Both stations had studios and offices in downtown Raleigh at 410 Salisbury Street. In 1977, the Durham Life Broadcasting Company bought a local television station, Channel 28 WRDU-TV (now WRDC) in Durham. The creative force behind a change to a rock music format was Durham Life Broadcasting's then President and General Manager, Carl Venters. WQDR ended its run as a rock station exactly how it began 12 years earlier, closing out with "Bitch" by the Rolling Stones. Contact Us. Weeknights from 6-8pm. [5] WQDR-FM broadcasts in the HD Radio format, with its HD-2 subchannel carrying the soft oldies programming of co-owned AM 850 WPTK. In 1991, Durham Life divested its broadcast properties, with WQDR and sister AM station WPTF going to what is now the Curtis Media Group. "I'm getting you a t-shirt that says if lost return to Chris & The Crew.". "He has been such a huge part of my morning routine and I wish him the best at his new job! Jul 2016 - Present4 years 5 months. The weekly WPTF Weekend Gardener radio show will be doing a live remote at the Fuquay-Varina ReStore on Saturday, June 10! ... WPTF, owned by Durham Life Insurance Company. Venters hired Lee Abrams, a 19-year-old broadcaster then working for ABC Radio's progressive rock station in Detroit, WRIF. In August 1949, the Durham Life Insurance Company signed on WPTF-FM, then at 94.5 MHz. I wish you only good things!". When WRAL-TV and WPTF-TV re-built a common tower at the Garner site, both radio stations soon moved there. Alex McClarnon, ENG editor. Prior to coming to WPTF, Scott was the Senior Market Advisor in the Policy Office at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from 2008-2017. When Durham Life flipped WQDR to country music in early September 1984, several fired DJs and a number of off-air personnel re-appeared on 106.1 WRDU-FM (now WTKK), owned by Voyager Communications. In case you missed it earlier today, Chris & the Crew made a big announcement during Friday's show. HIS Radio Solar Eclipse Block Party. You know what, though... our listener Dawn may have had the best idea we've heard today: "Now Chris can set Adam up on blind dates since he's no longer a coworker," she wrote in to say. The crew will be hosting the show live from the ReStore from open to 11am, so hurry on in. The morning entertainment show was created to showcase his gift for conversation and singing abilities. Morning News Anchor. “,”nextArrow”:”“,”autoplay”:false,”autoplaySpeed”:5000,”rtl”:false}’ dir=”ltr”> Local News A Plan for Getting Better: Confidence in the Vaccine and the Distribution Local News Hogsett, Restaurant Owners Demand COVID Relief From Congress Local News IMPD Looking for Bank Robbery Suspect Local News Child WQDR, now playing country, and WRDU-FM playing rock, enjoyed ratings success in the following years. The Western Power Trading Forum is a broad-based membership organization dedicated to encouraging competition in Western states electric markets. 11 months ago. Well, Chris probably said it best when she said how funny Adam has been for these past seven years. WPTF is the Triangle's source for news, talk, and traffic. Since that tower placement substantially increased WQDR's antenna height above average terrain, its effective radiated power was reduced to 95 kilowatts in order to conform to the FCC's "Class C" FM station parameters. The WPTF Weekend Gardener show has been on the air for decades and hosted... Paul Garrison — Listened every Saturday for a bout 40+ years. During its early years, WPTF-FM simulcast its sister station. Carter, his wife Sara, his sister-in-law Maybelle, and Maybelle’s daughter June, is still regarded as one of the most influential country groups in history. 11 months ago. [6] The station, which moved the following year to 94.7 MHz, transmitted from atop one of co-owned AM 680 WPTF's three towers in what is now Cary, near Interstate 40 East. 66 Episode(s) Rattler Review. You Don't Say. 14 states face rolling blackouts, millions without power in Texas . Lenzi's #IamHIS Story: Recovery Through Christ. It is co-owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group along with CW affiliate WLFL-TV (channel 22). In the 1960s and early 1970s, WPTF-FM was separately programmed, airing a classical music format. [8] The running joke at the time was that WQDR stood for "We Quit Doing Rock". play. The Royal Family is trying to carry on amid backlash over allegations of racism shared by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Yeah, that's probably just wishful thinking. Tory Dunnan is no stranger to South Florida, having previously worked as an anchor and reporter in the West Palm Beach market for several years. help support today. WQDR's transmitter joined Channel 28, renamed WPTF-TV, using a 1,200-foot (370 m) tower that stood off Penny Road in Apex. Project SHINE. Previous Next. "NOOOOOOO, my mornings just got SO MUCH sadder," Nancy texted in to tell us. Youngstown, Ohio Area. Among the many