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- Birth nameBarry Morton Farber
- Barry Farber was born on May 5, 1930 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was married to Sara Pentz, Leil Lowndes and Ulla Farber. He died on May 6, 2020 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesSara Pentz(2008 - May 5, 2020) (his death)Leil Lowndes(July 18, 1980 - November 1, 1985) (divorced)Ulla Farber(1960 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- His radio career began in the 1950s when he joined WRCA/New York City as a producer for Tex McCrary and Jinx Falkenburg's interview show from the Waldorf-Astoria hotel.
- A Russian translator for the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
- Founded the Language Club in New York City in 1984 and wrote the best-selling book How to Learn Any Language (1991).
- Inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2014.
- In 1960 he debuted Barry Farber's Open Mike on WINS/New York. Two years later he began a 15-year association with WOR/New York as an evening and overnight host, leaving in 1977 to run for mayor, but he returned to radio the following year for a decade-long run at WMCA/New York. In 1990 Farber's show went national as part of the ABC Radio network, and he later tried his hand at syndication behind the scenes as a co-founder of the independent network Daynet. Since 2008 The Barry Farber Show has been heard on CRN Digital Talk Radio and Talk Radio Network.
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