I was just a young whippersnapper back then. He died in 2010 at the age of 82. In my youthful mind she and Bill Burns were the First Couple of Pittsburgh. Here, in alphabetical order, are the names and faces from that era that I remember best. Public Figure. was one of his most famous sayings. This is only a preview. Also, there was a 15 minute live show with 3 cowgirl singers. Richard Arthur | 01/12/2018 at 05:16 AM. Most recently, he hosted "Crowtopia" on KDKA-AM. Popular KQV DJ in the late 60s thru early 70s when he was in his 20s. 03/01/2017 at 10:20 AM. He was on KDKA and later WTAE. Posted by: Hurricane Agnes Floods the Mid-Atlantic, 6. PITTSBURGH PA — Eddy Crow, a veteran Pittsburgh radio presence for nearly a quarter of a century, has landed a new job. I wrote to him for advice about having a career as a meteorologist and he replied. hours: mon-fri: 7:00am - 5:30pm. Longtime KDKA-TV news reporter Marty Griffin l eft the station but did not leave his KDKA-AM talk show. I also recall that he used to promote Pappin's restaurant. 06/13/2019 at 11:28 AM. Then shortly after he moved the airport closed and relocated! Although Joe De Nardo may have had a higher profile, Bob Kudzma was my favorite weatherman, serving as KDKA's on-air meteorologist for 34 years (1968-2002). Len | August Franze | Posted by: I am something of a radio buff, especially the history of broadcasting, which is why I've always had a warm spot for KDKA. Great Stuff. Posted by: Wendy Bell gets own KDKA radio show; Marty Griffin back to mornings. and had them change the channel on their TV so he could see me on the TV show. Crowtopia. He's now 77 (as of 2020). There was the pothole that was so big a family started living in it. He reminded me of Pat Sajak. Unfortunately, his reputation was tarnished by a state lottery scandal in the 1980s. I remember her best for hosting Jr. High Quiz which aired on Sunday on WTAE from 1965-1982. She rocked the boat as Pittsburgh's first female TV sports announcer, first appearing on KDKA in 1973. He died in 2018 at the age of 83. Jim whalen | (This is not intended to be a comprehensive list, just the people who made a lasting impression with me.). The KDKA Radio Morning show with Larry Richert and Kevin Battle; Marty Griffin; Lynne Hayes-Freeland; Rick Dayton; Rob Pratte; Robert Mangino; … Rodney King Verdict Sparks Deadly Riots in LA. Related Pages. Any ideas..? I was with my grandmother shopping at the Miracle Mile Shopping Center across the William Penn Hiway. The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. I remember meeting Ricki Wertz and her dog Copper when I was little and when I was six years old I saw Moe Howard standing outside of the Holiday House Night Club. Pittsburgh area native Kevin Battle will join “The KDKA Radio Morning News with Larry Richert” weekdays from 5 a.m. to 9 a.m., effective March 9. He died in 2003 at the age of 86. WTAE had a great lineup. Mike Bowman | ", which was followed by the instrumental String of Trumpets. (Update: WJAS changed to a Talk format in August 2014 and dropped Cardille as well as Jack Bogut; and, sadly, Cardille passed away in the summer of 2016.). He died in the summer of 2018 at the age of 87. Amazingly, at the age of 85, his voice sounds as youthful as it was 50 years ago. He died in 2008 at the age of 85. It may have been called "High School Sewing Class". Susan Barnett - anchor (1999–2003); now at KYW in Philadelphia. It's great! His show would begin with the intro, "Hello Clark Race, hello - and welcome to the show! Horne was on the air at KD from 1967-72. He died in 1990 at the age of 80. There was the Slav garbageman, whose house was on the cover of a trade magazine called "Better Homes and Garbage." 