Gary Patrick Angelo Dell'Abate (born March 14, 1961), also known by the nickname Baba Booey,[1] is an American radio producer who has been the executive producer of The Howard Stern Show since 1984. His autobiography, They Call Me Baba Booey, was released on November 2, 2010.[2]
Dell'Abate was born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn and raised in Uniondale, New York, on Long Island. He comes from a large Italian-American family.[3] His father, Salvatore Dell'ABate, was a salesman for Häagen-Dazs ice cream, while his mother, Ellen (née Cotroneo) was a food demonstrator at Macy's in New York City and Fortunoff on Long Island. Dell'Abate attended Adelphi University, receiving the Richard F. Clemo Award in his senior year, and he interned at several radio stations, including WLIR.[4] While working with Roz Frank, a traffic reporter on WNBC, he came into contact with Howard Stern.
The Howard Stern Show
Dell'Abate has worked on The Howard Stern Show since September 4, 1984: originally on 66 WNBC, then syndicated through K-Rock in New York City, and later broadcast on Sirius XM Radio. Dell'Abate was originally hired for $150 a week, with duties including getting Stern's lunch and scheduling guests for the show.[4]
Baba Booey
Previously nicknamed "Boy-Gary" (Howard called his college roommate Dr. Lew Weinstein "boy" when giving an order; preceded by "Boy" Lee Davis at WNBC), Dell'Abate's "Baba Booey" moniker originated on The Howard Stern Show on July 26, 1990, after telling a story of his prized collection of animation cels. In the course of discussing a Quick Draw McGraw cel he might purchase, he misstated the name of McGraw's sidekick Baba Looey as "Baba Booey". As is typical of the show, the rest of the cast "goofed" on his mistake, becoming especially merciless since he was mulling the purchase of a cel of a character without even knowing the character's correct name. Speaking to Stern at the end of the show, Dell'Abate said, "I think we've taken this as far as it will go." Stern replied, "Gary, we've only scratched the surface of this." Dell'Abate remains Baba Booey to this day. Eventually, he titled his autobiography They Call Me Baba Booey. Dell'Abate later recalled that when he watched the cartoon as a child, Quick Draw would often call Baba Looey "Baba Boy", usually in frantic moments ("Help me, Baba Boy!"). Quick Draw's drawn-out pronunciation of "boy" often sounded like "booey", which led Dell'Abate to think that the character's name was actually "Baba Booey".[5]
"Baba Booey" as a term has become a mantra for fans of The Howard Stern Show and is often used during prank calls to live network television or radio broadcasts; for example, a call made by a prank caller nicknamed "Maury from Brooklyn" to ABC News during the low-speed police chase of O. J. Simpson's Ford Bronco through the streets of Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, signed off with "And Baba Booey to y'all!" Sportscaster Al Michaels explained to anchor Peter Jennings the significance of the phrase. In the 2012 Olympics, Freestyle wrestler Jake Herbert yelled "Baba Booey" as the camera panned over Team USA during the opening ceremony.[6] Since then it has become a trend in sporting events where concentration and silence are expected, for spectators to shout "Baba Booey!" as in the case of the PGA Tour as soon as a golfer has completed his swing.[7]
Personal life
Dell'Abate has been married since 1992 to Mary Dell'Abate (née Caracciolo). They have two sons, Lucas and Jackson.[8]
After Dell'Abate's brother Steven died of AIDS in January 1991, Dell'Abate became a supporter of LIFEbeat: The Music Industry Fights AIDS[9] and served as the charity's president.
Dell'Abate wrote his autobiography, They Call Me Baba Booey, which was a New York Times best seller. It debuted at #6 on the NY Times Best Seller list in November 2010. In the book, Dell'Abate tells the story of his brother's death from AIDS, his mother's struggle with depression as well as his rise to executive producer of The Howard Stern Show.
