STEPHEN GOLD

1944 - 2014

STEPHEN GOLD Noted broadcast executive and long-time Las Vegan Stephen Gold, passed away Feb. 11, 2014, surrounded by loved ones. Born in 1944, Stephen moved with his family to Las Vegas when he was 17 as a result of his father, Mike Gold, purchasing KLUC radio station. It was while working here that Stephen first made his impact on the southern Nevada airwaves with the innovative, "Three in a Row" format, which revolutionized radio and rocketed the station to success. Steve's next endeavor was to create Broadcast Associates, a partnership that eventually owned and operated five radio stations throughout the southwest. Local stations included the all-news KBMI and sister country stations KFM 102 and KVEG. "Steve made an incredible contribution to, and was highly respected throughout, the broadcast industry. Aside from being a true genius in his field, Steve was one of the nicest, most compassionate people I've ever had the pleasure to know," said former partner and long-time friend, Hank Thornley. Stephen is survived by his wife, Catherine May Gold, whom he married in 1976 at the Stardust Hotel; daughter, Stephanie Gold; and son, Stephen Terry Gold, all of Las Vegas. Other surviving family members include his brother, Richard Gold; sister, Marjorie Gold Lifson and her husband, Marshall; nephews, Carey Lifson and his wife, Dara, and David Lifson and his wife Alexandra; niece, Amy Newman and her husband, Barry; great-nephew, Daniel Lifson; great-nieces, Allisa and Paige Newman; and cousins, Rochelle Hoffman and Alan Weisman. Stephen is also survived by his sisters-in-law, Mary, Tammy, Denise and Angela Zubick, a special thank you to Angela for her loving care; brother-in-law, Ray May; as well as nieces and nephews, David, Michael, Helene, Irving, Madeline, Nicole, Brandon and Hayley. At the express request of the deceased, there will be no public services.