"[123] Following the switchover, around 150 fans, former employees and staff members celebrated the station's legacy outside of the Brighton studios with an outdoor champagne toast in the parking lot.

Born in a middle-class family in Pennsylvania, Joe Biden learned the value of hard word, determination and perseverance from his parents who always encouraged him to stand up for himself and bounce back after failures. [54] This simulcast ended on September 8 when Zapis Communications entered into an agreement with the Boston Celtics, then the owners of WEEI (590 AM), to simulcast the newly-converted sports radio outlet under the WVEI call sign. [106] WILD-FM's call sign was changed to WKAF on August 30, 2006.

I also want my podcast to be about the rock lifestyle,” Carrie explains. The segment he hosted was regarded as one the highest-rated documentaries in the channel’s history. In early 1995, Gregg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia were a newly-established duo hosting a late-night program over WBAB in Babylon, New York. “If you win, it’s on you, and if you lose, it’s on you too.

[56] General manager Bruce Mittman and program director Ron Valeri defended their content to the Boston Globe as appealing to the 18-34 male demographic,[7] Mittman in particular praised Wilde for her creativity. I found out, when Mike (Hsu) found out, after my show on Tuesday. Peter Doocy is an American general assignment reporter for 'Fox News.' We worked so hard to build the WAAF that everyone told us they wanted us to be. [69] General manager Bruce Mittman later recounted he "almost drove off the road laughing" from listening to an aircheck assembled by Hughes,[70] and after a competing offer from a Dallas station, Hughes and Cumia were hired by WAAF in afternoon drive on March 1995, officially replacing Liz Wilde. Gorman publicly called it a "fine-tuning" of the playlist instead of a format shift, while the move was also made to improve WAAF's ratings in Boston as opposed to Worcester. LISTEN LIVE At Work Or While You Surf. Mistress Carrie & Mike Hsu, Ex APD/MD/Midday & PM Drive Host", "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License: BALH - 20200226AAA", "NERW Extra: EMF Enters Boston with WAAF Purchase", "Entercom Sells WAAF Boston To EMF For $10.75 Million", "From rock, to rock of ages: WAAF sold, will convert to 'contemporary Christian' programming", "Inside rock station WAAF's final day on the Boston airwaves", "In the final hour it was noted that WAAF was preparing for a major relaunch on March 2. Craig Carton Documentary Suggests His Radio Return Is Imminent. We got all your criticisms and your suggestions, and trust us when we tell you, we built that station for you, and it's in a computer right now.
[70], WAAF's rivalry with WBCN continued to escalate throughout the late 1990s.