WMMS was directly influenced by then and current sister station WHTZ/New York (Z100), which rose to the top of the ratings books immediately after installing a contemporary hit radio (CHR) format. Rolling Stone Magazine conducted a yearly Readers Poll to which WMMS won Best Radio Station of the Year nine years in a row from 1979 to 1987. Contestants got a little crazy and ate everything from maggot sandwiches, piles of peoples left overs, urinal cakes and fish guts. [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. You gotta, gotta, gotta, gotta get dooooooowwwwn!, His rant followed Bruce Springsteens Born to Run. The kickoff to the weekend continued with Ian Hunters Cleveland Rocks and Earth Quakes Friday on my mind.. 1.2.1Coffee Break Concerts 1.3Album-oriented rock (1973-94) 1.3.1From "Find Me" to FM powerhouse 1.3.2World Series of Rock 1.3.3Rock Forty and the Rock Hall 1.3.4Rolling StoneReaders' Poll 1.3.5Changing times 1.3.6The Cleveland Funeral 1.4Alternative rock (1994-97) 1.4.1The Next Generation 1.4.2BuzzardFest 1.5Active rock (1997-present) The Agora is etched in Cleveland music history. [33][34], Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, WMMS had a stable of personalities that remained fundamentally unchanged,[26][27] attained a dominant market share in the local ratings[27][35][36][37] and posted market record-high figures "never duplicated by any other Cleveland radio station since. [96] Gorman changed the WMMS format to alternative rock,[97] playing new acts like Nirvana, The Offspring, and Nine Inch Nails, on October 27. But she brought The Pretenders back to Northeast Ohio for an epic homecoming show at the Agora on St. Patrick's Day 1980. Jeff and Flash ruled the airwaves for 18 years on 100.7 WMMS. The Buzzard was the co-creation of Gorman, Sanders and American Greetings artist David Helton.[31]. Boom also spent time on the Buzzard Morning Zoo and filled in during other air shifts. [91] As promised, Stern held a party for his fans on the streets of Cleveland a "Funeral" for his local rivals, much like similar events held in New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia and broadcast it nationwide. What puts the show over the top is David Bowie backing Iggy on keyboard. [98][101] Gorman brought back the original Buzzard design, now drawn by David Helton's successor Brian Chalmers. It's one of Bon Jovi's more legendary early shows, before the band fully blew up. The Agora "Alpha" first opened in 1966 in Little Italy before moving a year later to East 24th Street. The call letters WMMS stand for "MetroMedia Stereo". At Bat only for streaming", "iHeart does not stream Indians games. 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). Sat 03 Jun 2023 Jiffy Lube Live Bristow, VA, US. John Gorman, Denny Sanders and Kid Leo organized the original campaign with Tunc Erim, assistant to Atlantic Records president Ahmet Ertegun. 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]. His music comes from his experiences around the North Coast.Albums include Sweetwater Pete and Live at Kent State. 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. Spring Bling Fine Arts And Crafts Show. A few of the live recordings during the band's "Stained Class Tour" gig worked their way onto single releases. Cleveland Police briefly detained Ky-Mani Marley after the singer threatened Rover for comments made during an April 20, 2010 in-studio interview. The band featured Eddie Vedder (trying to remain lowkey) as the drummer, who was helping out his then wife and bassist Bethe Liebling. Concerts Skillet & Theory Of A Deadman at The Agora Mar 03, 2023. As a kid he was part of a sophisticated bootleg radio station in his neighborhooduntil the FCC shut it down. Until Aug 27, 2022. . Created in April 1974 as "an ironic twist on Cleveland's down-and-out reputation as a decaying Rust Belt city," the station's longtime promotional mascot has been an anthropomorphic "Buzzard" cartoon character. [78] Concertgoers occasionally fell or jumped off the steep stadium upper deck onto the concrete seating area far below, causing serious injury. Kid Leo Interviews Van Halen April 20, 1980. He finds himself traveling to LA to kill someone but ends up becoming a part of the theater scene. He would go on and on about what is wrong with the world, horrible co-workers and bosses and the daily grind of the work day. The team did later relocate to Cleveland, but lasted only a few months until an acrimonious breakup between Wolf and Mulrooney. WMMS also streams it's coverage of selected games on iHeartRadio, even outside of the Cleveland market. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band!" Lorton. [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. Judas Priest was one of those bands that made a stop at the Agora before they became famous during the 1970s. All we're doing is shifting an image. 