Norm Prescott

Kevin Vahey kvahey@tmail.com
Sun Dec 21 21:04:30 EST 2003


He made a very nice income producing Sat morning cartoons for the 
networks.


On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 8:32pm, Donna Halper wrote:
> At 10:51 AM 12/21/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>> <<<Counsellor Ross and Steve Ordinetz asked about Norm Prescott...>>>
>>
>> Norm Prescott was a popular deejay at WHDH 850AM in the late 1940's, on
>> staff shows working with Bob and Ray, et al - later he was competing 
>> as a DJ
>> for audience with WHDH's Bob Clayton when he went to WORL 950AM in the 
>> early
>> 1950's.
>
> Ah yes, good old Norm, one of the original "Live Five" when WBZ radio 
> decided to drop NBC programming and go to real genuine disc jockeys in 
> 1956... Bill Marlowe was one of them too, although he didn't last at 
> WBZ very long.  And if I recall, wasn't Norm involved in the payola 
> scandal?  Russ is right-- he lives in LA, but some people have been in 
> contact with him, so he isn't totally reclusive.  (Real name is Norman 
> Pransky, I believe...)


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