Jerry Kristafer
jerry@drcfm.com
Monday-Friday, 5AM-9AM and Saturday 6AM -10AM
Jerry Kristafer's broadcasting career began while he was still in high school back home in "Pig's Eye", South Jersey. After college, he hit the road working at radio stations in Atlantic City and Lakewood, NJ. Then he made stops in Indianapolis and Pittsburgh (twice), before moving to Connecticut. Jerry spent 4 years in New Haven. That was followed by over 16 years in Hartford, more than 15 on DRC-FM!
After almost 10 years back in New Haven hosting a news/talk morning radio program, he was offered the opportunity to return to Hartford as host of the Big D Morning Show. He is currently in his 20th year waking up Greater Hartford morning radio listeners and has been honored by dozens of local and statewide charitable agencies & civic organizations for his dedication to community service during his nearly 35 years on the air here in Connecticut. Jerry has two sons. The younger one is in his senior year at CCSU, and owns his own successful mobile dj business. His older son is married with children. "Papa Jerry" has two granddaughters, a grandson, and is a longtime New York Yankees fan!
Mike Stevens
mikestevens@drcfm.com
Monday-Friday 5AM-9AM, and Sunday 1PM-6PM
Weekday mornings on The Big D, Mike mans the controls, pitches in with sports and adds a little spice to morning drive with Jerry Kristafer and the rest of The Big D Morning Show! His unique sense of humour and ability to find laughter in almost any situation helps ease you into your workday with a smile on your face! Sunday afternoons he's by your side playing the greatest hits of the 60's 70's and 80's as you plan your weekend.
Mike's an active supporter of the March of Dimes, Connecticut Breast Health Initiative, Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, Red Cross and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. He's an Honorary Captain in the 2nd Company Governor’s Footguard and participant in the fundraising efforts of the Connecticut Street Rodders’s Association. He's also an accomplished Chef specializing in South Western, Tex-Mex, Cajun and Barbecue Cuisine who can talk your ear off if you get him started on the topic of food and spices!
Grahame Winters
gwinters@drcfm.com
Monday-Friday, 9AM-2PM, Saturday 10AM-3PM
Grahame comes from a true "radio" family...her parents met while working at a pop station in Hartford back in the 60's (hence her awesome radio name!)! In fact, except for a quick one-day stint as a doughnut waitress, an early job working the DJ booth at the Coventry Roller Carnival and working in the gas booth at a local convenience store, Grahame's entire adult life has been devoted to the art of broadcasting! These days Grahame splits her day both behind the scenes as Program Director for The Big D and behind the mic working alongside you from 9 til 2!
When she's not eating, drinking, breathing or sleeping radio, Grahame's a modern day mom, juggling work and family at home in Manchester - she's very active with her children's elementary school, Girl Scouts, and has mastered the art of facebooking in the laundry room at midnight.
Floyd Wright
floyd@drcfm.com
Weekdays 2PM-7PM
Floyd Wright has been a part of Connecticut radio since 1978. He grew up in Wallingford listening to all the great radio personalities in Hartford, New Haven, and New York city on his dad’s gigantic ‘Zenith multiband stratosphere all tube radio’. Over the years Floyd has been involved in raising money for muscular dystrophy, the Arthritis Foundation, and the March of Dimes, and has been given three awards from Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Floyd currently resides in Newington with his lovely wife ‘Miss Susan’, a former dancer/choreographer who is now happy making libations at the Pequabuck Golf Club in Pequabuck, a part of Bristol. He’s excited about working at The Big D, after all, it’s the station that put the ‘fun’ into radio. Floyd’s goal is to continue that Connecticut tradition.
Tom Kent
Weekdays 7PM-Midnight
Tom grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and has been on the air since he was 15 years old. It was his dream to be on the radio and nothing like needing a driver's license was gonna stop him! Since then, Tom’s been most fortunate to have worked all over the country at some great stations, and he believes we are all uniquely gifted and created for God’s purpose in this world.
Rob Ray
robray@drcfm.com
Saturday 3PM-7PM
Rob Ray first caught the radio bug when his parents bought him records at Charlie's Record Shop when he was five, and he's wanted to be part of the Big D family since taking a tour of the studios at age 10. Rob finally got his wish in 1980. His first job at the Big D was mailing out the "Big D Dial A Hit" 45's, and his "salary" consisted of 3 LP's a week!
Rob has a large record/CD collection, and loves the music of the 60's, 70's and 80's! He is especially proud of his weekly Saturday Night Specials from 6-7, where he profiles an artist and tells the stories behind the songs. Rob follows the Red Sox and Steelers faithfully. If you need a good laugh, or a musical tidbit that you didn't know about, "The Music Professor" is here Saturdays from 3-7.
Learn more about Rob Ray and his family in the article recently featured online at radioworld.com here.
Rockin' Ron Sedaille
Saturday 7PM-12AM and Sunday 8AM-1PM
Rockin' Ron is the guy who transforms the transmitter on West Peak in Meriden into a FLAME THROWIN' FUN TOWER every Saturday night! Give him a call at 860-242-0103, or send him an e-mail during All Request Saturday Night and he'll play what you say! All Request Saturday Night is recorded in HD video and uploaded to youtube every week. Be sure to check out the latest video aircheck on Ron's Video Blog where you can leave comments and converse with Rockin' Ron while waiting for another All Request Saturday Night!
Joe Johnson
Sunday Morning 7AM-8AM
Beatle Brunch is hosted by renowned Beatle expert and radio veteran Joe Johnson. Joe’s connection to The Beatles goes back to 1964, when living in Miami, he remembers The Beatles visit to South Florida to make a live appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” and all the mania surrounding their 8-day stay at The Deauville Hotel on Miami Beach. Fast forward 28 years to 1992, the year Joe created Beatle Brunch, a weekly, 1-hour radio show full of hits and clips of The Beatles, on stage, back stage and in the studio.Today, Joe Johnson is still a full blown Beatle fan, with a Beatles Studio in his home where he writes, produces and mixes the show each week. Beatle Brunch is full of personal interviews, including Joe’s recent conversations with Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, Olivia Harrison, Pete Best and many others.
Charlie Tuna
Sunday Night 6PM-11PM
In 1990, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honored Charlie with his own Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, January 10, 1990. Charlie was the first KHJ Boss Jock to receive a Star on the Walk of Fame, and was inducted in 2008 into the National Radio Hall of Fame. Charlie was heard around the world daily on the Armed Forces Radio Network for a 25 year – 6000 show run from 1971 to 1996, as well as on numerous nationally syndicated radio shows, since the early 70’s. He’s now heard across the U.S., Canada, internationally and on Hartford's Big D with his 5 hour weekend show Charlie Tuna - 70's, from Black Card Radio in Los Angeles.
