1927-2019

As 'Voice Of Oneonta,'

Joe Campbell Beloved

For 50 Years, DJ, Radio Fans Went

On 'Sentimental Journey' Together

Editor's Note: This article recounting "Voice of Oneonta" Joe Campbell's career in radio appeared on Jan. 14, 2011, in Hometown Oneonta. A legend in his adopted hometown, he passed away early Wednesday morning, March 6, 2019. An obituary and memory book are available from the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, which is handling arrangements.  Meanwhile, take a walk down Memory Lane.

By JIM KEVLIN

from HOMETOWN ONEONTA, (Jan 13, 2011)

ONEONTA – Spending a few hours with Joe Campbell is a "Sentimental Journey" indeed.

He's immediately in character, and there are lots of them.

There he goes: "Jack Armstrong, all American boy," he intones. "Wave the flag for Hudson High, boys."

Then a commercial break for Armstrong's sponsor, Wheaties: "Won't you try Wheaties, the best breakfast found in the land?"

Then on to "Little Orphan Annie: She's a little chatterbox, that gal with auburn locks." At the key point, Sandy chimes in: "Arf, arf."

At almost 84, Joe Campbell, "The Voice of Oneonta," whose "Sentimental Journey" – spoofs of those old radio shows, plus Big Band favorites, aired for decades over WDOS-AM 730, Oneonta – still captivates.