Sid Mark

Sid Mark (born Sidney Mark Fliegelman May 30, 1933) is an American radio disc jockey based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Mark is noted for hosting a weekly syndicated radio program featuring the music of singer Frank Sinatra (1915-1998), including commentary, interviews, trivia facts and other information to add color and context.

Early Life
Mark served two years in the United States Army, serving as an infantryman during the Korean War, and afterwards began hosting a live broadcast of a Saturday Jazz show at the Red Hill Inn in Pennsauken, New Jersey.

Career
Mark's shows include Sunday with Sinatra, airing 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Sunday on 1210 WPHT in Philadelphia, and The Sounds of Sinatra, which is syndicated nationally through the Westwood One radio network.  The first version of Mark's Sinatra shows was Friday with Frank, which began airing in 1957 over WHAT and WHAT-FM, where Mark was a disc jockey, and has run nearly continuously in Philadelphia ever since. The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia inducted Mark into their Hall of Fame in 2001. Mark has only missed one show, in 1999 for open heart surgery. The Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters named Mark 'Broadcaster of the Year 2018" in May 2018.

Personal Life
Mark married his wife Judy in 1973; they have four children. Their son Brian works on Sid’s radio program.

References

External links
Sounds of Sinatra website
Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia website

Category:Living people
Category:American radio personalities
Category:Radio personalities from Philadelphia
Category:1933 births