Jim Connors - aka "JC"
JC in studio 1972
Born	May 7, 1940(1940-05-07) Pawtucket, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died	February 24, 1987 (aged 46) I-95, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation	Radio personality

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Contents 1 Highlights 2 Career & Life 3 Legacy 4 Notes and references 5 External links

Highlights

Jim Connors earned 13 Gold records for discovering artists during his career including; Harry Chapin and his hit song "Taxi". Harry Forster Chapin ( December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer Songwriter, and Humanitarian " Taxi " is a Song written and performed by Harry Chapin, from his album Heads and Tales ( 1972) Chapin later went on to write a song inspired by JC's life called "W*O*L*D". " W*O*L*D " is a song written and performed by Harry Chapin. This song was based on a phone call Harry over heard while in studio with JC at WMEX-Boston. The gentlemen began discussing what life as a "jock" is like, which led to Harry's inspiration for the hit song. Connors also earned gold with Chuck Berry for "My Ding-a-ling", Wayne Newton for "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast", Joe Simon - "Power of Love", Mouth & MacNeal "How Do You Do", and many others, for 'discovering' their songs and breaking them through to the mainstream audience. Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18 1926 in St " My Ding-a-Ling " was a 1972 novelty hit record for Chuck Berry, and his only U Carson Wayne Newton' (born April 3, 1942) is an American Singer and entertainer based in Las Vegas Nevada. Joseph H Simon (born October 11, 1913) is a Jewish-American Comic book Writer, Artist, editor, and publisher Mouth & MacNeal was a pop duo from The Netherlands. They were formed in 1971 when producer Hans van Hemert brought together the solo talents of Big Mouth ^[2]

Connors was well known amongst Radio programmers of the 1960s and 1970s for his Programming and Promotional abilities along with his Think Sheet. The 'Think Sheet' was a monthly publication he would draft and send to fellow Radio Programmers making recommendations on new artists for National air, along with jock jokes and trend analysis based on market research. He was granted the opportunity to speak at the 2nd Annual Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally ^[2]

Career & Life

Connors graduated from Pawtucket, Rhode Island West High School in 1958. Pawtucket (pronounced Pa-TUCK-et is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. Upon graduating he entered the United States Air Force which led him to his primary duty station in San Antonio, Texas, where his career as a radio announcer began as a Program Director for the Armed Forces Radio Network. In service industries such as Education, a program director researches plans develops and implements one or more of the firm's professional services American Forces Network (or AFN) is the brand name used by the United States Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS for its entertainment He also held numerous other billets during his Honourable time served. While serving in the United States Air Force, Connors was assigned to President John F. Kennedy's special communications team in the Florida Keys, which directly aided in the Cuban blockade, during the Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of The Florida Keys are an Archipelago of about 1700 islands in the southeast United States. The United States Embargo Against Cuba (described in Cuba as el bloqueo, Spanish for "the Blockade " is an economic commercial and For the United States invasion at the Bay of Pigs see Bay of Pigs Invasion. The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba during the Cold War. ^[2]

WJET Erie, Pennsylvania was his first official radio job outside of duties performed in the U.S. Air Force. At WJET, he held the title of Production Director for WJET Radio & WJET Television channel 24. Initially, he was the mid day host for WJET and was rated #1 in this market ahead of the morning drive team, it wasn't long before JC was promoted to the AM drive. While in Erie, JC met his first wife and had two children. Over time his marriage would unfortunately fail due to numerous reasons. ^[2]

After a long run at WJET, Connors was hired at one of the largest stations in the country, WMEX in Boston, Massachusetts, where he was the Music Director and AM drive host. His daily program was consistently rated #1 in the New England marketplace in the early 1970s. History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the This is where he earned 13 Gold Records during his tenure for discovering artists and/or being first in the nation to promote their music. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. This is where Connors and Harry Chapin became friends, and JC helped launch Chapin's career. Harry Forster Chapin ( December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer Songwriter, and Humanitarian Foster Brooks and Connors befriended each other during this time as well. Foster Brooks ( May 11 1912 – December 20, 2001) was an American Actor and Comedian most famous for his This friendship, and similar style of humour, would be a talking point for the two men for years to come. JC earned the majority of his gold records while working at WMEX. The one gold record JC was most proud of came by the vinyl of Chuck Berry for "My Ding-a-ling". Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18 1926 in St " My Ding-a-Ling " was a 1972 novelty hit record for Chuck Berry, and his only U Discovering and pushing this song in the United States was dear to JC, simply for the fact Chuck Berry was a childhood icon of his, prior to his career in Radio. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18 1926 in St ^[2]

