Jack O’Brien was barely 20 years old when he did this show. His background with many photos is presented at the Big68 Website. He was part of the dream team WRKO hired when it cleaned house top to bottom (Dale Dorman excepted, of course), to get itself out of the station’s doldrum “album” days.
You can’t tell by this aircheck, but Jack is a good ole boy from Georgia. While he loved WRKO, he quit in 1975, as city living didn’t match his style. His real-life accent is stunningly southern, and I love it! Today, Jack is a good friend, who is driving a truck for a living, because in his small-town area of Georgia, there aren’t any high-paying radio jobs.
But he does make it to the air occasionally, as his wife, Beth, sometimes asks him to do voice work at the small station she does traffic for. I plan to do a live presentation with Jack via the Internet one day…and if you are able to hear it, you will discover a truly lovable gentleman, while being charmed by his accent, y’all. I LOVE this exciting, good-times aircheck. So will you!