Bob Perkins, long considered one of the most significant voices in jazz radio and a pillar in the Philadelphia-area jazz community, has died. He was 91. Perkins, who lived in Wyncote, died Sunday ...

For Bob Perkins, making music was making magic. “That’s what a musician does, to me. When he or she stands up and takes a solo,” he said in 2020. “And it’s all coming out and improvised from the mind ...

On Sunday, Bob Perkins — “BP with the GM” — passed away. He was 91 years old. Born and raised in South Philadelphia, Perkins began his broadcasting career in Detroit, in 1964. He returned ...

Bob Perkins, a beloved voice in Philadelphia’s jazz community and a veteran broadcaster known as “BP with the GM,” passed away Sunday at the age of 91. Perkins had been hospitalized for two ...

After 57 years in media, a radio legend is retiring. Bob Perkins has been instrumental in establishing WRTI as one of the premier jazz stations in the country since 1997. At one time, you could ...

Bob Perkin’s, a legendary DJ at the radio station ... lives of everyday listeners and renowned musicians. But at age 88, Perkins is signing off passing the ball to the next era of jazz lovers.

Sure enough, Gary showed up. Bob introduced him to Dave Steine, and by the end of the show Dave made an agreement to buy Gary's 1970 Boss 429. Perkins had a plan: Steine had two of the three Ford ...

“On his way home Gary [Erickson] came by here and showed me the car,” Bob Perkins said. The car was a Grabber Orange ’70 Boss 429 with 1,600-odd miles on its odometer. Perkins lives outside ...

Iconic Philadelphia jazz broadcaster and columnist Bob Perkins will be the recipient of the fifth annual Jazz Bridge “Making a Difference” award Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the Lutheran Church of ...

Generally speaking, Bob Perkins, better known as "Atlatl Bob" in these parts, thinks Gov. Brian Schweitzer does a good job. But if the governor thinks a bill to allow hunting with a spear in ...