Al Dean / Host
Al Dean shows
Al grew up listening to the music of the ’40s on his father’s EH Scott radio and 78rpm records. Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Benny Goodman were family favorites.
During high school and college in the ’50s, he went to Boston to listen to Herb Pomeroy, Chris Connor, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Byrd, and Vic Dickenson, to name a few. There were many places to hear great jazz including Storyville, The Stable, Mahogany Hall, Morley’s, Hi-Hat and Lenny’s on the Turnpike in Peabody.
He lived near the Totem Pole Ballroom in Auburndale, Vaughn Monroe’s Meadows in Natick, 10 Acres in Wayland and Nuttings on the Charles in Waltham, places where one could bring a date and dance the night away listening to live bands.
Following retirement in 1998 from his managerial positions the automobile world, Al became an on-air host at WICN. This is his first experience in the broadcasting field and allows him to dig into his closet of old vinyl records and share them with his audience on Wednesday’s edition of Standard Time. He enjoys talking with and meeting the listeners and the entertainers who make the music possible.
During his time away from the station, is spent with family and friends, building and flying radio control model aircraft, driving and maintaining 1955 VW bug that has been in the family for 65 years and attending grandkids plays, sporting events, and concerts.
Email: al@wicn.org
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