a similar, Saturday-night series of four-hour shows. Ginsburg also syndicated a customized weekly oldies show to New England radio stations. By 1979 he advanced to become partner of WXKS-FM "Kiss 108," and managed WXKS-AM when it changed format to "Music of Your Life." He also became co-owner, along with Boston radio personality John Garabedian, of V-66, Boston's video music channel, WVJV-TV, in 1985. The station not only featured hit music videos; it also featured local announcers talking about the music, and also talking about the music scene in greater Boston. As Ginsburg told a reporter, it was envisioned as "the equivalent of a radio station on television." The venture proved very costly, however, and the station was put up for sale in 1986. In his later years, Arnie Ginsburg was an occasional guest on Boston radio, such as on WBZ 1030 AM's "Steve Leveille Program", which aired weeknights from midnight to 5:00 AM. In 2008, he was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Personal life and retirement Ginsburg's spouse and longtime companion was Carlos A. Vega, a professor of Spanish at Wellesley College. As Ginsburg reached retirement age, he migrated north to Ogunquit, Maine (about 75 miles north of Boston). He had spent summers there in his younger years, and had developed a hometown affinity for this artists' colony and resort on the coast of southern Maine. Ogunquit residents came to recognize Ginsburg when he rode his moped into town during the warmer months, and in time he became a fixture in the community. Prior to his death, Ginsburg lived in a small house near Perkins Cove, a picturesque area visited by many tourists throughout the year. After an erroneous report of his death in mid-June, Ginsburg died June 26 from Alzheimer's disease. References Pictures http://wrko.org/talentpgs/ginsburg.html American businesspeople American radio DJs American radio personalities American LGBT broadcasters People from Brookline, Massachusetts People from Ogunquit, Maine Radio personalities from Boston 1926 births 2020 deaths American people of Russian-Jewish descent Ginsburg family 21st-century American Jews 21st-century LGBT people