Condolences: Pat Crocker

• It is with great sadness that Steve Swick, CEO of Local Radio Networks (LRN), announces the passing of 40-year radio veteran Pat Crocker, who died Tuesday night from a sudden heart attack while engaged in his second favorite passion, ice hockey. Crocker joined LRN in 2019 as Executive Vice President, coming from Cumulus/Westwood One.

Crocker’s radio career spanned almost 40 years, starting in St. Louis as a national ad sales rep, and moved into local and national sales management at iconic St. Louis stations WIL-FM and KSHE 95, and later, at KALC and KIMN/Denver. With experience in radio sales and management across local, national, network, and syndication, Crocker spurred the growth of 24/7 music format affiliations at Local Radio Networks, as well as Jones Radio Networks, Dial Global, and Westwood One. During his career, he oversaw the consolidation of affiliate sales departments during several network mergers.

“Pat’s first passion was radio,” said Chad Seng, CFO at LRN. “Pat helped countless radio stations find the right 24/7 music format solution to yield success in their market. To me, Pat was a personal friend and a colleague. Everyone at LRN and its affiliates will miss him. Our sincere heartfelt loss and prayers go out to his wife Teri and the entire Crocker family.”