Cleveland Police wearing riot gear were called in just as headliner Green Day took the stage. At the same time, the music communicates frustration and a constant longing to escape. The station serves as the FM flagship for both the Cleveland Cavaliers and Cleveland Guardians radio networks. This is Marley in his absolute prime and one of the finest live recordings/performances you'll hear from him. The phallic like logo depicted a large mushroom with a little elf hanging out smoking a joint. He offered "Solid Goldbergers" and ordered us to "EN-joy". [121] The Jacor purchase closed on August 10, 1998; 59days later, on October 8, 1998, Clear Channel Communications won a bidding war for Jacor in a $6.5billion deal. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Mama, come get your baby boy! But she brought The Pretenders back to Northeast Ohio for an epic homecoming show at the Agora on St. Patrick's Day 1980. WMMS will celebrate its 50th anniversary at the 7:30 p.m. Sunday Ozzy Osbourne show at Blossom. Springsteen Concert Poster - Agora - August 9th, 1978, Springsteen - Agora - Scene Magazine - August, 1978. He played just seven songs, two of which were covers. By 1984, the WMMS format moved to an CHR/AOR hybrid, playing a great deal of Top 40 rock singles in hot rotation mixed with album cuts; this new blended rock/Top 40 format was soon known by those at the station as Rock Forty. On February 9, 2010, the show aired "Parma State of Mind", both a parody of the Jay-Z/Alicia Keys hit "Empire State of Mind" and a way of continuing the Northeast Ohio tradition of poking fun at the Cleveland suburb. They were rewarded with a night that they would remember for the rest of their lives. Right up until his departure in 1988, Kid Leo played "Born to Run" as his signature sign-off song every Friday night at 5:55 to kick off the weekend for area listeners. The concert was broadcast on WMMS and an additional seven stations, reaching throughout the Midwest to Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis and other markets and would eventually reach far beyond that radius, thanks to the many who were rolling tape to record the concert from their stereo. Past show members at WMMS include, Ryan Hoppe, Scott Taylor (now a reporter at WJLA in Washington, DC, Kaitlin Geosano, and Rob Garguilo. "I gotta blast this baby all the way to New Jersey," Springsteen quipped. The WMMS Mushroom Logo can be seen a few times throughout the movie - During a backstage scene at the Music Hall right before Stillwater takes the stage and when groupie Penny Lane played by Kate Hudson is dancing alone in the empty venue - you can see a banner with the Mushroom Logo and the slogan Where The Music Means Something. Excerpts from Denny Carleton's Coffee Break Concert 1976 with Fred Grupe Randy Klawon with Matt The Cat on WMMS. His cover of "River Deep, Mountain High" is mind-blowing. During this time, WMMS also began broadcasting a remarkable number of live concerts, many of which originated in Cleveland and were produced by the station itself. You can still find the performance on 180-gram vinyl. Rumor has it that WMMS had ballots printed so the public could fill them out at various events. Heavily bootlegged, the concert further cemented the relationship between the two in fans' minds, and well into the 2000s Cleveland remains one of Springsteen's strongest bases. 22 tracks (57:53). Meat Loaf's 1977 album "Bat Out of Hell" was an epic extravaganza with a tour that could match it. MLB At Bat", "Play-By-Play Streaming Rights: 'The Goal Posts Are Moving. "[110] Studios were moved again to a combined facility in the suburb of Independence, Ohio. Bands that played the CBC. A major contributor to the ratings success was an airstaff that remained fundamentally unchanged for many years: personalities like Kid Leo, Jeff & Flash, Matt the Cat, Dia Stein, Denny Sanders, Murray Saul, Debbie Ullman, Betty "Crash" Korvan, Ruby Cheeks (Debra Luray), BLF Bash (Bill Freeman), TR (Tom Renzy) and the late Len "Boom" Goldberg were invaluable to the station's popularity. [90][92], During the now infamous broadcast, WMMS engineer William Alford snipped a broadcast wire used for the Stern show's satellite feed. One listener was selected to marry the love of his life or at least at the time during a live broadcast on 100.7 WMMS. The WMMS broadcast features numerous highlights, including the hit "Runaway.". John Gorman, Denny Sanders and Kid Leo organized the original campaign with