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02/05/2026

02/05/2026

It is with profound sadness that I present this press release we have created to honor LaMonte McLemore’s legacy. As his biographer, it was the blessing of a lifetime to work with his genius,…

12/22/2025

Six hours of Yuletide-themed old time radio programs, featuring "Miracle on 34th Street" starring Edmund Gwenn and Maureen O'Hara, "It's a Wonderful Life" starring James Stewart and Donna Reed and "A Christmas Carol" starring Orson Welles! Join us beginning at 6 pm Christmas Eve on your WKAC app, on your Amazon Echo or Google Home device by saying, "Play WKAC" or online at www.wkac1080.com!

08/03/2025

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Loni Anderson has died, just days before her 80th birthday.

The actress' longtime publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan, said she died at a Los Angeles hospital following a "prolonged" illness, per the Associated Press.

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06/24/2025

Bobby Sherman, a singer and actor who became a teen idol of the late 1960s and early ’70s has died. He was 81.

https://variety.com/2025/music/news/bobby-sherman-dead-singer-actor-1236439296/

06/11/2025

Brian Wilson, the co-founder of the Beach Boys, has died. He was 82.

06/09/2025

05/05/2025

Harker Bos Group’s just-released “State of Media” report shows that, “Radio’s not going anywhere.” Main takeaways include radio’s ever-strong core audience, and the importance of in-car and workday listening, local

04/16/2025

Wink Martindale, the legendary game show host, has died. He was 91 and surrounded by his family in Rancho Mirage Tuesday, April 15, when he died.

04/06/2025

Jay North, who played Dennis Mitchell in the original 1959 'Dennis the Menace' TV series, died Sunday. He was 73.

02/27/2025

Gene Hackman (“The French Connection," "Unforgiven") and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their Santa Fe home Wednesday. The Oscar-winning actor 95.