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Death of Bob Fitzsimmons of WNEW-AM fame
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Bruce Slutsky
Jun 10, 1993, 8:44:50 AM6/10/93
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Bob Fitzsimmons of WNEW-AM fame died on Wednesday June 2 in New York City.
He was the morning man on WNEW-AM from 1989 until the station's demise in
late 1992. He began his broadcasting career in 1962 as an assistant to
Ted Brown and William B. Williams at WNEW. He appeared as the character
Trevor Traffic with the team of Gene Klavin and Bob Finch. Bob later
appeared on WRKL in Rockland County, NY, WFMJ in Youngstown, Ohio, and
WPEN in Philadelphia. From 1970-73 he was a talk show host for WHN in New
York before returning to WNEW. Before returing to WNEW in 1989 he
was a talk show host and announcer for WABC. Fitzsimmons was 53 when
he died.
He was the morning man on WNEW-AM from 1989 until the station's demise in
late 1992. He began his broadcasting career in 1962 as an assistant to
Ted Brown and William B. Williams at WNEW. He appeared as the character
Trevor Traffic with the team of Gene Klavin and Bob Finch. Bob later
appeared on WRKL in Rockland County, NY, WFMJ in Youngstown, Ohio, and
WPEN in Philadelphia. From 1970-73 he was a talk show host for WHN in New
York before returning to WNEW. Before returing to WNEW in 1989 he
was a talk show host and announcer for WABC. Fitzsimmons was 53 when
he died.
Bruce Slutsky
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