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In the early morning hours of Saturday, February 21st 2026, James Joseph Smith, otherwise known to his listeners as Jim Edwards, Diesel, Dr. Jimmy Hoppa, and Big Buddha, signed off the air for the last time and left the building. He was 65 years old.He was the first born child to JoAnne “Jo”...
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