Deaths to report
Pittsburgh:We are grateful to Frank Gottlieb of KQV who brought to our attention (or lack thereof) two deaths in the radio world.
Jim White, last heard on St. Louis' KMOX and a one-time WJAS-AM (1320) and KDKA-AM (1020) announcer, passed away last Wednesday (September 2) due to complications from surgery. He was 72. He served KMOX for 30 years beginning in 1969 when he started as an assistant news director. 20 of those years, he was heard in the late night hours over the clear channel signal throughout much of North America.
Hilary Bogden, who also worked for WJAS and was well known throughout the broadcast media in Pittsburgh, passed away at the age of 85 last Thursday (September 3). Bogden was a member of AFTRA.
Readers’ Forum
Should have sent this to you earlier. John Carney did a nice show a few nights ago on KMOX saluting Jim. I tried listening to most of it but 1110 IBOC splatter killed it from time to time.
Jim
Trefdawg - September 07, 2009 at 10:37 pm
I enjoyed listening to Jim White on his KDKA days. Unfortunately, even though I knew he was on KMOX, I never got to listen to him, perhaps because he was on in the daytime.
Rick - September 08, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Sorry to read of Hilary Bogden’s passing. I used to listen to him on WWSW in the 1960’s and 70’s,and enjoyed hearing his voice as a booth announcer at WTAE-TV in the 1970’s.
Conrad - September 08, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Jim White hosted a late night talk show on KMOX.
Vic - September 09, 2009 at 5:32 pm