2006 in radio
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The year 2006 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.
Events
- January 3 - The BJ Shea Morning ExperienceThe BJ Shea Morning ExperienceThe BJ Shea Morning Experience is a morning drive time radio show on 99.9 FM KISW in Seattle, Washington, owned by Entercom. The show airs Monday through Friday, 5:00 am – 10:00 am PST and is also available as a stream and a downloadable podcast from the station's official website.-About the...
switches to KISW in Seattle, Washington, from the former FM Talk (now country) station KKWFKKWFKKWF , known as "The New 100.7 The Wolf", is a Country music radio station based in Seattle, Washington. The Entercom outlet broadcasts at 100.7 MHz with an effective radiated power of 67 kW. Its transmitter is located in Seattle.-History:...
. - January 21 – Kix Brooks, one half of the country music superstar duo Brooks & DunnBrooks & DunnBrooks & Dunn was an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, who were both vocalists and songwriters. They were paired by record producer Tim DuBois in 1990. Before the duo's foundation, both members of the duo were solo recording artists...
, takes over as host of the long-running "American Country CountdownAmerican Country CountdownAmerican Country Countdown, also known as ACC or American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks, is an internationally syndicated radio program which counts down the top 30 country songs of the previous week, from No. 30 to No. 1, according to the Mediabase country chart...
." He succeeds Bob KingsleyBob KingsleyBob Kingsley is an American country music radio personality and host of the nationally syndicated programs "Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40" and "Bob Kingsley with Today's Hit Makers."...
, who had left the program after 27 years a month earlier, and had since started a new program called "Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40 is an American country music radio countdown show hosted by former American Country Countdown host Bob Kingsley. The show is produced by Kingsley's KCCS Productions and distributed by Dial Global. It uses the Mediabase Country Singles chart as its source...
." - Dial GlobalDial GlobalDial Global is a radio syndication company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Triton Media Group and is a sister company to Townsquare Media, both of which are owned by Oaktree Capital Management....
takes over operations of the Transtar 24-hour networks from Westwood OneWestwood OneWestwood One was an American radio network and was based in New York City. At one time, it was managed by CBS Radio, the radio arm of CBS Corporation, and Viacom and was later purchased by the private equity firm The Gores Group...
. - June 13 – VNU Media, the publishers of BillboardBillboard (magazine)Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
, acquires Radio & RecordsRadio & RecordsRadio & Records was a trade publication providing news and airplay information for the radio and music industries. It originally started out as an independent trade from 1973 to 2006 until VNU Media took over in 2006, up until its final issue in 2009.-History:The company was founded in 1973 and...
. The following July 14 Billboard Radio MonitorBillboard Radio MonitorBillboard Radio Monitor was a weekly music trade publication that followed the radio industry and tracked the monitoring of current songs by format, station and audience cumes. The magazine was a spinoff of Billboard magazine and was mostly available through subscription to people who work in the...
will cease publication, followed by Radio & Records three weeks later on August 4. On August 11 both trades are merged into a "newly relaunched" R&RR&R (magazine)R&R was a weekly music trade publication that followed the radio industry and tracked the monitoring of current songs by format, station and audience cumes...
. - In September, MediabaseMediabaseMediabase is a music industry service that monitors radio station airplay in 180 US and Canadian markets. Mediabase publishes music charts and data based on the most played songs on terrestrial and satellite radio, and provides in-depth analytical tools for radio and record industry professionals...
, associated with the original R&R for 19 years until their final issue (as an independent trade), begin publishing their chart listings in USA TodayUSA TodayUSA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
and in the following December debut their online website. - 7 November – BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
radio airs the 15,000th episode of its (near) daily drama serial The ArchersThe ArchersThe Archers is a long-running British soap opera broadcast on the BBC's main spoken-word channel, Radio 4. It was originally billed as "an everyday story of country folk", but is now described on its Radio 4 web site as "contemporary drama in a rural setting"...
, begun in 1951.
Debuts
- The Rhythmic Adult ContemporaryRhythmic Adult ContemporaryRhythmic adult contemporary is a format used on stations in the United States and Canada. It usually gears toward an older audience, ages 25 to 54. Stations using this format play disco from the 1970s and early 1980s, dance/pop music, adult-friendly hip hop/old school tracks, R&B, dance/freestyle...
branded MOViNMovin' (brand)"Movin'" is a brand name used for a variety of rhythmic AC and top 40 radio stations in numerous broadcast markets in the United States...
makes it debut on May 1, at KQMVKQMVKQMV , known as "Movin' 92.5," is a Rhythmic-leaning CHR radio station serving the Puget Sound area. The Sandusky Radio outlet operates at 92.5 MHz with an ERP of 56.8 kW and its community of license is Bellevue, Washington...
