Bruce Morrow

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This article is about the radio disc jockey. For the Bruce Morrow who played Father Rice in 3rd Rock from the Sun, see Bruce Morrow (actor)

Bruce Morrow (born Bruce Meyerowitz on October 13, 1937 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American radio disc jockey, although he prefers to be called a radio personality, known to generations of New York metropolitan area listeners as "Cousin Brucie".

Morrow began his career at New York Top 40 station WINS in 1959. In 1960, he moved to Miami for a brief stint before returning to the New York airwaves the following year on AM 770 powerhouse WABC, another Top 40 outlet. "Cousin Brucie" became a legend on WABC's teen-oriented evening shift, remaining at the station until 1974, when he jumped to rival station WNBC; after three years there, he left the airwaves to team up with entrepreneur Robert F.X. Sillerman to become the owner of a group of stations. The Sillerman Morrow group of stations included WALL, and WKGL, now WRRV in Middletown, New York, WJJB, now WCZX in Hyde Park, NY, WHMP in Northhampton, MA; WOCN in South Yarmouth, MA, WRAN in Randolph, New Jersey and television station WATL Atlanta. The group later purchased WPLR New Haven, CT.

In 1982 Morrow returned to the DJ role with New York's WCBS-FM, a popular oldies station. Initially in 1982, he filled in for Jack Spector every third Saturday evening for the "Saturday Night Sock Hop" program. Following Spector's resignation in 1985, Morrow took over the show and renamed it the "Saturday Night Dance Party". The station also added his nationally-syndicated show "Cruising America" as well. In 1986, he added Wednesday evenings where he hosted the "Top 15 Yesterday and Today Countdown". In 1991, the Wednesday show became "The Yearbook", focusing on music from a year between 1955 and 1979. When "Cruising America" was canceled in 1991, Morrow continued hosting locally a show called "Cruising with the Cuz" Monday evenings until the end of 1993. After that show ended, he hosted the Saturday Night and Wednesday Night shows there until the station's change to an adult rock format called Jack FM format June 3rd of 2005. Shortly thereafter, he signed a multi-year deal to host oldies programming and a weekly talk show on Sirius Satellite Radio.

Morrow was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1988.

His voice can be heard in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing and, in fact, had a bit part in that movie, playing the magician who sawed Baby (Jennifer Gray) in half. He also appeared in the 1978 film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and had a guest appearance in the 1990s Babylon 5 television series.

For the last two decades, Morrow has actively worked for the Variety Children's Charity in support of disadvantaged, physically challenged, sick and needy children.

Cousin Brucie is now heard on Sirius 6-60's Vibrations. Cousin Brucie's Saturday Night Party "Live" airs Saturday Nights 8pm-12am ET (Request Show) The Love Hour, Hour Half Hour is heard at 11:30pm ET Wednesdays with The Cuz is heard 5pm-9pm ET'