Legendary New York City D.J. Scott Muni passed away last night, reported a few minutes ago by on air personality Maria Melitto at Q-104.3. Muni suffered a major stroke last year and hasn't been able to do his show live--but Q-104 played old shows, old clips and had guest DJ's do his show from noon to one pm everyday.

Muni worked for WABC 770 during the sixties, met the Beatles at the airports, and later, while a DJ at rock legend WNEW FM 102.7 in NYC, developed a friendship with John Lennon--whom he met in the hospital when both became fathers again....Tune to Q-104 for a continuing memorial planned for the rest of the week....by rob jeantet

This news has saddened me to the point that I am sitting here at my desk at work and crying. I grew up with Scott - always listening to him - and he was always there. He will be sorely missed. He always knew how to put the correct spin on some issue to make me feel better about what was happening. What a wonderful man! Condolescences to his family and to his colleagues. He's now upstairs with John and George.

bye scottso -
another dream is over.
rip
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IT'S A VERY SAD DAY FOR ME GROWING UP WITH SCOTT MUNI - FROM EARLY BEATLEMANIA TO 40 YEARS LATER. MY CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND HIS FANS AS WELL. WE'LL ALL MISS YOU FATS, SAY HELLO TO JOHN AND GEORGE FOR ALL OF US.

It's a sad day here in NY but as the gates opened - John and George were waiting for their friend. Now the the Strawberry Fields will be forever. We'll miss you Scottso...see ya later....Annie

I met Scott Muni several years ago in a Restaurant in Point Pleasant Beach, he was some character. I grew up with his voice on the radio as well, nobody had a voice like his. I recall him doing JC Penny commercials on TV. One of the best voices there ever was. We'll miss you Scott!!
Condolences to the family.

RIP, Scottso.

-104, please keep up the Beatles block, for us, and for him.

We will always remember you fondly..all our years together. Your up there with the legends now...a peaceful reunion I hope.
Rest in Peace, Scottso.

Am sitting here listening to "Hey Jude" on Q104, saddened by the news of Scott Muni's passing. I turned 50 this year, but today I feel really old!

Ciao, Scottso.

RIP SCOTT MUNI!!!!!!
You said Neil; Peart was the other "PROFESSOR"!
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A Very Fine DJ.
I Liked His Whit & Music.
John Ascroft Admired His Work.
Especially "THE BEATLES".
MAY GOD BLESS YOU!
George W. Bush.

Que descanses en paz SCOTT, tienes la fortuna de haberte adelantado a nosotros y encontrarte con John y George, a ti tambien te extrañaremos siempre.... Adios amigo

PEACE TO THE MAN TO THE VOICE
CONDOLENCES TO SCOTTS FAMILY FRIEND COWORKERS AND FANS.
HE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN HE WILL ALWAYS BE MISSED.

Godspeed Scottso.....Rock on in the heavens......Peace

I just learned of his passing and would like to express my thanks to him being an avid Beatles Fan and providing insight and the music to our ears.

I am deeply saddened by the passing of Scott Muni. He was the ultimate DJ and I became an avid Beatle fan because of him. The world was more musical because of him....May he rest in Peace!

I am sitting at my desk weeping for Scottso. What a piece of history he was! Growing up, there was never a time that I did NOT have him on the radio. WNEW was a fabulous station, in great part because of Scott. Another star has gone to rock 'n roll heaven. God bless you Scott and say hell to John Lennon for me.

I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Scott Muni. I grew up listening to that famous voice on WNEW. Rest in peace Scottso. Please say hello to our Scottso in heaven!

Rest in peace. You will be deeply missed.

Arlene Gaffney

Rest in peace. You will be deeply missed.

Arlene Gaffney

Rest in peace. You will be deeply missed.

Arlene Gaffney

RIP Scott! My condolences to your family & friends...you will be missed! I grew up listening to you & as an avid Beatle fan, I will remember you always & thanks for the memories!

THE PROFESSOR- Nobody did it better.Part of New Yorks Extended Family.As is John and Yoko.Tuned him in when I was doing patrol in 19 Pct. NYPD.Id be stressesd out and Scottso would always ground me with some great Beatles tunes.Remember Peace and Love.-Keep the back door open for us Professor and fire one up with John-Im sure he was at that gate or whatever-just go easy on that "Hooky Dooky"

HELP!!

