Pete Fornatale

On Tuesday night family, friends, and fans of Pete Fornatale gathered for a memorial at the Hard Rock Cafe.

Pete Fornatale's colleagues here have lovingly put together a video tribute, remembering a remarkable career that began and ended at WFUV, and a ma

The outpouring of messages from Pete Fornatale's fans in the past five days has been unbelievable.

I'm listening to Vin Scelsa's heartfelt tribute to Pete Fornatale on Idiots Delight.

The last few days have been an overwhelming experience for all of us at WFUV. Losing a colleague is always wrenching. Losing a legend at an early age is tragic. Losing a friend is just heartbreaking. So we all try to cope with Pete Fornatale's death.

As we honor and remember our friend and colleague Pete Fornatale, we are reminded of what a great story-teller and interviewer he was. The passion he had for the subject at hand and the people that make the music was palpable and we are all the more well-informed for it. We will be posting some past interview moments here from his years at WNEW and WFUV.

We are sad to report that our friend and colleague Pete Fornatale has passed away after suffering a stroke.

Dear Mixed Bag fans: