"Big John Bina", was Re: Providence jocks

[Keith Barry <barry@meol.mass.edu>]

At 02:42 PM 7/30/97 -0400, supersport@eb101.com wrote:
>Many years ago, 1975 to be exact, I met him at the then new studios at
>PRO-FM.  He had just gotten out of college.  I was getting an A! tour from
>the GM then, I believe, Jay Clark.  Bina was real nice to me.  It was a
>time that I had to decide is radio what I want.  Anyway, after that I would
>contact Bina quite a bit as I lived in Boston and listened to PRO-FM quite
>a bit then.  John also lived in Boston at the time.
>
>Later he left PRO-FM, and then returned.  I did hear him a few years ago on
>Oldies 101.5 (WWBB?) from Providence.  He may still be there.

As of the last time I listened to WWBB (they NEVER announce call letters!)
"Big John" Bina had some weekend overnight fill-in. Now he has the Saturday
6 AM to 10 AM shift and the noon-to-3 workday shift on WWBB. Here is what
the WWBB website (http://www.b101.com) has to say:

        B101's Big John Bina brings enthusiasm, local
        flavor, and decades of experience to the Noon-3
        at-work audience on B101. Many of B101's listeners
        grew up tuning in to Big John. His Noontime Request
        Hour is bristling with activity and his Saturday morning
        show helps put Southern New Englander's in a
        weekend frame of mind. John, a single parent, lives in
        Cranston, RI with his teenage daughter, Morgan, and
        his son, Michael-Patrick. He holds a Masters Degree in
        Communication from Emerson College and teaches
        broadcasting locally at New England Tech.

By the way, has WWBB moved studios? I always thought that they were on a
street with some Native American sounding name - something-or-other Path.
Now, the studios are in Oxford street in Providence. But, I was a loyal
listener last when Wayne, the world's oldest living intern, was there. Then
WROR came along - none of that annoying 50s stuff, and more good 70's music. 

                                                        - Keith Barry

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