I still think of "things" from England when I remember Scott Muni. Today is a sad day for all of us who grew up with 102.7

I am deeply saddened by the passing of the DJ that was there from the start of the album-based FM radio movement, Scott Muni. I grew up listening to Scott Muni and Allison Steele (The Night Bird) in the late 60s on WNEW-FM. I have fond memories of that time. Peace Scottso. You are missed.

Now Rock'n roll Heaven has it's own D.J., along with the Wolfman.....(don't ferget the Rest!) Later Scotzo, peace to all!

KEEP THE MUSIC GOING..WE'LL NEED YOU WHEN WE GET THERE.

GOD BLESS.

WE COULDN'T HAVE HAD A BETTER TEACHER!

The Professor was always there for us...
His friendship with Johns Elton and Lennon made for some great radio, and made me feel part of the rock community. Now it seems all we have left is Vinnie Scelsa.
Keep rockin' in the afterworld, Scotso!

DEEPEST SYMPATHY - FRIENDS & FAMILY

I've been listening to Scottso since 1964 on WABC-AM and that distinctive voice has been with us for what seems like forever.
Now he's hangin with so many old friends, like John and George and Jimi and Janis and the like. Spin those heavenly platters. God Bless.

SCOTT YOU DONT KNOW ME BUT I SURE KNOW HOW HOW GREAT IT WAS GROWING UP AS A KID AND LISTING TO YOUR VOICE AT WNEW 102.7 IM 45 YEARS OLD AND ANOTHER YEAR PASSES WITHE THE SORROW OF YOU LEAVING US. ALL I CAN SAY IS THANKS FOR THE JOY YOU HAVE GIVEN ME. I WILL MISS YOU AND I HOPE AND PRAY THAT YOU SPIN THAT DIAL WHERE EVER YOU MAY GO

The nicest guy you ever want to meet. Never a bad word about anybody.

I was listening to Scott Muni and Counsin Brucie before the Beatles were anything. Will miss him greatly - glad I got to hear him again on Q1043. Sincere condolences to his family and many friends. Love you, Scottso.

What an unmistakable voice that millions grew up with...what a teacher...I had the opportunity to work with Scott at WNEW-FM for four years back in the 80's....Scott you will be missed and never forgotten! Keep the music rockin in heaven!

Thanks to Scott, I have a lifelong addiction to Rolaids and the Beatles. Scott defined the voice of rock radio. His voice will live forever!

Peace...

Many fond memories of listening to Scottso and the The Beatle blocks. He vastly improved my musical knowledge and will truly be missed. My heart goes out to all his family and friends

Scott, what you and WNEW FM did for music stands second to none. Q104.3 can't even come close to the affection, knowledge, and appreciation for the greatest art-form of all time.

Long Live WNEW-FM - - where Rock Lives!

Scottso

Will miss ya.........used to listen to you while I was with the Taliban. They liked the music you played too! Perhaps I will see you soon if Ashcroft won't reduce my sentence.

John L Walker

Another NY radio legend and unforgettable voice gone. I can remember Scott from way back in the late 50s when he was on WMCA - in those days I listened to my "transistor" under my pillow!! Then, of course, there were the glory days of WNEW-FM; Scott was there, too, paving the way for a new format which unfortunately really no longer exists. Scott, I'll never forget how you got us through the night on that terrible day when John Lennon was taken from us. You talked to us on the phone, played music, shared your memories, and tried to give us hope when there seemed to be none. Your voice on the radio will be missed but not forgotten. Godspeed, Scottso, and say hi to John, George, and the "Night Bird" for me.

Miss Scottso..........was at Scotts Rolling Stone back when.......sweet guy.....I'am
the guy at the door.....had to get pass me
..............great times

It's nice to share this 'wake' online. As sad as this is, it is somewhat comforting knowing so many others were touched my The Professor.

I am now listening to a tape I made of his 30th anniversary show (12/18/97). I do have tears listening to it. I also have his 20th, and others. I just knew how special we were to have him as long as we did, and felt compelled to record it......thank God!

