Ron Lundy veteran disc jockey of New Yorks’s WABC and WCBS-FM died of a massive heart attack at the age of 75 on Monday March, 15. Lundy had been ill for quite some time and was battling back from a series of mini-strokes, but sadly succumbed.
Lundy,who came out of the era of deejays with personality, lit up the New York airwaves with his trademark,”Hello Love…this is Ron Lundy from the greatest city in the world.” His unique style, voice and close relationship with fans made a listener feel like he/she was with a dear friend every midday.
Lundy started his career as a record librarian in Memphis, Tennessee at WHHM and later worked at stations in Mississippi and Louisiana. In 1960, he began his tenure at WIL in St. Louis as the “Wil’ Child.”
He started at the legendary WABC in 1965 and immediately took the city by storm with his country sensibility in the big city,along with other radio giants Dan Ingram and Cousin Brucie. He remained at WABC until it turned into a talk station in 1982. Lundy then worked at “oldies” station WCBS-FM from 1984 until his retirement in 1997. That same year, Lundy received the “Bronze World Medal’ at the New York Festival’s Radio Programming Awards for “best local radio personality.” He then settled in Bruce,Mississippi with his wife Shirley.
In 2006, he was inducted into the St.Louis Radio Hall of Fame. Anyone who has ever heard his voice and radio presence knew they were listening to a radio personality who reshaped the medium and paved the way for other broadcasters who followed There will never be another one like him. Try to listen to some of his old air-checks on WABCmusicradio.com to hear a master at work.
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