Banker scales back

By Eric O Brien

Pittsburgh: "It's retirement from full-time work, but I still intend to be active in the business." So says Barry Banker who has worked in some capacity for WKHB (and its predecessor WHJB-AM) 620 since the mid-1960s. Banker will scale back his duties on July 24 in order to spend more time with his family and "not be committed to a schedule". He intends to maintain a few duties including the public affairs program, "A Closer Look" which he has hosted for several years and airs on all three of Broadcast Communications' North Versailles-based stations. "I may do some sales too, but these are things yet to be worked out," he said. Over the years, Banker has also been a part of 620's sister stations, including the original incarnation of WHJB-FM (107.1) - later WOKU and WSSZ. More recently he has also been heard on WKFB-AM (770) and WKVE-FM (103.1). He also worked part-time for WKTQ-AM (1320) in the years that it was top-40 "13-Q" (now WJAS).

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Barry is great guy! I got to do an internship my senior year in High School (1983) and through the summer and he was always willing to show me things and take time to explain the radio buisness. All the best Barry!
scott - July 17, 2010 at 08:25 am

Good luck Barry! What a great old-school music DJ.
Jennifer - July 28, 2010 at 1:26 pm

  
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