Veteran Radio Newsman Grant Hudson Dies At 76

Hudson

JIM REESE, the radio personality, newsman, and station owner best known under the air name GRANT HUDSON and for his years as one of the colorful "20/20 News" anchors at CKLW-A/WINDSOR-DETROIT, died DECEMBER 16th after a battle with cancer at 76, according to a report from ART VUOLO.

Among his on-air stops were WVAM-A/ALTOONA, CKLW-F/WINDSOR, WWJ-A/DETROIT, the CBC, WNBC-A/NEW YORK, CBS RADIO, WFLA-A/TAMPA, WSRQ-A/SARASOTA, WLYV/FORT WAYNE, and WWPR-A/BRADENTON, FL, which he also owned, with partner RONALD CAMERON, at one point (as WJRB). He also managed WNOE/NEW ORLEANS.

VUOLO has a memorial video available on YOUTUBE; see it below or by clicking here:

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