CONDOLENCES – Page 5 – RAMP – Radio and Music Pros

Condolences: K105’s Doug James

• We are saddened to learn of the passing of Doug James, longtime morning co-host for Cumulus Country WQXK (K105)/Youngstown,

• Bob Weir, singer, songwriter, rhythm guitarist and founding member of The Grateful Dead and the band’s latest iteration, Dead

• Detroit has always been a bastion of great radio talent, and one of the best to come out of

• Jerry Cesak, best known as half of the long-running Radio Hall of Fame morning duo Jeff & Jer, who,

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• We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of a friend to many in our industry — longtime

• Radha Subramanyam, Executive Vice President, Chief Research and Analytics Officer for the CBS Television Network, and former iHeartMedia President

• Longtime Miami radio personality John “Footy” Kross, a three-decade veteran of WHYI (Y-100)/Miami and the namesake of the station’s

• Raul Malo, lead singer and songwriter of The Mavericks, the groundbreaking group that brought Latin flavor and a rock

• David Jones, former longtime Providence radio vet and a member of the Rhode Island Radio and Television Hall of

• Legendary guitarist Steve Cropper, best known for his work with Booker T. & the MG’s and the Stax Records