2014 in radio

Notable events

January

February

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September

October

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December

Debuts

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Deaths

• January 17: Larry Monroe, 29-year veteran with KUT radio in Austin, Texas
• February 6: Ralph Kiner, 91. Radio and television commentator for the New York Mets.
• February 15: Angelo Henderson, 51. Radio host at WCHB and minister.
• February 25: Jim Lange, 81. Radio host and TV host.
• March 1: Porky Chedwick, 96. Longtime Pittsburgh-area rhythm and blues radio host.
• March 5: Geoff Edwards, 83. Radio host and TV host.
• March 25: Ralph Wilson, 95. Radio station owner in the 1950s and 1960s; better known for his ownership of the Buffalo Bills in his later years.
• April 6: Mickey Rooney, 93. Star of the radio series Shorty Bell and The Hardy Family.
• April 11: Michael Hightower, 58. Radio personality in the Milwaukee radio market
• April 27: Dr. Jack Ramsay, 89. Former basketball coach, later radio and television analyst
• May 3: Ben Hoberman, 92. Radio executive
• May 4: Wild Bill Scott, 68. Founder of Z Rock.
• May 28: Dave Herman, 78. Disc jockey at several stations in the New York/New Jersey area.
• June 1: Tom Rounds, 77. Founder of Radio Express and co-founder of American Top 40.
• June 15: Casey Kasem, 82. Co-founder and host of American Top 40 and its spin-offs from 1970 to 2009, radio and television voice-over artist.
• June 30: Bob Hastings. American radio, film, and television character actor.
• July 4: Richard Mellon Scaife, 82. Media mogul; longtime co-owner of KQV/Pittsburgh.
• July 7: Dick Jones, 87. Voice of Henry Aldrich on the hit radio drama The Aldrich Family from 1943 to 1944.
• July 28: Margot Adler, 68. Correspondent for NPR.
• August 11: Robin Williams, 63. American actor/comedian who portrayed radio disc jockey Adrian Cronauer in the 1987 film Good Morning, Vietnam
• August 12: Lauren Bacall, 88. Star of the radio series Bold Venture.
• August 19: Don Pardo, 96. Radio and television announcer who spent 70 years as an in-house announcer for NBC Radio and Television.
• August 21: Gerry Anderson, 69. Northern Irish radio broadcaster
• October 3: Kevin Metheny. Radio executive and programmer
• October 6: Bill Campbell, 91. Philadelphia-area sportscaster and radio personality with WIP, WCAU, and KYW.
• October 21: Dale Dorman, 71. Disc jockey best known for his long run on Boston radio from 1968 to 2010; member of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
• November 3: Tom Magliozzi, 77. Auto mechanic and comedian; best known as "Click Tappet," co-host of Car Talk with Click and Clack.