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In 1954, when Dick Bertel (Dick
Richards) worked there,
it was especially true. This is the story of several young broadcasters and where their talent took them. Executive producer for this feature - Dick's son, Doug BertelChristmas Eve Programs Dick Bertel and his family celebrate Christmas Eve with their listeners The Night of the Auk This original WTIC radio drama, long thought to be lost, was recently discovered by Tom C. Miller of Superior, Wisconsin, who kindly shared it with us. It is based on a 1956 Broadway play by Arch Oboler, and was one of a series of special programs marking the dedication of Broadcast House on November 27th, 1961. It was adapted and produced for radio by WTIC producer Paul Gionfriddo. The story concerns a group of space travelers returning to Earth after the first Moon landing. Featured in the cast were actors from Hartford’s Theater Seven plus the voices of WTIC’s Bruce Kern and Bob Ellsworth. The broadcast was engineered by Bill Lobb and John Reno. Hootenanny Road Show with Brad Davis Same Time, Same Station: an interview with Dick Bertel and engineer/webmaster Bob Scherago by John and Larry Gassman - December, 2010 New: WTIC 35th Anniversary Programs 2/10/1960 Hosted by Bruce Kern: the first half hour features a contemporary drama commemorating the first WTIC Broadcast 2/10/1925 The second half hour features a November, 1937 broadcast of "The Guy Hedlund Players" Audio and Video from the WTIC Alumni Site This site was created by and dedicated to Bill Clede, and now maintained by fellow former WTIC Engineer David Kaplan. Here you will find additional audio and video features, some airchecks, and some that have never been on the air. Check it out. Americana With Dick Bertel A visit to Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts on Thanksgiving 1967 (November 23, 1967) Recorded on location by Bob Scherago Produced and edited by Chuck Renaud A Connecticut Yankee in Mark Twain's House With Ed Begley and Bob Steele - 1968 Bob takes us on an audio tour of the Mark Twain House in Hartford, and interviews Mr. Clemens himself (as played by Ed Begley) The Night of the Encounter Anchored by Dick Bertel Mariner 4 takes the first closeup photos of Mars Features the first ever radio broadcast over a laser beam!The Other Side of Midnight Following Mariner 4’s flyby of Mars in 1965 the spacecraft continued its journey through the Solar System for more than two years before communications were finally terminated in late December, 1967. WTIC Promotional Recording - 1965 This was a special recording to be used as a sales tool Recorded in the WTIC Studios by various studio engineers The Other Side of Midnight On July 27, 2017, almost 50 years after Mariner 4’s last transmission, Dick Bertel and Dick Hoagland teamed up again on Hoagland’s late night radio program “The Other Side of Midnight “to recall the Mariner 4 flight and to reminisce about their original broadcast more than half a century earlier. |
WNLK - The
House
of Retribution
An original radio drama by Dick Bertel (nee Bertelmann) before his days at WTIC The Second Cataclysm The story of World War Two as it
was heard on WTIC
All materials taken from 16 inch original
acetate transcriptions
found in the WTIC archives Presented on WTIC's 35th anniversary,
With Bob Steele,
John Dando, Phil Steele,February 10, 1960. Writer and Producer: Paul Gionfriddo George Bowe, Bruce Kern, and Ed Anderson (Recorded in the mid-1950s) Jean Colbert Program With Ed Anderson A 1960 interview with NBC Announcer Jerry Damon about his plans to purchase Ellis Island A Tribute to Ed Begley With Dick Bertel and George Bowe - 1970 Recorded shortly after Mr. Begley's death Five programs produced and written by Paul Gionfriddo WGCH-FM The story of Greenwich, Connecticut's First Radio Station WTIC 38th Anniversary Program The Twenties, the Times that Gave Birth to WTIC 38 Years Ago Broadcast: February 9, 1963, WTIC, Hartford Narrator: Dick Bertel Announcer: Ed Anderson A retrospective of the era of Flappers, Prohibition and Bathtub Gin Featuring: Historic voice and music recordings from the collection of WTIC radio producer Brian Hartnett Engineer: Bill Lobb Written and Produced by Paul Gionfriddo WTIC 40th Anniversary Program Four Hours Week of February 10, 1965 Narrated by Dick Bertel WTIC 45th Anniversary Program February 10, 1970 Narrated by Dick Bertel WTIC 50th Anniversary Program February 10, 1975 Narrated by Dick Bertel Highlights of the show recorded by listener Charles Jordan in New Hampshire. WTIC-TV/WFSB (Channel 3) 50-Year Anniversary Broadcast - 2007 (VIDEO) (Provided by David Kaplan) Old Time Radio Links Links to other Old Time Radio sites The Dick Bertel Show The history of Connecticut Radio - 1976 Bob Steele - On The Record This was a commercial recording especially made as a promotion for listeners in the mid-1970s. Recorded in the WTIC studios by Bob Scherago and Produced by Chuck Albert Also included here are excerpts from Bob's 35th anniversary show Courtesy of Phil Steele (one of Bob's sons) we now have the entire 7 CD set of There is also an additional
CD of Bob Steele 1940-1960 recordings. Both
are available at: https://www.wticalumni.com/audio-video/Bob_Steele_CDs/Bob_Steele_CDs.htm |
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