Dell'Abate is an avid New York Mets fan, and, on May 9, 2009, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Mets game. The pitch did not go well, as it landed down the third-base line and hit an umpire.[10] He later attended the 2015 World Series with fellow Howard Stern Show co-worker Richard Christy (who is a Kansas City Royals fan). Dell'Abate is also a fan of the New York Islanders hockey team, and was interviewed for the 2012 book, Dynasty: The Oral History of the New York Islanders, 1972–1984, by author Greg Prato. Dell'Abate's thoughts and memories of following the Islanders (he also interned for the television station that broadcast the team's games at the time, SportsChannel) are featured throughout the book, as well as several photos of Dell'Abate with Islanders players at a Stanley Cup victory parade in 1980.[11]
On March 14, 2011, Dell'Abate was appointed to the Greenwich, Connecticut, Board of Parks and Recreation with a 119–64 vote margin.[12] The Greenwich Town Meeting unanimously reappointed Dell'Abate to the Board on June 9, 2014.[13]
References
^Cam Batschke, Baba Booey, Tata Toothey, Mama Monkey, Fafa Flunkie, Fafa Fooey, Fafa Fohi, Fa Fa Foohey 2017-08-16 at the Wayback Machine, October 29, 2015
^"They Call Me Baba Booey". Random House. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
^Archived at Ghostarchive and the : "Gary Dell'Abate Finds Out He Might Not Be Italian". YouTube.
^ ab. Adelphi University. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
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Gary Patrick Angelo Dell Abate born March 14 1961 also known by the nickname Baba Booey 1 is an American radio producer who has been the executive producer of The Howard Stern Show since 1984 His autobiography They Call Me Baba Booey was released on November 2 2010 2 Gary Dell AbateDell Abate in 2012Born 1961 03 14 March 14 1961 age 62 New York City U S Other namesBaba BooeyOccupationRadio producerYears active1984 presentSpouseMary Dell AbateChildren2 Contents 1 Early life and career 2 The Howard Stern Show 2 1 Baba Booey 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and career EditDell Abate was born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn and raised in Uniondale New York on Long Island He comes from a large Italian American family 3 His father Salvatore Dell ABate was a salesman for Haagen Dazs ice cream while his mother Ellen nee Cotroneo was a food demonstrator at Macy s in New York City and Fortunoff on Long Island Dell Abate attended Adelphi University receiving the Richard F Clemo Award in his senior year and he interned at several radio stations including WLIR 4 While working with Roz Frank a traffic reporter on WNBC he came into contact with Howard Stern The Howard Stern Show EditDell Abate has worked on The Howard Stern Show since September 4 1984 originally on 66 WNBC then syndicated through K Rock in New York City and later broadcast on Sirius XM Radio Dell Abate was originally hired for 150 a week with duties including getting Stern s lunch and scheduling guests for the show 4 Baba Booey Edit Previously nicknamed Boy Gary Howard called his college roommate Dr Lew Weinstein boy when giving an order preceded by Boy Lee Davis at WNBC Dell Abate s Baba Booey moniker originated on The Howard Stern Show on July 26 1990 after telling a story of his prized collection of animation cels In the course of discussing a Quick Draw McGraw cel he might purchase he misstated the name of McGraw s sidekick Baba Looey as Baba Booey As is typical of the show the rest of the cast goofed on his mistake becoming especially merciless since he was mulling the purchase of a cel of a character without even knowing the character s correct name Speaking to Stern at the end of the show Dell Abate said I think we ve taken this as far as it will go Stern replied Gary we ve only scratched the surface of this Dell Abate remains Baba Booey to this day Eventually he titled his autobiography They Call Me Baba Booey Dell Abate later recalled that when he watched the cartoon as a child Quick Draw would often call Baba Looey Baba Boy usually in frantic moments Help me Baba Boy Quick Draw s drawn out pronunciation of boy often