… If there’s one thing I can’t stand on television this
year it’s Hullabaloo …
[Description by Ed Brouder]
Dick Robinson
You couldn’t grow up in Hartford during the sixties
without hearing Dick Robinson. He was on the air at
WDRC from 1964-69, segued into sales for six more
years and eventually became a Vice President of
Buckley Broadcasting. Every night it was “DRC on DRC”
(the Dick Robinson Company), even when he was hosting
one of his many record hops (often he headed back to
the studio while an assistant spun the tunes at the
hop).
Known for his rapport with teenage listeners, Dick
was no stranger to the recording stars of the day:
The Rolling Stones once dropped by the Big D studios
at 869 Blue Hills Avenue to do an interview. And
another of his interviews was preserved for posterity
on a Beach Boys album.
Dick has launched thousands of broadcast careers (and
become a very wealthy man) through his Connecticut
School of Broadcasting, started in 1965. He has also
been a station owner.
On this night he was checking out the top tunes in
Boston, courtesy of guest DJ Arnie Ginsburg at WMEX.