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Because radio was live, members of the WBZ staff became the "WBZ Radio Players", performing live radio dramas every week. Throughout the 1930s, WBZ has the premier "sound effects" man, W. Gordon ...
BOSTON (CBS) - On September 19, 1921, WBZ Radio was the first commercially licensed station to broadcast live in the U.S. The first program was live from the Big E in Springfield. In the early ...
BOSTON (CBS) – WBZ NewsRadio 1030 turned 90 years old Monday, quite an accomplishment for the first commercial radio station in America. Related: WBZ Radio History For ninety years, WBZ Radio ...
The first commercial radio station in the country, WBZ NewsRadio 1030 has a long and storied history. The staff has told audiences countless stories over the years. But here are a few you may not ...
iHeartMedia Boston's WBZ NewsRadio has won a National Edward R. Murrow Award in the Excellence in Innovation category.
In Boston, WBZ NewsRadio has begun a 100-day celebration leading up to its 100-year anniversary. The station, owned by iHeartMedia, passes the century mark on Sept. 19 and is thus one of the oldest in ...
The original broadcast towers for WBZ NewsRadio 1030 along I-91 in Springfield were taken down on Saturday.
On September 19, 1921, one of America's oldest radio stations will celebrate its 100th anniversary. On June 11, the 100 day countdown to a century of serving New England began for a station ...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency formally announced the modernization of PEP facilities at WBZ Boston with a brief ceremony this past week. Primary Entry Point stations are the first link in a ...
WBZ NewsRadio 1030 is owned and operated by CBS RADIO, one of the largest major-market radio operators in the United States. A division of CBS Corporation, CBS RADIO operates 117 radio stations ...
Veteran Boston newsman Rod Fritz said he was blindsided when execs cut him loose from WBZ News Radio last week, the latest high-profile departure from the legendary station since iHeart­Media t… ...
September 15, 1921: WBZ was the first station licensed as a "commercial" radio station, located in East Springfield, MA. September 19, 1921: WBZ s first broadcast from the Eastern States ...