KISS had only released its debut album when the band rolled into Cleveland in 1974. They brought pleasure to the average Clevelanders workday with segments like Token Jokes of the Morning, Spousal Arousal and Blow Something Up. Eggs & Sausage 4.. 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. The station claimed it was simply "a marketing strategy" and "much in line with what many stations did. Count this as one of those shows you still can't believe came to The Agora. Features Breaker s original line-up and is their only official live recording to date. 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 live shows tell quite the story. [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. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WMMS broadcasts over two HD Radio channels and is available online via iHeartRadio. The station also started to devote weekend programming to the classic rock format. [51] In order to firmly establish a separate identity, and to reflect the station's ownership,[55] the WHK-FM callsign was changed to WMMS on September 28, 1968. Music News German City Cancels Roger Waters Concert, Calls Him Antisemitic Feb 28, 2023. . [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. Thu . Matt remains one of the most popular air personalities from WMMS' fifty year history. But her Agora set was modest, featuring just seven songs. The WMMS Coffee Break Concert was a weekly music-interview show broadcast live from the station's studio, and later with an audience at the Agora Ballroom. The Buzzard made its first appearance in a print ad in a magazine called Zeppelin. 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What puts the show over the top is David Bowie backing Iggy on keyboard. Kid Leo was actively involved in the campaign in bringing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to Cleveland - which lead to the mayor Geroge Voinovich granting him a key to the city in 1990. [52] On November 13, 1947, the new FM station transitioned from experimental to commercial status; increased its power; and changed its callsign to WHKX. Dead & Company. Springsteens famous 1978 Agora show is, arguably, the most famous gig in Cleveland history. Outdoor events nearby. 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. WMMS does not air additional network programming. 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The Clash played just nine shows during its first trip to North America in 1979. [53] It's popular among collectors. Cleveland Police briefly detained Ky-Mani Marley after the singer threatened Rover for comments made during an April 20, 2010 in-studio interview. Rosenhaus hosts the network pregame show; and Hamilton hosts the network postgame show. 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. [120], Co-hosts Duji (Susan Catanese) and Dominic Dieter each worked on Rover's Morning Glory before the move to WMMS; since then, the show has expanded to include sound engineer Chocolate Charlie (Mike Toomey), phone screener Mattitude/Flatitude (Matt Novick), Video Anthony Snitzer, Producer Dumb (Shaun Street) and former intern Jeffrey LaRocque. On August 9, 1978, there was no hotter ticket in Cleveland. [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. 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. The second logo, first one in print, used by WMMS was the Tongue Logo. Matt remains one of the most popular air personalities from WMMS' fifty year history. - The original source tape was cut short, therefore the final two minutes of track 14 (normally 3:01 in length) is missing. Matt remains one of the most popular air personalities from WMMS fifty year history. The top 40 deejays were retained, but it was soon obvious that they were inadequate hosts for a progressive rock format. 1201 S Joyce St Arlington, VA. Now, imagine that level of theatrics inside the Agora that November. Kid Leo's boxing announcer themed introduction welcomed both the fans in the audience at the Cleveland Agora and the many more listening on the network radio broadcast, to the evening's "Main Event," the 10th anniversary concert celebration for WMMS, which would be hosted by The Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen. 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]. Marilyn Manson served as an opener. The WMMS broadcast features numerous highlights, including the hit "Runaway.". Other stations carried their birthday show. WMMS (100.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, serving Greater Cleveland and much of surrounding Northeast Ohio, commonly identified as "TheBuzzard". [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. Joining the Chicago native are Cleveland area comedians Bill Squire and Mary Santora, and former intern-turned-phone-screener Cody (Poundcake) Brown. The live album gives a good idea of how fun his performances are. 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). Seth "the Barbarian" Williams took the overnight shift when Pennington moved to evenings in 2001. The new logo depicted the sex, drugs and rock and roll image that the owner was looking for. [103] Despite signs of success, the stations were sold again in 1996: WMMS went to Nationwide Communications,[105] while WHK went to Salem Communications. The station was known as "The Home of the Buzzard" at first. Cox also frequently takes calls from listeners, and often interviews guests in studio and over the phone. In other words, the carrion-eating bird represented "death and dying" a darkly comic reflection of the city's decline. 