18 Facts About Larry Josephson

Norman Lawrence Josephson was an American public radio producer.

Larry Josephson's first show at listener-supported radio station WBAI in New York was influential in developing the free-form radio style of the 1960s and 1970s.

Larry Josephson was born and raised in Los Angeles, where he attended Alexander Hamilton High School.

Larry Josephson once claimed his high school major was "existential calisthenics".

Larry Josephson attended the University of California at Berkeley where he received a BA in Linguistics with a minor in Mathematics, which he did not complete until 1973.

Larry Josephson was a systems analyst and programmer with IBM from 1962 to 1964.

Larry Josephson had become one of the station's most popular personalities.

For example, after the release of The Beatles' "Lady Madonna" in March 1968, Larry Josephson liked the song so much that he played it over and over for two hours.

Larry Josephson became the Assistant Manager of WBAI, and oversaw the design and construction of the station when it moved to a new location in 1971.

Larry Josephson was the General Manager of the station from 1974 until 1976.

Between 1972 and 1974, Larry Josephson hosted a program on KPFA in Berkeley, California, where his shows on Little People of America helped to win him first prize in the Major Armstrong Radio Awards, administered by Columbia University, in the category of noncommercial community radio.

Larry Josephson developed and produced The Bob and Ray Public Radio Show from 1981 until 1986.

Larry Josephson taught radio production at NYU and The New School.

Larry Josephson is the editor of Telling the Story, NPR's Guide to Journalism published in 1981.

Larry Josephson has served as a consultant to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Public Radio, NTIA and individual public radio stations.

Larry Josephson was married to, and divorced from, Charity Alker and Valerie Magyar.

Larry Josephson had one daughter, Jennie, a radio and TV producer.

Larry Josephson died from complications of Parkinson's disease at a care facility in Manhattan on July 27,2022, aged 83.