John Otto (radio personality)
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John Otto was a radio talk show host in Buffalo, New York
. He began his broadcasting
career in the 1940s at the age of 19 at WBNY 1400 AM which has since changed its call sign. He spent most of his radio career doing an evening listener call in show branded Extension 55 at WGR. When WKBW (now WWKB), switched from music to talk he moved to that station doing the same show rebranded as Night Call.
Within two years the station made another format change which did not include his show. After several months off the air; he returned to WGR. He never retired. When his health deteriorated to the point he was unable to get to the WGR studio; he did his 10pm to 1am listener call in show from his home until days before his death. He broadcast his last show on December 3, 1999. He died December 6, 1999 at the age of 70 in Buffalo, New York
He was inducted into the Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 1998.
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
. He began his broadcasting
Broadcasting
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career in the 1940s at the age of 19 at WBNY 1400 AM which has since changed its call sign. He spent most of his radio career doing an evening listener call in show branded Extension 55 at WGR. When WKBW (now WWKB), switched from music to talk he moved to that station doing the same show rebranded as Night Call.
Within two years the station made another format change which did not include his show. After several months off the air; he returned to WGR. He never retired. When his health deteriorated to the point he was unable to get to the WGR studio; he did his 10pm to 1am listener call in show from his home until days before his death. He broadcast his last show on December 3, 1999. He died December 6, 1999 at the age of 70 in Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
He was inducted into the Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 1998.
External links
- Hold the Phone: The John Otto Picture and Audio Page by Buffalonian Steve Cichon