Tunc Erim, assistant to Atlantic Records president Ahmet Ertegun. ", A 10-song set that lasted nearly an hour. [139], Bo Matthews (Alex Gutierrez), who became the station's program director in early 2004, hired Ohio native Benjamin "Maxwell" Bornstein that April for a more "personality-driven" afternoon show following the departure of Tim "Slats" Guinane for WXTM. WMMS coffee break concert with Feather, March 1978 - YouTube Back in the 70's, radio station WMMS in Cleveland, Ohio hosted an hour long in studio concert series known as, the Coffee. . No Doubt performed Buzzard Fest on May 18, 1996. Ida Lee Park. The people who put it together aren't even smart enough to know where our city boundaries are." The change was done for many reasons: as a nod to the sudden influence Z100's format had on the Malrite group; Gorman and Sanders intention to stay with the current music trends as the album-oriented rock (AOR) format was, even then, in a state of decline; and as a means to attract a female audience. 'MMS listener favorites like Green Day, Letters to Cleo, Everclear, Better Than Ezra, Alice in Chains, Garbage and Silverchair were just a few of the bands featured in Buzzard Bone. Play-by-play announcers Tom Hamilton and Jim Rosenhaus call games on-site. [58][59] During this time, WMMS used slogans derived from its call sign: first as "Music Means Satisfaction", and later as the place "Where Music Means Something". The concert was broadcast on WMMS and an additional seven stations, reaching . On October 26, 2010, Rover hired a witch doctor to curse LeBron James after the NBA star left the Cleveland Cavaliers. Matt remains one of the most popular air personalities from WMMS' fifty year history. Until Aug 20, 2022. This second show sold out immediately, and was held at the city's largest venue: Cleveland Public Hall.[63]. Phil Keaggy & Lynn Nichols ~ Full Circle - WMMS Coffee Break Concert - YouTube 0:00 / 5:05 Phil Keaggy & Lynn Nichols ~ Full Circle - WMMS Coffee Break Concert 4,364 views Jan 6, 2010 21. "Born to Run" was the essence of everything I loved about rock 'n' roll. Southside Johnny and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band both had shows in Cleveland on Aug. 31. [145] WMMS itself also airs The Rover Rewind, a weekly recap show on Saturday mornings. John Gorman and Denny Sanders left the station in fall of 1986, leading fourteen staff members with them to start rival station WNCX. . Born in Belgium, but raised in Cleveland and Maple Heights, Matt the Cat Lapczynski was a radio fan from an early age. Judas Priest was one of those bands that made a stop at the Agora before they became famous during the 1970s. Win tickets to see Santana at MGM Northfield Park, Win tickets to see Kevin Hart at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, Radio Daze: Stories from the Front in Clevelands FM Air Wars, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. It's popular among collectors. In time, the station adopted new slogans reflecting the callsign: "We're your Modern Music Station" and "your Music Marathon Station. In 1984, Mellencamp delivered one of the greatest concerts in the WMMS Coffee Break series, opting to go acoustic at the height of his popularity for a set highlighted by stunning covers of. The broadcast consists entirely of talk, a mix of current events, pop culture, and stories from the staff. Len "Boom" Goldberg's unmistakable voice was heard for three decades on 100.7 WMMS. There's proof! [123] WMMS veteran John Gorman has remained a vocal critic of iHeartMedia, once remarking on the company's former Cleveland executive, Kevin Metheny (dubbed "Pig Virus" by Howard Stern during their time at WNBC): "He had a volatile time here. Young liked his performance at the Agora so much that some of the recordings were released on the archival set "Bluenote Caf.". WHK-FM became one of a handful of commercial stations in the country to try that format, many of which were owned by MetroMedia. 19 Concerts. Morgan Wallen. Denny Sanders Denny Sanders 1972 - 1986 Sat 27 May 2023 Hersheypark Stadium Hershey, PA, US. In 1966, in an effort to make the medium more commercially viable, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mandated that FM stations could no longer duplicate the programming of their AM sister stations. [88] Management ordered a change to the Buzzard by giving it a flat-top and mullet. Needless to say, for health reasons, this contest changed the way promotions were done going forward at WMMS. [26][38][39][75][76][77], The World Series of Rock was a recurring, day-long and usually multi-act summer rock concert held outdoors at Cleveland Municipal Stadium from 1974 through 1980. Already strained by ongoing contract renewal negotiations, the incident further alienated the two parties, and by November of that year the show was cancelled. Features Breaker s original line-up and is their only official live recording to date. