Robert Baron had one of the largest old record collections imaginable. Under the well-known moniker “Mad Man Moskowitz,” he was very successful in playing lots of them on the radio. Most of those records were several decades old. A lot of them were zany novelty songs, others were well known country-western or other popular tunes of their day. But listeners loved them, which is why “Music with Moskowitz” enjoyed a near 30-year-run, starting in the mid-70s on Seattle’s KRAB, and later KMPS, KYCW, KKBY, KRPM and finally KSER in South Everett. Baron was a school teacher whose shows were listener-driven. He played just what folks requested, and then put their names on the air — Wow, human radio appeal now lost from the medium! Baron passed on at age 61 in 2004. He had a large, faithful following. A lot of people recorded his programs — including yours truly. Here’s a clip from one of his April 1994 shows on KRPM. It runs about 5:43
bert • March 10, 2022
loved him! I wish radio shows like this was still on the air. It was so fun…..
Richard Dorsett • May 22, 2021
Got a bunch of cassette tapes from KRAB with Moskowitz. Was a regular favorite.
Jason Remington • October 13, 2020
Not sure where you would find the actual show recordings, but you can find listings of some of the songs he played at https://www.oocities.org/vienna/stage/5179/main.htm and then you can search Youtube to listen to the “music”.
rocky shore • October 13, 2020
can you get recordings of his shows