Boston Vintage Radio

[Kevin Vahey]

http://www.wgnradio.com/shows/orionmax/wgnam-orion-samuelson-50th-anniversary-jfk-assassination,0,3686232.mp3file

Orion Samuelson at WGN Chicago just hit the 50 year mark at the station

The link above is amazing - he was doing his farm show when JFK was shot - he announced it - then went back to the cows. 

Have to wonder if the newsman was at lunch


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-----Original Message-----
From: Donna Halper <dlh@donnahalper.com>
Sender: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:12:16 
To: Doug Drown<revdoug1@myfairpoint.net>; Bill O'Neill<billohno@gmail.com>; <boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>; Dan.Strassberg<dan.strassberg@att.net>
Subject: Re: Boston Vintage Radio

At 10:37 AM 8/31/2010, Doug Drown wrote:
>Carl deSuze began his career at WGAN in Portland in 1938, moved to 
>WBZ in 1941 if memory serves, and remained there until when he 
>retired (1986-ish). Was Jess Cain with WHDH right up till the bitter 
>end, when it became WEEI?

Carl De Suze officially joined WBZ in 1942.  I havev a photocopy of 
the press release that announced his arrival.  Most of the sources I 
can get my hands on right now (I'm not in my office) say he retired 
in 1985...43 years if my math is correct?