Dan Sorkin

What a pleasure to hear his edgy humor. Fun was a gift to be honored.Imagine being an old
Woman and treasuring the easy
Laughter he was able to give away.

Genuine sympathy to those who love
And miss him.

when dan came to sf in 1965, he inspired me to write the book, the deejays (macmillan, 1971), HE AS MUCH AS HIS CONFRERES LANNY BRUCE, MORTH SAHL AND PAUL KRASSNER MEANT MUCH TO ME.
ARNIE PASSMAN, BERKELEY CA

Dan and I became great friends when he was at KSFO in San Francisco from 1965-early '66. We formed "The Hated Red Barons" motorcycle club with the motto: "We can run from a fight faster than any thirteen other guys." Our black leather jackets had an embroidered Snoopy in goggles doing his hated Red Baron pose with long trialing scarf, that we all had as well (Isadora Duncan notwithstanding). That was Dan all over. When he graduated from his first Honda 450 to a full dress Harley, he equipped...

I'm glad to read I'm not alone in my admiration for Mr Sorkin. He was simply the most entertaining radio man I've ever heard. Brad Willett, Eugene, Oregon

My memories of Dan Sorkin were from Chicago Radio when he broadcast such great comedians as Mort Saul and Bob Newhart. It was a joy to listen to him and his beautiful sense of humor.

I remember Dan Sorkin singing the WORDS to John Philip Sousa The Stars and Stripes Forever....amazing! Id love to hear it again.

In cleaning up today I found my Rose Bimler button, and decided to check in with Dan by email again. I am profoundly sad. I was an adolescent in Chicago when he was on WCFL, and he had a great impact on my sense of humor, my music preferences, and life in general. It was all good, clean fun in the mornings. In following his life after Chicago, I realized that he was so much more than the very model of a DJ. I am only one of so many who miss him.

When I was growing up in Chicago in the 1950s Dan was the hippest DJ in town. Not only was he cool, he knew everybody, who was anybody in the entertainment world, especially the hip comics.
I was a huge fan.
When he moved to WAIT, I actually visited him at the station out in the suburbs. We had a interesting conversation and I continued to listen until he headed out to SF.

Loved him on KFSO in the 1960s and '70s. He was a treat to listen to. Thank you Dan Sorkin!!