Fornatale, Pete, 1945-2012

found: Back to the garden, 2009:ECIP t.p. (Pete Fornatale) ECIP data view (b. Aug. 23, 1945)

found: Radio in the television age, 1980:t.p. (Peter Fornatale) info. accompanying CIP data sheet (midday host on WNEW-FM, New York)

found: Wikipedia, 19 August 2011(Peter ("Pete") Fornatale; b. August 23, 1945; a New York City disc jockey who played an important role in the progressive rock era of FM broadcasting; Fornatale has also written many books on popular music culture. He has hosted many rock-related programs on WNET, PBS's station in New York City. He has been an on-air consultant for rock music shows and specials on VH1, MTV and HBO)

found: WFUV Radio, Aug. 19, 2011(Peter Fornatale; rock historian and veteran disc jockey; Pete Fornatale is the author of several books, including The Rock Music Source Book, Radio in the Television Age, The Story of Rock 'n' Roll, All You Need Is Love, Back to the Garden: The Story of Woodstock, etc; he currently resides in Rockaway Park, New York and has 3 grown sons; the oldest (Peter Thomas) edited the last two books) - http://www.wfuv.org/about/pete-fornatale

found: New York times WWW site, Apr. 27, 2012(Pete Fornatale; b. Peter Fornatale, Aug. 23, 1945, the Bronx; d. Thursday [Apr. 26, 2012], Manhattan, aged 66; disc jockey who helped usher in a musical alternative to Top 40 AM radio in New York in the late 1960s and early 1970s, presenting progressive rock and long album tracks that AM stations wouldn't touch and helping to give WNEW a major presence on the still-young FM dial)