Norm Nathan, 1926-1996

[Paul B. Currier]

"...and the crooked, boyish grin...."

Paul
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael E" <m1bz@hotmail.com>
To: <radiojunkie3@yahoo.com>; <hykker@grolen.com>;
<boston-radio-interest@rolinin.BostonRadio.org>
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 9:03 AM
Subject: Re: Norm Nathan, 1926-1996


> Norm Nathan was a blast to work with.  I was running the board  overnights
> at 'BZ in the early 90's.  Working with Norm was just plain fun.  Calling
> phone booths around the planet, hoping someone would pick up,  playing the
> Dumb Birthday Game with his producer Tony, Jack Harte on traffic, and the
> "orchesta."  it was easy to forget you were working in the middle of the
> night.  Radio with Norm was just plain fun.
> Norm's passing hit many of us like a ton of bricks.  The man with the body
> of well-tempered steel, he was too young!  He was just a kid, for cryin'
out
> loud!
> It's great to see (and hear) how Jordan Rich has taken Norm's weekend
> overnight show and kept the spirit of entertaining overnight radio alive
and
> thriving.
>
> - Michael Epstein
>
>
> >From: "Peter Q. George" <radiojunkie3@yahoo.com>
> >To: SteveOrdinetz <hykker@grolen.com>,
> >boston-radio-interest@rolinin.BostonRadio.org
> >Subject: Re: Norm Nathan, 1926-1996
> >Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 04:00:12 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >Oh, yes.... Norm did "the rounds" in Boston radio.  In
> >addition to his days at the old WHDH (AM 850/FM 94.5),
> >Norm also worked at WCVB-TV, WBMS/WHEE (now WILD), All
> >News WEEI (590), WRKO (and there might a few more
> >here) and finally at WBZ.  It was truly an honor to
> >meet Norm while doing a taping of WJIB's "Let's Talk
> >About Radio" (with our fellow radio enthusiasts Scott
> >Fybush, Bob Bittner and crew) .  He was very friendly,
> >down-to-earth and truly a gentleman in EVERY sense of
> >the word.  They definitely don't make many of them
> >like that, anymore... (sigh).
> >
> >
> >--- SteveOrdinetz <hykker@grolen.com> wrote:
> >
> > > At 04:15 PM 10/29/2006, Scott Fybush wrote:
> > > >The only thing I'd add in 2006 is that I'm proud of
> > > my alma mater
> > > >for keeping Norm's old timeslot live, local and in
> > > the same light
> > > >spirit with which Norm conducted his show. I know
> > > he'd be proud of
> > > >what Steve Leveille and Jordan Rich are doing all
> > > night long on 1030.
> > >
> > >
> > > I didn't realize Norm worked at WBZ...I always
> > > associate him with
> > > overnights on the old WHDH.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >Peter Q. George (K1XRB)
> >Whitman, Massachusetts
> >                            "Scanning the bands since 1967"
> >radiojunkie1@yahoo.com
> >radiojunkie3@yahoo.com
> >***********************************************************
> >
> >
> >
>
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