Dale Dorman (September 2, 1943 – October 21, 2014) was an American

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on WODS in

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. Until September 15, 2008, he hosted ''The Breakfast Club with Dale Dorman'' weekday mornings from 5:30-9 AM. Dorman finished his career as a weekend personality with the station. "Uncle Dale" was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2010. Dorman broadcast in Boston for close to 40 years, starting on WCHN AM/FM (Norwich, NY) doing an afternoon rock show, then going to

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1965), KYNO (Fresno, CA) 65-66, KFRC (San Francisco) 66-68,

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(1978-2003). He joined WODS during the summer of

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. In the 1970s and 1980s, Dorman was also an on-air announcer for television on

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, Boston for children's programming as "Uncle Dale", and occasionally for the channel's Saturday afternoon ''

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'' showcase of syndicated monster movie presentations. Dorman died October 21, 2014.Boston radio legend Dale Dorman dies at 71
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