Sherwood Tarlow

[Dan.Strassberg]

I also recall the WHIL tower collapsing and I think it was in the '50s, but 
could have been the '60s. I may be imagining it, but WHIL's tower may have 
collapsed on more than one occasion. That would not, however, make WHIL 
unique among Boston area AMs. Both WRCA (although it didn't have those call 
letters at the time of each of its several tower collapses) had at least two 
collapses--maybe more. Same for the old WKOX 1190 at its Mt Wayte Ave 
Framingham site. Now, there may have been some retroactive jinxes at work 
here;>( The station that transmits from 99 Rever Beach Parkway now has the 
WKOX calls. If you combine the number of tower collapses among stations that 
are now or once were WKOX, I think you may have a record number--maybe even 
an all-time record number for US AMs.

Not working at the PC I usually use; I have to put a signature file on this 
one. Until I do, my messages have no signature;>)

----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Donna Halper" <dlh@donnahalper.com>
To: "Scott Fybush" <scott@fybush.com>
Cc: <boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: Sherwood Tarlow


> Scott wrote--
>> I ran an obit in the March 19 NERW:
>>
>> http://www.fybush.com/nerw-31912-mega-consolidation-in-canadas-biggest-markets/
>
> Glad you noticed.  Often, the Globe doesn't have obit writers who 
> recognize the names of some radio old-timers and unless we call and ask, 
> no obit runs.  I especially wanted to see a Globe obit (not the Legacy.com 
> site, which is usually tributes written by the family) because it was the 
> Globe's investigative unit, the Spotlight Team, that did a multi-part 
> series about his "work" as a probate judge, complete with assertions of 
> conflict of interest, funneling contracts to pals, etc.  The media seemed 
> reticent to go after him because he was also known as quite the 
> humanitarian, who gave large sums to charity, but the Globe finally did 
> take him on.  I wonder if that would have been included in the obit.  I 
> also wonder about his reputation as an owner-- 
> I have vague recollections of the WHIL tower falling at one point in the 
> mid-1950s... or am I mis-remembering?