The Boss Jocks
Where Are They Now?

Bob Allen - Now at WWLG, in Baltimore.

Chuck Browning - Passed away, on March 3, 1988.

Dennis John Cahill - "I'm the Promotional Voice for Comcast Sports Net in Phila. Washington /Baltimore /Chicago /Sacramento Ca. / and Comcast Sports Southeast out of Atlanta and I'm doing Voice overwork for WGAL TV Lancaster and have my own studio doing Commercials and I am in Good Health. Thank God!"

Don Cannon - Retired from radio on June 11, 2004.

Bob Charger - Now full time 7-12 midnight at WOGL. Also, Bob hosts the Sunday morning Beatles show too!

Eddie Coyle - President of The Coyle Auto Group of Dallas, LLC. (website is coyleautogroupcom), and is doing daytime swing shifts at the # 1 country station in Dallas, 96.3  KSCS.  (was ABC, now Citadel).  "I grew up in the car business with my Dad so I’m enjoying the best of both worlds."

Jay Cook - Passed away, on April 2, 1999, after a long battle with lung cancer.

Joel Denver - Runs the "All Access Music Group." Visit his website.

Dan Donovan - Now at KOOL 108, in Minneapolis.

Tom Dooley - Now an ordained minister, and living near Dallas, Texas. Check out his site!

Dick Fennessy - Now weekends, at Kool 98.3, in Ocean City, Atlantic City, NJ.

Kevin Fennessy - ??

Dick Heatherton - PM Drive at,WBBF-FM, Rochester, New York.

J.J. Jeffrey - Morning News at WLOB Portland, Maine. Also doing production for Sportsradio "Big JAB 95.5"

Lauren (Laurie) Lipton - Now with KYW 1060, in Philadelphia.

Brother Love - Co-Founded a company which promotes records through a competition that radio programmers take part in. It's been in business for 18 years. Following quadruple bypass surgery, he has semi-retired, and now is consulting record company's in many areas.

David Madden - Now with KYW 1060, in Philadelphia.

Jay Meyers - (PD - 1983-86) - Managing Director/COO Cavalry Media Services, LLC20 Stanford Drive, Farmington, CT 06032

George Michael - Sports anchor at WRC-TV4, in Washington, DC. Host of "The George Michael Sports Machine", carried on WCAU-TV, NBC 10, in Philadelphia, Sundays at midnight.

Bobby Mitchell (Bob Hamilton) - Now Program director of Majic 102.7 FM , WMXJ Radio, in Miami, Fla.

"Banana" Joe Montione - Owner of "Banana Joe Radio Tracks" doing voice tracking, imaging, V/O and narration. Joe can also be heard worldwide on "The Hottest New Channel on the Web"... Banana Joe's Flashback40.com.

Bill Neil - Semi - Retired, and living in Miami, Florida

Jim Nettleton - "I'm still living in Cherry Hill with my wife Diane, cat Tigger, fan-tailed dove (fancy term for a fluffy pigeon) Jimmy and assorted fish.

I've been concentrating on the voice-overs since the predictable demise of WPEN. Several colleagues and I are working on bringing real oldies back to the market." And Jim has succeeded.! Check out his new Internet Radio Station - Radio Philly Style!
 

Joe Niagara - Passed away on June 4, 2004

Jim O'Brien - Killed in a parachute accident, on September 25, 1983. For more info, visit my "Tribute" page.

Big Ron O'Brien - Weekdays from 3 til 7PM on WOGL, in Philadelphia.

Dave Parks - Marketing Associate, Fairwest Direct Loyalty Marketing, in San Diego, California.

Joey Reynolds - Now doing overnights at WOR 710, in New York, and carried on the WOR Network to over 100 stations nationwide.

Leigh Richards - Now At WXTU, in Phialdelphia.

Dr. Don Rose - Passed away from Pneumonia, on March 30, 2005. 

Frank Kingston Smith - "I retired from daily radio in 1993
(after 7 years plus at Oldies 103, WODS-FM Boston, formerly
CBS now Westinghouse.) I am still active in the realm of radio/TV
commercials, mostly VOs, and occasional motion picture work. I
have been announcing airshows (flying shows) since 1977, which cost me ALL
my vacation time for 16 years. And since 1994, my wife
Linda and I have a goin' advertising specialties company based here in
Scottsdale, with clients around the world." Visit his website FrankKingstonSmith.com.

Barbara Sommers - Married, and along with her husband, own Wallabee Productions in Bala Cynwyd, PA.

Scott Taylor - Director of Media for Grandluxe Rail Journey in Evergreen, Colorado.

Tom Tyler - Running an employment agency in Connecticut.

Long John Wade - Passed away on May 15, 2006


If you have any information, on any other WFIL Jock, please send me an e-mail. Thanks!

 

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