09/07/2017 at 01:21 PM, I WAS ON CAPN JIMS POPEYE SHOW, DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE REMEMBERS THAT SHOW-----ALSO REMEMBER That was in 1959. Bell lives … Best known for hosting Chiller Theater and Studio Wrestling on Saturdays. Tue., August 27, 2019 1:09 p.m. After eight months sharing KDKA-AM News Radio 1020's on-air afternoon commute slot together, Wendy Bell and Marty Griffin are now each taking the driver's seat for their own shows. He's still on the radio, now on WJAS, and I listen to his show whenever I visit my mother. Posted by: I met Paul Shannon once at at promo visit at a grocery store. He was probably the market's most popular DJ, on KDKA, and also hosted a popular dance show on KDKA-TV that aired on Saturday afternoon; it ran from 1963 until 1966. He was truly a motormouth, but a beloved one. Please try again. I guess I have Paul Shannon to thank for my lifelong addiction to the stooges as well. Still alive, she's in her mid-80s (as of 2020). Despite undergoing open-heart surgery back in the 1980s, he's still active, with a radio show on WJAS. Lee Arthur died, from a brain tumor, in the same year. He died in 1997 at the age of 84. Email address will not be displayed with the comment.). And I am 70 years old. 09/07/2017 at 01:24 AM. Thanks for pointing out Marie Torre's age at the time of her death. Sadly, she died from COVID-19 in November 2020 at the age of 88. She died in 1997 at the age of 73. While from Ohio, I spent a lot of time in the 60's and 70's at my grandparents home near Beaver Falls. He's now 81 (as of 2020). He sat among the kids as Dick Clark did on American Bandstand. A staple of Beaver Falls radio for decades, "Teleforum" drew national attention in 1981 when President Ronald Reagan called the show to join U.S. Rep. Gene Atkinson. 02/22/2017 at 04:08 PM. Host of the children's show Adventure Time which aired weekday afternoons at 4:00 on WTAE. 02/11/2018 at 11:38 PM, I enjoyed your site and memories of Pittsburgh. You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post. A legend, the Walter Cronkite of Pittsburgh. joe | This was around 1959 or very early 60's. His proudest achievement was probably the creation of the "Terrible Towel" for the Steelers in the mid-1970s. The two stations share studios at the … Lynn Cullen Live. 02/16/2017 at 11:58 AM. Bill Burns, Bill Cardille, Bill Currie, Bob Kudzma, Bob Prince and Nellie King, Chilly Billy, Chuck Brinkman, Clark Race, Dick Stockton, Eleanor Schano, Hostess cupcakes, Jack Bogut, Jack Bogut, Jim Quinn, Joe De Nardo, Jr. High Quiz, KQV Radio, Marie Torre, Myron Cope and the Terrible Towel, Night of the Living Dead, Pappin's restaurant, Paul Long, Paul Shannon's Adventure Time, Pittsburgh in the 1960s and 1970s, Ricki & Copper, the Slithery Dee, TV and radio personalities in Pittsburgh, WIIC-TV in Pittsburgh. I have no idea what channel that was. Cordic died April 16, 1999, at age 72. For me he wore out his welcome rather quickly. I share many of these memories and tell stories you may like on my site: www.butlercountyboyhood.com, Posted by: Avuncular KDKA radio personality who was lovingly called "Uncle Ed". Yankees Great Thurman Munson Killed in Plane Crash, 8. They chose that date because it was election day, and the power of radio was proven when people could hear the results of the Harding-Cox presidential race before they read about it in the newspaper. Diana Ross' Central Park Concert Disrupted by Thunderstorms, 4. Rob | 03/17/2018 at 01:34 PM. Interestingly, Cardille is the only person on my list from WIIC-Channel 11 (NBC's Pittsburgh affiliate). What about Reg Cordic! I always wanted to be on that show but our school district (Sto-Rox) wasn't chosen in the years I was in high school. Hi Mike, that's interesting since this is the first time I'm hearing of this person. I remember her best for doing the weather during WTAE's evening news in the late '60s, but she was a constant TV presence with various reporting roles. Often mentioned his wife Gertrude. My Cub Scout pack was on (live) one day and my dad worked until 5:30 at the Alcoa building and had to leave early and stop stop at a local pub (maybe the Brass Rail....remember that.?) I listened to his show as I got ready for school and still remember his creepy/comical ode to the "Slithery Dee". Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. Nellie King was his mild-mannered sidekick from 1967-1975. David | However, since I was no longer living in Pittsburgh when it happened my memory of him is still as a bowling personality. Bill Burns - anchor (1953–1989); died in 1997. Since retiring from WDVE last year, he’s been roaming the country by car. MICKEY MOUSE CLUB WITH BY WILLIAMS, Posted by: Posted by: Morning personality radio on KDKA has a 50-year history that dates to "Uncle" Ed Schaughency, followed by the late Rege Cordic and the legendary "Cordic & Co." (1954-1965); Art Pallan and the late Bob Trow (1965-1968); Jack Bogut, now the morning host on WJAS-AM (1968-1983); and Cigna, starting in 1983. Jim whalen | Posted by: Current "Teleforum" host Frank Sparks will become the full-time news anchor at the Beaver stations. As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. See more ideas about chicago, radio, growing up. Comments (40), Tags: KDKA (1020 kHz AM) is a Class A (clear channel) radio station, owned and operated by Entercom and licensed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Its studios are located at the combined Entercom Pittsburgh facility in the Foster Plaza on Holiday Drive in Green Tree, and its transmitter site is at Allison Park.The station's programming is also carried over KDKA-FM's 93.7 HD2 digital … Rob | TIM RYAN | Situated close to the airport, he groused about the planes' flight patterns that brought them over his house. I will always remember my grandfather on the back porch listening to "my Pirates" and Bob Prince. Post-Gazette … Best known for his time as anchor on WTAE from 1969 until 1994. Famous for the characters Nosmo King and Knish. I was on his show as a youngster and was fascinated by the taping and studio. Dave Garroway, Ed and Wendy King, Bette Smiley ... some great careers were launched and nurtured on Pittsburgh's airwaves. Not very knowledgeable about sports, she lasted just two years. Posted by: It's been corrected. I'm not certain about his age, but the fact that he was married in 1961 suggests he's in his early-80s. Guitarist Matt Barranti. Cope possessed the most distinctive/abrasive voice in Pittsburgh broadcasting, if not the nation (even more so than Howard Cosell). Their radio show "Party Line" was particularly memorable during the Halloween season. I'll be making time to read your other posts as well. This is a list of notable American talk radio hosts who express a liberal or progressive viewpoint, past and present. Good heavens did this bring back a flood of memories. View an alternate. He had already clocked many years with the station when I listened to him give the weather report in the morning while I was getting ready for school. He'd introduce cartoons and shorts by The Three Stooges with the line, "So down goes the curtain - and back up again." 09/07/2017 at 11:24 AM, Hi Rob, I'm 99% certain that was his name. How about Hank Stohl? KDKA-TV, which does not own or operate KDKA Radio, also received backlash and responded to users to clarify that the television station is not associated with the radio station with the same moniker. I yelled and waved and said "hello Moe". He died in 1985 at the age of 68. He anchored the KDKA news for 36 years. 