Jordan Rich

American radio personality
Wendy Levine Rich
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(m. 1982; died 2013)​
[2]
  • Roberta Sydney
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    (m. 2016)​
    • ChildrenLindsay M. Rich (daughter)
    Andrew T. Rich (son) [2]Parent(s)Martin Rich
    Bernice Rich.

    Jordan Rich was the host of The Jordan Rich Show on WBZ-AM 1030 in Boston, Massachusetts.,[3] a mix of history, arts, pop culture, and other topics.[4] Parts of the shows are carried by WCCO (AM) in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[5] He retired after the July 3, 2016 show in order to spend more time with his family.[6]

    Early life and education

    Jordan Rich was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Randolph, Massachusetts. He attended Curry College in Milton, Massachusetts graduating in 1980 with a degree in Communications.[7]

    Career

    Prior to coming to WBZ NewsRadio in October, 1996 and his tenure at WBZ he served as a fill-in host for WBZ NewsRadio long-time weekend overnight show host Norm Nathan who died in 1996.[5][8]

    Rich worked as a disc jockey and talk show host throughout the Boston area, including "morning drive host for WSSH-FM in Boston from 1982 to 1996. He also worked at WRKO-AM from 1978 to 1982, as a co-host of the morning show and a host of his own Broadway music program.".[5] He is also co-owner of Chart Productions,[9] an audio production company. His voice has been included in thousands of voice overs, including The Boston Pops, Sullivan Tire and KB Toys.[10]

    Personal life

    Jordan Rich resides in Framingham in the Greater Boston area.[1] His wife of thirty one years, Wendy Levine Rich, a special needs high school teacher in Hudson, Massachusetts,[11] had died in August 2013 of cancer.[12] In 2016, he married Roberta Sydney.

    References

    1. ^ a b "Bio: Jordan Rich", CBS Boston
    2. ^ a b "Obituary: Wendy (Levine) Rich", The Boston Globe, accessed on legacy.com
    3. ^ The Jordan Rich Show Archived 2010-03-02 at the Wayback Machine WBZ 1030
    4. ^ iTunes Preview: WBZ's Jordan Rich and Friends Archived 2012-11-10 at the Wayback Machine Apple Inc.
    5. ^ a b c Jordan Rich Show WCCO (AM)
    6. ^ WBZ’s Jordan Rich Stepping Away From Overnight Talk Show
    7. ^ "Curry College Alumni Share Expertise at 'Reporting Extreme Weather' Event", Curry College News, October 24, 2011
    8. ^ Fybush, Scott, "New England RadioWatch: October 31, 1996: Norm Nathan, 1926-1996", bostonradio.org
    9. ^ Chart Productions
    10. ^ "Chart Productions Founders". Archived from the original on 2010-05-15. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
    11. ^ Malachowski, Jeff, "Longtime Hudson teacher dies after battle with cancer: Few things could keep Wendy Rich away from her passion of educating students each day at Hudson High School", MetroWest Daily News, August 15, 2013
    12. ^ "Wife Of WBZ's Jordan Rich Passes Away", allaccess.com, August 12, 2013

    External links

    • Official website