memorable on-air personalities during the WQDR rock era were David Sousa, Frank Laseter, Mike Koste, Bill Hard, Jason Janulis, Roger Nelson, Bob Heymann, Steve Mitchell, Mark Silver, John Scott (John Chrystal), Chris Miller, Keith Wilson, Jim Huste, Sean Sizemore (Sean Scott), and Rad Messick. [14], https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxmCYGdmcNs, Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1985 page B-202, "Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1992 page A-255", "WQDR honored by Country Music Association", "Listeners And Coworkers Mourn Loss Of WQDR's Lisa McKay", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WQDR-FM&oldid=1010282388, Country radio stations in the United States, Short description is different from Wikidata, Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 March 2021, at 18:14. The new call letters of WQDR were selected to match the phrase "quadraphonic rock". In fact, Chris is already trying to call his new employer to beg for them to return him. Within a year the station had double-digit ratings. Phil Mitchell, ENG editor. The -FM suffix was added to the call letters to allow co-owned AM 570 WFNL to switch its call sign to WQDR. Q Morning Crew. In case you missed it earlier today, Chris & the Crew made a big announcement during Friday's show. Sam Sorbo Raleigh, NC In the summer of 1984, Durham Life Broadcasting, under Don Curtis' management, announced plans to switch WQDR's format to country in September. • Scott worked as Vice President for Regulatory Affairs at Constellation Energy from 2006-2008. (WPTA21) - Krista Miller will make her return to the local airwaves in March as the 6 and 11 p.m. co-anchor for ABC21 News, station officials announced. It was an accomplishment almost unheard of at the time for a rock-music radio station and a first for a North Carolina radio station. WOC is also the Quad Cities home for Iowa sports with a full slate of Iowa football and basketball games. Abrams' mission was to create an Album Rock format for the Raleigh radio market. FORT WAYNE, Ind. [3] The transmitter is off Business Route 70 in Garner, on an antenna used by many Raleigh TV and FM stations. Previous Next. Robert Meikle, Photographer. Gayle King is "furious" about the recent controversies and changes at CBS, and she may be ready to leave the network's morning show, "CBS This Morning," altogether. 3 dead, 10 injured in Brunswick County EF-3 tornado. 106.1 FM TALK is Raleigh's home for Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity. Abrams, Sousa, and Robert W. Walker (an associate of Abrams) created an Album Rock music playlist and a program structure that was later known as the "Superstars" format. On December 10, 1989, WPTF-TV, broadcasting from a 2,000-foot (610 m) antenna near Garner, lost its tower when it collapsed due to uneven ice thawing. WPTF-TV returned to its former tower in Apex, with WQDR, to be joined by 101.5 WRAL-FM, whose site on the WRAL-TV tower was also destroyed that same day. The Carter Family played live every morning from 5:15 to 6:15 a.m., on a show sponsored by … This predictably set off a howl of protest from listeners, and added media coverage for the station and its staffers. [4] [9], After three nominations in previous years, WQDR won Country Music Association Large-Market Station of the Year in 2011.[10]. What a Friend we have in Jesus. Thanks, Rush. WQDR-FM (94.7 FM) is a commercial radio station in Raleigh, North Carolina, broadcasting to the Research Triangle, including the cities of Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Fayetteville, Rocky Mount, Wilson, and Goldsboro. 11 months ago. "You have made me smile, laugh and shake my head (after goofy comments). Join them for a another pandemic free, rain free, relaxing edition with Mike Raley, Anne Clapp, Secretary Edmisten for another edition. Till the 1980s, most country stations were on the AM band. One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden pledged in his first prime-time address to make all adults eligible for vaccines by May 1 and raised the possibility of beginning to "mark our independence from this virus" by the Fourth of July. [7] WRDU-FM made the opposite switch, going from Country to Rock, on the same day as WQDR's format flip. Yeah, a member of the Crew family is leaving the show. Of course, nobody will miss Adam more than we will. Despite continued success as a rock station into the 1980s, the Durham Life Broadcasting Company decided WQDR would have more success in the country music format. So what can we say? drive home with some humor. Olivia McDaries, Broadcast technician. Here's the announcement we made on-air today: "You couldn't take Dave anymore," Chris joked this morning, but sadly it was just time for Adam to move on. WOC Newstalk 1420 is the Quad Cities place to talk! "I'll call that new place and say we're taking him back," Chris joked. When the mic’s went live Monday morning Kyle and