Hi Aaron,
My name is Budd Leo. I’m from New Jersey, and now live in Hawai’i where I moved in 1972. I had lived in Orange, NJ, in the same building as your dad, and we both work in Newark at Channel 47. I worked with him for several years before I left for a television chief engineer job in Hawaii. I returned to New Jersey for several years, and I went to the birthday party that your father put together for the retired TV host John Zackerly. It was so good to see your dad. We had so many great stories that we shared at channel 47 years ago, like the time your dad was being overworked to be in different parts of the station on short notice. So one day he came in on rollerskates. The chief engineer did not see the humor. If you’d like me to share some stories with you, just let me know.

My email address is Budd.Leo.nyc@gmail.com

Hi Aaron,
It was our pleasure and honor to work with your Dad. Coming into the Comcast Studio for our 1st Atlanta Jazz Blues Show (2014) it was obvious, as soon as we met Joe, we were the presence of a TV professional. He walked the walk and talked the talk. An experienced pro in his position could have been very nasty and impatient with us coming to he & Tom’s show for the first time.

Instead, your Dad was courteous, friendly & funny and tried to cater to our needs. It shows, because he pulled a great performance out of us that day and we still get compliments on that taping, even today! We sure appreciate your father (and his baby TV47) and Tom Carpenter / Atlanta Jazz & Blues Show for the broadcasts we did over the years. We are proud of that and it was nice meeting and working with YOU Aaron on our taping in 2018.

Jeff & I wish you all the luck in the world and we’ll miss your Pop…God Bless Joe LoRe’
We are so,so sorry for your loss and to the world of broadcasting who lost a real talent.
Our condolences and our very best,
Jeff & Billy
Jazz By Two