02/16/2017 at 10:48 AM, Posted by: KDKA-TV, virtual channel 2 (UHF digital channel 25), is a CBS owned-and-operated television station licensed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.The station is owned by the CBS Television Stations subsidiary of ViacomCBS, as part of a duopoly with Jeannette-licensed CW owned-and-operated station WPCW (channel 19). With time and freedom, longtime DJ Sean McDowell can’t get off the road. 1 Syndicated/national programs and personalities 2 Local hosts 3 Notable television personalities 4 Internet radio personalities 5 Podcasts 6 Other The following are radio talk show programs and personalities that are nationally syndicated or broadcast. He was very stern looking, even more so than Bill Burns. KDKA Radio 1020 AM is Pittsburgh's entertaining talk and the area’s most trusted news, traffic and weather.Stream, read and download from any device on RADIO.COM Don Cannon - anchor/reporter (1999–2008) Bill Currie - sports reporter (1971-1985), died February 11, 2008. 03/15/2018 at 02:56 PM. He wore garish, brightly colored sports jackets often with wild patterns. A staple of Beaver Falls radio for decades, "Teleforum" drew national attention in 1981 when President Ronald Reagan called the show to join U.S. Rep. Gene Atkinson. I was a big talk show fan back in the 80's. With her New York pedigree, she was the grand dame of Pittsburgh television. When was this - in the 1980s, or earlier? Previous hosts of the show have included Mike Romigh and Chris Shovlin. Paul did have more and Larry on his show. 12/16/2016 at 05:21 PM. Posted by: He died in 2008 at the age of 79. I was on Clark Race's local dance show. Local officials have canceled interviews with the station and advertisers have condemned content and asked to be moved off of certain hosts’ shows. He died in 1990 at the age of 77. 04/01/2017 at 08:25 PM. (Although this show and Adventure Time had a live studio audience of kids I never had a desire to be on either.) The Beat continued playing its old school music through Sunday, Oct. 25, before it was blown up in favor of the WAMO hip-hop music. Patti Burns - anchor/reporter (1974–1997); died in 2001. (Name and email address are required. 01/12/2018 at 05:37 AM. Anybody remember Marty Wolfson (I think that was his name) who had a kids program where he told stories and drew the story on a large easel. His daughter Patti also worked for KDKA and was very popular. Posted by: I remember listening to their spooky stories after a night of trick-or-treating. Your comment has not yet been posted. Your comment could not be posted. Thanks again. Browse Kdka Radio Personalities pictures, photos, images, GIFs, and videos on Photobucket. He'll be the host of the long-running morning talk show "Teleforum" heard from 9 a.m. to noon weekdays on WBVP-AM and WMBA-FM, both in Beaver Falls. He had already clocked many years with the station when I listened to him give the weather report in the morning while I was getting ready for school. “We don’t have to fly anywhere anymore, because we don’t have to be back in time to get to work.”. By Mangino On KDKA. Posted by: Helluva an addiction. https://www.pittsburghbeautiful.com/2019/12/31/a-history-of-kdka-radio 04/02/2017 at 12:52 AM. You had to be in eighth grade to be on. Posted by: Jim Horne in the days when he was on KDKA Radio. At 6 p.m., the new KDKA Radio broadcast the returns of the presidential race between Warren G. Harding and James M. Cox. Her signature blonde coif gave her a very glamorous persona. Bill Burns joined WDTV as a reporter in 1953 and is best known for anchoring KDKA's noon and 11 pm. | And lest we forget Rege Cordic (Cordic & Company) who dominated the morning radio market on KDKA from 1954 to 1965. Mike Bowman | find us: bellmore, ny contact: (516) 785-7763 Thanks for the trip down memory lane. He was the larger-than-life radio/TV play-by-play announcer for the Pittsburgh Pirates until 1975. Create New Account. Amazingly, his voice hasn't changed. By Torsten Ove and LaMont Jones, Post-Gazette Staff Writers . LOL, Posted by: All business, Burns had a gruff, Lou Grant type persona and was the consummate professional. Journal Keep up to date with the latest news. The face/voice of radio station KQV during the 1960s. Does anybody remember him or Mr Wrinkle? Nuclear War Movie "The Day After" Airs, 