alt obits guy 3,215 Posted June 23 Narsai David, a legendary San Francisco radio personality and chef dubbed "King of the Culinary Airwaves", has died. He was 87. David suffered a fall last year from which he never fully recovered. https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/bay-area-narsai-david-dies-19530579.php Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,215 Posted July 2 Rick Cluff, who hosted the CBC's Vancouver morning show for decades until his retirement in late 2017, part of his 41-year career, has died. He was 74. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cbc-radio-rick-cluff-dies-74-1.7168424 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,215 Posted July 5 Lori Paris, a familiar voice on Canadian radio as an anchor and reporter for Canadian Press, has died. She was 46. Paris developed necrotizing fasciitis after falling while walking her dog. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/lori-paris-much-loved-canadian-press-newscaster-and-supervisor-dead-at-46/article_47b9610d-9f7e-5fda-828a-dfea7d089e50.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 452 Posted July 5 5 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Lori Paris, a familiar voice on Canadian radio as an anchor and reporter for Canadian Press, has died. She was 46. Paris developed necrotizing fasciitis after falling while walking her dog. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/lori-paris-much-loved-canadian-press-newscaster-and-supervisor-dead-at-46/article_47b9610d-9f7e-5fda-828a-dfea7d089e50.html How do you get that from that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,215 Posted July 5 49 minutes ago, Comped said: How do you get that from that? My best guess is a bacterial infection from the fall, combined with a weakened immune system . None of the articles I've scanned on her death has mentioned anything specific regarding past health scares. Could've just been one of those things. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,215 Posted July 9 Dave Boxer, a fixture of Montreal radio station CFCF in the 1960s, has died. He was 89. Boxer was the evening host of what was then a contemporary hit radio station, one which ceased operations in early 2010. https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/dave-boxer-montreal-s-cool-daddio-on-the-raddio-dies-at-89-1.6953623 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,215 Posted Thursday at 13:56 Adrian Flannelly, dubbed the "King of Irish Radio", has died. He was 81 or 82. Flannelly's eponymous show had been the longest-running Irish radio program in America. He signed off in August 2023 after 54 years. https://www.irishcentral.com/news/adrian-flannelly-died Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
One shot Paddy 1,180 Posted 6 hours ago https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/a-lynchpin-in-local-broadcasting-family-lead-tributes-to-bbc-presenter-john-bennett-82/a1727973012.html?utm_campaign=webpush&utm_medium=push&utm_source=beltel BBC Radio Ulster stalwart John Bennett dead at 82. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
