Name: Andy Ockershausen Tribute by John Matthews 27
Duration: 4 min 58 s
Description: Remembering the late great Andy Ockershausen - friend and mentor to all who knew him, a Washington DC broadcasting legend. 1929 - 2021

Don’t know how I had missed this but glad that I found it.  I loved Any Ockershausen and we had a lot of fun together even though I was with the competition (WTOP Radio News).  Thank you John for putting this together!!

Remembering the late great Andy Ockershausen - friend and mentor to all who knew him, a Washington DC broadcasting legend. 1929 - 2021

Andy Ockershausen Tribute

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Andy Ockershausen Tribute

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