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WOLF PICTURES - Page 5



George Brewer


GEORGE BREWER

Born in Elmira, NY, George attended Ithaca State College and worked at WOLF as well as other stations in New York and Michigan before moving to WPOP in Hartford to replace Roy Cooper on the 3:00-7:00PM shift.
On July 7, 1966, George broke the world's record (at the time) for the longest roller coaster ride at Riverside Park by going round and round 310 times over 12 1/2 hours. By that time he was hosting WPOP's wakeup show from 5:30-9:00AM.
George left WPOP for WIXY Cleveland and later worked at WIXZ near Pittsburgh. He was working in the promotions department of CBS Records when he passed away.
George died in 1973.


Dale Dorman

Dale Dorman on WRKO 1968
Dale Dorman on WRKO survey circa 1968

DALE DORMAN

Along with Bud Ballou, one of Syracuses most popular night time disc jockeys. With Dorman and Ballou (now competetion at WNDR) constantly throwing jabs at each other, evenings were outstanding.
Dorman would eventually leave for Fresno and San Francisco, California and later to Denver to work WITH Bud Ballou. They eventually ended up on competing stations in Boston, Dorman mornings on WRKO and Ballou evenings on WMEX.
Until August 2003 he did afternoons in Boston on KISS 108FM. 
He retired in 2008 from Oldies103.3 WODS before his passing October 21, 2014. He was 71.


Fred Winston

FRED WINSTON

After WOLF Fred spent 3 years in Pittsburgh from 1968 to 1971. Fred also did mid-days and mornings on KQV, with many of the id's voiced by Fred during his years there as well as in the 70's on WOLF.
Fred worked in Denver as well as in Omaha at KOIL and in Cleveland at WKYC. But Fred has spent most of his career in Chicago. He has worked at a couple of the most influencial stations in the midwest; WCFL and WLS. Fred also worked at WFYR, WMAQ, WJMK, WLUP and WPNT. Fred was hosting the afternoon show at The Eighties Channel 103.1 FM WXXY however the station has reportedly changed format.
Fred's booming voice has been on commericals all over the country. Possibly you've heard his spots for Alberto Culver, Kraft Foods, Kroger Supermarkets, and Old Style Beer and many others. If you've seen Ferris Bueller's day off, you've heard Fred. His is the first voice heard in the motion picture.
There are several of Fred Winston airchecks on-line on Uncle Ricky's Reel Top 40 Archives as well as a vintage jock clip and newscast on the airchecks page here. Also a Thank You to Fred for the WOLF Site ID.

Fred and Don
Fred Winston with Don Barber & The Dukes

Don Barber & The Dukes
Don Barber & The Dukes

Don Barber and the Dukes 2003!

Barber & The Dukes Octoberfest 2002

Sam & The Twisters

Dan Leonard

"Dandy" Dan

Dan Leonard, former WOLF and WNDR great died February 11, 2002 in California of cancer according to The Syracuse Post Standard's Bill LaRue. Dandy Dan was probably responsible for more record hops in Syracuse than any other disc jockey. He hosted The Teen Canteen where you could see artists like Sam and the Twisters, Don Barber and the Dukes, The Monterays, Paul Anka and Bobby Rydell all for a buck!
According to the WOLF story, Dan Leonard came to Syracuse as a news director at WNDR in 1952 and became a disc jockey in 1957. Until 1963 he established himself as the "Dean of Syracuse Radio". Then in the late summer of 1963 'Dandy' Dan Leonard made the switch to WOLF.
Dan Leonard and Bud Ballou were the "one-two" punch in Syracuse Radio with 87 percent of the total listening audience on WOLF in 1963 through 1964. It wasn't until Bud Ballou's departure that Leonard eventually left again in 1965 to return to WNDR as well. Click HERE for Dan Leonard on WNDR, November 21, 1969.
Dan Leonard was honored in 1993 with the first Lifetime Achievement Award at the Syracuse Area Music Awards.

Randy Brock


RANDY BROCK

After Randy worked at WOLF, he then also seemed to follow in the footsteps of Bud Ballou working at WMEX Boston and KBTR Denver. He joined the WPOP News team in Hartford and was hired to be the Capitol Beat news reporter.
Randy left Hartford for Philadelphia where he worked for WFIL, WPEN and KYW.
As of 2/2/03 he was news director at WNPV
in Lansdale, PA. just outside of Philadelphia.


Ed Clancy


ED CLANCY

After WOLF, Ed Clancy joined WPOP in 1966. Ed did several different shifts before becoming morning anchor in 1969.  In 1970 Ed joined the staff of Senator Tom Dodd.
Through most of 1972 Ed stepped out of his role as newsman to host a program called Women's Glib on WPOP.  Ed played a few records in between phone calls from women sharing their innermost thoughts on sex.
After leaving Hartford for good, Ed moved to New Orleans where he worked at WGSO, WTIX and WWL.  He also hosted the morning show at
WSMB in New Orleans for a number of years. 

Dale Kelly


DALE KELLY

PD at WOLF in 1962-63 before going off to wear Uncle Sam's green uniform.
Dale says "WOLF went through some major changes when Joel Fleming was eased out as GM and Ev Wren took over. He wanted to create a different sound, and I was about to be drafted so we parted ways. I hired George Brewer at WOLF and gave Fred Winston his first job in the biz. Bud Ballou and I were roommates when I was at WOLF.
I got back into radio in 1967 at KMBY, Monterey, CA. I later went to KNEW, Oakland, and KNBR and KGO in San Francisco before getting out of the biz in the mid-70s. I've been PR ever since."   Many thanks to Dale for his remembrances.