Lance also advises stations, talent and brands on digital content strategies, programming integrations, and brand extensions. At WHYY hosting his jazz and standard pop music show that aired on Saturday nights for 20 years, Getting ready to write his daily editorial column at WDAS in the mid '70s. But I didnt really visualize the response that I got. Went to Texas A&M University. 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. He said yesand hes been here ever since. WRTIs legendary jazz DJ Bob Perkins retires at age 88, Police find ancient mummy in delivery mans cooler bag in Peru, At least 36 killed after passenger and freight trains collide in Greece, Florida 19-year-old accused of killing three, including reporter, in shootings, Lori Lightfoot concedes mayors race in Chicago, European space agency pushes for lunar time zone, College students turn to influencing as new side hustle. PhillyVoice Staff, Monday through Thursday from 6-9 p.m. and from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Sundays. Music, said BP about the GM. He also wrote editorials and other articles for the former Philadelphia New Observer. Each Friday at 6 PM, there's Nouveau Jazz . In 2007, he was recognized with a proclamation by Philadelphia Mayor John Street, Philadelphia City Council and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. But I mimicked what I thought the great guys Id grown up with would do, and I got away with it for years., READ MORE: Talking all that jazz with WRTI legend Bob Perkins. Lets sit around and gab, whatever the case may be. All the girls belong to me!". His show appeals to me in that way. 12 of 12. Last edited on 21 February 2023, at 01:44, promotes the subject in a subjective manner, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Art of Aging: Bob Perkins, a Philly Institution", "Talking all that jazz with WRTI legend Bob Perkins", "Bob Perkins: The Art of Listening article @ All About Jazz", "Meet the Philadelphia Music Walk of Fame's Class of 2017", Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia website, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bob_Perkins_(radio_personality)&oldid=1140642424, This page was last edited on 21 February 2023, at 01:44. [citation needed], Perkins is also a first-call jazz MC. PublishedDecember 6, 2013 at 5:49 AM EST. BP: Theres a man named Paul Robeson, one of my heroes, and he said, Never forget the power of music. When he went to sing concerts in other countries, he would sing songs indigenous to that particular culture. Ive got high mileage on my odometer, Perkins wrote. Perkins had a five-year relationship with The Philadelphia Tribune, where he wrote commentary on government, society and public affairs. The interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. [1] His radio career began in 1964 in Detroit, Michigan. 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. They offered me a job and I accepted. After breaking in as a DJ and announcer at WGPR-FM, he then expanded to news at WCHB-AM while also working as jazz program director for its twin, WCHD-FM. BP: It seems that way. Temple Now: How do you choose the music that you play? Apple Tea Whats Cookin? - regular airs Philadelphia Youth. I dont think that there's anybody in Philadelphia who's a true jazz fan who doesn't know who he is, McKenna said. WRTI. Do you have any anecdotes about BP you'd like to share? So when I came back I got these emails saying, Oh, were glad youre back. I save all my emails. Im just playing music. He goes way back and he studied by listening to some of the great commentators and broadcasters over the years, he said. TN: When you had your stroke, did the way people reacted to you being off the air take you by surprise? 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. Once Mom made transition, I decided to go for it, and so I packed my bags, and I was off to Detroit. Pianist Orrin Evans believes BP is vital to Philadelphias jazz scene. We would listen to WAR in Detroit, which is 500 miles away. 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. 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. I always felt like they hired me because they wanted to get back at WDAS. And Ive been a newsman, editorial writer, disc jockeyI guess just about everything with the spoken word in radio. And I would sit with him and we would listen. [citation needed], Perkins started his radio career in Detroit over five years, from 1964 to 1969. BP means a great deal to listeners of all ages. WRTI's legendary jazz host, Bob Perkins, is surrounded by his cd collection of jazz recordings in his home in Wyncote in 2019. Jazz radio legend Bob Perkins, 88, will retire in June from his full-time role as a host at Philadelphia's WRTI-FM. Music. Remember, I came up as a war baby. How does it connect with them in a way other things dont? When WHYY dropped its music programming to concentrate on news and information, Perkins moved uptown. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. BP: People, they never call me, seemingly. Perkins is the PM drive time jazz radio personality and host for WRTI-FM Temple University Radio in Philadelphia. Believe it or not, I next ended up at Power 99. Bob Perkins has been a fixture on Philadelphias airwaves for 50 years. Perkins will continue to host his Sunday show from 9am to 1pm. If you, WRTIs Bob Perkins joined the 2016 Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame class on October 19th. Bob Perkins has been instrumental in establishing WRTI as one of the premier jazz stations in the country since 1997. I stayed over there about two years, but it really wasnt a good fit. A lot of people, at least in my experience as an artist, associate this music with their grandparents' music or their parents' music. The host entered the Philadelphia radio world in 1967 with WDAM, where he served as a news and editorial director. Happy Birthday BP! I dont know how they do it. Perkins. Classical music and jazz public media. In 1969, his hometown of Philadelphia beckoned him back with a gig at rhythm-and-blues station WDAS, where he worked for the next 19 years. WRTI listeners will still be able to join him for Sunday Jazz Brunch, from 9 AM to 1 PM. 