Lynn Samuels passes away

[choie]

Years ago, when she was a left wing host on WABC, Lynn Samuels used to do a change-of-pace Christmas Eve show in which, among other things, she invited listeners to sing Christmas carols.

This year on Christmas Eve, Samuels died. She was 69.

No cause of death was immediately announced. Her body was discovered after she failed to report for her 10 a.m. Saturday show at Sirius XM radio and the company asked police to go to her Woodside, Queens, home.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/television/wabc-host-lynn-samuels-dies-christmas-eve-69-article-1.996718#ixzz1hfzXTAXs

I used to listen to Lynn years ago when she was the only liberal on WABC in New York. May she rest in peace....

[FarPoint]

1. Peace Ms Samuels....

She made me laugh....She was more like the poorly informed, yappy aunt of the family.

[NJCher]

5. yeah, YEAH!

You got it: the "poorly informed, yappy aunt of the family." I could never quite figure out how to describe her, and when I first read your description, I resisted it. The more I thought about it, however, the more I think you've nailed it.

Even though I could only take her in small doses (accent, ay yi yi, and I'm from the area), I will miss her, too.

Here's a toast to Lynn.


Cher

[OregonBlue]

13. She was also a total Obama hater and an extreme racist. I found her offensive, not funny.

[alp227]

2. WABCradio.com has nothing about Lynn death yet

According to http://wabcradio.com/programschedule.asp" target="_blank">this archived schedule, Samuels' show was on Saturdays 4-9PM. At least the Citadel/ABC-owned syndicated talk station in New York City (WABC) tried to have a liberal on in a sea of wrong wing noise. KSFO (San Francisco) last had a prog talker (Peter B. Collins) in '93 before going all conservative in '95 which is why Citadel also ran KGO.

At least WABC has an oldies show Saturday nights 6-9PM, a homage to the previous music radio format of the station.

[prepperdad]

3. Terrible News

I will miss her.


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[rfranklin]

4. We have lost a distinctive liberal voice...

she was fun to listen to.

[jerseyjack]

6. I met her 20 years ago.

--- not what I expected. She was low keyed and almost shy but pleasant. I recall one of her first WABC shows when she announced that she had farted in the broadcast booth.

"I don't know. Am I supposed to say that on radio? My mother's going to yell at me for saying fart. She wants me to be dignified."

From time to time, "Oh, they're telling me in the control booth that I am squeaking again. Ive gotta keep my voice lower."

--- and then the free association on whatever topic was on her mind like when she went to a street fair in Queens and got into a shouting match with a woman trying to cut in line to get a pickle from a street vendor.

I doubt there will ever be radio like that again.

I miss her.

[amyrose2712]

7. :(

[Earth_First]

8. I will miss her copious use of the F-bomb!

Rest In Peace, Lynn...

[sams2011]

9. SAMS

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your post to me...and my last post you...
miss you..
i am the person , who called her SAMS....

as i used on my sig to...Sams

C U,
gz Now sleep Lynn and now your are with your Dad. And my dad..
c u sam...

c u lynn

[Ter]

10. 20 years ago she was one of the first talk show hosts I listened to

I was just a teen, but grew to love her even then (and I was a rabid Republican as a late teenager). Rest in peace, I'll always love and respect you. Thank you for making me see the light on some of my views.

[marasinghe]

11. Peace, Lynn; here's to you \~/

[Lochloosa]

12. She was the only one I heard screaming before the election that Obama was not a Liberal

I fear she may have been right.

I will miss her.