RIP Scottso...........we love you!

wow-totally blown away to hear the professor past away-if you believe in forever then life is just a one night stand-if there's a rock and roll heaven then you know you've got a hell of a dj.rest in peace scott.love you

wow-totally blown away to hear the professor past away-if you believe in forever then life is just a one night stand-if there's a rock and roll heaven then you know you've got a hell of a dj.rest in peace scott.love you

As we grow older and loose our friends, they take a piece of us with them. Thanks for being there through some of the great years, Scott.

It is a sad day. He was and is a part of us. This ia a reminder that we are all getting older.

I think one of the worst parts of the next few days is that the tributes won't take place on 102.7, but on other stations, as the station he helped to make a legend is no longer around either.

A major part of our teen years. 1970-1978.
Prayers with Scott and the Muni Family.
Rock On!!!

Scott Muni was the greatest rock-n-roll DJ that ever lived. When FM radio exploded in the 70's, he was THE voice of rock-n-roll. It's like he was the narrator for some of the best years of my life. Had not heard him in many years, but his influence was still felt all these years later. Condolences to his family and friends. We just lost a legend.

I remember you and Cousin Brucie co-hosting a rock'n'roll TV show way back when......It was the first time I ever got to put faces on the voices I heard every day! DeeJaying really is a lifetime job.
LONG LIVE SCOTTZO!!!!!

Scottso,

you will be missed....loved hearing your gravelly voice describing how great the Beatles were or when Rush was going to tour...you, like the music, will thrive forever...

The staff of 91.9 FM is saddened by the passing of Scott Muni. Many of the DJ's grew up listening to the legends of WNEW.
Now we can say we are part of the legacy, our studio board was purchased from WNEW. We carry on the tradition of new music, obscure performers, the not yet and the not so famous musicians and bands using the same board the Scott Muni used.
He will be missed.

I listened to Mr. Muni on WNEW back in the late 60's early 70's. In those formative years, I thought/knew that what Mr. Muni said was cool/happening in music WAS cool and happening. I still have a taped (on reel-to-reel) segment from Mr. Muni when he did a spot on WNEW called "Happening Singles." His voice and his demeanor will be missed!

I met Scott Muni when I was a young teenager. He and I were members of St Paul's on the Green in Norwalk. He was "always" kind and generous. He opened his heart and home to the YPF (young peoples fellowship) on many occasions. We loved him and will miss him.
God Speed .... Mr. Muni.

Stuck out here in the left coast's radio wasteland, I look back on the best years of my life spent in NYC and new-fm. The soundtrack of those years for me was voiced over by the Professor. Rest in Peace, Scottso.

Scott Muni was the essence of NY radio in the late 60's and early seventies. Together,with the rest of the WNEW family of jocks, Scott raised the bar for the rest of the stations to emulate. Sorry that type of radio format is gone forever, and left with talk radio. I hope you and the Night Bird fly higher than ever. You're already missed. Sleep well Fats.

THE BEST THERE WAS, THE "PROFESSOR" SET THE
BAR.... INTERVIEWS WITH LENNON, MC CARTNEY,
JUSTIN AND JOHN (MOODIES) WHICH I luckily
RECORDED AND TREASURE, A TRUE ICON OF F.M
ROCK, SCOTTSO,THANKS FOR THE MOMENTS,
JOB WELL DONE ,THANKS...

THE BEST THERE WAS, THE "PROFESSOR" SET THE
BAR.... INTERVIEWS WITH LENNON, MC CARTNEY,
JUSTIN AND JOHN (MOODIES) WHICH I luckily
RECORDED AND TREASURE, A TRUE ICON OF F.M
ROCK, SCOTTSO,THANKS FOR THE MOMENTS,
JOB WELL DONE ,THANKS...

THE BEST THERE WAS, THE "PROFESSOR" SET THE
BAR.... INTERVIEWS WITH LENNON, MC CARTNEY,
JUSTIN AND JOHN (MOODIES) WHICH I luckily
RECORDED AND TREASURE, A TRUE ICON OF F.M
ROCK, SCOTTSO,THANKS FOR THE MOMENTS,
JOB WELL DONE ,THANKS...

NY FM radio - WNEW FM 102.7 was the best in music for a long time. Scott Muni was the best on the air. New music - interviews of every band who came to town - what a great time was had by all. WNEW FM was my friend - Scott will be missed.

god is slowly reuniting the beatles for the heavenly tour. today he has welcomed someone to conduct the interviews and spin the records.

i will miss you scottso.

thanks scott for the intro : carnegiehall chicago! .you will be missed

"Love is the one thing that money can't buy"We all shared it NYC-can those glory days ever come back?When all we ever hated was war-When you could NEVER trust someone over 30-When Love was free-and freedom was love-and we all loved together on 102.7 while the professor gave his daily spin lesson-YES LETS MAKE IT HAPPEN_QUESTION EVERYTHING- RIP SCOTTSO

SCOTTSO,

WE WILL MISS YOU PROFESSOR. YOU TRULY WERE AN ICON. KEEP ROCKING THROUGH THE PEARLY GATES.

This news had saddened me to the point that I was sitting at my desk at work and almost crying. I grew up with Scott - always listening to him - and he was always there. He will be sorely missed. Condolescences to his family and to his colleagues.

I want to say that it is a sad day when we lose someone so special, and known around the world for his voice, and the beatles!!! My prayers go out to his wife and kids, and the rest of his "radio" family. We have a great voice up in heaven playing beatles forever

Good bye Scottzo. Will miss your Beatle blocks. Hats off to THE PROFESSOR for a job well done.

WNEW WAS ONE OF A KIND, AND WILL NEVER BE DUPLICATED- I FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT SCOTTZO- MY MEMORIES OF HIM GO AS FAR BACK AS MY CHILDHOOD, AND I CRIED LAST NIGHT LISTENING TO THE TRIBUTES......SEE YA LATER, PROFESSOR....THANKS FOR ALL THE YEARS OF GREAT MUSIC, AND GOOD TIMES!

WNEW WAS ONE OF A KIND, AND WILL NEVER BE DUPLICATED- I FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT SCOTTZO- MY MEMORIES OF HIM GO AS FAR BACK AS MY CHILDHOOD, AND I CRIED LAST NIGHT LISTENING TO THE TRIBUTES......SEE YA LATER, PROFESSOR....THANKS FOR ALL THE YEARS OF GREAT MUSIC, AND GOOD TIMES!

Scottzo will surely be missed, in thinking about him the last couple of days he was the dj or narrator to the soundtrack of my youth!!!GODSPEED PROFESSOR MUNI!

I'll be 50 in April 2005 - for most of those years, Scott Muni was a part of it...I grew up with the sound of his voice, the music he played and the wealth of musical knowledge he provided us all with - NY radio will never be the same again..."take my hand and together we'll stand on the threshold of a dream..."

His voice was like no other. He was the mentor of rock. A legend to radio. Hearing his voice brought me back to the days when all we cared about was love, rock and roll and having fun. He bridged the gap for all of us born in the 50's and 60's. He kept us young,and reminded us that those who listened to him knew what real music was, and is.

It took a couple of days for me to realize what a part of my life Scott Muni was.
He was NY musicradio and genuinely passionate about music; you can't fake that and I think that's one of the things that made him so popular and successful.

Thank you Scott for introducing me to Rock & Roll and getting me through the "77" Blackout. I've listened to you since the early 70's. I wish you Peace. Now you get to hang out with John Lennon forever. God Bless You.

he was not just a dj he was a New York institution and if it were not for a soft spot in his heart for young college dj's ,I would never have broken into the market. Every day that I show up for work at the station I do such knowing that if it were not for the Professor,I might be selling Omaha steaks. I will keep him alive in my heart each and every day.

