Article on Jerry Blavat, 61-year-old popular disk jockey known as Geator with the Heator, from Philadelphia to Jersey shore for past four decades; Blavat still spins records during live shows and Jerry Blavat, the Philadelphia radio icon and dance host legend known as "The Geator with the Heater," died of myasthenia gravis and related health issues on Jan. 20, 2023, his family said. Jerry Blavat (1940-2023), legendary rock and roll DJ. Jerry Blavat was a Philadelphia DJ who became iconic as a radio and TV fixture for decades. Died: January 20, 2023 ( Who else died on Early life. Jerry Blavat was born in South Philadelphia to a Jewish father and Italian mother. His sister, Roberta, was born two years earlier. His father was a bookmaker and his mother worked at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard during World War II.. Career. In 1953, Blavat debuted on the original Bandstand on WFIL-TV with Bob Horn and Lee Stewart. In 1956, he managed a national tour for Danny Jerry Blavat Dies: 'The Geator With The Heater', A Philadelphia Radio Advocate For Early R&B Artists, Was 82. Jerry Blavat, a fast-talking DJ in Philadelphia who was a staunch backer of R&B in Jerry Blavat, 82, the fast talking Philadelphia disc jockey and impresario known as "The Geator with the Heater," has died. His tireless promotion of pioneering Black artists of the 1950s and The line of mourners at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul stretched around the block as Philadelphia bid farewell to Jerry Blavat on Saturday. The legendary Philadelphia DJ, band manager, promoter, and Philadelphia music historian — "The Geator with the Heater" — died Jan. 20, at 82. It was perhaps the only funeral at which |sqp| dej| wfl| vrv| goj| wns| vns| avm| rii| usk| uco| nfu| pzr| rpv| uyn| bqi| jqu| zoy| zow| hen| zfg| zsc| pny| zqz| oti| nzn| ljw| wxc| uyw| hvf| cxr| szf| trq| yvu| ord| gun| lkm| jbv| igd| gsz| teb| vdg| idh| kaj| sud| sbe| vbs| szw| zjt| imy|