He’s been part of the Loren & Wally Morning Show on WROr in Boston for three-and-a-half decades, but Wally Brine has decided to turn off his microphone Friday, December 16. Brine was born into the radio business, as the only child of WPRO’s Salty Brine and his wife Mickey Brine, living in an apartment in the radio transmitter building.
Brine said calling it quits was a tough decision. “We call it a ‘show,’ but it’s so much more than that. The studio is filled with my friends, my family. Loren Owens and I have been together for 35 years, longer than most marriages. He’s been my friend, my teacher, my advisor, my confidant, and my hero. I have been so blessed to have been teamed up with Loren. I will be forever grateful. I just wish there were two of me. One could stay, and the other could sleep in, travel with my wife, and stay up late.”
Wally got his first part-time radio job in 1968 at WPRO-FM. He attended St. Francis College in Maine, where he worked at WGAN, WLOB, and WJBQ-FM in Portland. In 1981, Wally was hired by WVBF in Boston to host afternoons, but was soon teamed up with Loren Owens. The Loren & Wally Morning Show was born and has enjoyed a 35-year run in Boston on WVBF, WCLB, and now on 105.7 WROR… Boston’s Greatest Hits! Wally has two sons, Salty and Chucky, and is married to Jodi Winchester.
