Radio

John Feinstein (1955–2025), sportswriter and commentator

John Feinstein was a sportswriter and commentator best known for his long tenure as a Washington Post columnist, as well as the author of such books as “A Season on the Brink,” which chronicles a year of the of Indiana University's men's basketball team and its volatile coach, .

Jim Donovan (1956–2024), voice of the Cleveland Browns 

Jim Donovan was a sportscaster best known for his long tenure as the radio play-by-play announcer for the Cleveland Browns.

Ina Jaffe (1948–2024), longtime NPR correspondent

Ina Jaffe was a journalist and radio personality who, for 36 years as an investigative correspondent, had been one of NPR’s most recognizable and reliable voices.

Mark Carnevale (1960–2024), PGA Tour golfer and commentator

Mark Carnevale was a professional golfer who won Rookie of the Year in 1992 after winning the Chattanooga Classic, and he later became a commentator for Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio.

Tom Kent (1954–2024), founder of the TKRN radio network

Tom Kent was a longtime radio host and former label executive who founded the TKRN radio network, which provides syndicated radio shows for over 600 stations.

Jeremy Tepper (1963–2024), SiriusXM’s head of Outlaw Country

Jeremy Tepper was a music executive and program director who headed SiriusXM’s Outlaw Country channel and was a major proponent of Americana and alt-country music.

James Gregory (1946–2024), “Funniest Man in America” comedian

James Gregory was a standup comedian known by his fans as the “Funniest Man in America.” 

Bob Cole (1933–2024), Hall of Fame hockey broadcaster

Bob Cole was a Hall of Fame hockey commentator who was a mainstay on Canadian NHL broadcasts for 50 years.

Mister Cee (1966–2024), influential hip-hop DJ

Mister Cee was an influential hip-hop DJ who spun for Big Daddy Kane and helped discover Notorious B.I.G. 

Lee Siegfried (1968–2024), Crazy Cabbie of The Howard Stern Show 

Lee Siegfried was a radio personality and DJ best known as “The Howard Stern Show” regular Crazy Cabbie.

Bob Edwards (1947–2024), longtime Morning Edition host

Bob Edwards was the original host of NPR’s “Morning Edition” who went on to host “The Bob Edwards Show” on SiriusXM.

Joe Madison (1949–2024), The Black Eagle radio host 

Joe Madison was a civil rights activist who hosted the SiriusXM radio talk show “Joe Madison the Black Eagle.” 

Charles Osgood (1933–2024), longtime CBS News Sunday Morning host 

Charles Osgood was the host of “CBS News Sunday Morning” from 1994 to 2016 and the host of radio’s “The Osgood File” for close to 50 years.

Ralph Cirella (1965–2023), stylist and Howard Stern regular

Ralph Cirella was a stylist and makeup artist who appeared regularly on “The Howard Stern Show” and was Stern’s longtime friend.

María Martin (1952–2023), creator of Latino USA radio

María Martin was a longtime journalist who created the Latino USA radio program and broadened coverage of Latin American news and events in the United States.

Dusty Street (1946–2023), pioneering female rock DJ 

Dusty Street was one of the first women to work as a rock and roll DJ, most famously at Los Angeles’ KROQ-FM.

Tony Roberts (1928–2023), legendary Notre Dame broadcaster 

Tony Roberts was a longtime sports broadcaster who spent 26 years calling games for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team. 

Rick Jeanneret (1942–2023), Hall of Fame NHL broadcaster 

Rick Jeanneret was a Hall of Fame broadcaster for the Buffalo Sabres, the longest serving play-by-play announcer in NHL history. 

Ron Sexton (1970–2023), comedian known for The Bob & Tom Show

Ron Sexton was a stand-up comedian, radio personality, and regular performer on The Bob & Tom Show. Fans also knew him as Donnie Baker, a show character who told stories about the boat he perpetually had for sale.

Dick Biondi (1932–2023), Chicago DJ who played the Beatles first 

Dick Biondi was a legendary Chicago radio DJ who, in 1963, played the first Beatles song heard on U.S. radio.

Rev. Charles Stanley (1932–2023), influential In Touch Ministries pastor 

The Rev. Charles Stanley was an influential pastor known for his TV and radio program, “In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley.”

Jeffrey “JV” Vandergrift (1968–2023), longtime radio host of the Dog House

Jeffrey “JV” Vandergrift was a DJ who hosted the Dog House radio show since 1993.

Ted Donaldson (1933–2023), child star in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Ted Donaldson was a child star of the 1940s known for movies including “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” and the Rusty series.

Jerry Blavat (1940–2023), legendary rock and roll DJ

Jerry Blavat was a Philadelphia DJ who became iconic as a radio and TV fixture for decades.

Jim Bohannon (1944–2022), host of “The Jim Bohannon Show”

Jim Bohannon was a talk radio host best known for “The Jim Bohannon Show.”

Leslie Phillips (1924–2022), voice of the Sorting Hat in “Harry Potter”

Leslie Phillips was an English actor known for his roles in several “Carry On” movies and as the Sorting Hat in the “Harry Potter” series.

