Bob Rivers (1956–2025), radio DJ and parody songwriter

Bob Rivers was a noted radio DJ in Seattle and other cities, known more widely for musical parodies that included his 1988 “Twisted Christmas” album.

Ruth Westheimer (1928–2024), popular sex guru known as Dr. Ruth

Dr. Ruth Westheimer was a sex therapist who became a pop culture icon thanks to her TV and radio appearances.

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.

Al Kresta (1951–2024), Catholic radio show host

Al Kresta was a prominent Catholic radio show host heard on stations across the country who also helped launch Ave Maria Communications.

Malachy McCourt (1931–2024), Irish writer, actor, and talk show host

Malachy McCourt was an Irish writer, actor, and talk show host who once ran for Governor of New York and followed-up his brother’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work, “Angela’s Ashes,” with a memoir of his own, “A Monk Swimming.”

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.

Mojo Nixon (1957–2024), psychobilly singer of Elvis Is Everywhere

Mojo Nixon was an irreverent, tongue-in-cheek psychobilly singer and songwriter known for pop culture-skewering songs like “Elvis is Everywhere” and “Don Henley Must Die,” and for being name-dropped in the Dead Milkmen cult favorite, “Punk Rock Girl.”

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.

Chad Allan (1943–2023), founding member of the Guess Who

Chad Allan was a multi-instrumentalist musician who helped found Canadian rock band the Guess Who as their original lead singer.

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.

Alamo Jones (1945–2023), “The Voice in Black” radio host

Alamo Jones was a singer and songwriter, a longtime friend of , and the host of “The Alamo Jones Show” on SiriusXM’s Outlaw Country channel.

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.

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.

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.”

Ramsey Lewis (1935–2022), Grammy-winning jazz pianist

Ramsey Lewis was a legendary jazz pianist who had a hit in 1965 with “The In Crowd.”

Ben Stern (2022), Howard Stern’s father 

Ben Stern was the father of superstar radio and television host Howard Stern whose advice was often humorously mentioned by his son on his show.

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.

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.

Neal Conan (1949–2021), longtime host of NPR’s “Talk of the Nation”

Neal Conan was a radio personality who was the longtime host of the National Public Radio (NPR) show “Talk of the Nation.”

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.

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.

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.”

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

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

Alan Colmes (1950 - 2017), liberal commentator for Fox News

Alan Colmes, the radio and television host who was the liberal political commentator for Fox News, died Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, of lymphoma, according to multiple news sources. He was 66.

Stuart McLean (1948–2017), Canadian humorist

Canadian humorist hosted CBC Radio's 'The Vinyl Cafe.'

Gordie Tapp (1922–2016), Hee Haw actor

Canadian entertainer played Cousin Clem on CBS' "Hee Haw."

Bob Coburn (1948–2016), Rockline radio host

Longtime host of the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline."

Oscar Brand (1920–2016), Canadian folk singer

Canadian folk singer and radio host.

Casey Kasem: 4 Decades of the Top 40

Casey Kasem was one of the most famous disc jockeys of all time, thanks to his amazing four-decade run as the host of American Top 40 and other weekly countdown shows. From 1970 to 2009, anyone who loved pop songs knew to tune in every week to hear Casey count 'em down. Sometimes a Long Distance Dedication made us think of someone we were missing, for a while we waited every week to see if Casey's prediction of the next week’s No. 1 song would come true, and we always learned a little something about the artists we were hearing as Casey presented a bit of backstory in his unmistakable voice. Kasem was born April 27, 1932, and there's no better way to celebrate his birthday than to count 'em down just as Casey did.

Remembering Car Talk's Tom Magliozzi

Tom Magliozzi and his brother Ray were the co-hosts of NPR's weekly radio show, Car Talk, where they were known as "Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers."

Louis Terkel, Better Known as Studs

Studs Terkel was known for his innate curiosity about people – all kinds of people doing all sorts of things – and for his interview style that elicited the most private thoughts from his subjects.

Howlin' at the Moon with Wolfman Jack

In a time when radio DJs were stars, one of the brightest was Wolfman Jack.

Dick Buckley, Chicago Jazz Stalwart

Dick Buckleyhosted jazz programs on WBEZ in Chicago for 30 years.