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'Cousin Brucie' radio legend remembers Beatles at Shea Stadium

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published August 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM EDT
The Beatles performing at New York's Shea Stadium on Sunday, August 16, 1965, as some 50,000 fans cheer them on. (L-R) John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. (AP Photo)
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The Beatles performing at New York's Shea Stadium on Sunday, August 16, 1965, as some 50,000 fans cheer them on. (L-R) John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. (AP Photo)

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with radio legend Bruce Morrow, known as Cousin Brucie, who helped introduce The Beatles 60 years ago when the British band kicked off a new era in rock ‘n’ roll by headlining at Shea Stadium on Aug. 15, 1965, in New York City.

Radio host Bruce Morrow, better known as “Cousin Brucie." (Courtesy of WABC)
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Radio host Bruce Morrow, better known as “Cousin Brucie." (Courtesy of WABC)

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