WJRB
was the launching ground for many careers in radio,
audio production, television and regular day jobs. We
have tried to identify a number of broadcast pioneers that got
their start at WJRB, but we know we are missing names
and stations. If you know someone we have missed, please
send us their name (and station/city if applicable).
Below are 103 names from 1967 to 1975 that we have been
able to identify so far.
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Names |
Stations
& Cities |
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John Alford |
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Steve Antonacci |
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Jim Atkinson |
WLEE-am, Richmond, VA. |
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Bill "Mountain" Ayrer |
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Laurie Ballard |
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Diane Baran-Valentine |
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Brian Alan Baker |
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Santo "Sandy" Barretta |
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Debbie Beard-Freedlander |
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Richard "Music" Blount |
WLON, Lincolnton, NC; WJAY, Mullins/Marin, SC; WCEC,
Rocky Mount, NC; WYRN, Louisburg, NC. (Promo) |
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John Brown |
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Ken Buckley |
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(William) Bill "Byrd" |
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Mick Carrier |
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Roger Carrington |
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Kevin Connors ("KC") |
WLEE-am, WEET-am,
WRVQ-fm, Richmond, VA; WVNZ-fm Norfolk; Ray Sports
Network - RIchmond, VA; WSSV- Petersburg; CNN Radio -
Atlanta, GA; WQXI-fm, Atlanta, GA; WGST - Atlanta, GA;
WKNR - Cleveland, OH; METRO Networks - New York, NY;
WRKL - Pomona, NY; METRO/ SHADOW Networks (Westwood
One), New York, NY; ABC Radio - New York, NY; WNNJ -
Franklin, NJ; ... and others. |
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Lannaux Cook |
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Sam Cooper |
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Larry Cortright |
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Bill Cox |
WTVR-am & fm, WGOE-am, WEZS-fm, Richmond, VA;
WISE, Asheville, NC; WISP-Kinston, NC; WTOB-Winston
Salem, NC; WSSB, Durham, NC; WZOO, Asheboro, NC; WPDZ,
Cheraw, SC; WKXS, Marion, SC; WRCM, Jacksonville, NC;
WYYD, Lynchburg, VA. |
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Lynn Meadwell Cox |
WTVR-am, WRNL-am, Richmond, VA.; WQMG-fm, Greensboro,
NC. |
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Al Currance |
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Frank Daniel |
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Alan Davis |
WRNL-am, WWBT-tv, WRLH-tv, Virginia News Network, & WRVA-am
(The Old Dominion Barn Dance) Richmond, VA. |
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Kathy Doran |
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Jim Drewry |
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Barry "Ruben" Fitzgerald |
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Richard "Dick" Fleet |
WTVR-am & fm, Richmond, VA. |
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Larry Frankel |
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* Norm "Bob-A-Lou" Freedlander |
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Bob Friedman |
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Dell "Davis" Gooch
(later "Jeff Davis" as a pro) |
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John Haab |
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John Hargrove |
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(Percy) Monroe Harris |
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Ron Henry |
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Vic Hines |
WTVR-am & fm, WRNL, Richmond, VA. |
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Andy Hoffman "The Van Man" |
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Horace Farrar |
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Wendy Howard |
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Hunter Hughes |
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Bill James |
WGOE-am, WTVR- am, fm & tv, WZEZ-fm 100.5, Richmond, VA. |
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Joyce James |
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John Jeffers |
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Bill Kaffenberger |
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Jim Kent |
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David "Sgt. Pepper" Kopelove |
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Bill "Capt. Ugly" Kovaric |
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"Long John Stevens" & "Bubba John"
John Laboranti |
WGOE-am, WRNL-am, WRXL-fm, Richmond, VA; WOWI-fm,
Norfolk, VA; WMYK-fm, Moyock, NC; WMMR-fm,
WMGK-fm,
- Saturday 11A-3P, Sunday 11A-4P, Philadelphia, PA. |
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Cherry Lassen |
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John LeGard |
WRNL-am, Richmond, VA. |
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Debbie Luce |
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Dave London |
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Margo Malmgren |
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Judy Marshall-Stell |
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Chuck McGuigan |
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Dave McKay |
WGOE-am, Richmond, VA. |
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Elise "Rocky" Medding |
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Mark Meuller |
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Frank Minor |
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Gary Morgan |
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* Sue Ann Morgan |
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Henry Morse |
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Neil Mooney |
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Shelly Neas-White |
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Randy Nesseler |
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Bob Newsome |
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Joe Nuckols |
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Tom Ogburn |
WGOE-am,
WTVR-am & fm, WRVQ-fm, WWBT-tv Chief Engineer, Richmond, VA. |
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Barbara Partin |
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Vincent Duane "VD" Philips |
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Judy Quigley |
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Doug Riddell |
WGOE-am,
WTVR-am, fm & tv, WRVA-am & fm,
WRVQ-fm, Richmond, VA; WPTF-am, WQDR-fm. Raleigh, NC. |
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Jeff Risinsky |
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Richard Rivera |
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Charles Robinson
"Charles the Third of C3" |
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Dave Ruslander |
WGOE-am, WTVR- am & fm, Richmond, VA. |
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Allen Seawell |
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Fred Showker |
WMRA, Harrisonburg, VA. |
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Cliff Sleeman |
WTVR-am & fm, Richmond, VA. |
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Rick Sleeman |
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Bob Smallwood |
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Mark Smedley |
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Al Smith |
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Les Smith |
WGOE-am; Channel 36-ColorRadio, Continental
Cable, Richmond, VA. |
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Joe Sokohl |
WRFK-FM, WCVE-FM, Richmond, VA; WSIM-FM, Chattanooga,
TN. (photo
,
photo) |
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Mike "Dean Michaels" Stavrou |
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Doug Stell |
WGOE-am, WRNL-am, WRXL-fm, Richmond, VA. |
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Steve Stell |
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Karl Strandfeldt |
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Richard Rivera |
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Tina Triantafillos |
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John Valentine (later "Bob Somers") |
WTVR-am
& fm, WEAM,
WRVQ-fm, Richmond, VA. |
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Rick Ward |
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Ashby Watson |
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Jim Webb |
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Al Weimer |
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Doug West |
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Sher Weston Stec |
WNTI-fm, Hackettstown, NJ; www.HGRNJ.com,
Long Valley, NJ. |
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Tom "Chase" Whitfield |
WYSR-am, Franklin, VA. |
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Fred Whiting |
WLEE-am, WTVR-tv, WXEX-tv, Richmond, VA. |
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Jerry "Sandy Knight" Williams |
WTVR-tv,
WEZS-fm, Richmond, VA (1969 Vericona Lake, the first
Underground program on an fm broadcast station in Richmond.) |
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Sue Wysocki |
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Faculty
Advisors |
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Brydon DeWitt |
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Dr. Henry Rhone |
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Valts Jegermanis |
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