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WMMS broadcasts over two HD Radio channels and is available online via iHeartRadio. The band's set included two songs from its debut EP, including "Wolves, Lower" and "Gardening at Night.". On-site, play-by-play announcer Tim Alcorn calls games alongside color analyst Jim Chones, a former Cavaliers center. Sat 03 Jun 2023 Jiffy Lube Live Bristow, VA, US. It was the first time Stone Temple Pilots performed in Cleveland in six years. July 11, 1995. Part two is missing The ritual lasted through his entire career at the Buzzard. The station continued to decline during the ownership transition from Malrite to Shamrock; then Shamrock sold both WMMS and WHK to OmniAmerica, a broadcasting company run by former Malrite executives Carl Hirsch and Dean Thacker, which already owned oldies station WMJI. [78] Concertgoers occasionally fell or jumped off the steep stadium upper deck onto the concrete seating area far below, causing serious injury. Among the more significant moves taken by WMMS was the formatting of the morning zoo concept created by Z100's Scott Shannon onto the show Jeff & Flash (Jeff Kinzbach and Ed Ferenc) were already hosting. KISS had only released its debut album when the band rolled into Cleveland in 1974. Sat, Aug 27, 6:30 PM + 2 more events. "[66][67] Although never used on the air, listeners alternately knew the callsign as an acronym for "Weed Makes Me Smile" and "Magic MushroomS," the latter referencing the somewhat controversial logo used before the Buzzard. At Bat only for streaming", "iHeart does not stream Indians games. The Agora "Alpha" first opened in 1966 in Little Italy before moving a year later to East 24th Street. He would read some commercial copy and then "throw them in the bash bucket where they belong" and openly criticize music he didn't care for. It was the perfect way to keep the party rolling. [31] In 1981, Radio & Records identified "the malevolent feathered figure" as "the best-known station symbol in the country. The bands performing are: Kelly Rowland / Aqua / Kelis / Natasha Bedingfield / Rachel Stevens / Beverley Knight / 911 / clea / Jamelia / Jayde Adams / Soul II Soul / Krystal Klear / Arielle Free / hifi sean / Queer House Party / Ekkah / Leo Kalyan / Louis III / Nimmo / Tom Aspaul / Artful . Chrissie Hynde had to go to Europe to form the band that would make her famous. Though, one of the was "Heartbreaker.". In July 1973, John Gorman joined WMMS as music director and was promoted to program director and operations manager two months later where he remained for thirteen years. That will never be done again. He came to the Agora armed with a new album, Darkness on the Edge of Town. Music News German City Cancels Roger Waters Concert, Calls Him Antisemitic Feb 28, 2023. . BuzzardFest 2000 took Place on June 30, 2000 at Nautica on the Flats West Bank. Eggs & Sausage 4.. . This feature ran at the exact moment of the KSU shootings twenty years later. [143] Born in Chicago but raised in Las Vegas, Rover worked for rock stations KISW in Seattle and KXPK in Denver prior to arriving in Cleveland. During their infamous show at the Agora, Plasmatics frontwoman Wendy O. Williams tore apart the stage with a chainsaw and covered herself in whipped cream (which is about all she wore). Springsteen played the Agora in the spring of 1974 as part of "The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle Tour." In addition to Boom's deep pipes being used every hour in the Top of the hour ID's, station sweepers and commercials, he held two on-air shifts on the weekends which he coined the Boom 'till noon. The band clearly enjoyed performing on Nautica's stage, right next to the waterfront, with Weiland stopping at one point to point out the large boats that were passing by. Listeners signed up to participate in the contest What would you do for $5,000 which took place at Dicks Last Resort on the Flats East Bank. WMMS Coffee Break Concert: The Early Years A special from 1978 featuring early performances when the show