Art Wander Has Passed

[bob_sauve28]

https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/local/veteran-buffalo-broadcaster-art-wander-dies-at-98

 

RIP to the Tiny Tot of the Kilowatt 

 

His daughter, Kelley Clem, said Wander was discussing New York Mets baseball with her just the night before his passing. He died with a Buffalo Bills blanket on his bed, a Mets banner nearby, and Frank Sinatra’s "My Way" playing on his Alexa, which she says he affectionately called "Alaska."

Wander served in the U.S. Navy, producing radio programs for the Veterans Administration hospital system. In 1956, he joined WKBW radio as a news reporter.

[oddoublee]

God Speed Art. Fond memories of your show when I was a teenager. 

[shrader]

I’m amazed how quickly I just ran through every word in his theme song in my mind right now. 

[Porous Five Hole]

I lived in Rochester and was too young to know his story or his work, but I do know “Artie Baby Boo-Boo.” I can hear it in my head. Rest in peace. 

[JoeSchmoe]

He was the first sports talk-radio host I would listen to on WGR. I didn't listen often, and I'm not sure if he only said this once or twice, but I still hear him in my head saying "Ottawa-Ottawa-Ottawa-Ottawa" when someone brings up the Senators.

[PASabreFan]

He went on at length one night about split pea soup. Art didn't take himself too seriously, a trait young sports personalities should think about adopting. It's sports. It's supposed to be fun. Oh yeah, Art once said he dated a gal from Bradford, PA.