You had to sit around the radio and visualize. Please let Bob know in the comments section below. He began his career at WGPR Detroit. In addition to his job as jazz host, BP writes numerous columns and commentaries on jazz for local publications in Philadelphia. By, Classical Events Calendar Submission Form. He could pick up stations that no one else that I knew could get. Here's a great in-depth article about Bob from the Chestnut Hill Local. This music conjures up some beautiful memories. BP: It seems that way. Radio was drilled in my head.. Im waiting for my doc to give me clearance to return to work so that I can keep putting out that good GM . About to host his talk show on WDAS in the mid '70s. Jazz host Bob Perkins in his office at WRTI. 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. You can also hear the GM on Sunday Jazz Brunch with BP from 9 am to 1 pm. I knew that people kind of liked my music. His father built homemade antennas that could pick up broadcasts from hundreds of miles away and the two would sit and listen together. WRTI listeners will still be able to join him for Sunday Jazz Brunch, from 9 AM to 1 PM. BP with Dave Brubeck in 1983 - backstage at the Academy of Music. Previously, Bob was a Board Member at Jazz Bridge and also held positions at Data Site, Unisys, WDAS Fm. Bob Perkins on Trumpeter Red Rodney, an Overlooked Philly Great! Like the theme song from the 1944 film Laura, played by saxophone legend Coleman Hawkins. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. 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 has been with the station since 1997. In celebration of Women's History Month, we're shining a spotlight on the female hosts of WRTI. Temple Now:The official source for Temple news.Copyright 2015, Temple University. And to have that kind of confidence in a guy whos just sitting around playing music [laughs], thats pretty good. You had to wear earphones to hear whatever stations you were lucky enough to hear that would come through. Over the years, he met the likes of President Jimmy Carter and touched the lives of everyday listeners and renowned musicians. Hes speaking their language especially people who have been listening for years and years.. 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. And for 50 of those years he's been on the radio to the delight of thousands and thousands of listeners. Since I turned 65, he reports with a tone more of irony than self-pity, its been one thing after another. Bob Perkins will retire from his full-time position hosting nights at Temple University Jazz 90.1 WRTI Philadelphia. We listened sometimes to WGN in Chicago that was like 650 miles away. WRTI's legendary jazz host, Bob Perkins, is surrounded by his cd collection of jazz recordings in his home in Wyncote, PA on December 19, 2019. He was too ill to work; he had rheumatoid arthritis. 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. I went in and knocked on the door and they said, we listened to you on WJLB, and we liked your work there, but you dont know news. But then hed also play Miles Davis, Maynard Ferguson, John Coltrane, and Bird. (The last being the nickname for the brilliant bebop jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker. And for 50 of those years he's been on the radio to the delight of thousands and thousands of listeners. 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. The general manager told me one of his announcers would be leaving in a few days and I could try out for his job. Ive gotta find something else to do, he said. In 2016, he was awarded a bronze plaque on Philadelphia Music Alliance's Walk of Fame on the Avenue of the Arts. Last Update. The estimated net worth of Joe Bob Perkins is at least $6.75 million as of November 2nd, 2022. 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. Its almost like were trying to do too much. BP: I dont know. Bob Perkins, a legendary DJ at the radio station WRTI, spun everything from Duke Ellington to Miles Davis. 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. He will continue to host his Sunday program. And he knows the history of the music so well. Perkins will continue to host his Sunday show from 9am to 1pm. A lot of people, at least in my experience as an artist, associate this music with their grandparents' music or their parents' music. 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). 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. Perkins recalled that his father, at the age of about 40, had such severe arthritis that he could barely walk. He was known for his laid-back and mellow style. They were doing quite well, raising their families, Perkins said. 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. I said yes, he said. The late teen years. He is a jazz program host and DJ for WRTI. On the set of his jazz cable TV show at the old Greater Media Cable in South Philly in the early '90s with guest vocalist Paula Johns. TN: Whats the response been to your show recently? All rights reserved. 1. I think in some way, Bob is able to bridge that gap, King said. For younger listeners who might not be as familiar with jazz and are exploring the genre, BPs show is an introductory primer: Jazz 101. Bobs staying power is a testament to his greatness. WRTI. 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. He began his career at WGPR Detroit. 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. They were a great family of jazz artists. Things change, he said, but there's always someone that's going to keep us on the right track., We're not a fatherless community. He makes it interesting and inclusive for everybody.. 