Bob Green

By: Art Vuolo, Jr.

Detroit has always been a bastion of great radio talent and one of the best was Bob Green.  He was one of the original Key Men of Music at WKNR (Keener 13) rubbing elbows with legends like: Gary Stevens, Robin Seymour, Mort Crowley and Jerry Goodwin.

Born Robert Alan Greenstone in 1937 in upstate New York, he started at WSAY in Rochester and WGVA in Geneva, but he set his sights on Detroit and a "suburban" Dearborn station known as WKMH.  Frustrated by stagnation, he detoured to Miami powerhouse WQAM-AM.  Soon as a change was brewing back in The Motor City, as 1310 AM was about to morph into WKNR Keener 13, the lure was too tempting, and with his phenomenal production skills, and imaging talents helped the station rise to meteoric ratings practically overnight!   One of the many dimensions of Bob's wisdom as "never let the allure of stardom diminish important relationships."

When he, and his wife Sandi, moved on from Michigan in 1971, it was to Houston's 790/KULF which opened a door for his home-based studio called Bob Green Productions, a successful business until the passing of his wife.  He then moved closer to family in Austin, TX and succumbed to health issues on January 1st.  He was 88 years old.  Bob Green was an American radio original and will be missed.