John Rook:  

Life Born in Ohio and raised in Nebraska, John Rook has enjoyed a successful career in radio broadcasting, first as a disc jockey and then as one of the nations most respected program directors. A chance meeting with actor Burt Lancaster introduced Rook to the Pasadena Playhouse, where he attended class with Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo & Nick Adams. His brief film career included parts in “My Man Godfrey” with June Allyson and David Niven and the Wild Bill Hickok television series with Guy Madison and Andy Devine. It was Tennessee Ernie Ford and John's teenage friend, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Eddie Cochran who encouraged Rook to enter radio as a disc jockey with the name “Johnny Rowe.” In the early 1960's following stints at KTLN-Denver and KALL-Salt Lake City, John was named Director of Programming at ABC owned KQV-Pittsburgh. It was there that he introduced via airplay and in concert, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Tom Jones, the Supremes, Neil Diamond and many other's who became legendary...Expand for more