(CNN)Longtime New York City radio and television personality Joe Franklin has died. He was 88. 

"Joe went unexpectedly and passed away Saturday night," friend and former producer Steve Garrin said. 

Franklin was a fixture on late-night radio and TV in New York, working at WJZ and WOR, and recently at the Bloomberg Radio Network. 

"The last two weeks were the first time he ever missed a broadcast in over 60 years" Garrin said. 

Though he never broke onto the national scene, Franklin was "in many ways, the pioneer of the modern TV talk show format," according to his website, which says he interviewed more than 300,000 guests. 

The likes of Woody Allen, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Bill Cosby and Liza Minnelli got early exposure on his show. 

He also interviewed offbeat characters who would give "The Joe Franklin Show" a "great uniqueness. On any given night you might find a world renown artist sitting next to a balloon folder from New Jersey," his website says. 

He was remembered as a "NYC legend" and "radio and TV icon who was the spirit of a hard-working New Yorker" by fans on Twitter. Others said that his "accidental absurdism was like an Ionesco play every night" and that "Joe Franklin was every New Yorker's oddball, congenial neighbor." 

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Franklin, who was often parodied on "Saturday Night Live" by Billy Crystal, also played himself in such films as "Manhattan," "Ghostbusters" and "Broadway Danny Rose." 

He was an avid collector of entertainment nostalgia. His website says he had more than 50,000 movie stills, 170,000 magazines, 20,000 playbills and 200,000 pieces of sheet music. Photographs show a lot of his collection crammed into his office.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Is Joe Franklin still part of the living?
2. Would one describe Joe Franklin as being alive?
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Q2:
1. How old was Joe Franklin when he passed away?
2. At what age did Joe Franklin die?
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Q3:
1. What is the name of the city where Joe Franklin lived?
2. Joe Franklin lived in which city?
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Q4:
1. Was Joe Franklin's death expected?
2. Was Joe Franklin expected to die?
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Q5:
1. Joe Franklin hadn't missed a broadcast in how many years?
2. A broadcast hadn't been missed by Joe Franklin in how many years?
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Q6:
1. When did Joe Franklin miss a show for the first time?
2. When was a broadcast missed by Joe Franklin for the first time?
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Q7:
1. Joe Franklin has had how many guests on his show?
2. What is the total number of guests that have been present on the show "The Joe Franklin Show"?
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Q8:
1. What was the name of the show that was hosted by Joe Franklin?
2. What was Joe Flanklin's show called?
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Q9:
1. Was Joe Franklin considered as being a legend?
2. Did people in New York City consider Joe Franklin to be a legend?
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Q10:
1. What is the total number of movie stills that were owned by Joe Franklin?
2. Joe Franklin owned how many movie stills?
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