owens - News - Bill Carey, Jules Coleman, Dan Cummings, Tony Rizzo, Renda Kimble, Jeff Scheidecker, Carol Anne Strippel, Anne Grabowski - Notes - Peter King joins for overnights in April. Carey aka Bill Snee. 1981 AMD - Ray Diorio MID - Joe Gallagher PMD - Jay Flannery EVE - Vic Johnson ON - Peter King Air Traffic - Captain Scott King News - Dan Cummings, Tony Rizzo, Jeff Scheidecker, Renda Kimble, Carol Anne Strippel, Anne Grabowski, Dave Bullard - Reporters - Stu Nagurka - Notes - Dick O'Neill (aka Chalifoux) left and was replaced by Vic Johnson in the summer. Bullard joins in the fall, replacing Dan Cummings. 1982 0600 - Ray Diorio 1000 - Peter King 0300 - Jay Flannery 0700 - Vic Johnson News - Dave Bullard - Notes - Joe Gallagher left for WKBW. He was replaced by Peter King (from overnights) in November. Vic Johnson aka Bill Piekiel. King aka Peter Steinhaus. 1983 0600 - Ray Diorio 1000 - Peter King 0300 - Jay Flannery 0700 - Vic Johnson (to 12) News - Dave Bullard, Dan Cummings - Notes - Cummings returns. 1984 0600 - Ray Diorio 1000 - Peter King 0300 - Jay Flannery News - Bill Carey, Dan Cummings, Dave Bullard - Traffic - Captain Scott King 1985 0600 - Phil Markert 1000 - Peter King 0300 - Jay Flannery News - Christy Casciano, Dave Bullard - Traffic - Cpt. Scott King - Others - Ken Magnum - Notes - Markert replaced Diorio in late summer, when Ray went to the Mobile-Pensacola market. 1986 0600 - Phil Markert 1000 - Peter King 0300 - Jay Flannery 0700 - Steve Simpson 1200 - J. B. Lewis Air Traffic - Captain Scott King News - Donna Speziale, Bill Pfohl, Geoff Dunn, Laurie Bean, Jim Campagna, Jim Gilchriest, Devon Blair, Dave Bullard - Weekends/Others - Skip Clark, Lee Goodman, Ben Brodie, Matt Bishop, Chuck Sanborn, Fred Wright, Becky Palmer, Jim Prell, David Scott - Notes - J.B. Lewis aka Joe Black Jr. Blair aka Terpening. Brodie aka Ben Tarver. David Scott aka Tim Hara. Skip Clark joins in April from WFBL. Bullard left for WTVH-TV. 1987 0600 - Phil Markert 1000 - Peter King 1200 - Jay Flannery 0400 - Steve Simpson 0700- ? ON - ? Weekends - Skip Clark - Others - Jeff Blumin - Notes - Former WHEN personality Jay Walker dies in June. 1988 0430 - Bill Merchant 0600 - Phil Markert 1000 - Al Peterson 0300 - Don Richardson 0700 - Simone 1100 - Larry King Weekends - Skip Clark - Notes - Jay Flannery left in March for WNYZ, replaced by Peterson. Peter King left middays to become PD. 1989 0600 - Phil Markert 1000 - Becky Palmer 0300 - Tom Sawyer 0700 - Roger Springfield 0800 - Sally Jesse Raphael EVE - Tom Snyder Weekends - Lisa Chapman, Matt Bishop, Larry Fine, Gary Agnew, Skip Clark - News - Robert Jason, Devon Blair, Rene Gilbert - Traffic - Captain Scott King - Sports - Jim Gilcrest - Notes - Barry Farber added 6-7 p.m. Peter King is PD. |
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