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musicradio77 · 03-21-2005, 11:36 PM

Does anybody remember Ted Brown? He was the host of his show on WNEW-AM for so many years died at his bedside. He was just about 80 years old.

I was posting it on my "'Full House' and More" message board about the passing of the late Ted Brown. He was a great host. I used to listen to WNEW-AM a long time ago. Scott Fybush had an article in Northeast Radio Watch about the passing of Ted Brown:

*One of the iconic voices of NEW YORK radio has died. Ted Brown (along with his then-wife, "the Redhead") was the morning voice on WMGM (1050) from 1950 until 1962, when the station returned to its former calls of WHN. Brown soon headed up the dial to WNEW (1130) and afternoons (mornings at that point still being the domain of Klavan and Finch), where he'd remain for most of the decade, becoming known for his wry humor and for on-air stunts that included getting drunk on the air at holiday time (with a police officer present) to illustrate the dangers of drunk driving. In 1970, Brown moved to afternoons on WNBC (660) and went nationwide as one of the "communicators" on NBC's weekend Monitor. He returned to WNEW's afternoon drive in 1972, moving to mornings in 1978 upon Gene Klavan's retirement and remaining there until his own retirement a decade later. Brown returned to WNEW's airwaves on the station's final day in 1993, becoming one of the last voices heard there before WNEW signed off for good.

In later years, Ted was heard on WRIV (1390 Riverhead) and on WVNJ (1160 Oakland NJ). He suffered a stroke in 1996 that left him incapacitated. Brown died in his sleep Sunday morning (Mar. 20) at his New York home. A memorial service will be held Tuesday morning (Mar. 22) at the Riverside Memorial Chapel, 331 Amsterdam Avenue, at 11:15 AM.

I found this aircheck I posted on my board was Ted Brown & Mark Simone does his last gig on WNEW-AM back on December 11th, 1992, the day the music died. Ted was talking about his remembrance about the station and all that kind of stuff. Take a look at this section on the "Classic Top 40 Airchecks" board:

Mark Simone & Ted Brown on WNEW-AM - 12/11/92

RIP - Ted Brown

snl75 · 03-21-2005, 11:48 PM

he also hosted howdy doddy for almost a year from sept. 1954 till sept. 1955 while bob smith recovered from a major heart attack

musicradio77 · 03-21-2005, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by snl75

he also hosted howdy doddy for almost a year from sept. 1954 till sept. 1955 while bob smith recovered from a major heart attack

You mean, Buffalo Bob?

snl75 · 03-22-2005, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by musicradio77

You mean, Buffalo Bob?

yep thats who i mean ted brown played bison bill who filled in for buffalo bob the kids in the peanut gallery and at home were told that buffalo was off on a secret mission

03-21-2005, 11:36 PM	#1
musicradio77 Disney Expert Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 14, 2003 Location: Brooklyn, NY USA Posts: 6,475	WNEW-AM Host Ted Brown Has Died Does anybody remember Ted Brown? He was the host of his show on WNEW-AM for so many years died at his bedside. He was just about 80 years old. I was posting it on my "'Full House' and More" message board about the passing of the late Ted Brown. He was a great host. I used to listen to WNEW-AM a long time ago. Scott Fybush had an article in Northeast Radio Watch about the passing of Ted Brown: One of the iconic voices of NEW YORK* radio has died. Ted Brown (along with his then-wife, "the Redhead") was the morning voice on WMGM (1050) from 1950 until 1962, when the station returned to its former calls of WHN. Brown soon headed up the dial to WNEW (1130) and afternoons (mornings at that point still being the domain of Klavan and Finch), where he'd remain for most of the decade, becoming known for his wry humor and for on-air stunts that included getting drunk on the air at holiday time (with a police officer present) to illustrate the dangers of drunk driving. In 1970, Brown moved to afternoons on WNBC (660) and went nationwide as one of the "communicators" on NBC's weekend Monitor. He returned to WNEW's afternoon drive in 1972, moving to mornings in 1978 upon Gene Klavan's retirement and remaining there until his own retirement a decade later. Brown returned to WNEW's airwaves on the station's final day in 1993, becoming one of the last voices heard there before WNEW signed off for good. In later years, Ted was heard on WRIV (1390 Riverhead) and on WVNJ (1160 Oakland NJ). He suffered a stroke in 1996 that left him incapacitated. Brown died in his sleep Sunday morning (Mar. 20) at his New York home. A memorial service will be held Tuesday morning (Mar. 22) at the Riverside Memorial Chapel, 331 Amsterdam Avenue, at 11:15 AM. I found this aircheck I posted on my board was Ted Brown & Mark Simone does his last gig on WNEW-AM back on December 11th, 1992, the day the music died. Ted was talking about his remembrance about the station and all that kind of stuff. Take a look at this section on the "Classic Top 40 Airchecks" board: Mark Simone & Ted Brown on WNEW-AM - 12/11/92 RIP - Ted Brown
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03-21-2005, 11:48 PM	#2
snl75 Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2004 Location: in the formen basement watching snl Posts: 1,377	he also hosted howdy doddy for almost a year from sept. 1954 till sept. 1955 while bob smith recovered from a major heart attack