The following is a list of events affecting

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in 2014. Events listed include radio program debuts, finales, cancellations, and station launches, closures and format changes, as well as information about controversies.

Notable events

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*January 17: Larry Monroe, 71. 29-year veteran with KUT radio in

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*February 6: Ralph Kiner, 91. Radio and television commentator for the

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. *February 15: Angelo Henderson, 51. Radio host at WCHB and minister. *February 25: Jim Lange, 81. Radio host ( KGO, KFRC, KABL and KSFO/San Francisco, KMPC/Los Angeles, KKSJ/San Jose) and TV host. *March 1: Porky Chedwick, 96. Longtime Pittsburgh-area

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radio host. *March 5: Geoff Edwards, 83. Radio host ( KFMB, KFI, KMPC,

KSUR KSUR (630 AM broadcasting, AM) was a commercial radio, commercial radio station city of license, licensed to Monterey, California. KSUR served the Monterey Bay and Santa Cruz, California, Santa Cruz area. The station was owned by Mount Wilso ...

) and TV host. *March 25: Ralph Wilson, 95. Radio station owner in the 1950s and 1960s; better known for his ownership of the

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in his later years. *April 6:

Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney (born Ninnian Joseph Yule Jr.; other pseudonym Mickey Maguire; September 23, 1920 – April 6, 2014) was an American actor. In a career spanning nearly nine decades, he appeared in more than 300 films and was among the last survivi ...

, 93. Star of the radio series ''Shorty Bell'' and '' The Hardy Family''. *April 11: Michael Hightower, 58. Radio personality in the Milwaukee radio market (was evening host at WJMR-FM until his death; alumni of WNOV, WAWA, WMCS,

WLUM-FM WLUM-FM (102.1 Hertz, MHz) is a commercial radio, commercial FM radio, FM radio station in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The station airs an alternative rock radio format branded as "FM 102/1". The station is owned by the estate of former Gr ...

and WKKV-FM) *April 27: Dr. Jack Ramsay, 89. Former basketball coach, later radio and television analyst (best known in radio for his work on

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) *May 3: Ben Hoberman, 92. Radio executive (developer of talk format for KABC/Los Angeles, president of ABC Radio) *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 ''

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''. *June 15:

Casey Kasem Kemal Amin "Casey" Kasem (April 27, 1932 – June 15, 2014) was an American disc jockey, actor, and radio presenter who created and hosted several radio countdown programs, notably ''American Top 40'', as well as the weekly syndicated televi ...

, 82. Co-founder and host of ''

'' and its spin-offs from 1970 to 2009, radio and television voice-over artist. *June 30: Bob Hastings, 89. American radio, film, and television character actor. *July 4:

Richard Mellon Scaife Richard Mellon Scaife (; July 3, 1932 – July 4, 2014) was an American billionaire, a principal heir to the Mellon family, Mellon banking, oil, and aluminum fortune, and the owner and publisher of the ''Pittsburgh Tribune-Review''. In 2005 ...

, 82. Media mogul; longtime co-owner of KQV/

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. *July 7: Dick Jones, 87. Voice of Henry Aldrich on the hit radio drama ''

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'' from 1943 to 1944. *July 28:

Margot Adler Margot Susanna Adler (April 16, 1946 – July 28, 2014) was an American author, journalist, and lecturer. She worked as a correspondent for National Public Radio for 35 years, became bureau chief of the New York office, and could be heard frequen ...

, 68. Correspondent for NPR. *August 11:

Robin Williams Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and comedie ...

, 63. American actor/comedian who portrayed radio disc jockey Adrian Cronauer in the 1987 film '' Good Morning, Vietnam'' *August 12:

Lauren Bacall Betty Joan Perske (September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014), professionally known as Lauren Bacall ( ), was an American actress. She was named the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, 20th-greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the America ...

, 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

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. *August 21: Gerry Anderson, 69. Northern Irish radio broadcaster *October 3: Kevin Metheny, 60. Radio executive ( Clear Channel) and programmer (notably with

WNBC WNBC (channel 4) is a television station in New York City that serves as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship of the NBC network. It is owned and operated by the network's NBC Owned Television Stations division alongside Linden, New Jersey� ...

/New York City, WGN/Chicago, and, at the time of his death, KGO & KSFO/San Francisco) *October 6: Bill Campbell, 91.

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-area sportscaster and radio personality with WIP, WCAU, and KYW.Obituary for Bill Campbell
from CBSPhilly.com, June 10, 2014 *October 21: Dale Dorman, 71. Disc jockey best known for his long run on Boston radio (

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WXKS-FM WXKS-FM (107.9 MHz), branded ''Kiss 108'', is a commercial contemporary hit radio station licensed to serve Medford, Massachusetts, and covering Greater Boston. Owned by iHeartMedia, the WXKS-FM studios are in Medford and the station transmits f ...

, and WODS) from 1968 to 2010; member of

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. *November 3: Tom Magliozzi, 77. Auto mechanic and comedian; best known as "Click Tappet," co-host of '' Car Talk with Click and Clack''.

References

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