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| Ed Baer in home studio |
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| WMCA Good Guy Ed Baer |
Baer spent more than a 60 years on New York area stations, including as a “Good Guy” on WMCA 570 AM, followed by stints on WCBS 101.1 FM, WYNY, WHN 1050 AM, and WHUD among others.
Baer began in New York radio at WMCA in the fall of 1961, at age 25, the youngest member of the air staff. He remained there for 12 years, doing music, news and talk shows. Then, on to WHN, playing Country Music for 10 years, followed by 4 years at WYNY, where he also did sports on the NBC Radio Network. In 1986, he took over mornings with the Ed Baer Affair on 100.7 WHUD while also beginning fill-in stints on WCBS-FM, and often heard on their Radio Greats Weekends.
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| Circa 1969 |
After retiring from the WHUD morning show in 2000 and the start of his weekend show, “Pop Rewind,” Ed also began a four year run with Sirius Satellite Radio, where he did the morning show on the 50’s and 60’s channel, Monday through Friday, and their Country channel on weekends.
Always liked him...his humor came through occasionally too....remember him on WMCA saying he was his HS high jump champion...the same day he backed into the javelin. RIP.
ReplyDeleteEd Baer lived in Westport, CT, where I write a local blog. Here's my tribute: https://06880danwoog.com/2019/01/02/remembering-ed-baer/
ReplyDeleteUsed to run into him at WHUD when I went in to record PSA's. Talked about is stint at WNBC and the staff that still worked there.
ReplyDeleteRIP Ed.I always enjoyed his shows on 1050 WHN with the other WHN great DJ's."Ed Baer on the air" Over nights when the station boomed in loud and clear here in midstate Connecticut.
ReplyDeleteHe will be missed by the radio broadcasting community and his listeners.