[1] He described his program's goal of holding local politicians accountable, as well as its free-flowing and, at . WBTV is the first station in the United Stated to produce a weeknight newscast for a local PBS station, WTVI-TV. A Live program, "WBTV: The First 50 Years," is anchored by Paul Cameron and Denise Dory, with special guest Loonis McGlohon. At high noon, viewers saw the picture of the American flag on the screen and heard the "Star Spangled Banner." Its transmitter is in the southern part of the city off Nations Ford Road. It is called "Spectrum" and hosted by Jim Patterson and Barbara Bender. : Bailey, Bill - Program Director and afternoon personality at WLHT-FM in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He praised the healthcare workers at CaroMont Medical Center in Gastonia, North Carolina who helped him through this difficult time. As of March 10, 1922, 8 days before WBT was licensed, the Department of Commerce reported that there were 67 authorized broadcasting stations, including, in the South, WGH in Montgomery, Alabama. She primarily acts on TV and a done a few films. #35 of 79. The test pattern is occasionally interrupted by the latest telenews and weather reports. In order to eliminate this restriction, in 1944 a reassignment plan was announced that moved KFAB to 1110kHz, which in turn required WBT to start operating with a directional antenna at night, to limit its signal toward KFAB. They have continued their careers . Jefferson Standard announces WBTV will begin carrying scheduled programs on July 15, 1949. Underwood. [11] If a radio personality has a degree it's typically a bachelor's degree level qualification in radio-television-film, mass communications, journalism, or English. WBTV later forms a "network" of radio station for the simulcast. A former ballet dancer, Debbie McGee worked as an artistic director for three years in her own ballet company. Birthplace: Pikesville, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. This is the highlight of "Fulfillment Week", a week-long celebration if the move to a new building for WBTV. The longtime radio host and Charlottes Most Beloved sat down with Bo Thompson to give an update on his post-retirement journey, along with recently becoming an amputee due to a diabetic infection. Mel Blanc was an American radio personality and voice actor. Broadcast radio personalities may include talk radio hosts, AM/FM radio show hosts, and satellite radio program hosts. The Keith Larson Show. . Hancock looks forward to checking in with the WBT audience in the future. An addition to the WBTV studio and building is completed adding 7,500 square feet to the building. [46] In 2012, sister station WLNK added a simulcast of WBT on its HD2 digital subcarrier. Nearly two months after Kaliner's departure, Tara Servatius' contract was not renewed; Doug Kellett and Wayne Powers filled the 3-6pm slot on an interim basis while the station searched for a replacement. WBTV begins transmitting color test patterns, the first television station in the southeastern United States to do so. This newscast places weather coverage at the start of the program, and continues with rapid paced stories, and new viral video segments sent in by viewers. [23][26] Crutchfield believed that Charlotte, not Nashville, could have ended up being the country music capital because of the station's early "Briarhoppers" and "Carolina Hayride" shows, which may have inspired The Grand Ole Opry. A project which he founded with the purpose to create and support a positive program among broadcasters to overcome the increasing spiritual and moral decay in the country. WBTVforms its"Creative Services Group" to operate as part of the Programming Department in cooperation with the Sales Department. . WBTV begins airing color slides for the first time. Brett Jensen serves as the senior news reporter, who also covers the NFL's Carolina Panthers. [38], WBT dropped its ABC affiliation in favor of NBC Radio in 1987. Master of ceremonies and Eastern Seaboard's most popular night-time disk jockey on WBT Radio. [7] The growth of sports talk radio began in the 1960s, and resulted in the first all-sports station in the US, WFAN (AM) that would go on to feature many sports radio personalities such as Marv Albert and Howie Rose. personality. Many of WBTV's evening newscasts and sports specials originate from the site of the Super Bowl in Houston, Texas. C.J. Age: 54. Gil Stamper. WBTV and WJZY return to a partnership for "WBTV News at 10 on WJZY." "I was immediately impressed by Beth from our first meeting," Marsha Landess, Regional Vice President and Market Manager for Radio One, Charlotte, said. 5. Moving to6 to 7pm a year later. He hosts The Adam Carolla Show, a talk show distributed as a podcast, Anthony Cumia is a broadcast artist and one of the hosts of The Opie and Anthony Show, a talk radio program on XM Satellite Radio, Sirius Satellite Radio, and syndicated on terrestrial radio, Gregg Hughes, more popularly known as "opie" is a broadcast artist and one of the hosts of The Opie and Anthony Show, a talk radio program on XM Satellite Radio, Sirius Satellite Radio, and, James Joseph Norton (born July 19, 1968) is an American comedian, radio personality, actor, author, and television and podcast host. [2], The station airs a news/talk radio format simulcast on WBT-FM (99.3) and the HD2 digital subchannel of co-owned WLNK. 