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Marathon Don
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Jack Boston passed away last night after a brave battle with cancer. My prayers go out to his family. He was a phenomenal talent.
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Creative, cool and an all around nice guy.
Condolences to his family and friends.
Condolences to his family and friends.
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No doubt. He was a phenomenal broadcaster and a great friend.
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radiopig_nc
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What a phenomenal voice talent. His family will be in my prayers.
From the News and Observer
RALEIGH - North Carolina radio personality Jack Boston, the former host of WPTF's "North Carolina's Morning News," died Sunday after a two-year battle with myoblastic leukemia.
[EDIT]
Jack also worked in Greenville at WDLX, in Charlotte at Star 104.7, in Myrtle Beach at WKZQ, and in Wilmington at B100.
Bill
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RALEIGH - North Carolina radio personality Jack Boston, the former host of WPTF's "North Carolina's Morning News," died Sunday after a two-year battle with myoblastic leukemia.
[EDIT]
Jack also worked in Greenville at WDLX, in Charlotte at Star 104.7, in Myrtle Beach at WKZQ, and in Wilmington at B100.
Bill
[EDIT-post truncated because originating material is copyrighted.]
A real radio guy, in his recent e-mails he still talked about getting back on the air, gone but will never be forgotten.
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firecop947
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http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1228082.html
Great guy. Thoughts and prayers with his family.
Kris
Great guy. Thoughts and prayers with his family.
Kris
Very sad!!! 
Never met Jack in person, but know of his reputation as an all-around nice guy both on and off the air. My condoences to his family and friends.
2008 has been hard on the passing of many air talents.
Robyn
Never met Jack in person, but know of his reputation as an all-around nice guy both on and off the air. My condoences to his family and friends.2008 has been hard on the passing of many air talents.
Robyn
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Radio Still Rules
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Jack was a talented guy. Could do so many voices. Always rehearsing lines for an upcoming theatre production. I only worked with him for about a year but I'll never forget him cutting lines for V/O work and cupping his ear so he could make sure his timbre, diction and whatever voice he was mimicing would be absolutely perfect.
In the words of Billy Joel, "Only The Good Die Young"
Radio Still Rules!!!
In the words of Billy Joel, "Only The Good Die Young"
Radio Still Rules!!!
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Daddy J
Guest
Great guy; great talent.
I worked with him for 6 years. For 4 we were on "sister" stations and talked in the halls, and for 2, I followed him on the air.
Jack was a creative machine. He was constantly coming up with ideas and verbalizing them. Many of the best weren't "air acceptable" but were damned entertaining. Though I'd never seen the show to that point, I did an accent that always made Jack crack up. He told me it sounded like "that old perv on Family Guy". After I checked out "Herbert", I had to agree with him. He and I would hold entire conversations using the voice of Herbert and try to "outgross" each other. Neither man ever blinked, but one might crack up first.
Jack used to do spots sometimes that'd feature like 3 different voices, and he would do them all. When one of these ads would air, I would play a little game called "which Jack Boston am I" and imitate the voices ("I'm the intimate Jack Boston..I'm the angry Jack Boston, I'm the redneck Jack Boston", etc.). He got a kick out of it.
Though he was a great air talent, he was a RARE and EXCEPTIONAL production talent. His stuff was of the first order, even down to the music he used to set the mood. No stone unturned. There are great voiceover people and there are great production people and rarely do the two meet, but Jack was F-in world class in both areas. Clients rightfully loved his ass. He was also great as an M.C., he could really work the room. I always hated to have to be the "next guy at the remote" after him, because I could never put on the floor show that was Jack Boston.
He loved his family and bragged on them often. I can't tell you how many football videos of his sons he made me watch.
Many do not know that Jack worked at WLS, Chicago in the 80's, and that he spent time as an actor in NY as well. Linda Fiorentino (Men In Black), told him that she thought he was hot (he wasn't single at the time). Never a negative to have a hot actress think you, too, are hot. Jack was a charismatic, bigger than life character. All the comments on the boards, websites, publications, plus many on air tributes more than prove the point that Jack wasn't "just another guy".
I worked with him for 6 years. For 4 we were on "sister" stations and talked in the halls, and for 2, I followed him on the air.
Jack was a creative machine. He was constantly coming up with ideas and verbalizing them. Many of the best weren't "air acceptable" but were damned entertaining. Though I'd never seen the show to that point, I did an accent that always made Jack crack up. He told me it sounded like "that old perv on Family Guy". After I checked out "Herbert", I had to agree with him. He and I would hold entire conversations using the voice of Herbert and try to "outgross" each other. Neither man ever blinked, but one might crack up first.
Jack used to do spots sometimes that'd feature like 3 different voices, and he would do them all. When one of these ads would air, I would play a little game called "which Jack Boston am I" and imitate the voices ("I'm the intimate Jack Boston..I'm the angry Jack Boston, I'm the redneck Jack Boston", etc.). He got a kick out of it.
Though he was a great air talent, he was a RARE and EXCEPTIONAL production talent. His stuff was of the first order, even down to the music he used to set the mood. No stone unturned. There are great voiceover people and there are great production people and rarely do the two meet, but Jack was F-in world class in both areas. Clients rightfully loved his ass. He was also great as an M.C., he could really work the room. I always hated to have to be the "next guy at the remote" after him, because I could never put on the floor show that was Jack Boston.
He loved his family and bragged on them often. I can't tell you how many football videos of his sons he made me watch.
Many do not know that Jack worked at WLS, Chicago in the 80's, and that he spent time as an actor in NY as well. Linda Fiorentino (Men In Black), told him that she thought he was hot (he wasn't single at the time). Never a negative to have a hot actress think you, too, are hot. Jack was a charismatic, bigger than life character. All the comments on the boards, websites, publications, plus many on air tributes more than prove the point that Jack wasn't "just another guy".
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Rush23
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Hey everybody this is one of his sons, Keegan. I was searching google and came across this topic. I wanted to thank you guys, the support from the entire community is overwhelming. I can see how much of an impact he had on friends, listeners, co-workers, etc. Thanks for the support and I hope to see all of you that can make it, at the service/wake tomorrow from 4-8.
Take care, my dad loved radio almost as much as his family. That is saying something. Thinking of how "good" he was and the many voices he could do, brings a smile to my face and it always will.
Take care, my dad loved radio almost as much as his family. That is saying something. Thinking of how "good" he was and the many voices he could do, brings a smile to my face and it always will.
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dittohead1
Guest
Keegan,
Your dad was a talented guy and a person who would go out of his way to make others feel good. If people miss you when you're gone, you did something right. I miss him already.
Your dad was a talented guy and a person who would go out of his way to make others feel good. If people miss you when you're gone, you did something right. I miss him already.
When Jack would come into my place of business, he knew radio was my hobby. We would get involved in some great dicussions about Radio Stations, or Radio Politics from all over the country.
Once again, Billy Joel is correct.... "Only The Good Die Young"
Respectfully,
Stuart Greenberg
Chapel Hill, NC
Once again, Billy Joel is correct.... "Only The Good Die Young"
Respectfully,
Stuart Greenberg
Chapel Hill, NC
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