Bob Shannon WCBS-FM New York, NY 6/30/11 ('60s, '70s and '80s Classic Hits)

[jtroll2000]

Longtime NY DJ Bob Shannon (Don Bombard) passed away the other day at the age of 74.

He was a DJ on WCBS-FM New York for 30 years among his other stints.

 

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Here is an aircheck of Bob from 12 years ago today Thursday June 30th, 2011 starting at 10am.

CBS-FM was going through their library starting with songs that begin with the letter A and going all the way to songs that begin with Z during a holiday weekend in the USA.

Bob picks up the countdown with songs that start with the word "Down" from the 1960s, '70s and '80s.

Enjoy.

 

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RIP Bob.

[Ben]

It's sad to read that Bob is not with us anymore. I listened to him almost everyday when I was driving from work to the hotel back in the second half of the nineties, when I worked in New Jersey every now and then.

 

Thanks for the aircheck!

 

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30 juni 2023 bewerkt door Ben

[jtroll2000]

Yes.  I produced a weekly aircheck show for Rewound Radio for 7 1/2 years in the 2010s. 

 

Most of the DJs from the classic WCBS-FM lineup are sadly no longer with us.

Bruce Morrow ("Cousin" Brucie) still does a weekly Oldies show on WABC Saturday nights from 6-10pm.

[Ben]

Great work, John!

 

Indeed it is very sad that most of the WCBS-FM DJs, that were there during the 2nd half of the nineties (when I listened to the station) are not with us anymore. I'm so glad with the DVD that Art Vuolo produced, which permitted me to have a look in the studio. Bill Brown was one of my favourites. Here in NL I had, with the exception of a coulle of shows, completely given up on radio listening, but when I was in New Jersey, I listened to WCBS-FM whenever I could.

 

 

30 juni 2023 bewerkt door Ben

[Lumpie]

Sorry to hear this radio legend has passed away, it is always hard to say goodbye to familiair radio voices/friends that brought joy to so many...