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R.I.P. Bob Grant
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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 1249794" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p><strong>NTS MediaOnline Today</strong> is sad to report the death of Talk radio pioneer <strong>Bob Grant</strong>, who died on New Year’s Eve, Tuesday (12/31). He was 84. After a post-college gig at <strong>WBBM/Chicago</strong>, Grant would go on to become one of the inventors of so-called ‘controversial’ Talk radio, first taking over for the legendary <strong>Joe Pyne</strong> in 1964 at <strong>KABC/Los Angeles</strong>, after having worked as a TV and radio personality at crosstown <strong>KNX</strong>. But Bob’s biggest Talk radio success would come after making a move to <strong>New York</strong>, where, over more than four decades he was heard on <strong>WMCA</strong>, <strong>WABC</strong> and <strong>WOR</strong>. Grant’s often tumultuous NYC radio career took a brief hiatus when he became part of the lineup at one of America’s very first FM Talk radio stations, <strong>WWDB/Philadelphia</strong>. He was also the author of the bestselling book, <em>Let’s Be Heard</em>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 1249794, member: 1246"] [B]NTS MediaOnline Today[/B] is sad to report the death of Talk radio pioneer [B]Bob Grant[/B], who died on New Year’s Eve, Tuesday (12/31). He was 84. After a post-college gig at [B]WBBM/Chicago[/B], Grant would go on to become one of the inventors of so-called ‘controversial’ Talk radio, first taking over for the legendary [B]Joe Pyne[/B] in 1964 at [B]KABC/Los Angeles[/B], after having worked as a TV and radio personality at crosstown [B]KNX[/B]. But Bob’s biggest Talk radio success would come after making a move to [B]New York[/B], where, over more than four decades he was heard on [B]WMCA[/B], [B]WABC[/B] and [B]WOR[/B]. Grant’s often tumultuous NYC radio career took a brief hiatus when he became part of the lineup at one of America’s very first FM Talk radio stations, [B]WWDB/Philadelphia[/B]. He was also the author of the bestselling book, [I]Let’s Be Heard[/I]. [/QUOTE]
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