Brad Sherman , 83, New York radio news anchor
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news radio station 1010 WINS, died Saturday at Cabrini Medical Center
in Manhattan. He was 83.
Station newscasts said he suffered from Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
diseases and had recently broken his hip in a fall.
Sherman was recruited when WINS switched from rock 'n' roll to an all-
news format in 1965. He remained there as an anchor until his
retirement in June 1992.
Arlene Lebe, who was a producer at WINS in the 1970s, remembered
Sherman yesterday as an even-tempered, well-prepared professional.
"He kept informed on every story from Watergate down to the local
level," she said. "You could hand him any story, even if you only had
one line, and be confident he could handle it - or wing it, if
necessary."
She said he was also known for his pleasant newsroom demeanor.
"I never heard him say an unkind word about anyone," she recalled. "I
never saw him lose his temper. He was a pleasure to work with."
Sherman is survived by his wife, Illa, and a son, Corey.
A service is being held at 11:45 this morning at the Plaza Jewish
Community Chapel, W. 91st St. and Amsterdam Ave.
danny burstein
>Brad Sherman, an anchorman for more than a quarter-century on the all-
>news radio station 1010 WINS, died Saturday at Cabrini Medical Center
>in Manhattan. He was 83.
Which gets one wondering who's left from the original
cast of characters... (Or, for that matter, from the
similar cadre over at WCBS New York 880 on your dial).
Since the switch for both stations was in 1965, there
should still be a bunch.
misc info: I was listening to 1010 WINS during the 1965 blackout
(thank you, Canada...), and distinctly remember the announcer
saying that (approximate quote) "since we don't have any
new news about the blackout just now, we're going to go
back to doing something we haven't done since we switched
formats. We're going to play some music..."
Unfortunately no one seems to have an air check of that.
(and if by some miracle someone who does have it, or has
access to other lost stuff, is reading, there are a couple
of others I'd love:
a: the WINS house advert for tuning into them
with your car radio. "tune us in nice and strong,
then pull out the center button on your car radio..."
b: 3 am'ish WNBC 660 logo: WNBC radio, flagship
station of the NBC radio network, broadcasting
with 50 thousand watts CLEAR CHANNEL
c:WNYC AM right before the 7 pm news: "seven
o'clock, by the cnetury old chimes of historic
City Hall..."
Thanks
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Jerry Slaff
On a similar note, I wonder what happened to the old crew at WOR,
especially John Wingate. I heard some horrible stories about his later
life (alcohol and homelessness, mostly). But then there was...
The Fitzgeralds
John Gambling (various)
Arlene Francis
and, of course, Jean Shepherd (long on-topic, unfortunately)
Jerry
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> The Fitzgeralds
> John Gambling (various)
> Arlene Francis
> and, of course, Jean Shepherd (long on-topic, unfortunately)
Ed Fitzgerald died in 1982
Pegeen Fitzgerald died in 1989
John B Gambling died in 1974
John R Gambling died in 2004
Arlene Fancis died in 2001
peterpuck16w
Nope, John A. died in 2004. John R. is still alive & kicking and is
back on WOR last year after going to WABC for a few years after he was
originally fired from WOR.
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>
> Nope, John A. died in 2004. John R. is still alive & kicking and is
> back on WOR last year after going to WABC for a few years after he was
> originally fired from WOR.
Right my error