Profiles of Popular and Extraordinary Radio Personalities
John A. Gambling
Personal: After college at Dartmouth, John A. Gambling worked as a production assistant for his father, John B. Gambling. John A. Gambling died January 8, 2004 at age 73 of heart failure.
Radio: John A. Gambling worked at WOR-AM, New York from 1959 until 1991 when he retired. He suceeded his father, John B. Gambling, who began the "Rambling With Gambling" show in 1925. (When John A retired, John R. Gambling took over until 2000.)
Claim to Fame: The "Gambling" show holds the record for "world's longest-running radio show" in the Guinness Book of World Records
Awards: In 2000, John A. Gambling was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame.
