Pure Rock Pittsburgh's WDVE 102 & A 1/2 FM, The Radio Station" was set in white text against a black oval background surrounded by vivid rainbow-like colors. “Michele has seen a whole lot of DJs come and go over the past almost 30 years. Michaels credits her longevity to being part of “a strong, phenomenal station with so many good players,” combined with the faith of those in positions of power who have chosen to keep her and the loyalty of her listeners. The DVE Morning Show (currently branded Randy Baumann and the DVE Morning Show) is a morning radio comedy and variety show broadcast on Pittsburgh classic rock station 102.5 FM WDVE featuring DJ Randy Baumann.The show began airing in the 6:00-10:00 am weekday morning drive slot in late 1986 after the cancellation of Jimmy and Steve in the Morning (from which the show draws inspiration from). I certainly am and consider it a privilege on those days when I’m asked to sub for her. After high school, she moved to New York and quickly got commercial work. That’s what Michele Michaels says she hopes she can continue to do, one day at a time. Our goal is to provide substantive commentary for a general readership. Regular TV roles followed. 2 = Transmits from Indiana County, Pennsylvania. One of the few female celebrities named Michael. Pittsburgh had been without a full-time classic rock station since the flip of WRRK to adult hits, even though iHeartMedia considers the station as a classic rocker; however, since 2016, WDVE has added more newer rock tracks that were not being played on co-owned WXDX, with the station gradually shifting to a more mainstream rock direction. Cast and Crew - TV.com. We moderate comments. Her 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Michele Michaels Show” consistently gets high ratings, and her signature all-request “Electric Lunch” from noon to 1 p.m. remains one of the highest-rated hours in Pittsburgh radio. The station has aired rock music since 1969, when it was owned by ABC. Though she does not go on the air until 10 a.m., it is not uncommon for her to be up at 6 a.m. in her Robinson home researching material on hot topics of conversation for her program.
The days of just playing Led Zeppelin songs on the FM radio band are long gone.”. In addition to its status as flagship station of the Steelers, WDVE served for years as the flagship station of the Pittsburgh Penguins (until 2006 when sister station WXDX-FM became the Penguins' flagship), promoting itself with such oddities as a young Jaromír Jágr reading the morning weather forecast in heavily accented English during his suspension from the NHL. [4] The station was one of the few iHeartRadio stations not affected by the company’s mass layoffs in January 2020.[5]. The child's father is New York restaurateur and her ex-boyfriend Jimmy Rodriguez. - IMDb Mini Biography By: “That bond is just about unheard of in other cities,” she says. The disc jockey was quickly put at ease at the arrival of a somewhat-shy, plodding, English guy with his head down, who reached out, kissed her hand and asked, “Eh, love, do you have any tea?”. Shaw changed the format from the automated "Love" format to live Freeform [[Album-Oriented Rock}Album Rock]] in 1970. It’s those kind of surprises that have contributed to Michaels’ own long, sometimes strange, but always interesting, trip through radio. She turned in her badge a year later to step up to the top-rated medical drama ER (1994) where, between 1999 and 2001, she appeared as Dr. Cleo Finch.
“I don’t know if she’s aware of her reputation nationally. “She makes you feel like a friend of hers, gives you her undivided attention and is very down to earth,” she says. He can be reached at 724-226-4664 or rrutkoski@tribweb.com. Since 2006, the station has been the highest-rated radio station in the Pittsburgh market, surpassing longtime market leader KDKA. As of January 2012 Randy Baumann and the DVE Morning Show airs on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.. They are either approved or deleted. List of "grandfathered" FM radio stations in the U.S. Because of the station having a largely male audience, the station refers to fellow iHeartMedia stations WXDX-FM and WPGB as "brother" stations as opposed to the more commonly used term "sister" station, since WXDX-FM also has a predominantly male audience and all three have younger listeners. You’re on Facebook and Twitter; so are we! We welcome strong opinions and criticism of our work, but we don't want comments to become bogged down with discussions of our policies and we will moderate accordingly. Sean Connery sang “Michele, my belle” to her while waiting to be interviewed. It's FRIDAY!! Guys in trucks were pulling over teary-eyed.”.
In high school she played volleyball, basketball, and ran track. ", immediately followed by "Rock and Roll All Nite". TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. WDVE (102.5 FM) is a classic rock music-formatted radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States at 102.5 MHz.It is often referred to by Pittsburghers as simply "DVE." In early print marketing, the phrase "Rock "N" Stereo! Though she now is the longest-tenured woman in rock radio in the Pittsburgh market (it will be 29 years at WDVE this fall) and one of the longest of either gender at one station in the same time slot, Michaels is just hitting her stride. WDVE's studios are located in Green Tree, while its transmitter is located on Pittsburgh's North Side. That’s pretty amazing, considering how brutal this business can be.”. [8] As of February 23, 2012, WDVE has branded the morning show "Randy Baumann and the DVE Morning Show". “I think it’s pretty cool for people, when their boss is after them and their kids are making them crazy and their significant other is making them nuts to just have someone say ‘Yes’ to them when they ask for a tune. On December 31, 2011, iHeartMedia (then known as Clear Channel Communications) announced that Jim Krenn would no longer be part of the DVE Morning show but is still employed at the station. Radio personality and WEBN alum Maxwell Slater "Max" Logan (Ben Bornstein), formerly heard on WMMS, WNCX in Cleveland and now on WLUP-FM in Chicago as host of The Maxwell Show, spent time at WDVE in the mid-1990s.[3]. “It was a really great time for the soldiers and for me,” she says, “and the listeners were so moved by it, too.
