CONDOLENCES – Page 2 – RAMP – Radio and Music Pros

Condolences: Lou Christie

• Singer Lou Christie, best known for his 1966 No. 1 hit, “Lightnin’ Strikes,” died June 17, 2025, at the

• Details are still pending, but we are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of popular longtime Bay Area

• RAMP‘s own Steve Resnik fondly remembers the legendary Mike Borchetta, as he reflects upon how one special person can

• Legendary longtime label executive Mike Borchetta, patriarch of an equally gifted music industry family that includes his children, Scott,

• Brian Wilson, the legendary founder and principal creative force of The Beach Boys, who wrote or co-wrote the timeless

• Sly Stone, the multitalented-yet troubled musician whose groundbreaking psychedelia-laced funk included four No. 1 hits in the late ’60s

• We’ve lost yet another longtime radio pro — TJ Phillips, co-host of the highly rated TJ & Jessica Morning

• Veteran talent agent Dave Shapiro, 42, co-founder of Sound Talent Group (STG), and the owner of Velocity Records and

• We’ve lost yet another amazingly talented industry veteran, and far too soon — Robin Marshall passed away on Sunday,

May 8, 2025 kevincarter KISW

• Audacy Mainstream Rock KISW/Seattle is dealing with loss of a beloved family member this week — Kevin Diers, host