On Sunday, August 21, 2022, nearly 150 alumni, listeners and friends gathered at Farrell's Restaurant in Portland for the annual Connecticut Radio Reunion. This year it was an unofficial celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Hartford radio station WDRC.

A Virtual Guestbook was created for people to post their greetings and memories of The Big D.

Longtime WDRC Production Director Dave Overson produced several videos in conjunction with this gathering and numerous attendees brought memorabilia ranging from tee shirts and jackets to newspaper ads and publicity photos.

Extensive pre-promotion was done utilizing the WDRC Alumni and Remembering Hartford Radio Facebook pages.

There was no live broadcast associated with the August gathering, although WDRC's current ownership conducted its own 100th Anniversary event a month later.

For the sake of historical accuracy it should be noted that WDRC AM went on the air from New Haven as WPAJ on December 10, 1922.

What follows are photos of the August event, many of which were taken by professional photographer Brian Ambrose of Glastonbury.

Reunion committee members were Steve Parker, Ron Pell,
Dave Overson, Wayne Mulligan, Bob Craig, Ed Brouder,
Bob Marx and John Doolittle.

Former WDRC colleagues Dick Robinson and Sandy Beach
share a laugh with Charlie Parker's son, Steve

Attendees mill around while awaiting orders
from the staff photographer

WDRC alumni (l-r:) Tom Zarecki & Joe Connolly

Keith Stevens, Jack Kratoville & Ed Brouder

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Ray, Wayne Mulligan

Betsy (Doolittle) Freeman & son Steve Harwood; Betsy is
the daughter of WDRC founder Franklin M. Doolittle

Bob Craig & Russ Oasis

Sebastian, Larry Wells & Don Brooks

Hartford radio legend Lee Gordon

Glenn Colligan

Bryant Thomas

Mike Taylor and his tattoo came all the way from Florida

Former WDRC personalities (l-r:) Dick McDonough & Jack Miller

Hal Whitney (Judge Harrigan), Pete Salant & Joe Cipriano
(Dave Donovan)

Angela Pinkerton, Bob Marx (Bart Mazzarella) & Mike Taylor

Kent Clark (Walt Pinto) enjoys a cold beverage
on a hot summer afternoon

Wayne Mulligan & Joe Orlando

Sandy Beach & Dean Richards

(l-r:) Dik Haddad, Beth Bradley, Pat Sheehan,
Mike Grady & Joe Orlando

Former broadcast partners Sebastian & Diane Novak

Bob Craig offers one of his famous lunchtime suggestions