1968 KQV |
Franklin B Forbes |
WKBO 1973 |
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1968 KQV |
Franklin B Forbes |
WKBO 1973 |
| Franklin B. Forbes is a
western Pennsylvanian who was lucky enough to live his dream. He
landed a gig at the #1 Top 40 station in his area. Franklin B. Forbes was
raised in nearby Beaver Falls. After starting out in radio at WBBW
in Youngstown Ohio. He spent a time in the US Army and continued
his radio career in a couple of other Ohio towns before moving on to WVAM
in Altoona.
There were actually 2 Franklin B. Forbes on the air on KQV. The first was was John Terry from WBBW in Youngstown. After only a couple of weeks, John left KQV and returned to Ohio. KQV program director John Borders had to replace his overnight personality and he heard a young announcer at WVAM in Altoona using the name Tom Foolery. Tom Foolery had actually worked with John Terry 10 years earlier in Youngstown. Borders called him, and soon after Tom Foolery became Franklin B. Forbes and took over the all-nite show a short time later in April of 1968. After leaving KQV later in
the year, he returned to WVAM and was eventually named program director
there. In 1972, Franklin B. Forbes, now Bob Alexander took over as
the program director and morning personality at Top 40 WKBO
in Harrisburg in Harrisburg. Bob converted the station into a
Top 40 power house for many years. Bob remained on the air in Harrisburg
at WKBO and later WHP well into the 80's. Today, he is out of radio
and works as a Parole Officer Supervisor (Parole Officer III) with the
Dauphin County Adult Probation and Parole Department. He is the Dauphin
County Work Release Job Coordinator. Bob finds employment for men
who are in the prison and transfer them from the jail to the work release
center.
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