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Oldest hosts

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radioguy555

Aside from Paul Harvey, who are some of the oldest radio hosts out there, and how old are they? Any who pull decent numbers?

Here in Tampa, Gil Whitton did a weekly gardening show into his 80's on WFLA. He passed away a few years ago, so I don't really know of any current ones.
 
Dick Biondi comes to mind in Chicago. He's 74 or 75. Don't know what his shift pulls, but WZZN had only a 2.3 in Fall 07.
 
...George Putnam is still doing a midday shift at KCAA San Bernardino. He's 93 and is the only person heard on the WJSV Washington "Complete Broadcast Day" aircheck set from 21 September 1939 who's still working (or maybe even alive!)...

...Studs Terkel was doing his midday show at WFMT Chicago well into his 80s...
 
Art Laboe in his early 80's does 6 hours a night 6 days a week out of Los Angeles and a regional "network" of stations. Art was on the air in San Francisco in 1943, but I think George Putnam has to be the oldest of all.
 
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