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Just weeks after retiring from his Westwood One syndicated show, longtime Talk personality Jim Bohannon has passed away at the age of 78. Bohannon stepped down from his show in October after being off the air for most of the summer for unnamed health reasons. He began his radio career in 1960 at KLWT in his hometown of Lebanon, Missouri. Following college and military service during the Vietnam War, he returned to radio in the Washington DC market as a newscaster at 980 WRC, 1050 WGAY and 1500 WTOP. He later worked as a morning anchor at WCFL Chicago and...

Thousands of radio listeners in Missouri and across the nation heard U.S. Senate Candidate Jim Talent discuss the issues in the Missouri Senate race Wednesday evening. But they didn't hear from Jean Carnahan. As nationally syndicated host Jim Bohannon explained, Carnahan declined the show's invitation to appear in a segment with Talent, and declined to be interviewed by telephone separately, either before or after Talent's interview. Bohannon's Wednesday night program originated live from the Ozark Empire Fair in Springfield, Missouri, and was carried on 40 radio stations in Missouri and 400 stations coast to coast. Carnahan's decision to stay away...