Previously, it was known as KQV-FM and simulcasted then-sister station KQV. In recent years, the station's format has gradually drifted towards classic rock, with current releases rarely incorporated into the playlist, though some recent songs such as Ozzy Osbourne's 2007 hit "I Don't Wanna Stop" are played on the station (Osbourne himself is a fixture on many classic rock stations). “Ozzy couldn’t have been nicer,” recalls Michaels, who’s been on the air at WDVE-FM (102.5), Pittsburgh, since 1984. She is named after her mother's best friend, a woman named Michael. “That, and she knows how to have fun on the air and off.”. Currently, the station air staff consists of morning show host Randy Baumann, morning News Reader and Saturday morning host Val Porter, morning sportscaster Mike Prisuta, morning show comedian Bill Crawford, mid-day host Michele Michaels, afternoon and weekend host Chad Tyson, evening host Russ “Whip” Rose, and weekend hosts Frank Cindrich and Eric Taylor. She went to work at The Gap to make ends meet. What hasn’t changed, despite all the new technology, she says is that people want to hear a human voice talk to them about the things that matter.
A lovely and gifted actress, Michael Michele has won acclaim for her portrayals of strong and capable women on television as well as in feature films. Born in Evansville, Indiana, on August 30, 1966, she--like practically everyone in the Hoosier State--grew up a big basketball fan. WDVE (102.5 FM) is a classic rock music-formatted radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States at 102.5 MHz. She believes there will always be a need to have local voices in each market. Join Facebook to connect with Michele Michaels and others you may know. [8] The show features a variety of comedy skits, musical parodies, and music. Coordinates: 40°29′38″N 80°01′08″W / 40.493944°N 80.018917°W / 40.493944; -80.018917, Radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Find 102.5 WDVE's wednesday Live On-Air Schedule", "Running List of iHeart Employees Laid Off This Week", https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=319532784757959&id=100000277769005, http://www.wtae.com/entertainment/30253520/detail.html?fb_ref=story_top&fb_source=timeline, http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/music/s_710170.html, "Jim Krenn no longer will be on-air at WDVE Morning Show", http://www.dve.com/pages/morningshow.html, Action League Now!!! Instead, corrections will be made in a blog post or in an article. WDVE-FM DJ Michele Michaels, one of the longest running radio hosts in the Pittsburgh market, poses for a portrait in the WDVE studios in Greentree. Because of the volume of reader comments, we cannot review individual moderation decisions with readers. ♦ = Broadcasts as "WAMO 100.1" on 100.1 and 100.7-HD3. We value thoughtful comments representing a range of views that make their point quickly and politely. According to a statement made by Dennis Lamme, President and Market Manager of Clear Channel Media & Entertainment-Pittsburgh, "We are currently in discussion with Jim about his role with the station moving forward.". Paulsen says Michaels is the rare combination of a radio personality who is also a fan of the music. WDVE uses HD Radio and broadcasts a sports format on its HD2 subchannel branded as Steelers Nation Radio. Publicity Listings “A syndicated voice in another town can’t go nuts with you when the Steelers win the Super Bowl, or the Fort Pitt Tunnels are closed, or they blow up Three Rivers Stadium,” she says. Michael is the eldest of two daughters. “It’s funny that the thing that got me in trouble as a kid, annoying the teachers with incessant talking and class ‘clownmanship’ at St. Joe’s in Verona and in (Penn Hills) high school, would fuel my success in radio!”. Michaels is the ultimate professional who is always prepared, says John Moschitta, program director of WDVE and its affiliate WXDX. Western Pennsylvania's trusted news source. “It’s an incredible streak of over 20 years,” he says. “She’ll never talk about herself or her place in radio, the great ones rarely do,” says Scott Paulsen, another WDVE veteran. To avoid distracting other readers, we won't publish comments that suggest a correction. Her African American mother, Thersa, is a corporate manager. She actually knows many of their names, adds DJ Sean McDowell, who follows Michaels with his 3 to 7 p.m. drive-time show. Michele's well-regarded work on that series boosted her stock in the film industry, and has appeared in two major motion pictures: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) and Dark Blue (2002).An avid jazz fan, Michele became active in mentoring underprivileged children when not busy with her work. “I’m there to make their day better, to lighten it up, to play a tune that’ll kick start their attitude even on the worst of days for them,” she says, “and to hang with them on the phone or online when bad things, or good things, are happening to them. On Thursday January 19, 2012 It was announced that Scott Paulsen was returning to the WDVE Morning Show. On the set of ER (1994), she is known for shooting baskets between takes. 1 quarterly ratings wins in the 25-to-54 age category as Michaels or WDVE in general. She deflects any suggestion that she may be a pioneer for women in radio. • WDFM (now WPSU), Penn State University's student-run station, station manager in the late 1970s, • WQWK-FM (commercial rock station), State College, 1977-1980, • KFOG-FM (rock), San Francisco, 1982-1984, • WDVE-FM (rock), Pittsburgh, starting Sept. 14, 1984, • KDKA Television, while still at WDVE, worked as entertainment reporter and co-hosted broadcasts of annual Pittsburgh Auto Show and Three Rivers Regatta, 1990-1999.
Michele Michaels was 23 and understandably a bit nervous at the prospect of her first in-studio star interview. “I was just so thrilled to get a spot on the radio station I idolized as a teenager after working on the air in other cities.”.