The Inquirer reported today that Austin Culmer died last week at 82. I first remember hearing him as a weekend jock on country 1540/104.5 WRCP in 1968 (their first African-American personality) and then he also started doing a talk show on 1210 WCAU, again credited as being the first African-American on a major talk station here. So on Sundays he was on WRCP all afternoon & an hour later he was on WCAU all evening! On WRCP running his own board you’d hear it each time he put a cart in the machine – click, click…(long pause) then his jingle ”WRCP-Austin Culmer!”
He went on to be a weekend and fill-in host on WCAU and later WWDB until they left the air. He had a calm, gentle voice and was a moderate voice of reason – guess he’d never have made it in today’s talk radio. He was always gently entertaining and interesting to listen to in a way few radio personalities are today. Thanks for the years of civility and conversation, Austin!
He went on to be a weekend and fill-in host on WCAU and later WWDB until they left the air. He had a calm, gentle voice and was a moderate voice of reason – guess he’d never have made it in today’s talk radio. He was always gently entertaining and interesting to listen to in a way few radio personalities are today. Thanks for the years of civility and conversation, Austin!