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May 15, 2013
Fred White Succumbs To Cancer One Day After Retiring From Kansas City Royals
KANSAS CITY ROYALS Dir./Broadcast Services and former radio voice FRED WHITE has died one day after he left the team due to health reasons, the KANSAS CITY STAR reports. A club statement said White passed away while in hospice care. An ILLINOIS … more »
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March 25, 2013
Longtime Kansas City Broadcaster Walt Bodine Dies
Condolences to family and friends of longtime former KANSAS CITY talk show host, reporter, and commentator WALT BODINE, who died SUNDAY (3/24) at 92, reports the KANSAS CITY STAR. BODINE started his career in 1940 at KDRO-A/SEDALIA, MO, then worked at … more »
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April 18, 2012
Walt Bodine Retires After 72 Years In Radio
UNIV. OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY noncommercial KCUR/KANSAS CITY's THE WALT BODINE SHOW will air for the final time at the end of the month. BODINE, now 91, is heading into full retirement, a mere 72 years after starting in the business. "WALT's been … more »
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September 26, 2011
KCUR/Kansas City GM Patricia Deal Cahill To Retire Next June
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY noncommercial KCUR/KANSAS CITY GM PATRICIA DEAL CAHILL has announced her retirement effective next JUNE, reports the KANSAS CITY STAR's AARON BARNHART. CAHILL, who was recently elected Vice Chair of the … more »
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July 1, 2011
Longtime Kansas City Radio Engineer Fred Frank Dies
Condolences to family and friends of longtime KANSAS CITY radio engineer JAY FREDERICK "FRED" FRANK, who died JUNE 18th in OVERLAND PARK, KS, according to the KANSAS CITY STAR. FRANK served the radio industry for over 45 years at several … more »
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April 21, 2011
Cumulus Managers Donna Baker, Mark Sullivan Change Markets
CUMULUS MEDIA has been shuffling its Market Managers. The KANSAS CITY STAR reports that KANSAS CITY Market Manager DONNA BAKER is moving to an identical post at CUMULUS/HOUSTON, overseeing Top 40 KRBE and Sports Talk KFNC. Taking her place in KANSAS CITY … more »
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June 30, 2010
White Supremacist Candidate's Ads Don't Have To Run
MISSOURI broadcasters have heard back from the FCC about whether they have to carry campaign commercials from a white supremacist candidate -- and they don't. MISSOURI State Attorney General CHRIS KOSTER, along with the MISSOURI BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION … more »
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February 1, 2010
Radio Host's Remarks Lead To Donor Pulling Support For College
A major benefactor of the UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI has pulled his support for the school, and he has blamed comments by the morning host and co-owner of the school's radio sports partner D&H MEDIA Oldies KOKO-A/WARRENSBURG, MO for the … more »
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July 1, 2009
WHB's Boal Takes Buyout At Fox 4/K.C.
FRANK BOAL is exiting his "day job" as Sports Director at LOCAL TV LLC FOX affiliate WDAF-TV (FOX 4)/KANSAS CITY, but the KANSAS CITY STAR's AARON BARNHART reports that BOAL will continue providing commentary for UNION BROADCASTING Sports … more »
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June 25, 2009
K.C. Voice Jim Gammon Dead At 82
Condolences to family and friends of longtime KANSAS CITY radio and television announcer and voiceover artist JIM GAMMON, who died MAY 29th at 82, according to a tribute feature in WEDNESDAY's edition of the KANSAS CITY STAR. GAMMON worked in … more »