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Gary Burbank, the funniest man in Cincinnati radio, dies at 84

I still miss listening to Garish every afternoon. A great companion on the commute home from work. He’s one of the most gifted individuals to ever grace the Cincinnati airwaves. And dis time I’m being honest wich you.
 
thenetwork said:
You knew the weekend was about to start when Howlin Blind Muddy Slim Your Sixty-Minute Toe Jam Man did "Blues Break 201".
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I briefly did afternoons on a small-ish market FM AC inside WLW’s daytime signal. One Friday an older person of color called requesting a Lead Belly track. Next Friday, another call. The third Friday, calls again.

It finally hits me. I asked the caller to look at their radio and tell me the FM frequency directly above the 700. (Analog dial…dating myself here) Of course, it was the frequency our AC was at. Asked them to check the AM/FM switch. It was set on AM.

I tried to explain that they were tuned to WLW but calling the wrong station. The caller thanked me. I never heard from them again.

Don’t know if Garish ever played their request.
 
Anyone know if WLW has recordings of old Burbank shows, and if so, who would actually own the broadcast rights to them? I ask because I wonder if IHEART, assuming sufficient recordings exist, would consider a site for continuous streaming of his old shows? Another option would be a 2-3 hour best of Burbank show, like on a Sunday evening. WBZ used to do this, playing old shows from past BZ personalities like Larry Glick, Dave Maynard, David Brudnoy, etc.

Back in the late 80s, a friend and I were in studio for "Sports or Consequences" (long story) with Gary, Doc, Andy Mac, Trumpy, and Marty Brennamen (who came in after we did). Gary, Doc, and Andy were most gracious and welcoming, Trumpy and Marty were jerks. My buddy took photos, but his widow has no idea what happened to them.
 
Calhoun said:
Anyone know if WLW has recordings of old Burbank shows, and if so, who would actually own the broadcast rights to them? I ask because I wonder if IHEART, assuming sufficient recordings exist, would consider a site for continuous streaming of his old shows? Another option would be a 2-3 hour best of Burbank show, like on a Sunday evening. WBZ used to do this, playing old shows from past BZ personalities like Larry Glick, Dave Maynard, David Brudnoy, etc.

Back in the late 80s, a friend and I were in studio for "Sports or Consequences" (long story) with Gary, Doc, Andy Mac, Trumpy, and Marty Brennamen (who came in after we did). Gary, Doc, and Andy were most gracious and welcoming, Trumpy and Marty were jerks. My buddy took photos, but his widow has no idea what happened to them.
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I think Burbank (now his estate) owns his material. Gary at one-time was selling his comedy bits per download. Whether there'd be enough for a streaming channel, I'd have no idea.
Gary was the greatest on and off the air.
 
gr8oldies said:
I think Burbank (now his estate) owns his material. Gary at one-time was selling his comedy bits per download. Whether there'd be enough for a streaming channel, I'd have no idea.
Gary was the greatest on and off the air.
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I had a couple opportunities to talk to Gary off air, once at the original "Burbank's" in Sharonville, then at one of the WLW charity softball games. We parked next to one another, then walked the hundred yards or so together to
the diamond. Much softer spoken in person with hint of a southern accent, and very humble.

My Dad and I also attended the big "Pitts for Governor of Ohio" rally at a brewery in 1986. I don't remember numbers, but I do remember Gary commenting they had vastly underestimated the anticipated crowd size. One of the my fondest memories of time spent with my Dad.
 


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