Larry Glick: 1922-2009

March 27, 2009 7:36 AM

Larry Glick, aka Commander Glick, aka The Godfathah Lorenzo Glickiano, AM Night-Owl Talk-Radio Hero, 1922-2009. Hear a recent interview with Larry, and remembrances by Tom Bergeron (Glick's mentee), at WBZ's site. [previously - my first MetaFilter FPP]
posted by not_on_display (10 comments total)

Shalom Aleichem, Sayonara, Auf Wiedersehen, ... Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are...
posted by not_on_display at 7:38 AM on March 27, 2009

mentee? Did you mean protege?
posted by rocket88 at 7:46 AM on March 27, 2009

Goodnight, Larry.

One of the better things about moving to Buffalo is that I can still get WBZ on the radio after dark. There's still something unique about that station, in that it hasn't been completely taken over by the Rush crowd.
posted by kuujjuarapik at 7:56 AM on March 27, 2009

Sheesh, rocket88, I even looked it up before I posted it. It means "a tiny version of Mentos," which describes Bergeron to a T.
posted by not_on_display at 7:56 AM on March 27, 2009 [2 favorites]

Oh, the tiny mentee!
posted by pracowity at 8:40 AM on March 27, 2009 [1 favorite]

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posted by quarterframer at 10:15 AM on March 27, 2009

I can still sing the "Glicknik" song. That was good radio.
posted by Sidhedevil at 1:57 PM on March 27, 2009

Also, the converse of "mentor" is clearly "telemachus". Kids today.
posted by Sidhedevil at 1:58 PM on March 27, 2009

He was never a loser withouth a mezuzah. RIP
posted by MC Wafflestick at 6:29 PM on March 27, 2009

I grew up listening to Larry Glick. He truly was my favorite of all the WBZ hosts. Even when he had to do afternoons he did them well. Man. Bad year for radio legends all around.
posted by Spatch at 7:47 AM on March 28, 2009