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 moves to WHEN Radio from WFBL to host the afternoon drive "Record Room" Circa 1962 Ron Curtis moves from WHEN Radio's P.M. Drive "Record Room" to news at WHEN-TV *(Note) 1972 0600 - Dick Burch 1000 - Jerry Morgan 0300 - Jack Mindy 0700 - Cliff Korradi 1200 - Roy Taylor Jerry Morgan aka Jerry Foody 1973 0600 - Phil Markert 1000 - Dr. Al Adams 0300 - Jack Mindy 0700 - Mike Andrews 1200 - 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 0600 - Phil Markert 1000 - Dr. Al Adams 0300 - Jack Mindy 0700 - John Simmons 1200 - 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 Schafer 1977 0600 - Phil Markert 1000 - Ray DiOrio 0300 - Jim Shafer 0700 - Chris Tyler 1200 - Pete McKay followed by Dave Greene 12/77 Air Traffic - Captain Scott King Notes - Tyler joins in mid-year. Jay Flannery joins in September for 3-7, replacing Shafer. 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 - Dave Greene Air Traffic - Captain Scott King News - Bill Carey, Jules Coleman, Dave Bristo, Rhenda Kimble - Weekends - Tom Owens & Jay Walker 1979 0600 - Ray Diorio 1000 - Joe Gallagher 0300 - Jay Flannery 0700 - Dick O'Neill 1200 - Dave Greene followed by Peter King (7/79) Air Traffic - Captain Scott King News - Jules Coleman, Bill Carey Weekends/Others - Jay Walker, Mike Roberts, Tom Owens - Notes - O'Neil aka Chalifoux. Walker aka Joe Maston. 1980 0600 - Ray Diorio 1000 - Joe Gallagher 0300 - Jay Flannery 0700 - Dick O'Neill 1200 - 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 0600 - Ray Diorio 1000 - Joe Gallagher 0300 - Jay Flannery 0700 - Vic Johnson 1200 - 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 1200 - Bruce Oberle 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) 1200 - ? News - Dave Bullard, Dan Cummings - Notes - Cummings returns. 1984 0600 - Ray Diorio 1000 - Peter King 0300 - Jay Flannery 0700 - Steve Simpson 1200 - ? News - Bill Carey, Dan Cummings, Dave Bullard - Traffic - Captain Scott King 1985 0600 - Phil Markert 1000 - Peter King 0300 - Jay Flannery 0700 - ? 1200 - ? 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 - Geoff Blumin - Notes - Former WHEN personality Jay Walker dies in June. 1988 0430 - Bill Merchant 0600 - Phil Markert 1000 - Peter King 0300 - Al Peterson 0700 - Simone 1100 - Larry King Weekends - Skip Clark - Notes - Jay Flannery left in March '88 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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