Longtime Fort Wayne radio personality dies

[kevin b]

i remeber every morning when it was time to get up i could here my parents radio turn on you would hear that famous song little red barn song.then here mr.wowo give school closing.then remeber hearing the 50 thousand watt wowo at the famous world fire escape.the only time that i turn on the radio is listen to bob chase for the komets.the voices of mr. wowo and bob chase.will be the two voices that you could never forget.but missing the voice or mr. wowo.it's not the same now.it's not worth to turn the radio on unless it's komet hockey.
r.i.p mr. wowo

[Ike]

I Grew up listening to WOWO at night and early mornings on the AM skip down in VA, my thoughts and prayers are with his family and many listeners over the years.

[Kristy]

Does anyone else remember the safety song?

They used to play it every morning and different guest singers could come into the studio to perform it. My mom was in a "kitchen band" where they all had instruments made out of various household items with kazoos attached to them. They went to WOWO and recorded their version of this song.
Here are some of the words I remember:

"Look both ways before you cross the street and always wait until the light turns green
Never play between the standing cars but in the open where you can be seen
Thoughtfulness to others will always pay as you can plainly see
But forgetting others someone everyday kills a happy girl or boy like me".......

[Norfolkjoe]

Lieutenant Disappointment wrote:

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I'm thinkin' when I worked there in the late sixties the night crew included at various times John Cigna (I probably spelled that wrong), Dale Ulmer, Michael O'Shay, Jim Ellenwood (I think he was Jim Brady on the air), Larry Kenny and Doug Gruber (spelling is suspect here, too, and as I recall, he was Doug Stevens on the air.) I believe Thom Brown was the program director and Glen Richards was the news director. I think Billy Wolf was the chief engineer and his predecessor might have been named Brokaw.
Yes, I know I can't spell. It's a combination of bad memory and not paying attention in school.

Just ran across this post. Didn't realize Mr. Sievers had died, as I've been away from northern Indiana for a long time. Reading all the comments sure did bring back memories of growing up in Garrett in the '60s, however. Life takes you down unexpected paths, and I live in England now ... but I remember all the DJs you mentioned, plus a few more ... Jack Underwood, Don Chevelet, Bob Dell, Ed Karr, Dick Rice, and later, Ron Gregory and Calvin Richards. All voices I grew up with. I was very sorry to read of Bob Sievers' death, but pleased he made such a good age, and gratified by all the memories stirred by the postings. All best to all of you in and from the Tri-State area!

[Hardwork]

My Mother worked with him at WOWO. He will missed.

[Dan]

Who was the DJ who picked a post-card and played the person's personal top-10 favorite songs? Was this on WOWO back in the early 60's?

[Alan]

I grew up with the gang at WOWO literally. My father was an engineer for them and then their Tech. Supervisor until his death in the late 70's. It was interesting reading all these posts..a great many memories came flooding back...RIP Bob and the rest of the 60's and 70's gang who have gone home.

[Lena123]

I never heard of him, or that station. But i never wish this upon a person, so R.I.P.! Sounds like he has many loyal fans.:-)

[Lewholt]

aboutface wrote:

I grew up listening to WOWO and Sievers every morning as I grew up in that area. All good things do come to an end but he is a legacy.

I lived there between 1979 and 1983. I don't know if I remember him. I used to work at Food Marketing off the bypass.