Robby Bridges
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Robby Bridges (born Robert Pirraglia, October 7, 1982 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American radio disc jockey known best known for his time on legendary top 40 station WHTZ (Z100) New York and more recently as afternoon host at Providence's WCTK (Cat Country). He has been described as a throw-back to the personality disc jockeys of the 1970s and '80s with a high energy delivery, using plays on words, quick wit and vivid vocabulary to introduce records and convey topical information.
Bridges began his broadcast career in 1993 at Providence's oldies outlet and working through the ranks of programming assistant to air talent by age 12. At this time he also worked for a small Rhode Island alternative rock station as afternoon host and then as a newscaster and talk show host when the station switched to jazz. He went on to work at pop stations in Groton, Connecticut and New Bedford, Massachusetts and then onto CBS Radio’s WODS (Oldies 103) Boston where he was the number one rated personality in his time slot, later joining sister station WBMX (Mix 98.5) as well. While still working in Boston, Bridges returned to Rhode Island to host the night shift at a pop station. In 2002, Bridges joined WIOQ (Q102) Philadelphia and then sister WHTZ (Z100). Returning to Boston, Bridges re-launched his company BBOR Productions to include syndication and production in addition to live event and voice over narration; among programming he developed was "Show Me the 90s".
It was in August 2003, he made the move back to the nightshift in Providence at country outlet WCTK which was rebranding itself with top 40 jingles and a more rock and roll leaning playlist. In addition to bringing a top 40 presentation to the format, Bridges introduced numerous recurring features, bits, parodies and characters in addition to making numerous personal appearances. Within a year he moved the show to afternoons and presently also works in the programming department. He is the number one rated afternoon host in the market and WCTK has become the number one rated station overall attracting nearly a quarter million listeners a week.
[edit] Trivia
- Robby Bridges contributes columns to FMQB Magazine
- Robby is seen as a host on Rhode Island Public Television WSBE
- Robby is seen the 2007 documentary film “You Must Be This Tall to Ride”
- Robby has appeared on California Aircheck, Radio-Online and ReelRadio.com
- Robby been profiled three times in front page articles in The Providence Journal and feature articles in The Boston Globe and The Boston Herald.
- Robby is an advisory board member of Big Brothers and emceed numerous events on their behalf; he has also hosted radiothons benefiting St. Jude Children’s Hospital and is a supporter of The Salvation Army, Make a Wish Foundation among others.
- Produced “The Record Closet” program at Brown University’s WBRU
- Worked as a show producer at Cox Cable; as an assistant at WJAR-TV/Providence and at Duffy and Shanely advertising agency.
- Appeared in a production of “Grease” as Kenickie
- He hosted a public affairs program discussing the 1996 Presidential campaign
- Writes, produces and hosts an annual 4th of July Patriotic music special and radio adaptation of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”
- His “Bridges” nickname came from the TV show “Nash Bridges”
