His selections are like a familiar hug from Jazz Land featuring your favorite standards and vocalists such as Sarah, Ella, and Nat, some Big Band legends including the Duke and the Count . He announced his retirement from weeknight shows in April. TEMPLE UNIVERSITY Jazz-Classical WRTI/PHILADELPHIA evening host BOB PERKINS is stepping away from his weekday 6-9p (ET) show on JUNE 30th. Bob received a Master of Science degree degree from Nazareth College. Lets have fun; lets have a beer. She was 81.Bob Perkins recalls how, Tommy Potters name wouldnt get much attention in jazz circles these daysunless the gathering were comprised of musicians and jazz fans with, WRTI Your Classical and Jazz Source | Went to Texas A&M University. Juneteenth 2022: Honoring Radio Personality Bob Perkins and Celebrating the Life & Legacy of W. Cody Anderson Temple University Libraries Join the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection and the Office of Community Affairs and Engagement for a day of celebration and remembrance. READ MORE: Two Philly jazz masters celebrate their birthdays (and their best-friendship), Perkins had suffered a stroke. Copyright 2022 RadioInsight / RadioBB Networks. We had great announcers back then. 2/17/2019. All rights reserved. His last weeknight show on WRTI is Thursday, Jun 30, from 6 to 9 p.m., but he will continue to host Sunday Jazz Brunch from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The great alto saxophonist and jazz icon Charlie "Yardbird" Parker was only 34 years old when he died in 1955. Bell Building Bob in the mid '60s - a seasoned veteran on the job for one year at WGPR in Detroit. It comes out of the head, out of the heart and out of your soul. I think its magic, the music I play. Wait two seconds and you'll hear about yet another award bestowed on "Ol' BP," as he calls himself. But at age 88, Perkins is signing off passing the ball to the next era of jazz lovers. And you had to visualize this man who could make himself invisible. In addition to his job as WRTI jazz host, Perkins has written numerous columns and commentaries on jazz, and has hosted a multitude of concerts at jazz clubs and festivals. We love your GM ("Good Music . I was a war baby. Mr. Perkins is stepping away from his shows on weekday evenings, but WRTI listeners will still be able to join him for Sunday Jazz Brunch, from 9 AM to 1 PM. You can never know. IE 11 is not supported. And the only way you can make it accurate is you have to be there, he said. We spoke with him about his show, the power of radio and the beauty of jazz. But what are you going to do? But you try to always put that best music forward. It was a small station. That petered out, but I was still at WHYY playing jazz music and loving it. He credits his love for radio to his father who repaired radios as a hobby when he was young. A young BP with his brother Joe. WRTI, this 600th review is for you! Bob Perkins has been a fixture on Philadelphia's airwaves for 50 years. TN: Why do you feel people respond so strongly to music? Mr. Bob Perkins ("BP with the GM") WRTI jazz host extraordinaire turns 80 years old today. - regular airs Philadelphia Youth. Why might that be? Not really fair to the jazz side, IMO, since most people sleep 8 hours of that half, but if you hook yourself up through the website, you can get streaming of whatever . I had been selling insurance in North Philadelphia at the time, knocking on doors. We werent sure at first when hed be back, so we didnt say anything. Finally, in mid-November, a post went up on the WRTI web page. They were doing quite well, raising their families, Perkins said. Happy Birthday BP! (Photo by WRTI). He had his own antennae that he had drilled into his table model radio. June is observed nationally as Black Music Month, and so it seems fitting that someone who has worked in radio for almost six decades the last 20+ years playing jazz music would close out their career in June. I try to ameliorate that and take the rough edges off if I can, with the music. Im the only one thats doing this thing on regular radio, and I enjoy very much what Im doing, and the feedback that I get from people who enjoy it. The once well-known jazz, Have you ever discovered that a famous person once lived very close to you? Please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject's importance, use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance. Perkins spoke about the evolution of radio. All the girls belong to me!". Apple Tea Whats Cookin? TN: When you had your stroke, did the way people reacted to you being off the air take you by surprise? From 1988 to 1997 he hosted a well-known jazz program on Saturday nights on WHYY-FM before moving to WRTI. Perkins. Have Your Say - WRTI's Bob Perkins 97 views Aug 17, 2020 4 Dislike Share Save MLTV - Main Line Network 2.72K subscribers Hosts Anne Minicozzi and Diana Robertson welcome radio personality. On this show he would play a record by Dick Haymes or Doris Day or Rosemary Clooney. Dave and Bob share the same birthday! Classical music and jazz public media. ", BP going one on one with the audience shows a very strong kinship, said Craig, himself a 40-year veteran of local radio. After a longtime gig at