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Arthur Kay, the
architect and part owner of KOGT when it hit the air in 1948,
passed away Oct. 22, 2002 at age 92. After KOGT, he went on to start
Kay Electronics. |
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John Dunham, known to
listeners as John Michaels, died of cancer at age 46 on 6-30-02.
He worked for KOGT as a DJ and sideline reporter. He was
also the OC Rep. for the SE Tex. Auto Theft Task Force and
handled security for the Vidor ISD. You'll be missed Big
John. |
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KOGT Loses Family
Member
Terry Lyons, our midday DJ, passed away in his sleep July 17, 2004
while visiting his mother in Copperas Cove. Blind since birth,
but it rarely stopped him from doing what he wanted to do. Terry
would have been 51 on Sept. 17. We will miss you brother! |
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Jim Stelly passed away June 1, 2006 at the age of 79. Besides
working at KOGT, Jim was involved in many activities. He was
the director of the Sabine Chapter of Ducks Unlimited and Past
District Governor of Rotary. He also managed Gulf State
Utilities, was a past president of the Greater Orange Chamber,
and was a big LSU fan. |
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Rex Russell
1944-2009
On his
drivers
license it
said Rex
Boehme but
most knew
him as radio
personality
Rex Russell.
The longtime
disc jockey
was found at
his home
Wednesday,
Feb. 25,
2009
after he
didn't show
up for his
9am-2pm
shift at KOGT.
Rex worked
at many
stations
from Waco to
Baton Rouge
and with his
big baritone
voice he had
also done a
lot of
production
work in
radio and
television. |
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