Ted Hierl's German American Radio Show

07/09/2025

Next week marks 51 years for the German American program. Personally I just passed 15 of hosting the show myself.
You can listen by telling Alexa to play WWDB AM 860 on Sunday mornings at 10
Years of previous shows are here

https://wwdbam.com/shows/ted-hierls-german-american-program/episodes/
Or listen live at
https://wwdbam.com/
Bis am Sonntag, aufwiederhören.

05/25/2025

My mother and I stopped by Fort Dix Cemetery and paid respects to all those laid to rest there.
We then headed to Sebastians Schnitzelhaus Inc
Where I had a Zigeunerschnitzel with German potato salad. It was delicious and I always recommend stopping there for lunch or dinner. Guten Appetit.

03/17/2025

These are a few pictures courtesy of Otto Leukerts archives. The first a picture from WTTM and I believe those are Christmas albums so this could be one of the Christmas specials.
The second is with Heino, Hannelore and Rudi Bayer at Cannstatter Volksfest Verein Bauernstube.

12/20/2024

Years ago Ted Hierl and Walter Pottgieser had some “competitive” soccer games. If you scored you had to drink a beer. Keg at midfield and it looks here like they are having some pre game warmups. I believe this game is at the Vereinigung Erzgebirge and they also played at the German American Kickers - GAK.
Apparently my dad brought a few ringers to the team.

12/11/2024

This Christmas we have a special show lined up for 3pm on December 25th on WWDB AM 860
You can listen over the air or online at
https://wwdbam.com/
Please tune in with your families for a bonus hour of German Christmas music on Christmas day, and please spread the word if you could -
Vereinigung Erzgebirge
Cannstatter Volksfest Verein
German-American Society of Trenton
Trenton Donauschwaben
Danube Swabian - Philadelphia
Phoenix Sport Club
United German Hungarians

German-American Heritage Foundation and Museum

Talk 860 WWDB-AM Philadelphia

09/22/2024

Enjoying Oktoberfest at the Delaware Sängerbund & Library Association Oktoberfest with longtime listener of my father and now me, Mr Gustav Plankenhorn and members of the Cannstatter Volksfest Verein and United German Hungarians.

08/24/2024

We did a small recreation of this photo last night at Cannstatter Volksfest Verein
The original shows Heino with Ted Hierl and Bruno Karnas on the right.
Below is Heino with me (Ted’s son) and Chris Pregler (Bruno’s grandson).

07/21/2024

50 Years ago my father started the German American Radio program with Rudy Stumpf on WTTM - 920, on Sunday mornings in Trenton. They went their separate ways after a few years, but my father was for many years on WTTM, and also on WJDM in Elizabeth which gave him a reach from Delaware up to New York and Long Island. It helped reach a broad audience of German-Americans and bring a piece of German culture home with traditional and current music.
After WTTM switched formats, we moved to WNWR in Philadelphia, and then to the current home on WWDB AM 860
I continued hosting the show with my mother's help in 2010 when my father passed away and am happy to celebrate the 50th anniversary today.
The program is always available online at
https://wwdbam.com/shows/ted-hierls-german-american-program/
Thank you to the listeners and sponsors.

03/19/2024

On Sunday we played a song from a group that marched with my father Ted in the NY Steuben parade. Here is the cover of the album signed by many of the members.
You can always go back to listen to a previous show

https://wwdbam.com/shows/ted-hierls-german-american-program/