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. He wanted to share his obsession. Bob in the mid '60s - a seasoned veteran on the job for one year at WGPR in Detroit. He was inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia Hall of Fame in 2003. We had great announcers back then. We cant eat our dinner without you. The jazz hosts show offers a break from the stresses of COVID-19. He went on to work for WDAS and while in Philadelphia, [2] in 1997, he joined WRTI-FM Temple University Radio. Beginning in June, he will end the weekday program and continue with the Sunday broadcast on, Fans mourn death of legendary Philly radio host Sid Mark, Questlove, The Balvenie award first scholarship for PhD in Creativity at University of the Arts, Philadelphia Film Society to host series of family-friendly movie screenings, Eagles name Alex Tanney QB coach, plus other coaching staff updates, The food you eat impacts the health of your eyes, Construction of Penn's Landing park over I-95 finally approved to begin, PennDOT says, Joanna McClinton becomes first woman elected as speaker of Pa. House, Rocco's Italian Sausage, a cult favorite at Home Depot stores in Philly, to expand in Bucks County, Low-calorie sweetener tied to higher risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds. I couldnt leave Mom Perkins to go chasing after radio, he said. We spoke with him about his show, the power of radio and the beauty of jazz. This website uses cookies. I know Ive been very blessed. Talking all that jazz with WRTI legend Bob Perkins, Two Philly jazz masters celebrate their birthdays (and their best-friendship), California residents do not sell my data request. He got his first job in radio during a trip to visit his two brothers in Detroit in 1964. Bob Perkins said of his retirement, After 57 years in media, 25 of those years spent at WRTI, I am now into my 88th year, so this is a good time to retire from full-time hosting at the station, and reflect on where Ive been, with whom Ive talked and what I have learned over the decades as a news man, editorial writer and jazz music host, and see where that leads me. 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. They had hired me for all the wrong reasons in the first place. At the same time, I started writing for the Philadelphia New Observer newspaper owned by Hugo Warren. 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. TN: It sounds like being a DJ is something you were always meant to do. 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. Happy Birthday BP! Bob Perkins, WRTI DJ has been spinning music in Philadelphia since 1969. The Philadelphia Sunday SUN - P.O. People call me and tell me, I didnt like jazz till you played it, Perkins told The Inquirer in 2016. Copyright 2022 RadioInsight / RadioBB Networks. I told the general manager about the job offer I had just received from the insurance company, and he replied, Take whichever job comes first., The general manager called me a couple days later and offered me the job, he said. In 2007, he was recognized with a proclamation by Philadelphia Mayor John Street, Philadelphia City Council and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. I went downstairs at the same building, and told the insurance company, Im here to quit a job I never started. Leaving out the door of the insurance company, the man who had offered me a job selling insurance said, Do you know what theyre going to pay you up there? Experience Board Chair Orennia 2021 - Present 2 years. Jazz radio legend Bob Perkins, 88, will retire in June from his full-time role as a host at Philadelphia's WRTI-FM. ABOVE PHOTO: The Legendary BP with the GM (Photo courtesy of WRTI-FM). I stayed over there about two years, but it really wasnt a good fit. Detroit was wide open. I did a good music program over there for twenty years. Thanks! We love your GM("Good Music")and you! I looked around, and I found a station that wanted a newsman. Domain Insight 2/27: The First Audacy Atlas Divestiture Will Go To. Fivedays a week, on WRTI, BP with the GM (thats Bob Perkins with the Good Music), plays jazz with a connoisseurs ear and an infectious sense of joy. Not doing anything heroic. I got a job working at a Black-owned insurance company, Great Lakes Mutual, in Detroit. Classical 6am-6pm, and Jazz 6pm-6am. And I listened to these magnificent voices not knowing that one day I would be doing what they were doing. I [then] looked up and I saw a sign that read WGPR-FM. I try not to ad-lib and talk about what is going on. He was known for his laid-back and mellow style. When WHYY dropped its music programming to concentrate on news and information, Perkins moved uptown. I had also served in the United States Army from 1956 to 1958. Everything is so fast nowadays. Music. I next made a move over to WRTI, which is Temple Universitys radio station, as a volunteer DJ playing jazz music. In 2016, he was awarded a bronze plaque on Philadelphia Music Alliance's Walk of Fame on the Avenue of the Arts. Im thrilled hell continue to host Sunday Jazz Brunch after he retires, because we all need some GM (good music) with our toast and jam!. Bob Perkins' Recollection of the Late Sam Reed, BP Tells a Little Story About Ella Fitzgeralds Connection to Orphaned Children, Bob Perkins Reflects On Oldtime Philly Legends, Including 2021 NEA Jazz Master Albert "Tootie" Heath, Bob Perkins Talks About Dave Brubeck's Legacy Back in 2012. TN: When you had your stroke, did the way people reacted to you being off the air take you by surprise? Temple Public Radio 90.1 FM is amazing! "[4] He is also an accomplished radio news journalist and a First Call Master of Ceremonies for regional jazz music events. 