4, their fourth album, which had been released the previous year, but dug deep into their back catalog for a crowd-pleasing set that featured all of the hits and a hefty selection of deeper tracks that were also fan favorites. Southside Johnny and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band both had shows in Cleveland on Aug. 31. In 2014, Springsteen finally released the Agora concert officially on CD and download. [72] Rather, WMMS adopted a buzzard as its mascot in April 1974 because of the then tenuous economic state of Cleveland less than five years away from becoming the first major American city to enter into default since the Great Depression[73] and the winged-creature's classification as a scavenger. Jerry Busch.com. [74] Of all the personalities that worked at WMMS, Len "Boom" Goldberg remained the longest. Now, imagine that level of theatrics inside the Agora that November. Prince did show up and hopped on stage to perform with Sheila E. Lauper was becoming one of the biggest stars in music in 1983. [68][69][70] WMMS also began referring to its frequency in promotions as "101 FM", a rounding-off which continued for the next decade. Denny Sanders & Fred Griffith. But both were to feature Steve Van Zandt. Conditions Governing Access Goldfinger, The Refreshments, Triple Fast Action and others played the second stage at the top of the hill. WMMS beat out large market radio stations like WNEW in New York, WMMR in Philadelphia and KROQ in Los Angeles. Born in Belgium, but raised in Cleveland and Maple Heights, Matt the Cat Lapczynski was a radio fan from an early age. [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. Springsteen's music had become an important cornerstone of the Buzzard playlist and his profile had risen nationally, thanks to the release of the Born to Run album, with the title track quickly becoming an 'MMS staple that would endure for decades. [56], MetroMedia found major success with progressive rock at KMET Los Angeles, KSAN San Francisco, WMMR Philadelphia and WNEW-FM New York, but a lack of commitment from MetroMedia led the company to drop the format at WMMS by May 1969. There were other really good rock stations around, but those other stations opted in to carry the live broadcast of the MMS birthday show (in 1978). [41] WMMS also lured popular morning personalities Brian Fowler and Joe Cronauer away from rival WENZthen also an alternative rock stationas the successors to Jeff and Flash (Jeff Kinzbach, Ed Ferenc) on The Buzzard Morning Zoo. The Clash played just nine shows during its first trip to North America in 1979. Spring Bling Fine Arts And Crafts Show. Sat, Aug 27, 6:30 PM + 2 more events. 22 tracks (57:53). ". 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. R.E.M. BuzzardFest 2000 took Place on June 30, 2000 at Nautica on the Flats West Bank. He made his debut on WMMS in 1984. [104] John Gorman was named Program Director of the Year (Rock) in 1995. (Interview) 3. But the band's 2003 Agora show on its "Elephant" tour was an epic showcase of just how big the band had become. The ritual lasted through his entire career at the Buzzard. [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. Good old Red! Attendance was by general admission. Smith's 1976 performance came right as punk was taking off and featured her famous live recording of The Who's "My Generation. "[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. Marilyn Manson served as an opener. The Buzzard made its first appearance in a print ad in a magazine called Zeppelin. . [52] On November 13, 1947, the new FM station transitioned from experimental to commercial status; increased its power; and changed its callsign to WHKX. Contrary to what many believe, the choice of the second Malrite logo had nothing to do with Buzzard Day, the annual "folksy event" held in Hinckley Township, Ohio. [147], Described by The Plain Dealer as "testosterone-fueled", the show dominates younger demographics, particularly male listeners ages 1834. Chrissie Hynde had to go to Europe to form the band that would make her famous. Rosenhaus hosts the network pregame show; and Hamilton hosts the network postgame show. . The phallic like logo depicted a large mushroom with a little elf hanging out smoking a joint. The band would return that December with its star on the rise. "Round for round, pound for pound, there ain't no finer band around. [151] In addition to the live broadcast, the show is available on demand through iHeartRadio; and can be downloaded as a podcast through iTunes. Denny Sanders came to WMMS in 1971 from Boston where hed been working as a DJ from the time he was just 16 years old. WMMS Coffee Break Concert Jan 30, 1980 The Cleveland Agora Cleveland, Ohio, United States Scroll to: Top Bands Details Genres Setlists Videos Photos Map Comments Band Line-up Alex Bevan Concert Details Date: January 30, 1980 Venue: The Cleveland Agora Location: Cleveland, Ohio, United States Notes: 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. 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. [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. [152][156][157][158], Comedian Chad Zumock was a co-host until his dismissal on December 3, 2012, after being arrested for driving while intoxicated;[159] Zumock was acquitted of the charge on May 3, 2013. Students were protesting the bombing of Cambodia by the United States Armed Forces. [148][149] All other air talent heard on WMMS is provided via iHeartMedia's "Premium Choice" voice-tracking service. 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. In May 1994, Trent Reznor came home in support of his epic "The Downward Spiral" album. Saul kicked off the weekend every Friday at 6:00pm with his Get Down rants helping Clevelanders get ready for the weekend. U2's arrival at the Agora came smack dab in the middle of the band releasing its first two albums -- "Boy" and "October." In 1986, following a fire, the venue found its new home on Euclid Avenue. Signing on in 1946 as the FM adjunct to WHK, the WMMS call letters were affixed in 1968 under Metromedia ownership, having stood for "MetroMedia Stereo" and meant as a compliment to the newly established progressive rock format, but have since taken on a variety of other meanings. Jack and Meg played 22 songs with an encore capped by "Seven Nation Army.". 