/Seattle, Washington. - Mike McConnell, launched into national syndication after several years at WLWWLWWLW is a clear channel talk radio station located in Cincinnati, Ohio, run by Clear Channel Communications. The station broadcasts locally on 700 kHz AM...
on July 1. - On August 17 KZLA/Los Angeles drops Country after 26 years and becomes the second station in the United States to pick up the Rhythmic AC "MOViN'" format as KMVN. The flip would leave Los Angeles without an FM Country station until March 2007 when KKGO fills the void.
- Nova M RadioNova M RadioNova M Radio, later known as On Second Thought, was a radio syndication service providing progressive talk programming. Founded as Nova M Radio by Sheldon and Anita Drobny in 2006, its stated purpose was to purchase, own, and operate underperforming radio stations in small and medium sized markets...
, a progressive talk radio network featuring Mike MalloyMike MalloyMichael Dennis Malloy is an American radio broadcaster from Atlanta, Georgia. Previously his show has been carried by WSB Atlanta, WLS Chicago, the I.E. America Radio Network, the Air America Radio network, Nova M Radio and the On Second Thought network. He is now self-syndicated...
. October 18. - Greenstone Media, a female-oriented talk radioTalk radioTalk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
network - Kevin BarrettKevin BarrettKevin James Barrett is a former university lecturer, Muslim convert. He is a member of the Scientific Panel for the Investigation of 9/11 , and is a founding member of the Muslim-Jewish-Christian Alliance , established October 30, 2004 with the stated aim of improving "interfaith dialogue,...
begins hosting a twice-weekly talk showTalk showA talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
on GCNGCNGCN may refer to:*Nintendo GameCube, a video game console*Gamma Ray Burst Coordinates Network, a system by which Gamma-Ray Burst information is relayed from the first responding observatory to the rest of the GRB community...
called The Dynamic Duo, and another talk show, hosted weekly on RBN, titled Truth Jihad Radio. The topic of both shows is mainly conspiracy theories surrounding September 11, 2001. - San Francisco/Oakland oldies Station KFRCKMVQ-FMKMVQ-FM is a broadcast radio station in San Francisco, California in the United States. The station, known as "99-7 Now", broadcasts a Top 40 format with a Rhythmic lean....
debuts a Rhythmic Contemporary format as Movin 99.7 - October 2 – KMVK in Fort Worth, TexasFort Worth, TexasFort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
(formerly KOAI) begins their Rhythmic ContemporaryRhythmic ContemporaryRhythmic contemporary, also known as rhythmic top 40, rhythmic contemporary hit radio or rhythmic crossover, is a music radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip-hop and R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary rarely uses rock music or country music in its airplay, but it may...
format as MOViN 107.5. This change has caused a lot of criticism to former KOAI (Smooth Jazz) listeners. - December 30 – "Casey Kasem's American Top 40 - The 70's," digitally remastered airings of selected "American Top 40American Top 40American Top 40 is an internationally syndicated, independent radio program created by Casey Kasem, Don Bustany, Tom Rounds and Ron Jacobs. Originally a production of Watermark Inc...
" shows from 1970-1979.
Closings
- May - Unforgettable FavoritesUnforgettable FavoritesUnforgettable Favorites was a satellite driven format distributed by ABC Radio Networks...
merged into Timeless Classics by owner ABC Radio. - June 23 - The Phil Hendrie ShowThe Phil Hendrie ShowThe Phil Hendrie Show is a comedy talk radio program. The show is syndicated throughout North America on Talk Radio Network. It is known for outrageous guests, the majority of whom are fictional and voiced live by the host, Phil Hendrie...
, host Phil HendriePhil HendriePhilip Stephen Hendrie is an American radio personality. He is best known as the host of The Phil Hendrie Show, a comedy talk radio program that is syndicated throughout North America on Talk Radio Network...
decided to retire from radio in an effort to pursue an acting career. Reruns continued on two stations until 2007. - September 1 - John BatchelorJohn BatchelorJohn Calvin Batchelor is an author and host of The John Batchelor Show radio news magazine. Based at WABC radio in New York for five years from early 2001 to September, 2006; the show was syndicated nationally on the ABC radio network. On October 7, 2007, Batchelor returned to radio on WABC New...
