➦In 1975....Bandleader John Scott Trotter, who was musical director for Bing Crosby on radio, and George Goebel on TV, succumbed to cancer at age 67. He also conducted the sound track for almost all the Charlie Brown TV specials.
➦In 1995...Howard Stern’s “Miss America” book was in stores. Lawyers for the actual Miss America pageant were not happy.
➦In 2003…According to the results of a Nielsen study, a third of the sales of "Beatles 1" were to fans aged 19 to 24, skewing the band's fan base even younger than it had been previously.
➦In 2005...Radio programmer Julian Breen, former Assistant PD at 77WABC NYC and PD at KFRC San Francisco, died.
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| Julian Breen |
First, “Back Seat Music,” established at WPEN in 1975. It was Julian's belief that people cherished most the music that was popular at the time that they lost their virginity. He could never quite back it up with research, but didn’t let that stop him.
He also developed the Magic format that was launched at WMGK and cloned nationally. “It was beautiful music for people who didn’t feel old,” Julian said.
➦In 2025..William Pierre Robert (August 1, 1955 – October 29, 2025) died on this day in 2025. He was an on-air personality for WMMR in Philadelphia. He worked at the station for 44 years, from 1981 until his death. Robert was a prominent on-air personality at WMMR. Local audiences sometimes characterized his appearance and demeanor as countercultural. During broadcasts, he commonly addressed listeners as "citizens" and frequently used the phrase "great day in the morning!" as a recurring expression.
Pierre Robert
Over the course of his career, Robert interviewed numerous figures in the American rock music industry. He was widely respected by rock musicians and bands, including Jon Bon Jovi, Dave Grohl, and Eddie Vedder. Several artists granted him infrequent interviews or made in-studio appearances on his program, reflecting his standing within the music community
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| Kate Jackson is 78 |
- Singer-actor Melba Moore is 81.
- Actor Richard Dreyfuss is 79.
- Actor Kate Jackson is 78.
- Actor Dan Castellaneta (“The Simpsons”) is 69.
- Cartoonist Tom Wilson (“Ziggy”) is 69.
- Singer Randy Jackson (The Jacksons) is 65.
- Drummer Peter Timmins (Cowboy Junkies) is 61.
- Actor Joely Fisher (“Ellen”) is 59.
- Rapper Paris is 59.
- Actor Rufus Sewell (“The Diplomat”) is 59.
- Actor Grayson McCouch (“Gotham”) is 58.
- Singer SA Martinez (311) is 57.
- Actor Winona Ryder is 55.
- Actor Tracee Ellis Ross (“black-ish”) is 54.
- Actor Gabrielle Union is 54.
- Actor Trevor Lissauer (“Sabrina the Teenage Witch”) is 53.
- Actor Milena Govich (“Law & Order”) is 50.
- Actor Jon Abrahams (“Meet the Parents”) is 49.
- Actor Brendan Fehr (“CSI: Miami,” “Roswell”) is 49.
- Actor Ben Foster (“Six Feet Under”) is 46.
- Bassist Chris Baio (Vampire Weekend) is 42.
- Actor Janet Montgomery (“New Amsterdam”) is 41.
- Actor India Eisley (“The Secret Life of the American Teenager”) is 33.
- In 1911..Joseph Pulitzer, Hungarian-American publisher (St Louis Post-Dispatch, NY World) and Democratic politician whose bequest founded the Columbia School of Journalism and the Pulitzer Prize, dies at 64
- In 1957..Louis B. Mayer, American film producer and creator of the star system (MGM), dies at 71
- In 1971..Duane Allman, American rock guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band), dies in a motorcycle accident at 24
- In 1987..Woody Herman, American jazz clarinetist and composer (Thundering Herd), dies at 74
- In 2004..Vaughn Meader, American comedian and musician, dies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 68 (b. 1936)
- In 2024...Teri Garr, American actress (Young Frankenstein; Tootsie; Mr. Mom), dies of complications of multiple sclerosis at 79
- In 2025...Pierre Robert, American rock radio DJ (WMMR Philadelphia, 1981-2025), and Deadhead, dies in his sleep at 70