Posted on 12/02/2014 2:18:45 PM PST by TurboZamboni
Rodger Kent, a longtime Twin Cities radio and television personality whose career ranged from delivering weather forecasts to announcing pro wrestling to hosting a hunting and fishing show, has died. Kent, who lived in Cook, Minn., was 90. Kent’s death Friday was announced Monday by the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting, which will be the site of his memorial service Dec. 14. Kent was inducted into the museum’s hall in St. Louis Park in 2003. He built a dedicated following while calling professional American Wrestling Association matches on WTCN and around the country for 25 years. Verne Gagne’s AWA operated from 1960 to 1991 and was based in Minneapolis. The roster of wrestlers under Kent’s watchful eye included the biggest names of the era: Baron von Raschke, Andre the Giant and the Crusher, among others.
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A well remembered voice in the AWA. I believe two other long-time AWA TV announcers, Larry Nelson and Lee Marshall, also passed away within the past year.
“Old and bent, Rodger Kent”
Remember him well. Watched every Saturday morning.
Mean Gene Oakerlund is still alive. “OHHH MYY!”
RIP.
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