's name for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Also in 2006, WBT lost the North Carolina Tar Heels to all sports WFNZ. There are now 19,210 television sets in the WBTV viewing area. Hancock says he is not experiencing pain following the procedure and learning to work around the challenges of being an amputee. He gained national recognition after hosting the popular singing competition TV series,American Idol. Training courses are also available online. Most all of the staff is on duty in the entire JPC chain of TV and Radio stations. Reception reports were received from cities as far away as 150 miles. They were used to create promotional postcards. News Talk . Robin Ophelia Quivers (born August 8, 1952) is an American radio personality, author, and actress, best known for being the long-running news anchor and co-host of The Howard Stern Show. (This is also the start of our building's recycling program.). [44][45], In 1995, Jefferson-Pilot bought WBZK-FM 99.3 in Chester, South Carolina to provide a simulcast signal that better served the western part of the market at night. Matt Heath - Radio Hauraki presenter. newscaster par excellence . [14][15], The growing interest in radio led to the December 1921 founding of the Southern Radio Corporation, located in the Realty Building, in order to sell radio parts and equipment. Kim Hill - Radio New Zealand presenter. Charlotte is ranked as the seventh largest single-station market in the United States. #4 of 38 on. This article further described the "wireless telephone broadcasting station" as "the first station that has been erected and put in active operating condition in the Carolinas. . John Hancock has been away from the WBT studios, but his commitment to the community remains strong despite facing difficult health issues. Browse. WBT broadcasts 50,000 watts around the clock as the only Class A clear-channel station in the Carolinas. He then continued filing stories.). . See our privacy policy. WBTV begins the all-day "Boys Town Auction". WBTV's new 2,000 foot tall tower begins transmitting at 5:53pm. WBTV turns off the analog channel "3" signal, and begins broadcasting only on over-the-air digital channel 23. Followed by "The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite" at 6:30pm. We tell a story and the audience tells us their storiesLIVE, with raw emotional power. Radio shows can be music countdowns, news programs, educational shows, interviews with celebrities, or shows dedicated to solve specific problems of the callers. In 1929 C.C. : Biondi, Dick - Evening personality at WZZN-FM Chicago. WBTV's Mike McKay begins hosting a local news magazine program weekdays at 5:30pm. Norton has been the co-host of the podcast UFC Unfiltered with .more. After WBTV Telenews at 7:00 pm, the network program "The Cliff Edwards Show" was on at 7:15 pm, at 7:30 pm Robert Ripley's "Believe it or Not" was broadcast, featuring the Charlotte Rotary Boys Choir. WBTV begins a high school student quiz show called "High Q." . WBTV's C.J. WBTV becomes the home of the CBS News Southeast Regional Bureau. The Bell Jet Ranger replaced substitute news gathering helicopters. The station dropped James K. Flynn, Thompson and Tom Desio, generating numerous protests. Listen to the entire interview with John Hancock below. John Peel Old-school disc jockey. : Bateman, Bob - On air personality at WMIL-FM in Milwaukee. In late 1919 the ban was lifted, and all three became licensed radio amateurs. Partners in this massive community service effort are CVS Pharmacies and the Salvation Army. In 1945, it was acquired by the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company, forerunner of Jefferson-Pilot, and became its flagship station. WBTV announces a microwave system joining WBTV to sister station WBTW in Florence, SC had been completed. He claimed that the technique cured his mother of depression, helped him quit smoking, and beat obsessive-compulsive disorder. Jefferson Standard files an application with the FCC for a television station to be called WBT-TV. The show ran from 9 P.M. to 1 A.M., meaning Don Russell's show would start two hours earlier at 5 and run for four hours instead of five, and James' overnight show would start an hour later. WBTV News in the evening expands to an hour long program from 5:30 to 6:30om. The formula was simple, be entertaining.get out of the studio.and do stories about people, places and trends in the Carolinas and around the world. The WBTV Studios are dedicated to three of the station's most beloved personalities. The FCC denies a request by WBTV to increase the antenna height and move its transmitter to a site near Denver, NC. WBTV's parents company buys WRVA-TV in Richmond, VA. His illustrious career spanned five decades, including thirty years at WBT 1110 AM. Permalink. WBTV is only the second television station in the United States to have the antenna setup required for this increase. The FCC prohibits the stations' "Grade B" signals to overlap. . a series of drawings of the WBT/WBTV on-air personalities. On November 5, 2020, Urban One agreed to a station swap with Entercom in which they would swap ownership of four stations in Philadelphia, St. Louis and Washington, D.C. to Entercom in exchange for their cluster of Charlotte stations, including WBT and WBT-FM. James Joseph Norton (born July 19, 1968) is an American comedian, radio personality, actor, author, and television and podcast host. With this switch back, games can now be heard all up and down the Eastern Seaboard at night, as WBT's clear channel signal can be heard from "Maine to Miami".[7]. WBTV becomes the first television station in the World to record and rebroadcast programs on color video tape. The Tar Heels had aired on WBT from 1977 to 1991, and returned to the station in 1995. WBTV is the first TV Station in Charlotte to premiere a 10p, newscast on another TV station. He was inducted into the Radio Academy Hall of Fame in 2009. WBTV and WBT personalities auction thousands of dollars of donated merchandise to Carolina viewers. [13], A radio personality position generally has the following requirements:[14][15], Due to radio personalities' vocal training, opportunities to expand their careers often exist. It was also announced at this time that the company planned to installed a transmitter and rooftop antenna at the Realty building, to be used for "sending out concerts, big speeches and other entertainment to those who own home outfits within a radius of 200 miles from Charlotte". He also believes in weather weapons and claims that Hurricane Irma could've been geo-engineered. WBTV viewers raised money for African communities hit hard by the worst drought of the 20th century. Nancy Nyland, "Twice A Year, Her Majesty's Got This Little List". It marks the first live demonstration of TV in Greenville and in the state of South Carolina.