Steve Post, a legendary, wry, long-time morning personality on WNYC-FM, died yesterday, Sunday.
A self-described curmudgeon, I found his sour, irreverent comments on the news appealing. When reading press releases about accidents at the Indian Point nuclear power plant he might conclude "Authorities claim - all together now - no significant release of radiation".
Once, as part of a group invitation to broadcasters, he got to meet with Richard Nixon. A non-disclosure agreement prevented him from discussing the specifics, but he was able to say, "I've never seen a man more uncomfortable in his own skin." It was an illuminating description.
His last show, carried this tagline: "The No Show is a showcase for the idiosyncratic views and humor of Steve Post, a world-class curmudgeon whose irreverence and iconoclasm have entertained audiences and appalled radio station managers for four decades.sm have entertained audiences and appalled radio station managers for four decades."
Of course, fund raising could never be the same without his emotional breakdown during on-air fund drives.
He appealed to me in part because he claimed to live a life of not so quiet desperation
A random mental walk.
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