Post, who began as WBAI bookkeeper before hosting a program of his own, he Outside, describes how Fass took him under is ample wing and allowed him to watch him at work, teaching him what he knew, demystifying the whole process.
Julius Lester, a former SNCC photographer, recalls being so in awe of Fass that for the first year he did his own program at WBAI people constantly mistook him for Bob.
Larry Josephson who would became WBAI morning man and eventually station manager, remembers, the first time Bob motioned him into Master Control, t was like Dorothy entering Oz.
Indeed, Fass creates such a magical atmosphere and makes it all seem so easy, he has encouraged dozens of wanna be DJs. His continuing impact is clear, according to Marc Fisher, author of Something in the Air (Random House, 2007), who says Fass has inspired countless other personalities