Sarah baited me. So maybe we'll hear Adam on a Blind Date soon? Yeah, a member of the Crew family is leaving the show. Venters left to form Voyager Communications group in 1982. In 1987, Durham Life moved the studios for WQDR and WPTF radio from Salisbury Street to a new broadcast center at 3012 Highwoods Boulevard in North Raleigh, where they were joined by WPTF-TV, which moved from studios on NC Highway 54 in Durham. Liquid Church with Pastor Tim Lucas. News Radio KKOB on Demand. From 2004 to 2006 The Q Morning Crew also included the country singer Heather Green. A Decatur, Ind., native and Bellmont High School graduate, Miller studied electronic journalism and received her bachelor’s degree from Butler University. NM's #1 Morning show. The legendary Weekend Gardener crew is everywhere! #IamHIS: Stephanie Experienced Life Change with HIS Radio. Saturday Morning Magazine with Bruce Ferrell Saturday, 7am - 8am Hosted by Mike Raley, the WPTF Weekend Gardener show has been answering your gardening questions for over 30 years. 66 Episode(s) ESPN Tallahassee Jeff Cameron Show ... Getting Ready to Go Home. Browse All Trending . A wide array of musical talent provided entertainment for the morning. In later years, the air staff included Greg Wells, Jo Leigh Ferriss, Bob Kirk (Robert Kirk), Daniel Brunty, Tom Gongaware, Bob Walton, Rockin' Ron Phillips, Tom Guild, Tim Sullivan(Tim Sampair over-nights), John Lisle, Steve Kahn, Tom Evans, Brian McFadden, Cabell Smith (who was previously WDBS's morning classical DJ), Bob Robinson, and Pat Patterson, who was hired for mornings in 1978 after years at crosstown Top-40 station WKIX. Mike Wheless - Q Morning Crew Host on 94.7 WQDR; Kevin Hill - Wake County School Board Member; Trevor Bolin - Take Charge & Change Your Life Today; Jack Otter - CBS News Correspondent; Amanda Hoyle - Triangle Business Journal; Barlow Herget - SGRToday.com; Larry Parker - NC Division of Employment Security; Gregg Stebben - Trend and Tech Guru The legendary Weekend Gardener crew is everywhere! We will miss you terribly.". In its rock days, WQDR garnered some impressive listener ratings. In 2017, the station's call sign changed from WQDR to WQDR-FM. Broadcast Schedule. Our goal is to reduce the long-run cost of electricity to consumers throughout the region, and maintain the current high level of system reliability. The band, which then consisted of A.P. WRDC, channel 28, is an affiliate station of MyNetworkTV in the Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville, North Carolina television market. WPTF Weekend Gardener. Enter to win! That being said, Adam is probably looking forward to sleeping in a little bit when he starts his new role. WRDC, virtual channel 28 (UHF digital channel 14), is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station licensed to Durham, North Carolina, United States and serving the Triangle region (Raleigh–Durham–Chapel Hill–Fayetteville).The station is owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, as part of a duopoly with Raleigh-licensed CW affiliate WLFL (channel 22). Abrams teamed up with veteran consultant Kent Burkhart, and later helped develop music formats for XM Satellite Radio. Abrams' idea was that album sales should determine a rock station's playlist, with songs from the hottest selling LPs played the most often. 11 months ago. Gaddy joined WRAL-TV in September 1970 after gaining popularity on WPTF Radio’s “Ask Your Neighbor” program. "You have made me laugh every single day coming in here. Women's History Month. Love you, Adam, and your sexy laugh," they wrote. The new format went on the air on December 26, 1972 at midnight. WQDR's morning radio team, dubbed "The Q Morning Crew," features Mike Wheless and Mike Raley. “Good Morning, Charlie!” was an entertainment program on WRAL-TV featuring television newcomer Charlie Gaddy. WPTF was an established institution in the life of citizens, a modern-day Goliath in the broadcast business. 603 Episode(s) Rattler Review. ... and the big band sounds of Dorsey, Goodman, and Miller. Providing news and information to Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel-Hill since 1924. Pat Patterson is remembered as the very funny morning host and very successful Program Director at Top-40 Legend WKIX in Raleigh, North Carolina, from 1969 to 1974. Chris Tomlin Greenville November 12, 2017. ... members of the crew, work behind-the-scenes for WRAL-TV's Coats for the Children Telethon in Studio A on Friday, December 9, 2016. We've all been there, right? Browse All Photos . WQDR-FM is a Primary Entry Point (PEP) station for the Emergency Alert System, and was previously the Common Program Control Station (or CPCS-1) for the Raleigh operational area of the Emergency Broadcast System. Compete for ONE MILLION DOLLARS! on HIS Morning Crew. WPTF, WPTF-AM, NewsRadio, News, Traffic, Radio, Talk … • Co-anchors a two-hour news/lifestyle morning show. The pair shared a series of disturbing stories during their talk with Oprah Winfrey, a recording of which aired Sunday in the U.S. and Monday in … Weekdays - Right After Rush. Here's the … David Sousa was hired as program director, having previously worked with Abrams at WMYQ in Miami. 