Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 28, 2019 ^^^^^ in case it was missed, Don Imus....DEAD. i know, right?! SC (EDIT: oh ffs of COURSE it jumps to a new page) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted January 2, 2020 Irish Broadcaster Marian Finucane passed away at 69 years. after Gay Byrnes retirement in 1999 she took over his morning radio slot. https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0102/1104037-marian-finucane/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cian 22 Posted January 7, 2020 81 year old Larry Gogan, who retired from RTE last week, has died https://www.rte.ie/amp/1104730/ Almost as big a name as Marian but this wouldn't be as unexpected clearly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted January 7, 2020 Yet another Irish radio presenter has died.The presenter of the weekday morning show on BBC Radio Ulster has died suddenly aged 47.Bit of a shocker ! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-51022614 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted January 7, 2020 25 minutes ago, CoffinLodger said: Yet another Irish radio presenter has died.The presenter of the weekday morning show on BBC Radio Ulster has died suddenly aged 47.Bit of a shocker ! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-51022614 Who would that be? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted January 7, 2020 38 minutes ago, Cat O'Falk said: Who would that be? Stephen Clements. He had a young family.Very sad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 20, 2020 Raymond Juan Morato aka DJ Hollywood, an American MC and deejay, has died. He was 65. (Death included here but alternately could've been listed in the (C)rappers thread.) https://deaddeath.com/dj-hollywood-death-obituary-dj-hollywood-has-died/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 27, 2020 Bob Allison, staple on Detroit radio in the 1950s and the host of Bowling for Dollars in the 1970s, has died. He was 87. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2020/03/25/bob-allison-detroit-radio-staple-bowling-dollars-host-dies-87/2913913001/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 29, 2020 On 27/03/2020 at 18:30, alt obits guy said: Bob Allison, staple on Detroit radio in the 1950s and the host of Bowling for Dollars in the 1970s, has died. He was 87. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2020/03/25/bob-allison-detroit-radio-staple-bowling-dollars-host-dies-87/2913913001/ Ugh damn you I was going to start my Detroit thread with him. He’s been dead two days already it’s astonishing no one posted before this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted April 24, 2020 Jerry Bishop a Los Angeles deejay and the long-time announcer for Judge Judy, has died. He was 84. https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/jerry-bishop-judge-judy-announcer-dead-84-los-angeles-radio-1234589597/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted April 25, 2020 16 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Jerry Bishop a Los Angeles deejay and the long-time announcer for Judge Judy, has died. He was 84. https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/jerry-bishop-judge-judy-announcer-dead-84-los-angeles-radio-1234589597/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted April 26, 2020 Richard Hake, who worked for three decades in New York public radio as a host, reporter, and producer, has died. He was 51. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2020-04-25/richard-hake-longtime-new-york-city-radio-host-dies-at-51 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted June 10, 2020 DJ Tony Wright has died at 55 https://radiotoday.co.uk/2020/06/tributes-paid-to-radio-presenter-tony-wright-mbe/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted June 17, 2020 Dan Foster, a Nigerian-based American radio host aka Big Dawg / Top Dawg, has died. https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/06/veteran-oap-dan-foster-dies-of-covid-19/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted June 27, 2020 Arnie 'Woo Woo' Ginsburg, a Boston top 40 radio legend, has died. He was 93. Ginsburg, known for his Night Train show, was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2008. https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/06/27/boston-radio-legend-arnie-woo-woo-ginsburg-dead-at-93/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted June 28, 2020 16 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Arnie 'Woo Woo' Ginsburg, a Boston top 40 radio legend, has died. He was 93. Ginsburg, known for his Night Train show, was inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2008. https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/06/27/boston-radio-legend-arnie-woo-woo-ginsburg-dead-at-93/ Was he a legend outside Boston though? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted June 28, 2020 39 minutes ago, CoffinLodger said: Was he a legend outside Boston though? Is that a prerequisite Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 2, 2020 Jamie Samuelsen, a Detroit broadcaster for over 20 years, has died. He was 48. Samuelsen died of colon cancer. https://www.wxyz.com/sports/longtime-detroit-broadcaster-jamie-samuelsen-passes-away-at-48 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 5, 2020 Pat O'Day, a long-time Seattle-based deejay, concert promoter and race announcer who appeared in several documentaries, has died. He was 86. https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/seattle-dj-seafair-race-announcer-pat-oday-dies-86/37ZTDB6I2VAX7OMCGCGWOUGOTU/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 18, 2020 Bill Anderson, an Eastern Canadian broadcaster whose interviews included then Senator John F. Kennedy & Boston Pops conductor Arthur Fiedler and whose broadcast career - one that began after becoming a war hero during the WW II - saw him, at one point, part of the army press liaison with the likes of Matthew Halton & Walter Cronkite, has died. He was 98. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/biography-bio-world-war-two-veteran-broadcaster-cfbc-jfk-1.5726635 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted November 17, 2020 Bob Hamilton, the long-time voice of KMOX radio St. Louis, having been a news anchor for 20 years, from the early 1980s through until the 2000s, has died. He was 82. There are conflicting statements on how he died. The obit says COVID-19, a friend of his says kidney failure. https://www.radio.com/kmox/news/local/longtime-voice-of-kmox-bob-hamilton-has-died 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,611 Posted November 18, 2020 Teleri Evans, the founding editor of BBC Radio Wales has died at 89. Worked for the Beeb for nearly 40 years. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted December 28, 2020 Michelle Mullane, a former host on BBC and XFM radio, has died. She was 50. Mullane had battled bowel cancer. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9092683/Michelle-Mullane-dies-age-50-BBC-radio-host-loses-battle-against-bowel-cancer-Christmas-Eve.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,976 Posted December 28, 2020 49 minutes ago, alt obits guy said: Michelle Mullane, a former host on BBC and XFM radio, has died. She was 50. Mullane had battled bowel cancer. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9092683/Michelle-Mullane-dies-age-50-BBC-radio-host-loses-battle-against-bowel-cancer-Christmas-Eve.html Damn, very quick, and somewhat unexpected. A sad turn of events. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted January 27, 2021 Sad and shocking news just in that the lovely Radio 2 DJ Jo Whiley has been viciously attacked in the street by a mugger.I hope and pray she is OK and able to return to her radio show ASAP. And I hope the police catch the thug that did it and bang him up ! https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/13864445/radio-2-jo-whiley-street-mugging/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
