WMMR/Philadelphia's Former MD Sean 'Rabbi' Tyszler Passes Away

Sean 'Rabbi' Tyszler

ALL ACCESS has learned that former BEASLEY MEDIA GROUP Active Rock WMMR/PHILADELPHIA Music Director SEAN "RABBI" TYSZLER has passed away after a long COVID-19 related illness. He was 44. TYSZLER was the MD for WMMR from 2003 to 2016.

A tribute to "RABBI" on the WMMR website said, "We honor our friend SEAN "RABBI" TYSZLER, who recently passed after a long illness. He was the Music Director from 2003 to 2016 and remained a close member of the MMR family since then. He was easy to spot at rock shows around PHILADELPHIA, always sporting his WMMR embroidered yarmulke.He championed young bands that had yet to make a name for themselves, as well as heavy hitters like SLAYER, LAMB OF GOD, and his absolute favorite, METALLICA."

WMMR PD BILL WESTON said, "With his passionate love of music it was inevitable he would be promoted to music director, a position he held for 13 years.  I have never met a harder working person- RABBI was always ready to come in during the middle of the night to relieve an ailing colleague, come in to the station in a snow storm to cover a shift, or always at the ready to fix a problem with SELECTOR or AUDIOVAULT. He was also the most devout person- a fact that gives me comfort upon his passing into the afterlife- quite possibly wearing his WMMR embroidered yarmulke."  

A GoFundMe account has been set up for RABBI's wife and children and is available here.

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