The almost clock-like return of the turkey vultures, always on March 15 th, to . Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Already strained by ongoing contract renewal negotiations, the incident further alienated the two parties, and by November of that year the show was cancelled. You can find all show info, beer lineup, food menu and rental information here. The top 40 deejays were retained, but it was soon obvious that they were inadequate hosts for a progressive rock format. Saturday, May 20, 1995 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH Our Lady Peace Ramones Add Setlist Sunday, May 21, 1995 [81], In the mid-1980s, WMMS was an important contributor in organizing a campaign (along with former Cleveland ad agency president Edward Spizel and author-deejay Norm N. Nite) which brought the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to Cleveland. Buzzard-Palooza was the first of these: held in July 1994 at the Nautica Stage, the all-day concert included sets from Collective Soul, Junkhouse and Fury in the Slaughterhouse,[111] but was cut short after turning into a "rock-and-bottle-throwing melee." Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Detroit, St. Louis they ran another stations birthday party. [53] Sep 09, 1995 Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, United States The show is now syndicated to WKGB-FM/Binghamton, WRKK/Williamsport, and WZNE/Rochester; replays continuously on a dedicated iHeartRadio channel; is available on demand through iHeartRadio; and broadcasts over the Livestream video platform. Under Malrite ownership, WMMS would become an album-oriented rock (AOR) powerhouse, much in the same vein as its former MetroMedia progressive rock siblings. [151] In addition to the live broadcast, the show is available on demand through iHeartRadio; and can be downloaded as a podcast through iTunes. The First Buzzard Sunday - March 17, 1957. Most station imaging is produced out-of-market by national voice talents "David Lee" Olejniczak, Malcolm Ryker,[166] Rena-Marie Villano, and former WMMS creative services director Miles Hlivko; additional voice-over audio is produced on-site by WMMS imaging director Billy Black. The line-up was Korn, Shinedown, 311, The Red Jumpsuit Apperatus, Papa Roach, 10 Years, Blue October, Hoobastank, Theory of a Deadman, Anberlin, The Toadies, Framing Hanley, Electric touch, Aranda [4] Buzzfest XXIII October 24, 2009 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion In 2003, the festival included over 125 live musical acts on nine stages and had an average attendance of more than 200,000 people during the three-day weekend each year. REG: $79.50 BOX: $115.00 TICKET SALE DATES REG / BOX Public Onsale: April 22, 2022 10:00 AM to July 9, 2022 9:00 PM All tickets that were not refunded in 2020 or 2021 are still valid for 2022. Past show members at WMMS include, Ryan Hoppe, Scott Taylor (now a reporter at WJLA in Washington, DC, Kaitlin Geosano, and Rob Garguilo. Best costume prize went to Tracy Cox from Highlands, Michigan. The line-up was Korn, Shinedown, 311, The Red Jumpsuit Apperatus, Papa Roach, 10 Years, Blue October, Hoobastank, Theory of a Deadman, Anberlin, The Toadies, Framing Hanley, Electric touch, Aranda[4], Last edited on 25 November 2022, at 18:30, "BuzzFest Flashback - 94.5 - the Buzz - Houston's New Rock Alternative", "Official Clear Channel Radio press release regarding change of venue", "BuzzFest XXII - 94.5 the Buzz Houston's New Rock Alternative Music", "BuzzFest XXIII - 94.5 the Buzz Houston's New Rock Alternative Music", AWOLNATION Cancels Buzzfest 27 Appearance, http://www.thebuzz.com/pages/bf32/bands.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buzzfest&oldid=1123791527, This page was last edited on 25 November 2022, at 18:30. [148][149] All other air talent heard on WMMS is provided via iHeartMedia's "Premium Choice" voice-tracking service. It was named as one of the Southeast Tourism Society's "Top 20 Events" several times beginning in 1995. Vulture Fest features live music, food, shopping, and art by local artists for purchase. ', Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 19781984, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WMMS&oldid=1137903859, The Cleveland Plaza/Statler Office Tower (now, This page was last edited on 7 February 2023, at 00:47. Ratings steadily increased during the time of the First Gulf War, but The Howard Stern Show was soon picked up by a then struggling WNCX. Bayfest 2001 took place from October 5-7, 2001 and the headliner was Live. setlist request forum, 2 activities (last edit by RockerFanV, 1 Mar 2020, 17:04 Etc/UTC). Keep it Clean. [87] Unable to service its growing debt, Malrite chose to leave radio and sold off all its remaining properties in 1993:[37] WMMS went to Shamrock Broadcasting, the Roy Disney broadcasting firm. Use the advanced player (webradios, current track .) The station first turned to adult contemporary, big band, the Drake-Chenault automated Hit Parade '69 and finally Top 40,. [97][98][99][100] To emphasize this change, WMMS was re-branded and aggressively promoted as "Buzzard Radio: The Next Generation", a reference to the success of Star Trek: The Next Generation and its continuation of the Star Trek franchise. [52] On November 13, 1947, the new FM station transitioned from experimental to commercial status; increased its power; and changed its callsign to WHKX. After perceived poor lineups, fewer acts and increasing ticket prices caused some years of diminishing interest, organizers for Bayfest announced its ending two weeks before its planned 2015 festival. [123] WMMS veteran John Gorman has remained a vocal critic of iHeartMedia, once remarking on the company's former Cleveland executive, Kevin Metheny (dubbed "Pig Virus" by Howard Stern during their time at WNBC): "He had a volatile time here. The cold snap at . Notifications from this discussion will be disabled. We joked about the Buzzard becoming Cleveland's Mickey Mouse a "Buzzard Land" amusement park filled with sex, drugs and rock and roll A study conducted by MBA students at Case Western Reserve University in 1975 found that the new WMMS logo was more recognizable to those living in Greater Cleveland than both Chief Wahoo of the Cleveland Indians and even Coca-Cola. [119] Neumann defended the decision later as the right thing to have done, noting how alternative rock would eventually fade as a format several years later. During this time, with Denny Sanders as his creative services director and Rhonda Kiefer as programming assistant, WMMS broke all Cleveland ratings and revenue records. 1.
