For 60 years, Barry Reisman has been on the air.

He has been at a handful of stations in that time, but his program has always been the same: a lively show with all sorts of Jewish music and guests.

Now, he has finally called it quits.

“It was time,” he said.

His final show at WWDB-AM 860 was on April 27, and it marked the end of one of the longest-tenured radio shows of any kind in the country. Beginning in 1965, Reisman hosted the titular Barry Reisman Show, playing klezmer, Israeli music and more and talking to A-list Jews like Yitzhak Rabin, William Shatner and Milton Berle.

The show has been a staple for not just Philadelphia Jews, but Jews worldwide. Reisman said that he didn’t even realize this until he announced his retirement and got emails from listeners from across the glob

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