emanated from a tiny studio at the radio station. The Alan Cox Show is rated #1 in several key demographics, and readers of Cleveland Scene named Alan Cox the best Cleveland radio personality four straight years (201013). Yes, the station had lost its way for a bit, but MMS was the standard. Lorton. The performance was recorded for radio and titled "A Small Affair in Ohio." On August 9, 1978, there was no hotter ticket in Cleveland. [119] Neumann defended the decision later as the right thing to have done, noting how alternative rock would eventually fade as a format several years later. [120] Finally, The Bob & Tom Show aired in the time slot from 2006 until April 2008. Rolling Stone once called it the greatest live LP in Springsteen's catalog. [163] The station hosts two additional HD Radio subchannels: WMMS-HD2 is the Cleveland affiliate for the Black Information Network, [136][164], WMMS airs regular traffic and weather updates via the Total Traffic and Weather Network and former sister station WOIO (TV channel 19),[165] and the station satisfies U.S. Federal Communications Commission-mandated public affairs programming on Sunday mornings with the City Club of Cleveland's Friday Forum. Image of Bill Hader above wearing WMMS shirt for his upcoming HBO series called Barry. From 1978 on, Belkin Productions conditioned its funding of the Free Clinic on the nondisclosure of the number of Clinic staff on duty at the concerts, the nature of conditions treated and the number of patients treated.[79][80]. Album deejay Denny Sanders was brought in from Boston and key WNCR personnel (including former WHK-FM/WMMS personalities Martin Perlich and Billy Bass, and station newcomer David Spero) were soon hired by WMMS, taking most of their audience with them. [137] Cantle later called the failure of Sean, Cristi and Hunter as "a real team effort" and compared herself unfavorably to Johnny Manziel: "too young, too overconfident and too drunk to handle the responsibility however I have no intentions of playing Canadian football". Contestants got a little crazy and ate everything from maggot sandwiches, piles of peoples left overs, urinal cakes and fish guts. Play-by-play itself is also limited to over-the-air FM; due to league restrictions, the WMMS webcast on iHeartRadio does not stream play-by-play coverage online. [51], Among the most notorious broadcasts of The Howard Stern Show occurred on June 10, 1994. The live recordings would make up his most popular album, "StagePass.". Most station imaging is produced out-of-market by national voice talents "David Lee" Olejniczak, Malcolm Ryker,[166] Rena-Marie Villano, and former WMMS creative services director Miles Hlivko; additional voice-over audio is produced on-site by WMMS imaging director Billy Black. . Until Aug 27, 2022. Goldfinger, The Refreshments, Triple Fast Action and others played the second stage at the top of the hill. [104] John Gorman was named Program Director of the Year (Rock) in 1995. What puts the show over the top is David Bowie backing Iggy on keyboard. Kinzbach and Ferenc had already been a morning team with sidekicks since 1976, seven years prior to adopting the "morning zoo" label, so the basic structure was already in place. Of special note was the early support of Bruce Springsteen by Kid Leo and others, prior to the release of the Born to Run album. Under Malrite ownership, WMMS would become an album-oriented rock (AOR) powerhouse, much in the same vein as its former MetroMedia progressive rock siblings. Jack and Meg played 22 songs with an encore capped by "Seven Nation Army.". Based on considerably high record sales in the Cleveland market, Bowie (in his Ziggy Stardust persona alongside The Spiders from Mars) kicked off his first U.S. tour in "The Rock Capital" (a term coined by Bass). In 1995 he was the PA voice introducing acts for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Grand Opening concert at Municipal Stadium. In 1958, both WHK and WHK-FM were sold to Metropolitan Broadcasting, itself renamed MetroMedia two years later. Copyright - OceanWP Theme by Nick Close Menu Kid Leo Interviews Van Halen April 20, 1980. The station first turned to adult contemporary, big band, the Drake-Chenault automated Hit Parade '69 and finally Top 40,. Brian and Joe were moved to afternoons in February 1997 after a change in ownership, with shock jock Liz Wilde (Anne Whittemore) from WPLL/Miami taking their place; her firing less than a year later sparked a successful lawsuit