Boston-Radio-Interest Digest, Vol 20, Issue 56

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Date: August 4, 2016 12:00:00 PM
Subject: Boston-Radio-Interest Digest, Vol 20, Issue 56
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> Today's Topics:
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>    1. Arnie Ginsburg turns 90 (Donna Halper)
>    2. Re: Arnie Ginsburg turns 90 (Kevin Vahey)
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> Arnie Ginsburg turns 90
> From: Donna Halper <dlh@donnahalper.com>
> Date: Aug 3, 2:58 PM
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> I could be wrong, but I believe today is Arnie Ginsburg's 90th
> birthday.  He's still alive & well & living up in Ogunquit, Maine.  So
> many of us grew up listening to him!
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> Re: Arnie Ginsburg turns 90
> From: Kevin Vahey <kvahey@gmail.com>
> Date: Aug 4, 12:59 AM
> To: Donna Halper <dlh@donnahalper.com>
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> I think he hits 90 on Friday ( August 5th )
>
> I had met him as a teenager when I wandered into the studios at Fenway
> Park (1964 or 65) and he could not have been nicer and it was amazing
> watching him run his board.
>
> What I remember more is few years later when I met him one late night
> at the infamous 'Boston Press Club' which is where newspaper and
> TV-radio types went after work and closing time was simply a
> suggestion. So I am 21-22 and he is in his mid to late 40's and
> working as a salesman at WRKO next door and I said to him 'You should
> go back on the air' and his reply was 'Why? Nobody remembers me.'.
> HA!!!!!
>
> What is forgotten about Arnie was he was also WMEX's chief engineer
> until he bolted for WRKO. He did not have a diploma mill FCC First -
> he knew his stuff and in fact designed the WMEX studios at 111
> Broadway. He also designed Channel 66 and of course that is where he
> made his millions when he sold out to Home Shopping.
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> A humble man with no ego.
>
> Happy Birthday Arnie.
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> On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 2:58 PM, Donna Halper <dlh@donnahalper.com> wrote:
>> I could be wrong, but I believe today is Arnie Ginsburg's 90th birthday.
>> He's still alive & well & living up in Ogunquit, Maine.  So many of us grew
>> up listening to him!
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