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. I think in some way, Bob is able to bridge that gap, King said. I said yes, he said. Bob Perkins will retire from his full-time position hosting nights at Temple University Jazz 90.1 WRTI Philadelphia. TN: Whats the response been to your show recently? Not only with his actual speaking voice, but also with the music he selects, Block said. 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? I had also served in the United States Army from 1956 to 1958. He wanted to share his obsession. 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. 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). Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. The great alto saxophonist and jazz icon Charlie "Yardbird" Parker was only 34 years old when he died in 1955. Not doing anything heroic. Joe Blocks parents were fans of WRTI and the pianist grew up listening to BP, becoming a fan himself. He announced his retirement from weeknight shows in April. His show will come to an end June 30, but he says this wont be the last his fans hear from him. 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. Perkins, known to listeners as "BP . Partner Tupper Lake Partners 2021 - Present 2 years. Everything is so fast nowadays. He was known for his laid-back and mellow style. We listened sometimes to WGN in Chicago that was like 650 miles away. I leaned on them when I got into radio until I got my own sea legs and could navigate on my own.. Maybe its one of the high points in their life, Perkins told The Inquirer in 2020. July 1, 2022. Five of the most outstanding jazz personalities had. For 50 years he has been one of the great voices of Philadelphia radio, starting in 1969 with a nearly 20-year stint as a news and editorial reader for WDAS, known in those days as The Voice of the Black Community. Bob Perkins will retire from his full-time position hosting nights at Temple University Jazz 90.1 WRTI Philadelphia. 1 photo. Mr. Bob Perkins, WRTIs own BP with the GM," is retiring from full-time broadcasting after 25 years at the station and 57 on the air. BP broke into radio in Detroit on WGPR/WCHB/WCHD in 1964. Radio was saturated into me like a sponge thats put in water, Perkins said. BP brought the GM back for the first time in more than four months his longest absence from the Philadelphia airwaves in 50 years on a Thursday night in December, followed a few days later by his Sunday show at 9 a.m. What he will bring to the microphone in a neat control room on Cecil B. Moore Boulevard just west of Broad Street is something his colleague Bob Craig describes as a style that is very, very warm and very personal and very loose. 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. Hes speaking their language especially people who have been listening for years and years.. Beginning in June, he will end the weekday program and continue with the Sunday broadcast on90.1 FM. Temple Now:The official source for Temple news.Copyright 2015, Temple University. Fifty-seven years after his voice first graced the airwaves, Perkins, best-known for his weeknight jazz show at WRTI, is entering semi-retirement after 25 years at the station. 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. 2/17/2019. 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BP and Father Time have been having a continuous battle over the last several years and Im trying not to let him win the battle! He made his own antennas and we could sit and listen to Chicago, Detroit. He is known as "BP with the GM," short for Bob Perkins with the Good Music. Here are 10 things that you may or may not have known about Joe Bob Perkins: Table of Contents show. Thursday marks the end of an era at 90.1 WRTI-FM, with longtime jazz DJ Bob Perkins signing off from his final weeknight shift after 25 years at the station. Ive been in radio for about 55 years and in Philadelphia for 50 years. I try not to ad-lib and talk about what is going on. I got a job working at a Black-owned insurance company, Great Lakes Mutual, in Detroit. But dont fret, you can still lend him your finely tuned ears every Sunday from 9 AM to 1 PM for Sunday Jazz Brunch on WRTI 90.1. They don't think that it's accessible to younger people. Thats our savior, man.. Jazz radio legend Bob Perkins, 88, will retire in June from his full-time role as a host at Philadelphia's WRTI-FM. Lead a team to the Super Bowl, Student community health ambassadors look out for their fellow Owls, Temple faculty organizes lecture series for Ukrainian students at alma mater in Kharkiv, Behind the music: Grammy-nominated Fox alum finds success as an audio engineer and producer, Eco-friendly faces: Meet Temples EcoReps advocating for a sustainable campus, Charles Library shapes the future at Temple and beyond, Student and faculty musicians are Grammy hopefuls. I enjoy it. Copyright 2022 RadioInsight / RadioBB Networks. I was a war baby. Robert Bob Perkins (born December 6, 1933) is an American radio personality. Especially jazz music. Mr. Perkins owns 88,692 shares of Targa Resources stock worth more than $6,747,687 as of February 16th. People know what is going on. Jazz also captivated Perkins at a young age. It has to be accurate. After establishing himself on Detroit radio in news and jazz, Perkins returned to Philly in 1969 and became WDAS-FM's news/editorial director while hosting a jazz show at WHYY-FM. Perkins was born on December 6, 1933. 