07 Oct 23 - 11:55 AM (#4190737) Subject: RIP BrianO'Donovan From: GUEST,Guest Joan F Longtime Boston area DJ of Irish & related music, on WERS in the '80s,more recently on WGBH. Glioblastoma. Was hoping he'd be the one that beat it. |
07 Oct 23 - 01:15 PM (#4190741) Subject: RE: 2023 Obit: Brian O'Donovan of Boston & WGBH From: Stilly River Sage From Sept. 8. 2023: Brian O'Donovan pauses 'A Celtic Sojourn' shows as he battles brain cancer From Oct. 7, 2023: Brian O'Donovan, an ambassador for Celtic music and Irish culture, has died The text of the second story: Brian O'Donovan, who has been bringing his "A Celtic Sojourn" shows as host and producer to The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts in Worcester since the theater opened in 2008, has announced that the shows will be paused due to his battling terminal brain cancer. |
07 Oct 23 - 01:49 PM (#4190738) Subject: RE: 2023 Obit: Brian O'Donovan of Boston & WGBH From: gillymor I'll miss his wonderful shows on GBH. At least he's left us with a wonderfully talented daughter. Thanks and RIP. |
08 Oct 23 - 07:58 AM (#4190739) Subject: RE: 2023 Obit: Brian O'Donovan of Boston & WGBH From: gillymor Hopefully we'll be able to keep digging into the archives of a A Celtic Sojourn. |
08 Oct 23 - 08:20 PM (#4190742) Subject: RE: 2023 Obit: Brian O'Donovan of Boston & WGBH From: Thomas Stern condolences to family and friends. A great loss to the community! Thomas. |
08 Oct 23 - 10:10 PM (#4190744) Subject: RE: 2023 Obit: Brian O'Donovan of Boston & WGBH From: RTim Brian was a very pleasant and approachable man with a great passion for Irish Music and Musicians. He was never slow coming forward with ideas to promote the music and that is proven by the number of successful events he started. I am sure he was equally as good to the musicians and singers he hired for his endeavours...and he will be missed by them and all lovers of the Music...RIP Brian... |
10 Oct 23 - 10:50 PM (#4190743) Subject: RE: 2023 Obit: Brian O'Donovan of Boston & WGBH From: Thomas Stern posted at BOStonirisH.COM: https://www.bostonirish.com/node/33992 A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct 11 2023 in First Church in Cambridge, Congregational,on Garden Street near Harvard Square. The service will be livestream here . https://c.streamhoster.com/embed/media/WFsdGD/c03bfncsOGW/Sqhgm7sAWG7_5 O'Donovan funeral Brian O'Donovan leaves his wife; their children, Aoife of Orlando, Ciaran of Brooklyn, N.Y., Aidan of Denver, and Nuala of Cambridge; his eight siblings, Aileen Murphy, Millie Potter, Michael, Carmel O’Brien, James, Meg Hickey, Ann O’Brien, and Ray; and three grandchildren. Thomas. |
10 Oct 23 - 11:29 PM (#4190740) Subject: RE: 2023 Obit: Brian O'Donovan of Boston & WGBH From: robomatic My old stomping grounds and listen-to gurus and muses. WGBH, WERS, WBCN, WCRB (private classical). Robert J Lurtzema. Generations ago! Thank you for the information and the references. May his family and friends find concolation in his works and their memories. |