Bruce Morrow

Bruce Morrow (born October 13, 1937 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American radio disc jockey, known to generations of New York metropolitan area listeners as Cousin Brucie.

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October 13 - 1937 - Brooklyn, New York - American - Radio - Disc jockey - New York metropolitan area

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Morrow began his career at New York Top 40 station WINS in 1959. In 1960 he moved to Miami for a brief stint before returning to the New York airwaves the following year on WABC-AM, another Top 40 outlet. "Cousin Brucie" became a legend on WABC's teen-oriented evening shift, remaining at the station until 1974, when he jumped to rival station WNBC; after two years there, he left the airwaves to become the owner/manager of a group of stations.

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New York - Top 40 - WINS - Miami - WABC - WNBC

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In 1982 Morrow returned to the DJ role with New York's WCBS-FM, a popular oldies station. He hosted a several-times-a-week show there until the station's change to a Jack FM format in June of 2005. Shortly thereafter, he signed a multi-year deal to host oldies programming on Sirius Satellite Radio.

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WCBS-FM - Oldies - Jack FM - Sirius Satellite Radio

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Morrow was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1988.

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His voice can be heard in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing; he also appeared in the 1978 film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and had a guest appearance in the 1990s Babylon 5 television series.

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Film - Dirty Dancing - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Babylon 5

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