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Books by Bob O'Brien
EXPERIENCE
6/14-1/15 - Weekends / Fill 6/12-1/13 - KDES-FM 98.5 “OLDIES” PALM SPRINGS, CA - Morning Host / Program Director 8/04-6/12 - Mid-Days / Music Director KDES 104.7 1/12-present - CHILLED RADIO / reallychilled.com / on-air host 4/10-7/11 - SATURDAY NIGHTS on CRUISIN' OLDIES 950 / 103.1 DENVER Oldies 950 LUCKY BREAK TV SHOW - Click here for video. 4/01-6/04
KOLA-FM 99.9 “OLDIES” RIVERSIDE/SAN BERNARDINO KOLA 99.9 4/99-3/01 WLOQ-FM 103.1 “SMOOTH JAZZ” ORLANDO, FLORIDA MORNING DRIVE HOST/PRODUCTION DIRECTOR. 2/95-4/99 WYUU 92.5FM “OLDIES” TAMPA, FLORIDA PERSONALITY-DRIVEN MIDDAY HOST AND MUSIC DIRECTOR. HOST OF VERY POPULAR SUNDAY NIGHT “DOO-WOP” SHOW. 7/92-2/95 WXTR-FM 104.1 “OLDIES” WASHINGTON, D.C. MORNING-DRIVE HOST, AND HOST OF VERY POPULAR “DOO WOP SHOW.” XTRA 104 6/89-6/92 WOCL-FM 105.9 “OLDIES” ORLANDO, FLORIDA PERSONALITY-DRIVEN EVENING HOST, PROMOTED TO MORNING DRIVE. ALSO MUSIC DIRECTOR, AND HOST OF SATURDAY NIGHT REQUESTS. 8/88-9/89 UNITED STATIONS RADIO NETWORK-“SOLID GOLD SCRAPBOOK” - NYC WRITER/PRODUCER FOR THE SYNDICATED 5-HOUR WEEKLY OLDIES MAGAZINE SHOW, HOSTED BY NORM N. NITE. 9/87-6/89 WMEX-AM 1150 “OLDIES” BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS HOST OF THE SATURDAY NIGHT ALL-REQUEST “GOLDIES GALLERY”. ALSO PERFORMED NUMEROUS WEEKDAY FILL-IN SHIFTS. 2/87-6/89 WMAS-FM 95 “ADULT CONTEMPORARY” SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS EVENING PERSONALITY AND MUSIC DIRECTOR. 2/86-2/87 WDRC-FM AND AM “OLDIES” HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT EVENING “SIMULCAST” HOST ON AM AND FM. 5/85-2/86 WWYZ-FM 92.5 “LIGHT AND EASY” HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT EVENING HOST. 5/85-2/87 WHYN-AM 560 “OLDIES” SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS HOST OF THE SATURDAY NIGHT “GOLDIES GALLERY” ALL-REQUEST SHOW. 4/83-5/85 WCBS -FM 101.1 “OLDIES” NEW YORK CITY “SPECIALTY PROGRAM COORDINATOR.” RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING ALL SPECIALTY SHOWS AND SPECIAL WEEKENDS. ALSO EDITED DAILY MUSIC. 4/84-5/85 WMTR-AM 1250 “OLDIES” MORRISTOWN, N.J. AFTERNOON DRIVE HOST, AND HOST OF SATURDAY NIGHT REQUESTS. 2/83-4/84 WRAN-AM 1510 “TOP 40" DOVER, N.J. MORNING-DRIVE PERSONALITY FOR THIS “COUSIN BRUCIE”-OWNED AM. 5/81-2/83 WIXL-FM 103.1 “COUNTRY” NEWTON, N.J. AFTERNOON-DRIVE HOST FOR THIS COUNTRY FM. 12/79-5/81 WJDM-AM 1530 ELIZABETH, N.J. PART-TIME “FILL-IN” SHIFTS, AND REGULAR WEEKEND SHIFTS. 12/79-5/81 SHADOW TRAFFIC UNION, N.J. HIRED AS AN INTERN. BECAME A TRAFFIC REPORTER “ON-AIR” FOR NUMEROUS AREA RADIO STATIONS. 1981-1983 SANG AND TOURED WITH “THE DUPREES” OF “YOU BELONG TO ME” FAME.
1981
BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN COMMUNICATION
KIPPER MCGEE - President of Kipper McGee, LLC Consultancy BOB HAMILTON - President of Hamilton Communications and The Tom Kent Network TEDD WEBB - WFLA TAMPA, FL STEVE ALLAN - WJZW WASHINTON, DC. SCOTT “SCOOTER” SHERWOOD - KABG P.D. BILL GEORGI - Clear Channel PD, Riverside, Ca. GARY SPRINGFIELD , KOLA-FM PD, Riverside, CA JACK KRATOVILLE - ON-AIR, WLTW New York, NY MIKE MCVAY - CONSULTANT CHRIS ELLIOTT - CONSULTANT BOB DUCKMAN - FORMER WXTR P.D. ED SALAMON - CONSULTANT RICHARD LORENZO - FORMER WCBS-FM MUSIC DIRECTOR
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