WHYY, he joined WRTI in 1997. Thats a long time. I had an insurance license and they told me, Youre going to start in a week. I walked out the door and I was very happy. Bob Perkins' first radio gig at WGPR-FM in Detroit, 1964, WRTI's own jazz legend Bob Perkins sat down with Kile Smith in December, 2012 for a wide-ranging interview about Dave Brubeck the man, his music, and his, A true jazz legend - vocalist Gloria Lynne - passed away on October 15th in Newark, New Jersey of a heart attack. By, Classical Events Calendar Submission Form. I lived on the same block as the famous Heath Brothers in South Philadelphia growing up, he said. WRTI's legendary jazz DJ Bob Perkins retires at age 88 For nearly six decades, Philadelphia has been a unique voice in jazz music. It has to be accurate. Twitter: @WRTImusic Language: English Contact: Bob Perkins at home at WRTI-FM studios. Bob is jazz radio, David Conant, former general manager at WRTI, told The Inquirer in 2016. A mainstay of the jazz music and radio community, Perkins has been on-air at WRTI since 1997. They can take you away. By Bob Perkins | WRTI-FM (Philadelphia, PA) One November night in the year 1934, a 17-year-old girl was about to take the stage at the Apollo theater's Amateur Night program and planned to do a dance routinebut changed her mind and decided to sing a song instead. Especially jazz music. Courtney Blue, KLN '12, hosts Late Evening Jazz, The Jazz Request Show and Nouveau Jazz Showcase. They just let me have my own way and they seem to like what I play. I look forward to the opportunity to pick up the mic at WRTI on Sundays to continue to serve all the listeners with finely-tuned ears who have said that Ive helped keep jazz music alive in Philadelphia, and beyond.. Bob Perkins, a legendary DJ at the radio station WRTI, spun everything from Duke Ellington to Miles Davis. Looking back over his broadcast career, Perkins said he had dual passions one for anchoring the news, the other for playing jazz greats on the radio. That was 25 years ago.. BP means a great deal to listeners of all ages. Perkins's CEO profile on Targa Resources's website states that he has both an engineering and a business background when it comes to his education. Perkins has been ill and off the air for a few months but will make his return in the first week of January. In turn, news reporters from WDAS would report via radio, in Detroit, about what was happening of importance in the city of Philadelphia., The management team at WDAS liked my work very much, and one day they asked me the question, Do you want to come home and work in Philadelphia radio? BP talks about Charlie Parker back in 2020 with WRTI's Susan Lewis: His presence is felt throughout the city. Hes introduced thousands, if not millions, of listeners to this music over the course of his career, delighted young and old with his signature sound, and been a tireless advocate for jazz appreciation and education. Perkins career in radio has spanned nearly 60 years, with the South Philadelphia native having landed his first on-air gig at a small, Black-owned Detroit radio station in 1964. Beginning in June, he will end the weekday program and continue with the Sunday broadcast on90.1 FM. Its not the same. You know, its magic that Ive been around that long and people have that much confidence in me. A lot of people, at least in my experience as an artist, associate this music with their grandparents' music or their parents' music. He announced his retirement from weeknight shows in April. That when I first became aware of who he was, said Larry McKenna, the tenor saxophonist who is one of the deans of Phillys jazz scene. What Bob does, it makes people feel like youre coming home, she said. So when I came back I got these emails saying, Oh, were glad youre back. I save all my emails. Read more MICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer Here's a great in-depth article about Bob from the Chestnut Hill Local. But theres something about music. Some of the management of that station listened to me on WGPR and they liked what they heard, he said. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of the music and the musicians, and has known many of the greats. #WRTImusic Jazz radio legend Bob Perkins, 88, will retire in June from his full-time role as a host at Philadelphia's WRTI-FM. When WHYY dropped its music programming to concentrate on news and information, Perkins moved uptown. News was almost like a religion back in the day. TN: People staying at home have been listening more to the radio and less to streaming services. The interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. 