Bob Perkins, the beloved Philadelphia jazz DJ known as ‘BP with the GM,’ has died at 91
Bob Perkins, 91, of Wyncote, the jazz DJ whose sonorous, deeply relaxing, and reassuring voice on the Philadelphia airwaves ...
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Bob Perkins, a legend of jazz radio at WRTI and beyond, dies at 91
Bob Perkins, the legendary jazz radio host, leaves behind a lasting impact on Philadelphia’s music scene. Known for his warm ...
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Philadelphia Jazz Radio Icon Dies At 91
As 2025 began, a highly popular radio personality among jazz enthusiasts in Philadelphia was hospitalized, fighting a health ...
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Philadelphia Jazz Radio Icon Bob Perkins Passes Away at 91
Bob Perkins, a beloved voice in Philadelphia’s jazz community and a veteran broadcaster known as “BP with the GM,” passed away Sunday at the age of 91. Perkins had been hospitalized for two ...
Legendary Pa. jazz DJ dies at 91
Bob Perkins, long considered one of the most significant voices in jazz radio and a pillar in the Philadelphia-area jazz ...
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‘BP with the GM’: Former colleague remembers jazz radio icon Bob Perkins
Bob Perkins’ six-decade career as a journalist and radio host was dedicated to informing, delighting and good music (what he ...
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In 1980, Temple University’s jazz radio station WRTI recruited Jackson to host a weekly ... Mr. Jackson is a BFA graduate of the Philadelphia College of Art and he holds a MFA from Temple University's ...
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Bob Perkins, the beloved Philadelphia jazz DJ known as 'BP with the GM,' dies at 91
PHILADELPHIA — Bob Perkins, 91, of Wyncote, the jazz DJ whose sonorous ... a stroke in 2019 and retired from the Temple University radio station WRTI-FM (90.1) in 2023, had been hospitalized ...