PETE FORNATALE (1945- APRIL 26, 2012)
Pioneer in the great 60s-70s FM progressive rock movement. Ah, those early days of FM radio when anything went and new artists had a great place to launch their careers. This was before formatting took hold on the FM side.
He had a show at WFUV, a college radion station at Fordham University and later was on WNEW and K-Rock. He gave exposure to country rock groups like Buffalo Springfield and Poco.
I sure listened to as much of those great stations as I could. This format was one of the things that got me into deejaying. I liked to mix all sorts of songs into my sets, like follow "Born to Be Wild" with some Hank Williams.
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