21 WFMJ TV. WQDR became the first FM station in the nation using this guide. Read staff bios, connect with talent and more on the WPBF Channel 25 News Team page. It is one of the most popular morning radio shows in the Raleigh media market. [11] After Green's exit, the show added broadcasting newbie Janie Carothers and Marty "The One Man Party" Young to the lineup. 11 months ago. The show aired from 7 am to 9 am every week on Wednesday. During the mid 1990s Jerry Carrol hosted a show called Wild Man Wednesday. Until the end of 2010,[12] WQDR also aired MRN and PRN radio broadcasts of the NASCAR Sprint Cup series races. The AM station had at that time flipped to a classic country format, playing many of the past country hits made popular on 94.7 WQDR-FM years ago. WQDR-FM's HD-3 subchannel airs the classic rock programming of AM 570 WQDR. play. One fan told us they were heartbroken that Adam is leaving us. In January 2018, WQDR-FM listeners were saddened with the loss of Program Director and afternoon drive time personality Lisa McKay, who died at age 54. play. That being said, we heard from A TON of listeners who were sad when we broke the news this morning. Miriam Melvin, News producer. The Brian Kilmeade Show. Those broadcasts were relocated to co-owned 680 WPTF. WQDR's switch to country gave listeners in the Raleigh market the chance to hear their favorite country artists on a full-power FM station, broadcasting in stereo. Brian Kilmeade from FOX & Friends and his guests team up for lively debate and discussion of the news and issues that all Americans are talking about. "94-7 QDR" presents a country music radio format and is owned by the Curtis Media Group.[1][2]. Campbell Road Nursery owner Phil Campbell, Granville-Person extension … Win an Pop In For Your Workplace from 94.5 PST, Terms & Conditions of Our Text Message Service, Listen to Chris and the Crew and PST on Alexa, The US Will Be Meat Free by the Year 2039, According to One Survey. This extensive and comprehensive investigative news series also reeled in an Ohio State Award and other honors regionally and nationally. He was responsible for advising the Commission and staff on electric and natural gas markets. Visit West Palm Beach's most reliable source for breaking news. Venters, who succeeded Richard Mason in June 1972, believed quadraphonic (four channels versus the two channels of the dominant audio format, stereo) music, particularly rock music, to be the wave of the future for FM radio. In later years, the air staff included Greg Wells, Jo Leigh Ferriss, Bob Kirk (Robert Kirk), Daniel Brunty, Tom Gongaware, Bob Walton, Rockin' Ron Phillips, Tom Guild, John Lisle, Steve Kahn, Tom Evans, Brian McFadden, Cabell Smith (who was previously WDBS's morning classical DJ), Bob Robinson, and Pat Patterson, who was hired for mornings in 1978 after years at crosstown Top-40 station WKIX. There is … [13] She fell ill during the Christmas holidays and tests confirmed she had bile duct cancer. Some of the notable radio announcers that used to work at the radio station included long-time employee and morning man Jay Butler, Donna Reed and Dan Robins. Mike Raley - Host of WPTF's Weekend Gardener; Jackie Gingrich Cushman - Columnist for Townhall.com; Michael Santoli - Barron’s Magazine Associate Editor; Don Carrington - Executive Editor of Carolina Journal; Gregg Stebben - Author of "Internet Privacy For Du... Joe Kita - Writer for Popular Science Magazine; Sam Kazman - Competitive Enterprise Institute The Fuquay store is also running a big sale in order to clear out some inventory. Tune in -- or better yet, stop by! The last song on WPTF-FM was "Jingle Bell Rock", while the first on WQDR was "Bitch" by the Rolling Stones. In later years, the air staff included Greg Wells, Jo Leigh Ferriss, Bob Kirk (Robert Kirk), Daniel Brunty, Tom Gongaware, Bob Walton, Rockin' Ron Phillips, Tom Guild, Tim Sullivan(Tim Sampair over-nights), John Lisle, Steve Kahn, Tom Evans, Brian McFadden, Cabell Smith (who was previously WDBS's morning classical DJ), Bob Robinson, and Pat Patterson, who was hired for mornings in 1978 after years at … WQDR-FM's studios and offices are on Highwoods Boulevard in Raleigh. WPTF Weekend Gardener. The station is licensed to Durham, but its studios are in the Highwoods office park just outside downtown Raleigh. In 1981, WQDR's News Department won a Peabody Award for a series produced by News Director Gayle Rancer and Joan Siefert on Vietnam Vets, entitled "Our Forgotten Warriors." After that first year, the "Superstars" format was being used in over 30 markets around the country. Venters also appointed David Berry as station manager. 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