Pierre Robert, born August of 1955 in Truckee, California, has sadly passed away in Philadelphia, at the age of 70 on Wednesday, October 29. But Pierre’s legacy does not end there. Pierre was the peace sign heard around the world. With his start at 94.9 KSAN in California to 93.3 WMMR in Philadelphia in 1981, Pierre was known for his outgoing kindness throughout his 44 years in service as a radio host on the Pierre Robert Show.

1955-2025

On the date following Pierre’s death announcement, my mother and I visited 3 key places that I believe appropriately encapsulated Pierre’s tenure in Philadelphia. We bought 3 bouquets of flowers and started our project. On the way to our first stop I saw the 93.3 Rocks van and I snapped a photo on my phone, unknowing until after the photo was taken, the word “Citizens” placed perfectly above the van. “Good day in the morning, citizens” was the greeting that Philadelphia received every time that Pierre hit the mic. Seeing that above the van this morning was a gift from above.

No matter where you ran into him; at a show, on the streets of Philadelphia, or at his reading spot in Rittenhouse Square, you were given a handshake, a pleasant conversation, and goodbye peace sign.

He was truly Philadelphia’s ‘Good Citizen’

Our first stop was to Pierre’s plaque on the walk of fame located outside The Kimmel Center. We placed flowers on his plaque with a rock to hold us down as he did with his playlists of Rock'n’Roll. This plaque was presented to him by the Philadelphia Music Alliance in 2019 for “Distinctive Voice of Philadelphia Rock Since 1981”. This is one of 150 plaques that are part of the Walk of Fame on Broad Street in Philadelphia, and they can be found between Walnut and Pine Street.

Our second stop brings us to Pierre’s reading spot at Rittenhouse Square across the street from the old WMMR building. Pierre posted this photo on Instagram with the caption, “Sunday afternoon in Philly in my beloved Rittenhouse Square, with a great book, a cup of La Colombe, watching the world lazily drift by… pretty close to perfection!”. For this to be his final social media post, I find this to be an unknowing, “Goodbye”. Pierre didn’t know that days later his life would end but even if he did, I think he still would take his time, reading his book, sipping his coffee, sitting in Rittenhouse Square. As part of my second stop, I was able to find the exact bench that Pierre was sitting on in this photo. We left him another set of flowers on the bench to keep that part of Pierre alive.

Photo by Pierre Robert pierrerobert933 on Instagram

Our third and final stop was at the WMMR studios. My mother and I wrote a note to the MMR family and explained what we had done all day. We expressed our love and appreciation for everyone at WMMR and sent our condolences. We folded up that note and put it inside our last bouquet and took it up to their studio, where it was taken by a staff member and given to the group while they were live on air.

Dear Pierre,

This message is for you. Your energy and kindness was timeless. Your time was limited but that did not bother you. You always put others first even when it meant coming into work pretty much every time you were sick. Your outreach to multiple generations will not go unseen and unnoticed. Your legacy will go on with the stories from others and the photos and videos that have forever immortalized you. Thank you for all of your advice and tips through the years. Getting the chance to be part of your life will forever be the greatest story I will ever tell. One final “AYOOO” and a high five to you.