against both the station and then-owner Nationwide Communications. Coffee Break Concert WMMS DENNy carleton originals . Rolling Stone named WMMS "Best Radio Station" (Large Market) nine straight years (197987) as part of the magazine's annual Readers' Poll,[26] but the station admitted to stuffing the 1987 ballot following a February 1988 front-page story in The Plain Dealer exposing manipulation. [68][69][70] WMMS also began referring to its frequency in promotions as "101 FM", a rounding-off which continued for the next decade. [52] On November 13, 1947, the new FM station transitioned from experimental to commercial status; increased its power; and changed its callsign to WHKX. Attendance was by general admission. Matt remains one of the most popular air personalities from WMMS' fifty year history. played the Agora in 1982, opening for Steve Forbert and the Flying Squirrels. Thus, Springsteen made the trip to the Agora with Van Zandt and performed a few songs to the surprise of the crowd. Denny Sanders & Fred Griffith. WMMS "Coffee Break Concert" series hosted lots of name artists and legendary performances over the years. Workhouse Arts Center: Mount Vernon Nights. WMMS Coffee Break Concerts, an idea from Denny Sanders, was an intimate concert for a few hundred at the old Cleveland Agora. The program ran on the station from the early 70s to the early 80s and featured an amazing number of noteable performers in performance from the WMMS studios. Denny was also instrumental in convincing former WMMS owner Milton Maltz to continue the stations rock format in the mid-1970s. ". music community WMMS Coffee Break Concert - Cleveland, OH (5 - 30 - 1972) by Glass Harp Share / Embed supported by logibear3001 I love the layback atmosphere of Phil and the group being loose on set. [122] Closing in May 1999, Clear Channel was renamed iHeartMedia in 2014. CLICK TO LISTEN. In 1986, following a fire, the venue found its new home on Euclid Avenue. The following local and national media outlets have attributed WMMS with this distinction: The following books have attributed WMMS with this distinction: harvnb error: no target: CITEREFNicks2003 (, "Rock Hall to Celebrate 40 Years of WMMS with New Exhibit", "Radio & Records 1981 on the WMMS Buzzard and Other Station Mascots", "The Media Business; Malrite's Buyout Price Disturbs Wall Street Analysts", "R.I.P. As a kid he was part of a sophisticated bootleg radio station in his neighborhooduntil the FCC shut it down. [95], Already program director at OmniAmerica station WMJI, station veteran John Gorman returned to WMMS as vice-president and director of operations in early 1994. In 1988 The Plain Dealer printed a story which said the employees of WMMS had stuffed the ballot box to reign as 10 year champions. Other shows, like The Buzzard Morning Show with Rick and Megalis (Rick Eberhart, Tom Megalis) and WMMS Mornings with Sean, Cristi, and Hunter (Sean Kelly, Cristi Cantle, Hunter Scott), came and went in quick succession. Date Unknown, William Lionel Freeman, better known by the name of his long time overnight show, "The BLF Bash" began his radio career in Fargo and later landed on the east coast in Boston. Over the next twenty years Matt did mostly middays and hosted the weekly "Coffee Break Concerts", likely introducing more concerts than anyone in Cleveland history. Rush's 1974 show at the Agora, aka "The First American Broadcast," was part of a successful run early on in Cleveland, which helped Rush gain popularity in the States. [148][149][143][150], Radio personality Alan Cox, formerly host of The Morning Fix at WKQX/Chicago and The Alan Cox Radio Show at WXDX-FM/Pittsburgh, took over weekday afternoons as host of The Alan Cox Show on December 16, 2009. The station was known as "The Home of the Buzzard" at first. [102], While the change in programming alienated many longtime listeners, many of whom switched to WNCX and their full-time classic rock format, WMMS boosted its ratings for the first time in years with a new, younger audience. Judas Priest's 1981 "World Wide Blitz Tour" was a treat for multiple reasons. Win tickets to see Brit Floyd at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica. [120] Geared as a format change to contemporary hit radio (CHR) using the "KISS FM" brand,[30][126] the decision was reversed at the last minute by management. Candlebox headlined the 2 stage show at Blossom Music Center on May 18, 1996. [87] Unable to service its growing debt, Malrite chose to