10. So glad I stumbled upon this site. 03/09/2019 at 04:20 PM. Paul Hearn | What I remember best about the show was the Hostess cupcakes she handed out to kids in the audience who were celebrating their birthdays. News Personality. What a nice run down of TV and Radio personalities! Phil Conte | There was a show on wtae in the early 1970's that televised a local fashion show. News Personality. Posted by: What was the KDKA in the 1920s? She died in 1989 at the age of 49. (Photo by Tationna Smalley/File Photo) The KDKA Radio Morning show with Larry Richert and Kevin Battle; Marty Griffin; Lynne Hayes-Freeland; Rick Dayton; Rob Pratte; Robert Mangino; KDKA Radio 100th Anniversary; Watch: KDKA Radio … 05/30/2016 at 12:10 PM. … Kristine Sorensen. He was old then. Sean Collier, Photos by Becky Thurner Braddock. Uprising in Soweto Gains Worldwide Attention, 2. Lucy Knepp | Rob | Richard Speck Murders 8 Student Nurses, 3. 08/13/2018 at 11:18 AM, Posted by: He's now in his late 70s (as of 2020). Posted by: "Kiss it Good-bye!" News Personality. Throughout these recordings, you'll hear familiar … Posted by: Avuncular KDKA radio personality who was lovingly called "Uncle Ed". The program was video taped during the week and I believe aired on Saturday mornings. or. 12/26/2016 at 12:45 PM, Posted by: So far I've read the posts about the new shopping center, the visit to Forbes Field and the touching tribute to your baby brother - it was beautifully written, and brought tears to my eyes (by the way, my middle name is Alan). Error type: Remembering My First Job - As the Morning Paper Boy, Recalling the Big Snowstorms of My Pittsburgh Childhood, Memories of Pittsburgh TV & Radio Personalities from My Childhood, Signs of the Times - "Face Mask Required", The Evolution of Office Work In the Past 40 Years - A First-Hand Account, Remembering My Favorite Episode of "Seinfeld" (October 28, 1992), New York City in the 21st Century - A New Type of Ghost Town, Remembering All of the Office Views in My Career, World's 1st Heart Transplant Stirs a Christmas Memory, 1. Mike Bowman | Most famous for a Saturday afternoon bowling show in the 1960s on WTAE (Championship Bowling) and Bowling for Dollars in the 1970s. Having trouble reading this image? Local radio personalities Kiki Brown and Portia Foxx, were the hosts of the Breast Cancer Survivor’s Happy Hour, held at Savoy, Oct. 27, 2017. She was with KDKA from 1962 until 1977. I guess I have Paul Shannon to blame for my life-long addiction to the Three Stooges. Please enable JavaScript if you would like to comment on this blog. One reason I am in broadcasting to this day in Ohio. She had a charming, sophisticated laugh that brought to mind Kitty Carlyle or Arlene Francis. See more of Eddy Crow on KDKA Radio on Facebook. Log In. Dusty (played guitar), Gay (played that BIG bass "fiddle") and a 3rd who I can't remember her name. (And with no cable channels back then their presence was even more ubiquitous.) Mike McKay | Aviva Radbord | 09/19/2017 at 05:39 PM. Two notables I'd add: Ed and Wendy King. This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Posted in 1960s, 1970s, Pittsburgh, Pop Culture, Television | Permalink Secondly, is Wendy Bell still on KDKA radio? He had kids in his gallery and each got their own drawing pad. He waved and hollered back. Below are vignettes of the history of KDKA Radio created by KDKA Reporter James Garrity. Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. kdka radio hosts. Obituary: Rege Cordic: Popular Pittsburgh radio announcer in '40s, '50s, '60s . Loisrae | Before he went over to the "network" side Dick Stockton was KDKA TV's sports director from 1967-1971 when he was only in his his 20s. 12/07/2016 at 10:49 AM. 04/08/2017 at 10:00 AM. I was on Jr. High Quiz in March of 1972. Feb 13, 2018 - I grew up outside of Chicago and loved the unique media culture that Chicago had. Posted by: Posted by: Often mentioned his … Sadly, she died of lung cancer in 2001 at the age of 49. I got a lot work done around the house listening to them. PBRTV has learned that former KDKA-AM (1020) afternoon drive personality Jim Horne has died following complications from surgery last week. Carol | On November 2, 1920, station KDKA made the nation’s first commercial broadcast (a term coined by Conrad himself). He died in 1999 at the age of 66. I saw him a number of times shopping at the Kmart near his home in Moon Township. Currie was the lead sports announcer for KDKA in the 1970s, coming here from North Carolina where he was known as "The Mouth of the South." Posted by: Journalist. Forgot account? Often wondered if those tapes exist. Patti Burns KDKA KDKA Anchors KDKA News Anchors KDKA Reporters Regis Cordic KDKA Reporter Dies KDKA News Pittsburgh KDKA Radio Personalities KDKA TV News Anchors Don Cannon News Anchor Bill Burns KDKA Burial Site Bill Burns Baseball List of KDKA Radio Personalities Sleepy Bill Burns WTAE News Anchors ... old.post-gazette.com. Bogut came to Pittsburgh in 1968, working for KDKA Radio. I really enjoyed reading about each individual, all of whom I remember from my youth in the burgh. Does anyone remember this show or who may have been the host? Clark Race was the Dick Clark of Pittsburgh. Rob | Before the quiz show she was known for hosting the Ricki & Copper Show, which starred her dog Copper. Marie Torre died, in 1997, at the age of 73, NOT 84. Hi Richard, I'm glad you found my blog - and thank you for the link to yours. They include: Bill and Patti Burns. He vied with KDKA's Clark Race as the city's most popular DJ. Not Now. 04/07/2017 at 02:53 PM. Phil Conte | Her claim to fame was going to jail for 10 days for refusing to reveal one her sources when she was a newspaper reporter in New York in the 1950s. Curly died young. Doug Hoerth, Lynn Cullen,Dimitri,etc.\ 10/03/2017 at 05:31 PM, I believe Hank Snow had a kiddie show on and created Knish and Rodney J., not Paul Shannon. During the Bushy Run Battlefield Park Bicentennial in 1963, I was dressed as a Mohawk Brave and was on the Don Reed King Show on KDKA TV. Sunday, April 18, 1999. Crow began his Pittsburgh broadcasting career in 1996 at WDVE-FM and 1250 ESPN. Probably Pittsburgh's most famous meteorologist, De Nardo began his career with KDKA, but is best known for his long career with WTAE from 1969 to 2005. To celebrate 100 years of radio, Duquesne University, the National Museum of Broadcasting, Westinghouse SURE and RIDC Keystone Commons hosted a virtual documentary Monday and Tuesday commemorating KDKA’s first broadcast, with university … His following from Chiller Theater got "Chilly Billy" a small role in Night of the Living Dead (filmed north of Pittsburgh). Growing up in the Pittsburgh area in the 1960s and '70s meant that media personalities from KDKA TV/Radio, WTAE and KQV loomed very large in my young life. Posted by: , Sean McDowell. In the 1990s he went to the dark side and became a conservative talk-radio host. Whatever became of Ed Martz, KDKA-TV's "The Triangle Kid?" Oops it was Hank Stohl who created knish and rodney. [12] Personal Life. Posted by: Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, SCOTUS debate, William Burns confirmation hearing, Tiger Woods: 5 things you need to know Wednesday, Review: PlayStation 5 makes the Nioh Collection better than ever. (It was a proud day in our neighborhood when our neighbor from across the street appeared on the show and won $500.) (Update: WJAS changed to a Talk format in August 2014 and dropped Bogut.). I used to watch some of these programs, and the names are very familiar. Reminded me of Nikita Khruschev (and my Uncle Joe). James Fellows Jr | And Frothingslosh! There was something in his demeanor that suggested that bigger things were in store for him. He died in 2002 at the age of 86. Marty Griffin - GET MARTY. Bogie Fan |