Sitting here reminiscing Sottso..introducing the NYRock&Roll Ensemble at Carnegie Hall.
A skinny teenager with his buddies..delighted in a glimpse of greatness..cause he surely was.
Jean Shepherd and WOR, Scott Muni and WNEW,Murray the "K"..innovators extraordinaire..voices that will not be forgotten...it was not just the Beatles for which he was noted for,but for all the great talent that he introduced us to.
And Scott, you enlightened us all to a stage
of awareness and artistry that has had us listening to music in a different way since.
A sincere thank you...
Thanks for changing our lives.
Dennis Anton

I'm down here in North Carolina now, just got this sad news about Scotzo. This really hurts because there are things about NYC that won't go away, and now another big chunk of its heritage has gone. Regards to all. It takes big people to make NY the big apple. Scott Muni was one of those folks.

I saw AC/DC in 2000 in NY and a week before the show, Scotso played side 2 of Back in Black for all of us guys going. I still have my 1979 WNEW-FM calendar where there's a picture of him with all the fan mail coming in. It seems like he was always on the air, a "given" when cruising or sitting around.

I was just devastated by the news about Scott. I heard it on Little Steven's Underground Garage on Radio Margaritiville. I can't believe it. I remember Scott on NEW while I was stationed at Ft Monmouth in 70 & 71. I took taped broadcasts of him and Allison Steele with me when I got assigned to Germany. Part of the family is gone, another great has left the building. But just of the sounds they now have on the other side !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would like to thank Scott for all the years he gave me from am/fm radio He will always be the man was always intouch with the fab 4 who had the most power of the radio with the music that he played I always knew when lunch time was everyday but my lunch would start after a dose of the beatles I had just found out that you pass on and I am shock but I know that you are looking down and smiling and for sure you are hanging out with some heavy weights of rock and rollers there in rock and roll heaven A new part of rock and roll history has begun Scott keep spining in heaven

I would like to thank Scott for all the years he gave me from am/fm radio He will always be the man was always intouch with the fab 4 who had the most power of the radio with the music that he played I always knew when lunch time was everyday but my lunch would start after a dose of the beatles I had just found out that you pass on and I am shock but I know that you are looking down and smiling and for sure you are hanging out with some heavy weights of rock and rollers there in rock and roll heaven A new part of rock and roll history has begun Scott keep spining in heaven

I would like to thank Scott for all the years he gave me from am/fm radio He will always be the man was always intouch with the fab 4 who had the most power of the radio with the music that he played I always knew when lunch time was everyday but my lunch would start after a dose of the beatles I had just found out that you pass on and I am shock but I know that you are looking down and smiling and for sure you are hanging out with some heavy weights of rock and rollers there in rock and roll heaven A new part of rock and roll history has begun Scott keep spining in heaven

In the summer of 75, a guy named "Cat" was basically reinacting the new movie "Dog Day Afternoon". Cat was holding a half dozen people hostage at a NYC Bank with a gun. A WNEW-FM reporter tried to interview Cat live on site, Cat said "Your from WNEW, play some Dead, Dylan & Stones!" It was mid afternoon and Scott Muni came on the air saying "One of our listeners is in trouble & needs our help so I'm going to play what he has requested to keep him calm. Sure enough for what now seems like it was the rest of the day Scott played Dead, Dylan & Stones, (it was great!) Scott even managed to call Cat while on the air to keep him calm & talk with him. He later was able to reach Cats girlfriend, who of course was named Mouse & this also helped the situation. Scott then went down to the bank to speak to Cat in person trying to negotiate with him & talk him into letting the hostages go. Later that evening Cat did let several hostages go for some 6 packs of beer, he finally fell asleep, was taken away & no-one was hurt. There was an article in the paper the following day but it didn't give any credit to Scott Muni. This is just one example of what a big heart he had. He really cared about his listeners, kept us informed & turned us all on to some really great music & bands. Thanks for the memories Scott & we'll all see you again someday.

I left New York for Florida in the late 80's and often wished to hear someone like Scott. It was so when we went back home we would ask the cab driver to turn to 102.7 F.M. Just to hear Scott or Dave Herman. That was the joke when we got back would be 'Dave Herman, play us some Rock and Roll'. I just heard today about Scott and I am overwhelmed. Sweet dreams Scott....

Just found out today whilst surfing that Scott had died last year. Living here in Scotland didn't have much chance to hear him, but the documentary film WNEW FM from 1982, I think was the first time I had ever heard of him.
I've still got the tape with the programme I recorded all those years ago. Have to dig it out and have another look now.............