Mahalo, Larry Price
• Larry Price, former longtime co-host of the legendary morning duo Perry & Price on iHeartMedia AC KSSK/Honolulu, passed away Friday, March 27 at the age of 90, surrounded by his wife May and family and friends.
Price retired from KSSK ten years ago after 33 years at No. 1 in the Honolulu market. Over the course of his long and colorful life and career, Price was also Head Football Coach at the University of Hawaii, a television reporter, a sportscaster, columnist, and an outstanding high school and college athlete. [That’s Perry & Price celebrating 30 years at KSSK].
Michael W. Perry, current KSSK morning personality, and Larry Price’s on-air partner on the iconic Perry & Price morning show on KSSK, remarked, “For 33 years, six days a week, six hours a day, it was an honor to be beside the most intelligent, hilarious, fearless, outspoken, thoughtful, generous, motivational man I ever met. God created Larry Price and broke the mold. See you in heaven someday, Coach… can’t wait to hear you laugh again.”
Scott Hogle, Market President, iHeartMedia Honolulu, commented, “Many people knew Larry Price the legend; we knew Larry who was a friend to so many. He spent his life in service to others. Larry’s legacy will live on for generations through the people he touched.”
Jamie Hyatt, iHeartMedia Honolulu SVP of Programming and Program Director of KSSK for the past 19 years, said, “Larry Price was a one-of-a-kind, larger-than-life personality that entertained generations of Hawai’i listeners for decades. We are so proud to have had the privilege to work with ‘Coach.’ He will forever be a part of our KSSK heritage and always in our hearts.”
• Hawai’i Governor Josh Green released the following statement of condolence on the passing of Larry Price, Ph.D. — “Larry Price leaves a legacy as a one-of-a-kind, local boy success who enriched countless lives in Hawai’i and beyond. Jaime and I applaud his many accomplishments, from his Ka’a’awa roots to Roosevelt High School, from the University of Hawai’i Rainbow Warrior team to the NFL, to the martial arts and boxing communities, all the way to radio and television broadcasting and academia, complete with his Ph.D. and tenure as a professor to Chaminade graduate students. Many people cite the inspiration they drew from him for encouraging them on their own paths and to those who mourn, especially his family, we send our sincerest condolences.”
