Lionel Nelson-Orlando Broadcasting Company, Inc.

Dorothy Morton Parks-gave 15-minute piano recitals-Orlando Broadcasting Company, Inc.

Ben Aycrigg-1944-Central Florida Broadcasting Station, Inc.

Herb Oscar Anderson-1948-Central Florida Broadcasting Station, Inc. 
Courtesy of Ronny Allen Show

Bill Stamper-1964-1991-Sports Director/1989 winner of the Green Eyeshade Award for Sports Reporting-The Outlet Company/Katz Broadcasting/New City Communications Biography   In Memory

Perry Moore-1970-1984-Outlet Company/Katz Broadcasting  Biography  In Memory

John Martin-1970-1972-News Director-Outlet Company Biography

Jim Turner-1972-Afternoon drive/1985-2012-Mornings-Outlet Company/Katz Broadcasting/New City Communications /Cox Broadcasting Biography

Mark Holmes-1978-Intern-The Outlet Company 

Tom McCarthy-1983-Afternoons-Katz Broadcasting Biography

Mark Hellinger-1983-1998-Mark worked with Jim Turner, Perry Moore, Bill Stamper, Tom McCarthy, Morton Downey Jr. and Sally Jesse Raphael-Katz Broadcasting/New City Communications/Cox Broadcasting

Rod Grant (aka Shadow)-1983-1985-Production Director/Afternoons-Katz Broadcasting

Wayne Weinberg-1984-1994-Morning news co-anchor. Wayne also hosted "Ask Disney", a one-hour show airing  live each Saturday morning from Disney-MGM Studios. Wayne's co-host was Walt Disney World Ambassador Kim Hursh-Katz Broadcasting/New City Communications Biography

Bill Patti-1985-1990-9AM-11AM/Program Director/Operations Manager-Katz Broadcasting/New City Communications

Marsha Taylor-1986-Midday Anchor/Street Reporter/1988-News Director-New City  Communications/Cox Broadcasting

Bruce Hamilton-1987-1992-9AM-Noon-New City  Communications. Left  WDBO in 1992 for a TV spot in Philadelphia. Also was a news anchor for WESH TV 2 in Orlando. Now at Jacksonville's WJXT-TV.

Dan Shaffer-1987-1992- The original Good Samaritan van driver/Producer/Music Director/Traffic Reporter /Hosted an overnight show Saturday night/Sunday morning/Bruce Hamilton’s midday show producer-New City  Communications   Biography

Jeff Slater-1989-1997-Producer and co-host with Jim Turner-New City  Communications/Cox Broadcasting  Biography

Bob Nyles-1993-2003-host and producer of  several "Ask the Experts" talk shows on WDBO each Saturday morning from 6AM-Noon-New City  Communications/Cox Broadcasting  Biography

Steve Morris-1994-New City  Communications

Mike Synan-1997-2010-Afternoon Reporter/Political Reporter-Cox Broadcasting
2010-Mike left to work for Fox 35 Orlando

Scott Hasick-1997-1998-Co-host "Scott and Casey"-Afternoon Drive-Cox Broadcasting

Casey Bartholomew-1997-1998-Co-host "Scott and Casey"-Afternoon Drive-Cox Broadcasting

Eileen Byrne-1998-7PM-9PM-Mon-Fri-Cox Broadcasting

Clark Howard-1998-3PM-4PM/3PM-5PM/2012-10PM-1AM/1PM-3PM-Cox Broadcasting

Keith Altiero-1999-2004-News Anchor-Keith died Dec 19. 2004 after a two-year  fight with cancer. He was 51. In 2001 he won five awards for his work from the Florida Associated Press and a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for his political reporting-Cox Broadcasting.  Biography    In Memory

Jack Nelson-2000-"Dollars and Cents"-Cox Broadcasting 

Kelly Golden-2004-2006-Kelly came to WDBO from Charleston, South Carolina. In her seven-year news career, Kelly has won several state, regional and national awards including an Edward R. Murrow Award. Kelly was named "Radio News Reporter of the Year" in 2003 by the South Carolina Broadcasters Association -Cox Broadcasting   
Kelly left WDBO in 2006 to move back to Charleston.

Joe Ruble-2005-News-Cox Broadcasting

Heather Jackson-2005-2010-Overnight News Anchor/Board Operator/Producer of the Andrea Shea King Show-Cox Broadcasting
On September 13th 2008, Heather married Bob Hazen  and became Heather Hazen. In December Heather moved up to mid-day producer.
2010-Heather left WDBO to work for sister station WFTV. In March of 2011 she left to have a baby, 
Atlas Hazen who was born safely in a planned home birth. Heather now writes a successful couponing blog and rarely spends more than 5%-10% on any grocery trip. http://beadandelion.blogspot.com

Diana Bosch-2006-2009-News-Cox Broadcasting
Diana left WDBO to become an assistant producer at Cox owned WFTV channel 9

Ron Bisson-2006-Fill in traffic reporter-Cox Broadcasting

Rozzie Franco-2007-Weekend News Anchor-Cox Broadcasting Biography
2007-Within three months, Rozzie moves up to become part of the morning news team as a reporter /producer.
2008-Rozzie leaves WDBO for WFLF-AM 540

Carole Nelson Biography

Tom Marshall-Original Host of "WDBO's Nightline"   In Memory

Bob Church  In Memory

Bob Raymond-News

Mike Miller-Host of "WDBO's Nightline"  Biography
2005-Mike became the Director of External Affairs for the Jacksonville Transportation Authority

Earl Finkle-Weather  In Memory

Grace Rabold (Carter)-Host of "Grace Under Fire"-Host of "Grace Under Fire"  Biography

Reagan Smith-Host of "WDBO's Nightline"  Biography     

Tom Barry-Host of "WDBO's Nightline"  

Tracy Dent-Orlando's first radio sports talk show host. "Sports Line with Tracy Dent" debuted in the late 1960s. There was no method of screening calls back then, just a seven-second delay button. Tracy interviewed such guests as Mickey Mantle, Richard Petty, Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Unitas. In 1977, while at WDBO he helped start an independent running-shoe store that consultants told him could not possibly succeed. By the time Dent sold his share of the Track Shack in 1983, the Orlando store was a full-blown success, and continues to thrive celebrating 30 years in Orlando. Dent hit the big time in 1979 when he was named evening sports anchor at WDBO-TV Channel 6.  TV took up much more of his time than radio so in 1983, choosing family over fame, Dent retired from broadcasting.

