Gus gossert biography templates

  • Born June 14, 1944, in Chambersburg, Gossert was the son of Mrs. Ann M. Gossert, Harrisburg, and the late Robert F. Gossert.
  • Robert "Gus" Gossert was a DJ and music promoter.
  • Gus was at the very start of the all oldies format adopted at WCBS-FM.

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    Rock Radio Scrapbook


    AIRCHECK OF THE WEEK
    For week of November 11, 2012
    Edition #706

    ALL-NIGHT LEGENDS, PT. #12

    Talent: DON K. REED
    Station: WCBS-FM New York
    Date: Jnne 10, 1990
    Time: 46:31 (unscoped)

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    For 27 years, Don K. Reed's "Doo-Wop Shop" was a Sunday night institution at WCBS-FM. It was part of what made the station so special. But that history ended with the cancellation of the show as WCBS-FM began moving away from '50s music. The final Doo-Wop Shop was August 25, 2002.

    The history of Sunday night Doo-Wop in New York radio began with Gus Gossert on WCBS-FM in 1969. Gossert moved the program to WPIX-FM in 1971, left the station in 1972 and died under mysterious circumstances in 1976. Rock historian and broadcaster Norm N. Nite picked up the Doo-Wop baton in May 1973 with his Sunday night "Nite Train" oldies show on WCBS-FM. Nite left for WNBC two years later and was replaced in

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    Doo-wop

    Style of rhythm and blues music

    For other uses, see Doo Wop (disambiguation).

    Doo-wop (also spelled doowop and doo wop) is a subgenre of rhythm and blues music that originated in African-American communities during the 1940s,[2] mainly in the large cities of the United States, including New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Baltimore, Newark, Detroit, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles.[3][4] It features vocal group harmony that carries an engaging melodic line to a simple beat with little or no instrumentation. Lyrics are simple, usually about love, sung by a lead vocal over background vocals, and often featuring, in the bridge, a melodramatically heartfelt recitative addressed to the beloved. Harmonic singing of nonsense syllables (such as "doo-wop") is a common characteristic of these songs.[5] Gaining popularity in the 1950s, doo-wop was commercially viable until the early 1960s and continued to influence performer

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    Louis Gossett Jr.

    American actor (1936–2024)

    Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (May 27, 1936 – March 29, 2024) was an American actor. He made his scen debut at the age of 17. Shortly thereafter, he successfully auditioned for the huvudgata playTake a Giant Step. Gossett continued acting onstage in critically acclaimed plays including A Raisin in the Sun (1959), The Blacks (1961), Tambourines to Glory (1963), and The Zulu and the Zayda (1965). In 1977, Gossett appeared in the popular miniseriesRoots, for which he won Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series at the Emmy Awards.

    Gossett continued acting in high-profile films, television, plays, and film games. In 1982, for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in An Officer and a Gentleman, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and became the first African-American actor to win in this category. At the Emmy Awards, Gossett continued to receive recognition, with nominations