Clarke Ingram
Encyclopedia
Clarke Ingram is a United States
radio
personality and programming executive.
Ingram is best known in his home market and hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
. Most recently, he was employed at Pittsburgh-area stations WKHB
(620) and WKFB
(770), which program a mixture of talk shows and oldies
. The stations, along with FM sister station WKVE
, are owned by Broadcast Communications, Inc.
). He also served as Program Director of top 40 stations WPXY
in Rochester, New York
and KRQQ
in Tucson, Arizona
, Operations Manager of top 40 KZZP
in Phoenix, Arizona
, and as an on-air personality at top 40 WHTZ
(Z-100) in New York City
and other radio stations including WBZZ, WWSW-FM
, and the former WXKX/WHTX, all in Pittsburgh. http://www.440.com/namesi.html He also was Operations Manager and Program Director at WKHB/WKFB for several years.
While the bulk of Ingram's career was in top 40 radio, he moved into oldies
in his later years and hosted weekend shows on both WWSW-FM and WKHB. Saying it was "the first step on the road to my retirement," Ingram relinquished his remaining duties at Broadcast Communications Inc. in late 2011.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
personality and programming executive.
Ingram is best known in his home market and hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
. Most recently, he was employed at Pittsburgh-area stations WKHB
WKHB
WKHB is an AM radio station licensed to Irwin, Pennsylvania, United States, which serves the greater Pittsburgh area. Known as 620 KHB, the station operates with 5,500 watts daytime and airs a mix of health talk and paid programming with oldies music in the morning, evening and overnight hours...
(620) and WKFB
WKFB
WKFB is an AM radio station licensed to Jeannette, Pennsylvania that serves the greater Pittsburgh area. Known as 770 KFB, the station operates with 750 watts, and airs a mix of health talk and paid programming, with oldies music throughout the day and on weekends...
(770), which program a mixture of talk shows and oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
. The stations, along with FM sister station WKVE
WKVE
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, are owned by Broadcast Communications, Inc.
Career
Ingram was formerly Program Director of two Pittsburgh stations, top 40 WBZZ (now KDKA-FM) and "Jammin' Oldies" WJJJ (now talk WPGBWPGB
WPGB is a conservative talk radio station based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Owned by Clear Channel Communications, the station broadcasts at 104.7 MHz with an ERP of 13 kW...
). He also served as Program Director of top 40 stations WPXY
WPXY
WPXY-FM is a heritage CHR top 40 radio station licensed to Rochester, New York, which broadcasts at 97.9 FM. Its transmitter is located on Pinnacle Hill in Brighton, Monroe County, New York...
in Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
and KRQQ
KRQQ
KRQQ is an FM radio station in Tucson, Arizona, which is licensed to broadcast on the frequency of 93.7 MHz with a power of 96,000 watts, and is owned by Clear Channel Communications...
in Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
, Operations Manager of top 40 KZZP
KZZP
KZZP, 104.7 KISS-FM, is a Top 40 radio outlet serving the Phoenix, Arizona area. The Clear Channel Communications station broadcasts at 104.7 MHz with an Effective radiated power of 100 kW and is licensed in Mesa, Arizona. Due to its 100 kW tower located atop South Mountain, the station can...
in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, and as an on-air personality at top 40 WHTZ
WHTZ
WHTZ — branded Z100 — is a commercial pop/contemporary hit radio radio station licensed to Newark, New Jersey serving the New York metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications...
(Z-100) in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and other radio stations including WBZZ, WWSW-FM
WWSW-FM
WWSW-FM , is a classic hits radio station based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Clear Channel Communications station broadcasts at 94.5 MHz with an ERP of 50 kW. Its transmitter is located in Pittsburgh...
, and the former WXKX/WHTX, all in Pittsburgh. http://www.440.com/namesi.html He also was Operations Manager and Program Director at WKHB/WKFB for several years.
While the bulk of Ingram's career was in top 40 radio, he moved into oldies
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
in his later years and hosted weekend shows on both WWSW-FM and WKHB. Saying it was "the first step on the road to my retirement," Ingram relinquished his remaining duties at Broadcast Communications Inc. in late 2011.
Awards and recognition
- In 1995, Ingram was named one of the top 40 "Top 40 DJs of All Time" (ranked #38) by DecalcomaniaDecalcomaniaDecalcomania, from the French décalcomanie, is a decorative technique by which engravings and prints may be transferred to pottery or other materials. It was invented in England about 1750 and imported into the United States at least as early as 1865...
, a radio enthusiasts' club publishing a monthly newsletter. The list was published in the New York Daily NewsNew York Daily NewsThe Daily News of New York City is the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 605,677, as of November 1, 2011....
on September 5, 1995. - Ingram won radio industry "Program Director of the Year" awards three times, twice from the Gavin Seminar for Media Professionals, and also from the Bobby Poe Pop Music Survey.
Other activities
- Ingram is recognized as an expert on the defunct DuMont Television NetworkDuMont Television NetworkThe DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...
. He maintains a personal web site devoted to the subject at www.dumonthistory.tv. - Ingram was also a leading force in a grassroots protest to get the CBSCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
Television Network to reconsider its cancellation of the program JerichoJericho (TV series)Jericho is an American action/drama series that centers on the residents of the fictional town of Jericho, Kansas, in the aftermath of nuclear attacks on 23 major cities in the contiguous United States...
, which it announced in May 2007. Ingram was part of a group that organized jericholives.com, a website dedicated to saving the show http://www.jericholives.com/, and was referred to as a "save-the-show campaign leader" by columnist Rob Owen of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In response, the producers gave Ingram an onscreen tribute in the penultimate scene of the series' final episode in 2008.