Ed Walker Dies

DCRTV ^ | 10/16/15 | Dave Hughes

[TBP]

DCRTV hears that DC radio legend Ed Walker died Monday morning, just hours after his last "Big Broadcast" nostalgic radio show aired Sunday evening on WAMU, 88.5. It was taped weeks earlier in Sibley Memorial Hospital, after Walker was diagnosed with cancer. He was 83. More at wamu.org. Walker listened to the final broadcast Sunday night on WAMU, surrounded by his family, a few hours before his death, according to WAMU. In mid-October, Walker announced that he was retiring from WAMU due to health issues. Walker has been host of WAMU's longest-running program since 1990. The first blind student admitted to American University, Walker was one of the founders of then-student-operated WAMU-AM in 1951. It is there that Walker met Willard Scott. A creative partnership sparked, and the two were a duo on Washington radio for 20 years, the mid-1950s through mid-1970s, calling themselves "The Joy Boys," which aired on the old WRC radio. Over the years, Walker has worked at a variety of area radio stations, including WMAL, WOL, WPGC, and WWRC.

[TBP]

Very sad news.

[stephenjohnbanker]

RIP

[mkjessup]

Say there old FRiend, Ed Walker was a great guy, here is a link to the final 'Joy Boys' broadcast on WRC radio, I listened to that in 'real time' back in the day:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9IxNqYIbUE

Those guys were just two of my sources of inspiration which led me into radio broadcasting for a number of years.

I think you'll enjoy this clip.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Thanks, MK.

[hugorand]

Thanks for the notice and RIP. I’ve been listening to the Sunday night broadcast for the last year or so thanks to the notices here and have enjoyed it very much.

[GreyFriar]

Death of Ed Walker ping for any DC, VA, MD listening area folks.

Here is WTOP radio link:

http://wtop.com/local/2015/10/radio-legend-ed-walker-dies-at-83-three-hours-after-final-broadcast/

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[Vision]

Thank you for posting. I’m going to try and condense threads...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3352786/posts?page=1

[zot]

Thanks for the ping and the link. I remember him and Willard Scott. May he rest in peace.

[TBP]

My dad got me interested in old radio, so of course this program was right up my alley. It won’t be the same without Ed.

RIP, Ed.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

R.I.P.

Maryland PING!

[TBP]

Here is a link to the “Joy Boys” website:

http://joyboys.com/

[TBP]

Oops. Here is a link to the “Joy Boys” website:

http://thejoyboys.com/

[Jimmy Valentine's brother]

Yes! Walker and Scott the Joy Boys of afternoon drive time.

Last Broadcast clip

[Huskrrrr]

RIP. Thanks for the memories.