Jordan Rich | |
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Born | Boston, Massachusetts
[1] | June 6, 1958
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Curry College (B.A., Communications, 1980) |
Occupation(s) | radio host, talk show host, voice-over artist |
Known for | Jordan Rich Show |
Spouses |
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Children | Lindsay M. Rich (daughter) Andrew T. Rich (son) [2] |
Parent(s) | Martin Rich Bernice Rich. |
Jordan Rich was the host of The Jordan Rich Show on WBZ-AM 1030 in Boston, Massachusetts., [3] a mix of history, arts, pop culture, and other topics. [4] Parts of the shows are carried by WCCO (AM) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [5] He retired after the July 3, 2016 show in order to spend more time with his family. [6]
Jordan Rich was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Randolph, Massachusetts. He attended Curry College in Milton, Massachusetts graduating in 1980 with a degree in Communications. [7]
Prior to coming to WBZ NewsRadio in October, 1996 and his tenure at WBZ he served as a fill-in host for WBZ NewsRadio long-time weekend overnight show host Norm Nathan who died in 1996. [5] [8]
Rich worked as a disc jockey and talk show host throughout the Boston area, including "morning drive host for WSSH-FM in Boston from 1982 to 1996. He also worked at WRKO-AM from 1978 to 1982, as a co-host of the morning show and a host of his own Broadway music program.". [5] He is also co-owner of Chart Productions, [9] an audio production company. His voice has been included in thousands of voice overs, including The Boston Pops, Sullivan Tire and KB Toys. [10]
Jordan Rich resides in Framingham in the Greater Boston area. [1] His wife of thirty one years, Wendy Levine Rich, a special needs high school teacher in Hudson, Massachusetts, [11] had died in August 2013 of cancer. [12] In 2016, he married Roberta Sydney.