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  • Radio legend Ed Walker dies at 83, three hours after final broadcast

    10/26/2015 1:57:27 PM PDT · by TroutStalker · 19 replies
    WTOP ^ | October 26, 2015 | Neal Augenstein
    Radio pioneer Ed Walker, whose “Joy Boys” broadcasts with Willard Scott dominated Washington’s airwaves in the 1960s, has died at age 83, three hours after his final broadcast. Related Stories After cancer diagnosis, radio pioneer Ed Walker reluctantly signs off Walker, who was born blind, “died quietly in his sleep at 2 a.m.” says Ken Mellgren, Walker’s longtime friend and former boss at WWRC. “He was in no pain,” Mellgren told WTOP. Walker was recently diagnosed with cancer. Last week he recorded his final broadcast of “The Big Broadcast” for WAMU from his hospital room. The final installment was replayed...
  • Ed Walker Dies

    10/26/2015 1:56:40 PM PDT · by TBP · 14 replies
    DCRTV ^ | 10/16/15 | Dave Hughes
    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...