He was on the air in Feb.1971 when the Emergency Broadcast System put on the wrong tape...and everyone thought there was going to a nuclear attack. Bob stayed cool and calm on the radio...and finally told everyone to disregard the news bulletin...that it was a mistake!!! He did a great job!!!
Many of us miss WOWO the way it was then. It’s nothing like the great radio station it once was. Nothing but talk radio now. AM stations have went by the wayside. Still exist, but obsolete. It’s too bad.
Either WOWO was billing millions upon millions a year, or Bob Sievers wasn't paid much. To survive that long at one station, the bean counters'd better be happy. Cuz if the bean counters ain't happy, ain't *nobody* happy.
Sievers was a humble man and you can tell he was just happy living his dream of being on the radio in the hometown that he loved. He had offers to work in bigger cities but turned them down. I would imagine that if he was making a decent living, he was satisfied. By this time, he had worked at Westinghouse for decades... he probably could have retired with a company pension, but enjoyed the job too much to leave. That being said, WOWO was huge in the Fort Wayne market. It had higher circulation than the three TV stations combined. I also think it was underwritten to some extent by the other top billing stations Group W owned in leading cities.
He was on the air in Feb.1971 when the Emergency Broadcast System put on the wrong tape...and everyone thought there was going to a nuclear attack. Bob stayed cool and calm on the radio...and finally told everyone to disregard the news bulletin...that it was a mistake!!! He did a great job!!!
When I was in school we went to wowo on a field trip. He was grate man !!!
What a great voice!
Many of us miss WOWO the way it was then. It’s nothing like the great radio station it once was. Nothing but talk radio now. AM stations have went by the wayside. Still exist, but obsolete. It’s too bad.
See my video about the towers....
When local radio was local even though it reached 15 states..Great stuff!!
This is amazing. What a charismatic voice on radio. They sure don't make them like they used to.
DJ AUDIO1 The people back then sound like they have a different accent. Whatever it is I like it.
@@josephmackela8466 Yes. Very formal.
This takes me back.
They got his birth information wrong. If he started his broadcasting career in 1936, then he was 19 years old at the time.
Bob started on the Sunday shift in 1932 and by '36 he was full time staff.
Either WOWO was billing millions upon millions a year, or Bob Sievers wasn't paid much. To survive that long at one station, the bean counters'd better be happy. Cuz if the bean counters ain't happy, ain't *nobody* happy.
Sievers was a humble man and you can tell he was just happy living his dream of being on the radio in the hometown that he loved. He had offers to work in bigger cities but turned them down. I would imagine that if he was making a decent living, he was satisfied. By this time, he had worked at Westinghouse for decades... he probably could have retired with a company pension, but enjoyed the job too much to leave.
That being said, WOWO was huge in the Fort Wayne market. It had higher circulation than the three TV stations combined. I also think it was underwritten to some extent by the other top billing stations Group W owned in leading cities.