12 Facts About Arnie Ginsburg

Arnold William Ginsburg, known as Arnie "Woo-Woo" Ginsburg, was an American disc jockey in the Boston radio market from the mid-1950s to the 1970s.

Arnie Ginsburg was raised in Brookline, Massachusetts, the son of Paul Ginsburg, who ran a millinery company, and Sophia Ginsburg, who had been a singer prior to marriage.

Arnie Ginsburg did not intend to be an announcer; but at one point, he sat in on air with Dary and got a good response.

Arnie Ginsburg was known for his ability to create hits by giving them radio exposure on his show.

Arnie Ginsburg reported his weekly "picks" to trade publications such as Billboard magazine.

Arnie Ginsburg became known for his collection of bells, whistles, horns, and other sound effects, which he frequently used on the air during his show.

Arnie Ginsburg was often called "Woo-Woo" because of the train whistle he used on the air as part of that collection of sound effects.

In early 1967, when WRKO changed format to Top 40, the station's new management wanted to build the new radio station around a well-known local radio figure, and Arnie Ginsburg was their first choice.

Arnie Ginsburg was on the air for less than a month when his former boss, WMEX owner Maxwell Richmond, served the station with a court injunction, enforcing a non-compete clause which stated that if Arnie Ginsburg left WMEX, he could not work on air at any other station for 18 months.

In 1975, Arnie Ginsburg was hired by WMEX to do a similar, Saturday-night series of four-hour shows.

Arnie Ginsburg syndicated a customized weekly oldies show to New England radio stations.

Arnie Ginsburg had spent summers there in his younger years, and had developed a hometown affinity for this artists' colony and resort on the coast of southern Maine.