After having great success in Boston, and becoming Nationally renown by many record executives for his Programming and Promotional abilities, JC chose to move towards Erie, Pennsylvania to be closer to his children from his first marriage. The impact of Chapin's song "W*O*L*D" hit his ex-wife hard, as the local 'Jocks' in Erie would often take their shots at him and his life on air. " W*O*L*D " is a song written and performed by Harry Chapin. Soon he found an opening at WYSL in Buffalo, New York, where he could be closer to his children while working through some family concerns. WYSL is a radio broadcasting station in Avon New York. Broadcasting at 1040 kHz on the AM dial the station is owned by Robert C Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. Connors was the AM Drive host in Buffalo, NY, his program was Nationally rated #5 by Arbitron, which was quite a substantial fact considering Buffalo was ranked 26th in the Nation during those years. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. Arbitron ( is a Radio audience research company in the United States which collects listener data on radio audiences similar to that collected by Nielsen Media JC had great success in the Western New York marketplace, and would frequently feature many of the Nationally renown performers he had connections with on WYSL. Western New York refers to the westernmost region of New York State. WYSL is a radio broadcasting station in Avon New York. Broadcasting at 1040 kHz on the AM dial the station is owned by Robert C While in Buffalo JC would meet his 2nd wife, and the couple would find out they were pregnant with their first of two children shortly before moving to Rochester, NY for a job at WROC. Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States.

At WROC in Rochester, New York, he was Operations Manager & AM Drive Host. Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Under his guidance at WROC, his program was consistently rated #1 in Nielsen Ratings data for adults 25-34 in the local market. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television While at WROC, he also performed multiple appearances for WROC-TV Weather, as the company worked through the largest media strike in Rochester's history. WROC-TV is the CBS affiliate in Rochester New York. It broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 8 and its digital signal on UHF channel 45 He left WROC and moved back to New England during this time due to the death of his father. ^[2]

After the passing of his father, JC found a strong desire to be back in New England with the rest of his family. He was offered a position with WCIB in Falmouth, Massachusetts and Cape Cod, Massachusetts where he was appointed Vice President of Operations and AM Drive Host, with multiple levels of on air production responsibility. WCIB (1019 FM) known as "Cool 102" is a Classic Hits Radio station licensed to Falmouth Massachusetts. Falmouth is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. Cape Cod (or simply the Cape to most New Englanders is a Peninsula nearly coextensive with Barnstable County Massachusetts and forming the easternmost

After a fairly decent run at WCIB, JC moved on to WBSM in New Bedford, Massachusetts as the AM Drive Host with numerous levels of on air radio production & copy writing. WCIB (1019 FM) known as "Cool 102" is a Classic Hits Radio station licensed to Falmouth Massachusetts. WBSM is an AM radio station broadcasting in the New Bedford / Fall River market area with a News / Talk format While at WBSM his second marriage would fall apart, leaving him with no choice but to move on to another market and start over again. WBSM is an AM radio station broadcasting in the New Bedford / Fall River market area with a News / Talk format

Shortly after his second divorce he moved away from Massachusetts for a position with WKRI in Providence, Rhode Island and Warwick, Rhode Island as the Morning Drive Entertainer. Warwick is a city in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. His career in the North Eastern United States would soon come to an end, as he packed up and headed for another new beginning in his life on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the While living in the Bay Area of Tampa, Florida JC would frequently cut commercials and feature on numerous local spots. The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Bay, is a geographically and ethnically diverse metropolitan region that surrounds the His time in Florida was brief. On February 24th, 1987 on a trip returning to Rhode Island, JC was involved in a fatal car crash on I-95 in Greensville County, Virginia. Interstate 95 ( I-95) is the main Highway on the East Coast of the United States, paralleling the Atlantic Ocean from Maine to Greensville County is a county located in the US state &mdash officially " Commonwealth " &mdash of Virginia. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state At the time of his death JC was survived by four children and many family members. ^[2]

Legacy

Jim Connors was survived by four children, his namesake is currently following his fathers footsteps with an emerging career in Programming working for PBS. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the ^[3][4]

Notes and references

External links

• JimConnors.org
• JimConnors.net

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