Dr. Ronald A. Chmiel Sr., area dentist and founder of WUWU 107.7, dies. http://www.buffalonews.com/obituaries/story/348079.html#
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Dr. Ronald A. Chmiel Sr., founder of WUWU 107.7, dies.
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Element9 said:It appears Dr. Chmiel lived a full and rewarding life. He's probably sitting at God's right hand already having endured purgatory while co-owning WUWU, dealing with a few of the nutjobs (especially one particular fellow) at that station. Rest in peace, Dr. Ron.
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He's likely sitting next to that particular nutjob.
Yes, Bob Allen is no longer with us.
I worked with Bob at WYSL-FM 103.3.
He was a character with a unique personality, but a "nutjob".
Everyone who has worked in broadcasting is a nutjob....you have to be.
I worked with Bob at WYSL-FM 103.3.
He was a character with a unique personality, but a "nutjob".
Everyone who has worked in broadcasting is a nutjob....you have to be.
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MediaBoy4Radio said:Everyone who has worked in broadcasting is a nutjob....you have to be.
This is the first fundamental truth I've seen on this board yet!
I remember working at the old Worthington Compressors in South Buffalo in the early 80's 2nd and 3rd shift and listening to WUWU. Bob may have been unique but he introduced me to really great alternative bands! Plus, even though Bob and I were on different ends of the political spectrum I thought his short lived talk show on WUWU was great and entertaining. Anyone else remember when he would bring on members of law enforcement to argue his pro-pot opinions! Classics!
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If Bob Allen didn't drive the good doctor crazy, then another of his WUWU talent roster--Bill Masters--may have.
Remember Bill? Tremendously talented guy, held down middays at the old WROC in Rochester and at WBEN in Buffalo at various points during the 60s and 70s...developed a bipolar disorder...then came back at WUWU to be its first morning man. That show was a stream of warped manic consciousness that had to be heard to be believed (I wonder if any airchecks of it exist). Later on, he dropped out of radio, went on permanent disability and told the Buffalo News in a "where are they now" feature that he preferred life off his lithium carbonate meds. They found him sitting in the park chilling out on a sunny day, saying he had no desire to go back on his meds or go back to work.
I heard that he passed away sometime in the 90s, but don't have any additional information on the time and place of his passing. The old-timers at WBEN still talked about him years after he'd done his last show there...never met him, but his presence still was felt in people's memories at 2077 Elmwood Ave.
Remember Bill? Tremendously talented guy, held down middays at the old WROC in Rochester and at WBEN in Buffalo at various points during the 60s and 70s...developed a bipolar disorder...then came back at WUWU to be its first morning man. That show was a stream of warped manic consciousness that had to be heard to be believed (I wonder if any airchecks of it exist). Later on, he dropped out of radio, went on permanent disability and told the Buffalo News in a "where are they now" feature that he preferred life off his lithium carbonate meds. They found him sitting in the park chilling out on a sunny day, saying he had no desire to go back on his meds or go back to work.
I heard that he passed away sometime in the 90s, but don't have any additional information on the time and place of his passing. The old-timers at WBEN still talked about him years after he'd done his last show there...never met him, but his presence still was felt in people's memories at 2077 Elmwood Ave.
A few years after the WUWU experience, I have a vague recollection that Bill Masters did return to WBEN in a part-time capacity. It was somewhere between 1985 to 1987. He did weekends and did some fill in work at the time. That must have been his last broadcasting experience before he died.
I still remember WUWU's audiophile promos.
When I last worked in Buffalo in the early '80s, WUWU was promoting its lack of aggressive processing. At the time, it was somewhat startling to hear a promo with Bob saying, "The drums kick ass!" Funny now to imagine that was once an "edgy" thing to say.
For me, radio lost something when the suits tried to round off all the jagged edges. WUWU in the early '80s was a place that provided a home to some eccentric people who'd been "rounded off" elsewhere!
I remember Bill Masters best for his work on WHAM at night in the late '70s.
When I last worked in Buffalo in the early '80s, WUWU was promoting its lack of aggressive processing. At the time, it was somewhat startling to hear a promo with Bob saying, "The drums kick ass!" Funny now to imagine that was once an "edgy" thing to say.
For me, radio lost something when the suits tried to round off all the jagged edges. WUWU in the early '80s was a place that provided a home to some eccentric people who'd been "rounded off" elsewhere!
I remember Bill Masters best for his work on WHAM at night in the late '70s.
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