Don Tandler reported on Facebook that he spoke to Bob's wife Connie who said that Bob was most appreciative of the good wishes he received from his listeners.
I started listening to Bob in the mid 1980s when he did the evening shift on WCBS-FM. I remember playing Tuesday Night Trivia and rarely got through first since I had a rotary dial phone back then. Bob certainly is a "walking encyclopedia" of oldies artists and music. For most of his time at WCBS-FM he was on the air from 3 PM - 7 PM.
In June 2005 after the oldies format was replaced by the dreaded Jack format Bob really stood up for his listeners. When WCBS-FM came back with a classic hits formats Bob was hired back. For a while Bob and Connie did an oldies show on WLNG from eastern Long Island.
Best wishes for good health, Bob. New York radio is just not the same without you.
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I cannot add anything Bruce except that Bob worked with the late Al Meredith, the news director of WCBS-FM.Al did his news casts on the hour and the half hour.The last story would usually be a "kicker" story that Bob commented on or made a pun about. The interplay between Bob and Al was priceless! Al never worked with Bob again after the JACK format was dropped but I contacted Al before he died and sent him cassette tapes I had made which I called "The best of Bob Shannon and Al Meredith" Al was most appreciative. I believe I still have those tapes somewhere in my apartment, I will try to find them.
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