's last show on ABC Radio Network - December 5 - Springer on the RadioSpringer on the RadioSpringer on the Radio was an American radio program broadcast from WCKY and later WSAI in Cincinnati from January 17, 2005 to December 5, 2006 and syndicated nationally on the Air America Radio network from April 1, 2005 to September 18, 2006 when it moved to Air America syndication, meaning that...
, hosted by Jerry SpringerJerry SpringerGerald Norman "Jerry" Springer is a British-born American television presenter, best known as host of the tabloid talk show The Jerry Springer Show since its debut in 1991...
ends - The Majority ReportThe Majority ReportThe Majority Report is a talk radio program originally on the Air America Radio network hosted by film actress/comedienne Janeane Garofalo, and actor/comedian Sam Seder, until Garofalo left in July 2006. Garofalo was reportedly originally asked by Air America to host the program and suggested Seder...
. Originally one of Air America RadioAir America RadioAir America was an American radio network specializing in progressive talk programming...
's featured programs, the show ended a few days after Janeane GarofaloJaneane GarofaloJaneane Garofalo is an American stand-up comedian, actress, political activist and writer. She is the former co-host on the now defunct Air America Radio's The Majority Report. Garofalo continues to circulate regularly within New York City's local comedy and performance art scene.-Early...
left the show and the network. Later restructuring of the schedule saw her co-host, Sam SederSam SederSamuel Lincoln "Sam" Seder is a comedian, writer, actor, film director, television producer-director, and talk radio host...
, move to early mornings. - October 2 - KOAI in Fort Worth, TexasFort Worth, TexasFort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
has ended their Smooth JazzSmooth jazzSmooth jazz is a genre of music that grew out of jazz fusion and is influenced by R&B, funk, rock, and pop music styles ....
format. (see KMVK in Debuts section)
Deaths
- George BalzerGeorge BalzerGeorge Balzer was an American Emmy Award-winning screenwriter, television producer.-External links:* at Archive of American Television...
, 91, wrote for Jack BennyJack BennyJack Benny was an American comedian, vaudevillian, and actor for radio, television, and film...
's radio and TV shows, natural causes. http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings3.2oct03,1,6210084.story?coll=la-news-obituaries - Ernie BaronErnie BaronErnesto Baron was a Filipino broadcaster and inventor. He spent more than 40 years in the field of broadcasting. He was best known as the weatherman in the ABS-CBN news program TV Patrol...
, 65, FilipinoPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
radio/TV host and meteorologist, myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
brought about by diabetes. - Dick BassDick Bass----Richard Lee Bass was an American football running back who played for the Los Angeles Rams from 1960 to 1969....
, 68, American pro football player and radio analyst. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060204/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_obit_bass_1 - Ramona Bell, 47, wife of broadcaster Art BellArt BellArthur W. "Art" Bell, III is an American broadcaster and author, known primarily as one of the founders and the original host of the paranormal-themed radio program Coast to Coast AM. He also created and formerly hosted its companion show, Dreamland...
, asthma attack. - Dick BrooksDick BrooksRichard "Dick" Brooks was an American NASCAR driver. Born in Porterville, California, he was the 1969 NASCAR Rookie of the Year, and went on to win the 1973 Talladega 500...
, 63, American NASCARNASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
race car driver and radio broadcaster, heart attackMyocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
. http://www.nascar.com/2006/news/headlines/cup/02/03/dick.brooks.passes/ - Harry BrowneHarry BrowneHarry Browne was an American libertarian writer, politician, and free-market investment analyst. He ran for President of the United States as the nominee of the Libertarian Party in 1996 and 2000....
, 72, American libertarianLibertarianismLibertarianism, in the strictest sense, is the political philosophy that holds individual liberty as the basic moral principle of society. In the broadest sense, it is any political philosophy which approximates this view...
writer, politicianPoliticianA politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, U.S. PresidentialPresident of the United StatesThe President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
candidate and radio talk show host. - Pye ChamberlaynePye ChamberlaynePye Chamberlayne was a U.S. radio journalist who spent most of his career with UPI Audio, later known as the UPI Radio Network....
, 68, American radio journalist, heart attackMyocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/chi-0611080118nov08,1,7226135.story - Nick ClarkeNick ClarkeNicholas Campbell Clarke , was an English radio and television presenter and journalist, primarily known for his work on BBC Radio 4....
