During the making of the CPTV original documentary, "The 60s in Connecticut" over a hundred hours of interviews were filmed. We are posting the complete interviews online to share the rich content that wasn't included in the program.
Interview Synopsis:
One of the iconic local figures of the 1960’s in Connecticut was broadcaster and radio show personality Bob Steele. In this interview Phil Steele, his son, shares details about his father’s career and incredible work ethic.
For over a half a century Bob Steele was the voice of the radio for many people in Connecticut. At one time 70 percent of morning radio listeners were tuning in to Bob Steele’s morning show. Not only a well known sports announcer and morning show host, he was also known as the voice of school closings. “They associate him with getting off for the day,” his son Phil remembers.
Bob Steele started working in radio in the late 1930s. He was already a popular radio announcer working for WTIC when he was asked to join their television programming as a sports commentator on Channel 3 in the early 1960s. He covered events from the Yale vs. Harvard Regatta to the Olympics.
Watch the full length interviews of Phil Steele and many others at yourpublicmedia.org. The CPTV original documentary “The 60’s in Connecticut” is now airing on Connecticut Public Television.