SHELTON, Conn. – Robert “Bob” S. Binet (Binette), 80, entered in to rest on Monday, Jan. 7, in the Hewitt Health and Rehab Center after a prolonged illness.

He was born on Feb. 1, 1927, in Lewiston, to French-Canadian parents, the late Alcide and Yvonne Carbonneau Binette. Bob served in the U.S. Navy at the tail end of World War II, as a submarine radio operator out of New London.

He graduated from Boston University and began a long career in communications including as a radio announcer/DJ at WLAD in Danbury, and then at Boston-area radio stations (e.g. WBUR, WHIL and WWSO). He later became an audio communications professional with Sid Dimond Associates, and co-founded Audio Boston Inc. He helped produce several Voice of America broadcasts.

He had impeccable on-air delivery and was known for his precise writing and pronunciations in both English and French (his native language). He had an equally fussy ear for sound quality. He was an insatiable book reader, an incurable Red Sox fan (who was rewarded by two championships in the last years of his life), and an avid amateur hockey player (ice skating well into his 70s), who helped coach youth hockey teams.

He retired to Satellite Beach, Fla., in the early 1990s. There he pursued his passion for woodworking. His oak dining table (La Grande Table), bookcase, and many other masterpieces will be treasured for a longtime by family and friends. He moved to Shelton three years ago.

He is survived by his sister-in-law, Barbara Binette Hitch of Rio Mancho, N.M.; nephews, Paul Cayer of Torrington, Conn., Maurice “Mo” Cayer of Shelton; nieces, Bernice Russo of Norwalk, Conn., Valerie Whelan of Tupperlake, N.Y., and Sharon Binette, Lacy and Patty Binette, of Rio Rancho, N.M.; along with numerous loving cousins, and friends.

He was predeceased by his loving wife, June Robb-Binet; sisters, Rolande Binette Cayer and Lillette Papineau; and brothers, Maurice and Marcel.

He was a kind and classy guy, who was admired and respected by all. He was referred to by nearly everyone who met him, whether family or not, as “Uncle Bob.”

He was a fan of Radio Rookies, a National Public Radio program that his great-nephew Dan Cayer was involved in. Radio Rookies is a New York Public Radio initiative, providing disadvantaged teenagers to create radio stories about themselves, their communities and their world.