Dallas, Texas
1936 - 2021
CHAPMAN, Ralph Frederick (Ron) Born January 25, 1936, in Newton, MA, Chapman has been heard on the airwaves in the Dallas/Fort Worth area since the 1950s. He began his radio career after high school graduation at WHAV-AM Haverhill, MA in 1953. After broadcasting for the U.S. Army in Korea,...
Read MoreListening to Ron Chapman in the mornings on KVIL was listening to a daily celebration of life here in DFW. You could be having a rotten morning, but it was always made brighter because Ron was always up. Banter with Susie Humphries was always fun. RIP
James Young
May 26, 2021
I'll never forget how wonderful Ron was when I asked him to be a special guest at our Thomas Jefferson High School 20th reunion in 1984. He actually went into microfilm at the Dallas Public Library and researched what was happening around Dallas the year we graduated. He was a man who always went an extra mile for us and everybody felt he was a member of the family because we listened to him every morning. I always thought of him as Mr. Dallas. I'm sure now he's still keeping things rocking.
Nancy Smith
May 16, 2021 | Friend
Nance and Family- Sincere condolences on Ron's passing. He was a true
"Legend" and a good friend. He did me the Honor of Emceeing my Retirement Event at the Old Red Courthouse in 2002.
May God Bless Ron and the Family.
Bill Melton
May 16, 2021