1101 W. Montgomery Avenue At one time, you could hear him from 6-9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and. I think in some way, Bob is able to bridge that gap, King said. 1. I like melody. A stroke survivor from three years ago, Perkins is still kicking and hes still ticking, playing some of the best jazz music you ever want to hear on WRTI-FM. They were a great family of jazz artists. I think what separates him from some of the other programming is that Bob is tried and true, said vocalist Denise King. I know Ive been very blessed. But I mimicked what I thought the great guys Id grown up with would do, and I got away with it for years.. I remember saying, I dont know how to write editorials. LeBaron Taylor said [to me], You take the job and if you mess up, well get somebody else. I did that for 13 years pretty good. Bob Perkins, WRTI DJ has been spinning music in Philadelphia since 1969. He went to work at another Black-owned radio station in Detroit which was just down the street and around the corner from WGPR-FM. BP: People, they never call me, seemingly. His Sunday 'Jazz Brunch' show will continue. The South Philadelphia native has been one of the greatest voices of the citys airwaves since 1969, when he joined R&B station WDAS in an influential news and editorial position after working in Detroit radio for five years. Its a rallying cry. I had a mild stroke. His show will come to an end June 30, but he says this wont be the last his fans hear from him. Perkins, a longtime jazz DJ, will continue hosting his weekly "Sunday Jazz Brunch show. BP with Dave Brubeck in 1983 - backstage at the Academy of Music. Lance Venta is Owner and Publisher of RadioInsight.com. People say, You ought to give it up, man, go retire somewhere. Why? Bob Perkins's Phone Number and Email. He wanted to share his obsession. "I got radio rammed down my throat, because that was my fathers relief from his pain.. [1] His radio career began in 1964 in Detroit, Michigan. Jazz radio legend Bob Perkins, 88, will retire in June from his full-time role as a host at Philadelphia's WRTI-FM. I never knew exactly how my father came to love radio so much, but he was an avid radio listener, Perkins recalled. He is one of the few DJs at WRTI, or any radio station in existence nowadays, allowed such a luxury. "You guys go home! Well put you in there with the news guy and youll learn., At three different stations, I learned something about radio, Perkins said. Music, said BP about the GM. Jazz host Bob Perkins in his office at WRTI. The music that appeals to BPs old noggin is what he calls the melodic stuff with no expiration date, most of it recorded decades ago. 1 photo. Some of Bob Perkins' major honors and awards for career accomplishments include: The Kal Rudman Milestones in Radio Award; The Mellon Jazz Community Service Award, 2002);[6] Inducted to the Philadelphia Broadcast Hall of Fame, 2003 and the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia [1] Hall of Fame (Enshrined with Philadelphia Broadcast Legends John Facenda, Larry Kane, Dick Clark, Herb Clarke and Ed Bradley, to name a few); City of Philadelphia Proclamation by Mayor John Street for Outstanding Contribution to Philadelphia Jazz, 2007;[7] State of Pennsylvania Proclamations at the State House of Representatives and the State Senate for Outstanding Contribution by a Pennsylvania Resident to Jazz, 2007; U.S. House of Representatives Proclamation by Congressman Chaka Fattah for Outstanding Contribution by a Pennsylvania Resident to Jazz, 2007 (pictured above). Robert Bob Perkins (born December 6, 1933) is an American radio personality. Bob has always taken that part of his life very seriously and gives credit where credit is due. He was known for his laid-back and mellow style. Eventually, they changed their format to Jazz and Classical music. Perkins had a five-year relationship with The Philadelphia Tribune, where he wrote commentary on government, society and public affairs. Mr. Perkins in 2006. Something they can hum. Electronics and technology are magnificent. In 2016, he was awarded a bronze plaque on Philadelphia Music Alliance's Walk of Fame on the Avenue of the Arts. Eventually, Perkins moved to Detroit at the suggestion of his older brothers who already lived there, having moved from Philly after World War II, he said. Anybody who wants to hear jazz on the radio, you have to tune to WRTI and theres Bob Perkins. He also champions local musicians and music. In 1977, Perkins, 88, started up a side gig with a public radio Saturday night jazz show at 90.9 WHYY-FM the station where he coined his BP with the GM moniker. I listened to all the magnificent voices that they had during the second world war: Edward R. Murrow and all those, Bob said in an interview in 2020. WRTI, which broadcasts classical music from 6 a.m.-6 p.m. each day, and jazz from 6 p.m.-6 a.m. - What would I do without Bobbi Booker as my gentle alarm clock? The jazz hosts show offers a break from the stresses of COVID-19. And whats he talking about doing after that? Perkins has been ill and off the air for a few months but will make his return in the first week of January. Thats our savior, man.. I was out for about four months. Bob Perkin's, a legendary DJ at the radio station WRTI,. But his well-honed approach to the music would remain unaffected. Perkins was born and raised in South Philadelphia and currently lives in Glenside, Pennsylvania, with his wife Sheila. Information about his on-air schedule may be found at WRTI's website. Believe it or not, I next ended up at Power 99. He loved radio programming, and since I was the last kid at home, we listened together to all the great voices John Facenda and Edward R. Murrow anything that was on the radio, from Jack Benny to the Philadelphia Athletics games. Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, she has studied piano, voice, guitar, saxophone, and music theory at Granoff and Settlement Music schools, and PCPA - now University of The Arts, and continues private instruction with her husband Leon Mitchell - composer, arranger, vocal coach, and musical director of The Philadelphia Legends of Jazz Orchestra. He grew up in South Philadelphia and fell in love with radio as a child. The estimated net worth of Joe Bob Perkins is at least $6.75 million as of November 2nd, 2022. They were very kind at WDAS, and they also allowed me to moonlight at WHYY-FM. Sunday Jazz Brunch with Bob Perkins airs from 9 AM until 1 PM. You dont know whos listening, how many people: could be one, could be 10,000. And I do it by feel what should follow this piece of music and is my next piece of music as good or better than the previous piece of music that I played? [8] Philadelphia honored him in 2017 when he was inducted in Philadelphia Music Walk of Fame.[9]. If theres any good thing about thisand theres very little good about itits the fact that maybe families are getting together again and eating at the dinner table again, in the kitchen or living room, and doing things together again. He wasn't doing well at, Classical Events Calendar Submission Form. During his short life, he became one of the, Mr. Bob Perkins ("BP with the GM") WRTI jazz host extraordinaire turns 80 years old today. Take a look at this photo album of Mr. Perkins through the years. Perkins has received a number of accolades for his decades-long career, including an induction into the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia Hall of Fame in 2003. You trusted the newsperson you were listening to. Longtime jazz radio host Bob Perkins will retire from full-time hosting on WRTI-FM/Philadelphia in June, the public radio station of Temple University in Philadelphia announced Tuesday. It was always in the back of my mind, like a latent dream, that maybe one day, Id get into radio.. And people do forget. Listen to BP's last weeknight shift on Thursday, June 30th from 6 to 9 PM. He regularly serves as master of ceremonies for major annual and special concert events in the region, such as the previous and very popular Mellon Jazz Festival Concert Series. In 1969, WDAS offered him a news and editorial position and asked if he might be interested in moving back to Philadelphia. In addition to his job as jazz host, BP writes numerous columns and commentaries on jazz for local publications in Philadelphia. "I look forward to the opportunity to pick up the mic at WRTI on Sundays to continue to serve all the listeners with finely-tuned ears who have said that I've helped keep jazz music alive in Philadelphia, and beyond.. You had to wear earphones to hear whatever stations you were lucky enough to hear that would come through. He is genuine, a real original.. Black Music Month means heritage, he said. WRTI (90.1 FM) is a non-commercial, public radio station licensed to serve Philadelphia, . Perkins, 88, has been at the station since 1997 and has a media career that has spanned nearly six decades. The late teen years. Perkins stayed at that first station about a year and a half when another opportunity showed itself. This was in the mid-1920s., My father was kind of a genius in handling his radio, Perkins continued. In addition to his radio duties, Perkins has written jazz columns for multiple publications over the years and has hosted concerts at jazz clubs and festivals. Am I going to capture their imagination today? I program most of the music on the station, said Maureen Malloy. Leah Fletcher, Account Executive, WRTI: Philadelphias Invisible Jazz Station, A Historical Approach to the Positive Music: Jazz in Philadelphia, Gospel Roots of Rock and Soul will be broadcast by US public radio stations during Black History Month, including WXPN and WRTI, Biden declares Kyiv stands in surprise visit to Ukraine, Supreme Court seems ready to reject student loan forgiveness, Former Philadelphia Eagle, CBS anchor Irv Cross had brain disease CTE, Queen Latifah will host the 2023 NAACP Image Awards on Feb. 25 in Pasadena CA. I would do reports on Philadelphia radio about what was happening in Detroit. Remember, I came up as a war baby. And I listened to these magnificent voices not knowing that one day I would be doing what they were doing. This job and that job until I really found my niche in radio and I just happened to walk into a radio station one day and they happened to need someone. Ive got high mileage on my odometer, Perkins wrote. Lovingly known as "BP with the GM" (Bob Perkins with the Good Music), BP brings you that good music just in time for dinner during your work week. July 1, 2022. Radio was saturated into me like a sponge thats put in water, Perkins said. After a longtime gig at WHYY, he joined WRTI in 1997. Radio was drilled in my head.. Read More. The mission of WRTI public radio is to broadcast the very best classical music and jazz recordings, and produce innovative, entertaining, and informative content that enriches the daily lives of our audience and the cultural life of Philadelphia and the tri-state region. 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