Tom Fallin-News Director

Nikki Pierce-News-Cox Broadcasting
2008-After a stint at WFLF-AM 540, Nikki returns to WDBO  

Tico Perez-Political consultant Host of "Talkin' with Tico"-Cox Broadcasting 

Roger Mann

Donna Howell-News

David Brandau-News

Lee Hall-News Director

Dave Matthews

Eric Brown-Airborne traffic reporter-Cox Broadcasting 

Jack Boston-Accuweather

Steve Craig (Steve Biddle) 

Dutch Schaeffer-Interesting story about his part in the "takeover" of  WDBO-FM 92.3

George McNeilly-News/Sports Reporter

Wayne Trout-News Director for 7 years Biography   In Memory    

"Blue Collar" Bob Rose   

Bill Gephart In Memory   
Here's Bill as well as the late Tom Blair

Bill Thompson-News In Memory

Frank Samandari-Afternoon Reporter-Frank began his news career reporting and producing TV News in Northeastern Vermont. Frank then moved to Southern Ohio, where he was Assistant News Director for six radio stations in the region, followed by a stint as Public Information Officer in San Diego, California, before his final move to Orlando.

Michelle Wright-Reporter/Anchor for both WDBO-AM and WCFB-FM 94.5 "Star 94.5" now at CNN Radio in Atlanta

Bill Frangus  

Jim Hession

Dave Carter

Jim Barroll

Sal Tee’s Solid Gold Reunion (Salvatore Taglireno) (see WHHL-AM 1190) 

Jack Kelly-Evening News Anchor

   courtesy of Mark Logas

Madalyn Woods-News Reporter (Former BET TV Reporter)                               

Beth Perrell-Public Affairs Director/Host of "Retrospect"

Marcie Elliot-Traffic Reporter

Glenn Victor-Traffic Reporter

Dave Lopez- Afternoon Traffic Reporter

Andrew Giles-Fill-In Associate Producer for Jim Turner       

Neal Boortz-9AM-Noon/2012-9AM-11AM-syndicated-Cox Broadcasting

John Fusco- Neal Boortz Show Producer

Bobby Mitchell-Nighttime Producer

Larry Gibson

Dave Matthews

Kevin Baldinger-Traffic Biography

Dana James

Mark Williams  Biography

Monica Stein

John Weyrick

Other Names In WDBO History

Arnold "Doc" Schoen, Jr.-1959-VP/General Manager at WDBO AM/FM/TV (Channel 6)-Cherry Broadcasting Station of Providence, Rhode Island

Joseph Sinclair-1963-Chairman of the Board-Outlet Company

David Shurtleff-1963-Vice President-Broadcast Division-Outlet Company

Carl Hallberg-1963-Vice President/General Manager/Commercial Manager-Outlet Company

Bill Taylor-1963-Program Director-Outlet Company

Fred Bradshaw-1963-News Director-Outlet Company

Chalmers Stromberg-1963-Chief Engineer-Outlet Company

Robert Barager-1969-Nightly Newscaster/Sales-Outlet Company

Tom Kennington-1979-1983-Program Director-Outlet Company

Steve Holbrook-1982-2012-Operations Manager/Program Director/Promotions Director-Cox Broadcasting

Kipper McGee-2001-2005-Program Director-Cox Broadcasting

Susan Larkin-2006-Vice President/General Manager/2010-Vice President/Market Manager for Cox's 6 station cluster

Violet Osborn-Bookkeeper/Secretary

Glen Lewis-Program director

David Bernstein-Program Director/Operations Manager

Tom Doyle-Manager

George Crossley-Sales   Biography    In Memory

Steve Fluker-Chief of Engineering-Cox Radio/Orlando 

Paul Duckworth -Program Director

Frank Scharf-Production Manager-Outlet Company

Other Programs Carried by WDBO

Gene  Burns-Syndicated program from WOR-New York Biography

Larry King-Mutual

Bill O'Reilly-2002-"The O'Reilly Factor"

Rush Limbaugh-Syndicated

"Have Gun Will Travel"-broadcast 106 episodes on CBS between 1958 and 1960. It was one of the last radio dramas featuring continuing characters. John Dehner played Paladin. Many episodes were adapted from the TV programs while others were written specifically for the radio version. 
Have Gun Will Travel opening

The Outlet Company History
The Outlet Company, was a department store started in 1894 by Joseph and Leon Samuels, located in Providence, Rhode Island. The Outlet Department Store sold clothing and accessories at a discount. In 1963 Outlet would acquire the Cherry Broadcasting Company and WDBO. In November of 1980 the department store, which had grown to occupy an entire city block in downtown Providence, was sold. Outlet Communications was now solely involved in commercial broadcasting.

Sounds of WDBO
 Thanks to Chris Trenkmann for the sound files. The voices are Tom McCarthy and James Earl Jones.
These are circa 1992-1993