Bob Abrahamian

Bob Abrahamian (September 25, 1978 – June 5, 2014) was a soul music deejay, historian, archivist, and record collector.

[1] In addition to hosting a long-running radio show, "Sitting in the Park" on WHPK, he built a personal collection of significant soul music records, with a focus on the Chicago vocal style known as "sweet soul."

Abrahamian contributed liner notes to archival soul reissues,[2] as well as providing materials and assistance for releases on the Chicago-based Numero Group record label.

[3] He graduated from Maine Township High School East in Park Ridge, Illinois and received an undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago in computer science and media studies.

[6] Bob Abrahamian had a long history of clinical depression and committed suicide on June 5, 2014.