leave radio and sold off all its remaining properties in 1993:[37] WMMS went to Shamrock Broadcasting, the Roy Disney broadcasting firm. The Coffee Break Concerts Roadies n Rockstars 1.58K subscribers Subscribe 0 1 view 3 minutes ago Growing up in Cleveland the local radio station WMMS would put on free shows during the week. Over the next twenty years Matt did mostly middays and hosted the weekly "Coffee Break Concerts", likely introducing more concerts than anyone in Cleveland history. On May 4, 1970 four students were killed by gunfire from the Ohio National Guard at Kent State University. Stern's ratings exploded and this along with a growing urgency from management not to compete with or mention Stern on the air led to a sudden and steep ratings decline for The Buzzard Morning Zoo. 1201 S Joyce St Arlington, VA. WMMS Coffee Break Concert Find Us Address 123 Main Street New York, NY 10001 Hours MondayFriday: 9:00AM-5:00PM Saturday & Sunday: 11:00AM-3:00PM Search About This Site This may be a good place to introduce yourself and your site or include some credits. [74] Of all the personalities that worked at WMMS, Len "Boom" Goldberg remained the longest. "[27][36] WMMS played a key role in breaking several major acts in the U.S., including David Bowie, Rush, and Bruce Springsteen. [114] BuzzardFest II was held the very next fall (September 1995) again at Blossom and featured performances from the Goo Goo Dolls, Alanis Morissette, Jewel, as well as the Dance Hall Crashers, Eleven, Green Apple Quick Step, Prick and Sons of Elvis. [135] Former Lex and Terry producer Jason Carr was named the new WMMS assistant program director on February 1, 2018. 100.7 WMMS Cleveland's Rock Station. Live at the Agora Ballroom on August 10, 1983. [38][39] Considered "a true radio legend," WMMS DJ Kid Leo was chosen for Rolling Stone's "Heavy Hundred: The High and Mighty of the Music Industry" (1980) and named "The Best Disc Jockey in the Country" in a special 1987 issue of Playboy. Brian and Joe talk to Rob Thomas from Matchbox 20. All we're doing is shifting an image. He influenced many listeners of the station and kept the momentum alive pushing new music into the ears and speakers of the audience of WMMS. Ratings steadily increased during the time of the First Gulf War, but The Howard Stern Show was soon picked up by a then struggling WNCX. Dead & Company. [33] Regarding the change, WMMS program director Bo Matthews (Alex Gutierrez) said, " nobody's killing anything Chief Wahoo is not on every piece of Indians promotional material Ronald McDonald is not in every McDonald's commercial We're not losing the letters. The team did later relocate to Cleveland, but lasted only a few months until an acrimonious breakup between Wolf and Mulrooney. Thats how big MMS was. Students were protesting the bombing of Cambodia by the United States Armed Forces. The concert series continued on well into the 1990s and early 2000s, albeit much less frequently.[64][65]. Benatar had just released her soon-to-be massive success of a debut, In the Heat of the Night." But both were to feature Steve Van Zandt. Saturday, Mar 4, 2023 from 9:00am to 4:00pm. The show also drew national attention after holding a book burning party for Fifty Shades of Grey on July 8, 2012. Jeff & Flash were also credited as being major contributors in bringing the Rock Hall to Cleveland, by heavily promoting on-air a USA Today reader poll to decide which city should get it.[82]. WMMS did remote interviews at KSU all morning which included an interview from 1972 presidential candidate, Senator George McGovern, KSU student and gunshot survivor, Dean Kahler, other May 4th wounded who survived, Governor Dick Celeste, current students and others. Count this as one of those shows you still can't believe came to The Agora. Not only did it feature a up-and-coming band called Foo Fighters as the opening act, but Seattle band Hovercraft was also on the bill. . No Doubt shared the 2 stage show at Blossom with Candlebox, Patti Rothberg, The Tragically Hip, 311, and the Holy Barbarians. Heard are: John Bassette, Brewer & Shipley, Dan Hill, Tom Waits, Flatbush, Leo Kottke, Buzzy Linhart, Martin Mull, Pete Laughner and Walter Egan. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band!" Todd Rundgren and the Agora will be forever connected, as Rundgren recorded part of his live album, "Back to the Bars," there while touring in support of "Utopia" in 1978. 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