TED BROWN

[carlson]

any one rembere him old morining guy on wnew in 64

 

[chacha]

any one rembere him old morining guy on wnew in 64

COntinuing in the Carlson series of DJ's who have passed on.
Ted Brown was probably one of the best broadcasters ever in NYC.
And did mornings at WNEW-A right into the 80's.

 

[kevinsealy]

It was Ted Brown who got me interested in the radio end of broadcasting. And he's one if not my all-time favorite radio personality.


Thanks,
Kevin L. Sealy

 

[RADIO TRUTH]

I always like Ted Brown and the redhead on WMGM.

 

[chacha]

I always like Ted Brown and the redhead on WMGM.

Peter Tripp. He had some serious problems in the same Alan Freed payola investigations.

 

[radioguy1580]

I had the opportunity to meet him after his WNEW gig. He came out to WLIM/Patchogue and hung out for several weeks with Jack Ellsworth, my boss.
He seemed rather bitter to everyone.
He moved on to WRIV/Riverhead and I remember Howard Stern lambasting him saying, "so you went from NY to Riverhead. Good move. Next your gonna be in the ocean."
Sad ending to a stellar career.

 

[rjoc]

I seem to recall Ted Brown filling in on weekends on then WOCB-1240 West Yarmouth, Cape Cod back in the early 70's....My memory may be a bit off though, that was 35 years ago!

 

[Metropolite]

Ted also did a stint at WVNJ-1160 in New Jersey. Later he suffered a stroke.
Ted died on March 20, 2005 in his 80s.

 

[gumbo]

Brown's son runs a recording studio in Austin; I met him by accident and we had a great conversation about his dad's career and 60's NYC radio.

 

[wgliradio]

I had the pleasure of working with Ted at WVNJ in 1996. I was the engineer for him at a remote we did at the Meadowlands Racetrack one afternoon, God I wish I could remember when it was, I want to say Spring of 96. Anyway, the station was trying to make inroads against WQEW at the time (Adult Standard wars..) Bill Gaghan was the PD and did a great job. Dell Dixon, Bill Owen (ex WABC/ABC), Mike Prelee (WNEW), Jim Lowe and Ted to name a few. It was a well stocked lineup with some great music.

Anyway, that day, the station seemed to have turned the page, the remote was a huge success and many came out to see Ted. That night he went home and had the stroke. Very sad. He was still on top of his game. Except for a few phone ins, that was his last show. We were all shocked to hear that the man we all heard at the remote had been stricken.

I was told Ted could be... interesting... to work with. I always thought he was funny as hell. One of the most underrated personalities in New York City ever. Yeah, Ingram and Brucie.. but in the same breath, Ted and Willie B.

 

[Blackroc]

I seem to recall Ted Brown filling in on weekends on then WOCB-1240

I think you're probably thinking of the old http://www.monitorbeacon.net/sounddownloads.html NBC/Monitor network. I seriously doubt Brown was working the CApe.