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RIP longtime WMWM, Salem DJ Bob Nelson aka "raccoonradio" at 62

Eli Polonsky said:
Before this is moved to "in Memoriam", I wanted to start it on this board that serves his area, and that he often participated on as "raccoonradio".

According to posts relayed to Facebook by friends from his sister Barbara, Bob Nelson passed away at 62 yesterday, following hospitalization and suffering from multiple health issues including two heart attacks and other problems since just over two months ago.

Bob was a DJ, host, and producer at the Salem State University volunteer radio station WMWM 91.7 FM for over 40 years. He hosted several music programs of many sorts, but his main focuses were blues music, and local blues and roots-rock music shows on which he frequently brought many local musical artists onto the air.

When WMWM underwent a "reorganization" by Salem State a couple of years ago, Bob and many other non-student community members started a new online-only internet station "North of Boston Radio" and moved their programs there.

I had only met Bob in person at some live music shows a few times, but I enjoyed listening to his shows over the years, and enjoyed many discussions about Boston radio and history with him. (I have not seen an official obituary yet).
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I worked with Bob many years ago at WMWM. (I was there from 1978-1987.) He was always very knowledgeable about music and could do any radio music format. He filled in for me numerous playing soft rock/adult contemporary music. He will be missed as a voice on the North Shore. -Scott Merrill
 
A lot of truth to the saying "Only The Good Die Young"
RIP Bob
 
He was a participant of a hard right political forum"

I think this must be "free republic." Over a twenty year period he must have mentioned them a few hundred times. I never looked them over: not even once. I just assumed they were an alt-right outfit. Same with Howie. His name was constantly dropped. I never listened.

Curious if H.Carr mentioned him? Or "FR" for that matter? He'll be missed. I think, the last thread he was posted in (me also ) was the Christmas one. In which he said a station in the market started before Veterans Day.
 
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