NorthEast Radio Watch by Scott Fybush [1] reports some sad news…
One of the Good guys is gone. Muni was heard on several stations…. WMCA, WABC, WAKR, WOR-FM, WNEW, and was doing middays on WAXQ until January of this year, when he had a stroke.
Muni is picture here in ’59, at WMCA just before moving to WABC. Muni started an association with The Beatles that carried him, popularity-wise, throught his career. But, he was not limited to pop radio. His was the voice behind the most influential progressive music stion in the country, WNEW-FM. I’ve often thought it ironic that Muni saw WABC at it’s haeyday in ’64, then went on years later to lead the FM revolution.
His influence on radio in the 60’s and the 70’s cannot be over-estimated. His voice, his style are already missed.