Fred B. Cole

I was so sorry to he of Fred's passing when I returned to MA..I considered myself a good friend of " Freddie's ". I met him when he became a dispatcher with the Hingham PD. He always had a great story to tell me that would relieve the stress at the PD.
Please accept my most sincere sympathy on the lost of a great guy. Fred will truly be missed.

I met Fred B at the post office,during his frequent visits.After a while,he would call my house and talk about the golden days of radio.Then we started going out for coffee,in Norwell.It was nice spending time with him and I will surely miss him.

I worked with Fred B. Cole at WRPS 91.9 FM in Rockland, MA from 1981-1984. By chance, my Friday afternoon program preceded Mr. Cole's. I'll always remember how he took the time to offer a few pointers to this teen-aged disc jockey. At the top of each hour we used to have the News ("Mutual News" is what we called the feed). One Friday afternoon, as I was putting away the 45's from my show, Mr. Cole took the time to offer some constructive criticism that I'll never forget. He told me to...

I was only 9 yrs old when my Dad introduced me to Fred. Fred was doing a remote from the old A & P in Randolph. He was very nice to us and signed autographs. Fred was a Boston radio legend.

Jay Davidson
Randolph, MA

I worked with Fred from 1965-1967 at WHDH and have many fond memories of talking to him and his tech. Newt Stevens. We shared many laughs and good times. I also worked weekends at WLLH AM/FM in Lowell and Fred would listen to me on FM and "critique" my shows. Shortly after he left 'HDH in early '67, I left for the new WRKO and continued listening to him and Bill Marlowe on WNTN. It was good to re-kindle some old memories with Fred at the Len Zola luncheons. Rest in Peace, Old Friend.

I enjojed alot of great experiences with Fred B Cole as one of the best dispatches Hingham Police Dept.ever had! He was an inspiration to all Police Officers who worked with him. My prayers for his family,his memory will never grow old.

A young Fred B.Cole first worked for Dutch land Farms Ice Cream stand in Hingham and was encouraged to join the Telephone Company where an Aunt had married into The Williams Laboratory family that helped develop the Telephone with Alexander Graham Bell. Fred, however, was destined for a much bigger microphone than just a phone and its doubtful that any other radio announcer shot to the top quicker than Fred. NBC Radio at Radio City before he knew it and perhaps the first radio talk show on...

I enjoyed engineering for Fred at WNTN Radio 1550 in 1966 and 1967. It was always a pleasure and I will remember him always.

Fred B. Cole has a storied history in Broadcasting - not just "records to play and things to say" - Beyond his "A&P Road Show" in which he did hundreds of "remotes" from in front of various A&P Supermarkets in the New England area, Fred was a superb m.c. for famous big bands broadcasting live back in the 1940's.
He will be missed by many, many New England music lovers & Hinghamites who appreciated his good works within town. Rest in peace, Fred B.
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