Condolences: Joe Wade Formicola
Tragically, Formicola was just three weeks away from his highly anticipated (and well deserved) induction into the Country Radio Hall of Fame. His death marks the second CRHOF inductee to die prior to the ceremony — his former WYCD colleague Linda Lee passed away in March after a long battle with cancer. In a Facebook post, WYCD OM/PD Tim Roberts commented, “My heart is saddened by the passing of another great of the WYCD Family as we learned today that longtime Detroit morning host Joe Wade Formicola passed away last night. Joe and I worked together years ago, and of course, he worked with Linda here.”
In a statement, Steve Swick, CEO of Local Radio Networks (LRN) said of Formicola, “Joe was one of the great ones across radio dials and will sadly be missed, both personally and on-air with Local Radio Networks.” As always, “Radio’s Best Friend” Art Vuolo immediately swung into action, dug into his extensive video archives and assembled a really nice tribute to Joe. Information on memorial services will be released soon.