John Gorman (radio executive)

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John Gorman
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Born (1950-05-07) May 7, 1950 (age 75)
Malden, Massachusetts, United States
Education Boston College
Occupation(s)Radio executive, author, media consultant, Chief Content Officer

John Gorman (b. 1950) is a radio personality, executive, and author from Cleveland, Ohio. In September 21, 2007, he published his memoir, The Buzzard: Inside The Glory Days of WMMS and Cleveland Rock Radio. [1]

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Early life

John Gorman was born in Malden, Massachusetts. At the age of 12, he first began operating a private radio station from his family home.[ citation needed ] As a teenager, he worked in the commercial radio industry as a programming assistant, music director, and talk show producer, where he remained until his move to Cleveland in 1973. [2]

Career and achievements

He graduated from Boston College.

Gorman began he broadcasting career in Boston, Massachusetts before moving to Cleveland, Ohio to pursue a radio career. He began working at WMMS, a small free-form radio station that was recently under new ownership. [3]

John Gorman worked at WMMS for 13 years in Cleveland, where he adjusted the format of WMMS based upon a broad interpretation of the category of rock and roll music. [4] [5] [6]

In 2000, Gorman was inducted into the Broadcaster's Hall of Fame. Gorman was inducted into the Cleveland Association of Broadcasters' Hall of Fame in April 2008. [7]

In 2015, Gorman was the chief content officer of oWOW Radio, an Internet radio station based in Cleveland. oWOW Radio was taken off the air in January 2021. [8] [9]

Gorman helped to start station 98.5 WNCX.[ citation needed ]

Bibliography

Gorman, John (2007). The Buzzard: Inside the Glory Days of WMMS and Cleveland Rock Radio—A Memoir. Cleveland, OH: Gray & Company, Publishers. ISBN   978-1-59851-051-5

References

  1. ↑ Gorman, John (2007). The Buzzard: Inside the Glory Days of WMMS and Cleveland Rock Radio-A Memoir. Gray & Company Publishers. ISBN   978-1886228474.
  2. ↑ John Gorman with Tom Feran (2007). The Buzzard Inside the Glory Days of WMMS and Cleveland Rock Radio. A Memoir. Gray & Company. ISBN   978-1-886228-47-4.
  3. ↑ "About John Gorman". The Buzzard: Inside the Glory Days of WMMS and Cleveland Rock Radio — A Memoir. 2007-11-01. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  4. ↑ http://www.coolcleveland.com /index.php?n=Main.JohnGormanAndTheBuzzard
  5. ↑ "Memoir recalls the heady days of Buzzard radio Former boss tells of creative chaos inside WMMS". December 2007.
  6. ↑ Wolff, Carlo (2006). Cleveland Rock and Roll Memories. Gray & Company. pp. 15–19. ISBN   978-1-886228-99-3.
  7. ↑ http://radiotelevisionbhof.com/detail.cfm%5B%5D
  8. ↑ Knickoloff, Annie (January 12, 2021). "oWOW Radio to end broadcasting after this week". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  9. ↑ Niesel, Jeff (February 21, 2015). "New Internet Radio Station From John Gorman Aspires to be Catalyst on the Local Scene". CleveScene.com. Cleveland Scene. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
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