sounded like booey which led Dell Abate to think that the character s name was actually Baba Booey 5 Baba Booey as a term has become a mantra for fans of The Howard Stern Show and is often used during prank calls to live network television or radio broadcasts for example a call made by a prank caller nicknamed Maury from Brooklyn to ABC News during the low speed police chase of O J Simpson s Ford Bronco through the streets of Brentwood Los Angeles California signed off with And Baba Booey to y all Sportscaster Al Michaels explained to anchor Peter Jennings the significance of the phrase In the 2012 Olympics Freestyle wrestler Jake Herbert yelled Baba Booey as the camera panned over Team USA during the opening ceremony 6 Since then it has become a trend in sporting events where concentration and silence are expected for spectators to shout Baba Booey as in the case of the PGA Tour as soon as a golfer has completed his swing 7 Personal life EditDell Abate has been married since 1992 to Mary Dell Abate nee Caracciolo They have two sons Lucas and Jackson 8 After Dell Abate s brother Steven died of AIDS in January 1991 Dell Abate became a supporter of LIFEbeat The Music Industry Fights AIDS 9 and served as the charity s president Dell Abate wrote his autobiography They Call Me Baba Booey which was a New York Times best seller It debuted at 6 on the NY Times Best Seller list in November 2010 In the book Dell Abate tells the story of his brother s death from AIDS his mother s struggle with depression as well as his rise to executive producer of The Howard Stern Show Dell Abate is an avid New York Mets fan and on May 9 2009 threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Mets game The pitch did not go well as it landed down the third base line and hit an umpire 10 He later attended the 2015 World Series with fellow Howard Stern Show co worker Richard Christy who is a Kansas City Royals fan Dell Abate is also a fan of the New York Islanders hockey team and was interviewed for the 2012 book Dynasty The Oral History of the New York Islanders 1972 1984 by author Greg Prato Dell Abate s thoughts and memories of following the Islanders he also interned for the television station that broadcast the team s games at the time SportsChannel are featured throughout the book as well as several photos of Dell Abate with Islanders players at a Stanley Cup victory parade in 1980 11 On March 14 2011 Dell Abate was appointed to the Greenwich Connecticut Board of Parks and Recreation with a 119 64 vote margin 12 The Greenwich Town Meeting unanimously reappointed Dell Abate to the Board on June 9 2014 13 References Edit Cam Batschke Baba Booey Tata Toothey Mama Monkey Fafa Flunkie Fafa Fooey Fafa Fohi Fa Fa Foohey Archived 2017 08 16 at the Wayback Machine October 29 2015 They Call Me Baba Booey Random House Retrieved April 29 2010 Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine Gary Dell Abate Finds Out He Might Not Be Italian YouTube a b Alumni Profiles in Success Gary Dell Abate Adelphi University Archived from the original on 19 July 2011 Retrieved 30 June 2013 Television Triumph Radio Tragedy The History of Howard Stern 2009 01 02 Sirius Satellite Radio Great Moments in Al Michaels History Deadspin com 2006 02 02 Retrieved 2012 11 29 Weinman Sam 2014 Is Baba Booey good for golf One of our own says yes GolfDigest com Vigdor Neil 15 March 2011 Stern show producer basks in afterglow of parks board approval Greenwich Citizen Retrieved 12 April 2011 Music Fights HIV AIDS Changing the Face of HIV AIDS Through Music Entertainment Lifebeat Retrieved 2012 11 29 Gary s Pitch Multiple Angles good quality Baba Booey YouTube Dynasty The Oral History of the New York Islanders 1972 1984 Retrieved 2012 12 30 Vigdor Neil 2011 03 14 RTM approves Dell Abate to parks board seat Stamford Advocate Retrieved 2011 03 17 Pottle Justin 10 June 2014 Circus free Dell Abate gets second term on board Greenwich Time Hearst Corporation Retrieved 29 July 2021 External links EditGary Dell Abate on Twitter Gary Dell Abate at Curlie Gary Dell Abate at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gary Dell 27Abate amp oldid 1138428065, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