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. He grew up in South Philadelphia and fell in love with radio as a child. 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. 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. Those letters always remind me that you have people out there listening to you and theyre expecting some good things from you. Lets sit around and gab, whatever the case may be. 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 has earned well over forty different honors and awards from major government, artistic, journalistic and community organizations. Listen to BP's last weeknight shift on Thursday, June 30th from 6 to 9 PM. He fell ill around 1940 with rheumatoid arthritis, and was forced to leave his job as an elevator operator. He throws in a four-hour show on Sunday mornings for good measure. His stories are not secondhand.. You trusted the newsperson you were listening to. What Bob does, it makes people feel like youre coming home, she said. 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 1988, big changes came to WDAS, and I was amongst the first of the old group of employees to be let go, he continued. New Temple Press book celebrates Philadelphias Italian legacy, Hundreds of Temple community members gather to celebrate the life of Sergeant Christopher Fitzgerald with his family, Temples Lenfest Center increases job opportunities for the North Philadelphia community, Globally connected campus: A presidential visit to Temple Rome, Whats the best way for an athlete to build their brand? (Photo by WRTI). I wondered to myself, could I get hired for two jobs in one day?, I went upstairs in the building where the radio station was located and I met the general manager, Perkins continued. Electronics and technology are magnificent. 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. And the only way you can make it accurate is you have to be there, he said. 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. But you try to always put that best music forward. But it seems like the longer I stayed out, [chuckles] the more positive response I got. One of the most familiar voices on Philadelphias airwaves, BP is also an elder statesman of the citys jazz community, cherished by listeners and musicians alike. Joseph V. Labolito. Bob is jazz radio, David Conant, former general manager at WRTI, told The Inquirer in 2016. Each Friday at 6 PM, there's Nouveau Jazz . A mainstay of the jazz music and radio community, Perkins has been on-air at WRTI since 1997. That petered out, but I was still at WHYY playing jazz music and loving it. BP: Yes, it really did. Perkins was born on December 6, 1933. A survey of the playlist from one of his last shows before his stroke is a ramble through classic jazz interpretations of American Songbook standards. I got on the payroll, and Ive been there, ever since. Radio started I think, in 1920 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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. I'm a general assignment breaking news reporter. 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. His show is an oasis, a source of comfort as listeners cope with the challenges of life during a pandemic. We would listen to WAR in Detroit, which is 500 miles away. Or when times are not tight and everythings loose? Why might that be? But theres something about music. Bob's contributions to jazz are innumerable. Jazz radio host and South. In this new age of music streaming, where a service like Spotify uses neural networks, big data language analysis, and artificial intelligence machine learning techniques to winnow songs that are channeled down a high-tech digital assembly line to listeners, Perkins relies on a soft, squishy computer that he admits is a bit more unreliable since his stroke and which he refers to in his characteristic parlance as the old noggin. In other words, he plays what he knows and likes. A young BP with his brother Joe. [1] His radio career began in 1964 in Detroit, Michigan. 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. And for 50 of those years he's been on the radio to the, Our very own "BP with the GM" shared his story, going back to childhood, with a large audience at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia on Feb. 22, 2019. BP broke into the radio business in 1964 when he landed an on-air job in Detroit. Read More. But on the other side of the coin, technology can be very dangerous.. 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? Bob says that it was Joe who first introduced him to jazz. Read more MICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer Perkins has been ill and off the air for a few months but will make his return in the first week of January. He said yesand hes been here ever since. I try to ameliorate that and take the rough edges off if I can, with the music. TN: Why do you feel people respond so strongly to music? In 2016, he was inducted into the Philadelphia Music Walk of Fame as part of the Philadelphia Music Alliances all-jazz class of that year. My dad was my radio school, the 86-year-old remembered. 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 . He went on to work for WDAS and while in Philadelphia, [2] in 1997, he joined WRTI-FM Temple University Radio. 