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. The station first turned to adult contemporary, big band, the Drake-Chenault automated Hit Parade '69 and finally Top 40,. "[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. [129][130] Radio & Records twice named WMMS "Rock Station of the Year: Markets 1-25" (200506) as part of the now defunct publication's annual Industry Achievement Awards. He was best known as the voice for the station's hourly IDs, music segues, sweepers, and commercials, and was also a member of The Buzzard Morning Zoo in the mid-80s. The concert series continued on well into the 1990s and early 2000s, albeit much less frequently.[64][65]. [96] Gorman changed the WMMS format to alternative rock,[97] playing new acts like Nirvana, The Offspring, and Nine Inch Nails, on October 27. All we can do is hope to create something cool so that in 20 years people will say, 'Man, remember what WMMS used to be like? In May 1994, Trent Reznor came home in support of his epic "The Downward Spiral" album. R.E.M. The band would return that December with its star on the rise. [98][101] Gorman brought back the original Buzzard design, now drawn by David Helton's successor Brian Chalmers. [39][40] Noted filmmakers, including Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous) and Paul Schrader (Light of Day), have called on both TheBuzzard and its personnel while preparing for various rock-themed productions. During the 20th anniversary broadcast, Mike Olszewski, along with Jeff & Flash, spoke with Wally Bryson of the Raspberries and one of the National Guardsmen. [68][69][70] WMMS also began referring to its frequency in promotions as "101 FM", a rounding-off which continued for the next decade. On May 4, 1970 four students were killed by gunfire from the Ohio National Guard at Kent State University. Other artists that shared the main stage were No Doubt, Patti Rothberg, The Tragically Hip, 311, and the Holy Barbarians. "I gotta blast this baby all the way to New Jersey," Springsteen quipped. WMMS beat out large market radio stations like WNEW in New York, WMMR in Philadelphia and KROQ in Los Angeles. In 1958, both WHK and WHK-FM were sold to Metropolitan Broadcasting, itself renamed MetroMedia two years later. 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. Past show members at WMMS include, Ryan Hoppe, Scott Taylor (now a reporter at WJLA in Washington, DC, Kaitlin Geosano, and Rob Garguilo. Denny left WMMS to start another local station, but returned for a long stay at WMJI. WMMS, broadcasting on 100.7 FM, has been a Cleveland-area radio station since 1946, and has had a rock or progressive rock format since the 1960s. He played just seven songs, two of which were covers. 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. 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. Part two is missing 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]. 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. Rover regularly takes calls throughout the show, and often interviews guests in studio and over the phone. WMMS during this period would play a key role in breaking several major acts in the U.S., including: Rush, Roxy Music, Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny, Fleetwood Mac, Meat Loaf, The Pretenders, the New York Dolls, Lou Reed, Mott the Hoople, Boston, and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. [125] As part of the stunt, Denny Sanders returned to host an airshift, programming the music at his discretion. Tour: WMMS Coffee Break Concert Tour statistics Add setlist Setlist In the Heartland I'll Never Need Anyone More (Than I Need You Tonight) Working Again Midwest Midnight When Your Heart Says It's Right Heaven & Hell We Can Make It Lover Somewhere in the Night Don't Stop the Music He Can't Love You Let's Hear It Strike Up the Band Attendance was by general admission. We all have such respect for what this station did back in the day. Until Aug 27, 2022. In the trailer for the new show the character Barry, played by Bill Hader is wearing a vintage WMMS shirt. One of their biggest contributions to our fine city was spearheading a grass roots effort to get the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame here in Cleveland. [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. Concerts Morgan Wade at The Agora Mar 04, 2023. [145] WMMS itself also airs The Rover Rewind, a weekly recap show on Saturday mornings. [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. ". 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. [60] Sounds described the station programming at this time as "totally off-the-wall in its choice of records, playing anything it liked. 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. [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. The announcement came less than two weeks before the show. The band's set included two songs from its debut EP, including "Wolves, Lower" and "Gardening at Night.". [44][45][46] Seven years later, members of the station's staff and management pleaded guilty to disrupting a national broadcast of The Howard Stern Show that originated via the local Stern affiliate, cross-town rival WNCX. [146] Rover is under contract with WMMS through 2022. The band featured Eddie Vedder (trying to remain lowkey) as the drummer, who was helping out his then wife and bassist Bethe Liebling. It's one of Bon Jovi's more legendary early shows, before the band fully blew up. [104] John Gorman was named Program Director of the Year (Rock) in 1995. Chrissie Hynde had to go to Europe to form the band that would make her famous. 