Monday, November 5, 2012

R.I.P.: Akron Radio Personality Tom Erickson

Tom Erickson, 58, longtime radio newsman and talk-show host of WNIR 100.1-FM Akron, OH, has died.

Marilyn Miller at the Beacon Journal reports Erickson’s death was announced Saturday evening during Bob Earley’s talk show, which turned into an impromptu tribute show with callers phoning in to share memories of Mr. Erickson.

His passing follows the sudden death in June of talk-show host Howie Chizek, who died of a heart attack.

“I have never heard in the history of radio of losing two mainstay on-air personalities in the same year,” said Jim Isabella, a co-worker who sometimes filled in for Erickson on the air.

“Tom loved radio and being on the air. He was really into space, Bigfoot and aliens. People might have thought he was quirky, but his fans loved him and he was a big part of the success of WNIR,” said Isabella.

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