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. Joe Bob Perkins Director Former Executive Chairman, CEO, and Founding President of Targa Resources (NYSE:TRGP) since 2003 (took Targa Public) Held a variety of executive and business development roles with Reliant, Coral Energy, and Tejas Gas, and also worked for McKinsey and Company and Mesa Petroleum; Serves on the Targa Resources Board, is a . 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. The 88 year old Perkins has been on the air in Philadelphia since 1969 with stints as News Director at WDAS-FM and a Jazz host at WHYY before joining WRTI in 1997. I guess along with fast food came fast everything fast cars, fast thoughts, fast relationships. At 90.1 FM. Not only with his actual speaking voice, but also with the music he selects, Block said. I'm thrilled he'll continue to host Sunday Jazz Brunch after he retires, because we all need some GM (good music) with our toast and jam!". He announced his retirement from weeknight shows in April. 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. 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. He has attended two White House Presidential news conferences - one of Gerald Ford's and one of Jimmy Carter's. Particularly for older listeners, he gives them the comfort of something familiar, and makes them remember that this music that he's playing was the soundtrack to a lot of their lives. The music Perkins plays can summon Proustian recollections of a first kiss, a dance at the Savoy Ballroom or a joyful reunion after a long absence. BP: Well, I still like it. I stayed there for about a year and a half, but I was hungry to do news in radio, so I needed to move on. I never knew exactly how my father came to love radio so much, but he was an avid radio listener, Perkins recalled. 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. He continued to grow, working as newsman and assistant director at WJLB-AM in Detroit, before his career path returned him to Philadelphia, where in 1969 he joined WDAS-AM/FM as a newsman and after two years became News Director there;[5] after another year he also became the Editorial Director. 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. I look forward to you lending me your finely tuned ears very soon.". 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] His radio career began in 1964 in Detroit, Michigan. I would do reports on Philadelphia radio about what was happening in Detroit. But at age 88, Perkins is signing off passing the ball to the next era of jazz lovers. 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. TN: Why was it important for you to keep doing your show? King agrees. Lets have fun; lets have a beer. It was typically BP in tone. 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. Mr. Bob Perkins ("BP with the GM") WRTI jazz host extraordinaire turns 80 years old today. How does it connect with them in a way other things dont? His show appeals to me in that way. But the idea stayed in the back of my mind., To work in radio, I was told Id have to go work in the boonies (the boondocks) and get the mistakes out, Perkins continued. Perkins, a longtime jazz DJ, will continue hosting his weekly "Sunday Jazz Brunch show. I was out for almost four months. TN: Have you made any changes to your playlist, in light of whats happening? We would listen to the great John Facenda out of Philadelphia and to other great broadcasters from other cities. Went to Texas A&M University. Since his Bloomberg profile states that he has gone to both . WRTI's legendary jazz host, Bob Perkins, is surrounded by his cd collection of jazz recordings in his home in Wyncote in 2019. One day in late summer last year, his familiar and congenial voice the aural equivalent of a cup of hot chocolate and a soft blanket went silent. Information about his on-air schedule may be found at WRTI's website. He wasn't doing well at, Classical Events Calendar Submission Form. Tweet Share Pin Email Tweet Share Pin Email Related Posts AACP Philadelphia Branch Update NAACP Philadelphia Branch Tweet Share Pin Email ABOVE PHOTO: President Joe Biden walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at St. Tweet Share Pin Email By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO WASHINGTON (AP) Conservative justices holding theSupreme Tweet Share Pin Email By DAN GELSTON PHILADELPHIA (AP) Irv Cross was a man of faith Tweet Share Pin Email Tweet Share Pin Email Related Posts Whats Cookin? [3] One of his well-known sayings is "This is BP with the GM!". They offered me a job and I accepted. Bell Building Jazz host Bob Perkins in his office at WRTI. His show will come to an end June 30, but he says this wont be the last his fans hear from him. Hed just play people that he liked. This was in the mid-1920s., My father was kind of a genius in handling his radio, Perkins continued. BP's last WRTI weeknight shift is on Thursday, June 30th from 6 to 9 PM. After a longtime gig at WHYY, he joined WRTI in 1997. They don't think that it's accessible to younger people. BP was awarded the 2002 Mellon Jazz Community Award. "I got radio rammed down my throat, because that was my fathers relief from his pain.. Friday evenings at 10 PM, veteran WRTI jazz host J. Michael Harrison presents The Bridge, exploring the merging platforms of popular music and jazz. 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. 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