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. typify the show's irreverent style. All rights reserved (About Us). the band still signed on to headline the Odeon for WMMS's Coffee Break . The show itself rapidly covers a range of topics in a comedic format, from major current events to obscure pop culture; regular segments like "Sperm News", "Why Florida Sucks", and "Are You Smarter Than a Dumbass?" People in radio say he was not an easy guy, that dealing with him was like a daily root canal. The station serves as the FM flagship for both the Cleveland Cavaliers and Cleveland Guardians radio networks. 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. He made his debut on WMMS in 1984. Later the program moved to the Agora Ballroom and was done with an audience. WMMS does not air additional network programming, and the station only airs select games during spring training. The WMMS Coffee Break Concerts were booked and directed by Denny Sanders and hosted by Len "Boom" Goldberg, Debbie Ullman, and later, Matt the Cat. He offered "Solid Goldbergers" and ordered us to "EN-joy". And look out for the epic solo during the encore. "[110] Studios were moved again to a combined facility in the suburb of Independence, Ohio. Belkin Productions staged these events, attracting popular hard rock bands and as many as 88,000 fans. With content being supplied by journalists and WMMS personnel, it was the perfect companion to what WMMS was doing on air at the time with a focus on the new bands and artists of the alternative music era. As a kid he was part of a sophisticated bootleg radio station in his neighborhooduntil the FCC shut it down. Already strained by ongoing contract renewal negotiations, the incident further alienated the two parties, and by November of that year the show was cancelled. Goldfinger, The Refreshments, Triple Fast Action and others played the second stage at the top of the hill. Until Aug 21, 2022. Murray Saul joined the WMMS staff as a salesman. From the extraordinary Concert for the Rock Hall lineup, to Springsteen's iconic 1978 Agora set, to Bruno Mars' early show at the Grog Shop, relive some of the city's wildest nights for live music with these video recordings, bootlegs and audio streams of concerts. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. The Agora "Alpha" first opened in 1966 in Little Italy before moving a year later to East 24th Street. Soon after, the station revered back to the Progressive Rock format to battle WNCR of Nationwide Communications, itself filling the void created by the brief absence of WMMS on the album rock scene. Boom also spent time on the Buzzard Morning Zoo and filled in during other air shifts. [74] Of all the personalities that worked at WMMS, Len "Boom" Goldberg remained the longest. There were rumors Prince would show up to see Sheila E. for her Agora performance. This feature ran at the exact moment of the KSU shootings twenty years later. Needless to say, for health reasons, this contest changed the way promotions were done going forward at WMMS. [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. [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. 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. The live recordings would make up his most popular album, "StagePass.". [88] Management ordered a change to the Buzzard by giving it a flat-top and mullet. Kid Leo interviews David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony before their show at the Richfield Colesium. . Jerry Busch.com. Arriving from Boston in Cleveland in September 1976, BLF was highly opinionated. 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. All we're doing is shifting an image. 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. "[33] By April 2008, the station had reverted to branding as The Buzzard but using a road sign-style logo similar to a U.S. Route shield in an allusion to the mascot. 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. [51] On July 31, 1947, W8XUB began broadcasting at 100.7MHz. [151] In addition to the live broadcast, the show is available on demand through iHeartRadio; and can be downloaded as a podcast through iTunes. No. [128] WMMS again served as the FM flagship to the Cleveland Browns Radio Network from 2002 to 2012, with Jim Donovan and Doug Dieken as announcers. Meat Loaf's 1977 album "Bat Out of Hell" was an epic extravaganza with a tour that could match it. Bryan Adams Agora photo credit: Janet Macoska, Sammy Hagar Odeon photo credit: Daune Raz. U2's arrival at the Agora came smack dab in the middle of the band releasing its first two albums -- "Boy" and "October." 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: 22 tracks (57:53). '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. Some other possible meanings "Where Music Means Something" or "Weed Makes Me Smile". Until Aug 20, 2022. Live at the Agora Ballroom on August 10, 1983. [98][106] The sale came almost immediately after passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, a time when radio companies nationwide rushed "at a fever pitch" to acquire new properties. Goldfinger, The Refreshments, Triple Fast Action and others played the second stage at the top of the hill. 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. [113] The Ramones headlined BuzzardFest '95 the following spring (May 1995) at Blossom;[114] other acts included Our Lady Peace, The Rugburns and Face to Face. 100.7 WMMS Cleveland's Rock Station. Len "Boom" Goldberg's unmistakable voice was heard for three decades on 100.7 WMMS. "Those guys who pilot those ships through here? In 2014, Springsteen finally released the Agora concert officially on CD and download. Buzzard Morning Zoo video featuring Mr. Leonard. 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