Dan Avey
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Dan Avey was a radio personality
and newscaster who worked for over 30 years in the Los Angeles
area and received more than 30 major journalism awards including 15 Golden Mikes.
Avey died from cancer at Cedars Sinai on August 15, 2010... He had been fighting the disease for five years, including during much of his stay at KABC.
Avey started his radio career at KXLY
in Spokane, Washington
during his freshman year in college. From 1972 to 1976, he served as the analyst on Los Angeles Kings
broadcasts, where he originally was paired with Jiggs McDonald
, and later with Roy Storey and Bob Miller, who like Avey has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
.
In 1976, he started at all-news
KFWB, and in 1978 he also had a short stint at KWIZ
in Santa Ana
. In 1986, he left KFWB when he was hired by KFI
to join Gary Owens
' new morning show. Avey later became the newsman for Geoff Edwards
' midday talk show at KFI. When Edwards left the station in March 1989, Avey and two other people associated with the show were fired a few days later, and Avey returned to KFWB where he worked for the next twelve years.
In November 2001, KABC
hired him to be paired with Ken Minyard
in the morning. He continued on as KABC news anchor from noon to 6 p.m. during The Sean Hannity Show
and the Larry Elder
show.
Avey has also been a sports commentator
for the Los Angeles Kings
hockey team, and for 15 years has taught a sports broadcasting class at the University of Southern California
.
For his work in radio, on his birthday, April 26, 2006, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
at 6834 Hollywood Blvd, in front of the El Capitan Theatre
.
In late 2007, Avey left KABC.
Avey, a Vietnam green beret, also served as a coach for AYSO soccer, and a camp counselor for the Dream Street Foundation, which runs a summer camp for children with serious illnesses.
Radio personality
A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
and newscaster who worked for over 30 years in the Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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area and received more than 30 major journalism awards including 15 Golden Mikes.
Avey died from cancer at Cedars Sinai on August 15, 2010... He had been fighting the disease for five years, including during much of his stay at KABC.
Avey started his radio career at KXLY
KXLY (AM)
KXLY is a news/talk radio outlet based in Spokane, Washington. The station, which operates at 920 kHz on the AM dial, offers a lineup of local and national news stories and syndicated talk shows. KXLY also share a website and news resources with sister station KXLY-TV...
in Spokane, Washington
Spokane, Washington
Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...
during his freshman year in college. From 1972 to 1976, he served as the analyst on Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
broadcasts, where he originally was paired with Jiggs McDonald
Jiggs McDonald
John Kenneth "Jiggs" McDonald is a sportscaster who did play-by-play announcing for NHL games for almost 40 years. In 1990, McDonald received the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award from the Hockey Hall of Fame....
, and later with Roy Storey and Bob Miller, who like Avey has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk of Fame consists of more than 2,400 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along fifteen blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California...
.
In 1976, he started at all-news
All-news radio
All-news radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcast of news.All-news radio is available in both local and syndicated forms, and is carried in some form on both major US satellite radio networks...
KFWB, and in 1978 he also had a short stint at KWIZ
KWIZ
KWIZ, is a commercial radio station located in Santa Ana, California, broadcasting to the Los Angeles-Orange County area on 96.7 FM. KWIZ airs a Regional Mexican music format branded as "Sondido 96.7 FM". In the early days, Spinder McLaine, Karen Sharpe, John Novak and James Gomez hosted radio shows...
in Santa Ana
Santa Ana, California
Santa Ana is the county seat and second most populous city in Orange County, California, and with a population of 324,528 at the 2010 census, Santa Ana is the 57th-most populous city in the United States....
. In 1986, he left KFWB when he was hired by KFI
KFI
KFI is an AM radio station in Los Angeles, California. It received its license to operate on March 31, 1922 and began operating on April 16, 1922 as one of the United States' first high-powered, "clear-channel" stations...
to join Gary Owens
Gary Owens
Gary Owens is an American disc jockey and voice actor. His polished baritone speaking voice generally offers deadpan recitations of total nonsense, which he frequently demonstrated as the announcer on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In. Owens is equally proficient in straight or silly assignments and is...
' new morning show. Avey later became the newsman for Geoff Edwards
Geoff Edwards
Geoffrey Bruce Owen "Geoff" Edwards is an American television actor, game show host and radio personality. Over the past decade and a half, he has been a writer and broadcaster on travel. He was born in Westfield, New Jersey....
' midday talk show at KFI. When Edwards left the station in March 1989, Avey and two other people associated with the show were fired a few days later, and Avey returned to KFWB where he worked for the next twelve years.
In November 2001, KABC
KABC (AM)
KABC is a Los Angeles radio station, and a West Coast flagship station for the Cumulus Media company. A pioneer of the talk radio format, the station went "all-talk" in 1960 and was one of the first stations to do so...
hired him to be paired with Ken Minyard
Ken Minyard
Ken Minyard is a radio personality. He was featured on KABC radio's morning Newstalk show in the early 1970s, but he is best remembered as a partner on the radio with Bob Arthur...
in the morning. He continued on as KABC news anchor from noon to 6 p.m. during The Sean Hannity Show
The Sean Hannity Show
The Sean Hannity Show is a talk radio show hosted by Sean Hannity on Citadel Media and Premiere Radio Networks. The program is broadcast live every weekday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m...
and the Larry Elder
Larry Elder
Laurence Allen "Larry" Elder is an American radio and television personality. His radio program The Larry Elder Show airs weekdays 9 AM to noon on talk radio 790 KABC in Los Angeles, California...
show.
Avey has also been a sports commentator
Sports commentator
In sports broadcasting, a commentator gives a running commentary of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast. The comments are normally a voiceover, with the sounds of the action and spectators also heard in the background. In the case of television commentary, the commentator...
for the Los Angeles Kings
Los Angeles Kings
The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
hockey team, and for 15 years has taught a sports broadcasting class at the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
.
For his work in radio, on his birthday, April 26, 2006, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk of Fame consists of more than 2,400 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along fifteen blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California...
at 6834 Hollywood Blvd, in front of the El Capitan Theatre
El Capitan Theatre
El Capitan Theatre is a fully restored movie palace at 6838 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. It is owned by Pacific Theatres and operated by the Walt Disney Company. It serves as the venue for many of Walt Disney Pictures' movie premieres...
.
In late 2007, Avey left KABC.
Avey, a Vietnam green beret, also served as a coach for AYSO soccer, and a camp counselor for the Dream Street Foundation, which runs a summer camp for children with serious illnesses.