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. Bob Perkins at home at WRTI-FM studios. From 1988 to 1997 he hosted a well-known jazz program on Saturday nights on WHYY-FM before moving to WRTI. His older brother had introduced him to the music of Duke Ellington, which sparked a lifelong love of big band and jazz music. His Sunday 'Jazz Brunch' show will continue. 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. Perkins has received dozens of awards and honors recognizing his outstanding career and contributions to Philadelphia jazz, including being honored with a bronze plaque in the Philadelphia Music Walk of Fame on the citys Avenue of the Arts in 2016. Perkins is currently engaged for the annual Cape May Jazz Festival Concert Series and the Tony Williams Jazz Festival Concert Series. This was in the mid-1920s., My father was kind of a genius in handling his radio, Perkins continued. Mr. Bob Perkins, WRTI's own "BP with the GM," is retiring from full-time broadcasting after 25 years at the station and 57 on the air. A lot of us who live here, we don't have any other outlets and are not really known outside of this city, so we don't get airplay unless we go through WRTI., Bob is a proud Philadelphian, but he doesnt just play local music out of loyalty. Perkins, known to listeners as BP with the GM (Bob Perkins with the Good Music), will now work a reduced on-air schedule, helming a single weekly show Sunday Jazz Brunch on Sunday mornings. I guess I couldnt help but love radio, because from the time I was a little boy, radio was very much a part of my day every day growing up in South Philadelphia.. What makes Bob so incredibly important to our music history and the history of Philadelphia is: he was there. BP broke into the radio business in 1964 when he landed an on-air job in Detroit. Robert "Bob" Perkins (born December 6, 1933) is an American radio personality. Lets have fun; lets have a beer. And the only way you can make it accurate is you have to be there, he said. BP broke into the radio business in 1964 when he landed an on-air job in Detroit. [8] Philadelphia honored him in 2017 when he was inducted in Philadelphia Music Walk of Fame.[9]. [1] His radio career began in 1964 in Detroit, Michigan. Am I going to capture their imagination today? Any birthday wishes? My gerontologist tells me, Keep moving.. WRTI's legendary jazz DJ Bob Perkins retires at age 88 For nearly six decades, Philadelphia has been a unique voice in jazz music. He is a part of that time when jazz was juke joints and Friday night fish fries. Bob Perkins's Phone Number and Email. I wrote for Hugo Warren for 20 years. It seems like our attention spans are so divided in this new age of technology. I think it would be silly to have me programming for a jazz historian.. Every Saturday, I was there.. Also known as "BP with the GM," (translation: "Bob Perkins with the Good Music"), Mr. Perkins has been in the broadcasting industry for more than five decades as an on-air host, and is now commonly referred to as a Philadelphia jazz radio legend. "[4] He is also an accomplished radio news journalist and a First Call Master of Ceremonies for regional jazz music events. 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Someone can think of something and express it in a musical form and without hitting any sour notes and make it sound melodic, where you can tap your foot or you can close your eyes and dream on it. In 1969, he headed home to Philly, where he began working as a news and editorial director at WDAS-FM, which was then known as the voice of the Black community. He stayed at that station for nearly two decades. It comes out of the head, out of the heart and out of your soul. Discovery, curation, community, performance, preservation. 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 think I have some wisdom to impart.. If I was lucky enough to get a radio gig in the boonies without any experience, Id be lucky, I was told. Last Update. He grew up in South Philadelphia and fell in love with radio as a child. Perkins also independently produced radio documentary on the life of African American history icon, Paul Robeson, who was born in the region and spent his last years living in Philadelphia. He is a gentleman, a kind soul, and every bit as nice in person as you hear on-air. William Johnson, General Manager of WRTI said, Bobs contributions to jazz are innumerable. 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. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of the music and the musicians, and has known many of the greats. He throws in a four-hour show on Sunday mornings for good measure. He began his career at WGPR Detroit. 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. Jazz Host Extraordinaire Bob Perkins is Retiring from Weeknights on WRTI Our beloved "BP with the GM"Bob Perkins with the Good Musicis turning off his mic on weeknights starting on June 30th after a long and storied career. We cant eat our dinner without you. I had a mild stroke. Bob has always taken that part of his life very seriously and gives credit where credit is due. His show is an oasis, a source of comfort as listeners cope with the challenges of life during a pandemic. WRTI has not yet put a new DJ in Perkins usual weeknight spot, which will temporarily be filled by station associate general manager Josh Jackson, KYW Newsradio reported. About to host his talk show on WDAS in the mid '70s. By, Classical Events Calendar Submission Form. 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. It was typically BP in tone. Radio started I think, in 1920 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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