Roy Leonard | |
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Born | LeRoy Stewart Leonard January 19, 1931 |
Died | September 4, 2014 | (aged 83)
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Station(s) | WGN, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Country | United States |
LeRoy Stewart Leonard [1] (January 19, 1931 – September 4, 2014) was an American radio personality, best known for hosting WGN's midday radio show from Chicago for 31 years and for his appearances on WGN-TV's news and Christmas specials. He also hosted Family Classics after Frazier Thomas died. [2]
Leonard died on September 4, 2014, at a hospital in Evanston, Illinois, of complications from an esophageal infection, aged 83. [3] [4]
Roy Leonard | |
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Born | LeRoy Stewart Leonard January 19, 1931 |
Died | September 4, 2014 | (aged 83)
Career | |
Station(s) | WGN, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Country | United States |
LeRoy Stewart Leonard [1] (January 19, 1931 – September 4, 2014) was an American radio personality, best known for hosting WGN's midday radio show from Chicago for 31 years and for his appearances on WGN-TV's news and Christmas specials. He also hosted Family Classics after Frazier Thomas died. [2]
Leonard died on September 4, 2014, at a hospital in Evanston, Illinois, of complications from an esophageal infection, aged 83. [3] [4]