Age, Biography and Wiki

Rich Conaty was born on 30 November, 1954 in New York, New York, United States, is an An American radio DJs. Discover Rich Conaty's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?

Popular As N/A
Occupation Radio personality
Age 62 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 30 November 1954
Birthday 30 November
Birthplace New York, New York, United States
Date of death 30 December, 2016
Died Place Catskill, New York, U.S.
Nationality United States

We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 30 November. He is a member of famous with the age 62 years old group.

Rich Conaty Height, Weight & Measurements

At 62 years old, Rich Conaty height not available right now. We will update Rich Conaty's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.

Physical Status
Height Not Available
Weight Not Available
Body Measurements Not Available
Eye Color Not Available
Hair Color Not Available

Dating & Relationship status

He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

Family
Parents Not Available
Wife Not Available
Sibling Not Available
Children Not Available

Rich Conaty Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Rich Conaty worth at the age of 62 years old? Rich Conaty’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from United States. We have estimated Rich Conaty's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
House Not Available
Cars Not Available
Source of Income

Rich Conaty Social Network

Instagram
Linkedin
Twitter
Facebook
Wikipedia Rich Conaty Wikipedia
Imdb

Timeline

1910

The show featured jazz and popular music recordings from the 1910s through the 1930s.

Because he started his show at a young age, Conaty had the chance to meet or interview more than a few artists from the 1910-1939 period, and some became his close friends.

Conaty also knew radio personalities Joe Franklin, Floyd Vivino, Danny Stiles, and Phil Schaap.

The show ran for over 2,200 shows over a forty years period.

In its final form, The Big Broadcast was a four-hour long show that, aside from a variety of recordings, included birthday tributes that featured records of compositions or performances created by artists whose birthday fell during the week of broadcast.

Over the years Conaty developed a large record collection which he used as source material.

In the course of putting together his program he developed a depth of scholarly knowledge on the music of the period, which was frequently displayed on air.

Conaty often highlighted once-popular artists who have dropped into obscurity.

The program was also a showplace for his humor, often self-deprecating.

1920

He was an important figure in the FM broadcasting of jazz and popular music of the 1920s and 1930s.

1927

He nicknamed his wife "Manhattan Mary", a reference to a 1927 show of the same name and its title song.

At the end of his life Conaty lived in Hudson, New York in New York State's Hudson Valley.

1932

The show's title is derived from the 1932 film of the same name starring Bing Crosby, who plays a star singer at a radio station.

1950

He was known in the area for his 1950 Nash Ambassador.

Aside from his radio show, Conaty worked as a driver of a bus for adults with disabilities.

1954

Richard Brian "Rich" Conaty (November 30, 1954 – December 30, 2016) was a New York City disc jockey.

Born on November 30, 1954, Conaty was raised in Astoria, Queens.

Early in life, Conaty found a box of jazz records in his family's basement and became a fan of the genre.

1971

Conaty's first involvement with radio was in 1971, while he was attending Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School in Queens, New York, when he served as an intern at the Hofstra University radio station, WRHU.

1972

While a freshman at Fordham University, where he started The Big Broadcast on the University's FM radio station, WFUV, in January 1972.

1973

Conaty is best known for his weekly music radio show The Big Broadcast, which he founded as a freshman at Fordham University in January 1973 and ran for over 2,200 shows over more than forty years.

1980

In the early 1980s, he got a chance to fill in, briefly, as host of Make Believe Ballroom, a show that had previously been hosted by the legendary William B. Williams.

1983

In 1983, Conaty was hired by program director Jim Lowe at WNEW-AM, a station which at that time featured a pop-standards format, and which was home to well-known DJs specializing in that sort of music, from whom Conaty was able to learn.

For a time he hosted Milkman's Matinee, a show that had been on for decades.

1990

By the late 1990s it was evident that WQEW would also abandon the format, and in 1998 the station became Radio Disney.

1992

When WNEW-AM changed format, WQEW attempted fill the market niche on the New York radio dial playing pop standards, and Conaty moved The Big Broadcast and his Saturday program, The Big Bandstand, from WFUV to WQEW in December 1992.

1997

In July 1997, Conaty brought his shows back to WFUV.

The Big Broadcast aired in reruns on WFUV during his illness, and for about six months after Conaty's death.

The old shows have been archived on the Fordham University Library web site, where they can be listened to by the public.

Rich Conaty was a longtime friend of Vince Giordano, and Conaty played an important role in the founding of Giordano's band, the Nighthawks Orchestra.

Conaty was originally the band's frontman, and Conaty and Giordano were for a time partners in the band.

2006

Starting in 2006, Conaty compiled and annotated a series of collections of 1920s and 1930s jazz.

Like the show, these were titled The Big Broadcast.

There were 12 volumes, released annually in the spring.

The final CD was released posthumously, with the selection of tracks made by Conaty, while the track annotations were written by friends, colleagues and fellow 78 rpm record collectors.

As of 2021 CDs and mp3s are still available for purchase from Rivermont Records.

Aside from being offered for sale by Rivermont, they were used as membership gifts for listeners joining WFUV.

2009

Conaty was married to Mary (née Hayes); they had no children and later divorced, and she died in 2009.

2016

Conaty died of lymphoma on December 30, 2016, at the age of 62 in Catskill, New York.