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BOBBY RENO - WTIX-AM PIONEER "BOSS JOCK," (72) 10/10/16
AL WIDMER - (ALBERT F. WIDMER SR.) RADIO SALES REP & MANAGER (92) 10/9/16
TERRY FLETTRICH (MRS. MUFFIN) - LOCAL WDSU TV PIONEER (99) 9/29/16
KIM DIAMOND - BELOVED WLTS LITE 105 and WEZB-97 RADIO PERSONALITY (49) 9/20/16
KEVIN MEEKS - WJBO BATON ROUGE BROADCASTER, CARRIED ON WRNO (60) 8/19/16
PETE FOUNTAIN - NEW ORLEANS JAZZ CLARINET LEGEND (86) 8/6/16
LOU SAINT - (MALCOLM LOUIS VAN TUYL) WTIX ALL-NIGHT DJ, (Age Unknown) 7/19/16
ART SEVIN - "JOKERS" SINGER & MUSICIAN (73) 6/13/16
CHARLIE MATKIN - SMOOTH RADIO, TV VOICE & SINGER (80) 4/21/16
HOKEY GAJAN - FORMER NEW ORLEANS SAINTS & ANNOUNCER (56) 4/11/16
GAETANO "TANO" COMPAGNO - NEW ORLEANS BROADCASTER (66) 3/29/16
RUDOLPH "TEDDY" O'DWYER - WWL RADIO VOICE & MEDIA PROFESSOR (68) 2/26/16
2015:
SKIP EASTERLING - NEW ORLEANS SINGER & RECORDING ARTIST (70) 11/21/15
ALLEN TOUSSAINT - LEGENDARY NEW ORLEANS MUSICIAN AND COMPOSER (77) 11/9/15
FRANKIE FORD - NEW ORLEANS ROCK & ROLL LEGEND ( "Sea Cruise" and others ) (76) 9/28/15
MARGIE O'DAIR - EARLY WWL RADIO STAR ("Dawnbusters") AND ACTRESS (89) 8/31/15
J. MICHAEL EARLY - PATRIARCH OF WWL-TV (99) 8/26/15
ANDRE TREVIGNE- FORMER WWL-TV MORNING ANCHOR & RADIO HOST ( Age ? ) 7/27/15
DON WESTBROOK - LEGENDARY WWL-TV BROADCASTER & METEOROLOGIST (79) 7/20/15
WILLIAM "DR. GRADY" BROCK - FORMER WNOE 1060-AM AIR PERSONALITY (66) 6/28/15
JIM SWILER - WTIX NEWS CHIEF, KTIB MANAGER AND CATHOLIC DEACON (76) 6/26/15
HAROLD BATTISTE - SAXOPHONIST, CONDUCTER & EDUCATOR (83) 6/19/15
MAURY MAGILL - WWL BROADCASTER & FIRST SAINTS RADIO ANNOUNCER (89) 1/16/15
NICK FERRARA (NICK BAZOO) - RADIO PERSONALITY & PROGRAMMER (59) 1/9/15
DONNA DOUGLAS - ELLIE MAE CLAMPETT (Beverly Hillbillies) (81) 1/1/15
2014:
AL BELLETTO - BANDLEADER & RADIO AND TV REGULAR (86) 12/26/14
JIM BOYER - FORMER WWL-TV NEWS DIRECTOR (68) 12/24/14
GLEN GOMEZ - "CAPTAIN GLEN," SOUTH LA RADIO PERSONALITY (58) 12/22/14
MARY ANN MOBLEY - MISS AMERICA TURNED ACTRESS (77) 12/9/14
PAUL FERRARA - N.O. DRUMMER WITH LOUIS PRIMA, SINATRA & OTHERS (76) 12/3/14
DAVE BARNES- FORMER WWL-TV CHIEF METEOROLOGIST (78) Reported: September 15, 2014
COSIMO MATASSA - NEW ORLEANS ROCK & ROLL PIONEER (88) 9/11/14
RAYMOND MURO - WWL / RADIO FOR 27 YEARS (88) 8/18/14
ERIC ANDERSON - LEGENDARY WNOE GENERAL MANAGER (85) 7/29/14
JIM RUSSELL - OWNER OF JIM RUSSELL'S RARE RECORDS STORE (94) 7/20/14
KIM SMITH (THOMAS) - NEW ORLEANS RADIO COMMERCIAL SALESLADY (52) 7/11/14
LORRAINE BROWN - WTIX RADIO COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC CHIEF (86) 1/27/14
2013:
GEORGE BUCK - RADIO STATION OWNER & JAZZ IMPRESSARIO (84) 12/11/13
FRANK DAVIS - ICONIC WWL TV & RADIO BROADCASTER (71) 12/9/13
LARRY McKINLEY - ICONIC RADIO VOICE AND PIONEER, VOICE OF JAZZFEST (85) 12/8/13
BEN SUDDETH - WYAT / KOOL-95.7 / WLTS NEWS CHIEF (65) 11/30/13
RON KELLY - NEW ORLEANS RADIO PERSONALITY (72) 10/5/13
GIA MAIONE PRIMA - SINGER / WIFE OF LOUIS PRIMA, SR. (72) 9/23/13
"READY TEDDY" McQUISTON - WWOZ DJ (65) 9/19/13
DON WADE - (WLS, CHICAGO), MID-60's WNOE MORNING DRIVE (72) 9/6/13
DON LANASSA - RECORD PROMOTER (68) 9/5/13, and wife GLORIA LANASSA (68) 9/1/13
F. MICHAEL FRANKLIN - N.O. RADIO NEWS DEAN (82) 8/30/13
BILL JOHNSTON - ROCK IMPRESSARIO AND FOUNDER OF A WAREHOUSE (69) 8/6/13
KIDD KRADDICK - B-97 SYNDICATED MORNING HOST (53) 7/27/13
KENNY WILKERSON - RADIO & TV SPORTSCASTER (52) 6/30/13
ERNIE NOVELLO - WWOM-FM "MOTHER RADIO" DJ (66) 4/20/13
MICHAEL HERRERA - WVUE-TV METEOROLOGIST & VOICEOVERS (66) 4/6/13
BOBBY LONERO - MUSICIAN, SINGER & ENTERTAINER (70) 2/17/13
Earlier:
OTTO GOESSL - WTIX & WRNO RADIO SALES MANAGER (77) 12/2/12
MILSON LUCE - SINGER OF "DON'T BREAK YOUR PROMISE TO ME" (78) 5/3/12
BOB ROBIN (ROBERT M. ECHOLS) - WTIX DJ, RECORD PRODUCER & PROMOTER (73) 11/11/11
NASH ROBERTS - LONGTIME NEW ORLEANS TV METEOROLOGIST (92) 12/19/10
EDDIE BO - SONGWRITER & SINGER - "PASS THE HATCHET" (79) 3/18/09
RON HUNTER - TV NEWSCASTER & FORMER WTIX DJ "BILL NOVAK" (70) 6/?/08
OLIVER MORGAN - "WHO SHOT THE LALA" SINGER (74) 7/31/07
JOHN FRED (GOURRIER) - PLAYBOYS BAND SINGER - "JUDY IN DISGUISE" (63) 4/15/05
ERNIE K-DOE - LEGENDARY NEW ORLEANS SINGER - "MOTHER-IN-LAW" (65) 7/5/01