Where is dave bookman

Please send some karma his way. Your email address will not be published. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Skip to content. Music News. April 23, May 21, Alan Cross 1 Comment. Today we learned this. View this post on Instagram. You May Also Like. She said he was a passionate fan of The Young and the Restless and Gilmore Girls , and would celebrate the shows like he did with the hottest new band.

Report an error. Skip to main content. David Friend. Bookmark Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In Create Free Account. He was a pop culture junkie he never missed The Young and the Restless. He was an exceptional interviewer. When you needed a moral compass, you could look to Bookie for some sage advice. And if you ever needed a recommendation on a restaurant, Bookie knew them all. I could never really understand his love of Wilco and Dinosaur Jr.

As an interviewer, Bookie was fearless. If he worked from notes, I never saw them. He once took on all four members of U2 live in the studio in front of hundreds of fans. Bono even gave him a shoulder massage. But times change and in time, both of us left The Edge. I landed with the group that put Indie 88 on the air and when Bookie needed a job, I lobbied management for them to hire Bookie — which they did.

It was perhaps the most perfect fit in the history of Canadian radio. View link ». Something was — Bookie was transported to hospital where family and close friends stood vigil. He fought hard but in the end…. Anyone who has ever met Bookie will tell you that he was kind, caring, highly principled, hard-working, and a great friend.

Alan Cross is a broadcaster with Q and World Canada Local.