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. Mike Watts show at the Agora proved to be a real treat. WMMS "Coffee Break Concert" series hosted lots of name artists and legendary performances over the years. [127] A new airstaff was assembled after the stunt: Tim "Slats" Guinane was hired for afternoon drive replacing Brian & Joe, who were transferred to WMVX, and music director Mark Pennington replaced Bill "BLF Bash" Freeman in overnights. 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. Eggs & Sausage 4.. [146] Rover is under contract with WMMS through 2022. 19 Concerts. The Buzzard became synonymous with WMMS, Cleveland radio and the city itself, spawning a series of T-shirts so numerous that they are now impossible to catalog, many with slogans like "Where Music Means Something" and "Ruler of the Airwaves.". Jeff and Flash were accompanied by a list of other talent over the years which made up the Buzzard Morning Zoo. [31] In 1981, Radio & Records identified "the malevolent feathered figure" as "the best-known station symbol in the country. [90][92], During the now infamous broadcast, WMMS engineer William Alford snipped a broadcast wire used for the Stern show's satellite feed. WMMS Coffee Break Concert 5-26-1982 Encore Host Denny Sanders Statesboro Blues . The live recordings would make up his most popular album, "StagePass.". Buzzard Morning Zoo video featuring Mr. Leonard. Springsteen Concert Poster - Agora - August 9th, 1978, Springsteen - Agora - Scene Magazine - August, 1978. The broadcast consists entirely of talk, a mix of current events, pop culture, and stories from the staff. [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". [28][29][30] Owned by iHeartMedia, and broadcasting a mix of active rock and hot talk, WMMS is currently the flagship station for Rover's Morning Glory, the FM flagship for the Cavaliers AudioVerse and Cleveland Guardians Radio Network, the Cleveland affiliate for The House of Hair with Dee Snider and the home of radio personality Alan Cox. 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. In studio, WTAM sports director Mike Snyder hosts The Tip-Off Show, The Halftime Report, and The Nightcap Recap the network pregame, halftime, and postgame shows, respectively. . Meat Loaf's 1977 album "Bat Out of Hell" was an epic extravaganza with a tour that could match it. [105] John Gorman, who has since openly criticized the industry's current state, departed for CBS Radio in Detroit, but soon moved to media consulting. You can still find the performance on 180-gram vinyl. During his long tenure doing evenings at the station Denny interviewed hundreds of rock stars including the late John Lennon. [51] Seeing a small but significant groundswell of support for the medium in the market, WHK-FM adopted a new progressive rock format on August 15, 1968. Win tickets to see Brit Floyd at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica. Springsteen and the band hit the stage full throttle, opening appropriately with a cover of "Summertime Blues," with Springsteen promising, "I'm a gonna raise a fuss/ I'm a gonna raise a holler.". The concert was broadcast on WMMS and an additional seven stations, reaching . [107][108][109][110], During this time, WMMS held a series of sold-out rock festivals that featured many of the new up-and-coming artists receiving station airplay. It was the first time Stone Temple Pilots performed in Cleveland in six years. Hometown punk heroes the Dead Boys' played the Agora in 1977 on a bill with the Dictators and a young Cheap Trick. The cast included Casey Coleman on sports, Pat Brady with traffic, Len Boom Goldberg as the voice of the morning show, Ruby Cheeks, Spaceman Scott, Captain Kenny Clean and Mr. Leonard. July 11, 1995. Len "Boom" Goldberg's unmistakable voice was heard for three decades on 100.7 WMMS. The next Artful Dodger concert is on June 03, 2023 at Brockwell Park in London, England, United Kingdom. Featuring Kevin DuBrow on vocals, Frankie Banali on drums, Rudy Sarzo on bass and Carlos Cavazo on guitar. ", It's a snapshot of one of the most important all-female rock bands at their peak. [85] Four different program directors, including Rich Piombino and Michael Luczak, came and went with varying levels of success. [34], Loveline, Westwood One's nationally syndicated call-in show hosted by Dr. Drew, aired weeknights from August 2008 through June 2010. [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. Thousands of entries were received, but only 375 lucky listeners received two tickets to the concert. That will never be done again. It really was an awesome time.' The station also started to devote weekend programming to the classic rock format. 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. The top 40 deejays were retained, but it was soon obvious that they were inadequate hosts for a progressive rock format. On March 30, 1946,[50] radio station WHK owned at that time by United Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of Forest City Publishing, itself the parent company of The Plain Dealer launched an experimental FM station under the callsign W8XUB at 107.1 megahertz (MHz). 