Bob Jones of WNEW(AM) and WQEW

[NickGerard]

Host of Milkman's Matinee on 'NEW and later the morning host on WQEW. I really enjoyed his on-air work. Still around? Doing radio?

Nick Gerard

 

[JJS]

> Host of Milkman's Matinee on 'NEW and later the morning host
> on WQEW. I really enjoyed his on-air work. Still around?
> Doing radio?
>
> Nick Gerard
>

Bill Dulmage's schedule log shows a Bob Jones at Milkman's Matinee as early as 1954. Were there two?

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/story/55402p-51909c.html

A great improvement over Neil Meyers for mornings at WQEW.

JJS<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by JJS on 08/20/05 01:04 AM.</FONT></P>

 

[Mouth1390]

> > Host of Milkman's Matinee on 'NEW and later the morning
> host
> > on WQEW. I really enjoyed his on-air work. Still around?
>
> > Doing radio?
> >
> > Nick Gerard
> >
>
> Bill Dulmage's schedule log shows a Bob Jones at Milkman's
> Matinee as early as 1954. Were there two?
>
> http://www.billdulmage.com/skeds/others/wnew.html
>
> Our "Join Jones" was quoted in the Daily News about the
> death of Stan Martin in 2003.
>
http:> //www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/story/55402p-51909c.html
>
>
> A great improvement over Neil Meyers for mornings at WQEW.
>
> JJS
>
I always enjoyed listening to Bob Jones on both WNEW and WQEW. Interesting notes. First, Bob Jones wasn't doing 'The Milkman's Matinee' on WNEW in 1954. I suspect he may have been too young to have working papers in New York. Second aside. . .I believe Bob Jones spent some time at WHN 1050, New York before making the move to WNEW.

I once called him at WNEW, kind of on a lark, about 20 years ago when I was working at the old WGLI on Long Island. He was gracious enough to spend time talking with me and had kind words to say about a severly limited Long Island radio station. Truly a gentleman.