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  2. Manhattan, New York City, New York [1] Known for. Talk radio. Barry Gray (born Bernard Yaroslaw, [2] July 2, 1916 – December 21, 1996) was an American radio personality. He is frequently referred to as "The Father of Talk Radio" for his significant contributions to the radio industry.

  3. Dec 23, 1996 · Barry Gray, the smooth-talking but sometimes tart-tongued host of a late-night radio talk show, died on Saturday at his home in Manhattan. He was 80. Mr. Gray, widely credited with creating...

  4. BARRY GRAY. Barry Gray was an on-air personality, often labeled as "The father of Talk Radio". Gray was originally a disc jockey for radio station WOR-AM / New York City in 1945 when bandleader Woody Herman called in while Gray was talking about him.

  5. Dec 22, 1996 · He was 80. Mr. Gray, widely credited with creating the talk show format and a fixture on the airwaves for almost half a century, died in his sleep at 1 A.M. after complications from surgery, said...

  6. worldradiohistory.com › BOOKSHELF-ARH › BiographyBARRY - World Radio History

    "It's Barry Gray at his best. Feisty, bouncy, sharp and flow-ing with humor. It's a nice New York story about interesting, lively, different people in New York, including Barry Gray himself. It tells you something about a marvelous New York personality who's had fun being friends and enemies with

  7. Dec 31, 1996 · BARRY GRAY UNDERSTOOD THE MEDIUM'S POWER. By Marc Fisher. December 31, 1996 at 12:00 a.m. EST. Barry Gray died the other day, and even if you never heard him on the radio, you are...

  8. Barry Gray was born on 18th July 1908, in Blackburn, Lancashire, the only child of John, commercial stationer, and Florence, spinster who had married the previous September. Gray’s own, simple biography states he was born to musical parents and encouraged to learn music from a very early age. However, his academic career would have started in ...