posted on: October 19, 2020
At the time, Steele was retiring from his daily Monday-Saturday programs. Log in. From the days of World War II until his retirement in 1991, Steele’s wit and warmth provided a touch of security for half a million listeners every day. Stream WTIC Bob Steele Open Hunt in the Black Forest by Dan Masucci from desktop or your mobile device Robert Lee "Bob" Steele (July 13, 1911 – December 6, 2002) was with WTIC Radio for more than 66 years, and dominated the morning radio scene in Southern New England for most of that time. In 1943, he assumed the morning drive time slot on WTIC and began to make radio history. WETHERSFIELD, Conn., Dec. 6 — Bob Steele, a radio announcer with WTIC for 55 years, died this morning in his sleep, family members said. At one time Steele hosted the number one rated morning show in America. In 1936, Steele realized one of his early ambitions of becoming a radio announcer when he walked into WTIC/Hartford and won an audition for staff announcer. THINKING OF TRYING MULTI-LEVEL ADVERTISING AND MARKETING? WTIC's original studios were in the Travelers Insurance Building at 26 Grove Street in Hartford. The Bob Steele Reading Center at the Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford facility on Arbor Street, dedicated in 1989, honors his years as an advocate of literacy. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1911, Steele tried the restaurant business, boxing and announcing motorcycle races in Los Angeles before focusing on radio. Bob died in his sleep December 6, 2002 at the age of 91. He was 91. If you ever lived in New England, you probably woke up with Bob Steele. Bob Steele Street was officially dedicated in a special ceremony on January 4, 2013. (54:26) This great sounding aircheck of WTIC was recorded 9/30/91. A scientific Motivation, 7 Different Types of Pizza From Around the World. Listeners looked forward to Steele’s regular features like “Word for the Day” and “Tiddlywinks” which offered little known facts of little importance. How lucky You Are ? Mr. Steele retired from the daily slot in 1991 but continued to work occasionally. He remained on Saturdays weekly for many years, and eventually went to once monthly. He was affiliated with WTIC (Hartford, Connecticut, USA) for 66 years. In 1943 he assumed the morning drive-time slot and at one time had the top-rated morning show in the country, according to the Radio Hall of Fame Web site. Bob Steele and WTIC were as much of a part of my carefree youth in Connecticut,as fun filled summers at the beach in Westbrook, the Good Humor … Of course, it was our Bob Steele's son Bob, who was then president of the bank. Robert Lee "Bob" Steele (July 13, 1911 – December 6, 2002) was with WTIC Radio for more than 66 years, and dominated the morning radio scene in Southern New England for most of that time. Your email address will not be published. One of the nation's longest-serving radio announcers, Mr. Steele became an announcer at WTIC in 1936. Bob Steele was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1995. He was inducted into the hall in 1995. Steele was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame at the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago in October, 1995. In 1936, Steele realized one of his early ambitions of becoming a radio announcer when he walked into WTIC/Hartford and won an audition for staff announcer. Steele died in December 2002, and has been honored on this page. Attempts to break into radio in Los Angeles failed, but eventually the radio bug led him to Hartford. He became a junior staff announcer at WTIC on Oct. 1, 1936. PORTABLE ADVERTISING AND MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR THE NEW MOBILE MARKETER. He would imitate the way radio announcers talked and practiced reading ads form the newspaper. Like many kids of his era, Steele was fascinated with radio and crystal sets. He became a junior staff announcer at WTIC on Oct. 1, 1936.
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