, 58, BBC Radio 4BBC Radio 4BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
presenter and journalist, cancerCancerCancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6175786.stm - Casey ColemanCasey ColemanKenneth R. "Casey" Coleman Jr. was a sportscaster and radio personality in the Cleveland area for nearly 30 years.-Early life:Coleman was born in Cleveland in 1951 to legendary play-by-play announcer Ken Coleman...
, 55, ClevelandCleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
sports broadcaster who won 4 Emmy Awards, pancreatic cancerPancreatic cancerPancreatic cancer refers to a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas. The most common type of pancreatic cancer, accounting for 95% of these tumors is adenocarcinoma, which arises within the exocrine component of the pancreas. A minority arises from the islet cells and is classified as a...
. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/NFL/2006/11/27/2516717-ap.html - Steve Crosno, 66, longtime El PasoEl Paso, TexasEl Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...
radio DJ whose career spanned nearly 50 years, kidney failure. http://www.ktsm.com/story_news.sstg?c=2453 - Jaye Michael Davis, 62, veteran U.S. radio deejayDeejayA deejay is a reggae or dancehall musician who sings and toasts to an instrumental riddim .Deejays are not to be confused with disc jockeys from other music genres like hip-hop, where they select and play music. Dancehall/reggae DJs who select riddims to play are called selectors...
, motorcycle accident. http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=5107010&nav=menu93_2 - Robert Dentith, 29, British radio presenter of "The Unsigned Show" on Kerrang! Radio. http://www.kerrangradio.co.uk/Article.asp?id=286225&spid=
- Mike DickinMike DickinMike Dickin , was a late-night host on the British radio station talkSPORT. Dickin used to present the 1am to 6am slot at weekends on Talk Radio UK from 1995 to 2001. He returned filling in for James Whale during James' battle with kidney cancer...
, 63, British talkSPORTTalkSPORTTalksport , owned by UTV radio, is one of the United Kingdom's three terrestrial analogue Independent National Radio broadcasters, offering a sports and talk radio service broadcast from London to the United Kingdom....
radio presenter, car accidentCar accidentA traffic collision, also known as a traffic accident, motor vehicle collision, motor vehicle accident, car accident, automobile accident, Road Traffic Collision or car crash, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other stationary obstruction,...
. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/6194773.stm - Sir John DrummondJohn Drummond (arts administrator)Sir John Richard Gray Drummond CBE was an English arts administrator who spent most of his career at the BBC. He was the son of a master mariner in the British India line and an Australian lieder singer....
, 71, former controller of BBC Radio 3BBC Radio 3BBC Radio 3 is a national radio station operated by the BBC within the United Kingdom. Its output centres on classical music and opera, but jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also feature. The station is the world’s most significant commissioner of new music, and its New Generation...
and The PromsThe PromsThe Proms, more formally known as The BBC Proms, or The Henry Wood Promenade Concerts presented by the BBC, is an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the Royal Albert Hall in London...
. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5322422.stm - Ernest DudleyErnest DudleyErnest Dudley was an English actor, dramatist, novelist, journalist and screenwriter.- Biography :The actor and scriptwriter Ernest Dudley was the creator of the hit BBC radio crime series Dr Morelle and also the television series The Armchair Detective...
, 97, British novelist, journalist, screenwriter, actor, radio broadcaster. http://icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200berkshireheadlines/tm_objectid=16714494&method=full&siteid=50102&headline=radio-sleuth-creator-dies-aged-97-name_page.html - George Edwards, 87, American radio host for WQXR. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/04/arts/04edwards.html
- Paul EellsPaul EellsPaul Eells was an American sportscaster.He was the "Voice of the Razorbacks", broadcasting University of Arkansas basketball games on television and football games on radio. Eells was also sports director at KATV in Little Rock, Arkansas.Eells grew up in Mechanicsville, Iowa and graduated from...
, 70, voice of the Arkansas RazorbacksArkansas RazorbacksThe Razorbacks, also known as the Hogs, are the names of college sports teams at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The term Arkansas Razorbacks properly applies to any of the sports teams at the university. The Razorbacks take their name from the feral pig of the same name...
football and basketball for radio and television, car accident. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2536262 - Kurt EmmerichKurt EmmerichKurt Emmerich was a German radio reporter. After the 1982 Soccer World Cup in Spain he was elected the best reporter of the event....
, 76, German radio reporter. - Alan "Fluff" FreemanAlan FreemanAlan Leslie "Fluff" Freeman, MBE was a British disc jockey and radio personality in the United Kingdom for 40 years.-Career:...
