Bob Carey — in memory
- Years at WGBH: 1965 - 1975
- Position(s): Radio Engineer, Director of Radio.
From Don Hallock — 12/8/2000
Bob Carey was a truly multi-talented individual. Born in Melrose Massachusetts in 1941, his early radio career included producing the Speed Anderson all-night radio show at WVDA. He joined WGBH-FM in 1965 as an engineer, and became Director of Radio in 1970.
After leaving the station in 1975, Bob owned and operated the Horse and Hound Inn in Franconia, New Hampshire until the mid-1980s. He then returned to Boston to work as a private investigator specializing in white-collar crime.
Since 1974 Bob had been associate producer of Boston's annual Fourth of July celebration on the Esplanade. His voice was familiar to concert-goers as he broadcast crowd counts, lost children and weather forecasts over the public address system.
In 1999, he acted as emcee of the Boston Pops performance in Franklin Park.
Bob joined us for the WGBH Reunion 2000 celebration both "Friday night at the Zebra Lounge," and in the studios for the Saturday, April 4th celebration day.
Bob died recently, at age 59. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Shane; two daughters, Laura Landry and Leah Carey; a brother, John, and two grandchildren. A celebration of his life will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. December 3, in the Skyline Room of the Museum of Science in Boston.
From Chas Norton — 11/17/2000
He was a truly caring person who stood out from many because of his spirit.
He set in motion a tribute to Greg MacDonald on the Esplanade, in 1996, during a commercial break. He talked about Greg, who had been scheduled to work the show, and mentioned the way that one of the conductors of the BSO communicated the passing of a player, something like "one of our members is missing". He then asked the crew for a moment of silence and asked me to take down the lights. He then asked the crowd to applaud as the lights came up and we went back on air live, from the Esplanade.
The director took tight shot of Greg's camera; the viewing audience got applause with a shot of a camera, but those of us working the show and watching the monitors felt incredibly moved and grateful to Bob for having made a wonderful tribute to our fallen brother.