Gloria Parker (1921–2022), bandleader known for playing “singing glasses”

Gloria Parker was a musician and bandleader who played the marimba and the “singing glasses,” or glass harp.

Pat Goss (2022), longtime “MotorWeek” mechanic

Pat Goss was a mechanic and TV personality who hosted the “Goss’ Garage” segment on the PBS show “MotorWeek” for more than 40 years.

Gloria McMillan (1933–2022), “Our Miss Brooks” star

Gloria McMillan was an actress best known for starring as Harriet Conklin in the radio, TV sitcom, and film versions of “Our Miss Brooks.”

Ralph Emery (1933–2022), country music DJ and TV host

Ralph Emery was a disc jockey on WSM radio as well as the host of “Nashville Now” and “Ralph Emery Live.”

Fez Whatley (1964–2021), radio co-host of “The Ron and Fez Show”

Fez Whatley was a radio personality who co-hosted “The Ron and Fez Show” on Sirius XM along with Ron Bennington.

Rush Limbaugh (1951–2021), iconic conservative talk show host

Rush Limbaugh was a conservative radio talk show host known as one of the most iconic voices of the political right for more than 30 years.

Betty Bushman (1931–2020), pioneering baseball announcer

Betty Bushman became one of the first women to broadcastaMajor League Baseballgamewhen she joined the radio crew for the Kansas City Ae28099sin 1964.

Benny Mardones (1946–2020), “Into the Night” singer

Benny Mardones was a singer known for the hit song “Into the Night” which hit the top 20 on the Billboard charts twice.

Barry Farber (1930–2020), longtime talk radio host

Barry Farber was a popular conservative talk radio host who had been broadcasting since 1960, most recently on CRN Digital Talk Radio.

Jerry Bishop (1935–2020), longtime “Judge Judy” announcer

Jerry Bishop was the announcer for “Judge Judy” for 24 years, beginning with the show’s debut. He was also a Los Angeles radio personality and a voiceover artist.

Henry Geller (2020), helped ban cigarette ads from TV and radio

Henry Geller was the former general counsel for the FCC who helped in getting cigarette ads banned from TV and radio.

Mal Sharpe (1936–2020), pioneering radio prankster

Mal Sharpe  was the pioneering radio comic known for “The Man on the Street” pranks. In the early 1960s, Sharpe teamed with Jim Coyle to go out in the street in San Francisco and prank unsuspecting people with unusual interview questions. After fooling someone with their bizarre inquiries, they would reveal the joke. The pair had a show on radio station KGO. After the duo filmed a TV pilot in 1965, Coyle mysteriously left show business. Sharpe continued to do some radio work and formed a jazz band in which he played trombone.  

Don Imus (1940–2019), controversial radio “shock jock”

Don Imus was the controversial radio “shock jock” who hosted the popular longtime radio show “Imus in the Morning.” He was known for his outspoken on-air personality and his program sometimes offended listeners as he was accused of saying racist and homophobic comments. Imus debuted his show in 1971 on WNBC in New York City. He inspired others including Howard Stern, who later hosted his own show on WNBC. Imus and his wife Deirdre founded the Imus Ranch in 1999, a summer camp for children with cancer. He retired from broadcasting in 2018 after a nearly 50-year career.

Bob Kingsley (1939–2019), country music radio legend

Longtime host of “Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40.”

Cokie Roberts (1943–2019), legendary journalist with NPR and ABC News

Cokie Roberts was a journalist known for her work on NPR’s “Morning Edition” as well as co-anchoring ABC News’ “This Week with Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts.”

Chris Duncan (1981–2019), former Cardinals player battled cancer

Chris Duncan, former Cardinals slugger who was a member of the 2006 World Series championship team, has died following a battle with brain cancer.

Kip Addotta (1944–2019), “The Tonight Show” comedian

Appeared on the Dr. Demento radio show and “The Midnight Special.”

Joe Sirola (1929–2019), “The King of the Voice-Overs”

Character actor played Freddy Fleet on “The Andy Griffith Show.”

George Klein (1935–2019), Memphis DJ and friend of Elvis Presley

He met Elvis in high school and the two remained lifelong friends.

Ed Schultz (1954 – 2018), broadcasting personality

Former host of "The Ed Show" on MSNBC…

Gil Santos (1938 – 2018), longtime New England Patriots broadcaster

Gil Santos, the New England Patriots’ longtime radio voice, died Thursday, April 19, 2018, according to the Associated Press. He was 80.

Trevor Baylis (1937 - 2018), inventor of the wind-up radio

Trevor Baylis, the British inventor of the wind-up radio who helped foster the spread of information throughout poor and remote communities, died Monday, March 5, 2018, according to The Associated Press. He was 80.

Dick Enberg (1935 – 2017), “Oh, my!” was sportscaster’s signature call

Dick Enberg, a Hall of Fame broadcaster known as much for his excited calls of “Oh my!” as the big events he covered during a 60-year career, has died. He was 82.