, 79, former BBC RadioBBC RadioBBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927. For a history of BBC radio prior to 1927 see British Broadcasting Company...
DJ, natural causes. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6187762.stm - Len "Boom" Goldberg, 74, longtime station voice and DJ for WMMSWMMSWMMS — branded 100.7 WMMS: The Buzzard — is a commercial radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, widely recognized as one of the most influential rock stations in America throughout much of the history of FM broadcasting...
in Cleveland, OhioCleveland, OhioCleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
, and the first station voice for New York's WHTZWHTZWHTZ — branded Z100 — is a commercial pop/contemporary hit radio radio station licensed to Newark, New Jersey serving the New York metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications...
"Z100" upon their 1983 launch, heart attack. http://cleveland.about.com/b/2006/12/29/former-wmms-dj-len-boom-boom-goldberg-dies.htm - Christopher GlennChristopher GlennJoseph Christopher Glenn was an American radio and television news journalist who worked in broadcasting for over 45 years and spent the final 35 years of his career at CBS, retiring in 2006 at the age of 68.-Early life:...
, 68, American CBS NewsCBS NewsCBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main...
radio and television news anchor, liver cancerHepatocellular carcinomaHepatocellular carcinoma is the most common type of liver cancer. Most cases of HCC are secondary to either a viral hepatitide infection or cirrhosis .Compared to other cancers, HCC is quite a rare tumor in the United States...
. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/22/entertainment/main1337111.shtml http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/19/obituaries/19glenn.html - Larry HendersonLarry HendersonLarry Henderson was the first regular newsreader on the CBC Television's The National News, later rebranded as The National, from 1954 to 1959. He was born in Montreal....
, 89, first regular broadcaster on CBC'sCanadian Broadcasting CorporationThe Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
The National, natural causes. - John HindeJohn HindeJohn Hamilton Hinde AM was an Australian broadcaster and film reviewer. He worked for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for more than fifty years, in both television and radio....
, 92, Australian film reviewer and journalist. http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv-radio/whimsical-john-hinde-dies/2006/07/05/1151778981347.html - Dick Johnson, 69, veteran MaineMaineMaine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
radio broadcaster and news reporter, complications of a heart attackMyocardial infarctionMyocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
. http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2006/05/25/veteran_radio_newsman_dick_johnson_dies_at_69/ - Bob LassiterBob LassiterBob Lassiter, also known as "Mad Dog", was a controversial and highly influential American radio talk show host in the 1980s and '90s...
, 61, American talk radioTalk radioTalk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
personality. http://www.bloglassiter.com/wp - Al Lewis, 82, American actor (Grandpa Munster on The MunstersThe MunstersThe Munsters is a 1960s American family television sitcom depicting the home life of a family of monsters. It starred Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster and Yvonne De Carlo as his wife, Lily Munster. The series was a satire of both traditional monster movies and popular family entertainment of the era,...
), Green PartyGreen Party (United States)The Green Party of the United States is a nationally recognized political party which officially formed in 1991. It is a voluntary association of state green parties. Prior to national formation, many state affiliates had already formed and were recognized by other state parties...
political candidate, restaurateur, and radio host. http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-02-04-al-lewis-obit_x.htm - Don Lunn, 72, Australian breakfast radio DJ. http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/daddio-of-the-radio-dj-don-lunn-dies/2006/09/08/1157222329022.html
- Scott MateerScott MateerScott Mateer was a songwriter and disc jockey. Mateer was the co-writer of "Dear Me", the first major hit for Lorrie Morgan, and also contributed spoken word vocals to Operation: Mindcrime by the band Queensrÿche....
, 46, American Grammy-nominated songwriter and DJ, complications of diabetes and high blood pressure. http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061218/NEWS/612180350/1001/NEWS - Gwen MeredithGwen MeredithGwenyth Valmai Meredith OBE was an Australian author, playwright, and radio writer. She is best known as the writer of the long-running radio serial, Blue Hills.-Life:...
, 98, Australian writer of all 5,795 episodes of the long-running radio serial Blue HillsBlue Hills (radio serial).Blue Hills, written by Gwen Meredith, was an Australian radio serial about the lives of families in a typical Australian country town called Tanimbla. "Blue Hills" itself was the residence of the town’s doctor....
, after heart trouble. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200610/s1755479.htm - Mavor MooreMavor MooreJames Mavor Moore, CC, OBC was a Canadian writer, producer, actor, public servant, critic, and educator.-Biography:...
