Bob Paiva

BM: WPOP's Bob Paiva got together with our manager to prompt us to record in order to boost our career.

Who is Bob Paiva:Bob is the Director of all the BSRG Promotion, Broadcasting, Distribution, Networks A&R Representatives and Radio Worldwide. Why Bob Paiva?

Bob Paiva remembers John's terrific pipes got him a weekend position at WABC New York, but he was let go after only a couple of weeks.

L | M | Lou Morton | Bill Love | Terry McKay | Bob Paiva | Bob Marshall | L | M | Steve Morgan | T.J. Lambert | Lou Morton
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Bob Paiva started working at WPOP in 1963 as assistant promotion director.Much of his work involved organizing shows at the Bushnell Auditorium and other venues.Some of the acts he brought to Hartford were Buffalo Springfield, The Moody Blues, Jimmy Henricks, Paul Revere and the Raiders, the Beach Boys, and several Dick Clark touring caravans featuring multiple acts.In 1964 he helped coordinate the Rolling Stones show at Dillon Stadium.His air career started a couple of years later under a nom de plume.
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WPOP's music director, Bob Paiva (see Bob Marshall above), had an interest in the group and the guys hung around the station a lot, playing at station events.