[Description by contributor David Adams]
When Don Bombard began doing afternoon drive at WCBS-FM in New York, PD Joe McCoy suggested he call himself Bob Shannon. He quickly became one of New York’s best known DJs. According to Don, “my namesake was yet another “Bob Shannon” who worked for the TM Century production company!” (as of June, 2006, that “Bob Shannon” is on the Board of Directors of REELRADIO, Inc..)
The first Bob Shannon in the radio business was Bob “Shamrock” Shannon (d. 08-15-2000), the longtime radio and TV announcer who worked for the CBS network in the 1940s and 1950s.
Don’s introduction to oldies came in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the former 13Q (WKTQ) with his Sunday Night Oldies Party. At the time, he couldn’t have known that the Oldies Party was a warm-up to a twenty year career in afternoon drive at WCBS-FM.
Thanks to Don Bombard, Rob Frankel and Tom Buck for assistance in restoring the music to this REELRADIO exhibit. ALL REELRADIO exhibits are copyrighted by REELRADIO, Inc. as of the date of publication and are licensed for real-time streaming, only. Do NOT duplicate, trade, or sell this copyrighted recording.]