, 87, Canadian writer, actor, radio & TV producer and founder of theatrical institutions, illnessIllnessIllness is a state of poor health. Illness is sometimes considered another word for disease. Others maintain that fine distinctions exist...
. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2006/12/21/mavor-moore.html - Lister Sinclair, 85, Canadian playwright and CBCCanadian Broadcasting CorporationThe Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
broadcaster, pulmonary embolismPulmonary embolismPulmonary embolism is a blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its branches by a substance that has travelled from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream . Usually this is due to embolism of a thrombus from the deep veins in the legs, a process termed venous thromboembolism...
. - Jack SnowJack Snow (football)Jack Thomas Snow was an American football player who played wide receiver at the University of Notre Dame from 1962 through 1964 and with the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL from 1965 to 1975.-Early years:...
, 62, former National Football LeagueNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
player and radio announcer, complications from a staph infection. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/11/sports/football/11snow.html - Ralph StoryRalph StoryRalph Story, originally Ralph Bernard Snyder was an American television and radio personality. He was best remembered as the host of The $64,000 Challenge, a spin off of the game show The $64,000 Question, from 1956 until 1958.-Biography:Story was born Ralph Bernard Snyder in Kalamazoo, Michigan...
, 86, American radioRadioRadio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
broadcasterPresenterA presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
and televisionTelevisionTelevision is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
show host (The $64,000 ChallengeThe 64,000 Dollar QuestionThe $64,000 Question is an American game show broadcast from 1955-1958, which became embroiled in the scandals involving TV quiz shows of the day...
), emphysemaEmphysemaEmphysema is a long-term, progressive disease of the lungs that primarily causes shortness of breath. In people with emphysema, the tissues necessary to support the physical shape and function of the lungs are destroyed. It is included in a group of diseases called chronic obstructive pulmonary...
. http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/Obit_Story.html - October 20 — Mary Gay Taylor, 71, radio journalist for WCBS-AM. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/21/obituaries/21taylor.html
- Stan TorgersonStan TorgersonStan Torgerson, , was the voice of the Ole Miss Rebels for a total of 17 years.-References:...
, 82, radio announcer for Ole Miss football and basketball games. http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060626/SPORTS030103/60626024/0/SPORTS - Michael Vestey, 61, former BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
correspondent and radio critic on The SpectatorThe SpectatorThe Spectator is a weekly British magazine first published on 6 July 1828. It is currently owned by David and Frederick Barclay, who also owns The Daily Telegraph. Its principal subject areas are politics and culture...
magazine. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=ROMSJNSODFQYNQFIQMFSFFWAVCBQ0IV0?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2006/08/30/db3003.xml - Paul WaltersPaul WaltersPaul Walters was a BBC radio and TV producer, most noted for his work and appearances on Sir Terry Wogan's BBC Radio 2 breakfast show Wake Up to Wogan, where he was known to millions as "Dr Wally Poultry"...
, 59, BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
radio and TV producer. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6072478.stm - Ross WarnekeRoss WarnekeRoss Warneke was an Australian journalist and broadcaster in Melbourne, most recently involved in commentary on television.-Career:Warneke often acted as a substitute on Neil Mitchell's morning program on radio station 3AW...
, 54, Australian televisionTelevisionTelevision is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
commentator and radioRadioRadio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
broadcaster, cancerCancerCancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
. http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/ross-warneke-dies-aged-54/2006/08/25/1156012741430.html - Neville Willoughby, 69, JamaicaJamaicaJamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
n radio broadcaster, car accidentCar accidentA traffic collision, also known as a traffic accident, motor vehicle collision, motor vehicle accident, car accident, automobile accident, Road Traffic Collision or car crash, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other stationary obstruction,...
. http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20061221/lead/lead1.html - Robert Eric WoneMurder of Robert Eric WoneRobert Eric Wone was murdered in Washington, D.C. in August 2006. The case remains unsolved. Wone's body was found in the home of a college friend. Wone, who was 32 years old at the time, was a lawyer living in suburban Oakton, Virginia, but had been working as general counsel at Radio Free Asia in...
, 32, American general counsel to Radio Free AsiaRadio Free AsiaRadio Free Asia is a private, nonprofit corporation that operates a radio station and Internet news service. RFA was founded by an act of the US Congress and is operated by the Broadcasting Board of Governors . The RFA is supported in part by grants from the federal government of the United States...
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