Sad News--The passing of Sandy G

[alandavidstein]

I'm sorry to report the passing of Sandy G, who did the Saturday Night Oldies show for Press Broadcasting for years....first on WJLK, and then on NJ 101.5.

Sandy was one of the first friends I made at 101.5. He had a great, dry sense of humor, which, unfortunately, a lot of people didn't "get". That was their loss.

I'm very glad that we got to speak for the first time in years, this fall, when I was subbing for Jay at WJRZ.

RIP, my friend.

Condolences to his wife Dolores, as well as Sandy's family.

Here's the obit from the Asbury Park Press:

Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 12/24/05

SANFORD J. GOLDBERG, 75, of the Holiday Heights section of BERKELEY, died Wednesday, Dec. 21, at Community Medical Center, Toms River. He was a postal employee for the U.S. Postal Service, Asbury Park, for 30 years, retiring in 1988. Mr. Goldberg was a DJ as Sandy G for various Shore area radio stations for 16 years. Born in Long Branch, he lived in Asbury Park prior to moving to Holiday Heights in 1987.
Surviving is his wife of 20 years, Dolores Murtha Goldberg.

Family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Timothy E. Ryan Home for Funerals, 145 St. Catherine Blvd., Toms River. Funeral services will be offered at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Ocean County Memorial Park, Toms River. Condolences may be sent via www.ryanfuneralhome.com

 

[STU1NYRF]

> I'm sorry to report the passing of Sandy G, who did the
> Saturday Night Oldies show for Press Broadcasting for
> years....first on WJLK, and then on NJ 101.5.
>
> Sandy was one of the first friends I made at 101.5. He had
> a great, dry sense of humor, which, unfortunately, a lot of
> people didn't "get". That was their loss.
>
> I'm very glad that we got to speak for the first time in
> years, this fall, when I was subbing for Jay at WJRZ.
>
> RIP, my friend.
>
> Condolences to his wife Dolores, as well as Sandy's family.
>
> Here's the obit from the Asbury Park Press:
>
> Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 12/24/05
>
> SANFORD J. GOLDBERG, 75, of the Holiday Heights section of
> BERKELEY, died Wednesday, Dec. 21, at Community Medical
> Center, Toms River. He was a postal employee for the U.S.
> Postal Service, Asbury Park, for 30 years, retiring in 1988.
> Mr. Goldberg was a DJ as Sandy G for various Shore area
> radio stations for 16 years. Born in Long Branch, he lived
> in Asbury Park prior to moving to Holiday Heights in 1987.
> Surviving is his wife of 20 years, Dolores Murtha Goldberg.
>
> Family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the
> Timothy E. Ryan Home for Funerals, 145 St. Catherine Blvd.,
> Toms River. Funeral services will be offered at 11 a.m.
> Tuesday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Ocean
> County Memorial Park, Toms River. Condolences may be sent
> via www.ryanfuneralhome.com
>

Sad news indeed. He was one of the first jocks I remember listening to on NJ101.5 after moving to New Jersey in the summer of '91. My condolences to Sandy's family and his many radio friends.<P ID="signature">______________
Stu Dolgon</P>

 

[dtandler]

> I'm sorry to report the passing of Sandy G, who did the
> Saturday Night Oldies show for Press Broadcasting for
> years....first on WJLK, and then on NJ 101.5.
>
> Sandy was one of the first friends I made at 101.5. He had
> a great, dry sense of humor, which, unfortunately, a lot of
> people didn't "get". That was their loss.
>
> I'm very glad that we got to speak for the first time in
> years, this fall, when I was subbing for Jay at WJRZ.
>
> RIP, my friend.
>
> Condolences to his wife Dolores, as well as Sandy's family.
>
> Here's the obit from the Asbury Park Press:
>
> Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 12/24/05
>
> SANFORD J. GOLDBERG, 75, of the Holiday Heights section of
> BERKELEY, died Wednesday, Dec. 21, at Community Medical
> Center, Toms River. He was a postal employee for the U.S.
> Postal Service, Asbury Park, for 30 years, retiring in 1988.
> Mr. Goldberg was a DJ as Sandy G for various Shore area
> radio stations for 16 years. Born in Long Branch, he lived
> in Asbury Park prior to moving to Holiday Heights in 1987.
> Surviving is his wife of 20 years, Dolores Murtha Goldberg.
>
> Family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the
> Timothy E. Ryan Home for Funerals, 145 St. Catherine Blvd.,
> Toms River. Funeral services will be offered at 11 a.m.
> Tuesday at the funeral home. Entombment will be in Ocean
> County Memorial Park, Toms River. Condolences may be sent
> via www.ryanfuneralhome.com
>
My very first night on New Jersey 101.5, March 31, 1991, I followed Sandy. Decent man, acerbic sense of humor, and, boy, did he love his doo-wop. He loved it so much that he would work a full shift at the Toms River P.O. (he was a manager there) and then drive 40 miles to do a six hour show every Saturday night. Rest in peace, Sandy. I hope you're hangin' with Frankie Lymon..........