The Real Bob Oakes.

[Ted Larsen]

Yes, Bob Oakes #1 was on WEEI and Bob Oaks #2 was 'BZ PD.  He was boss for 
several years when Jack Pluntze was my news director.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna Halper" <dlh@donnahalper.com>
To: "Dan.Strassberg" <dan.strassberg@att.net>; "Bob Oakes" 
<oakz@verizon.net>; <boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: The Real Bob Oakes.


> At 04:20 PM 8/1/2009, Dan.Strassberg wrote:
>>For decades, I've been under the impression that the WBZ Bob Oakes and
>>the WBUR Bob Oakes are the same person. You are telling me that this
>>isn't so. But I could swear that I heard someone on 'BZ years and
>>years ago who went by the name Bob Oakes and who sounded just like the
>>WBUR Bob Oakes. Besides sharing the name, do the two of you also sound
>>alike?
>
> Actually, the Bob Oakes on WBUR had been on WEEI back when it was a news 
> station.  According to the Fitchburg Sentinel, the Bob Oakes on WBUR is a 
> graduate of Mt. Wachusett Community College (1974) and he came to WBUR 
> when WEEI changed format.  There is no mention on the WBUR bio nor on the 
> Sentinel story that he ever worked at WBZ, but he may have...radio people 
> do get around!
>
>