In other words, the carrion-eating bird represented "death and dying" a darkly comic reflection of the city's decline. In November 1972, WMMS was sold to Malrite Communications, a Michigan-based firm that relocated to Cleveland upon purchase. Dean DePiero, then mayor of Parma, criticized the song and its accompanying YouTube video: "It's pretty sick. [51] Like most early FM stations, WHK-FM mostly simulcast the Top 40 programming of its AM sister station. Other shows, like The Buzzard Morning Show with Rick and Megalis (Rick Eberhart, Tom Megalis) and WMMS Mornings with Sean, Cristi, and Hunter (Sean Kelly, Cristi Cantle, Hunter Scott), came and went in quick succession. Saylor Cox, only six years old, is crowned by emcee Jeff Hilt as the 2022 Buzzard Princess. King, The Beach Boys, Big & Rich, Collective Soul, Hootie & the Blowfish, Keith Urban, LeAnn Rimes, Ludacris, The Temptations, Travis Tritt, Stone Temple Pilots, Uncle Kracker, and Velvet Revolver have performed at BayFest. [39][40] Noted filmmakers, including Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous) and Paul Schrader (Light of Day), have called on both TheBuzzard and its personnel while preparing for various rock-themed productions. Founded in 1988, the festival has welcomed over 2,000 acts including Gregg Allman, Buddy Guy, Lucinda Williams, Taj Mahal, Gary Clark Jr., Robert Plant, Mavis Staples and Trombone . [125] As part of the stunt, Denny Sanders returned to host an airshift, programming the music at his discretion. Heavily bootlegged, the concert further cemented the relationship between the two in fans' minds, and well into the 2000s Cleveland remains one of Springsteen's strongest bases. The station was known as "The Home of the Buzzard" at first. Following the prank announcement, station management placed Maxwell on probation for 90 days. Attendance was by general admission. *Inspired by Stan Gober's song, Buzzard Lope, depicting the strange dance that buzzards do as they hover over roadkill. [148][149][143][150], Radio personality Alan Cox, formerly host of The Morning Fix at WKQX/Chicago and The Alan Cox Radio Show at WXDX-FM/Pittsburgh, took over weekday afternoons as host of The Alan Cox Show on December 16, 2009. Rolling Stone named WMMS "Radio Station of the Year" nine straight years (197987) as part of its annual Readers' Poll, but a February 1988 front-page story in The Plain Dealer revealed station employees had stuffed the annual survey's ballot box for the 1987 poll to allow for the possibility of a tenth straight win the following year. They are Buteo in behavior Buzzards are Buteo in behavior, meaning they soar in the sky using their broad wings. Rover regularly takes calls throughout the show, and often interviews guests in studio and over the phone. In 1958, both WHK and WHK-FM were sold to Metropolitan Broadcasting, itself renamed MetroMedia two years later. The Buzzard became synonymous with WMMS, Cleveland radio and the city itself, spawning a series of T-shirts so numerous that they are now impossible to catalog, many with slogans like "Where Music Means Something" and "Ruler of the Airwaves.". On November 11, 1948,[54] the station adopted the callsign WHK-FM. [152][156][157][158], Comedian Chad Zumock was a co-host until his dismissal on December 3, 2012, after being arrested for driving while intoxicated;[159] Zumock was acquitted of the charge on May 3, 2013. Created in April 1974 as "an ironic twist on Cleveland's down-and-out reputation as a decaying Rust Belt city," the station's longtime promotional mascot has been an anthropomorphic "Buzzard" cartoon character. Pickup instructions are on the order form. This popular contest is one of Stans annual signature events. [51] In order to firmly establish a separate identity, and to reflect the station's ownership,[55] the WHK-FM callsign was changed to WMMS on September 28, 1968. This is a list of Edgefest lineups, sorted by year.
20 Buzzards' return to Hinckley Reservation means Spring is near NEW! Shared with Public Sat, Apr 23, 2016 Fight Like Henson Car Show Paris, IL 137 people interested Like Comment Share or anything. [161][162] The House of Hair with Dee Snider also airs on Sunday evenings. Founded in 1995, the festival offered a variety of music including pop, jazz, classic rock, alternative, R&B, rap, gospel, and modern rock. It is an all-day arts festival for children from age 3 to 17 which provides interactive, multidisciplinary hands-on artmaking at no cost to families. Cleveland Magazine has called the show a "juggernaut", and readers of Cleveland Scene named Rover the best Cleveland radio personality in 2009, 2014, and 2015 (Scene had previously recognized either Rover or his show four straight years, from 2004 to 2007, all prior to the move to WMMS). BayFest was an annual three-day music festival held in the heart of downtown Mobile, Alabama. 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