Battle said he was not given a reason for his termination other than it came down to economics. John Shumway joined NewsRadio 1020 KDKA in 2004 as co-host of The KDKA morning News with Larry Richert. Since Dickson left, they've been taking programming off satellite. Mr. Charlie Batch is a former NFL quarterback turned tech entrepreneur, media personality/color analyst, community advocate and professional speaker.<br><br>His NFL career spanned 15 years and two . Ed and Wendy King - bottom left. The show featured a repertory company of supporting comic actors and memorable running gags, including fake commercials. On August 1, 1921, the transmitter was upgraded from 100 to 500 watts, and two months later saw an additional doubling, to 1,000 watts. Other early sources documenting the use of the 8ZZ call sign for the election night broadcast include an article, Contrary to some later accounts, Conrad's 8XK and Westinghouse's 8ZZ/KDKA were completely separate stations. 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He died on September 12, 2018. [46] On July 2, 1921, RCA arranged to broadcast live, over temporary station WJY, the Jack Dempsey Georges Carpentier heavyweight boxing match in New Jersey, with the company claiming that 300,000 persons listened to the WJY transmission. [57] At 7a.m. on November 2, 1934, the station's 14th birthday, KDKA inaugurated new studios in the Grant Building. Art Pallan, hired away from WWSW, and Bob Tracey became household names, playing the popular music of the day. Paul Zeise, who has hosted evenings on Sports " 93.7 The Fan " KDKA-FM since January 2015, will move to 10am to 2pm on KDKA. One of Bogut's most memorable contributions to KDKA was his introduction to Western Pennsylvania of the word Farkleberry, which is now a staple of the annual Children's Hospital fund-raising campaign. (And with no cable channels back then their presence was even more ubiquitous.) An assistant chief engineer at Westinghouse Electrics East Pittsburgh Works, Conrad had taken the unprecedented step of putting a microphone next to a phonograph so listeners of his home-built station, 8KX, could hear music. First published on February 28, 2010 / 11:00 PM. There were 25 fewer licensed AM stations at the end of 2022 than a year earlier, according to fresh FCC data. Both stations are owned . Examples of election results sent in Morse code for the 1912 U.S. Presidential election included, Krumm (1922) additionally noted that "A special license was obtained from the government radio inspector in Detroit, Michigan, and the call letters 8ZZ were assigned to the station in the beginning." John has been recognized throughout his broadcasting career with regional, state, and national awards. While indicating that she had a good working relationship with the new host, Buccigrossi said if Richards had stayed on the show, she might still have a job. "[81] In October Westinghouse withdrew its five stations from NAB membership, which Billboard magazine suggested was largely due to Westinghouse's dissatisfaction with how the NAB had handled KDKA's 25th anniversary.[82]. View description Share Published Mar 24, 2022, 4:12 AM Description Hour Two - Rose tells the KDKA Radio Morning Show audience about herself. Was elected as a United States Representative (D-PA), but lost his bid for the U.S. Senate. Over the decades, however, KDKA has owed its success to more than the popularity of its morning hosts. Kristin joined KDKA back in 2012 and is excited to be back home with family in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education A native of Pittsburgh, Heather was born on May 14, 1984. 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Kate Farrell The changeover occurred at noon on April 10, 1992, when Larry Richert played the last song aired as a regular part of KDKA programming: Don McLean's "American Pie", signifying that, for KDKA, this was "the day the music died". However, the station's sound remained much more conservative than most Top 40 stations. Krumm, Westinghouse's Superintendent of Radio Operations, referred to Westinghouse's "station at East Pittsburgh, now known as KDKA, the matured successor of 8ZZ"[28][e] later reviews, including a 1930 re-creation of the original broadcast, often incorrectly state that the KDKA call sign was used during the debut broadcast. Ive spoken to a few people in the (radio) industry and outside the industry. By 1982, Pintek joined the KDKA News staff and later became one of the station's most popular talk hosts, although he was let go at the end of 2005 as part of a programming overhaul. He led news departments at stations in Williamsport (WRAK-AM and WKSB-FM), Clarion (WWCH-AM and WCCR-FM), Punxsutawney (WPXZ-FM and WECZ-AM) and Brookville (WMKX-FM). In late 1954, KDKA got a TV station when Westinghouse bought WDTV and changed the call letters to KDKA-TV. He can still be heard during afternoons; youd just have to make a short westward drive (or download the iHeartRadio streaming app). Evening Host 93.7 The Fan; Cochran Sports Showdown and Nightly Sports Call CW-15. "These programming additions will help elevate KDKA as the go-to destination in Pittsburgh for news, weather . The Big K Morning Show will air weekdays from 5:30am to 10am. KDKA soon welcomed rock n' roll with music from iconic musicians like the Everly Brothers and Elvis. Following KDKA's start Conrad made at least one more entertainment broadcast from his home over 8XK, on December 4, 1920 (. Paul Guggenheimer is a Tribune-Review staff writer. English Website 27 Listen live 0 Contacts News Radio 1020 KDKA reviews 5 Greg Andrews 15.04.2020 Outstanding! Lance Venta is Owner and Publisher of RadioInsight.com. Everybodys been very gracious, he said. Rick Dayton's afternoon show will expand from 3-6pm to now start a 2pm. Fortunately, he says, Pittsburghs situation is brighter than that of a lot of places. Although the pre-broadcast publicity and contemporary accounts stated that 8ZZ was the call sign used for the election night broadcast for example, in 1922 L.R. Dennis Miller - contributor and guest host of. 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[102] Ultimately shortwave relays for network programming was determined to be inferior to dedicated telephone line connections, and the transmissions to KFKX ended, with the Hastings operation closing on June 1, 1927. Later publicity stated that KDKA was now broadcasting on 330 meters (909kHz), and in the fall of 1921 all the Westinghouse broadcasting stations began using 360 meters (833kHz). Beginning Aug. 29, the Big K Morning. [100], The shortwave relay to KDPM was judged to be successful. It appears that Westinghouse officials were initially unaware that, in addition to Frank Conrad's 8XK, other stations had been making regular news and entertainment broadcasts. He went back to his native New York City as a sports reporter for all-news WCBS-AM. He is not, however, looking to re-enter the radio business. As a child, she attended the Shaler Area High School. The broadcasts were again suspended in early 1920, the result of a run-in with the local Radio Inspector. Kristin . 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Every morning, Larry Richert and John Shumway bring you all the local news, weather, traffic, sports, and everything else that is essential to start your day. KDKA-FM (93.7 MHz, "SportsRadio 93.7 The Fan") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. There werent many alternatives to listening to the radio. Ci sono alcuni motivi per cui questo potrebbe accadere: Per riottenere l'accesso, assicurati che i cookie e JavaScript siano abilitati prima di ricaricare la pagina. Studios are located at Foster Plaza near Green Tree (west of Pittsburgh) while the broadcast tower used by the . "[10], An application, signed by H. P. Davis, was submitted to the Eighth District Radio Inspector, S. W. Edwards in Detroit, who forwarded it to Washington, and on October 27, 1920, Westinghouse was issued a Limited Commercial station license, serial #174, with the identifying call letters of KDKA. 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