Pinky Kravitz

Seymour "Pinky" Kravitz (July 11, 1927 – October 31, 2015)[1] was an Atlantic City, New Jersey based American radio broadcaster and print journalist. He was known simply as "Pinky," and he reportedly refused to answer to his given name.[2]

Kravitz was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia and moved to Atlantic City as a child, where he attended Atlantic City High School.[3] He attended New York University on a basketball scholarship.[4]

He hosted Pinky's Corner on WOND-AM from an array of Atlantic City locations from 1958 until a few months before his death, which followed heart surgery, in 2015.[5] He also hosted WMGM-TV Presents Pinky! for years on WMGM-TV-40 in Atlantic City and penned columns for many periodicals including for The Press of Atlantic City.[6]

Kravitz was a resident of Ventnor City, New Jersey.[4]

In 2017, Kravitz was honored and memorialized with a plaque on the Atlantic City Boardwalk.[7]

References

1. "Kravitz,Seymour "Pinky". Press of Atlantic City. 3 November 2015.
2. "Longtime broadcaster Pinky Kravitz dead at 88". Press of Atlantic City. November 2015.
3. "Atlantic City radio legend Pinky Kravitz dead at 88". NJ.com. 2 November 2015.
4. Parisi, Albert J. "His Beat Is the City's Pulse", The New York Times, July 10, 1988. Accessed August 8, 2018. "Some call him 'Mr. Atlantic City,' others just 'Pinky,' but no matter where he's spotted in this resort, Seymour Kravitz is as much a legend as a local tradition.... At 6 feet 5 inches tall, slim and well tanned, the 60-year-old Ventnor resident is an imposing figure with a boyish smile."
5. "Longtime New Jersey radio host Pinky Kravitz dead at 88". The Washington Times.
6. "Longtime New Jersey radio host Pinky Kravitz dead at 88". 6abc Philadelphia. November 2015.
7. "Late WOND-A/Atlantic City Host Pinky Kravitz Honored with Plaque on Boardwalk".