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Obit: Norm Prescott at 78, former WHDH DJ

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CrankyYankee

Norm Prescott has died at the age of 78. A former disc jockey (he worked alongside Bob & Ray at WHDH in Boston, among other gigs), Prescott moved to Hollywood and into film production.

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"Be seeing you..."</P><P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by CrankyYankee on 07/07/05 03:52 PM.</FONT></P>
 
Re: Obit: Norm Presscott at 78, former WHDH DJ

And don't forget his days at WBZ. He did afternoons there until around 1956 or so (correct me on this). I was only a kid then, but I remember him as part of WBZ's lineup which included Carl DeSuze, Alan Dary, and Bill Marlowe. I'm not sure if Dary is still with us, but I know the others have also passed on. I also remember the day that a typical New England NorEaster led to his exit from Soldiers Field Rd. Does anyone else?

> Norm Prescott has died at the age of 78. A former disc
> jockey (he worked alongside Bob & Ray at WHDH in Boston,
> among other gigs), Prescott moved to Hollywood and into film
> production.
>
>

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Another Reason a Boston Radio Broadcasters Museum Is Needed

As the old order passes we are losing our record of Boston's radio history.
With Norm Prescott passing, although he had been out of the Boston radio market for years, it gives greater urgency to the belief that Boston needs its own Museum of Radio History. We have had enough jock museums to fill several Fenway Parks but none to the history of radio which had its real founding here.
In less than a decade people will only know "Jack" about radio.


> Norm Prescott has died at the age of 78. A former disc
> jockey (he worked alongside Bob & Ray at WHDH in Boston,
> among other gigs), Prescott moved to Hollywood and into film
> production.
>
>
ht> tp://www.variety.com/article/VR1117925521?categoryId=25&cs=1
>
 
Internet Museum?

> As the old order passes we are losing our record of Boston's
> radio history.
> With Norm Prescott passing, although he had been out of the
> Boston radio market for years, it gives greater urgency to
> the belief that Boston needs its own Museum of Radio
> History. We have had enough jock museums to fill several
> Fenway Parks but none to the history of radio which had its
> real founding here.
> In less than a decade people will only know "Jack" about
> radio.

How about an Internet Museum since it's cheaper and it's an audio medium to begin with. Go download from JerryWilliams.org, that's a good example of a memorial.

Too bad JW.org doesn't link directly to the MP3s but uses M3Us which are just links to begin with. Radio talent and web design don't go hand in hand.
 
Re: Obit: Norm Presscott at 78, former WHDH DJ

I think Norm Prescott moved to WBZ-1030 in 1956 when the station dropped it's affiliation with NBC Radio (as all of Group W/Westinghouse's radio stations affiliated with a network did at around the same time) to go to the increasingly popular "music and news" format.

I'm not old enough to recall Prescott's time at WBZ, but I wouldn't be surprised if his departure from WBZ was due to the changing music scene and the growth of rock-and-roll. I think that Bill Marlowe and later Alan Dary left 'BZ because they were both reportadely fed-up with the increasing percentage of rock in the station's musical format.
 
Cranky Yankee wrote:

> (After leaving Boston,) Prescott moved to Hollywood and into film
> production.

Norm Prescott and Lou Schwimmer (sp?) founded Filmation Studios, which became a top producer of animated cartoons in the 1960's, 1970's, and 1980's.

Among Filmation's TV cartoon series were the 1966-68 "Superman" cartoons, the 1968-75 "Archie" cartoons, "Fat Albert", "Star Trek Animated", and "He Man".

Prescott and Schwimmer eventually sold Filmation to, of all companies, Group W/Westinghouse!
 
Re: Boston Globe obit for Prescott

Here's the link for the "Boston Globe's" writeup on the late Mr. Prescott...
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2005/07/08/norm_prescott_boston_dj_tv_cartoon_show_producer?mode=PF<P ID="signature">______________
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They also did Gilligan's Island, Gilligan's Planet, Lassie, and a bunch of other TV-to-cartoon adaptations as well.

Also, before Hanna/Barbara took over the DC commics, Filmation produced the Batman, Superman and Aqua-man cartoons. I believe Filmation was a division of Paramount for a while.

And, if I recall correctly, he remained working there after selling it to group W, even getting Group W's PM/Evening Magazine to shoot a story.

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know if Filmation still exists? I havne't seen a production from them in a few years now?
(and yes, I agree, I know way too much about them already)

> Cranky Yankee wrote:
>
> > (After leaving Boston,) Prescott moved to Hollywood and
> into film
> > production.
>
> Norm Prescott and Lou Schwimmer (sp?) founded Filmation
> Studios, which became a top producer of animated cartoons in
> the 1960's, 1970's, and 1980's.
>
> Among Filmation's TV cartoon series were the 1966-68
> "Superman" cartoons, the 1968-75 "Archie" cartoons, "Fat
> Albert", "Star Trek Animated", and "He Man".
>
> Prescott and Schwimmer eventually sold Filmation to, of all
> companies, Group W/Westinghouse!
>
 
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