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| Roy Shapiro |
Roy Shapiro, retired vice president and general manager of
KYW-AM, who was in on the beginning of all-news radio in Philly when everybody
was scared to death of such a brand-new concept, died Tuesday.
He was 76, according to philly.com.
While he kept active in his retirement years, including work
with numerous community and charitable causes and as a consultant to KYW, Roy suffered recently
from respiratory problems.
"He was vibrant until the end," said Marc
Rayfield, senior vice president and market manager for CBS Radio Philadelphia.
"He was somebody who was so much bigger than life."
Dan Mason, president and CEO of CBS Radio, said: "Roy was the backbone of
KYW Radio for so many years and continued to make valuable contributions to CBS
Radio through his wealth of knowledge in audience-measurement research. All of
us at CBS Radio will miss him, not only as our colleague, but as our loyal
friend."
Scott Herman, executive vice president of operations for CBS
Radio, said: "Roy
was an incredible person and one of the brightest and smartest minds the
broadcasting industry has ever seen. His legacy will live on through those of
us lucky enough to have been mentored by him and those of us blessed to have
been able to call him a friend."
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