Pierre Robert's 22nd year at WMMR was marked by the richly deserved recognition that accompanies the Lifetime Achievement Award. As our 10th Anniversary honoree, Pierre embodies the professional and personal qualities of all Lifetime Achievement Award winners. He is an unparalleled communicator and tireless booster of both rock and roll and Philadelphia, "the city that loves him back", universally known for the consistency, integrity and joy he demonstrates every day in the service of his listeners.

In addition, his energy is given to an almost endless list of community groups and good causes, including AIDS research, environmental protection, animal rights, suicide prevention, music education and many more. (Click here to read Kevin Gunn's introduction of Pierre at the 2003 Awards ceremony.)

A native of northern California, Pierre discovered the pleasures of rock and roll early in life and was in the perfect place to experience and participate in the birth and flowering of what was then called the "counter-culture". Radio was part of this new movement of music, art, peace and love, and Pierre found his niche as an assistant, then as a part time DJ, at San Francisco's legendary progressive station KSAN. That station's eventual switch to country music started a chain of events that resulted in Pierre finding his way to Philadelphia and WMMR in 1981 -- to the mutual good fortune of all concerned.

Whether enjoying a beloved cup of coffee in peaceful Rittenhouse Square or risking life and limb sweating buckets in the Electric Factory mosh pit during a Green Day concert, Pierre's loyalty to music, to radio, to Philadelphia listeners and to the larger community have earned him a place in history, and in our hearts.