Frank Ford passed away today from complications from stroke. Frank Ford was one of the innovators in talk radio, and radio in general, having been in the business since 1937. The 'father of talk radio in Philadelphia' was also an owner of the Valley Forge Music Fair, as well as Auto Sport Importers. In his radio career he worked at WIP, WCAU, WHAT, WPEN, WFLN, WDVT, but is most known for his time with Philadelphia's most beloved and most missed talk station, WWDB-FM.
Ford retired from talk radio in 2000 when WWDB changed its format to music. Talk radio hasn't been the same since. He was 92 and is survived by his wife, Lynne Abraham, District Attorney of the city of Philadelphia. We have truly lost one of the legends of radio. He'll be missed.
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