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Monday, August 12, 2024

R.I.P. Bill Abbate, Former Boston Radio Personality

Bill Abbate
Former Boston radio personality William Abbate passed suddenly, on Aug 9, 2024. 

Born in Boston, Abbate attended high school at ASIJ in Tokyo, Japan, where he discovered his passion for on air radio announcing. 

He worked as a rock DJ at several college and Boston FM radio stations, most notably WFNX-FM and WBCN-FM, where he also produced and hosted the popular NE Patriots Rock Radio Network Pre/Postgame shows for several years. 

He also taught radio classes for a brief period at Northeast Broadcasting School, Boston. A keen musicologist, he attended countless performances, he interviewed hundreds of national musical artists, helped local Boston musicians with exposure, and curated a voluminous and eclectic personal music library. 

Radio industry changes led him to a career change in college admissions.


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