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. The Buzzard in Cleveland is one of the country s most well-known commercial FM radio stations. In 1976, Bash began the tripped out tradition of playing Funkadelic Maggot Brain in its entirety every Saturday night at midnight. Police arrested Williams after the show, causing legal troubles for the band and the venue. . And indeed, it remains a special show in the memories of Springsteen, Weinberg and the members of the E Street Band too. 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Copyright - OceanWP Theme by Nick Close Menu Leesburg. The flick which takes place in the 70s tells the story of a teenage boy who writes for Rolling Stone with the main focus being the rock band Stillwater. Denny Sanders Denny Sanders 1972 - 1986 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. This second show sold out immediately, and was held at the city's largest venue: Cleveland Public Hall.[63]. I suppose it doesn't get more Cleveland than Ian Hunter performing "Cleveland Rocks" in Cleveland, which you can find live in various format. Seth "the Barbarian" Williams took the overnight shift when Pennington moved to evenings in 2001. Though, one of the was "Heartbreaker.". ", A 10-song set that lasted nearly an hour. A haunting solo-piano rendering of this now classic Zevon song, regular listeners to the weekly shows must have realised soon-on that something unusual was happening in the studio on this particular morning. . Image of Bill Hader above wearing WMMS shirt for his upcoming HBO series called Barry. 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. Tickets, $24 to $275, plus fees, at the box office, ticketmaster.com and livenation.com and by. WMMS Art Director, Brian Chalmers was approached by Dreamworks to provide artwork and logos for their movie Almost Famous which came out in 2000. Metallica had yet to release "Ride the Lightning," but there was no denying the power of its 1983 Agora show. "[86] From 1991 to 1993, WMMS served as the FM flagship for the Cleveland Browns, sharing coverage with then-sister WHK; the late Nev Chandler served as play-by-play announcer. WMMS's studios are located at the Six Six Eight Building in downtown Cleveland's Gateway District;[48][49] the station transmitter resides in neighboring Seven Hills. Thats how big MMS was. [120] Finally, The Bob & Tom Show aired in the time slot from 2006 until April 2008. Gorman credits his decision to leave to changes in management, and the station's overall shift to a more "corporate" mentality. ', Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 19781984, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WMMS&oldid=1137903859, The Cleveland Plaza/Statler Office Tower (now, This page was last edited on 7 February 2023, at 00:47. 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Already strained by ongoing contract renewal negotiations, the incident further alienated the two parties, and by November of that year the show was cancelled. His cover of "River Deep, Mountain High" is mind-blowing. They broadcast many live concerts, including their Coffee Break Concerts, which were a mix of performance and interview content, in the 1970s and 80s. No. With Lou Reed. It was supposed to be a colorful logo including all the rainbow colors - but at the time, the station didn't have the budget to do multiple colors so they kept it one color. [60] Sounds described the station programming at this time as "totally off-the-wall in its choice of records, playing anything it liked. KISS had only released its debut album when the band rolled into Cleveland in 1974. Quiet Riot played 11 songs. It was in use in 1971 but was discontinued after the band the Rolling Stones issued a cease and desist order against MetroMedia for it resemblance to their logo. It's popular among collectors. "I gotta blast this baby all the way to New Jersey," Springsteen quipped. We all have such respect for what this station did back in the day. The new logo depicted the sex, drugs and rock and roll image that the owner was looking for. [135] Former Lex and Terry producer Jason Carr was named the new WMMS assistant program director on February 1, 2018. In time, the station adopted new slogans reflecting the callsign: "We're your Modern Music Station" and "your Music Marathon Station. Peak Iggy Pop in 1977 would be enough to make this list. Cleveland's Rock Station, home of Rover's Morning Glory, The Alan Cox Show, and FM Home of Cleveland Guardians Baseball. [81], In the mid-1980s, WMMS was an important contributor in organizing a campaign (along with former Cleveland ad agency president Edward Spizel and author-deejay Norm N. Nite) which brought the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to Cleveland. Until Aug 20, 2022. . In 1995 he was the PA voice introducing acts for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Grand Opening concert at Municipal Stadium. Her first major headlining tour, in support of "Shes So Unusual," came to the Agora, where Lauper delivered a 12-song set. [117] BuzzardFest 2000 was held on June 30, 2000, at the Nautica Stage; Stone Temple Pilots, performing in Cleveland for the first time in six years, headlined the event.[118]. Leesburg, VA. Read More . Lonnie Gronek, then general manager of the station, claimed in The Plain Dealer article that the process had gone on "for years", however other accounts dispute Gronek's claim. Radio Daze: Stories from the Front in Clevelands FM Air Wars by Mike Olszewski (Kent State University Press), Cleveland Radio Tales by Mike & Janice Olszewski (Gray & Co., Publishers). "Those guys who pilot those ships through here? 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